OH NO, CARLOS CARDOSO IS STUCK IN A HORROR FRANCHISE

29/9/2022

OH NO I'M STUCK IN A HORROR FRANCHISE CARLOS CARDOSO

OH NO I’M STUCK IN A HORROR

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You wake up and find yourself in a horror franchise, what franchise would you prefer to wake up in and why?

It would have to be the Hellraiser franchise. I’d show them how deviant a mortal can be. By the end of it, I’d have been promoted to a Cenobite.

You find yourself as the “Final One” which monster / villain would you most like to go up against and why do you think you would survive?

Anyone (anything?) that is a ghost, like the ones from Poltergeist or from the Overlook Hotel. I ain’t afraid of no ghost. No, seriously. The existence of ghosts means there is an afterlife. And if there’s an afterlife, then perhaps death isn’t so bad.

And which creature would you least like to go up against?

Freddie. Not that I’m his type anyway (too old), but there was nothing I feared more growing up than the clawed one. I already have trouble sleeping, let alone if I’m afraid of falling asleep.

You find yourself in Scooby Doo, which character are you, and who would most like to have as the other members of Mystery Inc?

I’d be Velma as I’m very skeptical about the existence of the supernatural in our world like she is. I’d want someone for traps so maybe Data from the Goonies. Buffy Summers for fighting, although there isn’t much need for it in the Scooby Doo world. She’s pretty funny and that always helps. Finally, Columbo for solving the mystery and also being a father figure (debatable!) for the rest of us.

Pinhead pops round for an evening of fun, what are your pains and pleasures?

He can do whatever he wants, after all it’s only fun if I’m giving away my agency. Only requirement is that I get my skin and flesh back afterwards for the second date. Don’t want to end up smeared like butter in an abandoned loft.

The Wishmaster gives you three wishes

1. You can wish to write in any franchise
2. You can wipe one franchise from the minds of everyone
3. You can date your horror crush

What do you choose?

First of all, it’s dangerous to ask something from the Wishmaster. I’m not that naive! But assuming he’s in a good mood…

1. Not horror, but I really, really want to write a TV adaptation of Marshal Law, the graphic novel by Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill. Lots to explore thematically, and since The Boys were a success, then Marshal Law could be, too.
If we’re talking horror, then Hellraiser. That franchise has been abused for decades due to copyright issues.

2. I don’t like to be too harsh on the work of fellow writers and creators, but it would have to be Paranormal Activity. Not because of the PA franchise itself, but because of the dozens of atrocious copycats it has spawned.

3. Coré (Béatrice Dalle) from Trouble Every Day, although that would be the last date of my life. If it’s a date I want to survive, then Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini) from Blue Velvet, which is a horror film in my opinion.

The Night Guard (Human Dregs Book 1)
by Carlos Cardoso

In a forgotten Eastern European country, Andrei celebrates his 30th birthday by himself in a tacky nightclub. He has achieved nothing in life and he's finding it harder and harder to pretend that it doesn't bother him. His brother, his parents' pride, offers him an unwanted gift—a job as a night guard.

Across town, Andrei's future boss Niko is also celebrating his 30th birthday, but in an exclusive nightclub. His fabulous entourage have turned up to party with him, but they can't relieve Niko's terminal boredom. That is until he lays eyes on Noor, an exotic beauty that is much more than she seems.

As Noor takes Niko down a dark path, Andrei is dragged along first as a pawn, later as a victim. For the first time, Andrei's decisions could mean life or death for himself, his family, and his friends, as a shape-shifting, supernatural predator hunts him across Europe to London.

Carlos Cardoso

Carlos has been writing scary stories since he was a teen, later going on to train at the National Conservatory of Arts in Lisbon and at the Faber Academy in London. He currently lives in Hertfordshire, UK and works in Corporate HR, a job which has its particular kind of horror.

WEBSITE LINKS
http://www.carloscardoso.uk/
https://twitter.com/CarlosCardosoUK
https://medium.com/@carloscardosoUK
The Night Guard - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B85GXXHD