James Herbert
James Herbert
James John Herbert, OBE was a best-selling English horror writer who originally worked as the art director of an advertising agency. A full-time writer, he also designed his own book covers and publicity. His books have sold 54 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into 34 languages, including Chinese and Russian...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth8 April 1943
I'm terrible in the mornings, but I'm always at my desk by 10 A.M.
voice horror natural
I've always suffered from being labelled a horror writer - just because I didn't go to university, just because I still talk in my natural voice, just because I'm not as articulate as Martin Amis.
stories novel bores
I never plan my novels because if I know what is going to happen, it bores me rigid. I let the story tell itself.
fall rain sea
Drip, drip, the rain comes falling, Rain in the woods, rain on the sea; Even the little waves, beaten, come crawling As if to find shelter here with me.
hypocrisy underestimate politician
Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians.
boys parent catholic
I grew up in the East End of London, the youngest of three boys in a Catholic household. Both my parents were market traders and worked seven days a week.
hate writing violence
I hate violence, and I didn't plan to write horror; it just poured out of me.
trying too-much pretentious
I have a dread of sounding pretentious and try not to talk too much about what I do.
worry people happens
I worry about the many things that could happen to the people I love.
book thinking literature
I'm not into high literature, but I think all my books are literate.
morning desks terrible
I'm terrible in the mornings, but I'm always at my desk by 10 A.M.
making-friends
I'm very cagey about making friends, and I rarely do.
ghost knows
I've actually seen a ghost, so I know they're really around.
book kids cowboy
I've always loved comic books. As a kid, I used to read cowboy stories and historical comics about other worlds, unknown places that would take me out of myself and which helped to develop my imagination.