Somehow, this gave me the idea that vampires, being technically dead, might possibly be able to communicate through divining methods … so I added a seance to one of Emeric’s scenes, and viola! … Gretchen made contact.
I remembered a scene in They Thirst where Wes Richer’s wife, a medium, makes contact with an evil spirit who warns them about vampires through a Ouija board. How it inspired me: While writing the third book in my Vampires of Crimson Cove series ( The Black Wasp,) I was trying to figure out how my villain, Gretchen, might summon Emeric, her old friend, from several cities away. They Thirst is chock-full of action and it flows like silk I don’t know many writers who can create a full-on showdown on the page, but Robert McCammon does it and he does it well. I think this is why I keep going back to the scene at the bar in Texas. What it taught me: Robert McCammon excels at a lot of things, but what I’ve learned from him most - and from They Thirst in particular - is how to effectively construct compelling action sequences. I couldn’t act my way out of a soggy paper sack - but in all seriousness, I’d love to see any Robert McCammon books adapted into film. Other media: None, but if they ever made They Thirst into a movie, I’d totally play the albino in the bar in Texas. I’m just glad they brought it back because, seriously, it’s good Even in They Thirst, which was one of his earlier works, you can see an innate understanding of the power of wordsįun Facts: Citing that he didn’t feel it measured up to his later efforts, Robert McCammon took They Thirst out of print for several years. Robert McCammon is one of those writers who seems to have the language at his full command. In the hands of a master like McCammon, They Thirst, with all its many threads, segues, and characters, reads seamlessly and held me rapt from cover to cover Well, it just so happens that Robert McCammon is that good. And it’s written from multiple points of view, so you know an author’s going to need to be a really good one if they intend to hold their audience’s attention. Greatest strengths: They Thirst has a huge cast. Not that They Thirst isn’t absolutely brimming with memorable scenes (painting vivid - and sometimes horrific - pictures is one of Robert McCammon’s superpowers) but personally, I’ll always remember the bar in Texas … Most memorable scene: When the albino opens fire in that bar in Texas.
Notable characters: Andy, the detective the Roach, a rapist and murderer Gayle, a reporter Rico, a gangster Have you ever considered the possibility that God might be insane?”
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