Predator Novel Update
Jeff VanderMeer • October 9th, 2007 @ 10:18 am • Uncategorized
So far writing the Predator tie-in novel is easy. I wonder if I’m missing something. It seems entirely plausible to me that the Predator disguise hiimself as a tall elderly woman in a straw hat and dress, and book passage in a single cabin on a cruise ship, quietly killing people off with poison in their drinks, but maybe I’ve mis-understood the conventions of the genre.
Jeff
October 9, 2007 at 10:24 am
There should be a sci fi convention called “Convention of the Genre.”
Oh, and you’re forgetting the butler. There’s always a butler.
October 9, 2007 at 10:51 am
I think I’m misreading “Predator” as “Agatha Christie”. Or perhaps “Dorothy Sayers”.
October 9, 2007 at 11:10 am
Dammit-
And I was looking forward to “Aliens Vs. Ms. Marples: Requiem”
October 9, 2007 at 1:53 pm
I think M. Hercule Poirot would be a more formidable opponent. Or at least more cinematic for the inevitable adaptation. Moustache vs. dreadlocks!
October 9, 2007 at 2:37 pm
During my guest blogging stint am I required to keep issuing occasional Predator updates?
October 9, 2007 at 2:52 pm
I’ll be looking forward to reading the scene at the end where the cast, gathered together, is told by the detective, “I’m sure you’re wondering why I brought you all here. One of the people in this room….is a MURDERING ALIEN!”
October 9, 2007 at 2:56 pm
Rick–luckily, no…LOL.
Jess: LMAO.
JV
October 9, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Oooh! Ooh! It was Mr. Mustard in the library with the retractable wrist claw thingy!
October 9, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Hm. If this is easy, maybe you’ve found your money-making niche. Everyone needs a hobby!