Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Michael Allen
The novel involves desperate characters fighting the undead, but the biggest threat comes from within and from each other. What happens when trust whittles down to nothing and the hordes grow?
Fans will have to purchase the novel to find out. This title released March 10th and fans of zombie fiction can enjoy this short interview in which Wade reveals his love for zombie films, George A. Romero and writing in the genre.
(Michael R. Allen) Chris thanks for talking about your latest novel here on 28DLA. For all the aspiring writers out there, what motivates you to write? And what motivates you to write fiction like Promiscuville: Rise of the Dead?
(Chris Wade) "I just love to write; it is what I do and what drives me from day to day. I'm always writing something, whether it's a non-fiction book, fiction, the free magazine Hound Dawg, or some random comedy with my dad for Hound Dawg Radio. It is just something I love doing. As for the zombie book, I have always been a massive fan of the genre and was keen on doing a story with them as the centre piece to it. As a kid I loved Romero and used to do zombie comics at home, so it is an area I was always really drawn to. I was motivated by creating believable characters that had imperfections and contradictions, yet ones that I also cared about."
(CW)"I think it is great, and it was inevitable when you think about it. When you see vampires these days, it is all designer clothes, gelled hair styles and sex appeal. Zombies are so foul and unappealing it is kind of perverse that they've become so huge all over the world!"
(MRA)The undead are definitely foul. I think the undead are different things to different people. To me, they symbolize death in a way, that unrelenting force that we will all succumb to at some point. Wow, that was depressing!
So, what can you tell readers about your book Promiscuville: Rise of the Dead? What surprises lie within?
(CW)"The novel is very character driven and the characters themselves are definitely less trustworthy than the zombies. The zombies are at least driven by an instinct and they are true to it, while the living are backstabbing, untrustworthy creatures. But I still wanted to make the zombies the main villain of the piece. I like my zombies repulsive, hollow, soulless and frightening.
The whole story follows this seedy town of Promiscuville in England, where everything that can go wrong has. It is a town of crime, sleaze and looting. Beth is a woman who claims her husband was murdered by an intruder who just crept into their house in the night and masticated him. But no one believes her. She also tells Dr Hurst, her psychiatrist, that something evil is brewing and that finally all the badness of Promiscuville is starting to boil over. Of course, when the virus spreads subtly, more and more people are falling victim to these horrific deaths. Then one day it just blows and we have a town over run by them. I wanted to make it apocalyptic and frightening. Yet, my real aim is for people to care about the characters and then maybe wonder why they cared about them at all."
(MRA)Characters often seem like an extension of the author in my opinion and some of the conflicts in their books are also the conflicts they experience or try to understand. Recently, I reviewed Adam Nevill's The Ritual for this site and I could see this author struggling with issues of capitalism and urbanization. So, I mentioned these themes in my review and he agreed. I look forward to looking at the conflicts you see as well!
Now, I think that writing horror is one of the easiest genres to right and it also one of the most enjoyable. What do think is so appealing about writing in horror? And why do you think readers like this genre so much?
(CW)"This is the first time I have released a horror story and I really enjoyed it. You are right, I would say it is one of the easiest, because it just poured out of me. In the past I have done more comedic, surreal stuff, like the Cutey and the Sofaguard novel that also came out as an audiobook read by the comedian Rik Mayall (The Young Ones), but I found this much more interesting in some ways. My other books are quite abstract because it's all about word play and everything is so dream like.
Promiscuville was all about making things seem desperate and chilling, and I think that is what was so appealing about writing it. It was so much fun. I don't know why it is such a popular genre though, maybe it's the perverse side of people who love to be scared."
(MRA)Well, this zombie fan cannot wait to dive into the death and fear in this novel. Thanks so much for talking about your insights in the horror genre, writing and zombie genre novel at large. Good luck with your latest novel Promiscuville: Rise of the Dead!
*this title released March 10th on Amazon in a Kindle format.
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Promsicuville at Wisdom Twins Books
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