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TheBossInTheWall

05-14-2015, 09:24 AM

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Just stopped reading The Devil Rides Out by Dennis Wheatley. It may be well researched, but I do not see how this book gets a lot of accolades. The prose is dull. The characters simple, no depth. The brief appearances of monsters are decent, but are very brief. I can get passed the african fetishism, classism, sexism, and stereo-typing of Americans(it was published in 1935 England), but there is very little quality to this writing. By comparison in various Lovecraft stories all of these things were there, but the stories were fantastically written and so forth.
I could not finish it. I came to a point that was so obvious in coming and the type of stupid things we see people do in horror films do to further the plot. It took me a month and a half to read 183 pages, but I wanted to try to finish it. I gave up. Pass on this thing.

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I'm now starting Personal Darkness by Tanith Lee. Its the second book in the Blood Opera Sequence. The first Dark Dance was very good. 9/10. The cover makes it look like its about sex, but its not. I highly suggest it.

MichaelMyers

05-15-2015, 12:12 PM

Just finished Tales of Horror and the Supernatural by Arthur Machen. Great read if you're a fan of of suspense horror, definitely not splatterhouse punk. ::EEK!::

FryeDwight

05-24-2015, 12:18 AM

I'll add his books to my list, thanks. : )

You're welcome::smile::-enjoy! Still reading SPIDER, but close to the end.

Roiffalo

05-24-2015, 12:21 AM

The Woods Are Dark by Richard Laymon

I never read the original print, but according to the forward, it's best that way. Really love the writing style. Wastes NO TIME getting to the good stuff.

TheBossInTheWall

05-24-2015, 06:42 AM

The Woods Are Dark by Richard Laymon

I never read the original print, but according to the forward, it's best that way. Really love the writing style. Wastes NO TIME getting to the good stuff.

Never read the edited version, but the original is really great. I looked on ebay and it seems there are copies available of the original.
Anyway, going to show off a bit here:

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Roiffalo

05-24-2015, 01:22 PM

Never read the edited version, but the original is really great. I looked on ebay and it seems there are copies available of the original.
Anyway, going to show off a bit here:

Now the forward in my book said the original print's cover was crap, but I actually really like it if that's what edition you're showing! Maybe because I prefer a more modest print size and a painterly (at least that's what it looks like in the photo) art cover.

Mine is just flashy words covering the whole damn thing so why even bother with cover art. Explains why they slapped on a photo shopped image of trees behind it.

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TheBossInTheWall

05-24-2015, 01:46 PM

Now the forward in my book said the original print's cover was crap, but I actually really like it if that's what edition you're showing! Maybe because I prefer a more modest print size and a painterly (at least that's what it looks like in the photo) art cover.

Mine is just flashy words covering the whole damn thing so why even bother with cover art. Explains why they slapped on a photo shopped image of trees behind it.

Mine was a small reprinting of the original. Part of Cemetary Dance's book of the month club, not sure if they're still doing those. Something like 1000 printed or what have you. Got some great books that cost a lot from doing their much cheaper book of the month club. Got a lot of bad books too. : )

Which reminds me of Prodigal Blues by Braunbeck. Got that from the club too and it was outstanding. I posted about it here:

http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65615

Read my post before reading the info on the book you might find online, you'll see why.

FryeDwight

06-09-2015, 05:31 AM

A little more than halfway through CASTAWAYS by Brian Keene...not as much fun as GHOUL or THE RISING, but enjoyable.

hammerfan

06-09-2015, 10:02 AM

Getting ready to start "Bliss" by Brandon Halsey

FryeDwight

06-17-2015, 07:49 AM

Starting THE RUINS by Scott Smith...enjoyed the film and will see how the book plays out.

Monkey Astronaut

06-19-2015, 10:10 PM

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne

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This was my first time reading Jules Verne as an adult and I really enjoyed it. This edition contains a few color illustrations by Joseph Ciardiello. Verne gives very detailed descriptions that for modern readers may slow down the pacing of the story. Still visually he paints a vivid tapestry for the reader as he takes us on this absolutely epic underwater adventure. While there are few main characters the comradery between M. Aronnax, Ned Land and Conseil is well developed and at times very heartfelt. Few other characters in fiction are as interesting as the enigmatic Captain Nemo and his Nautilus. I'm looking forward to checking out the sequel "The Mysterious Island".

sfear

06-20-2015, 09:48 PM

Sounds great.

Roiffalo

06-21-2015, 02:16 PM

Secret of the Wolf by Susan Krinard

It's a dime store romance, but I'm desperate for a werewolf read. And the leading lady takes care of family-less/homeless crazies. How can I not at least check it out.

MichaelMyers

06-21-2015, 05:02 PM

Roiffalo

06-22-2015, 12:15 AM

Have you read the Last Werewolf trilogy, by Glen Duncan?

Not to my recollection. I'll add them to the list. Thanks, Mike 8)

Sadly I'm not the best reader (I can read just fine but my attention span is just 'no'), so my werewolf book library is fairly small. Considering how hard it is to find good books containing the topic of lycanthropes, it's actually a fairly impressive little collection if I do say so myself.

MichaelMyers

06-22-2015, 03:42 AM

Not to my recollection. I'll add them to the list. Thanks, Mike 8)

Sadly I'm not the best reader (I can read just fine but my attention span is just 'no'), so my werewolf book library is fairly small. Considering how hard it is to find good books containing the topic of lycanthropes, it's actually a fairly impressive little collection if I do say so myself.

It will hold your attention.

Repo'd

06-22-2015, 03:56 AM

Reading The Devils Of Loudon by Aldous Huxley, for approximately the 5th time.

Dead Bad Things

06-22-2015, 07:33 PM

::love::Aww my wife went to the library ta pick up my new horror books fer me::love::
One of 'em says Zombies, Road Pirates, and Death Cults ::cool::

David Wellington: Positive
Adam Nevill: No One Gets Out Alive

phantomstranger

06-24-2015, 10:57 PM

Raylan
by
Elmore Leonard

Monkey Astronaut

06-25-2015, 01:57 AM

Murder on the Orient Express

by Agatha Christie

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This is the first Agatha Christie novel I've read and what an incredible 'whodunit' it is. The mystery is interesting, the cast rich with colorful characters and the ending reveal was fantastic and unexpected. I am definitely interested in reading the other adventures of detective Hercule Poirot as well as more of Christie's other work.

TheBossInTheWall

06-25-2015, 12:56 PM

Stopped reading Incarnate by Ramsey Campbell. Not much was happening half way through except lots of exposition on the people in the story. And that wasn't interesting either. Cut-out characters.

Now rereading Dark Fall by Stephen Laws, read it about 10-12 years ago. An original idea, well through out and presented. Action right keeps happening. Very enjoyable. The writing itself isn't fantastic, but its not too bad. I recommend this book, 6/10 which is a decently high ranking from me. Its about a certain kind of storm which causes people to disappear. Which is a simplification so I do not provide much spoiler info. Also a lot of police procedural stuff. It takes place in the UK...forget which city though. Somewhere in north England I think.

