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June 11th, 2010 9:12 AMRichard LynchM. R. James was simply brilliant! I adore ghost stories. It's funny, because I don't believe in ghosts. haha. If you thought the Turn of the Screw was genius, you've got to read Haunting of Hill House. It's simply the eeriest book I've ever read, and (in my opinion) Shirley Jackson's best work (I can only describe it as poetry in prose form). The ending caught me completely off guard and left me flabbergasted, which rarely ever happens. Matheson's Hell House actually is a direct take on Hill House, but a bit more violent.
What about Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper? That was another incredibly eerie piece. -
June 11th, 2010 12:12 AMPokémon Ranger ✩ MoriartyOoooh. That actually makes sense now. Ta :D
Le Fanu wrote lots of short horror stories, in a similar vein to M. R. James. He was an Irish writer, so they have a nice lilt in the narrative :3 According to Wiki he also wrote historical fiction, but I've only ever read the ghostly/horror stuff. And Henry James's The Turn of the Screw is a masterpiece. We read it at university, then had a big discussion as to whether we thought the governess was mad, or the children really were that weird. I was under the opinion that she was mad AND they were weird XD! I've not read The Haunting of Hill House, though. -
June 10th, 2010 12:08 PMRichard LynchWell, conceptually, (and in chemistry's language), the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that you can not know the speed/velocity AND the exact position of a particle at the same time; it's one or the other (mathematically it's a bit more complicated, but that's what you learn in an intro course).
And I've never read Sheridan le Fanu. What does she write? I'm a horror fan, personally. Ever read James' The Turn of the Screw? That was one of the eerier stories I've read. However, Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House is still the only book to ever scare me out of sleep. And I loved it! haha -
June 10th, 2010 11:39 AMPokémon Ranger ✩ MoriartyWhat is the Heisenberg principle all about? I'm forever hearing about it in science fiction, but I never quite understood what the characters were driving at ._.
Matheson...Matheson...*looks him up* Ahhh, he wrote the original I Am Legend novel! I haven't read any of his stuff (seen the Twilight Zone episodes, if that counts) but I am most definitely a fan of Poe and Lovecraft, as well as Sheridan le Fanu. :3 -
June 10th, 2010 11:33 AMRichard LynchYeah, about the Heisenberg uncertainty principle (how probability can not be less than h-bar/2, or something like that). I'm a chemist, so I leave the physics people to their game.
And a lit major? Ever read anything by Richard Matheson? He's probably my all time favorite author. He's, IMO, in the league of Lovecraft and Poe. -
June 10th, 2010 11:28 AMPokémon Ranger ✩ MoriartyWas that a Physics joke? >_> *Lit major hooo! XD*
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June 10th, 2010 11:14 AMRichard LynchNope, we're in the box... when Schrodinger comes back, we're let out. ;)
However, I guess we won't know until the box is opened! It's probably somewhere 'round h-bar/2, though. haha -
June 10th, 2010 11:05 AMPokémon Ranger ✩ MoriartyAha, is that known as a reverse Bill Gates? :')
I don't think being locked in a box counts as the Rapture, you know... -
June 10th, 2010 10:07 AMRichard LynchI do believe you're right, but me and the entire Chemistry and Physics departments at my school have come to the conclusion that while we may openly poke fun at the Business/Management majors, chances are we'll work for 'em someday. XD
However, when Schrodinger comes back, all us science geeks will be raptured anyway. haha -
June 10th, 2010 4:01 AMPokémon Ranger ✩ MoriartyNever be ashamed that you're a brainy guy in public. Remember, geeks will inherit the Earth one day. :3

