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Hysteria is something that I've been interested for a very long time. I thought I might have it, but it seems that it's unlikely.

When you live in hysteria, people start thinking emotionally.

In terms of publicity and interviews, well, it's really hard in this modern world to keep a sense of mystery.

All the gossip and craziness becomes a kind of sustained narrative which, in turn, can become history. It's scary.

Going to the darkest place you can to make yourself really upset and adding that with the physicality and running around, you can work yourself into hysteria that way.

Strange how paranoia can link up with reality now and then.

Where there is mystery, it is generally suspected there must also be evil.

I love conspiracy theories. I used to just live on it. You know it's all hype and garbage, but you're still really paranoid afterwards. It's fun entertainment.

I'm certainly very influenced by what you would call 'contemporary headline horror,' stuff that is true crime or for one reason or another catches our attention in the media, those strange cases that we end up obsessing about. I'm always influenced by weird anecdotes and news.

Narrative has been part of human consciousness for a long time. And if it has played a part in all those thousands of years, it will know a trick or two. It will be wise. It will be mischievous. It will be helpful. It will be generous.