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in Northampton, England, The United Kingdom

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Alan Moore is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. He has also written a novel, Voice of the Fire, and performs "workings" (one-off performance art/spoken word pieces) with The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels, some of which have been released on CD.

As a comics writer, Moore is notable for being one of the first writers to apply literary and formalist sensibilities to the mainstream of the medium. As well as including challenging subject matter and adult themes, he brings a wide range of influences to his work, from the literary鈥揳uthors such as William S. Burroughs, Thomas Pynchon, Robert Anton Wilson and Iain Sincla ...more

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As October 31st approaches, how do you celebrate Halloween?

Alan Moore You have to understand that I鈥檓 from an English, not to say a Northampton, working-class background, and that the way that we traditionally regarded H鈥辞谤别You have to understand that I鈥檓 from an English, not to say a Northampton, working-class background, and that the way that we traditionally regarded Halloween over here before we had the America re-imagining of the phenomenon imported, was as a serious and ominous event that was part of the witches鈥� calendar. My grandmother, whom we lived with, was unwavering in her insistence that since this was a night in which malevolent and destructive supernatural forces were abroad and roaming freely, this was also a night when sensible people, particularly children, should stay indoors.
I feel, personally, that this was a properly respectful attitude to the 鈥榮pirits of a place鈥� that accumulate, if only in that place鈥檚 legend and dream and imagination: these things are an important part of a place鈥檚 psychological reality, and I would actually prefer not to see them reduced to a fourteen year-old girl in a 鈥榮exy witch鈥� costume. Still, each to their own, and I鈥檝e no doubt I shall spend this Halloween handing out money to, hopefully, some of the neighbourhood鈥檚 younger children accompanied by their parents, as these are always very respectful and point out to the children that they are actually talking to a real warlock. And of course, if they鈥檙e not with their parents I can ritually sacrifice a couple of them to my deformed 2nd century snake-god. Then everybody鈥檚 happy.(less)

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Do you believe knowing that you're living inside of a horror story makes it easier to live there?

Alan Moore It鈥檚 really only fictional people that live in horror stories. Real people, even if they鈥檝e been the subject of special rendition and are currently re鈥辞谤别It鈥檚 really only fictional people that live in horror stories. Real people, even if they鈥檝e been the subject of special rendition and are currently receiving electric shocks to their genitals somewhere in Egypt, are not in a horror story: they are in the same ordinary reality as you and I, which we are all a part of and which we all, by our actions and inactions, help to create. I think it would be best if we agreed that we are living in the real world, and if at times it reads like a horror story 鈥� or worse 鈥� then we are the only authors, and we are the only authority that is in a position t fix or change that.(less)

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	Watchmen by Alan Moore (欧宝娱乐 Author), Dave Gibbons (Illustrator/Letterer), John Higgins (Colorist) 4.39 avg rating — 580,993 ratings — published 1987 — 210 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (欧宝娱乐 Author), David Lloyd, Steve Whitaker (Contributor) 4.26 avg rating — 318,133 ratings — published 1990 — 146 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore (欧宝娱乐 Author), Brian Bolland (Illustrator), Tim Sale (Introduction) 4.37 avg rating — 233,711 ratings — published 1988 — 163 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Watchmen #1: At Midnight, All The Agents鈥� (Watchmen, #1) by Alan Moore (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Writer), Dave Gibbons (Artist), John Higgins (Colorist) 4.33 avg rating — 183,387 ratings — published 1986 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	V for Vendetta #1 by Alan Moore (欧宝娱乐 Author), David Lloyd (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 86,968 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 3.95 avg rating — 55,576 ratings — published 2000 — 64 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Hell by Alan Moore (欧宝娱乐 Author), Eddie Campbell (Illustrator), Pete Mullins (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 43,263 ratings — published 1999 — 79 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swamp Thing, Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing by Alan Moore (欧宝娱乐 Author), Stephen R. Bissette (Illustrator), John Totleben (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 28,408 ratings — published 1983 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	V de Vendetta, Tomo 1 (V for Vendetta #1 de 2) by Alan Moore (欧宝娱乐 Author), David Lloyd (Ilustrator), Carlos Mayor Ortega (Translator) 3.73 avg rating — 29,699 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2 by Alan Moore (欧宝娱乐 Author), Kevin O'Neill (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 21,886 ratings — published 2003 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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