That’s a real opium high for a ten-year-old. I played them a lot as a kid, and I always loved venturing into new screens or walking back into a screen and finding an object there that hadn’t been there before.
You’ve also said that The Hike was inspired by the King’s Quest games.
I will say that The Princess Bride was big to me because it has villains, but all the villains have charm.
It’s the sum byproduct of any classic tale I’ve ever enjoyed. How were those things influences on The Hike? And then you have other elements in there like Stephen King, A Christmas Carol, It’s A Wonderful Life, The Odyssey, Cast Away, The Princess Bride, and lots of other shit. Well, I wrote specifically as a folk tale, because I used to read a lot of them as a kid. So then what would you compare The Hike to? And I don’t just mean in terms of what it’s about, but also the way you wrote it? If someone reads the book and says, “Boy, that reminded me of something wildly popular and beloved,” I assure you I won’t be insulted.īy the way, I have not read the Gaiman book, but did read Ready Player One, though only after I had finished my book. Do you think those comparisons are fair?įair? Oh hell yeah, I’ll take those comparisons. The Hike has been compared to Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One. If I steal away to the gym, then that leaves her alone with those three maniacs. No! I have three kids, so in fact exercise is discouraged. Now, be honest, did you write The Hike so your wife would stop asking you to go outside and get some exercise? In real life, I turned around and went back to my hotel. I went on a hike and started getting freaked out because I was extremely alone and the woods began to twist and knot and I became mildly concerned I would either get lost or stumble onto some weird shit. Where did the idea for The Hike come from, and how different is the final book from that original idea? I’m a big fan of anything where someone gets lost and is trapped somewhere strange and imposing: desert islands, distant planets, Oz, anything. It’s a fellow who goes on a hike and gets very, very, very lost. So, in a general sense, what is The Hike about? To find out more about this cautionary tale, I spoke to Magary about the impetuous and influences behind this freaky and oddly semiautobiographical story. But for those who aren’t afraid of the great outdoors, might I recommend you read Drew Magary’s weird new horror/sci-fi novel, The Hike ( hardcover, digital), in which a guy has a terrible, no good, very bad day because he decided to take a walk in the woods.
There are a lot of reasons to stay indoors.
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