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Writing inspiration.
In the last couple of days, I've found sudden inspiration for some nasty horror stories from two places I never expected.
1) The video game Clive Barker's Jericho. I don't even play video games. They're awesome, I'm just not into them. But watching youtube clips of "witches with guns" shooting their way through things like undead children's crusaders who strangle victims with their dangling entrails is more entertaining than a lot of movies I've seen lately. The sets are beautiful, detailed visions of desert bunkers and stone labrynths, and as is usual for Barker, the monsters are creative and amazing.
2) The MSNBC documentary series Lockup. An integral part of horror or action stories is writing people under pressure. Prison counts, I think. >< The obligatory grain of salt must be taken, since you've got a team of editors working to turn real life into dramatic TV, but still.
-Elizabeth Reuter
Author, The Demon of Renaissance Drive
1) The video game Clive Barker's Jericho. I don't even play video games. They're awesome, I'm just not into them. But watching youtube clips of "witches with guns" shooting their way through things like undead children's crusaders who strangle victims with their dangling entrails is more entertaining than a lot of movies I've seen lately. The sets are beautiful, detailed visions of desert bunkers and stone labrynths, and as is usual for Barker, the monsters are creative and amazing.
2) The MSNBC documentary series Lockup. An integral part of horror or action stories is writing people under pressure. Prison counts, I think. >< The obligatory grain of salt must be taken, since you've got a team of editors working to turn real life into dramatic TV, but still.
-Elizabeth Reuter
Author, The Demon of Renaissance Drive
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