FryeDwight

07-13-2015, 07:15 AM

Wife had a good anthology book which I'm perusing...just finished "The Monkey's Paw" by WW Jacobs. What a great spare downright creepy story that is!

hammerfan

07-13-2015, 07:17 AM

"Horns" by Joe Hill

phantomstranger

07-16-2015, 10:03 AM

Tales By Moonlight
by
Jessica Amanda Salmonson

hammerfan

07-16-2015, 10:13 AM

"The Black Country" by Alex Grecian

TheBossInTheWall

07-16-2015, 12:09 PM

Tales By Moonlight
by
Jessica Amanda Salmonson

Neat to see someone else who knows her. That ones on my to read list.

TheBossInTheWall

07-17-2015, 03:34 PM

The Girl With All the Gifts by Mike Carey.

So far its alright. The writing is decent, but when you get to a certain point you realize its just jumping on a popular theme. So that was disappointing. Still its worth a read as light reading.

Dangerous Angels by Kathe Koja

She's so amazing. I have yet to read anything of hers that doesn't impress me a huge amount. A quote from this book:

“There was this girl, Antonia, she thought that, that all clowns were angels, that every clown she saw was somebody's guardian angel. It was,” sweet, “horrible, It was really horrible because every time she saw a clown, even pictures of a clown, she would say 'Is it yours? Is it yours? Is it yours?'” Louder, “Is it yours? is it yours?”
---Kathe Koja Strange Angels

Dead Bad Things

07-17-2015, 06:33 PM

Here we go with a little shit gettin' released from a underground cavern...eatin' people and layin'eggs in human carcasses::cool:: Tim Lebbon : The Silence

horcrux2007

07-17-2015, 07:55 PM

Currently reading a book called Acceleration. It's about this teen who finds a diary of a serial killer and then tries to find him.

Fastjack

07-25-2015, 10:16 AM

Infected Freaks: A strange alien planet approaching, a second civil war, and then a pandemic slams the world in the very beginning of this book. Life has drastically change for Abraham and his family living in the Rocky Mountains near Denver. Infected freaks run wild and the survivors are killing each other for food, weapons; whatever they can get their hands on. Are the infected freaks zombies created in a lab? Or are they something alien related to the approaching planet?

http://www.amazon.com/Infected-Freaks-One-Family-First-ebook/dp/B00N70QYAK/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1409544869&sr=1-1&keywords=jason+borrego

http://www.jasonborrego.com/

Roiffalo

07-25-2015, 12:03 PM

Wolf's Trap by W.D. Gagliani

can't get enough of werewolves in law enforcement ::love::

TheBossInTheWall

07-25-2015, 01:46 PM

Wolf's Trap by W.D. Gagliani

can't get enough of werewolves in law enforcement ::love::

or in school or in church or in government or in the local store or in the movie theater or in the... ;)

Roiffalo

07-25-2015, 10:14 PM

or in school or in church or in government or in the local store or in the movie theater or in the... ;)
Well naturally! ::smile::

Repo'd

07-27-2015, 04:15 AM

I'm about halfway through Helter Skelter, by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry.

hammerfan

07-27-2015, 04:21 AM

I'm about halfway through Helter Skelter, by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry.

Great book!

Repo'd

07-27-2015, 04:54 AM

I'm about halfway through Helter Skelter, by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry.

Great book!

It really is! It's a second read for me and I'm enjoying it even more this time around.

Roiffalo

07-28-2015, 12:29 AM

Wolf's Trap by W.D. Gagliani

When you're practically 100 pages in a book and the main character isn't described visually... he's a cactus. A werewolf shifting cactus. It's canon now.

SerialKiller

07-30-2015, 01:03 AM

The Secret Life & Brutal Death of Mamie Thurman by F. Keith Davis.

I'm going to start Stephen King's Misery next. I've seen the movie a thousand times, just haven't read the book yet.

FryeDwight

07-30-2015, 01:35 AM

Finishing ROCKS:MY LIFE IN AND OUT OF AEROSMITH by Joe Perry. Really good read although I probably would have sucker punched Steven Tyler a few times if I had to work with him.

On deck is TERRORS OF THE SCREEN by Dr Frank Manchel. recall finding this in my little library the Summer of 1971 at age 9 and getting a crash course in horror film history from George Melies up to PLANET OF THE APES. Found it invaluable back then, but interested to see how it will hold up to my older self.

Repo'd

07-30-2015, 06:14 AM

[QUOTE
On deck is TERRORS OF THE SCREEN by Dr Frank Manchel. recall finding this in my little library the Summer of 1971 at age 9 and getting a crash course in horror film history from George Melies up to PLANET OF THE APES. Found it invaluable back then, but interested to see how it will hold up to my older self.[/QUOTE]

Please post your opinion after the next read. I love books on the history of Horror and would be glad to add another title to my already too long must read list.

hammerfan

07-30-2015, 06:16 AM

Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, and Leslie Meier

FryeDwight

07-31-2015, 05:32 AM

[QUOTE
On deck is TERRORS OF THE SCREEN by Dr Frank Manchel. recall finding this in my little library the Summer of 1971 at age 9 and getting a crash course in horror film history from George Melies up to PLANET OF THE APES. Found it invaluable back then, but interested to see how it will hold up to my older self.

Please post your opinion after the next read. I love books on the history of Horror and would be glad to add another title to my already too long must read list.[/QUOTE]
Will do...and I know what you mean about "My already too long Must Read List"! I never seem to get ahead::confused::!

TheBossInTheWall

07-31-2015, 11:54 AM

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Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her "our little genius."

Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant Parks keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite, but they don't laugh.

Melanie loves school. She loves learning about spelling and sums and the world outside the classroom and the children's cells. She tells her favorite teacher all the things she'll do when she grows up. Melanie doesn't know why this makes Miss Justineau look sad.

Very disappointing. The novel's blurb sounds interesting.
I enjoyed very much Mike Carey's Felix Castor series. The Steel
Seraglio was alright. So I expected a decent read here. It wasn't
obviously. The writing is mediocre. However this can be ignored if
the story and characters are worth it. They're not, they're card board
cut outs. Very little depth, filling generic roles we've seen lots of times before. Sympathetic woman. Confused child. Mean/detached doctor/nurse. Rugged, mean Sargent. Etc. As you read the book the author takes two of the currently, probably, most popular themes for the past 5 years and used them. The obvious first one is post-apocalyptic. The second is explained about 1/5th into the book so I won't ruin it if you decided to read this book. The story is not original. The story is not a good interpretation of an often used idea. Pass on this one.

FryeDwight

08-03-2015, 03:34 AM

TERRORS OF THE SCREEN-Frank Manchel. As said previously, found this at the little library at Fort Baker CA (right across from San Francisco Bay) in the summer of 1971. My nine year old self had about five FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND and one CASTLE OF FRANKENSTEIN and had some back history with actors/films, but this gave me a crash course from the turn of the century up to 1968 with films/people I had never heard of like THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI, NOSFERATU, M, James Whale and Val Lewton. It also helped that my local CREATURE FEATURES was having a "90 Day Freeze" showing Double Features of mainly old Universals at about the same time.

