What book u reading at the moment?

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Who's the author of that? I want to brush up on marketing.

kevin hogan

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[katdad]

Starting to re-read what is easily the most horrific novel I've ever read, "Blood Meridian" by Cormac McCarthy.

Not a supernatural story, it deals with a scalphunting expedition in the Old West. As you know, Cormac McCarthy wrote "No Country for Old Men" and "The Road" among others. But "Blood Meridian" is his masterpiece.

I've read horror all my life, the good stuff -- Lovecraft, King, you name it, but this novel actually gave me nightmares. And at times, I simply could not read further and had to put the book down for a while. Honest.

There's an excellent low priced Modern Library edition hardback of "Blood Meridian" now available, but one caution: Do NOT read the preface by critic Harold Bloom! It's an excellent essay but contains too many spoilers, so save it for after you finish the book. Assuming you can finish the book, that is. Many people can't.

[katdad]

Also picked up my copy of "This Immortal" by Roger Zelazny, one of the best SF novels ever. Been several years so I thought I'd read it again, pleased at how interesting is the story line and narrative. Although the book was written over 40 years ago,it's still modern in its tone and very entertaining. A great read.

[dkwrtw]

Starting to re-read what is easily the most horrific novel I've ever read, "Blood Meridian" by Cormac McCarthy.

Not a supernatural story, it deals with a scalphunting expedition in the Old West. As you know, Cormac McCarthy wrote "No Country for Old Men" and "The Road" among others. But "Blood Meridian" is his masterpiece.

I've read horror all my life, the good stuff -- Lovecraft, King, you name it, but this novel actually gave me nightmares. And at times, I simply could not read further and had to put the book down for a while. Honest.

There's an excellent low priced Modern Library edition hardback of "Blood Meridian" now available, but one caution: Do NOT read the preface by critic Harold Bloom! It's an excellent essay but contains too many spoilers, so save it for after you finish the book. Assuming you can finish the book, that is. Many people can't.

hmmmm, that sounds interesting, I'll have to pick up a copy.

[stuartneild]

I'm reading Maneater by Guy N Smith. Most of Guy's works are quick, slick reads and from what I've read, this is up there with the best.

[Spookhouse]

I've finished both my previous books and now I'm onto "The Lessons of History" by Will and Ariel Duran and "Weird History 101" by John Richard Stephens who has dedicated this particular book to Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.

[satansfavoritedog]

The Lipstick Killerz by Dez Del Rio

www.dezdelrio.com

[zwoti]

the millennium trilogy

[elib32]

just finishe stephen kings dark towers
awesome read

[Angra]

"The Swarm" by Frank Schatzing.

A 1000 pages novel about creatures from the deep of the oceans attacking human kind.

Cool.

[phantomstranger]

Two books at the moment:

"Blood Lite"
A collection of humorous horror tales
and
"Vampires: Dracula And The Undead Legions"
A collection of new vampire stories

[psycho d]

Crimea: The Great Crimean War (2004) by Trevor Royle. A wonderful account of a long forgotten war, a blunder really, whose greatest attribute was its introduction of embedded war journalism. Late.
Genruk

[Shadow]

The dance of the voodoo handbag - Robert Rankin

Found this book and one other (The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse) in a charity shop, had never heard of the author but how could I resist these titles.

I've finished the choco bunnies, it took a couple of chapters to get into the style of writting, it's quite different from and style I would normally read but once I got into it I really enjoyed it and found myself smiling to myself and even laughing out loud.

Only about 100 pages into voodoo handbag but really enjoying it, the main character has a sprout called Barry living in his head, what's not to like.

Funny in a strange way.

