Ingabe unalo uthando ngama-Vampires? Noma nje uDracula ngokwakhe? Ungabe usabheka okunye, uMlobi uCharles E. Butler akayena umazi kulo mkhuba osuye waqala phakathi nekhulu leminyaka elidlule. U-Butler usanda kuqeda incwadi yakhe entsha Ama-vampires; ukuzingela kokugcina. Indlela engcono kakhulu engingayichaza ngayo le ncwadi eyingqayizivele ngokubhekisela kuyo njenge-Encyclopedia engapheli yama-vampires emuvi. Le ncwadi izobuyekeza imiqulu emithathu ka-Butler yangaphambilini, Romance of Dracula, Ama-vampires Yonke indawo futhi Ama-vampires Ngaphansi Kwesando. U-Butler akagcini ngokungena ekujuleni namafilimu e-vampire eminyakeni eyikhulu ubudala, usiyisa kumafilimu esimanje afana Underworld futhi Abaqhamuki bosuku. U-Butler ukuze amukele abafundi ngolwazi lwakhe kanye nokunambitheka okungajabulisi kulawa mafilimu akhumbulekayo. Izibuyekezo zika-Butler zilula emehlweni futhi iziphetho zakhe mayelana nalawa mafilimu aphawulekayo zizothinta isithakazelo somfundi. Amaningi alawa mafilimu azokwengezwa ohlwini lomfundi okufanele alubone. Ngaphandle kokwehluleka, u-Butler ungumlandeli onekhono lokugcina umfundi egxilile kuze kube sekupheleni. Ngiyazi ukuthi ngingajabulela izincwadi eziningi zaleli zinga kwezinye izilo eziku-Universal Franchise. Ngibheja ukuthi u-Butler uzokwenza umsindo owengeziwe ngezincwadi ezifana nokuphuma kwe-vampire yakhe esikhathini esizayo.

U-Charles E. Butler ube nomusa ngokwanele ukunikeza i-iHorror inhlolokhono ekhethekile mayelana nezikhuthazo zakhe ngemuva kokubhala kanye nokubona amaphrojekthi akhe wesikhathi esizayo. Abalandeli be-Vampire bayazijabulisa!

iHorror: Siyabonga ngokuxoxa nathi. Ungakwazi yini ukutshela abafundi bethu nabalandeli bakho kancane ngawe nokuthi ube nentshisekelo kanjani ohlotsheni?

UCharles E. Butler:  Ngazalelwa futhi ngakhulela eNyakatho yeNgilandi. Ngingene shí ephusheni lapho ngithola amahlaya e-Marvel egumbini lokulinda lodokotela. Iminyaka yama-70s nama-80s kwakuyisikhathi esihle kakhulu sethelevishini futhi ngikhumbula ngivunyelwa ukubuka amamuvi amadala athusayo e-Universal kanye nama-Appointment with Fear movie anthologies ngoLwesihlanu nangoMgqibelo ebusuku. Ngokuzonda ukuvalelwa kwesikole, ngashiya ngineminyaka engu-16 futhi eminyakeni engamashumi amathathu edlule mhlawumbe ngizame isandla sami kuwo wonke umsebenzi owenziwayo. Bengidweba - ngazifundisa - isikhathi eside engisikhumbula futhi ngigwazwa kafushane ezincwadini zamahlaya ezizimele. Ngaqala ukulingisa endaweni ekuqaleni kwawo-1990 futhi nginyathele emabhodini ezweni lonke. Ngike ngavela ngiqhubeka ezinhlelweni eziningi ze-TV ngabhala ngakhiqiza eyami imidlalo yasesiteji futhi ngaba namafilimu aboniswa emihlanganweni yase-US yamavampire. Ngesikhathi ngiqala ukubhala lalethwa ukudinwa nokudangala ngenxa yokuphelelwa umsebenzi futhi. Incwadi yami yokuqala, The Romance of Dracula, yanyatheliswa ngokuzimela ngo-2010 ngemva kokuthola ukwenqatshwa okungu-48 kubashicileli bomhlaba wonke. Bengilokhu ngingumlandeli omkhulu kaDracula. Okuxakayo ukuthi leyo ncwadi yokuqala yamahlaya engayicosha kwakuyi-Dracula Lives ye-Marvel UK eshicilelwe uNo. I-State Lending Library yaseNingizimu ne-Australia! Ngike ngavela ku-Whitby's Bram Stoker International Film Festival edumile ngo-2 ngithengisa umsebenzi wobuciko nezincwadi kanye nochungechunge olusha lwe-TV emsebenzini olubizwa ngokuthi Ama-Fragments of Fear luhlanganisa indaba yami emfushane ethusayo efundwa ifilimu ngu-Hammer Icon uCaroline Munro.

iH: Wenze umsebenzi omangalisayo ngokulungiselela kanye nocwaningo lwencwadi yakho Ama-vampires; Ukuzingela Kokugcina. Kukuthathe isikhathi esingakanani ukuqeda le phrojekthi?

I-CB: Ama-vampires; i-Final Hunt yabhalwa esikhathini esingangonyaka - give or take - ngangigingqa nezincwadi ezintathu kanti lena yafaka ezinye ezimbili eposini. Ngangiphethe zonke izinto zami engangiziphathisa futhi ngaqeda. Leso esinye iseluleko, hlala ube nephrojekthi ku-burner yangemuva ukuze unikeze okuhlukahlukene.

iH: Yisiphi isikhathi esiyinselele kakhulu lapho sibhala ngokuqondile Ama-vampires; Okokugcina Hunt?

