The devil that stayed with me most vividly was the one from the cover of Iron Maiden's 'Number of the Beast' album. Victor LaValle albumbeastcover Change image and share on social
'The Sundial' is written with the kind of humor that would make a guillotine laugh. Victor LaValle guillotinehumorkind Change image and share on social
As a 13-year-old fan of horror fiction, I hadn't seen too many cities in the literature I loved. It was always small towns, or backwoods locales, or maybe the suburbs. Victor LaValle backwoodcityfan Change image and share on social
Fear warps our understanding of reality and even our ability to see reality clearly. Victor LaValle abilityfearreality Change image and share on social
The people I am most interested in are the ones on the edge of losing everything and falling into the last bit of despair. I'm trying to write about how people exist on that edge and how they can come back. Victor LaValle backbitedespair share on social
Clothes are a kind of uniform. A nun's habit, a surgeon's scrubs, a cop's uniform. People often say that when they put on a certain uniform, they actually think of themselves differently. Victor LaValle clothecopdifferently Change image and share on social
There are times when I need to dig up the diagram for a type of satellite dish, for instance, but I just can't seem to phrase this need correctly. As a result, I'm inundated by advertising for satellite television and people's online customer reviews of such services when, in fact, I was only trying to figure out what a certain component is called. Victor LaValle advertisecallcomponent share on social
'The Devil's Dictionary' reads like a collection of great Twitter posts. And as people do with tweets, they can swipe Bierce's best lines and recite them as nearly their own. The reflected glory of reposting. Victor LaValle biercecollectiondevil share on social
I spend lots of time on the Web, some of it even useful. Victor LaValle lotspendtime Change image and share on social
It's tough to write beautifully about ugly things, but Mitchell S. Jackson makes it look easy. Victor LaValle beautifullyeasyjackson Change image and share on social