What book u reading at the moment?

[Geddy]

Death Cults, by Jack Sargeant

[tuleven]

dragonmage of mystara. third in a rather boring trilogy of fantasy books. you can figure out the plot from the title. woot woot.
the many deaths of the black company. second go-through of the series. if you don't know of it, check it. military-fantasy shit. the writer was a bit tough to get into (for me) at first, but once i got some of the names and terminology down i found that i couldn't put these books down. good-sized series too.

[Geddy]

Re-reading Salem's Lot by Stephen King - my favourite book of his.

[TimMiller2011]

Reading 32 Fangs by David Wellington

[wizard of gore]

Joe Hill,Heart Shaped Box

Neil Gaiman said this was the best debut horror novel since Clive Barkers Damnation Game.In my opinion this book shat on Damnation Game.Its the first horror novel iv read in a long time that i found really hard to put down.i loved the characters in this book too, quite original.

ten thumbs up!!

[Clockworkedorange]

finished-
A Storm of Swords - George RR Martin 5/5
Chuck Palahniuk - Damned 1/5
Fatal Error - F Paul Wilson 3/5
John Skipp - The Long Last Call 2/5

A Storm of Swords is the third installment into the Fire and Ice trilogy. Gotta read the first two to really get into it. Brutal and fast paced after a nice set up. I think more has happened in this book alone than the first two put together. Can the rest live up to what this book has offered?

Damned is my least favorite book of Chucks yet. Can't say that ill be putting this on my re-read list. How can this be the same person that wrote Survivor, Invisible Monsters, Choke, and Fight Club. Why Chuck. Why?

Fatal Error is the 14th book in a series of 15 in the repairman jack series. The series has had its ups and downs, but this was not one of those books that peaked too high on my scale. I think this series hit its peak back around 3-7, but lets hope the last book will reach a new high.

After reading The Bridge earlier in the year by John Skipp and Craig Spector, I was interested to see what John Skipp had to offer by himself. He sets a great plot and introduction, but his action and climax sequences are a kind of love it or hate it thing.

Reading Excavation by James Rollins at the moment, Debating between a few after that.

[Bob Gray]

After reading The Bridge earlier in the year by John Skipp and Craig Spector, I was interested to see what John Skipp had to offer by himself. He sets a great plot and introduction, but his action and climax sequences are a kind of love it or hate it thing.

I did enjoy The Long Last Call but I wouldn't rank it among my favorites of Skipp's. Did you enjoy The Bridge, if so, I would suggest their classics The Scream or The Light At the End. I'm currently reading his first collaboration with Cody Goodfellow called Jake's Wake, so far I'm loving it.

[TimMiller2011]

32 Fangs by David Wellington

[wizard of gore]

32 Fangs by David Wellington

yes..we know

[Clockworkedorange]

I did enjoy The Long Last Call but I wouldn't rank it among my favorites of Skipp's. Did you enjoy The Bridge, if so, I would suggest their classics The Scream or The Light At the End. I'm currently reading his first collaboration with Cody Goodfellow called Jake's Wake, so far I'm loving it.

Really enjoyed The Bridge. Gonna give Light at the End a read.

Been reading Brian Greene's "The Elegant Universe".
String theory is awesome.

[newb]

finished SAVAGE


Good read.....gonna get some more of Laymon

[The Villain]

finished SAVAGE


Good read.....gonna get some more of Laymon

Laymon's great. One of my favorite authors. You should check out The Traveling Vampire Show, Island, In The Dark and The Beast House books just to name a few if you havent already.

[realdealblues]

I'm starting this one tonight:

33 A.D. by David L. McAfee

"Jerusalem, 33 A.D. The vampires of the era have long sought to gain a foothold into Israel, but the faith of the local Jewish population has held them in check for centuries.
When one of their own betrays them to follow a strange young rabbi from Galilee, the elders of the vampire race dispatch Theron, a nine hundred year old assassin, to kill them both. The rabbi's name is Jesus. Killing him should be easy."

[FreddyMyers]

Just finished Jaws. Last 50 pgs are tense. Its weird, I couldnt picture the characters as anyone other than from the movie. Especially Quint.

[hammerfan]

I'm starting this one tonight:

33 A.D. by David L. McAfee

"Jerusalem, 33 A.D. The vampires of the era have long sought to gain a foothold into Israel, but the faith of the local Jewish population has held them in check for centuries.
When one of their own betrays them to follow a strange young rabbi from Galilee, the elders of the vampire race dispatch Theron, a nine hundred year old assassin, to kill them both. The rabbi's name is Jesus. Killing him should be easy."

That sounds REALLY interesting! Have to write that down and remember it!

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/HorrorTheHundredBestBooks.jpg

[realdealblues]

That sounds REALLY interesting! Have to write that down and remember it!

It was .99 cents from Barnes & Noble for my NOOK. I read the summary and thought the same thing :) I'll give my review when I finish it.

[hammerfan]

It was .99 cents from Barnes & Noble for my NOOK. I read the summary and thought the same thing :) I'll give my review when I finish it.

Dang it, now I wish I hadn't left my Nook at home!

[wizard of gore]

[QUOTE=sfear;924192]http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/HorrorTheHundredBestBooks.jpg[/QUOTE

that would be interesting,looks like the same guys who done the mammoth book of best new horror series.could you post the list they thought were the best 100 books

[UrnAsh]

I'm reading Zombie Fallout and Game of Thrones on my Kindle right now.

[wizard of gore]

Peter Straub-Hellfire club
this is the second book iv read of his only half way through ,so far once again im bored shitless...well its not too bad iv read worse ,i guess i just dont think i like peters style of writing or the characters he comes up with

[sfear]

Peter Straub-Hellfire club
this is the second book iv read of his only half way through ,so far once again im bored shitless...well its not too bad iv read worse ,i guess i just dont think i like peters style of writing or the characters he comes up with

I had the same problem with his SHADOWLAND. Had some nice stuff in it but have never felt compelled to read any of his other books.

[wizard of gore]

I had the same problem with his SHADOWLAND. Had some nice stuff in it but have never felt compelled to read any of his other books.

yes i think it will be my last peter strawb,too many other good authers to read and discover

[fortunato]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N6APHtFPWNc/SlqFlpGqi2I/AAAAAAAABJM/OG5dmJ7XadE/s400/as22dfs5.jpg

Really fascinating history of how the idea of (Jewish/Christian/Islamic) God has been created and shaped by historical sociopolitical factors.

[The Villain]

Finished Summer of Night by Dan Simmons. Kinda boring and slow.

Now i'm reading The Last Apprentice: Grimalkin, The Witch Assassin

[Bob Gray]

Too bad you didn't like Summer of Night, I really enjoyed that one. Who are some of your favorite authors, maybe I can recommend some for you.

[The Villain]

Too bad you didn't like Summer of Night, I really enjoyed that one. Who are some of your favorite authors, maybe I can recommend some for you.

Stephen King, Richard Laymon and Brian Keene are my favorites

[Bob Gray]

Have you ever read any Gord Rollo, Jonathan Maberry, Bentley Little, Mary SanGiovani, or John Everson?

Gord Rollo's Crimson, Strange Magic

Bentley Little's The Return

Jonathan Maberry's Pine Deep trilogy

Mary SanGiovani's The Hollower, Found You

John Everson's Covenant

[The Villain]

Have you ever read any Gord Rollo, Jonathan Maberry, Bentley Little, Mary SanGiovani, or John Everson?

Gord Rollo's Crimson, Strange Magic

Bentley Little's The Return

Jonathan Maberry's Pine Deep trilogy

Mary SanGiovani's The Hollower, Found You

John Everson's Covenant

Gord Rollo is another favorite of mine. I've read all his books. Strange Magic is one of my favorite books.

The only thing i've read of Mary San Giovanni is For Emmy but i've been wanting to check out The Hollower and Found You. I'll have to check out the others as well, thanks man. I'm always looking for new books and new author's to read.

[Bob Gray]

no problem, if you wouldn't have said that you didn't like Simmons very much I would have suggested him. He reminds me so much of King. Hope you enjoy those novels I suggested. Gord Rollo and Mary SanGiovani remind me of Keene, Bentley Little and John Everson remind me of Laymon, and Jonathan Maberry somewhat reminds me of King.

[wizard of gore]

have you read any simon kurt unsworth bob?hes relatively new i think.i read a short story of his,he has this real old school gothic style of writing..but new..if ya know what i mean.

[Clockworkedorange]

anyone here like/tired...

Scott Sigler
Robert Bloch
Warren Fahy
Robert Jackson Bennett
Robert Mccammon

[Bob Gray]

Sounds interesting, I'll have to check him out.

[Bob Gray]

I like Robert Bloch and Robert McCammon, the other three are new to me.

[The Villain]

Reading Naked Heat by "Richard Castle"

[TimMiller2011]

Seed by Ania Ahlborn, very King-ish

[Bob Gray]

Just finished up Jake's Wake by Skipp & Goodfellow. This book is hard to put down, it's so out there and yet so engrossing all at the same time. The action doesn't really start until about 50 pages in, but once it begins it doesn't stop. The body count is high and those bodies endure a lot of torture. Characters are brought into the book just so they can be brutally slaughtered. There's a lot of gore, but what else would you expect from John Skipp?

The characters are flawed, almost to the point where you dislike them. Jake's ladies, the three main characters, are weak, weaker, weakest. But it makes them more realistic. But thankfully they grow as the story goes on and become stronger.

