Eraserhead – (film)
Eraserhead is the debut film of surrealist extraordinaire David Lynch. The film follows Henry, a man living in an industrial world. He accidentally impregnates his girlfriend, a woman he really is not too fond of. The baby is born prematurely. To the point, it doesn’t look human.
Frederick Elmes – Cinematographer
How Eraserhead inspired this project was primarily through the use of sound in the film. Created by Alan Splet and David Lynch. The sound is industrial, using lots of low drones, noise, and samples. The use of drones is what in particular inspired me. The way this was recorded was done in a very D.I.Y. mindset which I personally am very fond of. e.g. David playing a sound through a radiator vent, then having alan on the other side of the vent recording the sounds coming through. Which would have a natural reverberation to it.
I have no mouth, & I must scream – (short story)
I have no mouth, & I must scream is a short story from 1967. This short story was a pioneer of mixing horror and sci-fi. As they were both very separated genres at the time. Horror typically is religion-based (rosemary’s baby) and sci-fi typically was quite goofy and camp (star trek). For me, it was more the title of I have no mouth, & I must scream, than the actual story itself. I think it’s such a fascinating title that can be used and interpreted in many ways for myself.