Gathering Quotes by Gemma Files

“Morrow's rush of disgust, temporary as it might prove, had nothing to do with the truths-turned-insults flung out. No. What riled Morrow ran far…

— Gemma Files

I've always wanted to write about a "haunted" film, something imbued with a malign, potentially fatal attraction, an image which poisons everyone who's unfortunate…

— Gemma Files

“Parental love is a matchless thing; if it weren't for that, most of us wouldn't have a pot to piss in, affectionately speaking. But…

— Gemma Files

I tend to go back and forth between old favourites and "new" stuff, some of which could easily be by authors I've hitherto heard…

— Gemma Files

“The primal sin of those like myself, mes amis, is that because we were once people who acted like beasts, we are forever cursed…

— Gemma Files

I live for books that produce a mood of gathering creepy fascination, a true descent in the Weird.

— Gemma Files

I prefer my prose evocative rather than simply effective, with a bit of poetry to it.

— Gemma Files