There are very strong religious themes in this book that might irritate those who hate reading anything along those lines. The book never approaches "preachy" but it's hard not to get into religion when the main baddie was a fake evangelist. There is a lot of subtext here on people who are searching for hope being easily lead, and charismatic leaders who preach the right words being able to control them. The book never degenerates into Christian bashing, nor does it wave the Christian recruiter flag, it is more a commentary of the Jim and Tammy Fay Bakers in the world. But never fear... this book really doesn't rise much beyond a fun filled horror novel, no real thought required.

I have to admit that the ending was unexpected, not all of it, but a chunk of it was out there... strangely if you had told me that the book would end like that, I probably would have said "No, that's a terrible ending!" but as I said, I didn't expect it... and it worked for me. On the whole this is a very strong book with a lot of enjoyable parts and a satisfying ending

Next up for me: The Freakshow by Bryan Smith

[wizard of gore]

Just finished up Jake's Wake by Skipp & Goodfellow. This book is hard to put down, it's so out there and yet so engrossing all at the same time. The action doesn't really start until about 50 pages in, but once it begins it doesn't stop. The body count is high and those bodies endure a lot of torture. Characters are brought into the book just so they can be brutally slaughtered. There's a lot of gore, but what else would you expect from John Skipp?

The characters are flawed, almost to the point where you dislike them. Jake's ladies, the three main characters, are weak, weaker, weakest. But it makes them more realistic. But thankfully they grow as the story goes on and become stronger.

There are very strong religious themes in this book that might irritate those who hate reading anything along those lines. The book never approaches "preachy" but it's hard not to get into religion when the main baddie was a fake evangelist. There is a lot of subtext here on people who are searching for hope being easily lead, and charismatic leaders who preach the right words being able to control them. The book never degenerates into Christian bashing, nor does it wave the Christian recruiter flag, it is more a commentary of the Jim and Tammy Fay Bakers in the world. But never fear... this book really doesn't rise much beyond a fun filled horror novel, no real thought required.

I have to admit that the ending was unexpected, not all of it, but a chunk of it was out there... strangely if you had told me that the book would end like that, I probably would have said "No, that's a terrible ending!" but as I said, I didn't expect it... and it worked for me. On the whole this is a very strong book with a lot of enjoyable parts and a satisfying ending

Next up for me: The Freakshow by Bryan Smith


sounds good ,man iv been looking for bryan smith everywhere with no luck.
half way through my peter straub, the action is finally happening half way through for christ sake ,and it looks like it about a 700 page bookand it all fell in to place way too convieniantly.i mean a guy escapes from a police station(some how they are to slow in there cars to catch him once hes got his car) and when he wants to change car,the first one he comes across to hijack happens to be a guy he new,who gives him the car coz hes senile...and there happens to be 16000 bux in the glovey or something..and it carrys on.anyway its getting good finally so ill stop my bitching

[Clockworkedorange]

sounds good ,man iv been looking for bryan smith everywhere with no luck.
half way through my peter straub, the action is finally happening half way through for christ sake ,and it looks like it about a 700 page bookand it all fell in to place way too convieniantly.i mean a guy escapes from a police station(some how they are to slow in there cars to catch him once hes got his car) and when he wants to change car,the first one he comes across to hijack happens to be a guy he new,who gives him the car coz hes senile...and there happens to be 16000 bux in the glovey or something..and it carrys on.anyway its getting good finally so ill stop my bitching

Straub likes to show you his characters early on while the plot develops. If your big into characters he comes up with some of the best, but the "action" will not be as great in less you can connect somehow to his characters.

[wizard of gore]

Straub likes to show you his characters early on while the plot develops. If your big into characters he comes up with some of the best, but the "action" will not be as great in less you can connect somehow to his characters.

yeah some of his characters are good,most are shit ,but this book plain fuckin bores me.im three quaters through the book now and the action has stopped again and gone back to trying too hard to be mysterious and have a lot of suspense .and long convos on stuff thats spose to help me put the plot together but just bores the shit out of me.i rearly do this but i might have close this book and start a Joe R lansdale.
dont get me wrong im not just into strait splatter punk,i do like suspense and all that but it at least has to be kinda interesting,same with the characters

[Bob Gray]

yeah some of his characters are good,most are shit ,but this book plain fuckin bores me.im three quaters through the book now and the action has stopped again and gone back to trying too hard to be mysterious and have a lot of suspense .and long convos on stuff thats spose to help me put the plot together but just bores the shit out of me.i rearly do this but i might have close this book and start a Joe R lansdale.
dont get me wrong im not just into strait splatter punk,i do like suspense and all that but it at least has to be kinda interesting,same with the characters

Man I love Straub dude, I get it though, he can be a bit dry in places. I haven't read a book by him that has bored me enough to quit reading him yet though. I haven't read The Hellfire Club, so I suppose it may not be as good, every writer has a few of those.

I love me some splatterpunk too wiz, Lansdale, Skipp & Spector, McCammon, Schow, Laymon, etc. It wasn't until about six years ago that I had even heard of the splatterpunks. I grew up reading King, Straub, Koontz, Campbell, Lovecraft, and the likes. Splatterpunk has opened me up to other writers, some old, some new, and I don't feel that the level of violence detracts from the exceptional writing these authors are putting to page. Many of them have just as much prose and poetry to it that the King's and the Bradbury's do.

[wizard of gore]

Man I love Straub dude, I get it though, he can be a bit dry in places. I haven't read a book by him that has bored me enough to quit reading him yet though. I haven't read The Hellfire Club, so I suppose it may not be as good, every writer has a few of those.

I love me some splatterpunk too wiz, Lansdale, Skipp & Spector, McCammon, Schow, Laymon, etc. It wasn't until about six years ago that I had even heard of the splatterpunks. I grew up reading King, Straub, Koontz, Campbell, Lovecraft, and the likes. Splatterpunk has opened me up to other writers, some old, some new, and I don't feel that the level of violence detracts from the exceptional writing these authors are putting to page. Many of them have just as much prose and poetry to it that the King's and the Bradbury's do.

iv read straubs in "the night room"and that was crap too,only tried him again coz i read a good short story of his "mr club and mr cuff".Stephin king quoted "the hellfire club "is the best book straub has written,that was awhile ago, but it says something.

[wizard of gore]

[QUOTE=Bob Gray;925053]Man I love Straub dudeQUOTE]

yeah but you liked "Geralds game" :p

[Bob Gray]

[QUOTE=Bob Gray;925053]Man I love Straub dudeQUOTE]

yeah but you liked "Geralds game" :p

Damn right!!! :P

[Bob Gray]

iv read straubs in "the night room"and that was crap too,only tried him again coz i read a good short story of his "mr club and mr cuff".Stephin king quoted "the hellfire club "is the best book straub has written,that was awhile ago, but it says something.

Ghost Story, Shadowland, Floating Dragon, and A Dark Matter are all top notch IMO

[wizard of gore]

Ghost Story, Shadowland, Floating Dragon, and A Dark Matter are all top notch IMO

i have "dark matter"but i also have a Joe R Lonsdale, ramsey campbell a tom lebbon and a catlin r kiernan which are looking much more attractive at the mo

[ofekbmi]

Saw : ][ great one !

[Bob Gray]

i have "dark matter"but i also have a Joe R Lonsdale, ramsey campbell a tom lebbon and a catlin r kiernan which are looking much more attractive at the mo

You certainly can't go wrong with Lansdale, Campbell, or Lebbon, that's for sure. Straub is not for everyone, I can concede to that, I just happen to be one who loves his work.

Have you read Campbell's Coldprint yet? It has some great Cthulhu Mythos stories in it.

[wizard of gore]

You certainly can't go wrong with Lansdale, Campbell, or Lebbon, that's for sure. Straub is not for everyone, I can concede to that, I just happen to be one who loves his work.

Have you read Campbell's Coldprint yet? It has some great Cthulhu Mythos stories in it.

no,damn i sore it at the shop but didnt get it,
started reading the first couple chapters of Lansdale,reminds me of Laymon so far..its good

[Bob Gray]

no,damn i sore it at the shop but didnt get it,
started reading the first couple chapters of Lansdale,reminds me of Laymon so far..its good

Which Lansdale is it? I loved Nightrunners & The Drive-In

[The Villain]

Finally finished The Dark Tower: The Drawing of The Three. Gotta say i liked The Gunslinger better. It was more exciting and this one just seemed like one really long introduction. I'll get around to The Wastelands at some point.

[Bob Gray]

Finally finished The Dark Tower: The Drawing of The Three. Gotta say i liked The Gunslinger better. It was more exciting and this one just seemed like one really long introduction. I'll get around to The Wastelands at some point.

The Wastelands is better than both of the first two

[wizard of gore]

Which Lansdale is it? I loved Nightrunners & The Drive-In

cold in july..my first read of his

[Bob Gray]

cold in july..my first read of his

let me know what you think of it after you're done.

[Fearonsarms]

Finally finished The Dark Tower: The Drawing of The Three. Gotta say i liked The Gunslinger better. It was more exciting and this one just seemed like one really long introduction. I'll get around to The Wastelands at some point.

Wow that happened exactly to me too. I loved The Gunslinger but The Drawing Of The Three felt like plot filler but that was several years ago and I still haven't got around to The Wastelands yet.

[CrashRHCP]

Alien: The Eight Passenger by Alan Dean Foster
To be honest, I didn't even knew there was a book until I find it in the local library.
It's a exact adaptation of the movie as far as I can tell. (I started not long ago, they are just now receiving the alien signal) So, if you liked the movie, chances are, you'll enjoy the book.

[Dylan J Morgan]

Currently reading three books at the moment.

