Dalek AMA

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : What character from your stories do you empathize with most strongly?

<Dalek-> damn, that's a good question
<Dalek-> Hmmm
<Dalek-> I guess Katie from the Deepwood series, especially after she grew up.

<cmd102> Question from NotTheCabin : What is the greatest literary scare you have come across, and upon analyzing it, what made it so scary to you?

<Dalek-> Like most people I thought "It" was terrifying. I suppose because I was pretty young when I read it and I had liked clowns at the time!
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from Polar_Starburst : what is your creepiest experience, paranormal or otherwise?

<Dalek-> I got separated from my friends once on a hike and ended up on the other side of a mountain from them, though I didnt climb up or down it. Still don't know how that happened and haven't found an explanation since. X

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray :  What are your opinions on pumpkin spaghetti sauce?

<Dalek-> That sounds disgusting lol
<Dalek-> I don't think I would eat that x

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : What story of yours, if any, do you wish you could rewrite? What changes would you make?

<Dalek-> I would re-write The Afterlife Experiment and flesh it out a whole lot more. I had so many ideas for it, but I wrote the short version. I would have explored much more about what the characters actually saw after death. x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : Which of your stories was the most fun for you to write? Which was the most challenging?

<Dalek-> Mayhem Mountain was the most fun.
<Dalek-> Lake Kagachante was the most challenging. x

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : If you had the opportunity to rewrite any book or movie, which would you choose? What changes would you make?

<Dalek-> I would rewrite Jurassic World. Mostly because Jurassic Park is my favorite movie ever. I would have scaled down a lot of the crazy, over the top stuff that happened in Jurassic World and make it a "smaller", most interesting story.
<Dalek-> Sort of like the first Jurassic Park, which I don't feel they've ever been able to replicate. X

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray :  What's the last song you listened to on repeat?

<Dalek-> X Son Give it to Ya by DMX
<Dalek-> *gon.  X

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : If you were able to go back in time, what era and location would you go to first?

<Dalek-> Victorian England!
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from blindfate : Favorite Quentin Tarantino film?

<Dalek-> Inglourious Bastards
<Dalek-> Although it's very hard to chose. X

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : If you were stranded on a desert island, what 3 nosleepers would you want to be stranded with you?

<Dalek-> oh god
<Dalek-> Grindhorse, Chrissy, Faust. My 3 oldest NS buddies.

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : Do you think you could best -Faust- in a swordfight?

<Dalek-> Faust seems like an old soul so it wouldn't surprise me if he is trained in classic arts. Therefore I believe Faust would win. x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray :  Followup to cmd's island question: How do you feel about the fact that most people asked that choose you to be on their island?

<Dalek-> Is that true? Damn. I would horrible to be marooned with. I am pale and can't stand the sun to touch me so I would probably hang out under a tree all day, not contributing and periodically asking "How about this heat, guys?"
<Dalek-> So I would say I feel very flattered.

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : If you had to choose one snack food to eat for the rest of your life, which would you choose?

<Dalek-> twizzlers.
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from blindfate : What's your biggest waste of time?

<Dalek-> ehhh Redditing. Not NS, just wading through my front pages everyday. It so hard to stop, you guys. x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : What's your favorite holiday?

<Dalek-> Thanksgiving. 4 day weekend, football, so much food, the weather is beautiful, and Christmas is coming!
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : When people ask for the best stories on Nosleep, yours frequently come up. What is *your* favorite story on Nosleep? Do you remember what the first story you read on Nosleep was?

<Dalek-> Yes, the first story I remember reading on Nosleep was Tent #7 by MJ Pack. It's so hard to have a favorite story. I guess I really liked The Pancake Family. I know a lot of people say that, but damn is that story gruesome and satisfying. X

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : What urban legend, if any, genuinely frightens you?

<Dalek-> Any of the ones with premature burial. Although, the one about flashing your lights at someone to remind them to turn them on at night and then the other car runs you off the road and kills you because it turns out to be a gang initiation. That's pretty gnarly. X

<cmd102> Question from blindfate :  Favorite booze?

<Dalek-> titos and vodka. x

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : What was your favorite reaction to the Mammoth, AZ story?

