![]() ![]() “So I gave her a backstory where she had to survive on being tough, not relying on affection or people to help her out, because she knew she had to handle this herself. “I knew she had to be a tough sort of person to survive this haunted house,” Blackwood explained. She’s a powerful, young exorcist Rochester hires to cleanse his house of the Evil Eye. ![]() In the face of such supernatural power, you need a hero who can stand strong and hopefully at some point fall in love with the mysterious Rochester. She said, “I just thought of things that would scare me! If there could be a manifestation in each room of something that would freak me out, that would work.” It’s sort of romantic but terrifying!”īlackwood’s haunted house overflows with horrifying spirits and abhorrent creations. She explained that she wanted to make sure she was bringing real Gothic traditions to the book along with some “ Crimson Peak vibes.” She elaborated, “Romance is very important, there’s lots of tension, and the house is definitely haunted. Blackwood felt that taking the gothic atmosphere and turning it up to eleven was key. One of the things that immediately stands out about Within These Wicked Walls is just how scary it is. ![]()
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