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Author has written 20 stories for Red Eye, 28 Days Later, and Sunshine. (Is this thing on...?) Shy about revealing personal details online. Here, instead, is a partial list of sources for the latest disaster-in-the-making, Red Eye: Underground: Books: David Brandon and Alan Brooke, Haunted London Underground J.E. Connor, London's Disused Underground Stations Andrew Emmerson and Tony Beard, London's Secret Tubes Douglas Rose, A Diagrammatic History: The London Underground Steven Smith, Underground London: Travels Beneath the City Streets Richard Trench, London Under London: A Subterranean Guide London A-Z Websites: Subterranea Britannica Videos: Creep (2005) (very frightening and atmospheric; excellent use of Aldwych Station and the closed platform at Charing Cross) Ghosts on the Tube (Indigo Film & Television) (extremely subtle and creepy documentary) The Tower (PBS Home Video, 2001) Tunes: Crooked Fingers (with Neko Case), "Your Control" Rob Dickinson, "The End of the World" (because, under all the weirdness, there's a romance here) Fever Ray, "Keep the Streets Empty for Me" Gary Numan, "Hybrid" (opening or closing credits. The father of industrial synth. And his original band was Tubeway Army.) Woven, "My Conditioning" (Rippner's theme. Includes the showstopper line "I'll always remember when you didn't see me watching." Quiet and insidious.) Bonus: "Lightning Blue Eyes," by Secret Machines. Completely to blame for "Red Eyes." And since it all seems to come down to music: "Great Divide," by VNV Nation, is the song behind "Lux." More music! What else? "Mad Jack, Madder Rose": The Soundtrack would go kinda like this: Goldrush, “Dead” Ladytron, “Deep Blue” A Place to Bury Strangers, "Everything Always Goes Wrong The Raveonettes, “Breaking into Cars” Scanners, “Raw” The Handsome Furs, "I'm Confused" Wolf & Cub, “Rozalia Bizarre” Blue Sky, Black Death, "Stillness" School of Seven Bells, “Chain” Devics, “Birdback” Of Montreal, "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal" The Twilight Sad, "I Became a Prostitute" Apse, "All Mine" Better Than Ezra, "So Alive" The Bravery, “Above and Below” Crooked Fingers, “Sleep All Summer” (I know it sounds silly, but this time the tunes and the tale just clicked. Been listening to this playlist practically nonstop while writing "Mad Jack.") That's all for now. Thanks for tagging along... | |||||||
1. Mad Jack, Madder Rose » reviewsA followup to “Lux.” A bit of backstory for our favorite dangerous field-manager and not-so-favorite villainess. Featuring a guest star from "Batman Begins," first-person narration, and at least one major life decision. Not seeing double...? You will.Red Eye - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Romance - Chapters: 3 - Words: 23,171 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 12-6-09 - Published: 11-9-092. Lux » reviewsUnexpected followup to "Underground." Deadly misunderstandings, revenge, and apocalyptic weather make for a dark and stormy nightmare at the Lux Atlantic. Rated for language, violence, and adult situations. Welcome in, and enjoy your stay....Red Eye - Rated: M - English - Drama/Suspense - Chapters: 6 - Words: 29,533 - Reviews: 34 - Updated: 9-3-09 - Published: 7-20-09 - Complete3. Underground » reviewsA romantic trip to London turns strange and dangerous when Lisa and Jackson run athwart a gang of tech thieves. Rated for violence, sensuality, naughty language, and a prologue longer than the Central Line. This is the followup to DOA. Mind the Gap.Red Eye - Rated: M - English - Suspense/Romance - Chapters: 8 - Words: 75,921 - Reviews: 39 - Updated: 4-7-09 - Published: 2-4-09 - Complete4. DOA » reviewsAdmittedly a most tardy followup to "Bagels." There's got to be a morning after, and this one presents Lisa Reisert with a deadly race against time. Rated for violence, mild adult situations, and, of course, squee. Time to wake up!Red Eye - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 6 - Words: 14,642 - Reviews: 46 - Updated: 11-19-08 - Published: 11-5-08 - Complete5. Heretic » reviewsEighteen months after the events in "Pod," Capa and Cassie take what should be a relaxing trip to the Capa family home in Michigan, only to find that ideas and reality can sometimes clash in deadly ways. Rated for violence, blood, and sexuality.Sunshine - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 8 - Words: 43,598 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 8-12-08 - Published: 7-9-08 - Complete6. Penumbra » reviewsA grim what-if. The Icarus I is calling, but our intrepid crew isn't stopping. That doesn't necessarily translate to a happy ending. Rated for language, madness, and ethically questionable decisions.Sunshine - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 6 - Words: 11,030 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 5-17-08 - Complete7. Split » reviewsThe Outside of Your Skin Trilogy: Part Three. How the "Pod" people got to be the "Pod" people. Rated for cussing, gore, and