<Dalek-> Just the fact that the whole sordid tale was in USA Today. X

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : If you were in a horror movie, how soon would you die?

<Dalek-> back half. maybe 70% in. I'm smart, but I'm not that smart.

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : What's your favorite Backstreet Boys song?

<Dalek-> Everybody
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : What's the weirdest message you've ever received from a fan?

<Dalek-> After Mammoth, someone called me a terrorist. That was my favorite.
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from blindfate : Favorite kill in a horror movie?

<Dalek-> Hostel 2. The bathtub scene. yikes
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : Which type of bear do you think would be the most fun to go on a picnic with: Grizzly,polar, panda, or Yogi?

<Dalek-> Polar bear! I don't know why, I just love polar bears. x

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : The zombie apocalypse has finally happened. What weapon do you choose? Where do you go?

<Dalek-> somewhere rural, covered in snow with a hell on an incline. I would take Lucille because then I least I would get an upper body workout.
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from blindfate : Favorite monster/ghost?

<Dalek-> Chuckie!! x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : FMK: EtTuTortilla, Human_Gravy, AsForClass

<Dalek-> F Tortilla, K Human(sorry Gravy!), M AsForClass

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : You're trapped in a dungeon with a sadistic killer. He informs you that he plans to torture you for 1 hour before killing you, and that you can choose the method of torture and how you will die. What do you choose?

<Dalek-> Torture by uninterrupted orgasms, death by percocet X

<cmd102> Question from blindfate :  What nosleeper is most likely to have a sex tape scandal?

<Dalek-> great fucking question! hmmm

<poppymoonray> Like we don't all know it's Tortilla lol
<poppymoonray> (Sorry)

<Dalek-> Him or Iia.
<Dalek-> actually, whoever it was that wrote the Dragonfly story X

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : Are there any subreddits you're slightly (or extremely) embarrassed of enjoying as much as you do?

<Dalek-> r/asoiaf. Get am really, really, embarrassingly deep in GoT lore...
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : How much research do you do before writing a story? What's the strangest thing you've ever had to google for said research?

<Dalek-> sometimes none, sometimes a ton. I had to clear my cache after research for the show because some of it was so bad lol
<Dalek-> I had to research how much cocaine it would take to kill a 9 year old
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : Are there any authors, on NoSleep or otherwise, you'd like to collaborate with?

<Dalek-> yes! Joe Hill. x

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : How much cocaine would it take to kill a 9 year old?

<Dalek-> I wish I remembered. not as much as you would think though, and it depends on the physiology of the kid! x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : So you've just cast EtTuTortilla and iia in a sex tape! What would the plot be?

<Dalek-> time-traveling clockmakers.
<Dalek-> keep it intelligent, you know.
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray :  Lawn gnomes: Friend or foe?

<Dalek-> FOE X

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : If you could ask Stephen King one question, what would it be?

<Dalek-> What did you think of Dark Tower? x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : Did you think it was weird when the Backstreet Boys asked the masses if they were sexual? Follow up question: In your opinion, -were- they sexual?

<Dalek-> I didn't think it was weird and I DID think they were sexual. Still are. Damn, did you guys see This is the End.? X

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : Star Wars or Star Trek?

<Dalek-> Star Wars. Did a filthy trekkie ask that question? x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : Which boy band do you think would survive the longest during the apocalypse: Nsync, Backstreet Boys, Boys II Men,New Kids on the Block, One Direction?

<Dalek-> NKOTB. They're hardcore. From Dorchester.
<Dalek-> x
<Dalek-> One Direction would definitely be the first to die

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : What's your secret talent?

<Dalek-> I can identify constellations really well. x

<cmd102> Question from iwantabear : will you write us a haiku about nosleep right now?

<Dalek-> ok, its gonna be a minute, let me think
<Dalek-> Okay, I don't know how to write a haiku
<Dalek-> I'm sorry. Ill give you a poem instead: Roses are red, violets are red, bushes are red, garden's on fire.
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from decahedra : When you're feeling frisky,  which celebrity do you think of most often? And why is it Nick Cage?

