What book u reading at the moment?

[Horror_Writer]

Oh, and regarding The Wheel of Time series . . . I got through the 4th book and that was as far as I got. I even bought all the books, but I just kept getting lost with so many characters and not getting back to a particular story line for hundreds of pages drove me to exasperation.

Regulators and Desperation--both excellent reads.

[hellfire1]

the black dahlia. haven't seen the movie and don't know if i want to now.

[the_real_linda]

The Great Gatsby--wow. Been on my list to read for a while as it is mentioned often in writing books and used as an example of excellent writing.

yeah i read that a few years ago through a-levels....thought it was really good

[LadyFrost]

At the moment I'm reading Christine Feehan's "Dark Demon" it's one of many that she has written it is a different and more romantic twist on Vampires.

xxFrostyxx

[AsylumSeeker]

Phil Rickman's Curfew.

[JollyRoger]

getting ready to read Harbingers by F Paul Wilson...

[Ash's_evil_hand]

Just started reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. It's been on my list for a while.

[SamCostello]

I’m currently in the middle of Museum of Terror Vol. 2 by Junji Ito. I’d read these Tomie stories years ago, but hadn’t come back to them in a while. I’m finding them to even stranger, even scarier, even better than the first time.

This week, I’ll dive into Cerebus Vol. 9: Reads and probably Let It Be, by Colin Meloy, his memoir related to the Replacements’ album of the same name.

Sam

[stubbornforgey]

the autobiography of mark twain

[swiss tony]

taras bulba and other short stories, by gogol.

[AsylumSeeker]

Wine of Angels, Phil Rickman. Great old fashioned ghost story with an oddly updated feel to it.

[humanneeds2003]

Hi Everyone,
I am a newbie, and the author of Conceiving Evil, if you haven't read it yet, grab a copy from Amazon or one of the many other online book clubs, or just ask your local bookstore to order you a copy. But you better hurry, because John Tyler a demon in human form may be hunting for you. Look behind the door, under your bed, or over your shoulder into evil's eyes.
Come by and check out my website sometime.http://www.freewebs.com/humanneeds2003/
Take Care.

[DP McCoy]

Others-by James Herbert.

[Posher778]

Supposed to be reading the Great gatsby, but it's incredibly boring... so...

MERDE! (A profane French book)

[AsylumSeeker]

Death Masks, book 5 of The Dresden Files. I get a kick out of these.

[CryptKeeper13]

John Dies at the End

[Posher778]

John Dies at the End

AMAZING story.

[CryptKeeper13]

I just finished it and yes I thought so as well.

[Posher778]

Glad you liked it:)

[CryptKeeper13]

I am now reading Stephen King's It for the first time... The movie was alright but I'm hoping the book is much better

[Horror_Writer]

Just started "Waiting" by Frank M. Robinson.

I just finished "The Terror" by Dan Simmons. Here's my review (currently posted on mybooklist.com also):

An adventure tale set in the mid-1850s. A lengthy read but worth the journey. Filled with an interesting cast of unique characters, The Terror is a fictional account of two sailing ships which become locked in the ice for three years in their quest to discover the North West Passage. The crews of the vessels must survive against incredible cold, diminishing rations, their own ability to maintain hope and an unknown monster that stalks them from across the ice. A good read for those who like survival-adventure tales but this one ends with an interesting twist that tips to the fantastical. I would have rated it better but for the fact this book could have benefited from some aggressive editing. At one point, the author goes on for several pages just listing all of the survivors of the two ships—-a recounting that serves only minimal value. At nearly 800 pages, this tale could have been equally effective with a little judicious pruning.

[darkmoon]

I am reading the Sandman series by neil gaiman and Forever Odd by Dean Koontz.

[beckylouise2904]

Have just finished the Dark Horse Book of the Dead - I quite like the mixture of different artist styles and storylines! I am also a huge fan of Terry Pratchett - I know its not quite horror but its highly amusing! :p

[CryptKeeper13]

Mafia Summer

[novadawn969]

Sabriel by Garth Nix
More of a children's fantasy... I read it recently.
An entire day wasted.
It was pretty good for that reading level.
Basically about necromancy and killing zombies in a mid-evil type country.
Kinda cute.
They should have added more gore & some more intamacy between the two lovers.
Still, for that reading level, I understand.
Good books are ruined for the young.
Meh... 6/10

[SamCostello]

I just finished Drifting Classroom Vol. 4 by Kazuo Umezu – a really wild and awesome manga about a school that gets transported, without explanation, to another place, possible the Earth’s distant future.

I’m reading some Edogawa Rampo in fits and starts and expect to jump into Death Note vols. 9 and 10 later today.

Sam

[the_real_linda]

call me an old woman....many have.......i just finished fried green tomatoes at the whistle stop cafe....i picked it up food shopping at asda....i hate asda by the way.....because it was a film me and my now deceased nanna watched together when i was little and wow the nook is sooooo much better......