[kalvin]

I have recently finished Twilight Book.. It's really too good to read..:):)

[sfear]

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Read OTRANTO and enjoyed it but will hold off on the other two stories until I finish the Alan Ryan anthology. OTRANTO, recognized as the first Gothic Romance, revels the strange things likely to happen when chivalry and carnality clash like raging armies. Good stuff. Read six of the stories in HALLOWEEN HORRORS and all are excellent with the first, Robert R. McCammon's "He'll Come Knocking At Your Door" being the best. It's the story about a guy who --- no, let me try it another way, it's the story about a small community where --- no, that won't work either either. Let me just say after reading the ending twice I still can't believe what I read!

[ChronoGrl]

Just read Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill. Really liked this book. Picked it up based on some feedback from here at HDC. It's a compelling ghost story and I was surprised at how wrapped up I got in our two main characters, especially since I didn't really like them at all at first. Also, the end was fantastic. I wasn't really sure where the story would take me, but the end was bliss. Loved it. Incredibly well-written and also equally creepy at times, Heart Shaped Box is a great ghost story and a great character piece.

HIGHLY recommended.

Has anyone read any other Joe Hill?

[psycho d]

The Definitive Book of Body Language (2006) by Allan Pease. AKA the Devil's Little Helper, this gem is system which allows one to literally read what someone is saying through their subconsciously controlled body movements. As well, it also give hints and tricks to use for expressing oneself with greater effect by controlling both the speaker's and listener's body language. Fun stuff, though maybe a little devious in the wrong hands.
Genruk

[hammerfan]

Just read Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill. Really liked this book. Picked it up based on some feedback from here at HDC. It's a compelling ghost story and I was surprised at how wrapped up I got in our two main characters, especially since I didn't really like them at all at first. Also, the end was fantastic. I wasn't really sure where the story would take me, but the end was bliss. Loved it. Incredibly well-written and also equally creepy at times, Heart Shaped Box is a great ghost story and a great character piece.

HIGHLY recommended.

Has anyone read any other Joe Hill?

I picked up his latest, but haven't read it yet.

Right now, reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Not liking it as much as I liked Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter.

[psycho d]

Napoleon: Path to Power (2008) by Philip Dwyer. A splendid account that led to the coup that removed the French Revolution's government and decimated its constitution.
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[sfear]

Finished HALLOWEEN HORRORS edited by Alan Ryan and now reading H.P. Lovecraft's "The Rats In The Walls" in THE CALL OF CTHULHU AND OTHER WEIRD STORIES edited by S.T. Joshi. Another masterpiece it appears.

[sfear]

Now reading VATHEK, a 1786 fantasy by William Beckford. Expertly written and imaginative, the well-wrought English virtually serenades the mind's eye. Gonna be a masterpiece methinks.

[good vs evil]

I am reading False Memory by Dean Kootnz. Its about being brain washed by the trusting hands of a psycho Psychiatrist. The writing is very detailed and flows nicely. Not terribly suspenseful but a very intriguing story.

[FreddyMyers]

Just read Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill. Really liked this book. Picked it up based on some feedback from here at HDC. It's a compelling ghost story and I was surprised at how wrapped up I got in our two main characters, especially since I didn't really like them at all at first. Also, the end was fantastic. I wasn't really sure where the story would take me, but the end was bliss. Loved it. Incredibly well-written and also equally creepy at times, Heart Shaped Box is a great ghost story and a great character piece.

HIGHLY recommended.

Has anyone read any other Joe Hill?

Couldnt agree more. Loved the way it ended and the story kept me wrapped up in it the whole time. Read the whole book in like 3-4 days, which is really fast for me. Hill is very talented at creating atmosphere and explaining the enviorment and emotions surrounding the characters. Havent read anything else so far but definitly planning on reading more of his work.

