Aaron Christensen was my editor for Horror 101. In addition to being a super nice (and super handsome, grrowl) guy, he is also involved with Chicago's Wild Claw Theater. He asked a handful of 101 contributors, including yours truly, if we would contribute to the Wild Claw blog about all things horror. He asked so nicely that I couldn't refuse. My initial offering is online now. It begins:
"The seminal item in question for today's symposium is Stephen King's Danse Macabre, originally published in 1981. Technically, I'm a little bit early with this, but as it so happens there's a new edition this year for which King has added a new essay called "What's Scary," so this turns out to be topical. People have been calling for King to write a follow-up to Danse Macabre for years, given the explosion of the genre since its publication. I doubt that this new essay is going to quiet those demands."
Read the rest there.
Currently on my iTunes shuffle: "I'm Waiting for The Man" by The Velvet Underground
Aaron is indeed a nice a guy. In fact, contrary to popular wisdom, most horror fans are very nice people. Much nicer than your average churchgoer [wink]
ReplyDeleteMy wife is a King groupie. I gave her Danse Macabre as a Xmas gift. I will show her your essay. Funny thing, she doesn't care for horror films! Anyhow, good job.