"You're an old bee charmer, Idgie Threadgoode, thats's what you are..."

[novakru]

A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
I know I say this everytime, but this is the best Moore book yet.....until the next one I read.

[bleeding_angelgirl]

im reading two, the nanny diaries and darkly dreaming dexter which is an awsome book

[darkmoon]

im reading two, the nanny diaries and darkly dreaming dexter which is an awsome book

I read the nanny diaries.Do you relate at all to the book,being a nanny yourself?
Im reading the handmaids tale by margaret atwood.

[bleeding_angelgirl]

yeah so far i have

[Doc Faustus]

The History of Hell by Alice K. Turner

[Cryptkeeper]

"In the Dark of Night" by John Saul. It's a pretty good scary book so far, just getting to the heart of the story now. I still read the new books by him because he tries to stick to the horror genre unlike Stephen King and Dean Koontz (whose books I still love).

[Cryptkeeper]

Oh, ditto on the "Nanny Diaries". I loved that book and have read it twice. I was a nanny myself about 4 years ago. I never went through anything that nanny did though. Also around last summer or so, I saw where they were going to make a movie from that and they were showing a scene being made by Scarlett Johnhansen(sp?). Just wondering if you have heard anymore on it.

[SamCostello]

Hoping to finish Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edogawa Rampo tonight.

Sam

[AmericanManiac]

Just got my copy of The Zombie Survival guide, so I started reading it today. It is very good and amusing, I love it so far! :D

[alkytrio666]

I'm about halfway through Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. It's freaking superb.

[Geddy]

The Story Of My Life.

[Posher778]

Jurassic park

[Horror_Writer]

Just finished "Waiting" by Frank M. Robinson. I would rate it average.

Now reading "Icebound" by Dean Koontz.

[Shadow]

Stephen Kings, The Shinning.
Enjoying it so far.

[the_real_linda]

stephen king-misery....again

[SamCostello]

I’m reading Down There by David Goodis, a crime novel from the 1950s set in Philadelphia. It was the basis for Truffaut’s Shoot the Piano Player.

Sam

[horrorobsessed]

Dawn - Elie Weisel

i read the first one "Night" for my Advanced Speech class. they're really good, about the Holocaust and all.

[ferretchucker]

The Vampire Prince by Darren Shan.

Highly recommended teen horror. it's the 6th book in the 12 book "Saga of Darren Shan"

[novadawn969]

I'm about to start East of Eden by Steinbeck.
I hated Of Mice and Men, but maybe this one will be better.

I'm also about to start the next book in the Troy Game series. I heard it's out and I'm uber excited.
:p
I'm not sure what it's called yet.

[the_real_linda]

i loved of mice and men......well more than the film and i love john malkovich and gary sinise.....but i read the book first

[jenna26]

I'm about to start East of Eden by Steinbeck.
I hated Of Mice and Men, but maybe this one will be better.

I'm also about to start the next book in the Troy Game series. I heard it's out and I'm uber excited.
:p
I'm not sure what it's called yet.

HATED Of Mice and Men? Surely you jest.....:eek: ;) Steinbeck is one of my favorite writers, and East of Eden is one of my favorite books, for what it is worth.

Right now I am reading Don of the Dead by Casey Daniels. A cutesy mystery; and yes, I picked it up because of the title....:p

[novadawn969]

HATED Of Mice and Men? Surely you jest.....:eek: ;) Steinbeck is one of my favorite writers, and East of Eden is one of my favorite books, for what it is worth.

Right now I am reading Don of the Dead by Casey Daniels. A cutesy mystery; and yes, I picked it up because of the title....:p


Yes.
I liked some of it.
Loved it's symbolism.
I just hated it as a whole.
It really wasn't that good.
Then again I'm picky when it comes to books and movies.

I'm hoping I'll like East of Eden.
Steinbeck seems like he has talent.
I'm just hoping for the one where it blossoms.

[jenna26]

Yes.
I liked some of it.
Loved it's symbolism.
I just hated it as a whole.
It really wasn't that good.
Then again I'm picky when it comes to books and movies.

I'm hoping I'll like East of Eden.
Steinbeck seems like he has talent.
I'm just hoping for the one where it blossoms.


I think in some ways Of Mice and Men comes across as boring, though I happen to find it to a very honest novel. The characters are very well drawn out, considering the length of the work, and the ending is inevitable and tragic, but apparently it is easy to feel a kind of disconnect with the events leading up to it (from what I have heard other people say, I do not feel this way, I find it very moving, very sad, and I actually like Steinbeck's straightforward style).

East of Eden is FAR more entertaining actually, there is so much going on in that novel, and the characters are so very complex. I also think Steinbeck created just about the perfect example of a sociopath iin this novel. Steinbeck definitely did approach his characters in a different way here.

[horrorobsessed]

paradise lost- john milton

[novakru]

HATED Of Mice and Men? Surely you jest.....:eek: ;) Steinbeck is one of my favorite writers, and East of Eden is one of my favorite books, for what it is worth.