[FreddyMyers]

The Definitive Book of Body Language (2006) by Allan Pease. AKA the Devil's Little Helper, this gem is system which allows one to literally read what someone is saying through their subconsciously controlled body movements. As well, it also give hints and tricks to use for expressing oneself with greater effect by controlling both the speaker's and listener's body language. Fun stuff, though maybe a little devious in the wrong hands.
Genruk

If you enjoyed that kinda stuff you should read into neuro-linguistic programming NLP. Deals alot with understanding and using body language, eye movement, tone of voice so you can influence and anchor conversations and interpert what the other speaker(s) are actually trying to say. Very interesting and extremly effective if used correctly but would take alot of practice and is basically all textbook type reading.

[jbp is scary]

Im reading the book,The Fire-Raiser,too bad my school library has almost run out of both horror filled and mystery books for me to read and the new books dont come til december!

[Scarebaby]

Not telling.

[FreddyMyers]

I AM LEGEND by Richard Matheson
One of my favorite books, espicially vampire based.
Love the way he creates his worlds. Only about 175 pgs so its easy to read and sucks you up into it throughout the entire story. Totally beliveable and you really feel what Neville is feeling. IMO the movies dont do the story justice at all. If you enjoyed the movies do yourself a favor and read the book which will most likely include a bunch of other great short stories. Actually if you liked the Will Smith version you probably WONT like it cause it is almost a completly different from the book.

[GoreHound13]

Stephen King's Under the Dome. great read so far.

[good vs evil]

I am reading False Memory by Dean Koontz. Its about a people who are brainwashed to do certain things at certain times in order to do a psychiatrists bidding. Very sick and twisted man.

Its a kind of slow read and I am still waiting for the big climax after nearing the conclusion.

This makes me think twice about going to a psychiatrist.

[GoreHound13]

I am reading False Memory by Dean Koontz. Its about a people who are brainwashed to do certain things at certain times in order to do a psychiatrists bidding. Very sick and twisted man.

Its a kind of slow read and I am still waiting for the big climax after nearing the conclusion.

This makes me think twice about going to a psychiatrist.

sounds interesting, ill have to read that one :P

[psycho d]

Russia Against Napoleon: The True Story of the Campaigns of War and Peace by Dominic Lieven. A rather one-sided account of Napoleon's foible into the Russian heartland, it does cover the heretofore story from the Russian standpoint.
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[FreddyMyers]

Had a Cthulhu like dream/nightmare last night and woke up to an absolute downpour this morning, taking that as a sign i just spent the most of it reading H.P.'s The Call of Cthulhu. His work is timeless and still rivals any horror or fantasy based authors to ever live. Its no wonder that his work has been so poorly translated onto the big screen just because his manner of telling a story and creating his fantasy worlds are unlike anybody elses. His use of literature makes his worlds ment to be created and imagined by the reader, which in return can be felt on a much deeper level than just watching it on a movie screen. Although not the easiest of authors to read his work is still some of the best. Highly recommended for readers of the macabre and gloomy.

[Scarebaby]

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The father's little speech about being dragged to hell in chains fills me with pure joy to be alive.


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DISAPPOINT. Was expecting gleeful comedy and got unfunny bitching.


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Reliving childhood awesomeness. I got to Killing Frost in two days.

[sfear]

VATHEK by William Beckford, a short review. Published in 1786 this was Beckford's entry into the arena of Gothic fiction. Presented as a mock tale of the Arabian Nights it was, and some say still is, the pinnacle of its kind becoming so important and influential Byron referred to it as his Bible and gave the European reading audience all the garb and garbage of occidental orientalism. Caliph Vathek and his overbearing mother join forces to seek out power and knowledge not meant for sublunary man from Eblis, the satan of the East. As one would expect such treasures do not come cheap, but mother and son, the heart and soul of one of the most malignant malversations in all literature, seem oblivious to the terms of transaction. By novel's end they find while the devil may hide in the details, perdition flourishes in ignorance.



