I understand that he always was a horrorfan and got first introduced to it by Lovecraft, but what was it specifically about psychic abilities that he devoted so many books to it?
I don't know if this was a big part of the horrormarket when he started out already or that he was one of the first to target it so specifically.
All the early books are about someone having special powers, and then using those powers to overcome obstacles or stay alive - what was it about this theme that fascinated him so strongly initially?
It seems such a basic question that maybe it was discussed before or I'm overlooking something, but I'm really not quite sure whether he discussed this indepth at some point. Usually the dicussions seem to be about other themes in the novels than the psychic abilities.
Was there some specific writer or book or event that caused his interest in them? Did he talk to or visit institutions that investigate such phenomena?
I don't know if this was a big part of the horrormarket when he started out already or that he was one of the first to target it so specifically.
All the early books are about someone having special powers, and then using those powers to overcome obstacles or stay alive - what was it about this theme that fascinated him so strongly initially?
It seems such a basic question that maybe it was discussed before or I'm overlooking something, but I'm really not quite sure whether he discussed this indepth at some point. Usually the dicussions seem to be about other themes in the novels than the psychic abilities.
Was there some specific writer or book or event that caused his interest in them? Did he talk to or visit institutions that investigate such phenomena?