

-Paranormal Suspense Author-
Mark E. Drotos
The Spirits of DeMaine's
Bonus Material
Below are various items that either inspired the story of "The Spirits of DeMaine's" or maybe interesting to the reader. Enjoy!
Photos
The below images provided me with inspiration for characters, settings or scenes.















Musical Inspiration for The Spirits of DeMaine's
Song 1- Shadowplay by Joy Division- Can a building have a personality? This song made me think about DeMaine's the building. I imagine walking through the doors to DeMaine's the nightclub and seeing a band playing this song with young college students dancing.
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Song 2- My Immortal by Evanescence- Those that linger here have had to watch life continue without them. It is sad. This song made me think of all of the spirits that still dwell in DeMaine's.
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Song 3- Fear by Blue October- What a powerful song. Kelly Fair is a new character that has a lot going on with her. When I created her she was to be a supporting person, but she became so much more.
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Song 4- Black Roses by Clare Bowen- When I heard this song in the 90's it struck me. Another character for this story, Camille, was to not be more than a name. As I wrote about her she took on a personality. This is her song. She is indeed misunderstood!
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Song 5- Street Spirit (Fade Out) by Radiohead- Evelynn is able to perform a technique called Spiritus Viatorem. She is able to enter the veil, the gray, the in-between of two worlds. While doing this she is able to observe the residual energy that has imprinted itself on that space. Does this mean she has become the spirit?