What book u reading at the moment?

[FryeDwight]

FAR FROM SHORE-Michael Capuzzo. Very good account of the 1916 New Jersey Great White Shark attacks with a very much "You Are There" tone.

[anglewitch]

Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections

by Robert Asprin

".....On the street where you live."
-Quote From An Anonymous Extortion Note

[vampyd1977]

im reading nightmare by stephen leather, its a jack nightingale suspense novel and im quite enjoying it.

[MichaelMyers]

The Ghost Stories of Oliver Onions.

[TheBossInTheWall]

Mr. Shivers
Robert Jackson Bennett

In the book a man travels the rails during the Dust Bowl. He's searching for Mr. Shivers who killed his daughter. When the story starts he only has myths and information about where he possibly is/travel towards.

The story sounded very intriguing. The Dust Bowl, hobo life at that time, and a spooky killer. The description made me think a lot more would be about the hobo life, but in fact a lot of the traveling/story takes place away from railroads and Hoovervilles. It did not turn out to be as interesting as I thought it could have been. Most of the main character's search for Mr. Shivers was a kind of filler. They followed the timeline of the plot and did lead from one point to the next instead of side plots without resolution. However it still felt like I was reading unnecessary sections. The beginning was great as was the end. I wonder if the author struggled to put more into the novel to give it more length, ending up, to me, seeming like exactly that. Not necessary.

I'm divided on recommending it. Its probably worth a read, just do not expect much. Though I also think others might enjoy it more than me? My taste in literature does not seem to be mirrored often.

The Amazing Maurice and his EducatedRodents
Terry Pratchett

Maurice is a talking cat. The rats also all talk. Well this particular 'clan.' They ate from a pile of refuse occasionally thrown over the wall of the Unseen University, a university for wizards. So they became much more self aware, much smarter, and learned to speak. The clan leader is Hamnpork, but it is really led by a almost completely blind albino named Dangerous Beans. Also along with them is a musical prodigy who pretends to be a pied piper of rats.

A young adult book with humor, a little bit of adult humor, and surprisingly dark for the Pratchett's discworld books. Its not especially great, but its still enjoyable enough to be a reread to help me relax and fall asleep.

[sfear]

The Ghost Stories of Oliver Onions.
Bet that's a good one. Slow reader that I am I'm now starting my Halloween reading with this:


http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/HorrorOfREHoward.jpg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/HorrorOfREHoward.jpg.html)
Creepy, bizarre, and difficult to capsulize. Just the way I like it.

[hammerfan]

Bet that's a good one. Slow reader that I am I'm now starting my Halloween reading with this:


http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/HorrorOfREHoward.jpg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/HorrorOfREHoward.jpg.html)
Creepy, bizarre, and difficult to capsulize. Just the way I like it.

Welcome back!

[anglewitch]

Bet that's a good one. Slow reader that I am I'm now starting my Halloween reading with this:


http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/HorrorOfREHoward.jpg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/HorrorOfREHoward.jpg.html)
Creepy, bizarre, and difficult to capsulize. Just the way I like it.

*Two Thumbs Up*

[sfear]

*Two Thumbs Up*
They didn't pull too many punches back in the 30's. There's a crucifixion scene in one of the stories that's pretty hard to take. REH was a powerhouse of a writer.

[markgunnells]

Just finished NOS4A2 (I'm behind), and it was excellent. My favorite Hill so far.

Now I'm rereading Cujo.

[RollinFan]

I'm about halfway through Charles Stross's latest, The Nightmare Stacks. It's a good series for Lovecraft fans, but I'm not thrilled with this one. He's gone about as far as he can with Bob Howard, and this one has a different main character.

[TheBossInTheWall]

I listened to the audio version of this and the people reading the stories all did great jobs.

A collection of horror stories from a variety of people. Its a great collection. Some of them are fantastic and some are not, but generally they're all good. Except the one from Ethan Hawke. Not a horror story at all, not sure why its in the collection. Anyway I highly recommend it. Lots of fun. Some of it reminds of the Borderlands anthologies which are amazing. Some of it wasn't that new, but still worth the listen.

[sfear]

Welcome back!
Thank you.

[sfear]

Finished Cthulhu: The Mythos And Kindred Horrors by Robert E. Howard. Great stories, powerful story telling. "Pigeons From Hell" still packs a punch thirty years later but "Worms Of The Earth" read for the first time border line crazy, really bizarre and really cool.

Next up for Halloween:

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This is a genuine greatest hits collection, all the famous ones here. Robert Bloch intro an extra treat.

[vampyd1977]

ive 3 on the go,3 thrillers.

[horcrux2007]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/The_Girl_On_The_Train_(US_cover_2015).png

[MichaelMyers]

Now reading:

http://pictures.abebooks.com/isbn/9780345298881-uk-300.jpg

[TheBossInTheWall]

65mm was meh. Evil movie theater. Generic black person has the voodoo power. Nobody else's skin color is mentioned so they're all white. The writing was meh. Characters were nothing special. Most of what I expected to happen did happen. One of the main characer is a wife who apparently does nothing all day. Its never talked about except apparently she stays in the house and occasionally goes shopping for groceries. Kind of silly. I was able to finish it, but I would not recommend it. Her other book Shadow Twin is a decent read and a sort of metaphor for a parent who abused their child. That book I can recommend.

[FryeDwight]

Now reading:

http://pictures.abebooks.com/isbn/9780345298881-uk-300.jpg
I have this in my collection and despite all the cliches, quite liked it.
How is it for You so far?

[The Villain]

Pressure by Brian Keene

[MichaelMyers]

I have this in my collection and despite all the cliches, quite liked it.
How is it for You so far?

Yes, I sent for it upon your recommendation FryeDwight. Surprised there is not much about it on the internet.

The book is quite good and fast-paced. Reminds me of pulp crime noir in a way.

[FryeDwight]

CARRION-Gary Brandner. Decent effort by the author of THE HOWLING. Silly and lots of sex, but still worth a read.

[MichaelMyers]

Now reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving.

What's your favorite Halloween-time book?

[sfear]

Now reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving.
Cool.

What's your favorite Halloween-time book?
H.P. Lovecraft is really hitting the spot this year.

[FryeDwight]

Now reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving.

What's your favorite Halloween-time book?
Always enjoy EA Poe during this time of year, especially if day is overcast.

[sfear]

Always enjoy EA Poe during this time of year, especially if day is overcast.
Some of his poems are great too for an extra Halloween kick.

[SerialKiller]

The Exorcist- William Peter Blatty. I put this off for years because of the movie.

[hammerfan]

The Exorcist- William Peter Blatty. I put this off for years because of the movie.

The book is much better

[anglewitch]

The book is much better


I need to get around to reading that mug.

[FryeDwight]

THE CATS 1977- Another of those endless "Nature Strikes Back " tomes of the 70's/80's, but not a bad little read. The style reminds me a lot of James Herbert, especially when the story veers off the main plot for introducing new characters who usually receive nasty ends.

[CircleOfSalt]

Right now I'm reading a few things like Dune (rereading for the billionth time), traditions for this time of year like Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, but the crown jewel is this copy of The Exorcist that I picked up at a local book shop a few days ago...its a paperback and was a cheap find, but it wasn't until I got all the way home that I realized I'd found a real effin' GEM, y'all, because:
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It's got his bloody signature in it. Was not expecting this! ::shocked::

[anglewitch]

18735


It's got his bloody signature in it. Was not expecting this! ::shocked::
I said it once and I'll say it again. Lucky mug.

[hammerfan]

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/katesproid1234/unnamed%201_zpsqnqqcesk.jpg (http://s35.photobucket.com/user/katesproid1234/media/unnamed%201_zpsqnqqcesk.jpg.html)


It's got his bloody signature in it. Was not expecting this! ::shocked::

Wow! That HAS to be worth some money! Hold on to it!

