When considering what is so intriguing about “weird”
storytelling, or rather any strange format of art there are a few things I
gathered from reading China Mievelle’s novel, “King Rat.” Firstly, I think what
can be so enthralling about a “weird” story is that is completely fresh and
unconventional. If you ever imagined that a book had to fit into a certain
format or that telling a story couldn’t be completely insane then you’d be
captivated by, “King Rat.” For example the whole storyline that Saul is half rat
in the first place is weird because not only is that perturbing, but you find
out that his mom is a rat and that Saul is a product of rape. Which brings to
life some disgusting imagery not only in my mind, but the minds of most
readers. It’s almost too graphic, but you want need to know how the story will
end which urges you to keep on.
Another piece of the story I found particularly interesting was that the Drum and Bass controlled humans, which when reading I immediately made the connection that though that doesn’t legitimately happen, when people listen to Drum and Bass, Dubstep, etc. in a club setting they are commonly on ecstasy or other drugs that makes them actually lose control of themselves to enhance the experience.
Another piece of the story I found particularly interesting was that the Drum and Bass controlled humans, which when reading I immediately made the connection that though that doesn’t legitimately happen, when people listen to Drum and Bass, Dubstep, etc. in a club setting they are commonly on ecstasy or other drugs that makes them actually lose control of themselves to enhance the experience.
When I
watched Cabin the Woods however it took the typical horror, “slasher” film on
its head and it’s a completely different story than you expect. What makes this
story uniquely weird is taking a horror movie, showing all the gore, but
takeing human life and making it a pool going on in the office. It was completely unexpected and refreshing.
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