I buy the music and merchandise I want and leave behind that I dont want. We all possess a dark side, an inner place where twisted thoughts and images are given reign. This is the stuff of fantasy and, when handled properly, we are able to give into these primitive urges in a safe and harmless manner. Thats why horror films and books delight us, why images of the bizarre interest and titillate us and why vampires, devils and demons intrigue us. Perhaps it is because these things verge on the dangerous, are looked upon as degenerate and disgusting by polite society and verge on the forbidden - which any child knows just makes it all the more exciting.
Gene delights in the macabre.
He portrays the demon in all of us. The devil sitting on our shoulders, whispering seductive thoughts in our ears. His costume and make-up are designed to shock and his stage presence, with his imposing height and predatory style, can send a delightful shiver along many a spine, including mine. Gene appeals to my darker side. The side of me which remains hidden from people on an every day basis, the side of me which refuses to conform to societys artificial norms, the side of me which wickedly delights in the bizarre.