When you’re writing horror, that’s kind of your job.
I wanted readers to feel uneasy from the first page, the first line, and to escalate that sense from there. Yes, there’s definitely that same sense with the ’Gets - the Forgets, as it could be known - as with Alzheimer’s.įor me, though, the “plague” element to the novel is about instilling a sense of dread from the first page. I’m sorry to hear that, Paul, and no, you’re not wrong, though it was only really in retrospect when my editor mentioned the link that it really pinged for me. It’s not happening so fast that people in society can’t hope to find some kind of remedy.Īs someone whose father is suffering from Alzheimer’s, it’s hard not to see a parallel between Alzheimer’s and ’Gets. People kind of keep trying to do what they’re doing. I think I wanted what might be seen as a “soft” plague: it developed slowly, and the symptoms were kind of different than some other fictional plagues, which are usually fast spreading diseases typified by rampant societal collapse. When you were coming up with the symptoms for the ’Gets plague, what were some of the things that influenced your choices? But while they start off forgetting things like where they parked their car at the mall, it ultimately causes their bodies to forget how to function. In The Deep, a plague called ’Gets makes people forget things. What’s down there? What could be down there? So it was an attempt to look at those fears. Eight miles under the surface of the Earth, where no sunlight has ever shone. All those things seem to be implicit to that depth.
I think it’s the perfect environment to kindle certain types of fear: fear of pressure, claustrophobia, isolation, the dark.
Well, I have always been creeped out by life as it must exist at the bottom of the ocean. So, what is The Deep about and where did the original idea come from? Though it talking to Cutter about the book, it’s clear he thinks it’s not just for hypochondriacs, agoraphobics, and the people who love them.Īs you may remember from when I interviewed you about The Troop, I always like to start at the beginning. But now he’s going after anyone who fears global pandemics, being trapped in a small space, or being trapped in a small space with a global pandemic with his new novel, The Deep ( hardcover, digital). Last year, writer Nick Cutter freaked out scouts and well, their parents with his horror novel The Troop.
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