Umbhali uMark Allan Gunnells ukhulele emndenini ongazange ubeke imingcele eminingi kakhulu uma kukhulunywa ngama-movie. Wayengumfana wezinsizwa ezinhlanu lapho eqala ukubona izinsizakalo zethelevishini 'Lot's's Lot, ngokususelwa kunoveli kaStephen King. Kwakuwukunambitheka kwakhe kokuqala kokwesaba kwifilimu eyethusayo, kepha umzuzu ocacile – lowo owadala umlandeli owesabekayo wempilo – wawuzofika eminyakeni embalwa nje kamuva.

“Ngesikhathi ngineminyaka eyishumi, umama wayebuka I-Exorcist kuthelevishini, wangivumela ukuthi ngibuke naye, ”esho ngenkathi ehlala phansi neHorror yeNyanga Yokuziqhenya YeHorror. “Ngifike cishe maphakathi nendawo ngaphambi kokuthi ngiqale ukucasha ngemuva kukasofa wangilalisa. Ayikho enye into engangiyibuka ngaleso sikhathi eyayinomthelela omkhulu kimi. Ukuthi kunezindaba ezingakuthinta kakhulu uze uvuke uyocasha ngemuva kukasofa? Kusukela lapho kuqhubeke, bengimane ngifuna ama-movie wesabekayo. Lapho ngiqala ukufunda, ngangifuna amanoveli asabisayo. Lapho ngineminyaka eyishumi ubudala, ngase ngivele ngiyisidakamizwa esesabekayo. ”

Njengoba kwenzeka, uStephen King uqhubeke nokudlala indima empilweni kaGunnells. Ngokufana nomhlaba wonke, akasikhumbuli isikhathi empilweni yakhe lapho wayengazi ukuthi umbhali wayengubani, wachaza. Kwakungenxa yeNkosi lapho futhi aqonda khona ukuzivumelanisa nezimo ngemuva kokuthatha ikhophi I-Night Shift emtatsheni wezincwadi wesikole sakhe futhi efunda indaba ethi “Izingane Zommbila.”

"Ngangiyibonile inganekwane yama-movie yendaba futhi yaba nesiphetho esihle, kodwa indaba uqobo lwayo ayizange," kuchaza uGunnells. “Angicabangi ukuthi ngake ngabona phambilini ukuthi ungaba nesiphetho esingajabulisi ngempela futhi ungaba nabalingiswa abangathandeki ngokwesiko kodwa abasaphoqayo. Lapho-ke okwangisayinisa ngempela kimi ukwethuka okuzwakala kuhlonishwa kakhulu. Kube sengathi kuzokwenzeka phansi kwami ​​emgwaqeni. ”

Ngokushesha ngemuva kwalokho, wathatha inoveli kaKing, It. Uthi wakhumbula ecabanga ukuthi akasoze awuqede, kodwa kwavele kwaphoqa kakhulu ukuthi kwamdonsela ngokuphelele. UKing uzohlala, mhlawumbe, abe nethonya elikhulu kakhulu empilweni esabekayo yombhali kuze kube yilapho ethola uClive Barker.

Amanoveli ama-Horror nama-movie bekungezona kuphela izinto umbhali azithola ngaleso sikhathi, noma kunjalo. Kwakungalesi sikhathi lapho aqala khona ukuqonda ukuthi wayengafani nabanye abafana abalingana naye, yize evuma ukuthi wayengenakho ukuqonda noma ulwazimagama lokuveza ukuthi wayeyisitabane.

"Ngangingeke ngikubize kanjalo ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa nganginamahloni kubafana," kusho umbhali. “Ngibe nalolu thando olukhulu kuLuke Skywalker. Lokhu kuzozwakala kungenangqondo. Ngingacabanga ukuthi ngiku-Star Wars kodwa angikwazi ukuhamba ngesizathu esithile ngakho uLuke Skywalker bekufanele angithwale yonke indawo. Ngangimcabanga engithwala engangigaxe entanyeni. ”

Noma kunjalo, umqondo wokuba yisitabane wawungajwayelekile kuye. Uke waveza isikhashana, waze wacabanga ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi udidekile ecabanga ukuthi uyintombazane ngoba ubengazi ukuthi kukhona abesilisa abakhangwa ngamanye amadoda. Lapho esebona ukuthi iyini nokuthi ichaza ukuthini, wadlula esigabeni sezenkolo lapho azama khona "ukuthandazela isitabane."

“Lokho akusebenzanga ngokusobala,” esho ehleka. “Ngakho-ke, ngesikhathi ngisafunda isikole samabanga aphezulu, ngaqala ukusamukela, yize ngangingekho endaweni yokuvuleleka kwabanye abantu. Lokho kwenzeka ngenkathi ngisekolishi. Kusukela ngisemncane kakhulu, bengazi ukuthi ikhona, kepha bekufanele ngidlule kukho konke lokho abantu abangongqingili abadlula kukho ngaphambi kokuthi ukwamukele futhi ngibhekane nalo lonke lelo hlazo izwe lonke elikubeke kulo ngenxa yalo . ”

Ukukhula ngeminyaka yama-80s nama-90s, ukwethuka akuzange kunikeze okuningi ngokumelwa kwe-LGBTQ +. Ngokwethembeka, ngo-2021, akunjalo, noma kukhona okunye okuphawulekayo.

Ngokudabukisayo, lokhu kwamcindezela phansi umbhali njengoba eqala ukubhala. Ngisho nangemva kokwamukela ubunikazi bakhe njengendoda eyisitabane, bekunzima ngaye ukuthi akubhale lokho. Kuzwakale sengathi akavumelekile ukwenza lokho.

Ngemuva kwalokho, kuphume uClive Barker.