After seeing a copy for sale on CREEPY CLASSICS.COM, I had to place an order, probably more for nostalgia sakes than anything else. While I still enjoyed it very much (especially all the photos which so captivated me back then), found it very academically written, almost a McFarland type tome, without the sense of fun many horror histories benefit from. Some goofs and a tendency to throw in spoilers (especially PSYCHO) lessened the books qualities. But to be fair, no Internet back than, so he was probably relying on memory/notes and this is one of the earlier Horror film histories that I know of (Manchel lists some recommended books in the back. some of which I liked very much, especially the Carlos Claren ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE HORROR FILM). So worth checking out and while it hasn't aged well. still takes me back to the little boy who was embarking on a new, exciting and lifelong love affair.

Repo'd

08-03-2015, 04:54 AM

Cool, sounds like maybe I can pass on this one. I bet it was a great bit of nostalgia for you, reading that book after so many years. I have a few in my collection that I feel the same way about.

Btw, the Claren book you mention is an all time favorite of mine.

Thanks for the review, FD.

Dead Bad Things

08-06-2015, 05:50 AM

Alden Bell: Exit Kingdom
A post z-apoc story...it's allright...

TheBossInTheWall

08-08-2015, 01:17 PM

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Just finished this. I don't want to describe the plot because its the second book in the Blood Opera Sequence. The first was very good and this one was almost as good. I highly recommend the first and then second while not highly recommended is still recommended.

I posted about this before, but I'll summarize the first book because the summaries I've read on the web are very misleading. Lots of 'sex' implied which is there, but this is not an erotic novel of any sort.

The main character Rachaela lives a very quiet life due to a strong misanthropic mind. She works in a quiet job making just enough to keep an apartment, radio for classical music and book for her and her Cat. She's not timid/shy/etc., just does not like being around people.
She's contacted by a man representing her father. She never her knew her father. Her mother raising her alone. She is then drawn into this new family.

It doesn't sound exciting I guess, but it is written really well and the story is surprisingly engaging and unusual. I was impressed.

Bloofer for some reason I have this feeling you'd like this series, but I couldn't say why. If you give the first book in the series a try let me know what you think. : )

Dead Bad Things

08-09-2015, 10:07 AM

Robert Brockway: The Unoticeables
Good read this one was....a story about supernatural forces takin' control of people and doin' bad stuff. Brand new too, copyright 2015.

TheBossInTheWall

08-09-2015, 12:38 PM

Robert Brockway: The Unoticeables
Good read this one was....a story about supernatural forces takin' control of people and doin' bad stuff. Brand new too, copyright 2015.

Is it a time travel sort of thing? 1977 then 2003 are where two characters are from according to the summary.

Dead Bad Things

08-09-2015, 04:54 PM

I wouldn't call it time travel but yeah the story does taken place in NYC in 70's and Cali. in 2013.

abandonware

08-10-2015, 11:54 PM

New short novel/novella Death Thing by Andrew Hilbert

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It's a bizzaro 80s-movie influenced story about a bandaged faced freak who decides to fight crime by setting up his car with booby traps such as a blowtorch and guillotine, and then just leaving it open with valuables on the seats. When the cops find out they approve and help him spread the chaos across town.

Roiffalo

08-11-2015, 01:59 PM

New short novel/novella Death Thing by Andrew Hilbert

It's a bizzaro 80s-movie influenced story about a bandaged faced freak who decides to fight crime by setting up his car with booby traps such as a blowtorch and guillotine, and then just leaving it open with valuables on the seats. When the cops find out they approve and help him spread the chaos across town.

I'll have to look for this. It actually sounds entertaining. Certainly not something I would've thought of doing while playing GTA.

abandonware

08-12-2015, 02:07 AM

Its a lot of fun and definitely worth reading. I think its more easily found on eBook than in stores though.

Dead Bad Things

08-12-2015, 05:41 AM

Paul Tremblay: A Head Full Of Ghosts
A tale of demonic possession in the family::devil::

Martha

08-12-2015, 07:02 AM

David Janssen - My Fugitive by Ellie Janssen

A biography of one of my favorite TV actors by his first wife.

He had a lot of demons in his life but you would never know it through the characters he plays.

The Fugitive is one of my all time favorite TV series. have all 4 years and watch them frequently.

Dead Bad Things

08-13-2015, 04:11 PM

Still holdin' the top spot fer readin' more horror literature than anyone in this whole county!!
Just got these two in from the library today....

Ellen Datlow: Hauntings
A. Lee Martinez: Too Many Curses

Roiffalo

08-13-2015, 10:25 PM

^ If I were an English teacher, that attachment would be poster size right smack dab in the middle of every wall.

FryeDwight

08-20-2015, 03:16 AM

I quite agree...ever since reading "The Tell Tale Heart" in Seventh grade English class (skipping ahead) have really liked me some EA Poe. Think it may be time to plan another visit to the wonderful Poe House in Richmond VA. If you like the man's work, you will love visiting this.

TheBossInTheWall

08-20-2015, 06:49 AM

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The book is a collection of short stories using the horror theme. The stories are meant to be light, funny, and entertaining.
They're not, they're just bad. Awful highschool level of writing quality. Nothing inventive, anybody could write them. So bad. Pass on it.
1/10

TheBossInTheWall

08-20-2015, 09:22 AM

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First half: Very very good stories using themes in religions and horrifying them. Not to make statements socially/religiously, but just taking these themes and twisting them. Really excellent writing/ideas.

Second half: Scholarly essays. One on angels and demons and the possible origins of their myths/religious integration and how they're common themes throughout religion in general. This essay while maybe well researched, is a dull read. Also Cardin limited his scope to the middle east. No comparisons to African, Celtic, north/south/central American ancient religions, etc. It was a very western centric essay.
The other's didn't interest me. One that is a scholarly essay on Romero's movies. Sounds cool, but its just more the same as the above. The Last is about how a certain part of the bible can be read as horror....doesn't the entire thing, new or old, read like an epic horror novel?

edit:

Forgot, I wanted to give a quote from one of the short stories:

"God looks out through each of our eyes, an abyss of insatiable hunger and infinite teeth, and the dark light of His consciousness makes each of us a lamp that illuminates a new terrible truth."

abandonware

08-20-2015, 11:02 AM

I'm reading the Shirley Jackson classic Haunting of Hill House.

I might sound crazy saying this, but it actually reminds me of Richard Laymon. There is no sex or gore, and the writing is far more poetic, but it has that same, "getting to know likable characters bonding through creepy events" feel that I used to love in his books.

A collection I'm chpping through at the same time is Wide Carnivorous Sky by John Langan. Very good, scary stories about Zombies, Werewolves, Vampires, Edgar allen Poe and Lovecraft.

