Where Stars Won't Shine by Patrick Lacey

PL: I don't listen to music while I write. Although, now that I'm thinking about it they, too, are human adjacent, so this is a very long way of saying I really like Gremlins.ĭo you listen to music when you write, and if so, what? Is it different than what you listen to when you're not writing? To this day, even though the film is played mostly for laughs, I get a shiver when I see those things. Upon first viewing (now a mature and wiser seven-year-old), I became convinced there existed deformed doppelgangers of everyone I knew, and they dwelled within an alternate dimension accessible only by an old well (I've still never seen a well in my life, so I'm open to interpretations). So let's go with the monsters from HOUSE, another childhood favorite, specifically the evil twin versions of some of the main characters. But that's sort of cheating since Freddy is technically a human or at least is human adjacent. Controversial perhaps but it set off a life-long obsession and a few (dozen) night terrors that lasted just over a month (decade). NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET is one of the first movies I remember watching. Anyone who's followed me on social media for more than thirty seconds knows I'm obsessed.

Who or what is your favorite movie monster, and why? People seem to be digging it too, which adds to the charm. It took the most research out of all my books, which involved a butt load of true crime (again with the happy-go-lucky stuff) and it's the leanest/meanest thing I've published. Some people say that I'm obsessed with haunted locales just because I've written books about haunted amusement parks and haunted schools and now a haunted town but they're clearly wrong. It deals with the idolization of serial killers, which isn't necessarily a joyous subject, but there's also some harmless spooky stuff. WSWS is a bit more serious than my previous stuff. Do you know him? You should work with him. PL: My newest book is a novel entitled WHERE STARS WON'T SHINE. What's your latest book, and how does it differ from your previous work?

Where Stars Won't Shine by Patrick Lacey