[CircleOfSalt]

18735



I said it once and I'll say it again. Lucky mug.

I saw that book in the shoppe, too! I was SO DAMN CLOSE to buying it! I love that art so much...I think there was a Book One plus a Book Two...am I wrong?

[MichaelMyers]

18735

ph'nglui mglw'nafh!

[CircleOfSalt]

Wow! That HAS to be worth some money! Hold on to it!


Defintely!! I had to rub my eyes a few times to make sure I wasn't dreaming, lol...I can't believe this was only $3.99!

[anglewitch]

I saw that book in the shoppe, too! I was SO DAMN CLOSE to buying it! I love that art so much...I think there was a Book One plus a Book Two...am I wrong?

I got it at a Barnes and Noble.
It was like 40 bucks but that they day they were have a sale so I only payed 20 for it.
I think I saw a book two. They had a bunch of other books like Arabian Nights and Bram Stokers Dracula in the same edition.
ph'nglui mglw'nafh!
Uh oh. Myers is losing it. He has gone into the mountains of madness. Someone get an axe and lop his head off.

[candyman]

I just finished Born of the Night by Matt Wanicur. It reminded me of Thomas Harris a bit, definitely something to keep an eye on.

https://www.amazon.com/Born-Night-Matt-Wanicur-ebook/dp/B01LMJU6GU/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1476989337&sr=8-1

[The Villain]

I just finished Born of the Night by Matt Wanicur. It reminded me of Thomas Harris a bit, definitely something to keep an eye on.

https://www.amazon.com/Born-Night-Matt-Wanicur-ebook/dp/B01LMJU6GU/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1476989337&sr=8-1

Thanks Matt. We'll make sure to check out your book
::wink::

[TheBossInTheWall]

Thanks Matt. We'll make sure to check out your book
::wink::

aDTwO0TlwOU

[RollinFan]

The Belly of the Beast by Desmond Doane. About a third of the way through. Third in his The Graveyard: Classified Paranormal Series. This one is moving a bit slower than the first two. I guess it's building suspense, but it needs some action Real Soon Now.

[TheBossInTheWall]

The Belly of the Beast by Desmond Doane. About a third of the way through. Third in his The Graveyard: Classified Paranormal Series. This one is moving a bit slower than the first two. I guess it's building suspense, but it needs some action Real Soon Now.

Have you read the Felix Castor series?

[FryeDwight]

ROSE MADDER-_Stephen King. One of King's better books, although the supernatural stuff comes very close to dragging it down. Very good characterization.

[MichaelMyers]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51X5AKX5ZNL.jpg

[TheBossInTheWall]

I was reading Penance, but I had to stop. Its well written, the author seems to have a good idea of what its like for kids under 15 homeless in chicago and hustling(prostituting) in the late 80s. A kind of serial killer is 'collecting' them. Not explicitly graphic, but enough in regards to rape and physical abuse involving kids. I was reading it for a while, engaged. I stopped and then an hour later I felt overwhelmed with the rape and physical abuse described. It was too much for me. Kids depicted in fiction or in real life(important not be look away/be ignorant of)) being abused and sexually assaulted is something I find very hard to handle.

[RollinFan]

Have you read the Felix Castor series?

Pretty sure I've read the first two. I should probably read them again and find the rest, they are better than this Desmond Duane series.

[TheBossInTheWall]

Pretty sure I've read the first two. I should probably read them again and find the rest, they are better than this Desmond Duane series.

They rest of the series is as good as the first two, maybe a bit less for the last book.

[FryeDwight]

CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT-Richard Lortz. This, along with JAWS was the "must Read" in second Semester 7th Grade (1975) and this was described by a peer as "Really Gross"
Five Slum children become feral to escape horrible home lives. Not badly written, but full of degradation, sleaze and perversion...You will probably want a shower afterwards.

[TheBossInTheWall]

CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT-Richard Lortz. This, along with JAWS was the "must Read" in second Semester 7th Grade (1975) and this was described by a peer as "Really Gross"
Five Slum children become feral to escape horrible home lives. Not badly written, but full of degradation, sleaze and perversion...You will probably want a shower afterwards.

The quote from the book at goodreads.com makes it sound fairly cheesy. Is it like that?

[TheBossInTheWall]

The Dead Sea was a decent read. Obvious Lovecraft influence, but the writing style is the author's own. I was entertained and did not feel annoyed thus not needing to stop for a long length of time. The characters weren't too deep, but varied enough not to be interchangeable. Fairly decent descriptions and a well thought out story in regards to being ship wrecked in a very unknown sea. As well as the pace was slow and fast when it needed to be. The plot points were also well thought out. The ending felt like it was cut to shorten the length of the book. Its a decent length too. 328 pages with smallish text and wide pages. I enjoyed it and will be keeping it for a reread sometime in the future. I definitely recommend it. 5/10.

*The picture of the front of the book jacket makes it seem like the book takes place in the 1700-1800s. It doesn't, it takes place in...the late 80s? I think. Modern story.

Take a journey into a place unknown to humanity. A space between spaces. When the Mara Corday, an aged freighter, enters the Graveyard of the Atlantic, nightmares become real. The crew finds themselves trapped in a realm where time doesn't exist and unimaginable horrors dwell. Lost in a becalmed sea, in a netherworld where evil manifests itself in hideous forms, the survivors of the Mara Corday have an eternity to find a way out - if they aren't killed first by the creatures stalking them.

[FryeDwight]

The quote from the book at goodreads.com makes it sound fairly cheesy. Is it like that?
As an older reader, there are lots of dead parts in here, but still disturbing and raunchy. Worth reading you can find a copy that's not too expensive.

UNTIL THE TWELTH OF NEVER-Bella Stumbo. VERY GOOD true crime about the combative divorce of Betty/Dan Broderick. Deals with the trauma everyone goes through afterwards and during...lots of contention that eventually ended when Betty shot Dan and his second wife in late 1989.

[TheBossInTheWall]

As an older reader, there are lots of dead parts in here, but still disturbing and raunchy. Worth reading you can find a copy that's not too expensive.

Ok, thanks much.

[FryeDwight]

Ok, thanks much.
You're Welcome::smile::!

[TheBossInTheWall]

The Unnoticeables
by Robert Brockway

Meh. A light read. A great idea written without much effort. A beach book. 4/10

There are angels, and they are not beneficent or loving. But they do watch over us. They watch our lives unfold, analyzing us for repeating patterns and redundancies. When they find them, the angels simplify those patterns, they remove the redundancies, and the problem that is you gets solved.

Carey doesn’t much like that idea. As a punk living in New York City, 1977, Carey is sick and tired of watching the strange kids with the unnoticeable faces abduct his friends. He doesn’t care about the rumors of tarmonsters in the sewers, or unkillable psychopaths invading the punk scene—all he wants is drink cheap beer and dispense asskickings.

Kaitlyn isn’t sure what she’s doing with her life. She came to Hollywood in 2013 to be a stunt woman, but last night a former teen heartthrob tried to eat her, her best friend has just gone missing, and there’s an angel outside her apartment.

[TheBossInTheWall]

The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost.

If you enjoyed the show I highly recommend it. If not then I wouldn't.

[kev693]

Just started reading this today. Received it just a couple of days ago. Am big into review books on horror films. This one is huge, some 446 pages and more than 200 reviews of genre films that have gone under the radar when it comes to acclaim, notoriety, popularity. It looks to cover decades of the 1920s right on through to 1979. I have to say it is a beautiful, coffee table sized book and a compelling read. I'm reading about a film I haven't seen in some 20 years, 1970's "The House That Screamed" with Lilli Palmer, and now I really want to see the film again! If anyone is interested, you can go to http://unsunghorrors.co.uk
for ordering. Don't think it's on Amazon or barnesandnoble.com yet.

