Clowning Around
Saw this article about clowns...
The Origins of Stephen King's Pennywise are Pure Nightmare Fuel
...and had to weigh in, since I've actually created not one, but THREE fictional clowns, so I feel like I've got plenty of greasepaint in the game when it comes to writing clowns.
Not that anybody's read them, sadly (well, two are in books I've written but which aren't published, yet, so you'll see them eventually), but I've made good additions to creepy clowns.
In fact, because I don't want to wait until these books come out to talk about them, and because it's topical to this post, I'll break my usual pre-production silence to talk about them a bit here:
Fun Gus, the Laughing Clown
Fun Gus appears in THE CURSED EARTH, and he's a favorite of mine, and some of my readers.
Fun Gus is probably more darkly funny than scary, but I love that character.
My partner has said that she thinks Fun Gus is the purest bit of self-expression I've ever put in any of my books -- she says "Fun Gus is SO. YOU." What more can I say to that?
Fun Gus lives up to his name. He's the most upbeat killer clown you'll ever know!
Stabbo the Cyberclown
Stabbo's a creation who'll be appearing in a cyberpunk book I've written as Dean Vale, entitled SIGHTSEER. That book'll most likely appear in '25, if all goes well in terms of production.
Stabbo's another one near and dear to my heart, although I won't throw out too much in the way of spoilers regarding him, just because that book's not out, yet (finished writing that one a year ago this month, in fact!)
That character amuses me as he's entirely emblematic of the cyberpunk world he occupies, at least how I envision it. You'll see...
Deathclown
Deathclown will be appearing in Book Two of my WIP Series, entitled INFERNA. That novel's effectively done, apart from some revision and rewrites, and the Deathclown scene is epic!
He's another endearing clown character for me, a willfully evil adversary for the heroes who hearkens back to Violator of SPAWN fame, although I think Deathclown's got more pizzazz and sense of showmanship, personally.
The net result is that '25 will be my Year of the Clown, where there should be two books out by me with killer clowns in them. I didn't plan it this way; the clowns just showed up and were too much fun for me not to include them.
Sidenote: If you ever get to know me, as in having an actual conversation, ask me about Typo the Clown, and I'll tell you one helluva story. It slays people every time! *honkahonk*
Also, I wouldn't be me if I didn't play this...
Deadbolt | Patches the Clown
The Origins of Stephen King's Pennywise are Pure Nightmare Fuel
...and had to weigh in, since I've actually created not one, but THREE fictional clowns, so I feel like I've got plenty of greasepaint in the game when it comes to writing clowns.
Not that anybody's read them, sadly (well, two are in books I've written but which aren't published, yet, so you'll see them eventually), but I've made good additions to creepy clowns.
In fact, because I don't want to wait until these books come out to talk about them, and because it's topical to this post, I'll break my usual pre-production silence to talk about them a bit here:
Fun Gus, the Laughing Clown
Fun Gus appears in THE CURSED EARTH, and he's a favorite of mine, and some of my readers.
Fun Gus is probably more darkly funny than scary, but I love that character.
My partner has said that she thinks Fun Gus is the purest bit of self-expression I've ever put in any of my books -- she says "Fun Gus is SO. YOU." What more can I say to that?
Fun Gus lives up to his name. He's the most upbeat killer clown you'll ever know!
Stabbo the Cyberclown
Stabbo's a creation who'll be appearing in a cyberpunk book I've written as Dean Vale, entitled SIGHTSEER. That book'll most likely appear in '25, if all goes well in terms of production.
Stabbo's another one near and dear to my heart, although I won't throw out too much in the way of spoilers regarding him, just because that book's not out, yet (finished writing that one a year ago this month, in fact!)
That character amuses me as he's entirely emblematic of the cyberpunk world he occupies, at least how I envision it. You'll see...
Deathclown
Deathclown will be appearing in Book Two of my WIP Series, entitled INFERNA. That novel's effectively done, apart from some revision and rewrites, and the Deathclown scene is epic!
He's another endearing clown character for me, a willfully evil adversary for the heroes who hearkens back to Violator of SPAWN fame, although I think Deathclown's got more pizzazz and sense of showmanship, personally.
The net result is that '25 will be my Year of the Clown, where there should be two books out by me with killer clowns in them. I didn't plan it this way; the clowns just showed up and were too much fun for me not to include them.
Sidenote: If you ever get to know me, as in having an actual conversation, ask me about Typo the Clown, and I'll tell you one helluva story. It slays people every time! *honkahonk*
Also, I wouldn't be me if I didn't play this...
Deadbolt | Patches the Clown
No comments have been added yet.
