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J.K. Gravier

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J.K. Gravier is the pen name for an experiment in dark speculative fiction. The figure first appeared as the shadow self of an academic who felt constrained by disciplinary specialization and the rigor of scholarly argumentation, and was created to provide a space for broad conjectures and sweeping postulations that might otherwise be vagrant.

Gravier’s presence was initially restricted to controlled writing sessions, but, buoyed by a recent Writer’s Digest award, has begun to manifest more generally. This started with a blog (Travel Only By Night) which focuses loosely on the failure of film and literature to mediate reality, as well as a Mixcloud podcast (Gravel Run Radio) playing garage, surf, postpunk and rockabilly. Current work include ...more

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What books are on your summer reading list this year?

J.K. Gravier My current reading is primarily research for my second novel. Allie will be entering the world of the esoteric occult, so I thought it would probably …moreMy current reading is primarily research for my second novel. Allie will be entering the world of the esoteric occult, so I thought it would probably be a good idea if I knew something about it. To this end, I’m reading old classics like The Golden Bough, (Frazer), The White Goddess (Graves) and The Gnostic Religion. (Jonas), as well as some less reputable things I probably shouldn’t mention here.

I’ve recently had the clever idea of basing the novel’s antagonist on the German occultist Rudolph Steiner, so I’m reading some of his stuff as well (I just finished his Bees).

My only concern is that Steiner can be pretty compelling, and there’s the danger I might become what I write about.
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Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?

J.K. Gravier When you finally left for college, your migraines miraculously disappeared.

But your poor parents—suddenly your kid sister started having seizures and …moreWhen you finally left for college, your migraines miraculously disappeared.

But your poor parents—suddenly your kid sister started having seizures and had to be home-schooled.(less)

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Twenty-First Century Poe: Mike Flanagan’s The Fall of the House of Usher

Mike Flanagan’s The Fall of the House of Usher should be a model of next-level literary adaptation. Rather than just using a particular text as the basis for the narrative, it weaves together quotes, characters and situations taken from Poe’s writings generally to elucidate a larger story.

The story it tells, moreover—the fall of the Sackler family—should be ideally suited for Poe-infused exegesis.

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