They were sort of the forebears of the Southern gothic movement. They used a lot of Southern imagery, and the format of having just guitar and drums was so different that right away, it made them stand out.

Later he saw Jesus move from tree to tree in the back of his mind, a wild ragged figure motioning him to turn around and come off into the dark where he might be walking on the water and not know it and then suddenly know it and drown.

But, Mrs Van Hoosier, if I may make so bold-'

'You may not,' She inserted another cake into her mouth and chewed it so angrily I all but felt sorry for it. When it was finally dead she turned and fixed me a look, as though she were a scientist and I some kind of bug she was microscoping.

Southern Gothic is alive and well. It's not just a genre, it is a way of life.

Surrealism had a great effect on me because then I realised that the imagery in my mind wasn't insanity. Surrealism to me is reality.

A Southern accent is not a club in my bag.