 Author G. Connor Salter reached out to Zeena for this in-depth interview which extrapolates on the psychological and philosophical underpinnings of her father's choice to name her after the mystical fortune teller character, Madame Zeena, from the novel Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham. In the interview, Zeena covers her father's claims to have personally known Gresham, details about his early life history, his brushes with occult and esoteric groups in the '50s and other Noir influences on his early development, which in turn influenced Zeena's early development, making this a richly detailed and insightful exploration into the mind. The article also features photos of two vintage paperback editions of Nightmare Alley and a movie poster for the 1947 film, which lived in the kitchen of the Black House (Zeena's childhood home), from Zeena's personal archives. G. Connor Salter is known for his exhaustive research in and written contributions to scholarly studies of the 1930s-40s literary group The Inklings and by extension CS Lewis's wife Joy Davidman's first husband, Noir author William Gresham. Salter is currently working on the unpublished writings of Gresham to which this interview is a small portion of a larger project. Read the full interview here: punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/2024/05/22/a-conversation-with-zeena-schreck-about-nightmare-alley-by-g-connor-salter/ [Posted by T.M. 24/05/24]
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Brian Lee Girard
24/6/2024 08:07:30 pm
I Love you! Zeena, You are a Divine Mother Goddess Of the Earthly Plain We live on. I am always so happy when you release something, Art, Music, Interviews, and Articles. I hope we can get some new interviews/ Podcasts, Videos on online. Thank you, for all your hard work, beauty, and Truth. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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