Robert Stark talks to Andy Nowicki about his new novella, Muze, and Robert’s new surreal dark comedy novel, Vaporfornia. Andy Nowicki is a former English professor and the author of numerous books including The Columbine Pilgrim, Lost Violent Souls, Heart Killer, Beauty and the Least, Under the Nihil, and The Insurrectionist. Check out Muze on Terror House Publishing and Andy’s YouTube channel and writings at his Substack.
Topics:
Revisiting Andy’s earlier work and the genre of the alienated lonerReferences to incel culture in MuzeOther themes in Muze, including pharmaceuticals, transhumanism, blackmail, and mind controlWriting about depravity from a socially conservative/Catholic perspectiveThe revival in 00’s conspiracy theoriesDavid Lynch and open ended narrativesRobert’s novel Vaporfornia and its similar themes to MuzeAllegories for degradationRevisiting Robert’s mocumentary SupplyMatt Pegas’ Dragon DayThe growing dissident literary sceneAndy’s trip to South Africa in 2011The politics of crisis: acceleration vs. gradual decay