Devendra Varmas has said, "The Gothic novel appeals to the night-side of the soul." To do this you need a dark novel and parts of VATHEK are too dark to be appealing. Unrelentingly vile and loathsome, I had to stop and read a collection of murder mysteries (by Mary Rinehart Roberts for those interested) to cheer myself up and gather strength to finish it. VATHEK is a novel villains and their villainy, where hell is the hero consummating comeuppance by collecting the coinage of fools. Then sing the readers odes of gratitude with neither shame nor guilt.

[Doc Faustus]

I'll have to track that down.

[fiend_skull]

Finished: "Weaveworld" by Clive Barker
Started: "Dracula" by Bram Stoker and "Danse Macabre" by Stephen King
Next in like: "The Great and Secret Show" by Clive Barker

[Scarebaby]

Finished: "Weaveworld" by Clive Barker



Ooooh was it good? I recently got my hands on it but haven't read it yet. I love Clive Barker! Have you read Imajica?

[fiend_skull]

Ooooh was it good? I recently got my hands on it but haven't read it yet. I love Clive Barker! Have you read Imajica?

I really enjoyed it and definitely think if you like Clive Barker's other work, you'll definitely enjoy it. I haven't had a chance to read Imajica, but I have hear great things about it.

[Scarebaby]

I really enjoyed it and definitely think if you like Clive Barker's other work, you'll definitely enjoy it. I haven't had a chance to read Imajica, but I have hear great things about it.

Imajica is one of my favorite books ever so you definitely need to get your hands on it! Woho, I'm starting Weaveworld today then.

[Scarebaby]

These just came in the mail:

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BRAINGASM! 8D

[psycho d]

Understanding Movies (2008) by Louis Giannetti. Simply a great resource to better understand the mechanics of film.
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[Doctor Loomis]

a clockwork orange

[FreddyMyers]

House of Fallen Trees by Gina Renalli

Incredible ghost/haunted house story that keeps you on your toes the entire time. Also has a bit of mystery in it which keeps you guessing. Seems like every time you think you have whats going on figured ouy the story just goes deeper. Great piece of writing and i loved the way it looped claustraphobia, fear, dread, insanity, and reality all within each other leaving your mind twisted as you can only just go along for the ride. You never really get a sence of what might be real or what the house and charaters think they are seeing. Great book and a great tribute to the classic writings like House on Haunted Hill and Turn of the Screw....which it reminded me a lot of. Meaning you can never really tell if one of em is crazy, if they all are crazy, or if its the house thats making them that way.`

Thanks Doc again for yet another great recomendation.

[fiend_skull]

Finished: "Danse Macabre" and "On Writing" by Stephen King and "Anthem" by Ayn Rand
Working on: "The Great and Secret Show" by Clive Barker and "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Next: "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, "Desperation" by Stephen King, "The Stand" by Stephen King, and "Everville" by Clive Barker

[endlessgrief]

Just finished House of Blood and Queen of Blood by Bryan Smith. Very gory, good story line. Sad that it is finished. I need more now!

[BipolarExpress]

Vanish - Pawlick
The Road - McCarthy

[PMeredith]

I am trading with another author Mark Tufo...Zombie Fallout. Not one for zombie books really, but there are lots of humorous tidbits scattered all through it. If you like zombies, it's good. I am looking for a reviewer here for my book,
The Horror of the Shade (http://www.amazon.com/Horror-Shade-Trilogy-Void-ebook/dp/B004MPRF1Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1297200378&sr=1-3) if any one is interested.

[nightmare_of _death]

The Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
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Just got into the Pendergast series and love it! I read 'Relic' and skipped the second book ( im borrowing them from a friend and she told me its not a necessity to read the second one so i skipped to the third)

Dewey's Nine Lives by Vicki Myron
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the second book in the Dewey books

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Its very emotional and heartbreaking, its one that at times i want to put down,but want to continue reading at the same time.

[kirstieames]

Currently, I'm reading book "The Ghost Hunter". It's mind blowing!

[yobbos1]

Cthulhu Mythos, Dark Delicacies I.