Right now I am reading Don of the Dead by Casey Daniels. A cutesy mystery; and yes, I picked it up because of the title....:p


It's really good to see you here again Jenna!:)

[jenna26]

It's really good to see you here again Jenna!:)

Hi there Nova! Its been awhile, good to see you as well. :)

Just started The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillippa Gregory. Not bad, a historical novel that centers around Mary Boleyn, who I know next to nothing about, considering her sister Anne's story tends to overshadow hers (hence the title). I did know Henry supposedly had an affair with her before his marriage to Anne. That man sure did get around. :rolleyes:

[MoonLit Meadow]

Hi there Nova! Its been awhile, good to see you as well. :)

Just started The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillippa Gregory. Not bad, a historical novel that centers around Mary Boleyn, who I know next to nothing about, considering her sister Anne's story tends to overshadow hers (hence the title). I did know Henry supposedly had an affair with her before his marriage to Anne. That man sure did get around. :rolleyes:

Ahhh, I always knew you were into those kinky novels...yeah yeah, play it off like the man got around...yet read all about his naughty antics with that other BOLEYN girl ;) BWAH! Make sure you let me borrow it when you're done.

Hmm, I'm thinking of reading that book "THE SECRET"...my mom just started and can't put it down. I get the impression it's a self-help book of sorts, teaching you positive thinking or something ;) I call bullshit, but I haven't exactly read it yet so I won't jump to conclusions...even though I think I just did ;) Anyone read this?

[jenna26]

Ahhh, I always knew you were into those kinky novels...yeah yeah, play it off like the man got around...yet read all about his naughty antics with that other BOLEYN girl ;) BWAH! Make sure you let me borrow it when you're done.

Hmm, I'm thinking of reading that book "THE SECRET"...my mom just started and can't put it down. I get the impression it's a self-help book of sorts, teaching you positive thinking or something ;) I call bullshit, but I haven't exactly read it yet so I won't jump to conclusions...even though I think I just did ;) Anyone read this?

Yes, I have in fact read all about his antics with both Boleyn girls.....and quite a few others....sick really.....but I can't seem to stop myself, its just my thirst for knowledge I guess....haha....;)

Postive thinking?!?! Who needs that? :p

[MoonLit Meadow]

Yes, I have in fact read all about his antics with both Boleyn girls.....and quite a few others....sick really.....but I can't seem to stop myself, its just my thirst for knowledge I guess....haha....;)

Postive thinking?!?! Who needs that? :p


"Knowledge" eh? That's what they're calling it now-a-days? ;) Ah yes, never hurts to educate oneself I suppose ;) Like I said, I'll need to borrow that.

Yeah, I know...I think I'll get much more satisfaction out of laughing at her for reading it, rather than reading it myself. Or maybe I'll just read it b/c really...what else have I got to do? ;)

[horrorobsessed]

day by elie wiesel

[novakru]

"Knowledge" eh? That's what they're calling it now-a-days? ;) Ah yes, never hurts to educate oneself I suppose ;) Like I said, I'll need to borrow that.

Yeah, I know...I think I'll get much more satisfaction out of laughing at her for reading it, rather than reading it myself. Or maybe I'll just read it b/c really...what else have I got to do? ;)

I am happy to you again as well !
The old gang is coagulating, I mean, congragating again:D

I am reading Realms of Fantasy magazine , well, ok, I 'm just looking at the pictures-( I will read it... probably when baby starts school :eek: )

[jenna26]

"Knowledge" eh? That's what they're calling it now-a-days? ;) Ah yes, never hurts to educate oneself I suppose ;) Like I said, I'll need to borrow that.

Yeah, I know...I think I'll get much more satisfaction out of laughing at her for reading it, rather than reading it myself. Or maybe I'll just read it b/c really...what else have I got to do? ;)

Okay, OKAY....;) I am not sure how much it is educating me, as it probably has very little to do with reality and is more about how she wishes it would have happened.....:rolleyes: That's the beauty of a historical novel. But it is actually a subject I know a little about, because I find it a particularly interesting time period.

I am also reading Emerald Magic: Great Tales of Irish Fantasy edited by Andrew Greely.

[Dante'sInferno]

Halo:First Strike

[MoonLit Meadow]

I am happy to you again as well !
The old gang is coagulating, I mean, congragating again:D

I am reading Realms of Fantasy magazine , well, ok, I 'm just looking at the pictures-( I will read it... probably when baby starts school :eek: )

hahah, aww, thanks :) I'm so happy you're still around, great to see you again. Realms of Fantasy, eh? Hmmm...sounds like something JENNA would be interested in ;) BWAH!

[Dude Guadalupe]

The Regulators by Richard Bachman

[Dante'sInferno]

The Godfadder returns..

[SamCostello]

Just read Kane Vol. 4: The Thirty-Ninth. Another great installment of Paul Grist’s police procedural, possibly the only straight police story in comics.

