![]() “The nature of the exorcists’ abilities isn’t exactly explained. What makes Castor and the other freelance exorcists even more invaluable is that their ghost busting ability is not something which can be learned. These are people who offer a service and do it for 100 quid a day plus expenses.” In the Castor books it’s not an activity carried out primarily by people of faith or religion. “Exorcists are able to charge for their services. ![]() So in cities, the dead outnumber the living by a pretty steep ratio, which means like Castor, if you have this skill to banish the dead and send ghosts away then you’re very much in demand,” Carey said. You began to get ghosts rising in unprecedented numbers especially in cities because cities have very large populations and histories that go back centuries. “There had always been a trickle of ghosts coming through, but some time around the year 2000 the trickle became a flood. In fact it was a world that was almost identical to our own, but something mysterious happened that made that made the dead very interested in the world of the living. The restless dead didn’t always play a role in Castor’s world. So instead of having all these different monsters we have this one kind of rationale for all these different creatures.” There’s even a connection between humans and demons. Similarly if you have a human ghost invading an animal body and reshaping it you’ve got a werewolf. “If a ghost comes back in its own flesh that’s a zombie. “In the Castor books, we’ve got a wide supernatural bestiary which includes ghosts, zombies, demons and werewolves, but there’s just one mechanism operating throughout,” Carey continued. “Almost everyone has seen a ghost except for a handful of people whose personal dispositions make them sort of psychic insensitive and incapable of seeing ghosts. The existence of ghosts, zombies and a host of other supernatural entities isn’t even debated any more,” Carey explained. Like most good noir protagonists Felix Castor is haunted by the ghosts of his past, but the nature of the world he lives in means he’s haunted in a literal sense not a metaphorical one. He’s also the author of several exciting and highly acclaimed supernatural noir thriller prose novels featuring the character of Felix Castor. Carey doesn’t just tell interesting four color stories though. ![]() Their adventures unfold every month in Carey’s creator owned series “The Unwritten” from DC Comics Vertigo imprint. ![]() Or Tom Taylor and his friends who are locked in a battle with a secret sinister power for control of the world’s stories. Currently he’s chronicling the four color exploits of some very interesting characters like the veteran X-Men member Rogue, who Carey writes every month in Marvel Comics’ “X-Men: Legacy” series. Carey:Īvailable Novemfrom Hachette Audio as a digital download from Orbit.Fans of British writer Mike Carey’s comic book work know that he’s got a knack for spinning powerful, poignant, and gripping tales. When satanists, stolen spirits, sacrifice farms, and haunted churches all appear on the same police report, the name Felix Castor can't be too far behind.īy the same author, writing as M. What he gets is a seemingly insignificant "missing ghost" case that inexorably drags him and his loved ones into the middle of a horrific plot to raise one of hell's fiercest demons. His friend Rafi is still possessed, the succubus Ajulutsikael (Juliet to her friends) still technically has a contract on him, and he's still dirt poor.ĭoing some consulting for the local cops helps pay the bills, but Castor needs a big private job to really fill the hole in his bank account. Author of The Girl With All the Gifts Mike Carey presents the second book in his hip supernatural thriller series featuring freelance exorcist Felix Castor.įelix Castor has reluctantly returned to exorcism after a successful case convinces him that he really can do some good with his abilities-"good," of course, being a relative term when dealing with the undead. ![]()
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