Interview with Anino (part 1)

The first one to be interview by storiesfromthailand.com is Anino a Filipino blogger who writes an on-line horror story.

“Bloodthirstiness of a Savage”

Thaistory: Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions. Tell us a few things about yourself.
Anino: Thank you for this interview. And I am the first in line too. I’ve just turned 25. I have been to six countries in South East Asia, so only five more to go.

Thaistory: I know that you want to remain anonymous and that you don’t want your readers to know too many details about you. But, what does your pen name mean?
Anino: Yes, it’s true. I’d like to maintain a mysterious profile. The readers don’t even know my gender! ANINO means SHADOW.

Thaistory: Let’s talk about your latest post! You wrote about a “Blog of the Week” award. As it is in Filipino, I can’t understand a thing, so please enlighten me!
Anino: Sorry if I am always pushing you to vote for me daily. The poll is about a “Blog of the Week” award. There are ten nominees which are all Filipino blogs from all over the world. The break down goes like this: 55% from the voting; 35% from Filipino bloggers who act as judges; and 10% from the Composed Gentleman, the blog owner. For an intricate explanation of this contest, you can visit his blog. Last week, my blog was Top 2. I only needed 3 points to be the winner!

Thaistory: You’re in my blogroll under “Filipino horror story”. What’s the actual title of your blog? In English, please!
Anino: Ahh… “Bloodthirstiness of a Savage”

Thaistory: What’s the story about?
Anino: It is about a local creature called “Aswang”, the antagonist in Book 1. There are four main characters in the story: three boys and a girl, who are all first year college students. I can’t tell you any more as it will spoil the story.

Thaistory: What’s an “aswang”?
Anino: It is a creature that eats human flesh. There are many types of aswang, some of which lurk in cemeteries at night to dig up and eat corpses.

Thaistory: Where does the action take place?
Anino: The setting of the story is a university campus in Manila.

Thaistory: How far are you with the story? Do you know how it’s going to end?
Anino: Until now I have already posted Chapter 18 on my blog. A character will die in Chapter 19 (which one I can’t tell you). This death will also trigger the beginning of Book 2.

(To be continued)