The Hole by Aaron Ross Powell.
Deadfall by Shaun Jeffrey.
Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke.

Great reads, I recommend them all, particularly Kin.

[Bob Gray]

Currently reading three books at the moment.

The Hole by Aaron Ross Powell.
Deadfall by Shaun Jeffrey.
Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke.

Great reads, I recommend them all, particularly Kin.

I've been looking for Burke for awhile now, I always hear great things about him.

[The Villain]

Horns by Joe Hill

[wizard of gore]

Horns by Joe Hill

tell us how that goes,iv only read heart shaped box,that was awsome ,but id like to hear if they are all as good as that

[The Villain]

tell us how that goes,iv only read heart shaped box,that was awsome ,but id like to hear if they are all as good as that

I enjoyed Heart Shaped Box but i really liked 20th Century Ghosts. So far Horns is interesting. When i'm done i'll post my review.

[wizard of gore]

I enjoyed Heart Shaped Box but i really liked 20th Century Ghosts. So far Horns is interesting. When i'm done i'll post my review.

20th centery ghost was even better than hart shaped box,that pretty much says it,that was a fuckin good read

[wizard of gore]

j r lonsdale - cold in july

this book was different to what i was expecting.wasnt as gory as i was expecting either.but still a good read,kinda of a dark humor to it,a fun easy read.could have been longer maybe

[MichaelMyers]

Just finished The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan. The right mix of smart writing and werewolf fucking, with appearances by vampires too. Highly recommended.

[wizard of gore]

Just finished The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan. The right mix of smart writing and werewolf fucking, with appearances by vampires too. Highly recommended.

sounds good,never read that author before

[The Villain]

Finished Horns by Joe Hill.

I liked it, a lot better then Heart Shaped Box. It's a depressing sad story filled with horrible characters that are there to remind you that there is a devil inside all of us. I recommend it and i hope Hill writes another novel.

Now i'm reading Sleepers Awake by Patrick McNulty

[wizard of gore]

Finished Horns by Joe Hill.

I liked it, a lot better then Heart Shaped Box. It's a depressing sad story filled with horrible characters that are there to remind you that there is a devil inside all of us. I recommend it and i hope Hill writes another novel.



sweet i like books like that,makes you feel better about your own shit life :D

im reading Tim Lebbons "the nature of balance" its just setting up for what looks like will be a good story

[The Villain]

sweet i like books like that,makes you feel better about your own shit life :D

im reading Tim Lebbons "the nature of balance" its just setting up for what looks like will be a good story

Let me know how that is. I have it but haven't gotten around to reading it.

[TYRANT]

Just finished Pet Sematary and started It. Had to start reading some King again for old times sake haha

[wizard of gore]

tim lebbon .the nature of balance

nature turns bad people start diying and it carrys on from there.dark fantasy cross horror reminded me a bit of clive barker without the extreme sex scenes.maybe a hint of stephen king too.all in all i really enjoyed this book.not amazing but definatly worth checking out.

[Bob Gray]

It again, must be my 20th time reading this, lol. It's my favorite after all.

[Geddy]

A Seperate Peace by John Knowles

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

[The Villain]

tim lebbon .the nature of balance

nature turns bad people start diying and it carrys on from there.dark fantasy cross horror reminded me a bit of clive barker without the extreme sex scenes.maybe a hint of stephen king too.all in all i really enjoyed this book.not amazing but definatly worth checking out.

Awesome. I have it but haven't read it yet. I'll definitely check it out now.

I started reading The Colorado Kid by Stephen King on Monday and finished it yesterday. A nice little mystery but not for everyone.

I started The Black Train by Edward Lee today.

[The Villain]

It again, must be my 20th time reading this, lol. It's my favorite after all.

Mine too. I gotta read that again

[wizard of gore]

i can never understand how people read a book twice

just started caitlin r keirnan - threshhold

[Bob Gray]

i can never understand how people read a book twice

just started caitlin r keirnan - threshhold

That is usually what happens when it is your favorite book.

[wizard of gore]

That is usually what happens when it is your favorite book.

iv got favorite books but never have read them twice,id rather keep reading new shit,might find something even better

[Bob Gray]

iv got favorite books but never have read them twice,id rather keep reading new shit,might find something even better

I read new shit all of the time but occasionally I like to go back and do a re-read on something that I really enjoyed and if it happens to be in my favorites list, I'm going to re-read it several times, that's just me. I really don't understand how you don't understand this concept but whatever, it's not my concern.

[wizard of gore]

I read new shit all of the time but occasionally I like to go back and do a re-read on something that I really enjoyed and if it happens to be in my favorites list, I'm going to re-read it several times, that's just me. I really don't understand how you don't understand this concept but whatever, it's not my concern.

i know alot of people who read books again,you aint the only one,my girlfriend does too,i just dont get it,probably the same reason people cant understand why i like old black and white horror films.

[Bob Gray]

i know alot of people who read books again,you aint the only one,my girlfriend does too,i just dont get it,probably the same reason people cant understand why i like old black and white horror films.

Because they are just good, lol.

[The Villain]

i can never understand how people read a book twice

just started caitlin r keirnan - threshhold

It's more about reliving that experience you felt when reading that book then it is about just reading it again. At least that's how it is for me which is why there are only certain books i will read more then once.

[fortunato]

i can never understand how people read a book twice

What The Villain said, but also, the experience can change with multiple readings. Why listen to an album twice? Or watch a movie twice? It's the same thing.

[wizard of gore]

What The Villain said, but also, the experience can change with multiple readings. Why listen to an album twice? Or watch a movie twice? It's the same thing.

not really it takes me many many hours to get through a book.alot of precious hours off my short life

[sfear]

i can never understand how people read a book twice
I can empathize with you on this. Haven't read any books, or more precisely novels, twice myself, but I frequently read short stories two or more times as I come across them in anthologies. It's surprising how you can enjoy them all over again especially if you don't recall all the specifics. However I've decided to skip Murray Leinster's "First Contact" if I ever come face to face with it again as the punch has now lost its fizz. Poems, too, I like to read over and over. There are some books I'd like to read again, books I read thirty, forty years ago just to see if they're as good as I remember them.

[wizard of gore]

I can empathize with you on this. Haven't read any books, or more precisely novels, twice myself, but I frequently read short stories two or more times as I come across them in anthologies. It's surprising how you can enjoy them all over again especially if you don't recall all the specifics. However I've decided to skip Murray Leinster's "First Contact" if I ever come face to face with it again as the punch has now worn off. Poems, too, I like to read over and over. There are some books I'd like to read again, books I read thirty, forty years ago just to see if they're as good as I remember them.

now that you say that i have read some short stories again out of the books of blood,those are the best short stories iv ever read

[Bob Gray]

The main reason I started my re-read of IT this time is because of the news that IT is going to the big screen. There are some major parts that got left out of the miniseries and I want to see if was a good reason for it, would it be that difficult to add those parts. It's geeky, I know, but then I really don't give a sh*t, lol.

[sfear]

Maybe I'm gonna have to give BOOKS OF BLOOD a try. If they're that good I might make it one of my Halloween reads when October returns.

[wizard of gore]

Maybe I'm gonna have to give BOOKS OF BLOOD a try. If they're that good I might make it one of my Halloween reads when October returns.

they are awsome man,that was when barker was writing his best weird fuct up shit.give you an example of one of the stories...a guy gets a hormone viagra type drug tested on him,it goes wrong and he becomes a sex freak raping any man or lady in his way,has to fuck a crack in a brick wall to keep him satisfied while hes looking for his next fuck..

[sfear]

Sounds like a dark alley in the scenic route through October country. Gonna put in on my Halloween TBR pile for sure. Thanks.

[Fearonsarms]

What The Villain said, but also, the experience can change with multiple readings. Why listen to an album twice? Or watch a movie twice? It's the same thing.

I'm with Villain and fortunato I've read several Clive Barker books twice or more same with some of my other favourite books. I've also read HP Lovecraft short stories and also some poetry repeatedly depends on my mood I suppose.

Right now I'm reading an ebook of IT-I can't read paperbacks anymore without my specs and they give me a headache plus I couldn't pass an optical examination.

[Atraxi]

The Light Fantastic- Terry Pratchett
The City & The City- China Miéville
Political Thought of Plato and Aristotle- E. Barker

[wizard of gore]

started "The Invention of the Jewish People" by Shlomo Sand. funny shit, not horror though.
the last good (kinda horror) novel i read was "The Necrophiliac" by Gabrielle Wittkop.

never read Gabrielle wittkop,but just the name of that book makes it sound like itd be good

[Arbie]

The Book of Guilt by Kym Lloyd. I'm not really enjoying it though, so I might switch to another soon.

[wizard of gore]

i think it's the best novel on this topic, so far. the other thing i liked is that the author commited suicide. she was 82 at that time and had a lung cancer, but still sounds pretty good

ill have to check it out

[Atraxi]

The Postmortal (http://www.worldcat.org/title/postmortal-a-novel/oclc/706024271&referer=brief_results) by Drew Magary

[The Villain]

Finished The Black Train by Edward Lee. It's filled with some gruesome imagery and a rich backstory but that's it. The story never goes anywhere and there's no conflict. Just gruesome imagery and a backstory.

Started reading The Hollower by Mary San Giovanni. Liking it so far.

[wizard of gore]

Caitlin R Kernin THRESHHOLD

This was a really good book,dark fantasy with a alot of horror too.very original writer im glad i have now discoverd
.It was suprising how good this book was considering the cover looked like a cover to fucking twilight.

