Do you think the horror book market is declining, thriving, or at a plateau?
There is always a market for quality horror, at the moment we seem to be going through a lull, if you simply look at our sales on e-bay for example then Fantasy and SF come above Horror. I have to say though I am looking forward to the Harry Potter generation discovering adult fantasy and horror - I think the market will pick up again
What type of horror seems to be most popular with your customers?
Vampire horror is always good, and there are some strong writers around, the classic authors like King never lose their appeal. New horror writes like Simon Clark and Joe Donnely impacted on the scene strongly and have now faded a tad.
What genre sells better at your store - Fantasy, Science Fiction, or Horror?
Put simply it's Fantasy, SF and then Horror but there's an awful lot of crime fiction which is really horror and sells extremely well.
You also sell rare and out of print books. What does your site offer the book collector?
We offer the book collector real choice, we will scan any title that isn't imaged and of course we have our 100% customer satisfaction guarantee, if the customer isn't happy we refund.
When it comes to rare horror books, what titles are your customers often after?
It's the classics really, Stephen King is always in demand, but also the rarer early editions are often asked for like Dracula, etc.
Do you stock books published by small presses, or mostly by the large publishing houses?
We like to stock a selection of titles from across the board, we like small press stuff and will stock it if we can. At the moment we have books from PS publishing, tartarus Press, GreyFriar Press, TTA Press, Humdrumming books, Necessary Evil Press, Elastic Press and of course Whiskey Creek Press in the very near future.
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