Little known fact: Gretchen VanTreese, she of the crimson corset, was originally introduced as a throwaway character who was meant to die in her first and only scene, but the moment I started writing her, she took over the page, and ultimately took the plot to new, twisted depths I never would have dreamed up on my own. Her notorious corset is just one of the many diabolical delights she’s given me …

Sweet screams,
Alistair