<Dalek-> Okay, Nic Cage is a national treasure, who was also IN National Treasure. It's impossible not to have a crush on him. Also Tormund.
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : Can you tell us any more about the Netflix show you're working on?

<Dalek-> It's based on a classic horror novel and has 10 episodes. The characters are really well written and the horror is solid. I'm excited to see it filmed!
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from iwantabear : that poem was better than Borrasca. what is your fav comfort food?

<Dalek-> mashed potatoes and pancakes. but not together. x

<cmd102> Question from PianoFaustMalone (through poppymoonray): When do we leave for this desert island?

<Dalek-> As soon as our visas clear. But I would rather go to one with rooms and a bar. Sandals. Let's all go to Sandals. x

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : If you could have an Ewok as a pet, what would you name it?

<Dalek-> Keith. x

<cmd102> Question from iwantabear :  after the show comes out can i tell everyone i know that you once wrote a poem for me?

<Dalek-> You can.
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : FMK: Bloodworth, Blindfate, Grindhorse

<Dalek-> F Grindhorse, M Blindfate, K BW.  x

<cmd102> Question from onyxoctopus : What's your favorite book?

<Dalek-> A Song of Ice and Fire series. Sorry but its just so damn good
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : You occasionally post hot dudes to r/LadyBoners. So, who's your ultimate celebrity lady boner?

<Dalek-> Tom Hiddleston. x

<cmd102> Question from iwantabear : if you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life which one would it be?

<Dalek-> Welcome to the Jungle
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from onyxoctopus : What music do you like to listen to when you write?

<Dalek-> movie scores!x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : What's your favorite constellation?

<Dalek-> southern cross x

<cmd102> Question from onyxoctopus : Follow up question: scores from which movies?

<Dalek-> anything hans simmer, Ramin Djawadi, the Village
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : Please rank the Beatles in order of best to worst

<Dalek-> McCartney, Harrison, Lennon, Ringo
<Dalek-> x

<poppymoonray> Poor RIngo :(

<Dalek-> poor drummers

<cmd102> Question from onyxoctopus : Do you have any pets? What are their names?

<Dalek-> 2 dogs, Phillip J Fry and Debby.
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : Your story about mannequins freaks me the fuck out, yo. Do you have any unconventional fears?

<Dalek-> dolls, particularly porcelain ones,  flying, and serial killers.  sorry, they're not too unconventional. x

<cmd102> Question from onyxoctopus :  How do you think of names for your characters?

<Dalek-> people I know or work with
<Dalek-> although apparently its bad luck to do that! x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : What're you gonna dress up as for Halloween?

<Dalek-> I probably won't dress up, but if I did it would probably be Maggie from TWD or River Song from DW.
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : What song do you think would be the best choice for auditory torture?

<Dalek-> Party in the USA by Miley Cyris
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from iwantabear : whats the best candy to give/get on halloween?

<Dalek-> full size reeces
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray : Favorite thing about the NoSleep community? Least favorite thing?

<Dalek-> Everyone's enthusiasm for the genre and the sense of community!

<Dalek-> Least favorite is probably the believability laws - no dead narrators, nothing that can be disproven super easily.  x

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : If you absolutely HAD to choose, which Doctor would you exterminate?

<Dalek-> 12. sorry Capaldi - it wasn't you, it was the writing
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray :  FMK: Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury

<Dalek-> F Asimov, M Bradbury, K Heinlein.   x

<cmd102> Question from poppymoonray :  Which Air Bud movie was your favorite?

<Dalek-> I have never seen any of those movies. Honestly, I didnt even know there was more than one. x

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : What would you do for a Klondike bar?

<Dalek-> pay $2.95 at a Citgo. x

<cmd102> Question from cmd102 : What popular Nosleep story do you think would make the best movie?

<Dalek-> hmmmm
<Dalek-> I think Spire would be solid.
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> FINAL Question from cmd102 : Any advice for new or aspiring authors?

<Dalek-> I'll go against the common position on this - but I say don't write if you don't feel it. Don't let it become a chore! Writing should make you happy and I think you really grow when you really care about the material.
<Dalek-> x

<cmd102> That's all! Thank you, Dalek, for joining us! NSI will be taking a bit of a break, and will return with our next victim on September 18th!