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TheBossInTheWall

08-20-2015, 11:39 AM

I'm reading the Shirley Jackson classic Haunting of Hill House.

I might sound crazy saying this, but it actually reminds me of Richard Laymon. There is no sex or gore, and the writing is far more poetic, but it has that same, "getting to know likable characters bonding through creepy events" feel that I used to love in his books.

A collection I'm chpping through at the same time is Wide Carnivorous Sky by John Langan. Very good, scary stories about Zombies, Werewolves, Vampires, Edgar allen Poe and Lovecraft.

The Legend of Hill House reminded me of Richard Matheson. Not sure why though. Such a good book.

I'll check out the collection, ty.

Roiffalo

08-20-2015, 02:03 PM

A collection I'm chpping through at the same time is Wide Carnivorous Sky by John Langan. Very good, scary stories about Zombies, Werewolves-

*adds to wishlist*

Dead Bad Things

08-20-2015, 02:27 PM

Been readin' the new Sandman Slim
Richard Kadrey: Killing Pretty

scaryminda15

09-05-2015, 02:37 PM

Midnight in the garden of good and evil. Can't put it down

anglewitch

09-06-2015, 07:58 AM

The Complete Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy.

Geordie9

09-07-2015, 12:30 AM

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FryeDwight

09-08-2015, 05:53 AM

OLD FLAMES-Jack Ketchum. Pretty good novella about a mentally unstable woman trying to re-connect with an old flame. Like a lot of JK's work, not sentimental and another bloody rampage added to the mix. Worth checking out.

TheBossInTheWall

09-08-2015, 07:00 AM

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Very poor. Its all poetry, but the language is boring. Basically some sentences cut up into a poem form. No use of format beyond that. The pictures are poorly altered photographs. All around very disappointing, something I'd ask for my money back.

FryeDwight

09-15-2015, 06:04 AM

FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS-Superlative book of the Iwo Jima flagraisers with detailed chapters of the battle and their personal lives. One of the BEST books I've come across in awhile.

Dead Bad Things

09-29-2015, 05:42 AM

just finished readin' these two....
Haunted Legends : Ellen Datlow
The Dark : Ellen Datlow

FryeDwight

09-29-2015, 10:51 AM

HEROES AND VILLAINS-Great yet sad book about The Beach Boys. So much drama by all of them and so much great music.

TheBossInTheWall

09-29-2015, 04:54 PM

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The General in his Labyrinth by Gabriel García Márquez.

Fantastic read. Márquez is always fucking amazing. This is a somewhat fictional accounting of the last year or so of Simón Bolívar's life. It has him reflecting on his past, what the future will be. Has a dreamlike feel to the story, which Márquez is known for. I highly recommend it. 8/10

Amalthea_unicorn

09-30-2015, 03:49 AM

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Jake.Ashworth

10-12-2015, 08:32 AM

About half way through The Dead Sea Games. Pretty legit Zombie book. I have read a ton and its one of the few that takes a look at a post zombie apocalypse in New York city, but there is no hope of winning or getting away. It concentrates on a group who managed to survive what they call the emergency and are now living on the rooftops as the never ending sea of the dead flows through the streets below. Its pretty damn good.

Repo'd

10-12-2015, 09:47 AM

Guillermo Del Toro, Cabinet of Curiosities

OLO

10-16-2015, 12:57 PM

you know what is odd.... I really dont read books (i live sports and basically read sports articles and such).

but i am going to take down a bunch of these that are intriguing!!! hopefully i can get involved more with the books (especially scary stories)!!!

the odd thing is that I love writing and over past year have been writing many different short stories that I am still working through, tweaking up, and writing new ones as well. Odd that I dont really read others.

OLO

10-16-2015, 12:58 PM

Guillermo Del Toro, Cabinet of Curiosities

is this written by Guillermo Del Toro??? definitely will be my first one i get!!!

brandonmfisher

10-22-2015, 04:38 PM

A Headful of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay

TheBossInTheWall

10-22-2015, 04:49 PM

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What Strange Stars and Skies by Avram Davidson

A collection of Davidson's short stories. He's very adept at writing how people speak or what they say for various parts of the world. He's one of those writers that knew so much information and could play with it in his stories. This particular collection of stories were either humorous and fun or very dark. If you haven't read his short stories you must! 8/10

The Cipher by Kathe Koja

A reread for me. Basically a nothing guy and his sometimes lover find a hole in the storage closet of his building. Light shining into it reveals nothing, its just there. Obviously things happen involving "The Fun Hole." Koja is one of my favorite writers. Her stories and characters are enthralling; the writing is insanely good. This book is all about horror. 9.5/10 Here's a quote from the book I typed up for my quote file:

“Gone as usual in the morning, and me left behind and naked, inner thighs lightly scaled with the dried spoor of our lovemaking: she liked to stay on top afterward and let the juice run down, and I liked whatever she liked. Imagining in the shower that I could smell her still, the angular scent of those secret bones, had she always smelled so fierce and good? Recalling those gone times, old memories lit by the fire of the new, I did not this time wonder how long it would last; I was too smart for that now. Take what you get, and don't think. Of course it could never be that easy, but there were moments, like now, that I could successfully pretend that it was, and I had no inclination to try to peer past those moments. I'm not one who wants to know the future: at the best it spoils the present, with longing or dismay, and at the worst, well. Who really wants to find out how tight the sling is, for your very own personal ass, who wants to know how deep the shit will really be? Not you. Not me either. Because its rarely ever bliss saved up, is it, when you finally get there. I'll take my now, waking with a lover's scent still on me, around me, take my hopes before they're maybe tragedy; a good morning, even if it leads to apocalypse at night.”
---Kathe Koja The Cipher

Repo'd

10-23-2015, 03:11 AM

is this written by Guillermo Del Toro??? definitely will be my first one i get!!!

OLO, I recommend this highly. It's a visual history of Del Toro's work and it's an amazing book. Illustrations and pics fill every page. Check it out for sure if you're a fan.

FryeDwight

10-27-2015, 05:01 AM

Don't know if these count as books, but straightening out my cluttered office and found a lot of my old monster magazines..good memories, but a SHITLOAD of FANGORIA's!::shocked::

Martha

10-27-2015, 07:11 AM

Unlikable by Ed Klein about Hillary Clinton.

Martha

10-27-2015, 07:12 AM

Unlikable by Ed Klein about Hillary Clinton.

As a woman I would like one day to see a female president, BUT NOT HILLARY

TheBossInTheWall

10-27-2015, 10:31 AM

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Six friends who are fairly insane, male, and in their 20s get together to sing karaoke and act in a fairly fucked up manner. One of them decides he wants to know what its like to kill someone. So he kills a woman, who happens to be part of the Midori society. The Midori society is a group of average women all with the last named Mirodri and in their 30s who get together to sing Karaoke at a karaoke club. The conflict escalates.

