Beyond their original newspaper or magazine appearances, portions of the material collected herein was previously published in the books Dark Dreamers: Conversations With The Masters Of Horror, Dark Visions: Conversations With The Masters Of The Horror Film, and Comic Book Rebels: Conversations With The Creators Of The New Comics, (co-authored with Stephen R. Bissette). Other material collected herein, including author quotes, is previously unpublished. All quotes appearing in chapters are selected from exclusive interviews conducted with the author.
Dark Dreamers: On Writing was originally published in a slightly different form as Dark Thoughts: On Writing: Advice And Commentary From Fifty Masters Of Fear And Suspense.