Joseph d lacey biography of michael

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That book opened up a universe of pure possibility. So horror is a very broad term for me, taking in a range of human experiences, whether possible or imagined. I love the sacred, the profane and the arcane equally. When I was a kid I went through a phase of doing tarot readings for my friends. It utterly entranced me at the time — I had the Rider Waite deck and several books on how to use the cards.

But I stopped doing it when I realised I was getting it right. Speaking of tarot readings and spirituality, what are your own beliefs and how do they influence your writing? A walk in the woods is an interaction now, where once I was merely a spectator. I have a very good friend who says that this is it: one life, one shot. Religion, with its edicts and dogma, is not for me.

Despite the best intentions of the majority of devout people, religion brings people together by excluding others. People become animals again. The idea that our world could end is fascinating in the most terrible way. Is humanity a failed mechanism, fundamentally and irreparably flawed? Perhaps, like other species that have come and gone, we simply represent a phase of development in the great experiment of existence.

When faced with the end, how do we react? Whatever you end up labeling it, horror will never die. What needs to be done to elevate the genre, or is fine as it is? OR — are all opinions just opinions, and what horror writers REALLY need to do is ignore all this and write what they feel lead to write?

Joseph d lacey biography of michael

The horror of yesteryear is the literature of today. Take the elevator to hell and do your worst creatively speaking. With luck, what you come up with will always be loved by fans of the genre. Absolute bollocks. Horror is, at its core, about sex and death — life, mortality, the great unanswered questions. It can be, and often is, profound.

Why else would Stevenson and Dickens turn to it? Why would Lord Bryon have challenged his company at the Villa Diodati to write a spook story if he thought the genre unworthy? As far as writers trying to elevate the form — bad, bad idea. In the past, I wrote in the mornings and between patients at my acupuncture practice. The sooner, the better!

My experience is that expectations lead to unhappiness. Writing full time, Bill, or sharing time with a career, also? If the later, same question as Joe: when do you see yourself writing full time? Has writing been all you imagined it would be? Afraid not. Not unless I sell film rights to Spielberg. Writing is hard, hard work. To know that a stranger has picked up your book and enjoyed it is such a huge reward it makes all those hours worth it.

Do either of you see yourselves getting involved in other creative endeavors, such as graphic novels, screenplays, etc. Joe, I know you've had several short stories published, and Bill, I read in your biography that you've written some plays. When you're not writing, what occupies you creatively? When were the stories written for the new collection?

What is the new collection called? Will readers be treated to eco horror this time around? When is the release date? Like this: Like Loading Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Now check your email to confirm your subscription.