[Doctor Omega]

I'm reading and enjoying Bryan Smith's apocalyptic horror novel Darkened. It's a fun read and available only as a digital download.

[Doc Faustus]

I hear Bryan Smith is great. Have you read his book for Deadite?

[RafaelAveiro]

I'm reading Frankenstein for the second time now. But I'm actually in the middle of Stephen King's Cell. I really have to finish that.

[Fearonsarms]

Nathaniel Hawthorne-The Scarlet Letter

[deadbettie]

Just started War of the Worlds plus Blood, Guts and Zombies :cool:

[BookZombie]

I am reading Stargate Atlantis Homecoming by Jo Graham and Melissa Scott at the moment, good book but I do not think it is completely faithful to the TV series when it comes to how the setting works, but all in all I am pleased with it.

[siorai]

Les 120 journées de Sodome (The 120 Days of Sodom) - Marquis de Sade

[crabsoda]

"Endless Night" by Richard Laymon

[Scarebaby]

Found these gems about my "favorite" serial killer.


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Mmm I'm telling you... If he was still alive, and a little younger and well, obviously not completely fucking deranged, I'd totally kiss his poster goodnight.

[iSeymore]

Currently, I am reading a couple of novels, the first being Halo: Ghosts of Onyx by Eric Nylund.

I am also reading "The Living Dead" which is a collection of zombie fiction, mainly short stories featuring some short stories by Clive Barker (creator of the Hellraiser franchise) and Stephen King (IT the clown, 1408, etc.)

I just finished reading Thomas Harris's infamous "The Silence of the Lambs" (1988) which the 1991 film of the same name is based off of.

[waveriderx]

I'm reading the ebook Haunted by Jordan LeBlanc. Pretty emotionally disturbing story. For a debut novel, it crosses lines many horror veterans have dared to even approach. I got it off smashwords for 1.99. I think it's on the nook and apple ibookstore as well for the same price. Worth a look, especially for less than 2 bucks.

If anyone wants to give it a look, it's here http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/39872

[darkscrybe]

I'm reading the Damnation Game by Barker. I've read it many times, I just like reacquainting myself with his work every now and again.

[Fearonsarms]

Damnation Game is a great book I love it :)

[sfear]

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Finally got around to finishing this. Uneven mixture of essays to be sure. My favorite essay was of course "The Beating Of Black Wings: Supernatural Horror In Literature And The Fiction Of Edgar Allan Poe" by H.P. Lovecraft with Dorothy Scarborough's "Modern Ghost" a very close second, so much so I may order the book this essay was selected from new if I can't find a copy second hand. My least enjoyable essay was "Anthropology, Fiction, And The Occult: The Case Of Carlos Castaneda" by David Murray, not because of poor writing --- Murray is a very capable wordsmith --- but because this type of anthropological mysticism just doesn't appeal to me. Castaneda's books littered virtually every crack and crevice back in the seventies when I was spending all my time and money (I was single and employed fulltime) building my book collection. Wasn't attracted to them then and after seeing two of them in good condition at Goodwill the other day felt no nostalgic tug of missed opportunity.
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[hammerfan]

I'm reading two books at the moment: Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown and Sense and Sensibility and Zombies.

I'm struggling to get through Sense and Zombies. I'm not enjoying it as much as I enjoyed Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter.

[FreddyMyers]

I'm reading the Damnation Game by Barker. I've read it many times, I just like reacquainting myself with his work every now and again.

Funny, doing the same thing: Midnight Meat Train, The Yattering and Jack, and Pig Blood Blues. All three this morning during a rain storm. Love reading horror while its rainy and gloomy outside.

[hammerfan]

Starting Rest in Pieces by Rita Mae Brown and Twilight (yeah, I know)

[Mortis]

Reading Salem's Lot again...I read Bram Stoker's Dracula and decided to give King's novel another read through while I was in the vampire mood..

