Similarly the stories in The Eleventh Pan Book of Horror Stories scared me utterly shitless one New Years Eve many years ago, though in such a thrilling, life-affirming way that they sparked off a desire and a love for horror novels, stories and movies which has never since wavered. This was the first Doctor Who book I ever bought, and its joyful impact - on my life and subsequent career - has been immense. Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion by Terrance Dicks is one such example. There are many books that are very dear to me, not always because they’re especially good, but simply because they retain a certain nostalgic resonance. However, if the inference is that this will be the only book I’ll have available to read throughout eternity, whilst sitting on my heavenly cloud, then that’s different. “Am I assuming that if I’m to be buried with this book, then I won’t be alive to read it? In which case, I might choose one of my own, just so that bodysnatchers get an idea of who they’ve dug up before carting away my mortal remains to be used in macabre experiments. In the eighth instalment of Bury Me With… Mark Morris tells us about the book that has influenced him more than any, the book he’d like to take to his grave… or does he? It’s obviously been a difficult decision: Filed under: Bury Me With This Book, Interviews
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