Decent. Fun. Worth a read. 5.5/10

SerialKiller

10-28-2015, 11:20 AM

Ava: My Story by Ava Gardner.

robotnik

10-28-2015, 03:21 PM

noctuary by thomas ligotti
::love::

MichaelMyers

10-28-2015, 03:25 PM

noctuary by thomas ligotti
::love::

What do you think? It's been on my wish list for sometime.

robotnik

10-28-2015, 07:56 PM

What do you think? It's been on my wish list for sometime.

at first i didn’t really care for his voice. a bit verbose, almost anti-seductive. but i think he really loses himself & goes somewhere (conceptually) that another style wouldn’t really reach. so that imagination is the main appeal for me.

simonleezombie

10-29-2015, 03:14 PM

What do you think? It's been on my wish list for sometime.

I'm a bit new around here, so I'm not sure how familiar you are with Ligotti. I haven't Noctuary, but I was able to get a compilation called Shadow at the Bottom of the World years ago. I liked his stories. If you haven't read him, he is far different than anyone else out there (sorry if you have read him and I'm being redundant). People want to compare him to Lovecraft, but I think the two are wholly different.

Ligotti didn't click for me at first. It took some time for me, a few rereads of his stories, before it stuck with me.

MichaelMyers

10-31-2015, 05:30 PM

The Best Supernatural Tales of Algernon Blackwood.

Repo'd

11-06-2015, 02:37 AM

The Plague, Camus

sfear

11-06-2015, 09:03 PM

Just a few more pages to go before I finish this:
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Contains some good stories, especially the one by Ambrose Bierce. Didn't realize what a cool writer he was.

Geordie9

11-08-2015, 05:28 AM

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Dead Bad Things

11-09-2015, 04:35 PM

Brand new! (copyright 2015)
The Monstrous: Ellen Datlow

Repo'd

11-11-2015, 05:15 AM

Exquisite Corpse: Surrealism and the Black Dahlia Murder, by Mark Nelson and Sarah Bayliss

Imo, the definitive illustrated book on the subject. I've read this sucker at least 4 times.

sfear

11-13-2015, 08:12 PM

Started this:

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Pretty darn good so far considering lost world stories have long since passed their prime.

Dead Bad Things

11-19-2015, 05:17 PM

OH YEAH!!! Just put the new Stephen King on hold at the library it's called The Bazzar of Bad Dreams::smile::
Currently readin' James Herbert: The Ghosts of Sleath

Toddallthingshorror

11-19-2015, 07:45 PM

Currently about halfway through Jurassic Park. Never read it, it's way different and pretty good.

Geordie9

11-20-2015, 01:34 AM

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The Villain

11-25-2015, 05:58 PM

Reading 11/22/63 by Stephen King

SerialKiller

11-26-2015, 01:29 AM

Reading 11/22/63 by Stephen King

Is it any good?

The Villain

11-26-2015, 05:12 AM

Is it any good?

Yeah i'm really enjoying it so far. I really like how he does his version of traveling back in time with time itself not wanting to be changed and the story is really good.

KarlaMauricio

11-26-2015, 12:30 PM

Reading "the shinning" (Stephen king) again, i really like this book ::smile::

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Sculpt

11-26-2015, 12:30 PM

Exquisite Corpse: Surrealism and the Black Dahlia Murder, by Mark Nelson and Sarah Bayliss

Imo, the definitive illustrated book on the subject. I've read this sucker at least 4 times.

So what's the best guess of why Elisabeth Short was murdered and posed like that?

SerialKiller

11-29-2015, 01:11 AM

Yeah i'm really enjoying it so far. I really like how he does his version of traveling back in time with time itself not wanting to be changed and the story is really good.

I'll have to get it next time I hit the library. I'm going to get The Shining too.

Repo'd

12-03-2015, 12:59 AM

So what's the best guess of why Elisabeth Short was murdered and posed like that?

Well, Sculpty, it seems to have been a mix of art, sexual perversion, and some deep misogyny. That at least is what is theorized in the book. It's a great read.

yarryneil

12-03-2015, 05:41 AM

Reading the stories where the elements of darkness turn and battle against itself.
North Road House : Doll's Stay

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FryeDwight

12-04-2015, 06:54 AM

DEVIANT-Harold Schecter. Excellent bio of the life and crimes of Ed Gein. Schecter really knows his stuff on true crime and recommend all of his work.

Fearonsarms

12-06-2015, 03:15 PM

Clive Barker The Books Of Blood all if them. Read a lot of Barker but never got around to reading these. Very enjoyable.

FryeDwight

12-15-2015, 06:38 AM

RECKLESS-Chrissie Hynde. Absolutely love The Pretenders debut and many others and think Chrissie can sing with the best of them. However, this is a real disappointment as it mainly focuses on her travelling, her drug use and what a "tough chick" she is. Book ends at the worst possible moment, right after the deaths of James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon when there is still a lot of the bands history to relate.

Toddallthingshorror

12-15-2015, 03:24 PM

Make your Own Damn Movie- Lloyd Kaufman

yarryneil

12-15-2015, 06:59 PM

Reading Title : Encounter at North Road House :
A Horror House Battle : Darkness vs. Masked Psycho

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sfear

12-20-2015, 06:39 PM

Lots of good stuff here. About ¾ of the way through and not one clunker yet.

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MichaelMyers

12-21-2015, 01:22 AM

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Slow build-up over the first 100 pages then the plunge begins. Convinced reading this would be a transformative experience in sfear's life.

sfear

12-21-2015, 06:22 PM

Okay, I've seen it around. Will snag it when I come across a nice copy. Thing about Fowles is, when a guy I corresponded with in sf fandom a long time ago read The French Lieutenant's Women he was so bowled over by it he gave up sf on the spot and devoted the rest of his time to mainstream/literature. Is Fowles that powerful?

Dead Bad Things

12-22-2015, 04:20 AM

::smile::I got it!!::smile::::smile::
The new one from S.K. just in from the library...::smile::
The Bazzar of Bad Dreams: Stephen King

I'm 'bout a hundred pages in ::smile::

hammerfan

12-22-2015, 05:03 AM

::smile::I got it!!::smile::::smile::
The new one from S.K. just in from the library...::smile::
The Bazzar of Bad Dreams: Stephen King

I'm 'bout a hundred pages in ::smile::

What are your thoughts on it so far?

FryeDwight

12-22-2015, 07:06 AM

FARGO, ROCK CITY-Chuck Klosterman. Pretty amusing record of small town boy and how Heavy Metal music changed his life. Quite a bit of rambling (think Chuck took lessons from the late Lester Bangs), but worth checking out.

Dead Bad Things

12-22-2015, 09:38 AM

What are your thoughts on it so far?

Stephen King has been speaking to his readers over the years Hammerfan ... It's the usual top shelf high caliber horror literature from an icon. I'm very excited!

SerialKiller

12-24-2015, 11:12 AM

Best Known Works of Edgar A. Poe. A nice anthology from 1927 I came across in a thrift store. I have a little crush on Edgar. IDK if that's weird or not.