half-baked psychedelia. Grab your shades, kids. It's time to SPLIT....Sunshine - Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi/Suspense - Chapters: 2 - Words: 7,560 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-10-08 - Complete8. Flare » reviewsThe Outside of Your Skin Trilogy: Part Two. Just over a year into their mission, the crew of the Icarus II battens the hatches against a force deadly and invisible. Rated for salty language, a smattering of innuendo and gore, and one bad bacon joke.Sunshine - Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi/Drama - Chapters: 6 - Words: 7,189 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-6-08 - Complete9. Pod » reviewsThe Outside of Your Skin Trilogy: Part One. Four survivors are homeward bound in the cramped remnants of the Icarus II. Rated, with a humble nod to the Gulag Archipelago, for violence, gore, and coarse language. Just stay sane... and keep breathing....Sunshine - Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi/Drama - Chapters: 11 - Words: 21,075 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 5-3-08 - Published: 4-30-08 - Complete10. Sleepers » reviewsA little darker, a little more eerie. Before the mission, the crew participates in an experimental transit procedure, with disturbing results. Rated for language, sensuality, and violence.Sunshine - Rated: M - English - Sci-Fi/Suspense - Chapters: 2 - Words: 6,751 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 11-20-07 - Complete11. Inversion reviewsBefore the mission, Kaneda and Corazon encounter trouble on an icy road. A quiet, chilly, snowcovered tale of survival written in February 2007.Sunshine - Rated: T - English - Drama/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,096 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 11-20-07 - Complete12. Snowball reviewsBefore the mission and before the film's release: a casual group training exercise sees the crew trying their collective hand at softball. Featuring cussing, innuendo, bad sports writing, questionable gamesmanship, and beer. Batter up!Sunshine - Rated: T - English - Humor/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,652 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 11-20-07 - Complete13. Psych reviewsPremission vignette featuring Cassie and Capa. Very short and very harmless, unless you're a mindreading psychiatrist or you fear homely outerwear. One for the coming of winter....Sunshine - Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 914 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 11-19-07 - Complete14. Teamwork reviewsBrief premission training tale featuring Mace and Capa. Written well before the film's release. Manly implications but no slash. Rated T for coarse language and random acts of indigestion. Forward!Sunshine - Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,800 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 11-19-07 - Complete15. Icarus II: The Crew Journals reviewsAffectionate if blatantly irreverent examination of the thoughts and feelings of the brave crew of the Icarus II. Written well before the film's release. With apologies to jarheads, geeks, space botanists, and astronauts everywhere....Sunshine - Rated: T - English - Humor/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,070 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 11-19-07 - Complete16. Bagels reviewsA followup to RED EYES. 'Cause even enemies got t' eat. One shot. Mind the squee and pass the juice!Red Eye - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,365 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 11-27-06 - Complete17. Jammed reviewsBeing a Halloweenesque nudge at humor in the 28DL world following NORTH SEA. One shot. That should be bad enough.28 Days Later - Rated: T - English - Humor/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,381 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 10-23-06 - Complete18. North Sea » reviewsSequel to 28DL, starting right where the original ends. Jim, Selena, and Hannah take a helicopter ride straight into a vortex of intrigue, fear, pursuit, and revenge, from West Yorkshire to the end of the world. Climb aboard!28 Days Later - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Suspense - Chapters: 14 - Words: 68,221 - Reviews: 52 - Updated: 8-21-06 - Published: 5-23-06 - Complete19. The L Word reviewsWhy this place needs a Travesty category. Jackson Rippner learns that revenge is a dish best served with duct tape, scissors, and a cold microbrew. One shot. Unrelated to RED EYES.Red Eye - Rated: T - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,739 - Reviews: 20 - Published: 5-26-06 - Complete20. Red Eyes » reviewsLisa and Jackson meet again. Hey, don't they always? Creepiness ensues when Mr. Rippner buys Miss Reisert a drink on yet another stormy evening flight. If it's not all about her this time, then who...?Red Eye - Rated: T - English - Supernatural - Chapters: 5 - Words: 7,998 - Reviews: 52 - Updated: 5-26-06 - Published: 5-14-06 - Complete