Something about this singular, introverted teenage angst saga spoke to me when I was younger. It almost felt like a Terrence Malick movie. I lifted entire segments of Holden Caulfield's character for my film.
A nihilistic, poetic, graphic take on the "vampire" novel. It paints a beautiful portrait of the plebian teenager in society. Plus it has a mysterious serial killer and a "highway that eats people".
Stephen Kings first novel, filled with a great deal of the gaffs and pacing issues often inherant in first films. A wonderful teenage horror story.
Comics count, right? Another horror style take on the pains of love, loss, and growing up. And a wretchedly deforming STD.
Kurt Vonnegut is timeless. This tale of a clean cut suburbanite businessman going off the rails could be pulled from yesterday's headlines. A beautiful piece.
Another comic. This is likely the best issue in this mixed, but overall worth the time epic. A love story, a family history, and a disturbingly badass redneck. Garth Ennis knows his shit.
Chuck Palahniuks demented, apocalyptic epic. It's got zombies, time travel, and extreme party crashing. Plus it's a sweet love story of damaged people finding eachother amidst a chaotic world.
8. Watchmen
This one is an excellent use of shifting narrative, and it's interesting use of novelistic story telling inspired the pacing of the film. Plus it's violent.
9. High Cotton
Joe R. Lansdale's early short story collection. His tales run the gamut from incredibly hilarious to deeply disturbing. I hope my film can retain such a tone.
Every filmmaker should read this book. Most have. It inspired me to go ahead with a feature, and pull something great out of very little.
-Chris Krider
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