Heads Up for the Slaughterhouse
David Antrobus Posted on Friday, September 7, 2012 at 3:36PM 
So, I've mentioned it in passing, but I might as well make it a more *formal* announcement. For anyone (and I can't for the life of me think why they would) who wants to know what type of pale, awful critters make those scuttling noises down in the dim cellar of my subconscious, Richard Godwin will be interviewing me tomorrow (Saturday, September 8, 2012). Except "interview" is a wholly inadequate word for this monstrosity. Conducted on and off between March and July of this year, and running over 7,000 words, this thing felt more like an interrogation from someone who was trying to torment me by forcing me to think beyond my comfort zone than any other interview ever. Oddly enough, I don't mean that negatively. The strange mix of relentlessness and openendedness seemed to combine almost alchemically in order to extract a series of interesting (comic, bewildered, bitter, awestruck, sad, pissy, loving) responses that might well occasion some anxious concern over my mental health from some quarters, but I feel better for having stayed on this particular bucking bronco, so yeah. Okay, I'll say it: some of this felt damn near cathartic, and although my reticent side remains a little uncomfortable with its candid nature, I still think it's the best insight out there into why I write and why I write what I write and why I write about the things I write about. Uh. Anyway, look for it tomorrow.
Incidentally, his interview series with crime/horror writers he terms Chin Wag at the Slaughterhouse is well worth checking out in its entirety, with everyone from Jack Ketchum to R.J. Ellory, as well as my good friend Dan Mader, all given the "sharp, bright light in the eyes in the stark, dim room" treatment.
Reader Comments (6)
Yay! Looking forward to it, David. I want to know why you write and why you write what you write and why you write about the things you write about. Although, now I need a nap after typing that sentence!
It's sure to be fascinating!
I almost got lost in the labyrinth of the sentence that inspired your labyrinthine sentence.
Godwin does have the interview knack, I felt the same way when he interviewed me. Proud, scared, and naked. ;)
I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for this interview! Ever since I knew it was coming I've been anticipating the joy of reading it.
Dan Mader in da house! Yeah. Proud, scared and naked! Maybe we should be in this type of compromised position more often. Not together. Um, okay, you know what I mean. ;)
Monica, you are more kind than I deserve.