Somehow knowing that Alzheimer's is coming mocks all one's aspirations – to tell stories to think through certain issues as only a novel can do to be recognised for one's accomplishments and hard work – in a way that old familiar death does not.
When you think about it the end of the world is a little bit like death: We all know it's going to come eventually and as we get older we feel we see the signs more and more distinctly.
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'American Horror' goes for a very specific kind of Seventies suburban downer ambience – 'Flowers in the Attic' paperbacks Black Sabbath album covers and late-night flicks like 'Let's Scare Jessica to Death.' It even has 'Go Ask Alice'-era urban legends.
