THE PURE WORLD COMES FOR RAMI UNGAR
12/5/2022
 Could you tell the readers a little about yourself? I am Rami Ungar. I’m a novelist in Ohio and I love writing stories that entertain me. The majority of those stories take place in the horror genre. At the time I’m writing this, I’m about to release my Victorian Gothic horror novel, The Pure World Comes, and I’m editing a collection of short stories, Hannah and Other Stories, which will be published in the near future by BSC Publishing Group. Which one of your characters would you least like to meet in real life? Oh, I doubt I would want to eat any of them! I’m not very nice to my characters. In fact, I can be downright cruel. From The Pure World Comes, there’s a few I would especially not want to run into. One in particular is Jack the Ripper, or the person I believe was Jack the Ripper. That was part of the fun of writing this book: I got to name whom I suspect to be the famous killer and make him part of the story. I might be wrong, but hey, no suspect is perfect in the Ripper case. And yeah, that’s one character I would hate to meet in real life. Other than the horror genre, what else has been a major influence on your writing? Manga and anime. I’ve been reading and watching since I was a kid and I still am. And it shows up all the time in my writing. Characters who are anime fans show up every now and then, and I incorporate ideas or tropes from those stories all the time. Hell, my novel Rose was partly a love letter to anime, and it shows! By the way, my favorite manga series is Red River by Chie Shinohara and my favorite anime is Overlord, though my comfort series is Sailor Moon. Any fans here? Given the dark, violent and at times grotesque nature of the horror genre, why do you think so many people enjoy reading it? There are several reasons. For some, horror is an escape and therapeutic. After having to stay in our chaotic and often horrible world, following a story with fake horrors, even when they may be based on real things or events, can be healing. Sometimes, it can even help put things into perspective. For others, horror speaks to something in our souls. Might be an artistic urge, or a community, or just a feeling of being an outsider in a world full of average people, but horror draws us in. Helps that the community can be such a welcoming place. As for me, I enjoy the thrill of being scared, and the magic of weaving fear and storytelling together. That’s the closest I’ll ever get to being an evil sorcerer, and I love it. Can you tell us about your last book, and can you tell us about what you are working on next? My last book was Rose, which follows a young woman who turns into a plant creature (and that’s just the start of her problems). Yeah, very anime-esque story, isn’t it? I’m glad to say it’s done okay for itself and even has some ardent fans. As for what’s coming up next, Hannah and Other Stories is a collection of seven original stories. I’m really proud of these stories, which I’ve been crafting over the years, and I’m very excited for people to read them once they’re all polished up. Ghosts, budding serial killers, and even man-eating horses! It’s going to be a blast. The Pure World Comes |
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