[FryeDwight]

Just started reading this today. Received it just a couple of days ago. Am big into review books on horror films. This one is huge, some 446 pages and more than 200 reviews of genre films that have gone under the radar when it comes to acclaim, notoriety, popularity. It looks to cover decades of the 1920s right on through to 1979. I have to say it is a beautiful, coffee table sized book and a compelling read. I'm reading about a film I haven't seen in some 20 years, 1970's "The House That Screamed" with Lilli Palmer, and now I really want to see the film again! If anyone is interested, you can go to http://unsunghorrors.co.uk
for ordering. Don't think it's on Amazon or barnesandnoble.com yet.

Thanks for showing this...rather fond of books of this sort myself!

[Bloof]

TO BUILD A FIRE by Jack London

A short story about a man and his dog and his decision to trek to a camp in treacherously bitter cold weather.

[FryeDwight]

TO BUILD A FIRE by Jack London

A short story about a man and his dog and his decision to trek to a camp in treacherously bitter cold weather.

That is a great story.

THE CONQUEROR WORMS by Brian Keene...started this morning.

[Bloof]

That is a great story.

THE CONQUEROR WORMS by Brian Keene...started this morning.

Yes, I loved it. Made me so grateful I was tucked in and cozy! Just finished A KLONDIKE CHRISTMAS by Jack London. Yet another lovely tale.

[Roiffalo]

Yes, I loved it. Made me so grateful I was tucked in and cozy! Just finished A KLONDIKE CHRISTMAS by Jack London. Yet another lovely tale.

TO BUILD A FIRE by Jack London

A short story about a man and his dog and his decision to trek to a camp in treacherously bitter cold weather.

That guy and his snow and dogs... I love dogs don't get me wrong, White Fang and Call of the Wild were my life when I was in middle school when we had to read the later for class, but you'd think the formula would get stale after a while... I'll be damned if I don't want to read them now though. Wish I remembered where my copies were now. 8(

[The Villain]

That is a great story.

THE CONQUEROR WORMS by Brian Keene...started this morning.

Love that one. One of Keene's best

[SoundTube]

Actually, listening to it! :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxRJYj1ECwQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxRJYj1ECwQ

[FryeDwight]

THE PSYCHOTRONIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FILM-MIchael Weldon. Was entranced when I first saw this in early 1984 and told my fiancée (Mrs FD) that "...I simply MUST have that volume!". She got it for me that Easter and I read it cover to cover, checking off the films I had seen and lending it out expecting those to do the same. So, with the exception of my paperback of Bob Greene's BILLION DOLLAR BABY, TPEOF is without the most dog eared book I have, all but falling apart::sad::.
However, last week, my ::sad:: turned into a big ::big grin:: as my daughter got me a new, slightly used copy for my birthday. What a wonderful girl!

[hammerfan]

Dracula Reigns by Jackson Stein

[FryeDwight]

THE BETSY (1972)-Harold Robbins. The vast majority of Robbin's books involve money, big business and hypermasculine protagonists whose bedroom exploits are the sure answer to every woman's hopes and dream.
This is about the auto business and features not one, but two alpha males. Junky, to be sure, but a quick read, if nothing else. Pretty spicy stuff when I was a teen, particularly a scene involving Alpha Male #1 and a French dressmaker::shocked::.

[TheUltimateDreamWarrior]

Fiction or non-fiction , what book are you currently reading?


I just started The Deceased by Tom Piccerilli

The Body Snatchers (https://www.amazon.com/Invasion-Body-Snatchers-Jack-Finney-ebook/dp/B00FNVSFIA/) by Jack Finney and Books of Blood Volume One (https://www.amazon.com/Books-Blood-6-Book/dp/B00XLZ5ETI/) by Clive Barker. I'm currently on the story, Midnight Meat Train. They are both good so far.

I'm thinking of reading Brave New World (https://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-World-Aldous-Huxley-ebook/dp/B00JTYQJ3K/) by Aldous Huxley, next. I tried reading it before and got halfway through Chapter One before caving and going back to the beginning. I have trouble reading books because I always read and reread if I'm unsure if I got all the information. I have to picture everything perfectly and I'm always looking words up in the dictionary. I use to love reading and I still do but it's become a chore since I read Misery (https://www.amazon.com/Misery-Stephen-King-ebook/dp/B018ER7K76/) by Stephen King in the 12th grade.

[The Villain]

The Body Snatchers (https://www.amazon.com/Invasion-Body-Snatchers-Jack-Finney-ebook/dp/B00FNVSFIA/) by Jack Finney and Books of Blood Volume One (https://www.amazon.com/Books-Blood-6-Book/dp/B00XLZ5ETI/) by Clive Barker. I'm currently on the story, Midnight Meat Train. They are both good so far.

I'm thinking of reading Brave New World (https://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-World-Aldous-Huxley-ebook/dp/B00JTYQJ3K/) by Aldous Huxley, next. I tried reading it before and got halfway through Chapter One before caving and going back to the beginning. I have trouble reading books because I always read and reread if I'm unsure if I got all the information. I have to picture everything perfectly and I'm always looking words up in the dictionary. I use to love reading and I still do but it's become a chore since I read Misery (https://www.amazon.com/Misery-Stephen-King-ebook/dp/B018ER7K76/) by Stephen King in the 12th grade.

I found Brave New World a little overrated.

Is that a knock on Misery or a compliment? Just not sure with how you wrote it

[TheUltimateDreamWarrior]

I found Brave New World a little overrated.

Is that a knock on Misery or a compliment? Just not sure with how you wrote it

Oh no, absolutely not. I love Misery. That's my favorite Stephen King novel. It use to be Carrie but Misery took it's placed after I read it in the 12th grade. It was a chore because I was going back and reading and reread, and opening a dictionary every five seconds. This was before smartphones where you could look up a word in two seconds or Kindle where you could tap the word and the definition appears.

[TheUltimateDreamWarrior]

That guy and his snow and dogs... I love dogs don't get me wrong, White Fang and Call of the Wild were my life when I was in middle school when we had to read the later for class, but you'd think the formula would get stale after a while... I'll be damned if I don't want to read them now though. Wish I remembered where my copies were now. 8(

I got a vintage paperback copy of Call of the Wild/Wild Fang with the price 45 cents printed on the cover. It looks like those old pulp novels. I have a few pulp novels, Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorpe and Out of the Dark by Ursula Curtiss. I have to sit down and read them. I got halfway through Chapter One of Call of the Wild and stopped. I want to pick it up again. I'd also like to read other anthropomorphic books like The Fox and the Hound by Daniel P. Mannix, Watership Down by Richard Adams, and The Animals of Farthing Wood series by Colin Dann.

[The Villain]

Oh no, absolutely not. I love Misery. That's my favorite Stephen King novel. It use to be Carrie but Misery took it's placed after I read it in the 12th grade. It was a chore because I was going back and reading and reread, and opening a dictionary every five seconds. This was before smartphones where you could look up a word in two seconds or Kindle where you could tap the word and the definition appears.

Oh ok. I loved Misery. 'It' is still my favorite of his though

[TheUltimateDreamWarrior]

Oh ok. I loved Misery. 'It' is still my favorite of his though

I'm still reading IT. It's a good book. I'm just past the Stanley Uris scene at the beginning of the book. Oh, I've also read Cujo, too. I was devastated by Cujo, let me just say that.

[FryeDwight]

DEADRUSH-Yvonne Navarro. Pretty good novel about what could be described as succubus reanimators. Well written .

[The Villain]

I'm still reading IT. It's a good book. I'm just past the Stanley Uris scene at the beginning of the book. Oh, I've also read Cujo, too. I was devastated by Cujo, let me just say that.