[ChronoGrl]

Just finished The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and loved it. It's young adult, but I HIGHLY recommend it to everyone here. It's a fast read and utterly engaging. Pretty psyched to read the next one.

If there really are only seven original plots in the world, it's odd that boy meets girl is always mentioned, and society goes bad and attacks the good guy never is. Yet we have Fahrenheit 451, The Giver, The House of the Scorpion—and now, following a long tradition of Brave New Worlds, The Hunger Games. Collins hasn't tied her future to a specific date, or weighted it down with too much finger wagging. Rather less 1984 and rather more Death Race 2000, hers is a gripping story set in a postapocalyptic world where a replacement for the United States demands a tribute from each of its territories: two children to be used as gladiators in a televised fight to the death.Katniss, from what was once Appalachia, offers to take the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, but after this ultimate sacrifice, she is entirely focused on survival at any cost. It is her teammate, Peeta, who recognizes the importance of holding on to one's humanity in such inhuman circumstances. It's a credit to Collins's skill at characterization that Katniss, like a new Theseus, is cold, calculating and still likable. She has the attributes to be a winner, where Peeta has the grace to be a good loser.It's no accident that these games are presented as pop culture. Every generation projects its fear: runaway science, communism, overpopulation, nuclear wars and, now, reality TV. The State of Panem—which needs to keep its tributaries subdued and its citizens complacent—may have created the Games, but mindless television is the real danger, the means by which society pacifies its citizens and punishes those who fail to conform. Will its connection to reality TV, ubiquitous today, date the book? It might, but for now, it makes this the right book at the right time. What happens if we choose entertainment over humanity? In Collins's world, we'll be obsessed with grooming, we'll talk funny, and all our sentences will end with the same rise as questions. When Katniss is sent to stylists to be made more telegenic before she competes, she stands naked in front of them, strangely unembarrassed. They're so unlike people that I'm no more self-conscious than if a trio of oddly colored birds were pecking around my feet, she thinks. In order not to hate these creatures who are sending her to her death, she imagines them as pets. It isn't just the contestants who risk the loss of their humanity. It is all who watch.Katniss struggles to win not only the Games but the inherent contest for audience approval. Because this is the first book in a series, not everything is resolved, and what is left unanswered is the central question. Has she sacrificed too much? We know what she has given up to survive, but not whether the price was too high. Readers will wait eagerly to learn more.Megan Whalen Turner is the author of the Newbery Honor book The Thief and its sequels, The Queen of Attolia and The King of Attolia. The next book in the series will be published by Greenwillow in 2010.

http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Suzanne-Collins/dp/0439023483

[hammerfan]

I put aside Twilight and started reading The Pumpkin Muffin Murders by Livia J. Washburn

[sfear]

Finished BOOKS AND BATTLES by Irene and Allen Cleaton last night. Never heard of the Cleatons before and as far as I know this is their only book but their account of American Literature in the twenties, the decade of revolt by the younger generation led by F. Scott Fitzgerald zeroing in on novels and stories offering "shocking situations, unconventional language, and iconoclasm" indicates they had a ringside seat. Usually clear sighted and open minded they seemed to slip uncomfortably --- at least for me ---when it came to what they called Dark Art. In the chapter titled "The Vogue For Vogues" they said "The Negro Renaissance...attracted an enormous amount of attention in the first half of the 'twenties" because "the Young Intellectuals were demonstrating their lack of race prejudice by vocifeous praise of the art of the down-trodden black brother." Even though this book came out in 1937 I'm still uncertain how to view this. Neither good nor bad, just the way thinking percolated back then? Sub-conscious or subdued-conscious acceptance of white superiority? Anyway, they go on to say "But although they wrote prolifically and some of them wrote skillfully, the worth of their literature may be questioned now the fad has died...Few of the Negro writers and poets resisted the temptation to state the case of their race while the whites were welcoming their work so kindly." Gee, how nice of us White folk.