Disconser

12-28-2015, 02:25 PM

sfear

12-28-2015, 07:53 PM

At the moment it's Owning Jacob by Simon Beckett. It's not a masterpiece but still thrilling.
I really hope I can get myself a few books written by Clive Barker soon. I couldn't find them anywhere so I think I'll have to order them.
Have you checked used bookstores in your area? Also, don't neglect thrift stores. Uncanny what you can find there.

Geordie9

12-29-2015, 04:14 AM

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Disconser

12-29-2015, 12:23 PM

Have you checked used bookstores in your area? Also, don't neglect thrift stores. Uncanny what you can find there.

Already looked there but I found nothing. It seems like people don't want to get rid of them.

sfear

01-03-2016, 03:30 PM

Just started this today:
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Good with no difficulties so far.

Geordie9

01-04-2016, 07:33 AM

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Roiffalo

01-04-2016, 01:09 PM

Nightmares & Dreamscapes

I got this one way back in high school, and for some reason it's not with my pile of horror stories... I should fix that. In fact I'm inspired to open it up again. What do you think of it?

FryeDwight

01-05-2016, 06:13 AM

LORD OF THE FLIES-William Golding

Geordie9

01-05-2016, 10:50 AM

I got this one way back in high school, and for some reason it's not with my pile of horror stories... I should fix that. In fact I'm inspired to open it up again. What do you think of it?

Theres some excellent stories in it, this is the 3rd time ive read it.

Dead Bad Things

01-17-2016, 04:30 PM

Here's what I'm readin on....
Weird Tales Seven Decades of Terror: John Betancourt
Carter & Lovecraft: Johnathan L. Howard
Stalkers 19 Original Tales by The Masters of Terror: Ed Gorman
Nothing Human: Ronald Munson

sfear

01-17-2016, 04:41 PM

FryeDwight

01-19-2016, 06:01 AM

WE ARE MARKET BASKET - Pretty good story of a well known New England grocery chain went out on strike until their beloved CEO was reinstated. Amazes me that ANY suit would inspire such devotion.

Geordie9

01-24-2016, 02:40 AM

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Toddallthingshorror

01-28-2016, 02:41 PM

Star Wars: Lost Stars

MichaelMyers

02-12-2016, 09:50 AM

http://www.fantasticalandrewfox.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Science_Fiction_Terror_Tales.jpg

favabeans

02-12-2016, 10:31 PM

I have about 5 million books on the go cause I get bored too easily.

Stephen King - Desperation
LotR: Fellowship of the Ring
Frank Moorhouse - Cult Killers

and a few more

sfear

02-13-2016, 09:24 PM

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Great find! I'm drooling all over the keyboard.

FryeDwight

02-16-2016, 06:35 AM

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This was one of King's better stories...well developed characters and really was pulling for Rosie although the scenes with the painting in the apartment really slowed the story down for me.

Toddallthingshorror

02-22-2016, 08:14 PM

Finished Lost Stars- Claudia Grey

Started The Man in the High Castle- Philip K Dick

FryeDwight

02-23-2016, 05:53 AM

500 COMIC BOOK VILLAINS by Mike Conroy. Pretty good retrospective of villains from the 40's up to the turn of the century with little sketches up to 2 pagers for the big dogs with many illustrations. Lots of good memories, especially with the Marvel bad guys from the 60s/70s.

TroyinTX

02-23-2016, 08:15 AM

The Ritual by Adam Neville. Creepy/

Kat

02-23-2016, 08:19 AM

The Day Of The Triffids.

Dead Bad Things

02-23-2016, 05:34 PM

Just started readin' this one here....
Thomas Ligotti: Songs of a dead dreamer and Grimscribe

Geordie9

02-24-2016, 04:42 AM

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jwilliams

02-24-2016, 05:33 AM

Joe Abercrombie's Last Argument of Kings. The final book of an outstanding trilogy "The First Law".

Disconser

02-24-2016, 08:12 AM

The Purity of Death and a few magazines.

FryeDwight

03-01-2016, 05:44 AM

WHAT YOU WANT IS IN THE LIMO-Great book which details the 1973 tours of Alice Cooper, Led Zeppelin and The Who. The author feels this is really when the big mega-tours began and lots of musical history of the time is noted also.

FryeDwight

03-08-2016, 05:49 AM

HIDE AND SEEK-Jack Ketchum

Geordie9

03-15-2016, 04:26 AM

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MichaelMyers

03-16-2016, 09:37 AM

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Serling is a good novelist.

The Bloofer Lady

03-16-2016, 03:17 PM

ASHLEY BELL

by Dean Koontz

SerialKiller

03-17-2016, 02:24 AM

Edgar Allan Poe: The Strange Man Standing Deep in the Shadows by Charlotte Montague.

anglewitch

03-17-2016, 10:24 AM

Right now I am juggling three books. The Mystery and Lore Of MONSTERS, The More Than Complete Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, and Canterbury Tales.

FryeDwight

03-18-2016, 05:27 AM

RATTLERS-Joseph Gilmore. Typical late 70's nonsense of man messing with nature for selfish gains and Nature opening a big can of whoop ass in retaliation. Lots of stock characters, sex and nasty demises. Despite this, the book is a hoot and certainly a fun way to while away a few hours.

anglewitch

03-18-2016, 09:24 AM

Right now I am juggling three books. The Mystery and Lore Of MONSTERS, The More Than Complete Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, and Canterbury Tales.

Better make that 4 books.Just started reading Hunchback of Notre Dam by Hugo.

MichaelMyers

03-19-2016, 12:54 PM

Better make that 4 books.Just started reading Hunchback of Notre Dam by Hugo.

Let me guess, Canterbury Tales is for school.

Toddallthingshorror

03-19-2016, 02:54 PM

Foundation- Isac Asminov

FryeDwight

03-22-2016, 05:15 AM

438 DAYS-Jon Franklin's account of a fisherman lost at sea for the period listed. Third chapter in and quite good so far.

Dead Bad Things

03-22-2016, 10:25 AM

Pushin' my way thru the front end of S.K.'s Tommyknockers....

Repo'd

03-22-2016, 12:34 PM

Revisiting (for about the 5th time) The Devil's of Loudon, by Huxley. Possibly my favorite book of all time.

TheBossInTheWall

03-22-2016, 03:11 PM

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6/10

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8/10

anglewitch

03-23-2016, 09:48 AM

Let me guess, Canterbury Tales is for school.

No, I wanted to read it. Weirds you out doesn't it.

MichaelMyers

03-23-2016, 12:44 PM

No, I wanted to read it. Weirds you out doesn't it.

A little. Don't tell me you're trying to juggle all those with Moby Dick.

anglewitch

03-24-2016, 06:27 AM

A little. Don't tell me you're trying to juggle all those with Moby Dick.

I have thought about.