I loved Cujo

[TheUltimateDreamWarrior]

DEADRUSH-Yvonne Navarro. Pretty good novel about what could be described as succubus reanimators. Well written .

I looked up the book Deadrush (https://www.amazon.com/Deadrush-Yvonne-Navarro/dp/0553563599). I'm a stickler for good cover art.

I loved Cujo

Cujo (https://www.amazon.com/Cujo-Stephen-King-ebook/dp/B018ER7LCU/)is a classic. The movie is good, but nowhere near as good as the book. I heard that Cujo was King fans least favorite books of all. I loved it despite being devastated by it.

[The Villain]

I looked up the book Deadrush (https://www.amazon.com/Deadrush-Yvonne-Navarro/dp/0553563599). I'm a stickler for good cover art.



Cujo (https://www.amazon.com/Cujo-Stephen-King-ebook/dp/B018ER7LCU/)is a classic. The movie is good, but nowhere near as good as the book. I heard that Cujo was King fans least favorite books of all. I loved it despite being devastated by it.

Really? That surprises me. Theres been plenty others of his i didnt like but i really enjoyed Cujo. It was depressing and rough but a good read.

[Geddy]

Right Now I'm reading "Burning Chrome" by William Gibson, and "Slipping" by Lauren Beukes. Both are fantastic collections of short fiction that I would highly recommend.

[The Villain]

Finished Body Rides by Richard Laymon during the down period. Now im reading The Deep by Nick Cutter

[anglewitch]

The Deeds of Beowolf.

[FryeDwight]

A bio of George Lucas that just came out. Interesting, but Lucas has to be THE gloomiest Gus ever...even I'm not so moody. Good info on the STAR WARS/INDIANA JONES films.

[MichaelMyers]

A bio of George Lucas that just came out. Interesting, but Lucas has to be THE gloomiest Gus ever...even I'm not so moody. Good info on the STAR WARS/INDIANA JONES films.

Guess money can't buy happiness.

[Repo'd]

I recently read Rue Morgue Magazine's Authorized Phantasm Film Companion, by John Bowen and I loved every word and picture.

[anglewitch]

Napoleon's. Art Of War. (Again)

[FryeDwight]

EARTHBOUND- Richard Matheson

[Amalthea_unicorn]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c302/Baloo_bear/2017/20170318_171845.jpg

[FryeDwight]

DANSE MACABRE_Stephen King

[WhySoSerious?]

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

[Roiffalo]

Finished Body Rides by Richard Laymon during the down period. Now im reading The Deep by Nick Cutter

How was Body Rides? I read Laymon's Woods are Dark and fell in love with his writing style, but haven't been able to get a hold of another one of his books yet.

[The Villain]

How was Body Rides? I read Laymon's Woods are Dark and fell in love with his writing style, but haven't been able to get a hold of another one of his books yet.

I actually didn't like The Woods are Dark but Body Rides is really good. Likeable characters, an interesting story, and like all Laymons books you never know where the story is gonna go. My favorite from him is The Traveling Vampire Show

[Bloof]

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

Stephen King

[diezman]

The Store by Bentley Little for the 10th time::big grin:: A fun book :)

I don't really care for all of Bentley Little's work but I really enjoy The Store, The Walking, The Town, The Mailman and University.

Any Bentley Little fans here?

[FryeDwight]

DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER-Jeff Lindsay. This helped to launch the TV series...so far, pretty good.

[diezman]

Golem by Edward Lee

I'm liking it so far. Very graphic and intense!

[Dead Bad Things]

Yeah I like readin' me some Bentley Little....just started in on D.Koontz's The Mask.....

Yo it's National Library Week this week Y'all....

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY READ MORE HORROR

[FryeDwight]

DIFFERENT SEASONS-Stephen King. One of my favorites by him with "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption", "The Body" and especially "Apt Pupil" being top notch.

[Roiffalo]

Yo it's National Library Week this week Y'all....

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY READ MORE HORROR
I can get behind that, but what do Library's do to celebrate? Always up for buying more books I'll never read!

[Dead Bad Things]

I can get behind that, but what do Library's do to celebrate? Always up for buying more books I'll never read!

Tell me about Roiff....It's a tiny little library in my town here, and only has a small selection of Horror Literature.....the librarians here are always orderin' the new Danielle Steel or other similar pap...There was an option to Inter-Library Loan books from other libraries but you could only have two and you had to pay also...::mad::

Took me a few years of pushin' for change to get my library to join a network of other libraries...now the Inter-Library Loan here is free and you can check out up to 30 books!

Generally During National Library Week you can get your overdue fees waived.

Once a Librarian here said somethin' to me like "Who even reads stuff like this?" when I was checkin' out some horror books. ::big grin::

[FryeDwight]

DEARLY DEVOTED DEXTER-Jeff Lindsay

[The_Return]

The Long Walk by Stephen King (as Richard Bachman)

Never read any of his Bachman stuff. Just started this, but it's a great concept and seems pretty solid so far.

[hammerfan]

The Long Walk by Stephen King (as Richard Bachman)

Never read any of his Bachman stuff. Just started this, but it's a great concept and seems pretty solid so far.

I love that story!

[The Villain]

The Long Walk by Stephen King (as Richard Bachman)

Never read any of his Bachman stuff. Just started this, but it's a great concept and seems pretty solid so far.

Good book but i was pretty disappointed in the ending.

Just got The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen

[FryeDwight]

RUNNIN' WITH THE DEVIL -Noel Monk. Good tell all by Van Halen's first MGR from 78-85 . Lots of dirt, as expected with the VH bros and DLR coming off as serious assholes. Monk also wrote a great book in the 90's called TWELVE DAYS ON THE ROAD about the early 1978 Sex Pistols US tour.

[SerialKiller]

Some Will Not Sleep-Selected Horrors by Adam Nevill. Seems perfect for an insomniac such as myself.

[Jake.Ashworth]

Im re-reading IT before the movie comes out. Need a refresher and to purge the old movie so I can come in with new eyes.

[FryeDwight]

FRANKENSTEIN -Mary Shelly. Got a CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED version of this back in 1970 and tried to tackle the book proper when I was going on ten and after seeing the 1931 film. Found it ponderous and put it away after a read.
After re-reading, think it's very much like Stoker's DRACULA...when it's good, it's REALLY good, but a lot of filler. However, considering it's about 200 years old and from pretty much a teenage girl, not bad at all.

[FryeDwight]

SLEEPERS-Lorenzo Carcetta. Very good coming of age story taking place in 60's Hell's Kitchen. Four friends who could probably be described as petty criminals screw up big time and pay dearly for that screw up. Hard hitting, but well written and the final chapters will truly have you on edge.

[Repo'd]

Im re-reading IT before the movie comes out. Need a refresher and to purge the old movie so I can come in with new eyes.

I'm planning to revisit the book as well before the new flick hits the screens.
And yes, LOL, also to help get the tast of that awful mini series out of my mouth.

Reading Rock N Roll Head Case by Lee Widener. Outrageous!

[FryeDwight]

CUT! HORROR WRITERS ON HORROR FILM-edited by Christopher Golden. While I'm familiar with only a few of the writers here (Book came out in the early 90's), some really good essays here like Gary Brandner's adventure with the first two HOWLINGS, Nancy A Collins about the joy her childhood movie theatre gave, Ray Garton on the 1942/1982 CAT PEOPLE and how age/experience shaped his views. Most are concise except for Stephen Bissette who rambles on and on. Worth checking out.

[horcrux2007]

Horror: A Literary History, Edited by Xavier Aldana Reyes

I'm currently about halfway through reading this. Really interesting. It not only focuses on the evolution of the genre but its appearances in more dramatic works (i.e. required reading for high school kinda books).

