List of Influences
For the most part, the things named in these lists are not in any particular order and are subject to change.
The 10 Most Influential Books
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
Summer of the Monkeys (Wilson Rawls)
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Prydain Chronicles (Lloyd Alexander)
Surprised By Joy (C.S. Lewis)
Salem’s Lot (Stephen King)
The 10 Most Influential Films
It’s A Wonderful Life
The Exorcist
Poltergeist
Interview With the Vampire
The Haunting (1963)
The Birds
The Breakfast Club
The War Wagon
Night of the Living Dead
Dawn of the Dead
The 10 Most Influential Bands
Kiss
Meat Loaf
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
Styx
REO Speedwagon
Journey
Black Sabbath
Motley Crue
Air Supply
The 10 Most Influential Albums
Rock and Roll Over (Kiss)
Destroyer (Kiss)
Bat Out of Hell (Meat Loaf)
Dead Ringer (Meat Loaf)
Bad for Good (Jim Steinman)
Hi Infidelity (REO Speedwagon)
Escape (Journey)
Paradise Theatre (Styx)
Screaming for Vengeance (Judas Priest)
Killers (Iron Maiden)
The 10 Most Influential Authors
Stephen King
Anne Rice
Charles L. Grant
Wilson Rawls
Charles Dickens
J.R.R. Tolkien
C.S. Lewis
Lloyd Alexander
Robert E. Howard
H.P. Lovecraft
Steven E. Wedel 