Lapho umbhali URicardo Henriquez ikutshela ukuthi ungumlandeli owesabekayo, uyakusho. Kuyinto ebiyingxenye yakhe impilo yakhe yonke, noma okungenani emuva lapho ekhumbula khona ebuntwaneni bakhe eChile.

“Wake wezwa yini Shadows Dark? ” umbhali ungibuze ngenkathi siqala ingxoxo yeNyanga Yokuziqhenya Ye-Horror yeNyanga ka-2021. “Kulungile, ngakho-ke Shadows Dark yayidumile eChile ngisemncane, futhi ngikhuluma ngangifana nabane noma abahlanu, into enjalo. Ugogo wayeyithanda futhi ngangiyibuka nayo njengensipho. Yayenziwa emini futhi yabizwa ngeSpanishi. Ngangikhathazeka kakhulu ngoBarnabas Collins futhi ngangicabanga ukuthi uyinto emangalisa kunazo zonke ezake zenzeka. Yize 'kungukuthuthumela' kuphela, ngisakhathazekile ngakho kuze kube namuhla. ”

Kwakungekhona kuphela izimpilo ezamukelwa kahle zasekhempini zabahlali baseCollinsport, eMaine ababekhuluma nentsha yezobuciko eyayivele ingumbalisi wezindaba okhulayo. Njalo ekuseni, lapho uGogo wakhe emhambela enkulisa, wayemxoxela indaba entsha.

Wayekuthanda ukuxoxa izindaba. Wayekuthanda ukwenza inganekwane khona lapho futhi ebuka abantu besabela ezintweni ezaziphila ngaphakathi komcabango wakhe. Kwathi lapho eneminyaka cishe eyisikhombisa ubudala, wahlala phansi kumshini wokubhala futhi wabhala indaba yakhe yokuqala emfushane.

"Indaba yami yokuqala emfushane yayimayelana nomfana owagijinyiswa yimoto, futhi akekho owayazi ukuthi ngubani owayeshayela imoto," kuchaza uHenriquez. “Wonke umuntu edolobheni ubekhathazekile ngokuthi imoto izophuma ibulale abanye abantu. Kwakuyindaba yami leyo. Ngikhumbula ngiyikhombisa umama wami futhi wacabanga ukuthi kumnyama kakhulu futhi wayefana nokuthi, 'Ubhalelani ngalokhu?' Kusukela lapho, uma ngikhula, izindaba zami ziba mnyama kakhulu. ”

Lezo zindaba ezimnyama mhlawumbe zazisizwa ukutholwa komxoxi wamafilimu asabekayo esitolo samavidiyo sendawo.

IChile ngawo-1980 yayingaphansi kobushiqela obuqinile. Bacubungula konke ezafika ezweni. Into bekungukuthi bebebheka kuphela okuqukethwe kwezepolitiki okusobala kakhulu kwamafilimu. Udlame? Gore? Babengenandaba kangako ngalezi zinto, futhi abakaze bahlole amafilimu asabisayo ngezingqikithi zezenhlalo nezepolitiki ezazikhona njalo.

Ngakho-ke, uRicardo Henriquez osemusha wayenokuzijabulisa okuningi okungalawulwa ezandleni zakhe.

"Kwakukhona ama-movie amaningi asabekayo ayekhona," esho. “Awukwazanga ukuthola ama-movie abucayi edrama eChile kepha konke okuhle okwenziwe ngodoti we-movie eyethusayo ebingangena, besizofika esitolo sethu samavidiyo sendawo. Ngiziqashe zonke. Ngibonga nje ukuthi abazali bami bebengenandaba nalokho engikubukayo. ”

Kungenzeka ukuthi abazali bakaHenriquez babengenandaba kangako nalokho ayekubuka, kepha kwakukhona ezinye izingxenye zobuntu bakhe ezazibanika inkinga.

"Lapho ngakhulela khona, kwakungekho ulimi lokuthi [ube yisitabane]," echaza. “Kwakunenhlamba, kodwa kwakungekho limi lokuzikhomba nganoma iyiphi indlela ngaphandle uma ufuna ukuzikhomba njengokuthile okunyantisayo ukuthi abantu babekhuza abanye abantu emigwaqweni. Ngangazi ngisemncane kakhulu ukuthi ngiyabathanda abafana. Ngangazi ukuthi ngisemncane kakhulu futhi ngiyingane yabesifazane kakhulu. ”

Uyakhumbula okokuqala lapho ebona ukuthi lokhu kuzoba yinkinga emndenini wakhe, noma kunjalo. Wayemncane, futhi mhlawumbe eneminyaka emihlanu noma eyisithupha ubudala, futhi edlala amaqhawe amakhulu nabangane bakhe. Wonke umuntu ukhethe iqhawe ukuba libe kahle futhi, uRicardo osemncane wayemayelana nakho konke Owesimame oyisimangaliso Kudlala uLynda Carter. Abangane bakhe babengacabangi ngalutho ngakho. Uma engafuni ukuba yiSpider-Man noma uSuperman, konke kube ngcono kubo.