[FryeDwight]

THE FINAL JOURNEY-Gudrun Pausewang. Although it seems to be written at an early High School level, this story of an extremely sheltered Jewish girl travelling to Auschwitz is extremely hard hitting and really not for young/sensitive people. The horrors of the train and it's arrival at the camp will have You shuddering.

[MichaelMyers]

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[Roiffalo]

Last semester I obtained a collection of H. P. Lovecraft (in print at long last!!), so I of course am reading "Call of Cthulhu" first. I'm in love with this guy's writing style. I just wish my attention span would let me read faster.

PS: points to firefox's spell check for recognizing "Cthulhu" as a word ::wink::

[Ferox13]

Last semester I obtained a collection of H. P. Lovecraft (in print at long last!!), so I of course am reading "Call of Cthulhu" first. I'm in love with this guy's writing style. I just wish my attention span would let me read faster.

PS: points to firefox's spell check for recognizing "Cthulhu" as a word ::wink::

Try Shadow over Innsmouth or At the Mountains of Madness next.
So much good stuff.

[Roiffalo]

Try Shadow over Innsmouth or At the Mountains of Madness next.
So much good stuff.

I'll have to check out Shadow over Innsmouth next. Sadly it doesn't seem to have Mountains of Madness. It's only a ''best of'', not a ''complete works'', but it's on my list to get so I still keep an eye out for other Lovecraft books. Thanks for the recommendation! 8)

[FryeDwight]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41y5IQvhujL._SX303_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

I had this and the tie-in of ALIENS as well! Really like Foster...

[FryeDwight]

Fiction: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT-Erich Maria Remarque. Superlative heartbreaking story of a young German soldier during WW1. Started reading about that subject 12 years or so ago and just appalling losses for so little.

Non-Fiction: THE HARDEST (WORKING) MAN IN SHOW BUSINESS-Ron Jeremy. Even though I find Ron's performances usually quite revolting, he comes off as a pretty nice guy and with more to offer than his "trademark". Some decent anecdotes in here.

[Dead Bad Things]

Finally got around to puttin' some more books on hold at the Library...I got 9 books comin' in!

I love havin' a tall stack of Horror Lit on the nightstand...::smile::

Pressure: Brian Keene
Depraved: Bryan Smith
I Am Providence: Nick Mamatas
The Passage: Justin Cronin
Ancestor: Scott Sigler
Pandemonium: Warren Fahy
Covenant: John Everson
Neuromancer: William Gibson
Terminal: Brian Keene

[FryeDwight]

KRAMER VS KRAMER-Avery Corman

[Jake.Ashworth]

I'll have to check out Shadow over Innsmouth next. Sadly it doesn't seem to have Mountains of Madness. It's only a ''best of'', not a ''complete works'', but it's on my list to get so I still keep an eye out for other Lovecraft books. Thanks for the recommendation! 8)

Ohhhh Mountains is one of my favorite. You need to find it. After you get past all the technical talk of latitudes and longitudes, its really fun.

[FryeDwight]

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN-Harriet Beecher Stowe

[Roiffalo]

Ohhhh Mountains is one of my favorite. You need to find it. After you get past all the technical talk of latitudes and longitudes, its really fun.

Latitudes and longitudes, oh joybunnies. ::big grin::

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN-Harriet Beecher Stowe

Lol, my mother and I were talking about this book just recently since we were visiting Gettysburgh. I had to read it for a High School English class and she apparently had never read it. Can't say I remember it well, I just remember Stowe insisted on writing the dialogue to sound the way the characters actually pronounced things. Having to read that shit out loud without reading it before hand was FRUSTRATING.

[FryeDwight]

AND I DON'T WANT TO LIVE THIS LIFE-Deborah Spungen. Very good, but heartbreaking story of Nancy Spungen who gained notoriety as Sid Vicious's girlfriend. Nancy was a wild child who basically stretched her Parent's love and patience to the limit...whenever my Daughter tested my limits, I would think of what the Spungen's went through and counted to 20.

[CallumJ]

Fiction or non-fiction , what book are you currently reading?


I just started The Deceased by Tom Piccerilli

Agadorah: Devil's breath by Theresa A. James.

I read another one by this author weeks ago, Lost in the shadows: a crime thiller and i really liked it.

[FryeDwight]

A LIFE IN PARTS-Bryan Cranston

[FryeDwight]

THE MONSTER SHOW-David J Skal. Very good history of Horror culture from early 1900's to the early 90's. Skal truly knows his stuff and after Greg Mank (who I met at Fanex), Dave does the best commentaries.

[Repo'd]

THE MONSTER SHOW-David J Skal. Very good history of Horror culture from early 1900's to the early 90's. Skal truly knows his stuff and after Greg Mank (who I met at Fanex), Dave does the best commentaries.

That's a splendid read! I agree, Skal knows the genre and obviously loves it.

[MichaelMyers]

Necroscope by Brian Lumely.

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[Dead Bad Things]

Depraved by Bryan Smith was pretty good and vulgar.

I Am Providence by Nick Mamatas...This is his new one, it's really good writing.

[FryeDwight]

ENGLISH GOTHIC-Jonathan Rigby. History of British Horror cinema from early days to Tom Slaughter to Hammer and beyond.

[FryeDwight]

IN BROAD DAYLIGHT- Harry MacKean. Interesting account of a small Northwest Missouri town who was terrorized by one Ken Tex McElroy who always seemed to get away with his misdeeds. One morning, while sitting in his Pickup in the Town Center, shots ran out and He was blown straight to Hell. But oddly enough, No one saw anything. To the best of my knowledge, the case is still unsolved.

[hammerfan]

What your sizing, please

[FryeDwight]

DREAMING THE BEATLES-Rob Sheffield. Good read that goes in different directions instead of the usual bio of the seminal Musical group.

[FryeDwight]

ROSEMARY'S BABY-Ira Levin. Haven't read this in ages, but still creepy and well written.

[Shocker]

Reading Penpal again. Last book as Carrion Comfort which is great but very long.

[FryeDwight]

Fiction-HUNTED PAST REASON by Richard Matheson. Like pretty much RM wrote and this hybrid of DELIVERANCE and "The Most Dangerous Game" is pretty taut throughout. Only problem is, our protagonist is SUCH a Doily and the Antagonist is SUCH an asshole.


Non-fiction- HORROR by Darryl Jones. Pretty good history of said subject in book/film and it's obvious He has great affection and knowledge of the subject. Alas, he over analyzes some of the stuff and seems to find Sex in lots of places, including Gang Rape in DRACULA (Lucy's Staking), Gay relations in Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Hyde entering through the "Back Door" and romantic yearnings for Monster and Creator in FRANKENSTEIN!::shocked::::confused::::roll eyes::

[sfear]

Started my Halloween reading with this little item:

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Stories collected are:

"The Great God Pan" Very creepy, very Victorian, very cool.
"The White People" Big payload, no payoff, tedious beyond endurance. Had to struggle to finish it.
"The Inmost Light" About halfway through, extremely good. Ranks with the title story.
"The Recluse Of Bayswater" Yet to be read but hope is high.

[CircleOfSalt]

DOCTOR SLEEP, sequel to The Shining

I’m about halfway through it and ::love::::love::::love:: it’s amazing. Anyone reading it or have read it and want to start a discussion thread, LET’S GO::smile::

I’m ashamed to admit I’ve only ever seen The Shining movie and never read the book. The movie was fantastic and such a classic but I imagine they had to completely butcher the book (like always) for cinematic interpretation. I’m headed down to the half-price bookstore as soon as I’m done with this and picking up a copy of The Shining...

[Roiffalo]

DOCTOR SLEEP, sequel to The Shining

I’m about halfway through it and ::love::::love::::love:: it’s amazing. Anyone reading it or have read it and want to start a discussion thread, LET’S GO::smile::

I’m ashamed to admit I’ve only ever seen The Shining movie and never read the book. The movie was fantastic and such a classic but I imagine they had to completely butcher the book (like always) for cinematic interpretation. I’m headed down to the half-price bookstore as soon as I’m done with this and picking up a copy of The Shining...