[Atraxi]

Finch (http://www.worldcat.org/title/finch/oclc/318422341&referer=brief_results) by Jeff VanderMeer
http://www.boomtron.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/finch-vandermeer-205x300.jpg

I love the cover of this book.

[sfear]

Finished THE LIFETIME READING PLAN by Clifton Fadiman and have now started this:

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/BugleSpur.jpg

[sfear]

Finished this. Essays and lots of reviews from the mid forties. Thumbs up.

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/OnJudgingBooks.jpg

[wizard of gore]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nMEtpd4eL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

[Atraxi]

Hyperion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(Simmons_novel)) by Dan Simmons.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/73/Hyperion_cover.jpg/200px-Hyperion_cover.jpg

[msbelle04]

A new book that just came out by Tally Harbour. A collection of short stories about very "weird, scary" people.
Here's a video he made about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy3LiO71L5E

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strange-people-scary-people-tally-harbour/1111866223

[The Villain]

Finished The Hollower

Finally starting on The Stand by Stephen King

[So High]

Fox in Sox. This Dr. Suess fella is top notch edge of your seat reader. Least the lil one seems to think so.

[raharris]

Hi peeps, as a first time author and a huge fan of horror and the paranormal I am looking for avid readers of new horror stories. My debut ebook which is now available on the iBookstore and Nook is in desperate need of some horror fans!!!!

:D It is only 99p/cents/euros and any other currency there is lol

A free sample is also available on the iBookstore so feel free to check that out ( try before you buy kinda thing)

Would appreciate it a lot and would love some feedback from you guys :) If your interested here's the details:

EBook: Shadows

Author: R.A. Harris (search this in iBookstore for quick find )

Plot: Stalked by a shadow figure and haunted with nightmares that seem real, Sarah Fraser has been sentenced to life in a mental institute for the murder of her two best friends. When the figure begins to invade her every thought, the lines between what's real and what's not begin to merge, causing her to fear for her life....


Thanks to anyone who decides to take a look :) Also any good horror stories you can recommend ??? Need my fix haha :)

[idighorror]

I just finished 'Treehouse' by K.R. Mack on my Kindle. Excellent book. Spooked me out more than once. I'm hoping to find more work by this author. Anybody know of any?

[neverending]

I'm sure you know this is the only book you've published, Mr. Mack.

[wizard of gore]

I just finished 'Treehouse' by K.R. Mack on my Kindle. Excellent book. Spooked me out more than once. I'm hoping to find more work by this author. Anybody know of any?

.............ask bob

[wizard of gore]

Finished The Hollower

Finally starting on The Stand by Stephen King

who was the author of hollower?was it any good?

[Bob Gray]

who was the author of hollower?was it any good?

Mary SanGiovani, yes very good as well as its sequel Found You

[Bob Gray]

.............ask bob

Never heard of this author, sorry.

[The Villain]

Mary SanGiovani, yes very good as well as its sequel Found You

Thanks for answering a question intended for me :p

I liked it but i found her descriptions a bit confusing at times. The monster was cool though.

[Bob Gray]

Thanks for answering a question intended for me :p

I liked it but i found her descriptions a bit confusing at times. The monster was cool though.

Whoops, sorry Villain, lol.

[The Villain]

Whoops, sorry Villain, lol.

Haha just messing around bro.

[MoonRaven83]

This wouldn't be considered horror :P
Blood Promise: A Vampire Academy novel by Richelle Mead.
My current interest is teen supernatural books....cause I'm a nerd.

[The Villain]

This wouldn't be considered horror :P
Blood Promise: A Vampire Academy novel by Richelle Mead.
My current interest is teen supernatural books....cause I'm a nerd.

Nothing nerdy about that. I read The Last Apprentice books and that's supernatural teen books. Just more on the monsters and horror side and less on the emomantic sparkly vampire side of things.

[Atraxi]

Nothing nerdy about that. I read The Last Apprentice books and that's supernatural teen books. Just more on the monsters and horror side and less on the emomantic sparkly vampire side of things.

Yeah, there's definitely nothing nerdy about that.

Anyway, I'm currently reading The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation.
http://flyingcolorscomics.com/blog/uploaded_images/STK315267_TN-737199.jpg

[wizard of gore]

Mary SanGiovani, yes very good as well as its sequel Found You

never heard of her.......good to see you have finally changed your gay avatar

[hammerfan]

Run For Your Life by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

[Bob Gray]

never heard of her.......good to see you have finally changed your gay avatar

Yeah, now it's your turn, lol.

[MoonRaven83]

Good to know I'm not a nerd :P ;)

[wizard of gore]

Good to know I'm not a nerd :P ;)

hmm i dont know,your raven obsetions a bit nerdy

[wizard of gore]

Yeah, now it's your turn, lol.

hey my avatars cool ok :cool:

[hammerfan]

The Devil's Punchbowl by Greg Iles

[wizard of gore]

this christopher fowler guys bloody good,just finished rune the characters were good(like watching a movie from the 90s)the storyline was a cross between mysterious pagan black magic shit and detective crime scene style...awsome.and to top it off out of nowhere Fowler can bust out some fuckin funny shit

Robert mcammon next,another new author to me

[Fearonsarms]

Run For Your Life by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

Oh my seriously I've only just seen this-what did you think of it? I really like James Patterson so very interested to know if the collaboration worked well.

[hammerfan]

Oh my seriously I've only just seen this-what did you think of it? I really like James Patterson so very interested to know if the collaboration worked well.

I really, really liked it. Had a hard time putting it down. Which sucks when you have to work! :D

[hammerfan]

Robert mcammon next,another new author to me

My favorite book of his is "They Thirst".

[Bloodwolf13]

Feed by mira grant good book so far

[wizard of gore]

My favorite book of his is "They Thirst".

well actually i picked up a ramsey campbell instead,his book will be next.
what kind of writing does he do?(splatterpunk/dark fantasy...)

[hammerfan]

well actually i picked up a ramsey campbell instead,his book will be next.
what kind of writing does he do?(splatterpunk/dark fantasy...)

I confess: it's the ONLY book of his I've read. You'd have to ask someone that's read more of his work.

[Fearonsarms]

I really, really liked it. Had a hard time putting it down. Which sucks when you have to work! :D

Thanks-added to "to read" list cheers :)

[Vader]

Im reading "Flesh Field" by Metin Vardar. Recently discovered the execellent site, http://www.bloodmoonpublishing.com/single.php?ISBN=1-77115-004-1&picsize=LARGE&x=68&y=53

Which is surprisingly good.

Im not quite used to reading for longer periods on digital platforms. My eyes are easily tired. Anyone experienced the same?

[Fearonsarms]

Im not quite used to reading for longer periods on digital platforms. My eyes are easily tired. Anyone experienced the same?

It's actually the opposite for me I can't read small print without my glasses and even wearing them while I read, my eyes get tired easily. I've never had this problem with Ebooks which is why I only read them now plus I just don't have the space any more for any more books.

[Bob Gray]

well actually i picked up a ramsey campbell instead,his book will be next.
what kind of writing does he do?(splatterpunk/dark fantasy...)

Robert McCammon is considered to be one of the original splatterpunks but much of his later work doesn't reflect that.

[Nat94]

Fifty shades darker, :/ .. I'm ready to take the mean comments, I just couldn't help myself.

[wizard of gore]

Robert McCammon is considered to be one of the original splatterpunks but much of his later work doesn't reflect that.

awsome,this book iv got looks like one of his older ones

[hammerfan]

Frankenstein: The Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz

[Dara]

I have just finished The Hunger Games,which I thoroughly enjoyed.Gotta stay down with the kids!

[wizard of gore]

Frankenstein: The Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz

i love that series,is that the first one?...i still havnt read the fourth

[hammerfan]

i love that series,is that the first one?...i still havnt read the fourth

Yes. Not even half-way through it yet.

[newb]

My Cross To Bear--Greg Allman

[Cayora]

I am almost done with The Darkly Splendid Realm, by Richard Gavin. It's actually what made me come looking for a forum I could talk about these things in. I have so enjoyed this collection of stories. My favourite story was Phantom Passages, but the dread-moths were the coolest concept. I don't suppose anyone else has read it?

[fulcher]

I'm reading this at the moment. It seems like a cliched story - horror underground - but it draws you in. The only problem is that it's only available on Kindle.

[The Villain]

I'm reading this at the moment. It seems like a cliched story - horror underground - but it draws you in. The only problem is that it's only available on Kindle.

Reading what?

[Atraxi]

I think he's reading this: http://www.amazon.com/North-End-ebook/dp/B008K7DNTA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344200447&sr=8-1&keywords=North+End

He made it as the subject title. Definitely easy to overlook.

[The Villain]

Oh ok i see it now

[Raincoat Killer]

IT. Because it has more than the film shows us.

[wizard of gore]

IT. Because it has more than the film shows us.

so iv been told,been searching the opp shops for a copy with no avail

[hammerfan]

Just started reading "The Help".

[Atraxi]

Among other things that I'm reading, this:
http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/large_lightbox/hash/0c/a3/Halloween_53.jpg

[Dead&Bloated]

Reading Swan Song.

[Cayora]

Among other things that I'm reading, this:
http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/large_lightbox/hash/0c/a3/Halloween_53.jpg

That is so on my list now. I wonder if there is a Kindle version...

[Dead&Bloated]

After Swan Song I read a western called The Man From Boot Hill. Now I'm reading the latest Dexter novel.

[ChronoGrl]

^^ How was Swan Song? My fiance has repeatedly recommended it to me but I haven't had a chance to read it yet.

...

