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WatchingBluey, this was not.
Photo: German Larkin/Courtesy of Mira
To this day, I can remember that scene vividly, says Turhan, laughing.
I have the best memory of thatbecause I wasnt scared, you know?
I was not terrorized.
Turhan’s beloved grandmother, Sevgi Paker (center, in silver), was a big influence on his novel—and his life.
She made horror films fun, because she showed me there was nothing to be afraid of.
To be clear,Their Monstrous Heartsis not a blood-splattered gorefest.
The mood is somewhat akin to the unfolding chills of Ira LevinsRosemarys Baby, a favorite of Turhans.
(His home, Casa Mollino, also memorably features.)
Yet what really colors Turhans writing is a profound sense of love and loss.
When she died, I wished that there was some way of spending more time with her.
Yet she was definitely this huge, larger-than-life character.
Yigit Turhans first novel,Kudak, was published in his native Turkey in 2015.
Especially now, with the conflicts of the world, he says.
And while I love horror, I am not a horror writer.
Their Monstrous Hearts
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Turhan’s new novel,Their Monstrous Hearts(Mira), is out April 8.
