 Who are you? CC Adams, author of horror and dark fiction. Born and raised in the nation’s capital (London), and proud of. Usually working on something, but not slavish to it. Your signature style: Usually supernatural fiction based in and around the city. Emphasis more on a sense of eerie and malevolent menace. I can blame that on at least two sources. One is Aidan Chambers' Book Of Ghosts and hauntings, which I've had since I was 11 years old. The other one? The film Phantasm. That piano theme alone would do it. Toot your own horn: What’s been really humbling of late is the overwhelmingly positive response to Curious, If Anything, which appears in The Third Corona Book Of Horror Stories. Not all of my work is well received, and that’s okay – it goes with the territory. But to have that story loved by so many is …yeah, it's just humbling. Even the #BookTalk extract on Twitter got a lot of love. Books read: Man, I am terrible for this – seriously. I'm currently wading through Rodney V. Smith’s novel, "So I Might Be A Vampire." I first met Rodney at FanExpo in Toronto – Rodney, what was it? Summer of 2018, where you signed the copy I bought? And I’ve only just gotten around to this book now. Partly down to the pandemic, with having more time available, I’m making more of an effort to get through my TBR pile. How bad is it? I’ve got a Michael Jackson biography unread that I had since he was alive. Movies watched: The last one was the feature-length animation Planet Hulk. I actually chose this over the thriller Shadow Of The Moon which, with the benefit of hindsight, was not a good call. As much as I keep various episodes of Dexter on rotation (currently on Season 3 again), it’d be good to see him (Michael C. Hall) in something different. Which means Shadow Of The Moon will probably get a look-in this week. Games and/or music played: I’m not much of a gamer but given the current pandemic, the PS2 is getting a workout. Tekken 5 is the weapon of choice. I choose Marshall Law, and go head-to-head with the CPU on Survival Mode. Timing, sidesteps and ten-move combos are everything. My highest ranking on that is a straight 34 bouts, undefeated. I've yet to top that. As for music, I've got two bass guitars: one cheap Encore, and one Fender (Mexican Precision), the Encore gets more action. Tunes range from Garbage’s "Shut Your Mouth” to Herbie Hancock's "Chameleon" to The Black Keys' "I Got Mine", etc. Yeah, I still keep my hand in, as it were. Unless you mean music I sit and listen to? Anything goes, pretty much. Last one was Dilated Peoples’ "Work The Angles." Words written: Last work finished was a couple of weeks ago; first draft of Alchemy Of Skin came in at 32,000 words. Currently doing basic clean-up on novella One Sweet Cherry. Once that's done, it's back to final edits for There Goes Pretty. This one I'm looking forward to clearing off my deck, so I can take a breather and then knock out some new product. And I’m aware that not all creators are in the mood to create now, given the pandemic – and that's okay. Coping – and getting out of this in one piece – is what matters. It’s just, for me, this is part of how I’d cope. Future stuff: New releases are due later this year as well next year (will tease more on that one nearer the time). Currently looking to clear the next batch of work off my deck so I can get back to the next novel. As always, I've got the elevator pitch and the ending, but this time, I want to experiment with the process this time and see where it takes me. It's been a while since I’ve written some new short fiction, so I might put the new novel on hold and knock out some short work – most likely for a collection of stories woven together by a similar thread or two. I’ll see how I feel. Brain worms: Getting my weights together. This pandemic saw people buying up hand sanitiser. Then toilet rolls. And then, Olympic bars! Not that people are wiping their ass with them – and I sure as hell hope not - but they want to stay in shape so they’re looking for the good stuff. You’d be surprised how many gym specialists have been raided and sold out. It's been a while since I've been inside a gym, let alone lifting proper heavy. At least now, I’ve got a good bar and plates – more on the way. I'm not hitting 140kg (back squat) in the garden, but at least I can do front squats, clean and press, bent rows, etc. Helps keep me in some kind of shape. Some kind of sane. "London native C.C. Adams is the author behind urban horror novella But Worse Will Come. His short horror fiction appears in publications such as Turn To Ash, Weirdbook Magazine and The Black Room Manuscripts. A member of the Horror Writers Association, he still lives in the capital. This is where he lifts weights, cooks - and looks for the perfect quote to set off the next dark delicacy. Visit him at www.ccadams.com" Website - www.ccadams.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/MrAdamsWrites Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/MrAdamsWrites Amazon U.K. - https://www.amazon.co.uk/CC-Adams/e/B00J438GCI Amazon U.S. - https://www.amazon.com/CC-Adams/e/B00J438GCI  In response to our worldwide call, we received a total of 824 horror short story submissions for this book – adding up to a staggering total of over three million words. But we read them all, selecting only the best of the best stories to include in this book. That is why when we say this book is something special, we mean it – and that when we say it contains the best in new horror short stories, that is no hyperbole. We love horror, and the stories included in this book prove that it’s a genre where great imagination and great writing are more than possible. From the opening story “Suds and Monsters”, which might put you off washing dishes for good, to the closing story “Scythe”, which brings the proceedings to a short sharp close, each contribution will bring new horrors to unsettle you. We can guarantee you will find brilliant new horror writing here, but what you won’t find is a collection full of those who have star names (yet). We’re proud to include here both a story from at least one author who has sold books in the millions and a story from at least one author whose work has never been published before. We’ve simply included the very, very best of the stories, without fear or favour, to bring you the very best modern horror anthology possible. Ginger Snaps: Mini Interviews with Bite! Ginger Snaps is a brand new segment for Ginger Nuts of Horror. It is a quick-fire “bite-sized” interview, where your answers relate to what you’ve been doing in the past month (30 days or so). Keep your answers short and sweet, but also add your own flair where you can. Please include a brief bio, a photo that we can use, and any links that you would like us to add to the interview. THE HEART AND SOUL OF HORROR REVIEW WEBSITESComments are closed.
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