Just finished Ready Player One (http://www.amazon.com/Ready-Player-One-A-Novel/dp/0307887448/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346078751&sr=8-1&keywords=ready+player+one) (2012) by Ernest Cline


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/Chronogrl/ready_player_one.jpg


Description from Amazon:

It’s the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place.

Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his grim surroundings by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia that lets you be anything you want to be, a place where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets.

And like most of humanity, Wade dreams of being the one to discover the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this virtual world. For somewhere inside this giant networked playground, OASIS creator James Halliday has hidden a series of fiendish puzzles that will yield massive fortune—and remarkable power—to whoever can unlock them.

For years, millions have struggled fruitlessly to attain this prize, knowing only that Halliday’s riddles are based in the pop culture he loved—that of the late twentieth century. And for years, millions have found in this quest another means of escape, retreating into happy, obsessive study of Halliday’s icons. Like many of his contemporaries, Wade is as comfortable debating the finer points of John Hughes’s oeuvre, playing Pac-Man, or reciting Devo lyrics as he is scrounging power to run his OASIS rig.

And then Wade stumbles upon the first puzzle.

Suddenly the whole world is watching, and thousands of competitors join the hunt—among them certain powerful players who are willing to commit very real murder to beat Wade to this prize. Now the only way for Wade to survive and preserve everything he knows is to win. But to do so, he may have to leave behind his oh-so-perfect virtual existence and face up to life—and love—in the real world he’s always been so desperate to escape.

A world at stake.
A quest for the ultimate prize.
Are you ready?

Simply stated, this is a silly little adventure tale for fanboys who are obsessed with the 80s. Not necessarily well-written and definitely cheesy, it was an oddly entertaining little read.

[wizard of gore]

http://joehillfiction.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/9780061147951-198x300.jpg

this was fuckin amazing..if joe does 30 more of these his dad will have to lick his sons asshole

[wizard of gore]

Ready Player One (http://www.amazon.com/Ready-Player-One-A-Novel/dp/0307887448/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346078751&sr=8-1&keywords=ready+player+one) (2012) by Ernest Cline



Simply stated, this is a silly little adventure tale for fanboys who are obsessed with the 80s. Not necessarily well-written and definitely cheesy, it was an oddly entertaining little read.

have to make sure i dont check it out

[Michael-Myers]

Just finished a book titled "Draculas" last week written by 4 authors including F. Wilson.

Currently reading "IT" for the first time.

[ChronoGrl]

have to make sure i dont check it out

ha - Yeah, definitely not a book I'd recommend per se... It was just pure fanboy fluff. Entertaining but not necessarily "good." ;)

I do want to read Horns - Been on my "To Read" list for some time; I loved Heart Shaped Box and Twentieth Century Ghosts.

[wizard of gore]

ha - Yeah, definitely not a book I'd recommend per se... It was just pure fanboy fluff. Entertaining but not necessarily "good." ;)

I do want to read Horns - Been on my "To Read" list for some time; I loved Heart Shaped Box and Twentieth Century Ghosts.

horns is much better than heart shaped box, twentieth century ghost is just a short story yeah?iv read a short story by joe hill with the same name in "the best of best new horror"

[ChronoGrl]

It's a short story, yes, but also the title of a collection of that and other short stories of his. Definitely check it out.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0061147974

[wizard of gore]

It's a short story, yes, but also the title of a collection of that and other short stories of his. Definitely check it out.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0061147974

ohh, ok now i get it,coz i had seen it talked about on this thread as a single book and was like,fuck that book must be like 10 pages long :D

[wizard of gore]

http://img2.imagesbn.com/images/101550000/101553895.jpg

[sfear]

I usually start my Halloween reading on September 1st and this year I'm beginning it with CREEPS BY NIGHT, a 1931 horror anthology edited by Dashiell Hammett. The first story, William Faulkner's "A Rose For Emily" was genuinely creepy and disturbing and the second, "Green Thoughts" by John Collier is just as good so far.

[hammerfan]

Just started City of Night, book 2 in the Frankenstein series by Dean Koontz

[wizard of gore]

Just started City of Night, book 2 in the Frankenstein series by Dean Koontz

enjoying it? read them along time ago but remember enjoying

[hammerfan]

enjoying it? read them along time ago but remember enjoying

Yes, I am....so far. I keep waiting for it to get shitty. I've been pretty disappointed with Koontz lately.

[natthezombabeee]

I read ALOT during my down time between clients. right now I'm reading a book called "sex killers" it's a non fiction book I found at a used book store. and I think it might be European. there are stories about American killers but on the back of the book where it says the price is says 15 and has the sign for the pound. I thought that was interesting anyway pretty good book

[Dead&Bloated]

Im reading FLESH by Richard Laymon.

[The Villain]

Im reading FLESH by Richard Laymon.

Not his best but Laymon is awesome

[Dead&Bloated]

Not his best but Laymon is awesome

I agree. And even though it's not his best I still think it's a decent book.

[Gh0st]

The classic 'American Psycho' by Bret Easton Ellis!

[scouse mac]

The Greatest Show on Earth, the evidence for evolution, Richard Dawkins

[wizard of gore]

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/mw_55_pb_s.jpg

this book came out when i was born!and i can tell this particular book is one of the originals as the pages are falling out as i turn them.not bad so far and im not very far in

[Sentinel65]

Currently reading The Best of H.P. Lovecraft, and so far I'm very impressed. They are all good, if not great. It was pretty funny, in the introduction the person mentions that Lovecraft was accused of racism, I was immediately skeptical and thought that this was the normal situation of people just starting controversy over a 'graphic' tale. Then within a few pages of the first story the guy's cat was named "N*ggerman". (Can I say that on the forum?...)

[Dead&Bloated]

Rereading THE HELLBOUND HEART - Clive Barker

[wizard of gore]

Currently reading The Best of H.P. Lovecraft, and so far I'm very impressed. They are all good, if not great. It was pretty funny, in the introduction the person mentions that Lovecraft was accused of racism, I was immediately skeptical and thought that this was the normal situation of people just starting controversy over a 'graphic' tale. Then within a few pages of the first story the guy's cat was named "N*ggerman". (Can I say that on the forum?...)

yeah but everyone was racist in those days wernt they

[Sentinel65]

yeah but everyone was racist in those days wernt they
A good amount of people were, but still the point stands. Just look up some of his racist quotes, they're absolutely awful, if not somewhat funny because it's so bad. It wasn't just blacks he hated. But despite this he still is one of the best and most influential horror writers ever.

[MichaelMyers]

A good amount of people were, but still the point stands. Just look up some of his racist quotes, they're absolutely awful, if not somewhat funny because it's so bad. It wasn't just blacks he hated. But despite this he still is one of the best and most influential horror writers ever.

It took me a few Lovecraft stories to get into his work. His writing style demands one's full attention.

[Sentinel65]

It took me a few Lovecraft stories to get into his work. His writing style demands one's full attention.
Exactly, that's why it takes me so long to get through his stories. You really have to picture what he says as he goes along and think about it to get the full effect. Some of his work uses a lot of details to that I sometimes have to reread. Not something that can be multi-tasked to whatsoever. So far I would say my favorite story is either The Dunwich Horror or Rats In The Walls.

[wizard of gore]

fuck yeah full attention.i think its mainly just the super old school words he uses,though i dont find edgar allen poes work too confusing and that shits even older.

[realdealblues]

Currently Reading "Dexter In The Dark". Got about 100 pages left.

[The Villain]

Finally finished The Stand. Wow, i've heard a lot of things about this book but no one ever told me how boring it is.

The first part with the plague was so vivid and engrossing that i actually felt like i was getting sick but the second part which was just a lot of walking was so boring, i barely got through it.

I thought that it couldn't get any worse until i got to the third part. When i decided to read an apocalyptic tale of good vs. evil i wasn't expecting to have to read about committee meetings and census reports and social reform. I get that showing how a society would rebuild itself after an apocalypse might be interesting to some but given what this book is about, what it was building towards, it just seemed like a lot of filler bullshit.

The last part though where the battle actually happens was pretty good and i liked the ending.

Overall, this was not what i was expecting at all and it was way over hyped and overrated. It's not a bad book but not a great one either and i wouldn't call it King's best work either.

Anyway now i'm reading Guardian by John Saul.

[Bob Gray]

Finally finished The Stand. Wow, i've heard a lot of things about this book but no one ever told me how boring it is.

The first part with the plague was so vivid and engrossing that i actually felt like i was getting sick but the second part which was just a lot of walking was so boring, i barely got through it.

I thought that it couldn't get any worse until i got to the third part. When i decided to read an apocalyptic tale of good vs. evil i wasn't expecting to have to read about committee meetings and census reports and social reform. I get that showing how a society would rebuild itself after an apocalypse might be interesting to some but given what this book is about, what it was building towards, it just seemed like a lot of filler bullshit.

The last part though where the battle actually happens was pretty good and i liked the ending.

Overall, this was not what i was expecting at all and it was way over hyped and overrated. It's not a bad book but not a great one either and i wouldn't call it King's best work either.

Anyway now i'm reading Guardian by John Saul.

Not my favorite of his either but for a different reason than yours, I actually didn't think it was boring at all, in fact it was really good but I hate Deus Ex Machina. You build up this great story and then end it with "God saved the day. The End".

[wizard of gore]

Finally finished The Stand. Wow, i've heard a lot of things about this book but no one ever told me how boring it is.

The first part with the plague was so vivid and engrossing that i actually felt like i was getting sick but the second part which was just a lot of walking was so boring, i barely got through it.

