I live in Canterbury in the UK with my artist wife, Anisa Mandahiling. The town itself is very old with cobblestone streets and buskers playing their melodies come rain or shine. It’s basically a boho version of Covent Garden.

I spent most of my teenage years staying up until three in the morning watching series like Tales from the Crypt, which probably explains the darker elements of my young adult stories. The authors I admire most are Stephen King, Peter Straub and Philip Pullman.