The Sadean Thread in Alex’s Escape
Andrew
A distinctly Sadean thread, not only sadistic in the general sense but derived from the narrative tactics of the Marquis de Sade, winds through films such as Saw (2004) and…
cooper’s fiction
Noir Falling: Encyclopedia Down
The idea of the “encyclopedic novel” stuck with me after a colleague doing his dissertation on it explained many of its facets to me. He mostly referred, as does the…
Cover Reveal for Noir Falling!
I’m so happy I have cover art for my forthcoming novel Noir Falling to share with you! The image is “The Draw Bridge” by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (ca. 1761), used…
Horrific Scribblings
In addition to being a good description of what I write (as this site’s name suggests), Horrific Scribblings is now my very own indie imprint/press for fiction that is provocative,…
The Sojourners at the Hightower Course Correction Center
by L. Andrew Cooper Records of the Hightower Massacre develops what I think is a surprising number of characters for a novella. Since most of the story takes place at…