I thought that it couldn't get any worse until i got to the third part. When i decided to read an apocalyptic tale of good vs. evil i wasn't expecting to have to read about committee meetings and census reports and social reform. I get that showing how a society would rebuild itself after an apocalypse might be interesting to some but given what this book is about, what it was building towards, it just seemed like a lot of filler bullshit.

The last part though where the battle actually happens was pretty good and i liked the ending.

Overall, this was not what i was expecting at all and it was way over hyped and overrated. It's not a bad book but not a great one either and i wouldn't call it King's best work either.

Anyway now i'm reading Guardian by John Saul.

weird, you thought it was average and then liked the ending :confused: i thought that was the most shitest part of all.
i read that book like 10 years ago and thought it was awsome,but all the good books iv read since then,i think i could say now that it was long and boring.its actually cool to hear someone say it sucked coz,it almost seemed like ya had to say it was good for fear of being frowned upon if you said it was bad for awhile there

[The Villain]

Not my favorite of his either but for a different reason than yours, I actually didn't think it was boring at all, in fact it was really good but I hate Deus Ex Machina. You build up this great story and then end it with "God saved the day. The End".

See i didn't think that it was built up all that well. That's why i liked the ending. Not the actual ending i should say, but the last part of the book where they finally decide to go after Flagg. That's what i liked. That part was actually interesting and yeah i'll agree with you that everything they did seemed kinda pointless especially Stu even going with them in the first place but compared to the rest of the book it was actually interesting.


weird, you thought it was average and then liked the ending :confused: i thought that was the most shitest part of all.
i read that book like 10 years ago and thought it was awsome,but all the good books iv read since then,i think i could say now that it was long and boring.its actually cool to hear someone say it sucked coz,it almost seemed like ya had to say it was good for fear of being frowned upon if you said it was bad for awhile there

I know what you mean. Everyones always saying how great that book is and i just don't see it so it's gotta be like you said.

[Angra]

Stephen King "Atlantis".

[neverending]

Cody Goodfellow's "All Monster Action."

[joanmak]

The Rising by Brian Keene is a good one, Trip Ellington's Zombie University, and The Walking Dead by Kirkman, of course.

[MLauryl]

by Emily Hill
The Ghost Chaser's Daughter

[wizard of gore]

Cody Goodfellow's "All Monster Action."

never read cody goodfellow but "all monster action" makes a very attractive title to me

[neverending]

never read cody goodfellow but "all monster action" makes a very attractive title to me

Really good so far.

[Bob Gray]

never read cody goodfellow but "all monster action" makes a very attractive title to me

He's Been doing some collaborations with John Skipp too Jake's Wake, The Day Before, and Spore

[wizard of gore]

the mystery walk robert mccammon

this was an awsome book,it was 490 pages or something but i think it could have been longer or maybe even had a second book..had heaps of spelling mistakes in this very old tatterd edition to;
allways good to find a great new authors

[InfernusChickx]

I'm reading James Herbert- ASH....about a secret society and Castle in Scotland that is haunted, paranormal investigators go in to check it out.
Just started it and like it so far, got it or my birthday off my best mate x

[wizard of gore]

lord of the rings

fuck this books huge

[InfernusChickx]

[QUOTE=wizard of gore;937531]lord of the rings

I read that many years ago and the Hobbit.....might see if Mam still has it, fancy reading it again x

[Octavian]

Reading a fairly haunting mystery set in Alaska that has me glad that it keeps me up at night...because it's about an entity that preys upon sleepers, reported in all human cultures since the dawn of history. Chilling, dreamy prose style when this thing appears. Great mystery/horror that works on many levels.

Check it out! http://dharma6.com/html/dream_reaper.html

[neverending]

Why would you be reading a book that you wrote?

[Geddy]

Cosmopolis, by Don DeLillo.

Love the film, loving the book.

[buzzsawteeth]

I am reading Newly Street by DG Jones on Amazon. Its modern Lovecraft stuff, totally crazy and excellent!!!! You have to check this guy out! He's not mainstream, more like Ligotti.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Newly-Street-ebook/dp/B009Q9NLCK/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3

[Geddy]

The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Film Editing, by Michael Ondaatjee

[wizard of gore]

300 hundred pages into lord of the rings,i dont think i can handle it anymore,this book is boring the shit out of me!

[JudgeU]

Finally finished The Stand. Wow, i've heard a lot of things about this book but no one ever told me how boring it is.

The first part with the plague was so vivid and engrossing that i actually felt like i was getting sick but the second part which was just a lot of walking was so boring, i barely got through it.

I thought that it couldn't get any worse until i got to the third part. When i decided to read an apocalyptic tale of good vs. evil i wasn't expecting to have to read about committee meetings and census reports and social reform. I get that showing how a society would rebuild itself after an apocalypse might be interesting to some but given what this book is about, what it was building towards, it just seemed like a lot of filler bullshit.

The last part though where the battle actually happens was pretty good and i liked the ending.

Overall, this was not what i was expecting at all and it was way over hyped and overrated. It's not a bad book but not a great one either and i wouldn't call it King's best work either.

Anyway now i'm reading Guardian by John Saul.

I know there are two different editions out there of The Stand. I can't remember exactly, but when it first came out they edited out about... 400 or so pages (just guessing, I can't remember exactly).

Eventually, there was enough demand that King released his version that about doubles the page count. This sounds like you read the unabridged version.

[JudgeU]

I'm reading The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte. I'm about a quarter of the way into it, and so far, so good.

This is the book that the movie "The Ninth Gate" is based off, and deals a lot with the fictional book The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows. I would only recommend it to other bibliophiles though.

[The Villain]

I know there are two different editions out there of The Stand. I can't remember exactly, but when it first came out they edited out about... 400 or so pages (just guessing, I can't remember exactly).

Eventually, there was enough demand that King released his version that about doubles the page count. This sounds like you read the unabridged version.

Yeah i read the unabridged version

[Armada Volya]

Dracula's Dog (Hounds of Draculs is another title it had been published under)

[Fearonsarms]

I'm reading The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte. I'm about a quarter of the way into it, and so far, so good.

This is the book that the movie "The Ninth Gate" is based off, and deals a lot with the fictional book The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows. I would only recommend it to other bibliophiles though.

I'll have to give this a read I loved The Ninth Gate.

[Clockworkedorange]

Yeah i read the unabridged version


just go back and read the last 3 pages of the extended cut. best part o the entire book IMO

[The Villain]

just go back and read the last 3 pages of the extended cut. best part o the entire book IMO

The extended cut would be the unabridged version

[JudgeU]

I'll have to give this a read I loved The Ninth Gate.

Finished The Club Dumas last night, and figured I'd share my thoughts without giving anything away. So I'll speak in generalities as much as I can for any that are wanting to eventually give it a try.

I really enjoyed it. I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars. That said, this is one of the few instances where the movie is better than the book (in my opinion).

There's two plots in the book. One revolves around Alexander Dumas' The Three Musketeers, and the other around the Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows.

Obviously, the movie takes out the whole Dumas plot. Which was a great move. Not that the Dumas angle wasn't interesting, it was, but it really focused the story better. In fact, the Dumas plot is so similar to another movie (that I love) by David Fincher, that I'm left wondering if a hollywood writer totally ripped off this plot line after reading this book.


Some positives:
-You get actual physical pictures of those neat engravings from the Nine Gates
-The conversation with the Baroness is longer and goes into great detail on the engravings
-You get more information on the mysterious woman

Some negatives:
- The ending is a lot better in the movie
- The author tries to keep the story light, and even adds a comedic character, which I would have rather it gone in the opposite direction, making it darker and more foreboding.
- the Nine Gates gets a lot less page time than I wanted, and that's why I give it 4 stars instead of 5.

[The Villain]

Right now i'm reading Area 51 by Robert Doherty

[Fearonsarms]

Finished The Club Dumas last night, and figured I'd share my thoughts without giving anything away. So I'll speak in generalities as much as I can for any that are wanting to eventually give it a try.

I really enjoyed it. I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars. That said, this is one of the few instances where the movie is better than the book (in my opinion).

There's two plots in the book. One revolves around Alexander Dumas' The Three Musketeers, and the other around the Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows.

Obviously, the movie takes out the whole Dumas plot. Which was a great move. Not that the Dumas angle wasn't interesting, it was, but it really focused the story better. In fact, the Dumas plot is so similar to another movie (that I love) by David Fincher, that I'm left wondering if a hollywood writer totally ripped off this plot line after reading this book.


Some positives:
-You get actual physical pictures of those neat engravings from the Nine Gates
-The conversation with the Baroness is longer and goes into great detail on the engravings
-You get more information on the mysterious woman

Some negatives:
- The ending is a lot better in the movie
- The author tries to keep the story light, and even adds a comedic character, which I would have rather it gone in the opposite direction, making it darker and more foreboding.
- the Nine Gates gets a lot less page time than I wanted, and that's why I give it 4 stars instead of 5.

Fascinating thank you for all the detail without giving spoilers-very much appreciated :) I have to say it is very sad that the author went for a lighter tone. I agree I hoped it would have had the darker tone like the movie shame. But my curiosity for further details about the engravings and mystery woman will mean I'll give it a try at some point-cheers :)

[Dready]

I'm reading The Children of Manson by Catherine Bell at the mo.

Not sure if its that well known but its been a good read so far. Its kind of different in the way it describes the gore...a lot of its implied.. but the stuff that is described really sets my teeth on edge.

Really enjoying the way this author writes too.
Will see how the plot develops.

Anyone else come across this one?

[JudgeU]

About to start reading Blood Meridian today. It's talked about highly in literary circles and mostly with the caveat 'not for the faint of heart.'

