Interview with The Grim Spectre from the New Pulp novel, ‘The Grim Spectre’
Where are you from?
“I cannot say. Though those I oppose would tell you hell, while those I save would say Heaven.”
What is your main purpose in life?
“Defending the weak, and saving a city that is thought beyond redemption by its own inhabitants.”
Who is your greatest enemy and why?
“Any who rally against me, though right now my greatest foe is the gangster, ‘Phylo Zeus’ and those he would send to battle me.”
Do you think you can ever reconcile with this enemy?
“The only reconciliation involves him spending the rest of his life behind bars, or a more final, more definite ending.”
Do you have a love interest?
“I am an avenging spirit from the beyond. That question is meaningless to one such as I.”
What is your weapon of choice?
“Twin 1911 .45 caliber pistols. A whip, custom made throwing knives, and of course, my ‘shocking touch.’
What makes you happy?
“Ridding a city under siege by evil of its parasites who continue to drain it of its very life.”
Do you have a code of honor?
“Yes, it is complex.”
What makes you angry?
“Seeing the helpless preyed upon by evil, soulless men.”
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
“Well it wouldn’t be my smile or gregarious sense of humor, I can tell you that. Perhaps my fashion sense? Brightly glowing white and tattered capes may be out this year.”
What do you think is your greatest strength?
“My conviction to destroy those who would seek to escape justice, on both sides of the law.”
What do you think is your greatest weakness?
“Weakness? What does that word even mean to one such as I?”
What do you think is your enemy’s greatest strength?
“His callous attitude toward human life and how he uses people as playthings.”
What do you think is your enemy’s greatest weakness?
“His callous attitude toward human life and how he uses people as playthings.”
Name one person you admire.
“The trumpet player, Bobby Terrano.”
Name one person you trust.
“The reporter, Tammy Thomas.”
Excerpt:
1937, the small city of Riverburgh, forty miles north of New York City up the Hudson…
“Benny! Benny! Yeah it’s me, I gotta talk to ya. Somethin’ just happened Benny, somethin’ bad. I was in ‘Little Nicky’s’ knockin’ back a few wit’ the boys. The place was packed an’ the smoke in there, it was like pea soup-it was a good night. When the door busts open, like someone kicked it in, hard! An’ standin’ there in the doorway, framed in th’ moonlight is this guy in a trench coat an’ slouch hat. An’ he’s lookin’ down, like at th’ floor or somethin’. Waddaya mean how could I tell? His hat was pointin’ down, like his whole head was starin’ at th’ floor, that’s how! Anyway, an this is the weird part, his trench coat was blowin’ in from behind, like he was in the wind, but there weren’t no breeze blowin’ Benny. There was nothin’. So’s Big Mack, the bartender, shouts ‘Hey! You comin’ in or stayin out? Yer lettin’ all the flies out.’ An’ all the mooks, they start laughin’.
“But this guy? He ain’t havin’ none o’ it. He just stands there starin’. Then finally after everyone in the whole friggin’ place stops talkin’ an’ is all starin’ at the door this guy raises his head, and his face is still in the shadow o’ the hat mind ya, but he starts to talk, an’ in this voice like death over ice says ‘Where is Joey DeLuca?’ That’s all he says, at least at first. Guys start grumblin’ an’ angrily mutterin’ to themselves when he says it again, this time so loud mugs o’ beer shatter all around the bar, I swear Benny, it was like a crack o’ thunder, ‘WHERE IS JOEY DeLUCA?’ he says.
Author’s Bio
Ralph L. Angelo Jr., recipient of the 2014 ‘New Pulp Award’ for ‘Best New Author’ has written novels in the Sci-Fi/Space Opera, Sword and Sorcery, Epic Fantasy and New Pulp as well as non-fiction genre’s. Ralph has also written various stories in anthologies for different publishers in the New Pulp genre as well. In his spare time Ralph is an avid motorcyclist, skier, guitar player and martial artist. All of Ralph’s books can be found at http://RLAngeloJr.com
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