Nginalo msebenzi omangalisayo. Awunawo umqondo. Onyakeni wokugcina wokubhalela i-iHorror, ngibe nethuba lokubuyekeza amafilimu amangalisayo, ngethula abafundi bethu ngomsebenzi wababhali nabakhi bamafilimu abahlakaniphile, futhi ngize ngathola nethuba lokucasula i-inthanethi izikhathi ezimbalwa. (Awazi ukuthi leyo yokugcina igcwaliseka kanjani.) Kodwa, ingxenye engiyithandayo yokubhalela i-iHorror bengilokhu ngihlangana futhi ngixoxisana nabanye abantu abanamakhono kakhulu ebhizinisini elisabekayo. UBrian Moreland usanda kwengezwa kulolo hlu. Sibe nengxoxo enhle mayelana nokubhala kwakhe namaphrojekthi azayo. Uma ungakawufundi umsebenzi wakhe, kufanele umfake kulayini wakho.

U-Texan womdabu, uMoreland uthweswe iziqu eNyuvesi yaseTexas e-Austin. Kulapho, ngenkathi ethatha ikilasi ekubhalweni kwesikrini, lapho aqala ukuthuthukisa izwi lakhe njengombhali.

“Kungiphendule ezinganekwaneni eziningi ezisekelwe esigcawini. Omunye wangifundisa kanye ukuthi wonke umuntu angacabanga ukuthi inqaba noma ihlathi libukeka kanjani ukuze ungachithi isikhathi esiningi ekuchazeni. Ongakusho nje ukuthi umlingisi usondele enqabeni noma ubehamba emahlathini futhi ingqondo yomfundi ingakwakha lokho.

Umphumela uwukuxoxa kwezindaba ezisheshayo okukusondeza ngokushesha. Okukugcina uvula ikhasi, nokho, ingxube yezinganekwane, inganekwane, kanye nobudlelwano bomndeni obukhuluma ngokungaguquki nesici esiyinhloko semvelo yethu.

Thatha, isibonelo, Izithunzi ku-Mist. Okwenzeka ikakhulukazi eHlathini laseHurtgen phakathi neMpi Yezwe II, Shadows iyinganekwane yeqembu elincane ithimba elincane lamasosha aseMelika alwa nebutho lamaNazi elithonywe kakhulu ukulumba. Incwadi inakho konke. Umlingo wama-Runic, imfihlakalo yamaJuda, kanye nebutho elibonakala lingenakuvinjwa lamasosha aseJalimane angaphezu kwemvelo. Yindaba ehlanganisayo, nokho, eyokuqala ikubambe. Insizwa egama layo linguShawn inikezwa umkhulu wayo incwadi ukuze iyihambise esikhulwini esiphakeme ebuthweni lezempi laseMelika. Incwadi kanye nejenali ehambisana nayo kuvulela uShawn impicabadala ayengakaze ayicabange mayelana nohambo lukamkhulu wakhe lomsebenzi. Yindaba egqugquzelwe impilo kaBrian kanye nomkhulu wakhe.

“Umkhulu ubeyiqhawe lempi futhi ubengakaze akhulume ngaye. Ngiseyingane ngehlela egumbini elingaphansi ngathola ibhokisi lamasosha elinengidi kulo. Uthe akasoze asivula leso sifuba ngoba sizoletha izinkumbulo eziningi ezibuhlungu. Lelo lukuluku lalisungulwe ngempela Izithunzi ku-Mist. Umkhulu wayifunda incwadi ngesikhathi ishicilelwa. Ngemva kwesikhashana, kwase kuhlangene umndeni futhi ehlezi kusofa endlini yokuphumula. Kusenjalo, okwamangaza wonke umuntu, wavula isifuba waqala ukuxoxa izindaba ngebutho, mayelana nemisebenzi yakhe. Kwakumangalisa ngoba ngandlela-thile le ncwadi yayimenze wakwazi ukukhuluma ngalokho ayekubonile nakuhlangenwe nakho.”

Lezi zindikimba zazisa kakhulu umsebenzi wakhe. Ku Izinkuni zikaDeveli, intandokazi yami yomuntu siqu yamanoveli akhe, i-Moreland isethula indaba emnandi ehlanganisa i-Cree Nation e-Canada, abokufika base-Dutch, kanye nohlanga lwakudala lwamademoni ashintshashintshayo, uhlobo lwe-archetype oluthathwe emidwebeni emigedeni nasezindabeni zomhlaba jikelele. Lapho ngimbuza mayelana nenani elimangalisayo locwaningo okufanele lungene esiqeshini esinjalo, wavuma ukuthi isitayela sakhe sokucwaninga siyinqubo ephilayo kakhulu.

Uthi: “Ngiyacwaninga njengoba ngihamba. “Njengoba ngingena ekubhaleni okuthile, umcabango wami ubhala kuqala, kodwa ngifuna konke kube yiqiniso. Futhi, ngifuna imithombo emithathu yanoma yini ngaphambi kokuthi ngiyisebenzise.  Izithunzi ku-Mist, zonke izinto zamaNorse zavela ekufundeni kwami ​​amaNazi kanye nesithakazelo soMbuso Wesithathu ekusebenzelaneni nemimoya futhi ngenza imfihlakalo ngalokho. Uma ngidala abalingiswa besi-Dutch, ngifuna kuzwakale okwangempela. Ngithanda ukuthi kunokuthile okubalulekile emuzweni walolo hlobo lwenkolelo namasiko asendulo. ”

I-Primordial igama elihle kakhulu lezilo zikaMnu. Moreland. Zithuke njengoba zingena kancane kancane ekwazini kwakho. Ongakuqapheli ukuthi uvalo luyafana nokhokho bethu ababeluzwa ngesikhathi bezingela ukudla lapho nabo bebona ukuthi kukhona okubacuphileyo bebazingela. Awulawuleki ngokugcwele ezindabeni zikaMnu. Moreland, futhi uma nje ucabanga ukuthi ususitholile isiphetho, ulindele ukudonsa umatagi ngaphansi kwakho, futhi akakaqedi.

“Ngisebenzela enye indaba engokomlando, cishe i-novella, futhi yabhalwa e-Egypt 1935. Ibizwa ngokuthi iTomb of Gods, futhi ekuqaleni ibonakala iyindaba kamama, kodwa angifuni ukukhuluma kakhulu ngayo. lokho. Ngethemba ukuthi ngizoyikhulula eNtwasahlobo ezayo. Futhi ngisebenzela iqoqo lezindaba ezimfushane, futhi, nakuba ngisanquma ukuthi ngingazihlanganisa kanjani zonke. Bengilokhu ngifuna ukwenza ezami Izincwadi Zegazi njengoClive Barker, ngakho yilokho ebengisebenzela ukukuhlanganisa.”

Kukhona okuningi ongangena kukho ngaphambi kokuthi lezi zindaba ezintsha zifike, nokho. Wonke umsebenzi wakhe utholakala nge Amazon kanye newebhusayithi esemthethweni ye Ukushicilelwa kwe-Samhain. Futhi, uma usohambeni futhi ungenaso isikhathi sokuzifunda uwedwa, zonke ziyatholakala njengama-audiobook, futhi.

Uma ufuna ukufunda okwengeziwe ngomsebenzi kaMnu. Moreland, ungavakashela owakhe iwebhusayithi futhi ungafunda nokubuyekezwa kwami ​​​​komsebenzi wakhe osanda kushicilelwa, Ukunyuka kobumnyama, lapha.