Take that classic small-town legend and throw in a discussion about the dividing lines between horror and fantasy and science fiction, sprinkle in some wise words covering everything from William M.
* Chapter 2 (Tales of the Hook): First of all, who doesn’t love the story of The Hook? I know I certainly did, as did all of my childhood friends. In many ways it did feel like a home course, but focused on a beloved subject close to my heart (spooky movies and books) and taught by the coolest instructor on campus (Mr. Instead, I’m sure my take on it was something along the lines of: I get enough teaching in school, and I’m not much interested in taking a home course right now.īut, in a way, that’s exactly what ended up happening.īecause while I remember skipping over certain chapters altogether and liking - but not loving - certain other chapters, the sections of DANSE MACABRE that did capture my interest did so in such a significant way that they helped shape the direction of my life. In truth, I was probably intimidated, but I never would have admitted that. Chapters with scholarly titles such as “Radio and the Set of Reality” and “The Modern American Horror Movie–Text and Subtext” were blown by without a second glance. I skipped around a lot the first time I picked it up.
I remember taking it home, along with three or four other books, and being disappointed when I discovered it wasn’t a novel or a new collection of stories. I bought my first copy of DANSE MACABRE - a beat-up paperback from a used bookstore, of course - sometime early on in college.
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