Vampires have become tragic or romantic figures. Vampire are largely seduction tales. They're no longer the scary creature in the dark. - Stephen Graham Jones 1 Share Now -
The way humor's usually used in horror, it's as a pressure-release valve; without it, the drama would escalate out of all control almost immediately. - Stephen Graham Jones 2 Share Now -
Making people laugh is so much more difficult than making them sad. Too much fiction defaults to the somber, the tragic. This is because sad endings are easy in comparison - happy endings aren't at all simple to earn, especially when writing to an audience jaded by them. - Stephen Graham Jones 3 Share Now -
We watch a romantic comedy because we want to cry, say, or an action movie so we can participate in heroics. Horror's different. It can hit you with a moment of revulsion so hard you might want to erase the last five minutes of your life, please. - Stephen Graham Jones 4 Share Now -
Some people are born for Halloween, and some are just counting the days until Christmas. - Stephen Graham Jones 5 Share Now -
