What is the working title of the
book?
Son Of Danse Macabre: A Personal
History Of Horror.
Where did the idea come from
for the book?
Stephen King’s Danse Macabre was
one of my favorite books growing up. I was a lonely kid and being able to carry
around what amounted to a pocket conversation with my favorite author was just
beyond cool. Let alone all the great books and films it introduced me to.
There just weren’t a lot of
people who were into what I was into, were I was growing up. Fandom could be lonely
pre internet. Danse Macabre was just a great confirmation that “You’re not
crazy for liking this stuff, in fact here’s someone who cares about it just as
much as you do. I always wanted a follow up, and I saw I had a neatly mirrored
chunk of time to the original, so I just decided to go for it.
What genre does your book fall
under?
That’s surprisingly tough to
decide. Of course it all falls under the blanket of criticism, but some of it’s
Lit Crit, and some of it’s Film crit and there’s different rules for each. Also
there’s just a touch of memoir in it.
What is the one sentence
synopsis of your book?
A comprehensive look at the
horror genre’s evolution over the last thirty years across media.
How long did it take you to
write the first draft of the manuscript?
Eleven months, almost exactly.
Who or what inspired you to
write this book?
I think we’ve got that one
covered.
What else about your book might
pique the reader’s interest?
I tried to hit a spot where
someone who had never seen a horror film before could use this as a primer, and
yet someone who had seen EVERY horror film would find it interesting too. I
think I hit it.
Will your book be self-published
or represented by an agency?
Self Published, gotta get that
sweet sweet Government Cheese money somehow.
My tagged writers for next
Wednesday are:
I’ve still got a few slots for
this open, if you’ve got something you want to promote send me an email.
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