Dreams are the stuff legends are made off, literally in these case of authors who drew inspiration from their dreams to write their masterpieces. Here are 5 authors who had a vivid dream that had them breaking out in the cold sweat. Thankfully, they did not forget the kernel of their dream. They gave life to these dreams via their pens. Millions of readers are thankful for the dreams and the book that was born out of these nightmares.
Stephen King is a prolific writer and the King of horror. Drained by his writing and seeking new pastures (his previous two books were set in the backdrop of Maine) he and his wife Tabitha checked into Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colo. The Hotel was closing up for winter. King and his wife were the only guests in the hotel. They were allotted room 217. One night after a pleasant dinner, The Kings retired to bed. Stephen King had a nightmare where he saw his three-year-old son running away through the spooky corridors of the hotel chased by a firehose. Thus "The Shining"was born!
Everyone have read Frankenstein at one time or the other. If not the Frankenstein then it's weak derivatives. This book of Mary Shelley has become a benchmark when judging human failings and his blind tampering with laws of nature.
Mary Shelly along with her husband were staying in a rented villa in Geneva. They were joined by Claire, Lord Byron, and others. The incessant rain forced them indoors. To relieve the boredom, Byron suggested a game of "writing horror" stories. Almost everyone began to come up with stories except Mary. She grew anxious as nothing came to her mind. One night when she was sleeping she had a "waking dream" , thus she had her ghost story. Here's what Mary said about her "wake dream' experience and the subsequent story.
Anne Rice wrote 'Interview With The Vampire' while grieving over the loss of her five-year-old daughter Michelle. Reviewer's thought that the child vampire Claudia was modeled on Michelle. However, Anne Rice Refuted this. In an interview to the people, the scribe says the bond between the blood, child and offspring came in a dream. She dreamed that her daughter was dying and eerily enough, Michelle was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. The dream was synthesized and distilled into the book.
One of the giants of horror fiction. H.P.Lovecraft was a deep believer in the power of dreams. Many of his characters and storylines emerge from dreams. As a matter of fact, Lovecraft's famous book Dream Cycle is set in a surrealistic dreamlike medium. A collection of short stories, Dream Cycle is considered to be a set of stories born out of dreams. The statement of Randolph Carter was based on a dream that Lovecraft had. He added the preface for the clarity.
It was Harper, editor at Harper who commissioned the work on Stuart little. It was published in 1945.
The Shining
Stephen King is a prolific writer and the King of horror. Drained by his writing and seeking new pastures (his previous two books were set in the backdrop of Maine) he and his wife Tabitha checked into Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colo. The Hotel was closing up for winter. King and his wife were the only guests in the hotel. They were allotted room 217. One night after a pleasant dinner, The Kings retired to bed. Stephen King had a nightmare where he saw his three-year-old son running away through the spooky corridors of the hotel chased by a firehose. Thus "The Shining"was born!
Frankenstein
Everyone have read Frankenstein at one time or the other. If not the Frankenstein then it's weak derivatives. This book of Mary Shelley has become a benchmark when judging human failings and his blind tampering with laws of nature.
Mary Shelly along with her husband were staying in a rented villa in Geneva. They were joined by Claire, Lord Byron, and others. The incessant rain forced them indoors. To relieve the boredom, Byron suggested a game of "writing horror" stories. Almost everyone began to come up with stories except Mary. She grew anxious as nothing came to her mind. One night when she was sleeping she had a "waking dream" , thus she had her ghost story. Here's what Mary said about her "wake dream' experience and the subsequent story.
I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life, and stir with an uneasy, half vital motion. Frightful must it be; for supremely frightful would be the effect of any human endeavour to mock the stupendous mechanism of the Creator of the world
Interview With The Vampire
Anne Rice wrote 'Interview With The Vampire' while grieving over the loss of her five-year-old daughter Michelle. Reviewer's thought that the child vampire Claudia was modeled on Michelle. However, Anne Rice Refuted this. In an interview to the people, the scribe says the bond between the blood, child and offspring came in a dream. She dreamed that her daughter was dying and eerily enough, Michelle was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. The dream was synthesized and distilled into the book.
Dream Cycle
One of the giants of horror fiction. H.P.Lovecraft was a deep believer in the power of dreams. Many of his characters and storylines emerge from dreams. As a matter of fact, Lovecraft's famous book Dream Cycle is set in a surrealistic dreamlike medium. A collection of short stories, Dream Cycle is considered to be a set of stories born out of dreams. The statement of Randolph Carter was based on a dream that Lovecraft had. He added the preface for the clarity.
Stuart Little
Stuart Little is a classic children's literature which has found resonance in children's hearts. E.B. White narrates how he came by the plotline for Stuart little,
"many years ago I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse. That's how the story of Stuart Little got started".White had the dream in the spring of 1926 while traveling back to New York from Shenondah Valley. He made several short stories on the little mouse to entertain his nephew's and niece's but none of the publishers were interested in the book about a mouse born to a human parent.
It was Harper, editor at Harper who commissioned the work on Stuart little. It was published in 1945.
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