If the sequel makes sense of the furry blowjob or the picture at the ending let me know. I'm still kept awake at night by those scenes and how little sense they make...

[CircleOfSalt]

If the sequel makes sense of the furry blowjob or the picture at the ending let me know. I'm still kept awake at night by those scenes and how little sense they make...

I will definitely let you know, lol...I imagine those characters had much MUCH bigger roles in the book...lots of stuff I remember from The Shining film is in Doctor Sleep and there’s tons of references in Doctor Sleep to the goings-on of The Shining book (damn spoilers).

I think I’m going to livestream read The Shining on my Twitch account as a lead-up to Halloween...must make thread, lol

[Dead Bad Things]

Just recently finished readin' this anthology...It's full of alotta good old skool short stories by various authors.....

100 Creepy Little Creature Stories: Edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz

Just started readin...The Books of Blood: Clive Barker

And here's what I put a hold on at the Library....

Sleeping Beauties: Stephen King (newest latest ::smile::)
The Life and Death of Schneider Wrack: Nate Crowley
Black Tide Rising: John Ringo
Rise: Mira Grant

[sfear]

Started this 1940s thriller:

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[MichaelMyers]

Started this 1940s thriller:

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What tome are you reading Halloween night.

[sfear]

Probably A Taste For Honey unless I finish it first. If I do I may try William Peter Blattey's Legion to top off the month as it's been on my radar for a long time. Or better yet, maybe I'll just devote the day to reading Poe. That actually sounds better. As for the Heard novel, it is horror, or supposed to be, with minor (for now) sf leanings. Wasn't sure I'd be interested in a book about bees but so far this is very good. These bees are really creepy.

[Vadimbys]

"The well", by Joe Faster, it is a very interesting horror story!::cool::

https://www.facebook.com/Joe-Faster-1991933494392565/

[The_Return]

Working through In A Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware. Pretty standard mystery stuff, but well crafted. Popcorn reading, but not in a bad way.

Also starting into Stephen King's Danse Macabre for the first time, really looking forward to it.

[sfear]

Also starting into Stephen King's Danse Macabre for the first time, really looking forward to it.

I read Danse Macabre a few years ago and really liked. Stunningly well written I thought.

[FryeDwight]

THE MALTESE FALCON-Dashiell Hammett. The 1941 version, which I think is one of THE best films ever made took a lot from here. Sadly, some dialogue didn't make it into the film.Would loved to have heard Bogart exclaim "Jesus Christ!" or "Jesus, You're a Pip!"

[sfear]

THE MALTESE FALCON-Dashiell Hammett. The 1941 version, which I think is one of THE best films ever made took a lot from here. Sadly, some dialogue didn't make it into the film.Would loved to have heard Bogart exclaim "Jesus Christ!" or "Jesus, You're a Pip!"
Read this a few months back. Stories from early in his career. The last three or four were super good.

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[FryeDwight]

KILLING ENGLAND-Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. Another winner in the KILLING series. This tells about the American Revolution of the late 1700's and the Movers and Shakers of the time.

[MichaelMyers]

We Have Always Lived in the Castle. By Shirley Jackson.

[sfear]

We Have Always Lived in the Castle. By Shirley Jackson.
Cool. I've always wanted to read that.

[Dead Bad Things]

This here's a good piece of magna....
Kengo Hanazawa: I Am A Hero
It's Japanese zombie horror! ::smile::

[Bloof]

UNDER THE SHANGHAI TUNNELS and other weird tales

Lee Widener

[FryeDwight]

LORD OF THE FLIES- William Golding

[sfear]

Started this in earnest recently rather than just a story here and there for Halloween and whatnot:

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Loving it.

[FryeDwight]

PEACEABLE KINGDOM-Jack Ketchum

[Crimson Jade]

I got Stephen King's book recently that he co-wrote with his son called: Sleeping Beauties...should be an awesome read!!! ::roll eyes::

[Roiffalo]

Do audiobooks count? I'm currently listening to ''Between the World and Me'' by Ta-Nehisi Coates for school, and it's actually fantastic for a required read.

[hammerfan]

Do audiobooks count? I'm currently listening to ''Between the World and Me'' by Ta-Nehisi Coates for school, and it's actually fantastic for a required read.

They absolutely count!

[Dead Bad Things]

Some horror freak is gonna be very happy...today I'm gonna return my copy of the new Stephen King back to the library. Just picked up the new one from Joe Hill, Strange Weather.

[FryeDwight]

A SIMPLE PLAN-Scott Smith

[Roiffalo]

They absolutely count!

Cool! 8)

Finished that one and also just finished Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by JD Vance. It was good, but unsettling with how relatable it was.

[Bloof]

A SIMPLE PLAN-Scott Smith

Loved that.

[Vadimbys]

"The well" by Joe Faster! ::devil::


https://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/The-Well-Audiobook/B077VWWCFZ/ref=a_search_c4_1_3_srTtl?qid=1513290828&sr=1-3

[FryeDwight]

BLACK LIKE ME-John Griffin

[Vadimbys]

I am reading "The Well" by Joe Faster. It is very interesting horror story!::danger::


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076DNXZ99

[Chevalier]

Right now I'm working on Pandora's Box by Wesley Brian Williams.

https://www.amazon.com/Pandoras-Box-Wesley-Brian-Williams-ebook/dp/B019JDMRAE

[FryeDwight]

Fiction: THE TOWN-Bently Little
Non-Fiction: APRIL 1865-Jay Winnik

[Chevalier]

I just finished The Forgotten Figure by Stanley Walker. I was in a hospital waiting room with nothing else to read...

[Dead Bad Things]

Been havin' issues at my local library....so I went and put a bunch of horror on hold....can't wait fer it all to come in...


Weird Tales: Seven Decades of Terror: John Betancourt
What The Hell Did I Just Read: a novel of cosmic horror: David Wong
The Dark: New ghost stories: Ellen Datlow
Food of The Gods: Cassandra Khaw
The Grip of It: Jack Jemc
The Perdition Score: Richard Kadrey
The Ghosts of Sleath: Herbert James
The Bone Mother: David Demchuk
Dark Tales: Shirley Jackson
Relics: Tim Lebbon
The Best of Richard Matheson: Richard Matheson

[sfear]

Taking a bread from Poe to read some of this, a gift for Christmas, then back to Poe, then more mysteries...

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[nat23]

I am reading this book about Steve Jobs, very interesting bio...

[FryeDwight]

GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC-Danny Peary. Long time favorite over the last 30 years with thoughtful reviews by DP.

[hammerfan]

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Cat Coming Home by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

[FryeDwight]

THE FOG-James Herbert. London is once again under threat by JH's pen::big grin::! Pretty good read, but like most of his work, like it better when he strays from the plot to introduce new people, who usually come to ghastly ends.

[FryeDwight]

SAVAGE PASTIMES-Harold Schecter. Pretty good read from the author of several excellent True Crime books (especially on Ed Gein and Albert Fish) about Violent entertainment throughout the centuries .

[Dead Bad Things]

Just came in from the library for me!

Gwendy's Button Box: Stephen King and Richard Chizmar

The Stuff Of Dreams the weird stories of Edward Lucas White: S.T. Joshi

The Graveyard Apartment: Markio Koike

The Truants: Lee Markham

::smile::::smile::::smile::

[sfear]

Just came in from the library for me!