Cthulhu

03-29-2016, 10:03 AM

I'm reading 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker

MichaelMyers

03-30-2016, 05:31 AM

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Geordie9

04-02-2016, 05:35 AM

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Chevalier

04-04-2016, 08:46 PM

Pandora's Box by Wesley Brian Williams

FryeDwight

04-05-2016, 06:35 AM

TRIAGE-Richard Laymon, Edward Lee and Jack Ketchum. Three authors tackle the same story with slightly different angles. OK, but not much more than that.

TheBossInTheWall

04-05-2016, 08:16 AM

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If everything in Amanda's life is so perfect, then why the mood swings, the obscene thoughts, the urge to harm the people she loves? What are those tapping sounds in the walls? And who's that woman following her? The mystery behind what's happening to Amanda in Come Closer is so frightening that it "ought to carry a warning to...readers."

2/10

Could not finish it. Bland writing. Characters are superficial(as in no depth). The story has been done a lot already. Think of it as a book written for adults in a young adult style and fails.

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Polly Perks joins the Discworld army to find her brother Paul. "Ozzer" cuts off blonde braids, dons male garb, belches, scratches, and masters macho habits aided by well-placed pair of socks. Legendary and seemingly ageless Sergeant Jackrum accepts her plus a vampire, troll, zombie, religious fanatic, and two close "friends". The best man for the job may be a woman.

6/10

Reread. A typically(for Pratchett) fun read. Not as funny as about half of his other discworld books. Lots of commentary on sexism and gender as well as being sexist itself. So deconstructing it could be interesting or just read it for fun.

FryeDwight

04-12-2016, 06:01 AM

PSYCHOTRONIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FILM by Michael Weldon. One of the first books I got that I started checking off titles and lending to friends to do the same. Invaluable, but no doubt, the most Dog Eared book in my collection.

Roiffalo

04-16-2016, 06:54 PM

18285

I read the shortest story (NOT werewolf related) as a sample to get the feel of the book, and omg am I in love. ::big grin::

Dead Bad Things

04-17-2016, 05:13 PM

^Love the cover art on that one Roiff...
Been workin' on another S.K. novel.....
Stephen King: The Dreamcatcher

Geordie9

04-18-2016, 04:07 AM

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Roiffalo

04-18-2016, 02:57 PM

^Love the cover art on that one Roiff...

I didn't even know what the cover looked like when I asked for it. ::big grin::
But needless to say I wasn't disappointed.

TheBossInTheWall

04-19-2016, 08:54 PM

Reread I Am Legend. Still so good. The kind of book you want more of instead of it ending.

Toddallthingshorror

04-21-2016, 07:49 PM

Chainsaw Confidential by Gunnar Hansen. Book about The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Pretty good.

Geordie9

04-22-2016, 12:30 PM

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SerialKiller

04-24-2016, 03:46 PM

Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons. Quite enjoying this baby.

Geordie9

04-25-2016, 06:19 AM

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FryeDwight

04-29-2016, 05:33 AM

THE DEAD ZONE-Stephen King

Kat

05-02-2016, 11:55 AM

Stephen King - IT.

TheBossInTheWall

05-04-2016, 01:19 AM

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Just finished my rereading of Jeff Long's Deeper. Its the sequel to The Descent(novel unrelated to the movie). Deeper was not as good as The Descent, but till a great read. If you haven't read The Descent you must. Long describes the caves/tunnels/underwater seas/etc. amazingly. The creepiness is there. The mystery is there too. Exploration of the deep subterranean, of an unknown humanoid species. This is not the mole people. Its vicious, harsh, wonder.

4/5 stars.

FryeDwight

05-13-2016, 06:43 AM

After binging on GAME OF THRONES, have started the books. Well written, but way too long-prefer the TV series.

SerialKiller

05-15-2016, 06:57 AM

NOS4A2-Joe Hill.

Kat

05-20-2016, 01:31 AM

NOS4A2-Joe Hill.

Stephen King's son, I believe?

SerialKiller

05-20-2016, 05:25 PM

Stephen King's son, I believe?

Yes. ::love::

Dead Bad Things

05-23-2016, 05:50 AM

Got done readin' these ones recently.....
Hank Schwaeble: Damnable
Joe Schreiber: No Doors No Windows
Dave Zeltserman: Monster

TheBossInTheWall

05-23-2016, 06:24 AM

Joe Schreiber: No Doors No Windows

Read this too. My first Schreiber book was Chasing the Dead which was very good. However the other books I've read of his are mediocre. No Doors No Windows and Eat the Dead.

FryeDwight

05-24-2016, 06:58 AM

Read through THE RISING in one quick session and now reading CITY OF THE DEAD-both Brian Keene.

Horror and scotch

05-28-2016, 12:15 PM

I just burned through Nightwalk by D. Nathan Hillard. I loved this book, from the constant twists to the character interactions. I can't wait to try another one of his novels. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Geordie9

06-02-2016, 02:21 PM

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TheBossInTheWall

06-02-2016, 03:45 PM

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Both were awful. I made it 25 pages into The Stranger and was so annoyed with the writing. Cliche as fuck. Silly in a very bad way. Its a writing level of a 15 yearold with a tiny bit of talent and skill. Midnight Grinding was basically the same. I read a few of the first short stories and they were boring, predictable, etc. More adult, but not by much. I wonder if The Stranger is published because so much young adult fiction is popular and this seems on the level of young adult fiction, but without any skill or talent. So avoid if possible. 1/10 for both.

MichaelMyers

06-02-2016, 03:57 PM

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What say you Geordie. Is this latest tome as good as It.

Geordie9

06-05-2016, 03:29 AM

What say you Geordie. Is this latest tome as good as It.

No it's nowhere near as good as It. Had some good stories and some not so good.

Geordie9

06-05-2016, 03:30 AM

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Chevalier

06-05-2016, 02:29 PM

Bernie: A Life Long Crusade Against Wall Street and Wealth by Darcy Richardson.

Chevalier

06-06-2016, 06:46 PM

Others Volume III Third Parties from Teddy Roosevelt's Bull Moose Party to the Decline of Socialism in America.

Toddallthingshorror

06-20-2016, 05:54 PM

Ready player one for the 2nd time this year. Love it.

FryeDwight

06-21-2016, 06:40 AM

THE GREEN MILE-Stephen King. One of his better ones, at least for Me.

FryeDwight

06-28-2016, 06:49 AM

ORDEAL by William a Johnstone. Trashy read about a large group of campers in the Montana wilderness who have the bad luck to be nearby a large prison break that results in much pain/suffering for them. Meanwhile a group of weekend warriors is also nearby and pretty much solve the crisis. Really badly written with an extremely conservative bent as well as an ultra Liberal son of one of the WWs that is so annoying that you wish the cons would inflict some pain on him. Junk, to be sure, but entertaining junk that will do in a pinch.

favabeans

07-08-2016, 07:28 AM

American Psycho

One of my favourite books.

TheBossInTheWall

07-08-2016, 04:57 PM

THE GREEN MILE-Stephen King. One of his better ones, at least for Me.