Also read The Exterminators Vol.1 : Bug Brothers. A comic about exterminators, genetically mutated cockroaches, and a global conspiracy. A lot better than I’d expected it to be.

I'm diving into something new tonight. Could the Master and Margarita, The Talented Mr. Ripley, or some Michael Houellebecq. We'll see.

Sam

[jenna26]

Well, I liked The Other Boleyn Girl enough, though it seems to have somewhat less to do with reality than Gregory may pretend...;) The timeline is definitely off on some things, from what I can gather. Either way, an entertaining read so I am reading The Boleyn Inheritance now.

[novadawn969]

I think in some ways Of Mice and Men comes across as boring, though I happen to find it to a very honest novel. The characters are very well drawn out, considering the length of the work, and the ending is inevitable and tragic, but apparently it is easy to feel a kind of disconnect with the events leading up to it (from what I have heard other people say, I do not feel this way, I find it very moving, very sad, and I actually like Steinbeck's straightforward style).

East of Eden is FAR more entertaining actually, there is so much going on in that novel, and the characters are so very complex. I also think Steinbeck created just about the perfect example of a sociopath iin this novel. Steinbeck definitely did approach his characters in a different way here.


Makes sense.
It's not that I felt a kind of disconnect.
It just wasn't that good in my opinion.

I'm actually looking forward to reading East of Eden, but I have to order it.
I can't find it anywhere.

[newb]

CELL ---Stephen King

[SamCostello]

Ironweed, by William Kennedy - About homeless alcoholics in 1930s Albany, NY. About as enjoyable as it sounds.

Sam

[Shadow]

The Others
I enjoyed The Fog and found this (boot sales rock), just started reading it. Interesting so far.

[VampiricClown]

The Books Of Blood ---- Clive Barker

[SamCostello]

Still reading Ironweed. Trying to finish it off, as I don’t like it.

Yesterday bought Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and A Brief History of the Dead, by Kevin Brockmeier. Looking forward to both.

Sam

[jenna26]

Mad River Road ~ Joy Fielding
and still making my way through American Gothic Tales Edited by Joyce Carol Oates as well. :)

[lilbrat77]

I'm reading a collection of short stories by HP Lovecraft.

[Shazbut]

Order of the Phoenix (again!) in time for the next HP movie!! :p

Before that, I read "A brief history of nearly everything" by Bill Bryson - very entertaining.

Always have a Dean Koontz waiting in the shadows too!!

[jenna26]

The More Than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide by Douglas Adams
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
and also The Constant Princess by Phillippa Gregory, which is not nearly as entertaining as the others I have read.

[horrorobsessed]

the catcher in the rye - j.d. salinger

[Geddy]

I'm reading The Shining again.

[the_real_linda]

rose madden

[SamCostello]

Started reading some Borges last night.

Will dive into The Master and Margarita in a day or two.

Sam

[jenna26]

Still reading The Hitchhiker's Guide
Also Fool Moon~ Jim Butcher

[Horror_Writer]

"The Hungry Moon" by Ramsey Campbell.

Before that I finished "Heart-Shaped Box" by Joe Hill (Stephen King's son)

[illdojo]

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly ~ Anthony Bourdain
This is my 2nd time reading this book. It's an amazing book even if you're not a Chef. ;)
Unfortunately I am. :(

[AdahofSamaria]

23 Minutes in Hell by Bill Wiese - Read it as fiction or non-fiction. It is compelling.

[Geddy]

It by Stephen King.

[jenna26]

Lovedeath by Dan Simmons

[azathoth777]

Stiff by Mary Roach
"For two thousand years, cadavers--some willingly, some unwittingly--have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They helped test France's first guillotines, answering the question, "Is the severed head aware of its circumstances, however momentarily?" They helped evaluate the army's new rifles in 1904, standing as targets before researchers' guns. They've ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers have been there, alongside surgeons, making history in their quiet, sundered way."

It's really interesting and strangely enough kind of funny.

[massacre man]

Silence of the Lambs.

[novakru]

fledgling by Octavia E. Butler- I cannot get past Chapter 8, I think this is borderline pervert shit.

The Yoga Mamas by Katherine Stewart- read this in 3 hours-very funny, I know those women!

Fair Peril by Nancy Springer- so far, a very good little fantasy story.

[Roderick Usher]

I Will Rise by Michael Louis Calvillo

An incredible nihilistic joyride of a debut novel. I just started it, but this guy is the real deal. The prose leaps off the page and the story is like nothing I've encountered.

VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

[jenna26]

Summer of Night by Dan Simmons

The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

[novakru]

The Hex Witch from Seldom by Nancy Springer- blah.

[Dante'sInferno]

The Other Side Of Me,Sidney Sheldon

[horrorobsessed]

Ella Minnow Pea - Mark Dunn (for English)


Fahrenhiet 451 - Ray Bradbury

[jenna26]

A Sentimental Education by Joyce Carol Oates

[VampireFaust]

"How the Scots Invented the Modern World"

...doing research for a novel...

