What is Evil?

What is Evil? What sounds like a simple question is, in fact, a very complex philosophical and theological issue. In Bridge of Souls I did not want to have a nation identified as my primary antagonist, I think we already have too many sources of division in the world. So, I opted for a very different kind of opposition for my hero. I have always enjoyed a good supernatural or horror tale and, as a consequence, I looked at the source materials used by literature and theology to define Evil. I also added some of my rather irreverent sense of humour and imagination to provide a much more complex scenario related to Evil, The Devil and all his works.

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