Creepy but cool
Black Hole
Just when I think my reading list is getting under control, I hear about more books that I want to read. Black Hole by Charles Burns is one of those books that I moved to the top of the list and finished in one sitting. It’s a creepy look at teens in the 70s in Seattle who get sexually-transmitted diseases that turn them into mutant freaks—they develop everything from warts to a second mouth on the neck. [Note: Neck mouths make for very interesting make-out scenes.]
The art in Black Hole is incredible. Now it’s being transformed into a motion picture by David Fincher (Fight Club, Se7en) with the advice of Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, Stardust, Coraline). A live-action Black Hole makes me a little wary, but hopefully with the guidance of Gaiman, its creepiness will be just as beautiful on screen as in the book.
