Have you actually read what he wrote, though? I wish the news had reported on that (although I appreciate AOL News might have the exclusive on this). It shows far more about his psychiatric state than looking at his music etc.
And on the flipside, they're quite possibly the worst scripts I've ever read from a strictly academic viewpoint. He was doing 3rd year level creative writing. You wouldn't know it from his work! I could spend hours tearing it apart for you, but I'm sure with your writing prowess, you can see it from reading it just as quickly as me.
I hadn't read them previous to this post, but I've just had a look. There's no need to tear them apart as they speak for themselves. They read like... well, something you'd expect from an iliterate teenager.
I'd like to say that this shows he was quite clearly unhinged, but there are horror writers who day in day out write about flaying, rape, murder etc, who are all perfectly regular people. Unfortunately, some of the writing that gets published in certain places is of a similar calibre to this.
My main concern is that people look to music, writing, films for a scapegoat when this kind of thing happens, and this gives them ample backing for their arguments.
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And on the flipside, they're quite possibly the worst scripts I've ever read from a strictly academic viewpoint. He was doing 3rd year level creative writing. You wouldn't know it from his work! I could spend hours tearing it apart for you, but I'm sure with your writing prowess, you can see it from reading it just as quickly as me.
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I'd like to say that this shows he was quite clearly unhinged, but there are horror writers who day in day out write about flaying, rape, murder etc, who are all perfectly regular people. Unfortunately, some of the writing that gets published in certain places is of a similar calibre to this.
My main concern is that people look to music, writing, films for a scapegoat when this kind of thing happens, and this gives them ample backing for their arguments.
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