I-CB: Ukunquma ukuthi yini okufanele uyifake nokuthi yini okufanele uyishiye. Ngihlela umsebenzi wami futhi ngifanekise izithombe. Njengoba bekuwukuqhubeka kwezincwadi ezimbili, The Romance of Dracula kanye neVampires Everywhere; I-Rise of the Movie Undead, ngangazi ukuthi le ncwadi ingase ithathe izakhiwo ze-schizophrenic, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi laba bobabili bayazilinganisela manje. Ngiyaziqhenya buthule ngomphumela ophelile.

iH: Ama-vampires; Ukuzingela Kokugcina inikeza ukubuyekezwa okunembe kakhulu nokumangalisayo kwamafilimu e-vampire, ikakhulukazi lawo agxile kuDracula. Le ncwadi iphupho le-vampire buff lifezekile. Ngesikhathi uqala le phrojekthi, bewazi ukuthi izosebenza kahle kanje? Ingabe umkhiqizo wakho ophelile bekungumbono wakho wasekuqaleni? Noma ingabe yaba ngaphezulu kakhulu?

I-CB: Kwaba kuncane kakhulu kunalokho obekulindelwe. Isici esincane ukuthi bekusekhona amafilimu ambalwa ebengifuna ukuxoxa ngawo kodwa isikhala esidingekayo besizoba sihle. Okuhle, ngabona ngemva kokuqeda ukuthi wonke amafilimu e-Dracula abuyekeziwe ayizibuyekezo zokuqala eziphrintiwe kulawa mafilimu asendulo acatshangwa ukuthi alahlekile unomphela. Isibonelo, ifilimu yolimi lwesiSpanishi emhlabeni wonke. kuxoxwa ngayo njengomsebenzi ozimele esikhundleni sokubizwa ngokuthi i-Bela Lugosi doppleganger - i-moniker eyenza le filimu ehamba phambili ngaso sonke isikhathi. Uguquko olukhulu lukwazile ukubuka umdlalo weshashalazi i-Purple Playhouse we-Dracula futhi wawufaka emculweni. Angiqiniseki ukuthi ababhali bake bawubone yini umbono wabo ogcwele ephepheni, kodwa ngisondele kakhulu kulokhu.

iH: Usebenza ngani manje? Ithini iphrojekthi yakho elandelayo?

I-CB: Ngilalise i-vampire efilimini manje namaVampire; ukuzingela kokugcina. Ngigxilise amehlo ami ku-waswolf kumamuvi ngencwadi enesihloko esithi Werewolves; Izingane Zenyanga Egcwele. Le ncwadi ihlanganisa izinto ezisabisayo ezinoboya kusukela emuva njengakumafilimu e-Universal ethi The Werewolf of London kanye neThe Wolf Man futhi iyaqhubeka ikhuluma ngamafilimu akudala athi The Curse of the werewolf, The Howling kanye ne-An American Werewolf e-London. Iqeda umbuthano ogcwele ngefilimu kaBenicio Del Toro, iThe Wolfman.

iH: Ingabe sikhona isihloko ongeke ubhale ngaso njengombhali? Uma kunjalo, kuyini?

CB: Ngempela ngithola izinyawo zami njengombhali. Izincwadi zami zigxile kuphela ekuphindaphindweni okusekelwe esikhumbuzweni kwawo wonke lawo mafilimu akhuthaze amajusi wami wokudala. Nginenoveli ku-back burner futhi kwesinye isikhathi kuyangimangaza ukuthi yini engiphoqelekile ukuthi abalingiswa bami badlule kuyo ukuze ngizuze indaba emnandi. njengengane encane, angikwazi ukusho ukuthi yisiphi isifundo esingeke sangithakazelisa ngalesi sikhathi. Ngizijabulisa kakhulu.

iH: Ingabe i-horror iwukuphela kohlobo olubhalile? Ingabe intandokazi yakho?

I-CB: Kuze kube manje, izincwadi zefilimu yizona kuphela izinto engizibhalile. Nginayo inoveli njengoba kushiwo ngenhla futhi ngingathanda ukuqhubeka nokubhala nokudweba ngokungena kumanoveli ayingcaca. Kodwa kunjalo esikhathini esizayo.

iH: Uma kufanele ukhethe, yimuphi umbhali ongamthatha njengomeluleki?

I-CB: Ziningi kakhulu ezincwadini nasezincwadini zamahlaya. I-Romance of Dracula igqugquzelwe ukufunda izincwadi zikaKim Newman noStephen Jones. Ngiyazithanda izincwadi ezibhalwe ngephrozi nolimi oluhle futhi nginamaqhawe amaningi. Angikwazanga ukukhetha owinile kusukela phezulu kwekhanda lami.

iH: Isiphi iseluleko sokubhala onaso kwabanye ababhali abasafufusa?

I-CB: Qhubeka! Qiniseka ukuthi yilokho okufunayo. Uma kunjalo, yijabulele futhi ubhale okuthile owanelisekile ngakho. Uma uyithanda, maningi amathuba okuthi omunye azoyenza. Iqiniso elidala; Kukhona njalo indawo phezulu, cishe kuyiqiniso. Kodwa ukufika lapho kudinga ukusebenza kanzima. Njengozimele, umsebenzi wakho onzima uqala ngemva kokubhala. Izimfuno zokukhangisa ziyashaqisa futhi yilapho umsebenzi wangempela ulele khona. Ungasusi imibhalo yakho enzuzweni yemali. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, kholelwa kuwe nasemsebenzini wakho futhi ungapheli amandla. Ungakwenza!

 

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Izincwadi zika-Butler ziyatholakala ukuze zithengwe kuwebhu: Romance of Dracula, Ama-vampires Yonke indawo; Ukuphakama Kwefilimu Engafi, Ama-vampires Ngaphansi Kwesando futhi Ama-vampires; ukuzingela kokugcina