Getting To Know Adam Nevill
Adam Nevill was our featured author in the Case Notes section of Black Static #18, with a review of his latest novel Apartment 16 and an exhaustive interview, plus a competition in which ten lucky readers got to win a copy of the book.
Having lulled Adam into a false sense of security, by way of counterpoint to the stuff in the magazine I pitched some more questions at him in a somewhat lighter, one might even say frivolous, vein.
Q: The Guardian or The Independent?
A: Neither
Q: Eating out - Chinese or Indian?
A: Chinese
Q: The Saw film franchise or the Final Destination franchise?
A: Final Destination - there's something satisfying about the evisceration of spoilt teenagers with perfect teeth
Q: Holiday destination - Europe or North America?
A: Europe - Belgium of late
Q: Music - jazz or classical?
A: Heavy Metal, Punk, Rebel Country, Indie ... between those two selected, Classical for the big riffs
Q: Prefer the work of Arthur Machen or Algernon Blackwood?
A: Blackwood
Q: Most useful item - a cat grooming brush or a pair of khaki shorts?
A: LOL! I'll take the Khaki shorts as I have khaki Converse to match
Q: Prefer to drink - bitter or lager?
A: Bitter, though I prefer Trappist beer or Wheat Beer
Q: Favourite director - John Carpenter or Wes Craven?
A: John Carpenter, for The Thing
Q: To visit - a castle or a cathedral?
A: Castle, though, oddly, I see far more Cathedrals
Q: Would rather listen to - Johnny Cash or Bob Dylan?
A: Cash (no contest)
Q: Stephen King - the short stories or the novellas?
A: Dead tie
Q: To keep as a pet - snake or lizard?
A: A very small lizard that can't escape
Q: Favourite fast food outlet - Pizza Hut or McDonalds?
A: Neither ... Can I go to Subway instead?
Q: Cape Fear - remake or original?
A: Remake is certainly more memorable - the rape scene was one of the most horrific things I have ever seen in a film
Q: For a long journey - train or coach?
A: Train (in the quiet carriage with a sidearm to enforce the rules)
Q: Favourite board game - chess or draughts?
A: Chess, though I prefer the Chaosium Cthulhu game to both of these
Q: The work of Joyce Carol Oates or Annie Proulx?
A: Again, a dead tie
Q: Prefer to watch - football or cricket?
A: Cricket
Q: Cheddar or Stilton?
A: Cheddar
Q: The best Dracula - Bela Lugosi or Christopher Lee?
A: Lee
Q: The original Star Trek or TNG?
A: Original
Q: Would prefer critical acclaim or financial success?
A: Critical acclaim; I'm unfamiliar with the other option, so it might be a monkey's paw.
Q: Biggest influence - H. P. Lovecraft or Edgar Allan Poe?
A: Lovecraft every time
Q: Preferred artist - Renee Magritte or Max Ernst?
A: Max Ernst
Q: For breakfast - continental or fry up?
A: Continental
Q: Nosferatu - Murnau or Herzog?
A: Murnau
Q: For an evening out - live concert or live theatre?
A: Concert
Q: Leisure activity - hill walking or messing about on the river?
A: Hills, because they have eyes
Q: James Joyce or T. S. Eliot?
A: Couldn't get a Rizla between them
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