SOURCE: An interview in The Count of Thirty: A Tribute to Ramsey Campbell, edited by S. T. Joshi, Necronomicon Press, 1993, pp. 7-26.

The interview was conducted primarily in July 1991 and updated in December 1992. In the following excerpt from the interview, Campbell talks about the beginning of his career, focusing on his short fiction.

Campbell on the Boundaries Horror Fiction:

I've repeatedly said that horror fiction, like comedy, is often in the business of going too far and speaking the unspeakable. This is the simple truth, but my stating it shouldn't be taken as an endorsement of every excess, especially when some writers use it (I was going to say "quote it", but I'm sure that would be to overestimate my influence) to justify their intemperance. So let's be clear. There is nothing wrong with fiction that seeks solely to convey a sense of horror, any more than Laurel...