![]() That is the simple premise behind the series: What if monsters were real? To have my hero, Dr. But something didn’t feel right – and I think it had to do with the dream that was the germ of the series: this thing that was chasing me was not some supernatural creature. When I first began working on the idea for The Monstrumologist, I played around with using the “classic” creatures that are so ubiquitous right now: vampires, werewolves, zombies and the like. The memory of that dream still makes me shudder. It hasn’t caught me, but I know it is only a matter of time before I am monster-meat. ![]() In it, some huge, faceless shadow is stalking me. The Monstrumologist began, appropriately enough, with a nightmare – a thirty-year-old nightmare from my childhood. ![]() Ladies and gentlemen, ghouls and monstrumologists, please give a warm welcome to Rick Yancey! The Monstrumologist books are amongst Thea’s current favorite series’ – so when we were given the opportunity to have Rick Yancey over for Halloween week to talk about his Inspirations and Influences, we responded with Will Henry-esque alacrity. Today’s guest is none other than Rick Yancey, the author behind the brilliant Monstrumologist books ( The Monstrumologist and The Curse of the Wendigo). ![]()
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