[Geddy]

Needful Things By Stephen King.

[jenna26]

Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris

[missmacabre]

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. Guarantee I'll be done it by tomorrow night cause it's very well written.

[Unaboner3000]

The series of books A Song of Fire and Ice by George R. R. Martin. If you like fantasy books, these are very well written.

[janeofellenave]

I am currently reading "Wounded: Collected Tales of Horror and the Grotesque," by David R. Saliba; published by Booksurge 2002. It is an intense but quick read. Truly horrific.

[jenna26]

Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Book One: Prodigal Son

[Horror_Writer]

Trying to finish up the last few pages of "The Hungry Moon" by Ramsey Campbell. Story seems to be dragging, especially the end, and I really have not been able to get into it for some reason. This one just doesn't do it for me I guess.

[Geddy]

The Gunslinger.

[The_Return]

Making my way through If Chins Could Kill:D

[SamCostello]

The Town That Forgot How to Breathe by Kenneth J. Harvey. I'm only a little ways in, but it seems pretty promising right now!

Sam

[jenna26]

Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris

[jenna26]

All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris

[novakru]

My daughter's copy of The Phantom of the Opera

[Doc Faustus]

Crime and Punishment. I'm not sure if I'll make it through, though.

[the_real_linda]

Making my way through If Chins Could Kill:D

i loved.. no love that book.... its a good book to bampf through.... unlike 'liseys story' which im reading at the moment

[Dante'sInferno]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

[SamCostello]

This week I read Michel Houellebecq’s book-long essay on Lovecraft: HP Lovecraft, Against the World, Against Life, which was very good and provided a lot of insight into Lovecraft’s development as a writer, specifically connecting some dots that I hadn’t considered before. A good, quick read.

Sam

[Unaboner3000]

Started Harry Potter last night. Read about 100 pages. Woo hoo! :p

[jenna26]

Started Harry Potter last night. Read about 100 pages. Woo hoo! :p


Just finished it a couple of hours ago, its excellent! I'm very pleased. Rowling did not disappoint, she did a wonderful job. :D

Now I am about to start On Writing by Stephen King.

[Unaboner3000]

Just finished it a couple of hours ago, its excellent! I'm very pleased. Rowling did not disappoint, she did a wonderful job.

Now I am about to start On Writing by Stephen King.

Finished mine this morning. The ending was pretty good considering most long series typically end very badly.

Next on my reading list is The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, Book 1) by R. Scott Bakker.

[Dante'sInferno]

I finished reading it last night.It was great.The ending was excellent.





Now onto Interview With the Vampire!

[jenna26]

Bad Move by Linwood Barclay

and also reading From the Borderlands: Stories of Terror and Madness

[jenna26]

The Historian ~ Elizabeth Kostova

[Geddy]

Nightmares And Dreamscapes By Stephen King.

[chaibill]

The Ruins by Scott Smith Read it now it is in paperback really good. has a quote from Stephen King "Scariest book of this century"
Read it read it read it

[SamCostello]

I’m in the middle of The Haunting of Hill House, which is typically awesome Shirley Jackson stuff.

Sam

[The_Return]

Technically it's a play, but right now I'm reading A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen.

Next up is Evening Snow Will Bring Such Peace by David Adams Richards.

[missmacabre]

The daVinci code

[hammerfan]

The Mormon Murders by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith

True story about an incident that happened in Salt Lake City back in the 80s. Gives a lot of background on the LDS religion. Bizarre!

[IndustrialKitty]

Im currently reading "Joe Bob Goes Back To The Drive In" By. Joe Bob Briggs


and i just finished "The Monster Show" By. David J. Skal

[no mulier]

In the middle of Dagon and Other Tales. Just read Polaris. How do we really know this reality is just really the dream? Or neither?

[IndustrialKitty]

Got a new book yesterday

Cutting Edge: Art-Horror and the Horrific Avant Garde

[SamCostello]

I’m working through Steve Erickson’s Arc D’X now, about an alternative future, the tortured American relationship with race, Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemmings, and more. I’ve been having trouble with fiction lately, but this is great stuff, drawing me right back in.

Sam

[hammerfan]

Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill

[phantomstranger]

Kolchak: The Night Stalker: A Black And Evil Truth

by C.J. Henderson

[the_real_linda]

dearly devoted dexter by jeff lindsay

[The_Return]

Trying to read Evening Snow Will Bring Such Peace by David Adams Richards, but I'm not getting into it. Nowhere near as absorbing as Nights Below Station Street.

[Geddy]

The CollectedPoems And Tales Of Edgar Allan Poe.

[chaibill]

dearly devoted dexter by jeff lindsay

I read the first book in hard cover a year and a half before the show was made thought it was kind of short and then i thought well if this can be published this short and tell a story i should have no problem writing a novel...but its a fun read

[SamCostello]

Been reading the second Found magazine book and issue 5 of the magazine, which came in the mail this week. Great collections of found photos, notes, etc. The new issue of the magazine concerns mostly crime and the found archives of an FBI agent. Good stuff.

