OCTOBER 30th, 2017
House of Leaves – Mark Z. Danielewski
Part One: An Introduction
The Work
We lay the ground work for our first novel, House of Leaves. This is the first novel by author Mark Z Danielewski. You can purchase it at most booksellers, online and in person. We aren’t discussing any particular reading in this episode. We’re providing an overview of the author and a little backstory behind the book before we dive in next week. To prepare for next week we will be reading the Forward and the Introduction.
The Guest
Our guest is writer Giaco Furino. He is a freelance journalist who writes for Vice, Popular Science, and many other publications. He also recently entered The Ranger, the independent horror film he co-wrote with director Jenn Wexler, into the festival circuit.
You can find Giaco on twitter @giacofurino on instagram @giacofurino and his writings on his clippings page.
Here are some more materials that come up in our discussion:
Troma’s The Toxic Avenger
David Cronenberg’s The Fly
William Blatty’s The Exorcist
Russo & O’Bannon’s Return of the Living Dead
Next –
House of Leaves, Part Two: Forward & Intro
Our first reading assignment in House of Leaves; the Forward and the Introduction. We will be joined again by guest Giaco Furino (@giacofurino) to discuss contemporary horror and horror writing of the 80’s and 90’s.