I'm about to play some XCom.
I'm about to play some XCom. Why did I love this game so much as a teenager? Probably because in the mid 80's my mom told me she'd seen an author on Johnny Carson the night before named Whitley Strieber. Strieber started the modern alien abduction craze with his book "Communion." Mom described how Strieber claimed to have been visited by mysterious beings. He wouldn't identify them as aliens, but that's really what he was saying. I was fascinated and terrified by the thought of being taken from my bed at night by aliens.
Then Mom bought the book.
THE COVER.
I could not let myself think about communion aliens at night. There would be no sleep if I did.
So, when I see a communion alien, a gray, an X-Com sectoid, all I want to do is shoot it.
And if you don't feel like sleeping:
ReplyDeleteCommunion - peeking alien
War Day was a waaaaaaay better book, though he did actually realize it was indeed fiction. Plus, I think a lot of the goodness came from Stephen Kunetka.
ReplyDeleteHe's not bad author, just a loon.
ReplyDeleteVery true, he does rank up in the list of batshit crazy scifi authors close to Hubbard.
ReplyDeleteNow Stephen Kunetka is so nice and down to earth, I really do wish they'd collaborated more since I think they were so good together.