From the Basement: Stories about Geeks, Gamers, and Freaks

• Other Authors: Lynes, Jeanette
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Nerd; Geek; Pepler; Cosplay; Zombie; Magic; PLUR; World of Warcraft; Novella; Short Story; Fiction; Writing; Anal Beads
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2014-09-1699

This thesis is a creative work of fiction in the form of one novella and four short stories. The collection is a work of humour and entertainment. “The Coin Collective” delves into the cut-throat world of cosplay, “The Dead of Waynesboro” follows Declan Mortel as her tries to create the ultimate zombie movie in true gothic fashion, “220 Torren Mill Road” is an epistolary horror story about a whack-job mother and her game-addicted son, “Dragon’s Lair Comics & Collectables” is set during a Magic the Gathering tournament and questions ‘what makes a monster?,’ and Chemical Connection explores drug and raver culture through an eclectic variety of characters. I hope the collection will speak to an entire generation of self-described and closet geeks. For those without intimate knowledge of the material, I endeavoured to exhibit, even expose, aspects of specific subcultures, shedding light on the basement dwellers who inhabit them.