A Dream of Impossible People 001 (FICTION)

A Dream of Impossible People 001 (FICTION)

Posted inWorks by Eric, Writing
He didn't often shave. When he did, the mirror twisted and cracked, his face split between the shards, each of those infinite reflections thinking of infinite ways to die and why he was frightened by, and drawn to, each one of those endings. Instead, he drank coffee with no caffeine, because caffeine was just a rush of heartbeats and regrets, inky black, like so many nights caught in the grip of sleep paralysis, but in liquid form. From there, it was the choice: clean or unclean. Most days he was unclean. This suited him. Let the cover be the book.…
The Girl and the Dog: Fiction Fragment

The Girl and the Dog: Fiction Fragment

Posted inWorks by Eric, Writing
She reached down for the water bottle at her side, remembered it was empty only when she brought to her lips, sighed, and hung her head. "I should have stayed in the city." She knew she was wrong about that, of course. The city is where it all started. Things were still bad there. And the smell? She didn't want to think about the smell. But at least she knew what to do in the city. What abandoned stores to search, which apartments had storerooms others might now know about, what neighborhoods were left at least somewhat intact after the…
Sex, Saws, Stumps & Samara: Revisiting Fangoria 2005

Sex, Saws, Stumps & Samara: Revisiting Fangoria 2005

Posted inFilms, Uncategorized, Works by Eric
This was originally published all the way back in 2005, at DVD in My Pants. The following version does not include all of the photos taken (by me!) for the piece. The formatting may be wonky, too. I'm posting it mostly to keep it alive online. Two days of axes, gore and bloody stumps might sound terrifying, but for fans of the horror genre, it was just what the (mad) doctor ordered on September 24 and 25 in Secaucus, New Jersey. For two days genre fans gnawed at Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors, where hundreds horror fans and a full slate of…
My new ambient record is here. It’s very mellow. Get ready to zone out and meditate

My new ambient record is here. It’s very mellow. Get ready to zone out and meditate

Posted inMusic, Works by Eric
In the spring of last year, I started experimenting with getting far more minimal in my music than usual, trading layers of drones for sparse sounds. Also had some ideas I wanted to play with involving using math to structure long, ever-shifting pieces. Taking those goals and a heaping helping of Brian Eno influence, i started messing with stuff. The result is the following album. Here's the opening track. Yes, it's very, very mellow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0oUKyrPAxw If you liked that, the whole thing is available for download and streaming. See below for links. The Experiment 4 - The Ambient Orchestra (2020)…