Okubuhlungu ukuthi nobaba wakhe wambona edlala ngalolo suku wambuza ukuthi wenzani. Wachaza ukuthi babedlala izingqalabutho futhi wayenguWonder Woman ngayo yonke intshiseko engabakhona enganeni.

"Ukubukeka ebusweni bakhe," kukhumbula uHenriquez. “Wayeneme ngayo, kodwa ukubukeka kwakhe ebusweni kwangitshela ukuthi ngenze into embi. Angibuzanga nokuthi kungani. Ngangazi ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle ngesinqumo sami. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, ngaqala ukufihla lelo cala lami. Ngangazi ngisemncane kakhulu ukuthi kukhona okwehlukile kimi. Ngicabanga ngokukhanga ngokomzimba, kwaqala mhlawumbe ngo-12 noma ku-13, kodwa ngaphambi kwalokho yaziveza ngalolu hlangothi oluqinile lwabesifazane engangizizwa sengathi kufanele ngicindezele ngoba kwakuyihlazo emndenini wami. ”

Cishe eneminyaka eyi-18, uHenriquez weza emndenini wakhe. Kwakuyisikhathi esinzima kuye. Isistimu yakhe yokwesekwa yawa nje ngenkathi engena emhlabeni ukuthola indlela yakhe, futhi noma ethi yena nomndeni wakhe selaphile kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, kusekhona ukungahambi kahle kwemizwa okuphethe.

Ngokujabulisayo, wayenokubhala. Izindaba zakhe zobuntwana zase zingene esikhundleni sezincwadi ezimnyama, ezikhulile kakhulu futhi ngemuva kokuthuthela e-US, uHenriquez washicilela inoveli yakhe yokuqala, Ugibe Lomzingeli ngo-2016. Le noveli igxile ensizweni eyethuliwe, ehlonishwayo okuthiwa u-Andres othunjwayo wayiswa ezweni elibuhlungu elibizwa ngokuthi i-The Mist lapho athengiswa khona ebugqilini.

Iphupho elimnyama lavumela umbhali ukuthi angene kweminye yale mizwa ayekade eyiphethe isikhathi esithile, ebanikeza ubuso negama futhi enikeza umlingisi wakhe amandla okulwa nabo.

Ngemuva konyaka, uHenriquez wafuna ukuzama okuhlukile. Wayesanda kuba ngumlandeli wama-podcast aqanjiwe, ebalalela lapho ehamba isikhathi eside eya noma ebuya emsebenzini. Lapho umngane ancoma Amakhandlela AmnyamaKodwa-ke, inkinobho yafakwa ebuchosheni bakhe.

"Ngemuva kokhetho, u-2017 uzwe njengesikhathi esimnyama kakhulu," esho. “Kuningi ukunganaki okwenzekile. Kwakuyindawo emnyama kakhulu. Nginqume ukuthi ngifuna ukudala ubuciko ngenhloso yokwenza ubuciko ngaphandle kwanoma yiluphi uhlobo lwezinto ebengizilindele futhi bengifuna ukuthi kube yiphrojekthi yomphakathi esikhundleni sokusebenza ngedwa. Ngikwenzile lokho ngaphambilini. Lokho bekuyimpilo yami yonke. Ngakha ngedwa ngaphandle komunye umuntu. Bengicabanga ukuthi ukubhala i-podcast kuyindlela enhle yokwenza lokhu. ”

Kungakabiphi, wayesebhala AmaMermaids eMerrow's Cove, inganekwane yeziqephu eziyisithupha ebekwe emzaneni omncane wokudoba eNew England. Wathinta umngani wakhe, uJulie, owayesebenza kwa-NPR futhi wayebheke ukwenza okuthile okujabulisayo nokuhlukile.

Ngesikhathi izingcezu zihlangana, uHenriquez akakholwanga ukuthi kujabulisa kanjani ukubona nokuzwa abalingisi njengoba beqopha amagama abewabhalile ekhasini. Ihlala ingenye yamaphrojekthi azuzisa kakhulu asebenze kuwo emsebenzini wakhe.

Njengoba isikhathi sethu sindawonye sifika esiphethweni esingenakugwemeka, imicabango yombhali yaphendukela ngaphakathi futhi. Kuningi asafuna ukukwenza, kuningi afuna ukukuhlanganyela, futhi yize engawubhalelanga umphakathi cishe iminyaka emithathu, usabhala.

Eqinisweni, ngeke ngimangale uma sizwa okuningi kusuka kuRicardo Henriquez maduzane. Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, angikwazi ukuncoma inoveli yakhe, Ugibe Lomzingeli ne-podcast yakhe kwanele.