tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713833330686372470.post189345264446062115..comments2023-09-02T03:20:00.374-07:00Comments on Small Crimes: Where my ideas come from: MonsterDave Zeltsermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007736514118297783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713833330686372470.post-55964174297512801452011-08-30T13:36:00.080-07:002011-08-30T13:36:00.080-07:00Doug, Andrew, thanks--and Doug, I'm also in aw...Doug, Andrew, thanks--and Doug, I'm also in awe of Shelley's novel, and some of my early readers who read this are also big fans of Shelley's Frankenstein, and I thankfully got a very positive response from them.<br /><br />While I did a lot of historical research for this book, it's still first a horror book with quite a few nods to different writers of that same period. For example, there's one aspect that was heavily inspired by ETA Hoffmann that's really quite horrific.Dave Zeltsermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007736514118297783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713833330686372470.post-61436997944896991182011-08-30T11:03:39.978-07:002011-08-30T11:03:39.978-07:00Can't wait for this one, Dave. I've been c...Can't wait for this one, Dave. I've been curious about it and excited about it, since you first mentioned it a while back. <br /><br />Thanks for the insight!Andrew Leonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00478074490130238205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713833330686372470.post-8027911959488021142011-08-30T10:59:59.849-07:002011-08-30T10:59:59.849-07:00Sounds really interesting, Dave. I'm a big fan...Sounds really interesting, Dave. I'm a big fan of Shelley's novel. Maybe Dracula was similarly misrepresented in Stoker's novel.Doug Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442233093216368844noreply@blogger.com