Racism or not, the Cleatons write well on a subject with which they have remarkable insight. Recommended with only one reservation: watch your step. Some nuggets are moss covered pyrites.

[hammerfan]

Getting ready to start Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke.

[slysje]

just finisht reading Dracula. amazing!

[sfear]

Yeah, I'm gonna have to read that sometime. Read FRANKENSTEIN and really liked it.

[hueyisme]

Im reading a collection of stories by Arthur Machen, he wrote some creepy stuff. His stories dont really describe the horror, but just the idea of it. I think that is more frightening than graphic blood and guts that so many stories have nowdays. I read The Great God Pan before I went to sleep last night and it was a little disturbing.

[hammerfan]

Getting ready to start "Cemetery Dance" by Preston & Child. Also reading "Murder She Meowed" by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown.

[Fearonsarms]

I still haven't managed to finish reading "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne so I've downloaded an Ebook version of it-see if that helps me finally get to the end.

[hammerfan]

Getting ready to start "Cemetery Dance" by Preston & Child. Also reading "Murder She Meowed" by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown.

Just finished Cemetery Dance. Loved it! I recommend it for people who like mysteries. I'm looking forward to reading more books by this duo.

[hammerfan]

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

[hammerfan]

By the Light of the Moon by Dean Koontz

[Fearonsarms]

Not read that Koontx book yet what's it like?

Just got The Shunned House by HP Lovecraft as an ebook. Great chilling stuff!

[Geddy]

Imperial Bedrooms, by Bret Easton Ellis

Images: My Life in Film, by Ingmar Bergman

[nightmare_of _death]

Wicked by Gregory Maguire

and

Still Life with Crows by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

[hammerfan]

Wicked by Gregory Maguire

and

Still Life with Crows by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Let me know how Still Life is. I read another book by Preston and Child (I'm drawing a blank on the title right now....Cemetery-something-or-other) and really enjoyed it.

[nightmare_of _death]

Let me know how Still Life is. I read another book by Preston and Child (I'm drawing a blank on the title right now....Cemetery-something-or-other) and really enjoyed it.

I will I love the series.

It's the 4th book in the Pendergast series I've read 'Relic' and 'The Cabinet of Curiosities' I was introduced to the series by a friend and told me to skip 'Reliquary' which is book 2. Not sure if its entirely necessary to read them in order but I'm doing my best to. I cannot wait there new edition to the series comes out in a few months its called 'Cold Vengeance'.

And I believe the book you're thinking of is 'Cemetery Dance' book 9

[hammerfan]

I will I love the series.

It's the 4th book in the Pendergast series I've read 'Relic' and 'The Cabinet of Curiosities' I was introduced to the series by a friend and told me to skip 'Reliquary' which is book 2. Not sure if its entirely necessary to read them in order but I'm doing my best to. I cannot wait there new edition to the series comes out in a few months its called 'Cold Vengeance'.

And I believe the book you're thinking of is 'Cemetery Dance' book 9

That's the one! I read on their website that it's not necessary to read them in order with the exception of two of them - which, of course, now I can't remember which two.

[choobs]

Trawling through Necronomicon - a huuuuuge collection of HP Lovecraft shorts. It's kinda hard going at times, but I do like the old Gent :)

[The Villain]

Trawling through Necronomicon - a huuuuuge collection of HP Lovecraft shorts. It's kinda hard going at times, but I do like the old Gent :)

I'm actually reading that too. I just finished Herbert West - Reanimator the other day. Great story. What i like to do is read a book and then read a story from the Necronomicon and then read another book and so on and so on. Right now i'm reading Catching Fire, the second book in the Hunger Games series.

[badmofo]

Just read Mercury-de Brus by C.E. Scott. I loved it.
check it out...

http://www.amazon.com/Mercury-de-Brus-ebook/dp/B00513DMSI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=books&qid=1306976597&sr=8-1

[typicallydia]

I am overwhelmed in the first 50 pages by Hater by David Moody. Can't wait for the film! Nice to see more of these initially self-published gems going big.