Its a decent read. A rarity for King for the past 15 years or so.

hammerfan

07-09-2016, 02:41 PM

The Fireman - Joe Hill

FryeDwight

07-12-2016, 06:25 AM

DEVIANT-Harold Schecter. Well written book about the life and times of Ed Gein. Harold really has a flair with these kind of things.

favabeans

07-23-2016, 10:10 AM

Stephen King - The Gunslinger (first of Dark Tower series)

Wasn't sure how I would feel about this book, stopped myself from buying it a few times. Finally decided to take the plunge and picked up a copy today. A very good decision. Very good decision indeed.

TheBossInTheWall

07-23-2016, 11:16 AM

favabeans

07-24-2016, 12:05 AM

Did you read the rewrite or the original? Original's far better.

Original!!

It's a rare occassion that a film remake is better than the original, I feel the same way about my good ol' books.

TheBossInTheWall

07-24-2016, 06:35 AM

Original!!

It's a rare occassion that a film remake is better than the original, I feel the same way about my good ol' books.

Good. :D Though there is a cool scene in the rewrite, the quality of writing is much better in the original.

TheBossInTheWall

07-24-2016, 07:54 PM

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Finished the Blackwater series. 6 books in total. Each one is not very long. Its an enjoyable read. Its primarily about the Caskey family and how they change overtime. There's a bit of horror interspersed throughout the series, but as I said its primarily about the Caskey family. They're a wealthy southern family hit hard by a flood in the first book and continues from there.The books are easy and enjoyable enough. I definitely suggest the series. They're collected into a single book, but I bought each individual one. The high quality ones are expensive so I bought them in meh condition books.

FryeDwight

07-26-2016, 06:14 AM

REEL TERROR-David Konow. Kind of a Cliff Notes history of the horror film from CALIGARI up to 2008 or so, but a decent read, especially for a newcomer.
David also wrote BANG YOUR HEAD: THE RISE AND FALL OF HEAVY METAL, which I also recommend.

darkdetective

07-29-2016, 10:27 AM

Finished the first Jack Reacher book.
It was pretty good. Nice twisty story with plenty of surprises and cool action scenes.

Now I'm reading the first book in The Witcher series. The Last Wish.
It inspired the brilliant video game. If you like the game then read the book. Its great dark fantasy that's very well written. I thought it would be very dense but its a relatively easy to understand read. Great stuff!

FryeDwight

08-02-2016, 06:30 AM

THE PREDATOR-Anthony John. Feral cannibal munches and crunches through NYC. Loads of clichéd characters (hard boiled cop, sexy reporter, haunted priest etc), but plenty of grue and worth a look.

MichaelMyers

08-10-2016, 12:42 PM

Just finished the Mystery and Lore of Monsters.

Now reading: Necropolis by Basil Copper.

Jake.Ashworth

08-11-2016, 05:40 AM

Just started Atlas Shrugged. About a fifth of the way in. It written beautifully, not horror of course. Unless you consider the gross overreach of the government terrifying (I do). Regardless, excellent character development, beautiful scene setting. The sheer size is a little daunting but I'm into it, so it will get finished.

TheBossInTheWall

08-11-2016, 07:54 AM

satanah

08-11-2016, 11:07 PM

Finished "The Girl Next Door" the other day. I'd heard SO much about it, how horrible (as in scary, etc.) it was, and... it was ok. I like my grim books to be grim, and this one seemed to be a bit shy of going all the way with it. If you're going to throw a punch, don't pull the punch.

Started "The Haunting of Hill House" two days ago and just about finished. I love it. Words like magic. Just my cup of tea.

Jake.Ashworth

08-12-2016, 04:15 AM

It was great until about the last 100 pages. You'll see why. I liked The Fountainhead a lot more.

Awwww Damnit... Im going to force myself to like even the last hundred pages. I am to invested in this story to not be happy with it. Lol.

TheBossInTheWall

08-12-2016, 06:16 AM

TheBossInTheWall

08-12-2016, 06:18 AM

Awwww Damnit... Im going to force myself to like even the last hundred pages. I am to invested in this story to not be happy with it. Lol.

Heh, I could be wrong. You might enjoy it. Let us know. :)

TheBossInTheWall

08-12-2016, 06:27 AM

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8/10

Basically there's a place called Area X that behaves strangely and the US government has sectioned off sending in expeditions to explore it and return back with what the find/experience. That is the basis of the series. It is not a thriller or very indepth use of government procedure. It is also not what I typically find in most fantastic/science/horror fiction series. Its probably what people who snub series like that as beneath them and 'literature.' This one I think would appeal to them. The Southern Reach(location, not the triology) is elusive to being defined. I do not want to say more than this because it will ruin a lot of the book to try to explain what happens. Indeed I now need to reread the first book to see if I can understand what is occurring in Area X. The wonder at what is happening is marvelous.

FryeDwight

08-12-2016, 06:28 AM

Yes, The Haunting of Hill House is so very good.

Indeed it is and the Movie rocks too!

Found THE GIRL NEXT DOOR (Is your copy by Jack Ketchum?) very well written, but very hard to get through. My daughter has reddish hair and the same name as the title character...found it more disturbing knowing it was based on a true crime in the 1960's.

satanah

08-12-2016, 11:00 AM

Yes, The Haunting of Hill House is so very good.
It really and truly is.

The Southern Reach(location, not the triology) is elusive to being defined. I do not want to say more than this because it will ruin a lot of the book to try to explain what happens. Indeed I now need to reread the first book to see if I can understand what is occurring in Area X. The wonder at what is happening is marvelous.
I was just thinking about the first book about five minutes ago, and made a mental note to myself to read the other two. The first one was great. It had a very Lovecraftian feeling to me, and with me being a huge Lovecraft fan that was awesome. Definitely have to read the other two soon.

TheBossInTheWall

08-12-2016, 11:24 AM

I was just thinking about the first book about five minutes ago, and made a mental note to myself to read the other two. The first one was great. It had a very Lovecraftian feeling to me, and with me being a huge Lovecraft fan that was awesome. Definitely have to read the other two soon.

Yes, sort of Lovecraftian. Though I felt that the atmosphere of the first book was more like the atmosphere of the middle of House of Leaves.

anglewitch

08-12-2016, 12:18 PM

Robert Asprins Myth Conception

FryeDwight

08-16-2016, 06:36 AM

THE DIRT-Motley Crue and Neil Straus

anglewitch

08-16-2016, 09:03 AM

Broken into my complete collection of Edgar Allen Poe

FryeDwight

08-23-2016, 07:03 AM

SOPHIE'S CHOICE-William Styron

TheBossInTheWall

08-24-2016, 10:10 AM

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Just finished this. Poor writing, poor character development, mediocre description. Decent idea for a story, but executed poorly. There is even a villain explains his master plan at the end. However it was great for helping me to fall asleep each night. Read a little, not become engaged, mildly entertained, drowsy and then sleep.

3/10

I chose this book because I had read Stephen Laws Darkfall. Again poor writing, but an interesting idea and it wasn't written as poorly as Daemonic.

MichaelMyers

08-24-2016, 10:12 AM