

In the series, the skies above New York City grow completely dark covering the sky. The eclipse is actually one of the crucial developments to the plot. Yet, it was filled with fear, curiosity, and hope. This excerpt Hogan read was not necessarily connected to the story of the disease of vampirism that was spreading as described in the book. The part of the chapter/section he read was about an eclipse that happened shortly after the epidemic began. “It was fascinating because the novel is about the pandemic - or epidemic, I guess because it’s written before COVID-19, and even though it necessarily isn’t about that, it’s about a city coming together, and we had just been through something very similar,” she said. She waved virtually with an emoji to the people who attended the live stream before she ended it. Her responsibility was to live stream MARS on the social media platform Instagram. Maeve Adams, an English professor who oversaw the event, is one of two people who work on their social media strategies. He was interested in them so much that he snuck into the theater a few times. When he was younger, Hogan was always interested in horror and gory films of the 1980s.
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“When I was growing up in the 20th century, when a horror movie was released with a rating like that - something that was gory or disgusting, I’m getting in there illegally,” Hogan said, which stirred up a laugh. Another film adaptation is the child-killing clown “It.” “The Shining,” starring Jack Nicholson, was based on King’s novel of the same name in 1977. King is famously known for his supernatural, horror and science-fiction novels. “The Strain” writer said King made a monumental impression on him. Hogan is also a King fan and was heavily influenced by him. “Oh, I’m a lifelong horror fan - I was a huge Stephen King fan since elementary school,” the future writer said. However, Hogan said he only wanted to tell stories, which is a creative way to write fiction. “Who could sit down for a year or three years to write books?” “It almost seemed like running 10 marathons,” he said. Growing up, he never thought he would write novels. It is the first installment of a trilogy. The book centers around a battle between man and vampire threatening humanity. Legacy and supportĪt the event Hogan read his vampire horror novel, “The Strain.” He co-wrote the book with Guillermo del Toro, a renowned thriller movie director who could not make it to the event. It offers students and the community the opportunity to learn and benefit from writers, playwrights, screenwriters, and other mediums. It is the brainchild of David Eye, a visiting assistant professor of English, and Adam Koehler, chair of the English department.

That’s been the college’s goal since it launched MARS in 2010.
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Insight from a professional writer who won the Hammett Prize for literary excellence in crime writing and New York Times bestseller was enlightening for Falco. “Seeing someone else who actually made it makes it a little more real,” said Falco, who is graduating in May.
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Hogan, a novelist, television producer, and screenwriter, was a special guest at the school for an ongoing major author reading series known as MARS.

So meeting Chuck Hogan was right up his alley. Manhattan College student Michael Falco is pursuing a career in film or novel writing.