Sam

[SamCostello]

I’ve just started Snow Angels, by Stewart O’Nan, which I’m liking pretty well so far.

Sam

[jenna26]

The Unquiet by John Connolly

[The_Raven]

John Dies At The End.

Good so far.

[tic]

Hunting Humans (Inside the minds of the real-life Hannibal lecters) - Elliott Leyton

[missmacabre]

I bought a nice hardcover coffee table book called "the films of alfred hitchcock". I can't wait to read it. 2 dollars from the thrift store.

[punkdeadhead24]

Journey to the centre of the earth

[SamCostello]

Finished Stewart O'Nan's Snow Angels this week, leaving me unsure of what to read next, prose-wise, at least (I've got more than enough comics to keep me busy for a while.) Might re-read King's Danse Macabre. Might start in on Diana Washington Valdez's Harvest of the Women.

Sam

[AUSTIN316426808]

'Dark Knight' again, haven't read anything new in awhile. Nothing's really caught my interest long enough or at all.

[novakru]

Finished Stewart O'Nan's Snow Angels this week, leaving me unsure of what to read next, prose-wise, at least (I've got more than enough comics to keep me busy for a while.) Might re-read King's Danse Macabre. Might start in on Diana Washington Valdez's Harvest of the Women.

Sam
Hey Sam?
I'm having a hard time finding E-comics that are suitable for my 9 year old...any website suggestions?
Also, she wants to make her own comic books as well, any good teaching links?
Thought I'd ask someone who actually is invoved with online comics and who's talented:)

[bleeding_angelgirl]

i just finshed eclips from the twilight series. im starting a slightes slant of light tomorow.

[psychooralien]

The Dark Tower Series

[SamCostello]

I'm about halfway through Cornell Woolrich's I Married a Dead Man, which is a little slow, but also has its moments of being lots of fun.

Sam

[Zombette]

I am currently reading World War Z. Ive not gotten properly stuck in yet but Its alright i suppose.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Arkham Asylum

[novakru]

I am currently reading World War Z. Ive not gotten properly stuck in yet but Its alright i suppose.

I have loaned this book out more than any other...I doubt I will ever see it again.
I loved this book, but got stuck in the middle for quite awhile.


Presently reading:
Blood Trail by Tanya Huff
I think I've read this before:confused:

[AUSTIN316426808]

Presently reading:
Blood Trail by Tanya Huff
I think I've read this before:confused:



Isn't that part of the Blood Books?

[jenna26]

Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flag

[DP McCoy]

Its been a while since I posted in this thread so I have read a few ...

The Richard Laymon Collection Vol 2-The Woods are Dark/Out are the Lights

Re-read King's The Green Mile for about the fifth time!

James Herbert's The Secret of Crickley Hall,Nobody True then re-read The Rats,Lair and Domain.

Currently half way through Richard Laymon's Alarums.

[Geddy]

The Stand By Stephen King.

[novakru]

Isn't that part of the Blood Books?

Yes
Now I'm reading Blood Price:cool:

[Zombette]

Im such a slow reader lol. Im always playin on my DS instead or out with friends or....watching horrors lol.

[AUSTIN316426808]

The Long Halloween

[DP McCoy]

Completed Laymon's Alarums which was an enjoyable read,moving on to James Herbert's Moon.

[tic]

Execution: A Guide to the Ultimate Penalty by Geoffrey Abbott

Good cheery reading ;)

[SamCostello]

Finished I Married a Dead Man, by Cornell Woolrich about 15 minutes ago. Not sure what from the very tall stack in my bedroom is next.

Sam

[AUSTIN316426808]

The Man Who Laughs

[AUSTIN316426808]

JLA:Tower Of Babel

[Freak]

An Act Of Kindness

[the_real_linda]

mr. monk goes to the firehouse :D

[jenna26]

A is for Alibi ~ Sue Grafton

[SamCostello]

The Birthday Party, by Stanley Alpert, a memoir about a federal prosecutor who, on the night before his birthday, gets kidnapped by a small group of criminals who want to rob him. Interesting story. Not hugely well written, but compelling nonetheless.

Sam

[jenna26]

In Cold Blood ~ Truman Capote

[Geddy]

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.

[jenna26]

The Black Carousel by Charles Grant

[AUSTIN316426808]

John Dies at The End

[AUSTIN316426808]

John Dies at The End



Still in the middle of that one but doing my weekly reading of Brett Favre books at the moment.

[Abominus]

Just finished American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Seriously a must read!

[hellfire1]

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley... almost done with that one.

Next up is The World According to Garp - John Irving

[punk666]

fiendish killers.

very interesting book if u like true crime sort of things, it has sections on poeple who were like cannibals, poeple who thought they were vampires and its got about serial killers.

i really reccomend this book.

