What Molded Me
This is actually an idea that I swiped from Rio Youers, only over at his page this is called “Essentials”. (See my Writers blogroll for his link). This is a list of everything from within a world of movies, TV, books and all things pop culture that scarred inspired me throughout my life and transformed me into a writer of dark fiction.
TV show as a child: The Adventures of Pete and Pete
TV show(s) as an adult: The X-Files, Lost, The Shield
Superhero: Spawn
Cartoon character: Oddly enough, Snarf from Thundercats.
Movie(s): The Crow, Misery, The Shining, Donnie Darko, Eraserhead
Novelist(s): Stephen King, Clive Barker,
Novel(s): Everville - Clive Barker; It – Stephen King; Neverwhere – Neil Gaiman
Short Stories:“The Yattering and Jack” – Clive Barker; “The Lottery” – Shirley Jackson; “The Dunwich Horror” – HP Lovecraft; “The Boogeyman” – Stephen King; “Guts” – Chuck Palahniuk
Magazine: Entertainment Weekly
Band(s): Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nine Inch Nails, The Cure
Solo Artist: Leonard Cohen
Album(s): Unlearn – Psykosonik; Murder Ballads – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds; The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails; In Utero – Nirvana; Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd; Dummy – Portishead
Song(s): Don’t Fear the Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult; Joga – Bjork; The Mercy Seat – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds; Disintegration – The Cure; Nature’s Revenge – Skinny Puppy
Sport: Football
Instrument: guitar, drum machine
June 2, 2009 at 11:10 am
Ah, Nature’s Revenge. Classic.
Also, this is only the second time I’ve heard of “Guts”. The first time was when Syn (ex-girlfriend) and I were sitting in the theater, waiting for the new Resident Evil movie to start. Some talkative asshole behind me was killing time pushing his abnormally long legs into the back of my seat, I can only assume to ensure that he had my full attention, while at the same time regaling the woman that was with him about his favorite stories. He mentioned “Guts” and that he’d seen Palahniuk do a live reading of it and someone in the crowd had actually thrown up hearing it. I have to admit, it piqued my curiosity.
Oh! Just about to submit the comment, then a quick pre-post scroll-through brought two little things to mind.
1) Did you ever end up reading any of Robert Bloch’s Mythos stories? I know I had the “Mysteries of the Worm” collection after Kristi and I were together, but I can’t remember if you ever got to borrow it. I always thought he was actually a better writer than Lovecraft, even if he didn’t originate the mythos.
2) re: Spawn: Have you ever seen this? http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/5/5/