“Ngiyazi abantu abaningi bathe wonke umuntu kule mboni wayazi, kodwa mina ngangingekho kule mboni. BengiseGaffney, SC, ”kusho uGunnells. “Ngithenge ikhophi ye- Ummeli lapho aphuma khona. Njengokuthi, bekuyinto enkulu le kimi ngoba wayeyigama elaziwa ngempela ngokweqile. Ngemuva kwalokho, wakhipha le noveli ebizwa ngokuthi Isakramente eyayinalo mlingiswa oyisitabane oshicilelwe yindlu enkulu yokushicilela. ”

Eqiniswe yilezi zindaba, umbhali waqala ukuthola okuningi futhi wathola imisebenzi kaPoppy Z. Brite.

Kwenye indawo phakathi kukaBarker noBrite, uGunnells uthole izwi lakhe kanye nenhloso yakhe. Ukube abanye bebenganikezeli ngesethulo afuna ukusibona, bekuzomelwe azibhalele yena uqobo. Yilokho kanye akwenzayo.

Isithiyo sakhe esilandelayo sasiseduze, kepha ngalesi sikhathi, umbhali wayefunde ngokwanele ngaye ukuthi ukuma kwakhe phansi kwaba yinto yesibili.

"Ngesikhathi ngiqala ukushicilela cishe ngo-2005, ngahlangana nabashicileli nabahleli abathi, 'Ungabi obala kakhulu kwezitabane online ngoba kuzokonakalisa umsebenzi wakho," esho. “Lesi bekuyisikhathi lapho bekungamabhodi emiyalezo ikakhulukazi. Bangitshele ukuthi ukwenza izindaba nabalingiswa abaphambili bezitabane kwakuzohlukanisa isithandwa sabesilisa abesilisa nabesilisa abesilisa nabesifazane. Nganginomshicileli owangitshela ukuthi kufanele ngishicilele izinto ezimbalwa ezinabalingiswa abaqondile ngaphambi kokuthi ngishicilele nabalingiswa bezitabane ukuze abantu bangangihlanganisi nokubhalela abantu abayizitabane izincwadi sengathi abantu abaqondile abakwazi ukufunda izincwadi ezinabalingiswa abayizitabane. Benginabashicileli abangitshele ukuthi ngidinga ukuthola umshicileli oqonde ngqo izethameli zezitabane ngoba futhi, abakwazanga ukucabanga ukuthi izethameli eziqondile zingafunda izincwadi ezinabalingiswa abayizitabane. ”

Kwakungumbono wakudala wokuthi umuntu oqondile akakwazi ukukhomba noma ukuzwelana nendaba yezitabane yize kulindelwe, ezweni elinamandla amakhulu, ukuthi abantu be-LGBTQ + bangazwelana nalabo abaqondile. Lokho abahluleka ukukubona ukuthi asinikwanga ukukhetha, futhi uma sikhuluma ngokusobala, bekungeke kube buhlungu ukubeka abafundi nabaqaphi abaqondile endaweni efanayo.

Yize bekukhathaza, uGunnells wanamathela endleleni yakhe, wabhala izindaba zakhe, futhi ekugcineni wathola abamemezeli ababezomnika ithuba. Uyavuma ukuthi lezi zingxoxo azenzeki kaningi ngonyaka ka-2021 njengoba zenzeka ngo-2005 kodwa zisenzeka namanje.

"Ngitsheliwe uma ngikhuluma ngezinkinga zokwehlukahlukana nokumelwa engikubeka kubantu, kodwa anginandaba ngoba yisihloko esibalulekile esidinga ukukhuluma ngaso," kusho uGunnells. “Ungavuma futhi ubone izinyathelo esezenziwe kodwa uvume ukuthi zisekhona izindlela okufanele zenziwe. Ngijabule kakhulu lapho ngikhona nabashicileli engisebenze nabo kepha bangaki abantu abangabiza ababhali abahlanu abathengisa kakhulu abasesitabane. Kuthiwani ngababhali abahlanu base-Afrika baseMelika abasabisayo? ”

Iphuzu lenziwe kahle, futhi lelo uGunnells aqhubeka nokukhuluma ngalo njengoba eqhubeka nohambo lwakhe lokubhala. Inoveli yakhe yakamuva, Ngaphambi kokuthi Azule, ishicilelwe emasontweni ambalwa edlule. I-thriller engathandeki igxile kubantu abasha abasha abathunjiwe. Lapho abathumbi babo behamba bezofuna izimpahla, ulimala engozini yemoto futhi akakwazi ukubuya, ebashiya bevaleleke bengenakho ukudla namanzi.

Ngokuqondene nabanye ababhali abawuthandayo umsebenzi wabo futhi abakha izinhlamvu eziyiqiniso zezitabane, ukhomba umsebenzi we U-Aaron Dries, UNorman Prentiss, noJ. Daniel Stone ukubala nje abambalwa.

Lapho ingxoxo yethu ifinyelela esiphethweni sayo esingenakugwemeka, uGunnells wangishiya nomcabango owodwa wokugcina.

“Lezi uzifunda ngokuhlukahlukana, lapho uqonda ngokwengeziwe ngomhlaba. Lapho ubaqonda kakhudlwana abantu abangafani nawe nje. Ngike ngaba nabantu abathi, 'Hhayi awufuni ukuthi umuntu akufundele ngoba uyisitabane.' Empeleni, ngilungile ngalokho. Uma ngabe yilokho okubalethe kimi kulungile. Ngiyethemba nje ukuthi ngizobanikeza indaba ebenza bahlale bebuya. ”

Ukuze ufunde kabanzi ngoMark Allan Gunnells kanye nekhathalogi yakhe yezincwadi, hlola ikhasi lakhe lombhali Amazon.