Gwendy's Button Box: Stephen King and Richard Chizmar

The Stuff Of Dreams the weird stories of Edward Lucas White: S.T. Joshi

The Graveyard Apartment: Markio Koike

The Truants: Lee Markham

::smile::::smile::::smile::
The Joshi sounds interesting. Never heard of White but if Joshi is as good with him as he is with H.P. Lovecraft The Stuff Of Dreams will be a doozie.

[FryeDwight]

JAWS-Peter Benchley. Getting ready for the Summer::smile::

[Dead Bad Things]

Just got the new Peter Straub ::smile:: it's a book of short stories...

Interior Darkness: Peter Straub

[FryeDwight]

ALIVE-Piers Paul Read. About the Uruguayan rugby team whose small plane crashed in the Andes mountain in October 1972 and their struggles for survival.

[FryeDwight]

SEVEN STEPS TO MIDNIGHT-Richard Matheson. Matheson is one of my favorites and he's written some great tomes (I AM LEGEND, HELL HOUSE, THE SHRINKING MAN, many short stories), but sadly, this not one of them. Overly long and the main character wears out his welcome VERY quick.

[FryeDwight]

DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'-Jonathan Cain. Decent bio by Journey Keyboardist

[SerialKiller]

The Haunting of Hill House-Shirley Jackson.

[sfear]

Great book. Enjoy.

[FryeDwight]

ROSE MADDER-Stephen King. Abused wife leaves her abusive Policeman husband (how You will hate this guy) for a new better life. Sadly, he's an expert at tracking people and wants to "Talk to Her Up Close" one last time. One of King's better novels with solid characterization, but too many long spots ("Vive Ze Bool" really slows things down) and the supernatural elements almost hurl it off the tracks (page 234 in paperback). But Rosie is a wonderfully nuanced character and her story grabs You right from the beginning.

[Freak]

Recently read and finished two book.

Kill Creek was well written but it almost read like a movie. But I enjoyed the concept of it.

A God in the Shed was absolutely fantastic. A unique story to be sure and keeps you guessing the whole time.

[FryeDwight]

TO END ALL WARS-Adam Hochschild. Incredible book on WW1, told mostly from the British point of view. Very very well done.

[FryeDwight]

JOYRIDE-Jack Ketchum. Good story, but like most of Ketchum's work, it gets quite violent quite quickly and once again involves a madman on a spree,
This also had a bonus Novella "Weed Species" which pretty much retells the Karla Homolka/Paul Bernardo story and almost matches AMERICAN PSYCHO in repulsiveness.

[Tommy Jarvis]

Carrie. Classic story, not much to add here.

But it does raise a question: in the book, King repeatedly quotes excerpts from books such as "My name is Sue Snell". With fan fiction now a universe of it's own, I was wondering wether someone ever wrote a completed version of those books.

[FryeDwight]

UP AND DOWN WITH THE Rolling Stones-Tony Sanchez. Good trashy fun that came out in 1979. Tony was a companion/drug procurer for Keith and lots and lots of dirt is spilled on Keith and Mick Jagger.

[Amalthea_unicorn]

Gunnar Wille - Ritas Jul

[Chevalier]

Every Christmas, I read a Christmas Carol because it has such great life lessons in it.

"I wear the chains I forged in life. I made them link by link and yard by yard. I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it."

[Amalthea_unicorn]

Astrid Lindgren - Ronja Røverdatter

[FryeDwight]

EVERY WOMAN'S NIGHTMARE. This is about the Mark Hacking case who spread a tapestry of BS his wife found out about, so like a coward, he shot her while she was sleeping.


MR S: MY LIFE WITH FRANK SINATRA-George Jacobs. Written by Sinatra's former valet (!953-68) after FS passed-maybe fear of punchout? It's full of gossip and a fun. read. Despite the ending, it is obvious that George loved him and though he details Frank bad behavior, there's also a kinder side that most people didn't know about.

[FryeDwight]

Fiction: THE GREEN MILE-Stephen King. One of his I enjoy the most

Non-Fiction: HELL BENT FOR LEATHER-Seb Hunter. Amusing yet somewhat melancholy tome of a English schoolboy who heard "Let's Get It Up" by AC/DC and became a metal fan. Lots of talk about other bands that inspired him (Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, KISS), guitars and his attempt to be a Rock star.

[sfear]

Reading this:
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Reads just like a really good Bogart movie.

[FryeDwight]

I AM LEGEND-Richard Matheson

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327780523l/12737911.jpg

[The Villain]

The Lake by Richard Laymon

[FryeDwight]

FARGO, ROCK CITY-Chuck Klostermann

[The Villain]

The Bat by Jo Nesbo

[FryeDwight]

Fiction: JAWS by Peter Benchley. Getting ready for Summer, You understand...

Non-Fiction: THE OTHER HOLLYWOOD by Legs McNeil and Jennifer Osbourne. Seedy but fascinating Oral history (actors, filmmakers, organized crime, police force, newspaper etc) of Pornographic films from the early 1950's up to the early 2000's. Also recommend Leg's PLEASE KILL ME an oral history of Punk rock.

[FryeDwight]

NAUTICAL CURIOSITIES: A BOOK OF THE SEA by Terry Breverton. "A miscellany of the Sea and all things nautical" reads the dust jacket and truly, ALL You might want to know of this subject. Not intersted in all areas, but some of this is fascinating, particularly how many of our phrases originated from sailing times , like "Under the Weather", "As the Crow Flies", "Son of a Gun" and "Bite the Bullet". Sadly, chapters of shipboard discipline, the slave trade and the effect we are having on our planet and its resources just make me blue. Saddens me how destructive a species we can be::sad::

[Soldier of Satan]

Gemini Rising - Brian McNaughton

[FryeDwight]

Fiction-OLD FLAMES by Jack Ketchum. Pretty good little novella of a damaged woman seeking to reconnect with her old boyfriend. The fact he's married with teens doesn't deter her from her quest.

Non-Fiction-BRITISH BUTCHERS AND BUNGLERS OF WORLD WAR ONE by John Laffin. The author has a serious issue with WW1 British generals for their unrealistic and uncaring attitudes towards unattainable goals and appallingly massive casualties for little or no gain. The Battle of the Somme is one example with 60,000 casualties the FIRST day and by the time it ended in November, another 400,000 was added.

[FryeDwight]

Fiction: BAMBI by Felix Salten. Reminds me very much of WATERSHIP DOWN, only with deer. Quite hard hitting in parts and not nearly so cuddly as the Disney film.

Non-Fiction: SNAKES! GUILLOTINES! ELECTRIC CHAIRS! MY ADVENTURES IN THE ALICE COOPER GROUP by Dennis Dunaway. DD is a personal hero to me and a seriusly underrated musician. Very good tome about the ACG reaching the big time after lots of work/years and how it fell apart. Enjoyed reading the events after the breakup (though wished there had been something on BATTLE AXE) and appropriately it ends when the group is elected to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[FryeDwight]

Fiction: THE GIRL NEXT DOOR-Jack Ketchum. Well written, but extremely horrific of a child guardian from Hell. First time, I read it, truly thought I might not be able to continue as title character has reddish hair and same name as my Daughter.

Non-Fiction: GRANT-Ron Chernow. Well written, although a little TOO complimentary of Civil War General/US President

[FryeDwight]

WALK THIS WAY-Aerosmith with Stephen Davis

[fudgetusk]

Just finished THE OUTSIDER by Stephen King. Quite enjoyed it.

[sfear]

Currently reading this:

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Great stuff so far.

[FryeDwight]

Fiction: KING KONG-Delos Lovelace

Non-Fiction: HOLLYWOOD CAULDRON-Greg Mank about 13 select 30's-40's Horror films

[FryeDwight]

THE POSIEDON ADVENTURE-Paul Gallico

[sfear]

Started my Halloween reading earlier this month. First off is this:

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So far this is a really good story and McGammon is quite the storyteller. Not versed enough to know whether this is clichéd material or not but some of it can only be classified as edge-of-the-seater. Three quarters of the way through and showing no signs of slowing down.