I've heard its name from time to time, but know almost nothing about it except what the back cover says, "1850's... A Kid stumbles into a nightmarish world in which the market for Indian scalps is thriving."

We shall see.

[taintedparadise]

I'm currently reading very interesting SEO books lol, not the most exciting read. going up town soon to look for real books might have a look into ones already mentioned in this thread :)

[MichaelMyers]

About to start reading Blood Meridian today. It's talked about highly in literary circles and mostly with the caveat 'not for the faint of heart.'

I've heard its name from time to time, but know almost nothing about it except what the back cover says, "1850's... A Kid stumbles into a nightmarish world in which the market for Indian scalps is thriving."

We shall see.

Sounds promising, let me know if it is as horrorfying as the description suggests.

[MichaelMyers]

I am reading Jerusalem's Lot, by Stephen King.

[JudgeU]

'Salem's Lot and It are my two favorites by King. Good stuff.

[sfear]

Goof correction, sorry.

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/WeirdShadowsFromBeyond-1.jpg
Another top of the line anthology. Impossible to pick a favorite story here, they're all great but this is my first exposure to Mervyn Peake and he ain't no dull thick novel writer. He's a little on the crazy side and sooner or later I will tackle his Titus Groan trilogy. However, The Garden Of Paris by Eric Williams was especially intriguing and if any story could be called my favorite this just might be it. Really cool.

[King_Koontz_KetchumKid]

Hey everyone, I'm new here and this is such a beautiful website that when I was looking for a good Horror genre forum to belong to, I couldn't resist. I've been here years ago but they must have had some new work done. Anyway, I am currently reading Bag of Bones at the moment, exactly halfway through the book and it's not a bad read at all. My last book was Insomnia by the same author(Stephen King) and it was a long ride for noting because I didn't like it much, don't think it was bad but could have been alot shorter than it was so I was a bit iffy getting into another long King novel thinking these two were similar like it sais in the synopsis but really, they're not at all. Won't get into detail though incase anyone wants to read them but I wouldn't recommend Insomnia unless you've got 3-4 months to spare and I dont care how fast you read, Insomnia will be the slowest read of your life. Bag of Bones is very good, it deffenitaly rejoyced my faith in King's later books. Black House was awesome too. But the classic king Novels like "The Dead Zone", "The Talisman", "Salems Lot", "Misery", "It", "Christine", etc. will always be his greatest stuff. http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&tbo=d&tbm=isch&tbnid=xxK1K7EaT0yNbM:&imgrefurl=http://www.examiner.com/article/stephen-king-s-bag-of-bones-heads-for-the-silver-screen&docid=bnj-2WvGqjhQXM&imgurl=http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/Bag_of_Bones_HB.jpg&w=399&h=600&ei=xcy7UIH8FMXJ0QHYoIHIDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=2&vpy=128&dur=644&hovh=275&hovw=183&tx=106&ty=160&sig=106012108401457591153&page=1&tbnh=153&tbnw=101&start=0&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:87&biw=1366&bih=518

[King_Koontz_KetchumKid]

[/IMG]Oh and I forgot to mention I already bought my next book to read after finishing Bag of Bones. I wanted to try out a new author whose novels I never read before and went with the well-respect Canadian David Morrell and his book "Creepers" which looks really good and plus I'm a Jersey native and this books takes place in Asbury (same county as me) about a haunted hotel. Thanks

[Nat94]

Bizzares MagBook on Freaks and Amazing people :)

[Bob Gray]

Hey everyone, I'm new here and this is such a beautiful website that when I was looking for a good Horror genre forum to belong to, I couldn't resist. I've been here years ago but they must have had some new work done. Anyway, I am currently reading Bag of Bones at the moment, exactly halfway through the book and it's not a bad read at all. My last book was Insomnia by the same author(Stephen King) and it was a long ride for noting because I didn't like it much, don't think it was bad but could have been alot shorter than it was so I was a bit iffy getting into another long King novel thinking these two were similar like it sais in the synopsis but really, they're not at all. Won't get into detail though incase anyone wants to read them but I wouldn't recommend Insomnia unless you've got 3-4 months to spare and I dont care how fast you read, Insomnia will be the slowest read of your life. Bag of Bones is very good, it deffenitaly rejoyced my faith in King's later books. Black House was awesome too. But the classic king Novels like "The Dead Zone", "The Talisman", "Salems Lot", "Misery", "It", "Christine", etc. will always be his greatest stuff. http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&tbo=d&tbm=isch&tbnid=xxK1K7EaT0yNbM:&imgrefurl=http://www.examiner.com/article/stephen-king-s-bag-of-bones-heads-for-the-silver-screen&docid=bnj-2WvGqjhQXM&imgurl=http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/Bag_of_Bones_HB.jpg&w=399&h=600&ei=xcy7UIH8FMXJ0QHYoIHIDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=2&vpy=128&dur=644&hovh=275&hovw=183&tx=106&ty=160&sig=106012108401457591153&page=1&tbnh=153&tbnw=101&start=0&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:87&biw=1366&bih=518

I actually loved Insomnia, it did start slow but once the meat of the story started I couldn't put it down, read it in like 3 or 4 days. It helped knowing that it was connected to The Dark Tower too.

[Bob Gray]

[/IMG]Oh and I forgot to mention I already bought my next book to read after finishing Bag of Bones. I wanted to try out a new author whose novels I never read before and went with the well-respect Canadian David Morrell and his book "Creepers" which looks really good and plus I'm a Jersey native and this books takes place in Asbury (same county as me) about a haunted hotel. Thanks

Since you are a King fan, I would suggest Dan Simmons, they have a similar writing style and the three books I've read by him equal anything King has put out.

[gypsygirl]

The Damnation Game by Clive Barker. It's been slow-going for me, not as amazing as Books of Blood, but it's starting to pick up. I'm ashamed that it's sat on my bookshelves next to The Great and Secret Show for two years now and I'm just now getting around to reading it.

I have Fritz Leiber's Conjure Wife coming in the mail.

[King_Koontz_KetchumKid]

Bob thanks man, I appreciate the recommendation. I have made this huge list I have here at home of all the books I plan to read in the future and the list is pretty big but I have a few Dan Simmons I deffenitally plan to get to, for example: "A Winter Haunting", not sure if you've read that one but it looks so good! Also his "Carrion Comfort" novel. Thanks again, i'm glad I now know of an author similiar to my original favorite; Stephen King and look forward to trying out Simmons.

[Bob Gray]

Bob thanks man, I appreciate the recommendation. I have made this huge list I have here at home of all the books I plan to read in the future and the list is pretty big but I have a few Dan Simmons I deffenitally plan to get to, for example: "A Winter Haunting", not sure if you've read that one but it looks so good! Also his "Carrion Comfort" novel. Thanks again, i'm glad I now know of an author similiar to my original favorite; Stephen King and look forward to trying out Simmons.

Carrion Comfort is excellent, ranks very high on the list of top vampire novels.

I have not read A Winter Haunting yet, but I can tell you that it is somewhat of a sequel to Simmons earlier novel Summer of Night which is the first book of his that I've read and it would tie as my favorite horror novel ever with Stephen King's IT.

Song of Kali is the third book of Simmons that I've read and haven't read another novel quite like it, it it takes you into this dingy, creepy vision of Calcutta, India and a religious sect dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. The ending is one of the most frightening and heart-wrenching endings I've ever read.

Tell me what you think of A Winter Haunting, I have a copy somewhere, I need to make it the next novel I read, right now I'm reading Robert McCammon's They Thirst.

[King_Koontz_KetchumKid]

Carrion Comfort is excellent, ranks very high on the list of top vampire novels.

I have not read A Winter Haunting yet, but I can tell you that it is somewhat of a sequel to Simmons earlier novel Summer of Night which is the first book of his that I've read and it would tie as my favorite horror novel ever with Stephen King's IT.

Song of Kali is the third book of Simmons that I've read and haven't read another novel quite like it, it it takes you into this dingy, creepy vision of Calcutta, India and a religious sect dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. The ending is one of the most frightening and heart-wrenching endings I've ever read.

Tell me what you think of A Winter Haunting, I have a copy somewhere, I need to make it the next novel I read, right now I'm reading Robert McCammon's They Thirst.

Lol Bob, you sound ALOT like myself when I describe a book to somebody. You put alot of emotion into it and I can tell they must be really good and can't wait to try them. Anyway, i'll give you some good recommendations to of my favorites. (If you already read them, let me know if you agree)
~The Dead Zone. Kind of like a Gothic Horror yet not really. Elements of Mystery, fantasy, action and romance, you fall in love with the charactors. It's just one of those books you get glued too from begining to end, you litterally just eat, sleep and read because you are so drilled into the story. And those kind of books are the best, when I look back on the 2 week experience of reading the Dead Zone, everything in my world was about John smith in his world. It's a must-read for any fiction-lover and my favorite book of all time, right next to ~The Black House. Although I don't think the Black House is for everybody because (shockingly enough) I've heard people warn others not to read it and I couldn't believe because it was litterally one of the greatest reads of my life. So yeah; Misery, The Dead Zone, Salems Lot, and Black House are all my #1 recommendations. Just can't see anybody not liking those although there are but you sound like you have the same taste as I do. The Talisman was great too & would be nice to read before Black House because it's the same charactor when he was a child but you don't hafto... I read them vice versa and it didn't matter.

