So, the book is called Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes.
I feel most folks want to be a viral sensation, but what does it mean when you have a book that’s a viral sensation? I mean, other than infecting people with the nightmares you write about, what is a viral sensation when it comes to books?ĮRIC LAROCCA: Well, I think that term really was coined by the marketing department at Titan, which is putting out the book you’re talking about, Things That Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, but it’s also being packaged with two other stories. I was lucky enough to sit down with LaRocca and dive into the makings of what makes him tick, what makes his work so damn infectious and, perhaps most importantly, what’s next in line to stir our mind and heart.ĬEMETERY DANCE: Eric, like a lot of your readers, I first heard of you through your viral book sensation, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. With a bravado that is both rare and refreshing, LaRocca writes from the heart even as it bleeds everything he has to offer until we’re moved to think in uncomfortable ways because the author understands discomfort is necessary for forward motion, for progress. His artistic muse easily transcends the very label which defines genre and offers instead a peeled-back look at our bare selves in a world where showcasing what’s truly inside is often controversial at best, feared and shamed or downright hated at worst, whilst compassion and understanding become virtues most discarded. What LaRocca does with the source of our lamentations is nothing short of brilliant. The man writes as if possessed by a storm of collected maladies rendered by the universal subconscious of our darkest fears and twisted perceptions. Not only was the hype well earned, but in subsequent publications ( We Can Never Leave This Place, The Trees Grew Because I Bled There, You’ve Lost A Lot Of Blood, They Were Here Before Us) LaRocca proves he is hardly a one-bolt-strike of polarizing lightning. The novella quickly went viral and forced many a reader to give pause and find out for themselves if all the hype was for real. Eric LaRocca is an American author who burst onto the horror scene with his debut publication, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke.
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