[sfear]

Finished The Night Boat. Excellent tale of terror of voodoo/zombies from WWII. McGammon writes with a camera's eye for detail. This would make a great film if done right.

Now I've started this:

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Only 60 pages into it but so far the only thing I can think of to say is "superb!" Will it be this good all the way through?

[FryeDwight]

Finished The Night Boat. Excellent tale of terror of voodoo/zombies from WWII. McGammon writes with a camera's eye for detail. This would make a great film if done right.

Now I've started this:

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Only 60 pages into it but so far the only thing I can think of to say is "superb!" Will it be this good all the way through?

Bloch is usually pretty good...

THE PEARL-John Steinbeck.

[jimrnemeth]

Finished The Night Boat. Excellent tale of terror of voodoo/zombies from WWII. McGammon writes with a camera's eye for detail. This would make a great film if done right.

Now I've started this:

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Only 60 pages into it but so far the only thing I can think of to say is "superb!" Will it be this good all the way through?

Yes, it will. ::wink::::wink::

[jimrnemeth]

Fiction: The Hunger, by Whitley Strieber (basis for the David Bowie film), Burnt Offerings by Robert Marasco.

Non-fiction: The Monster Art of Basil Gogos, written and compiled by Linda Touby, Basil's wife. This book is simply superb, WELL worth the costly cover price ($40).

Jim

[sfear]

Did Gogos do covers for Famous Monsters Of Filmland?

[jimrnemeth]

Did Gogos do covers for Famous Monsters Of Filmland?

Yes. Not only are those covers here, but also many, many never-before-scene sketches and other portraits of our favorite monsters that I've never seen before.

[sfear]

Yes. Not only are those covers here, but also many, many never-before-scene sketches and other portraits of our favorite monsters that I've never seen before.
Sounds like $40 well spent.

[Creature]

As of this evening, I've just finished reading, "Five Novellas" by Jeff Strand. It was a number of hours wonderfully spent. The stories are disturbing, quirky, funny, and horrific. Strand is a master of blending these elements together into very entertaining prose.

And before reading that, I read one of the coolest books I've ever laid my hands on -- "Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters and Hot Rods". The titles promises a lot, yet it delivers exactly that and more.

[FryeDwight]

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GUILTY PLEASURES-Sam Stall, Lou Harry and Julia Spalding.
Love books like this and check off what pretains to Me. Some of the categories include THE BRADY BUNCH, Pop Tarts. KISS, Harold Robbins, Flintstones Chewable Vitamins, Hamburger Helper, Mr Bubble, Mr T, Howard Stern etc

[Creature]

Just finished up Washington Irving's "Sleepy Hollow", as part of my October reading. I've never read it before and really enjoyed it. The language is flowery and poetic, providing delicious descriptions of autumnal landscapes. The description of Ichabod Crane himself is quite amusing, too.

A frightening tale? Not in the least, but certainly entertaining. And Irving's dry sense of humor is evident throughout.

Fact: Although there is no mention of Halloween in the story whatsoever, it remains popularly conceived as a Halloween tale.

[sfear]

Just finished up Washington Irving's "Sleepy Hollow", as part of my October reading. I've never read it before and really enjoyed it. The language is flowery and poetic, providing delicious descriptions of autumnal landscapes. The description of Ichabod Crane himself is quite amusing, too.

A frightening tale? Not in the least, but certainly entertaining. And Irving's dry sense of humor is evident throughout.

Fact: Although there is no mention of Halloween in the story whatsoever, it remains popularly conceived as a Halloween tale.
Read "Sleepy Hollow" a few years ago for Halloween also. Really enjoyed it. Now am reading this:
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Enjoyed her biography of H.P. Lovecraft and thought I'd see how she dealt with the master of the master.

[FryeDwight]

LEONARD MALTIN'S MOVIE GUIDE

[Angra]

The Institute by Stephen King. 7/10

It’s basically Shawshank Redemption with all the kids from Kings back catalogue. And he must really hate them.

If anyone has read it, please tell me what the hell happened to Stackhouse at the end.

[hammerfan]

The Leprechaun Chronicles, Vol. 1 by Courtney McMillan

Yep, that's my niece!

[FryeDwight]

The Leprechaun Chronicles, Vol. 1 by Courtney McMillan

Yep, that's my niece!

That's pretty neat-You must be quite proud!

THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF AMERICA AT WAR by Kenneth C Davis.

His DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT books are all quite good, especially the ones on The Civil War and Geography.

[hammerfan]

That's pretty neat-You must be quite proud!

I'm VERY proud of her! Thanks!

[FryeDwight]

KISS AND SELL-CK Lendt. The author was a member of the financial management for the rock group KISS from July 1976-right before the big bucks started rolling- in to March 1988 when their financial state was not to be envied, despite all the proclamations of a long tongued gasbag of how wealthy they were.
Very interesting look at the logistics/costs of touring/recording/special events etc etc that go with a successful band as well as revealing the band members personalities.
Even if You're not a fan of the band, this does make for a good read as it could pertain to really anyone in showbiz who struggles and then hits it big and thinks it will last. One thing for sure, those Boys truly spent it like they had it.

[hammerfan]

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

[FryeDwight]

SALEM FALLS-Jodi Picoult

[FryeDwight]

ORDINARY PEOPLE-Judith Guest

[Amaltheaunicorn]

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[FryeDwight]

UP FROM NEVER-Joseph N Sorrentino. Extremely earthy account of the author's young life involving poverty, gangs, sex, petty crime, poor academic/employment history, Dishonorable Marine discharge and extreme distrust of authority figures who turned his life around and became a Lawyer, UCLA instructor and helping disaffected Youth.

[FryeDwight]

GHOUL-Brian Keene

[FryeDwight]

Fiction: THE HOWLING-Gary Brandner

Non-Fiction: ME-Elton John

[Geddy]

Ring by Koji Suzuki

No Longer Human by Junji Ito

[NightOfTheLiving_Sam]

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

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[FryeDwight]

BELA LUGOSI AND BORIS KARLOFF-THE EXPANDED STORY OF A HAUNTING COLLABERATION by Greg Mank. So far, EXCELLENT!

[FryeDwight]

THE SHINING-Stephen King

[Morossi]

Children of the Night by Dan Simmons

[RattleHead]

The Small Hand by Susan Hill

[FryeDwight]

THE BULLY OF BARKHAM STREET-Mary Stolz. LOVED this back in fourth grade and while doing some picking up, found it behind stacked boxes. Still find it well written story about an unhappy confused sixth grader -which I certainly identified with at that age-and the steps he takes to improve his lot.

[FryeDwight]

A SIMPLE PLAN-Scott Smith

[FryeDwight]

HEAVY METAL GUIDE: THE SEVENTIES-Martin popoff.....so many albums from that era and SO MANY good ones::cool::.

[Bloof]

A SIMPLE PLAN-Scott Smith

This book slays! Did you see the movie?

[Maila Munster]

Jack Finney - The Body Snatchers

[FryeDwight]

This book slays! Did you see the movie?

Yes, I did...wasn't too bad, but book is better.

UNTIL THE TWELFTH OF NEVER-Bella Stumbo. Subtitled the Deadly Divorce of Dan and Betty Broderick, this focuses on a couple who truly HAD IT ALL. They were young marrieds as Dan finished Medical School and went on to a Law Degree also, becoming an extremely successful lawyer. All this time, Betty was having children, working odd jobs and running the house. By the early 80's Dan was riding high, fell for his younger prettier Office Assistant and decided to leave. After all the work, though, Betty wasn't about to go out of the picture so easily. Very compelling reading and although Betty did many questionable things, I feel Dan was more to blame,,,if He had just been a little more compassionate...