[Bob Gray]

Lol Bob, you sound ALOT like myself when I describe a book to somebody. You put alot of emotion into it and I can tell they must be really good and can't wait to try them. Anyway, i'll give you some good recommendations to of my favorites. (If you already read them, let me know if you agree)
~The Dead Zone. Kind of like a Gothic Horror yet not really. Elements of Mystery, fantasy, action and romance, you fall in love with the charactors. It's just one of those books you get glued too from begining to end, you litterally just eat, sleep and read because you are so drilled into the story. And those kind of books are the best, when I look back on the 2 week experience of reading the Dead Zone, everything in my world was about John smith in his world. It's a must-read for any fiction-lover and my favorite book of all time, right next to ~The Black House. Although I don't think the Black House is for everybody because (shockingly enough) I've heard people warn others not to read it and I couldn't believe because it was litterally one of the greatest reads of my life. So yeah; Misery, The Dead Zone, Salems Lot, and Black House are all my #1 recommendations. Just can't see anybody not liking those although there are but you sound like you have the same taste as I do. The Talisman was great too & would be nice to read before Black House because it's the same charactor when he was a child but you don't hafto... I read them vice versa and it didn't matter.

Yeah, I've read all of those, although I've been meaning to do a re-read of The Dead Zone. It wasn't one of my favorites of his but maybe I wasn't in the right mood.

[King_Koontz_KetchumKid]

"Yeah, I've read all of those, although I've been meaning to do a re-read of The Dead Zone. It wasn't one of my favorites of his but maybe I wasn't in the right mood"
Oh...:o ..lol Welp, I tryed. Still cannot believe you read Insomnia in 4 days. Geez.. Took me 3 months. But then again I worked and went to school during the week so I was very busy at the time but it felt like forever. I never quit a book though, even when I'm not into it.

[Bob Gray]

"Yeah, I've read all of those, although I've been meaning to do a re-read of The Dead Zone. It wasn't one of my favorites of his but maybe I wasn't in the right mood"
Oh...:o ..lol Welp, I tryed. Still cannot believe you read Insomnia in 4 days. Geez.. Took me 3 months. But then again I worked and went to school during the week so I was very busy at the time but it felt like forever. I never quit a book though, even when I'm not into it.

Sometimes a book won't grab you the first time you read it, maybe you just weren't in the right mindset, a re-read can change your mind about a book. For example, when I first read King's From A Buick 8 I didn't think it was one of his strongest novels but after I re-read it that changed. I think it is a very clever, well-written, and eery novel with some great character development and it shows how much King has grown in his writing. This is the reason I want to re-read The Dead Zone, I may have just not been in the right mood for it.

[King_Koontz_KetchumKid]

Oh absolutely Bob... That's what I was thinking when you told me you weren't a big-fan of The Dead Zone, figured you weren't as settled in your normal state of reading zone like you get into for others but yeah, I would try it again and take your time unless 4 days works for you. So tell me what you thought about Black House? From a Buick 8 I happen to own but have not gotten to and may never considering I have about 625 books which all look amazing and cant wait to get to. Oh by the way, I'm also a fan of crime, fantasy and some action but Horror i my #1. Fantasies like SK's The Eyes of the Dragon or Hunger Games, are a real big passion of mine as well but majority of fantasy books just aren't my thing, only some of them i love. Same for crime, I love the Lincoln Rhyme Series (Amazing) series. Or "presumed Innocent" By Scott Turow. Tom Picirelli another great Horror author to me. Hmm...OMG and Heather Grahams "Flynn Brother series you would love and should take your time on. The Lost by Jack ketchum was good.. I'm just rambling now but yeah, what' you think aout Black House?

[Bob Gray]

I really loved Black House it was a great sequel to The Talisman, different and creepier and it too is a part of The Dark Tower. It has been awhile since I've read it so I don't remember many of the details but I remember really enjoying myself while reading it.

Since you are a crime/mystery fan and a horror fan, then I have to suggest Michael Slade. His novels are a cross between murder mystery and horror and most of his novels have the same protagonist like the Lincoln Rhyme books.

So, as far as horror writers go, what authors have you read?

You sound like me, I have over 800 novels and have probably only gotten halfway through all of them, lol. I've read 85% of King's novels but can't say that about any other author, which means I've read a lot of different writers.

[Fearonsarms]

I actually loved Insomnia, it did start slow but once the meat of the story started I couldn't put it down, read it in like 3 or 4 days. It helped knowing that it was connected to The Dark Tower too.

It's my fave King book-had no idea that it was connected to The Dark Tower but I never have got through all of them.

[Fearonsarms]

Yeah, I've read all of those, although I've been meaning to do a re-read of The Dead Zone. It wasn't one of my favorites of his but maybe I wasn't in the right mood.

Never too keen on the book at all really-I feel the same as you-I felt like I should have loved it more and that maybe I was missing something but I just don't have the will to read it again.

[Bob Gray]

It's my fave King book-had no idea that it was connected to The Dark Tower but I never have got through all of them.

Several of his novels and short stories are connected to The Dark Tower like Salem's Lot, The Stand, The Mist, IT, and Hearts in Atlantis to name a few. Here's a list of novels and short stories related to The Dark Tower whether they have a major or minor connection: http://www.stephenking.com/darktower/connections/

[King_Koontz_KetchumKid]

I really loved Black House it was a great sequel to The Talisman, different and creepier and it too is a part of The Dark Tower. It has been awhile since I've read it so I don't remember many of the details but I remember really enjoying myself while reading it.

Since you are a crime/mystery fan and a horror fan, then I have to suggest Michael Slade. His novels are a cross between murder mystery and horror and most of his novels have the same protagonist like the Lincoln Rhyme books.

So, as far as horror writers go, what authors have you read?

You sound like me, I have over 800 novels and have probably only gotten halfway through all of them, lol. I've read 85% of King's novels but can't say that about any other author, which means I've read a lot of different writers.

Sorry it took me awhile to get back to you Bob. Busy week with my Army recruitor.- I felt the same way while reading the Black House. I almost always enjoy reading but books like that are just rare, there like a complete escape from reality. Really, really enjoyed that book. Lmao yes, I have so many books and don't read as fast as I once did for whatever reason but I'll eventually get through all of them i'm sure. Hmm, horror authors I have read.. I'm like you whereas I have read mostly King because he is what got me into reading in the first place. I read a little over 20 King Novels.. I've read 2 Dean Koontz- "The Taking" and "Your Heart Belongs to me". Tom Piccirilli- "Midnight Road" and "Every Shallow Cut" "The Killing Room" by John Manning, The Girl Next Door (one of my favorites) by Ketchum and The Lost just to name a few... And I plan to try out Bentley Little and John Saul and Simmons like you recommended I do. How is Little or Saul, have you ever read one of theirs?
My apologies if I missed any typos

[Bob Gray]

Sorry it took me awhile to get back to you Bob. Busy week with my Army recruitor.- I felt the same way while reading the Black House. I almost always enjoy reading but books like that are just rare, there like a complete escape from reality. Really, really enjoyed that book. Lmao yes, I have so many books and don't read as fast as I once did for whatever reason but I'll eventually get through all of them i'm sure. Hmm, horror authors I have read.. I'm like you whereas I have read mostly King because he is what got me into reading in the first place. I read a little over 20 King Novels.. I've read 2 Dean Koontz- "The Taking" and "Your Heart Belongs to me". Tom Piccirilli- "Midnight Road" and "Every Shallow Cut" "The Killing Room" by John Manning, The Girl Next Door (one of my favorites) by Ketchum and The Lost just to name a few... And I plan to try out Bentley Little and John Saul and Simmons like you recommended I do. How is Little or Saul, have you ever read one of theirs?
My apologies if I missed any typos

Little is good, his novel The Return is one of those novels that really put the cold finger down my back, it ranks in my top 20 and possibly even top ten.

Saul, well I've only read one of his, Midnight Voices, it was very Gothic, not bad, not great, just okay.

I've read several by Koontz, the best of his that I've read are Phantoms, Watchers, The Door to December, and Midnight, I've heard Whispers is really good too.

By the way, Tom Piccirilli is battling brain cancer now. You can donate on this website http://www.indiegogo.com/TomPiccirilli to help him and his wife pay for the treatment if you'd be interested in doing so.

[Gord Rollo]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the info on Black House. I've read nearly everything by King and Straub but never have read that one. Strange too, because I loved The Talisman. Just never got around to it I guess. Maybe it's time to put BH on my Christmas list!

Cheers!

Gord

[Bob Gray]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the info on Black House. I've read nearly everything by King and Straub but never have read that one. Strange too, because I loved The Talisman. Just never got around to it I guess. Maybe it's time to put BH on my Christmas list!

Cheers!

Gord

Good to hear from you again Gord, you should stop by more often. :)

[Gord Rollo]

Will do, Bob! And hey, thank you for all the nice things you say about me and my books around here. I appreciate the support a lot, my friend. Cheers!

Gord

[Bob Gray]

Will do, Bob! And hey, thank you for all the nice things you say about me and my books around here. I appreciate the support a lot, my friend. Cheers!

Gord

:o Awww shucks Gord, lol.

[edwardky2]

clickers vs zombies by j.f. gonzalez & brian keene :eek:

[Kat_Rocha]

Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker. I'm enjoying it... but it's not what I expected.

-kat

[Shannon Michaels]

Trudge:Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse, by Shawn Chesser.

[bamahorrorfan87]

i know what you did last summer lois duncan

[The Villain]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the info on Black House. I've read nearly everything by King and Straub but never have read that one. Strange too, because I loved The Talisman. Just never got around to it I guess. Maybe it's time to put BH on my Christmas list!

Cheers!

Gord

Didn't realize you were a member of this forum. Love your books man.