How A Christian Fell in Love With the Horror Genre #11
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My life falls into shadow, and I ask...Why?
A momentary and only slightly annoying biographical pause.
“I want an explanation, please, for all of the soul-sick, broken-hearted people who become so hollowed by their aloneness that they turn on the gas, eat the business end of shotgun, or find a ceiling beam that can take their weight. I want sense made of this. I want to know the reason why…and since none is forthcoming, either from above or those around me, I’ve decided to try and find an answer on my own. So far, the best—the only—way for me to work toward this is through writing horror stories.” – Gary Braunbeck, To Each their Darkness
A lot more than just my reading tastes changed during the time period which spanned 1997 – 2001. My life changed dramatically, also. My four year college basketball career – which had served a primary focus and driving force in my life – had ended, leaving me adrift and directionless. I was at the tail end of a two-year stint at a fairly expensive Bible College, with no clear academic or vocational goal in mind. I certainly wasn’t planning on entering the ministry anytime soon, that was for sure.