[SamCostello]

The Best American Crime Reporting 2007, an anthology of true crime journalism. Great stuff.

Sam

[DP McCoy]

Finished Moon(JH),started Dean Koontz's Life Expectency straight after and absolutely flew through it.Great read.

[jenna26]

The Bishop and the Beggar Girl of St. Germain ~ Andrew Greeley
English Country House Murders edited by Thomas Godfrey

[Roderick Usher]

Re-reading Stephen King's Night Shift

[phantomstranger]

Somethings Alive On The Titanic
By
Robert Serling

[SamCostello]

I’m just starting The Killing Fields, Harvest of Women, by Diana Washington Valdez, about the murders of hundreds of women in Juarez, Mexico.

Sam

[the_real_linda]

about to start anansi boys by neil gaiman

[jenna26]

The Reincarnationist ~ M.J. Rose

[AUSTIN316426808]

Finished John Dies At The End.

[Dudeman]

Going to find a copy of Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, so hopefully I will be able to finally read this book.

[Angra]

An unknown danish authors unknown novel

[AUSTIN316426808]

American Psycho

[novakru]

Twilight
New Moon
Eclipse
by Stephenie Meyer

It's really hard during the teenage years, especially for the ones with any added disadvantages like vampirism or lycantropy.

In the Young Adult catagory but highly enjoyable even for us older folks.

[Disease]

I'm reading the soft machine by William Burroughs... I kind of feel like reading out loud when I'm on the train , I might have too....

[jenna26]

Lean Mean Thirteen ~ Janet Evanovich

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2007

[novakru]

The latest drop off from the Jahovah's Witness....
The Watchtower: The World Is Fucked pt.2
Very good issue, I must say.

[knife_fight]

Spear of Destiny by Trevor Ravenscroft. it's about the Occult Power behind the Spear of Longinus and how Hitler attempted to use that power to conquer the world. that's the synopsis on the cover anyway. it's really much more complicated than that and gets into a lot of stuff about the Holy Grail and alchemy. I highly recommend it to any whacko conspiracy theorists such as meself.

[Phalanx]

Made a start on "Soon I will be Invincible" by Austin Grossman.
Superhero story told from the perspective of the "supervillian".
Very funny slight pisstake on the "capes", but a cool storyline too with characters that are so much more likable than the ones you see in comics...

[DP McCoy]

Beggars Banquet by Ian Rankin.

[GorePhobia]

Just got done reading Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay. Great book that the Showtime TV show Dexter is based off of. Definitely a read for anyone who likes suspense/crime/thriller/serial killer type of stuff.

[novakru]

To Wake The Dead- Richard Laymon

[jenna26]

Spanish Dagger ~ Susan Wittig Albert

[novakru]

Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings- Tyler Perry

Focused (of course) on black women but just as informative and hilarious for any color to read.

[Disease]

I'm just starting "Mother Night" by "Kurt Vonnegut Jr, I love reading his books. I only buy them second hand, it spaces them out for me and will make it a long time before there is none left for me.

[Geddy]

The Catcher In The Rye.

[BLAdams]

Just started on The Sun also Rises by hemmingway I'm sure it will be worth the read

[horrorobsessed]

the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy - douglas adams

[Yellow Jacket]

I finished Stephen Colbert's I Am America (And So Can You). I loved it! It's a must-read!

[jenna26]

The Harlequin ~ Laurell K. Hamilton

[Geddy]

A Clockwork Orange.

[novakru]

Wuthering Heights- Emily Bronte
I must have been alot smarter when I first read this because.......what the FUCK is Joseph saying?:confused:

[Red1332]

The Dhammapada. Need coffee to process that one. :D

[hammerfan]

Primal Fear by William Diehl

After spending two months on jury duty for a murder trial, you would think I'd had enough of murder! :eek:

[ferretchucker]

Blood Beast by Darren Shan. It's the fifth in his Demonata series and it's pretty good. All about someone coping with lycanthropy as well as the evil demons trying to invade and take over our world.

[hammerfan]

Blood Beast by Darren Shan. It's the fifth in his Demonata series and it's pretty good. All about someone coping with lycanthropy as well as the evil demons trying to invade and take over our world.


*mental note to self: remember Darren Shan and look for his books at B&N*

[Geddy]

Just finished A Clockwork Orange, moving on to Fahrenheit 451.

[fortunato]

karen russell's "st. lucy's home for girls raised by wolves"

and

david j. skal's "the monster show"

[Red1332]

Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson

[jenna26]

Creation in Death ~ J.D. Robb

[Geddy]

George Orwell's Animal Farm.

[novakru]

The Begotten- Lisa T.Bergren

[novakru]

The Complete Idiot's Guide to: Cleaning

The Raw Food Detox Diet-Natalia Rose (Jesus, this shit is complicated...how about a Dummy book for THIS one??)

