INTERVIEW WITH A FREAK KING

By Beauregard Freidkin
(Freidkin is a journalist self-described as equal parts Fox Mulder and Hunter S. Thompson, although some say Van Wilder. He will be the host of upcoming radio talk show "The Midnite Review," where he will discuss unexplained phenomenon and play loud rock music)

BF, "I'm here with my guest and colleague Carlton Kenneth Holder. Formerly a journalist, Carlton traveled to Belfast to interview the IRA, Central Mexico to write about the drug trade and the Netherlands to research the World War II bombings of Belgium by the infamous Nazi Vengeance rockets. Carlton is also a Hollywood screenwriter and has had more than ten scripts he has written hit the big screen."

CKH, "More like the video store shelves." (laughter)

BF, "We are here to discuss Carlton's first novel "THE BLACK ALBUM: A Hollywood Horror Story," a thriller based on true events. The story follows a filmmaker and his starlet as they try to make a movie that is by all accounts cursed. First off, Carlton, how much of this is true and how much is fiction?"

CKH, "I see. You're going to put me on the spot right at the beginning. Well... first and foremost, my goal with the novel was to entertain. But... if I had to give you a percentile, I'd say seventy percent of the events in the story did occur. And, you'd be surprised. Some of the things most people will think I made up, actually happened."

BF, "The werewolves?"

CKH, "Yup. At the very least, they suffered from clinical Lycanthropy. Although the rapid growth of hair on their bodies was a physical manifestation. So, you tell me."

BF, "I find that amazing. In the novel's prologue you even included me having a fictional interview with the novel's hero J.D. Loveless. Are you J.D. Loveless?"

CKH, "I guess I am, more or less."

BF, "And you actually filmed a movie called "The Black Album" in California, up in Lake Arrowhead and the surrounding mountain townships?"

CKH, "Yes."

BF, "Is the film cursed as you alluded in the novel?"

CKH, "Sounds kind of silly when you say it out-loud like that, in the light of day. (pause) I will go on record to say this, things happened during the filming that I can't explain... there was a cult presence in those mountains... and events did occur that were beyond the scope of what we perceive as normal."

BF, "In other words, the paranormal. (pause) One of the things that surprised me was that the book also had a romantic element between the filmmaker and his starlet Charlotte Rae. Would you care to address that?"

CKH, "No comment." (laughter)

BF, "I loved all the references and nods to classic horror movies of the past. Was that intentional from the outset?"

CKH, "I grew up watching Carpenter and Romero, reading King. I have a great reverence for fantastic fiction, as I like to call it. I wanted the book to have a very pop culture feel to it."

BF, "I know you had completed a rough cut of the movie before you abandoned the project. Do you have any plans to finish "The Black Album" now and release it?"

CKH, "Some things are best left unfinished. I have not been back to those mountains since. (beat) No. I do not have any plans to finish the movie."

BF, "I thoroughly enjoyed the book and recommend it to others, especially those interested in horror, suspense, and the supernatural."

CKH, "Thank you, Beauregard. It means a lot coming from a man of your background."

BF, "You're welcome, Carlton."

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Images courtesy of "The Black Album"