ʌv kˈoːɹs, ˈɛvɹi hˈɔɹɚ mˈuːvi aɪv ˈɛvɚ sˈiːn hæd ɪts ˈɪnfluːəns ɔnðə bˈʊk, bˌʌt ðə ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹiz ʌv klˈɑːɹk ˈæʃtən smˈɪθ pɹˈɑːbəbli hæd ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ˈɪnfluːəns ɔnðə wˈeɪ aɪ dᵻfˈaɪnd ðə ʒˈɑːnɹə fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv hˈiəɹoʊz ʌv hˈɔɹɚ.
Of course, every horror movie I've ever seen had its influence on the book, but the short stories of Clark Ashton Smith probably had the greatest influence on the way I defined the genre for the purpose of Heroes of Horror.