Chuck Palahniuk Rampage (a public Christmas party involving pranks and drunkenness) in Portland, Oregon. His participation in the Society inspired some of the events in his writings, both fictional and non-fictional. Most notably, he used the Cacophony Society as the basis for Project Mayhem in "Fight Club". In May 1999, Palahniuk's father and a woman the father was dating were murdered by the woman's ex-partner. Palahniuk was asked to help determine the sentence for the man who killed his father; he asked for the death penalty. Palahniuk came out as gay after an interview with Karen Valby, a reporter for "Entertainment Weekly".
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (novel) status, the novel reveals they kept all their money for themselves. This novel was both popular, with strong sales, and critically acclaimed for Hansens's vivid portrayal of James, his gang and family, and his times. It made the short list for the 1984 PEN/Faulkner Award.<ref name="PEN/Faulkner Foundation - Past Winners & Finalists"></ref> In 2007, the novel was adapted as a film of the same name. The screenplay was written and the film directed by Andrew Dominik. It starred Brad Pitt as James and Casey Affleck as Ford. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (novel) The Assassination