Stephen Graham Jones's Blog, page 165
March 16, 2020
Midsommar / X-Files?
Talking about season 1, episode 14, “Gender Bender.” You remember: the white-clay sort-of “Amish” one?
Anyway, it seems to share a lot of the themes and imagery with Midsommar : free love/lots of sex, fun with distorted/altered perception, big serene meadows, but, too, a lot of the beats line up as well: there’s interlopers in this long-isolated commune, there’s a handy showcase of “what we do with our elderly,” there…
March 15, 2020
Oh, the fun you’ve have (online)
Which is to say: every step you take is into a rabbit hole. 2001 says “It’s full of stars,” but that’s not actually the future we’ve arrived at. It’s more: “It’s full of rabbit holes.” This is one, for me—the happiest one ever:
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Couple more Elk write-ups
From the March issue of Locus (got to log in / buy):
https://locusmag.com/2020/03/issue-710-table-of-contents-march-2020/
https://paulspicks.blog/2020/03/15/the-only-good-indians-by-stephen-graham-jones/…
March 14, 2020
DPCC, July Fourth
See you there July Fourth:
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March 13, 2020
First Blood, Mannequin-style:
Just polished this baby off. Thanks to @SGJ72 for the super early sneak peek
Elky Interview
At Authors on a Podcast Talking Books:
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March 12, 2020
You Can Almost Hear the Elk . . .
The Only Good Indians is a tale of revenge, cultural identity, and the cost of breaking from tradition. Don't miss this latest novel from Stephen Graham Jones, the @JordanPeele of horror literature, available May 19th @SGJ72 https://t.co/6q6i9WrivL pic.twitter.com/2sk5ciRllo
— Simon & Schuster CA (@SimonSchusterCA) March 12, 2020
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Mongrels Q&A
Amazing that I’m so lucky as to still be doing these FOUR YEARS after Mongrels came out, yes?
And, the junkified study that’s my backdrop? It’s stacks of comic books and a stray basketball and a Galaga machine and 8-tracks and horror DVDs and a deer…
