tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post4892440025030734982..comments2024-03-29T01:17:51.980-05:00Comments on FATE SF: Warehouse-Cathedral And The Quiet ZoneTallgeesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045006122540505779noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-11862032919430584242013-12-29T00:28:02.481-06:002013-12-29T00:28:02.481-06:00Creepy, mysterious and I would love to know more a...Creepy, mysterious and I would love to know more about it!dcliquidatorshttp://www.dcliquidators.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-88001680294208978812013-12-20T15:23:18.695-06:002013-12-20T15:23:18.695-06:00@Trey. Thanks! I hadn't really thought of the ...@Trey. Thanks! I hadn't really thought of the Zones as being about a haunted house/wrong place kind of horror fiction, but this totally makes sense. The movie Stalker reinforces it, as the camera's implied POV (i.e., the "who" of who is watching through the camera) often seems to be a character, only to surprise us by suddenly putting all the characters in the same frame. What is being implied is that the landscape of the Zone is alive and aware (which is of course part of why the film shifts from sepia tones to full color once the "PCs" enter the Zone.<br /><br />@Jim: And if I told you I started my first Carnacki story over breakfast today that would be another strange synchronicity, wouldn't it.? I can totally see the Machen and would love to hear more of your thoughts about the Wells aspects.Tallgeesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045006122540505779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-62232949611601705822013-12-20T15:16:16.068-06:002013-12-20T15:16:16.068-06:00Having just read about half-way through the book, ...Having just read about half-way through the book, finally, I'm seeing a lot of interesting parallels to Hodgson's Borderland, definitely. This location has a lot of strange history behind it, making it an ideal place for adventurer-types to go poke around and meddle with things. There's a weird connection to Wells & Machen in the Zones that I'm starting to see a bit more clearly. Thanks for recommending the book. I'm enjoying it immensely!garrisonjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544523186717576771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-16033083740332349132013-12-20T07:11:41.259-06:002013-12-20T07:11:41.259-06:00Nice. It makes sense; after all, the zone is sort ...Nice. It makes sense; after all, the zone is sort of the "wrong place" of horror fiction (<i>House on the Borderland</i>, <i>The Haunting</i>, <i>The Shining</i>, etc.) writ larger and more science fictionally.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com