[fortunato]

i've also been thumbing through a book occasionally that's a lot of fun. it's called weird u.s. and it's just filled with all the weird tourist trap/haunted/unbelievable crap we have here in the states. it would be a blast to plan a trip around some of this stuff.

[Yellow Jacket]

I just started reading Jaws. It's very different from the movie, in that it is more adult-oriented. I'm not saying the movie is geared toward children. But, the movie didn't have much swear words, sexual innuendo, or gore in it. The book has all of these. I still love the movie, but the book is catching my attention.

[Geddy]

Nineteen Eighty Four By George Orwell.

[jenna26]

I just started reading Jaws. It's very different from the movie, in that it is more adult-oriented. I'm not saying the movie is geared toward children. But, the movie didn't have much swear words, sexual innuendo, or gore in it. The book has all of these. I still love the movie, but the book is catching my attention.

One of the very few cases that I thought the movie was far better than the book it was based on, the characters weren't nearly as sympathetic, and I think the writing is very weak. It was interesting to read and compare the two, for sure. But I never picked up another Benchley book.

[Disease]

Nineteen Eighty Four By George Orwell.

If you are on an Orwell binge, try get a copy of keep the Aspidistra flying, It's my favorite of his novels...

[Geddy]

If you are on an Orwell binge, try get a copy of keep the Aspidistra flying, It's my favorite of his novels...

Cool, thanks for the recommendation I'll pick up a copy.

[Rebecca]

Clive Barker: CABAL

[jenna26]

By the Time You Read This by Giles Blunt

[AUSTIN316426808]

Less Than Zero

[novakru]

Less Than Zero
Good book
I have a hardcopy of this BEFORE the movie came out and it is WELL worn:)

[jenna26]

The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen

[fortunato]

i like to read a bunch at once:

alice's adventures in wonderland/through the looking-glass
one hundred violent films that changed cinema
the complete tales and poems of edgar allen poe (leatherbound and gold-edged pages! a favorite!)

[AUSTIN316426808]

Glamorama.

[KOPZombie]

completed all of the Laymon now reading Barkers Everville. Extensive imagination and plenty of twists - perhaps a little too much storytelling for my taste but inly 1/3 way thru - may get gorier?

[jenna26]

Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. Ross

[Geddy]

Mother! The Frank Zappa Story.

[jenna26]

The Mephisto Club ~Tess Gerritsen

[knife_fight]

still reading "the Spear of Destiny" by Trevor Ravenscroft. it's a supposedly true book about how Hitler got hold of the Spear of Longinus (the spear which, supposedly again, pierced the side of Christ) and attempted to use its power to conquer the world. apparently the spear has some sort of supernatural powers. it also delves into a bunch of "grail theory" type stuff and even some alchemy.

it's a very heady read, and one that I am taking slow so that I can really grasp all of the concepts that are discussed.

[jenna26]

Off Season by Jack Ketchum

[Geddy]

The Screenwriter's Workbook By: Syd Field.

[ferretchucker]

Allies of the night by darren shan

[jenna26]

House of Leaves ~ Mark Z. Danielewski

[Abominus]

Just finished Everything is Illuminated. Good/weird read.

[grndhsfn]

CRIMSON ORGY (http://www.amazon.com/Crimson-Orgy-Austin-Williams/dp/1880325810) by Austin Williams. Great book about a low-budget horror flick back in the sixties that a lot of people think may have been the first real snuff film ever. Really entertaining story, very suspenseful and scary. I recommend it to just about anyone.

[newb]

Anybody read the CLAPTON book.....thinking of getting it

[the_real_linda]

welcome to the world baby girl by fannie flagg (still... i stopped reading it for a while and it stayed onto of one of my speakers for a while)

[Posher778]

I just recently finished "The Power of One". Novel about South Africa, boxing, and coming of age. It was very good, highly recommended.

[Geddy]

A book about Hiroshima for school.

[SamCostello]

The Apocalypse Reader – an anthology about the end of the world. Tons of big names: Poe, Lovecraft, Oates, Evenson, Gaiman, Link, Lutz, but somehow it’s not quite connecting for me.

Sam

[The Vault of Horror]

The Book of the Dead. Great book on the history of zombie cinema.

[jenna26]

The Gravedigger's Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates

[BLAdams]

I'm trying to read Swan Song by Robert McCammon and I just cant seem to get into it.Can anyone tell me "Does it get any better"? It is awful boring to me,but I'm only in maybe the third chapter.:confused:

[colubrid660]

It is awful boring to me, but I'm only in maybe the third chapter.:confused:

I've heard others criticize McCammon for his rather slow pace in setting the story, but I think this is a good technique to immerse the reader and provide tension. "Stinger" gave me similar trepidation, however, McCammon is quite good, so stick with it.

On a different note, I started Clive Barker's "The Great and Secret Show" last night. It's not all that scary, but Barker's writing is addicting.

[colubrid660]

Going to find a copy of Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, so hopefully I will be able to finally read this book.

I just read it a few weeks ago. Classic Vonnegut.