I had to look it up but mark Z Danielewski (author of House of Leaves) is 59 years old, doesn't push back the age very far though. For a 55-year-old they'd be 10 in 1985, I imagine they'd be more influenced by Star Wars, Brazil, and The Breakfast Club, than Her or We and go on to write Severance, Fleabag, or Atlanta than Heart of Darkness or 1984.