[hammerfan]

Not read that Koontx book yet what's it like?

I truly apologize - this is the first time I saw this!

I'm having a hard time getting through the book. It's definitely not holding my interest. But, I'm stubborn and refuse to give up.

[ChronoGrl]

Just finished Catching Fire and Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, the second and third books of The Hunger Games Trilogy.

If you haven't read The Hunger Games Trilogy yet, I highly recommend it.

Summary from Wikipedia.com (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games):

The Hunger Games is a young-adult science fiction novel written by Suzanne Collins. It was originally published on September 14, 2008, by Scholastic.[1] It is the first book of the Hunger Games trilogy.[2] It introduces sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in a post-apocalyptic world in the country of Panem where North America once stood. This is where a powerful government working in a central city called the Capitol holds power. In the book, the Hunger Games are an annual televised event where the Capitol chooses one boy and one girl from each district to fight to the death. The Hunger Games exist to demonstrate not even children are beyond the reach of the Capitol's power.

Hammerfan - I think you'd love it. Definitely pick them up when you have a chance.

Not really psyched about the movie adaptations, but we'll see how it goes.

[The Villain]

Just finished Catching Fire and Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, the second and third books of The Hunger Games Trilogy.

If you haven't read The Hunger Games Trilogy yet, I highly recommend it.

Summary from Wikipedia.com (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games):



Hammerfan - I think you'd love it. Definitely pick them up when you have a chance.

Not really psyched about the movie adaptations, but we'll see how it goes.

I actually just finished reading Catching Fire. I loved The Hunger Games, wasnt that crazy about Catching Fire though. I liked it, just not as much as the first. I'm worried about the movie's, they're probably gonna end up all Twilighty.

[hammerfan]

Hiss of Death by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown

[FreddyMyers]

Just started House by Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker. Heard good things about both authors and this one came with a high recommendation. Have no doubts ill be doing the same. Found it in the biblical fiction section....kinda wierd.
Has anyone here read anything from either author? Seems like they both have books that became movies but not positive on that.

[hammerfan]

Just started House by Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker. Heard good things about both authors and this one came with a high recommendation. Have no doubts ill be doing the same. Found it in the biblical fiction section....kinda wierd.
Has anyone here read anything from either author? Seems like they both have books that became movies but not positive on that.

Sorry, I've never heard of them.

[Fearonsarms]

I truly apologize - this is the first time I saw this!

I'm having a hard time getting through the book. It's definitely not holding my interest. But, I'm stubborn and refuse to give up.

That's a shame usually Koontz's books are easy to read-I'm like that when reading Peter Straub's books which are purposefully complex and you need to give your full attention to what's what to get interested. Anyway I hope there's a good end to reward your perseverance

[The Villain]

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. This is the third book in The Hunger Games trilogy. I wasnt too big on the second one but im hoping this one will be better. Can't wait to finish this and read some horror again though.

[nightmare_of _death]

Just finished Catching Fire and Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, the second and third books of The Hunger Games Trilogy.

If you haven't read The Hunger Games Trilogy yet, I highly recommend it.

Summary from Wikipedia.com (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games):



Hammerfan - I think you'd love it. Definitely pick them up when you have a chance.

Not really psyched about the movie adaptations, but we'll see how it goes.

i read The Hunger Games trilogy a few months ago, i think the first one was the best out of all three. i'm hoping the movie adaptations are done right,but like The Villain said they'll probably end up like Twilight the books weren't bad and the movies aren't either, but i just don't like all the extra hype over them it kind of ruined it. i'm just glad i can like the stuff and make fun of it at the same time.

oh i'm currently reading Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens
and i just finished Brimstone by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

[neverending]

The Blackstone Chronicals by John Saul.

Halfway through the first book of the 5 book series, and it's well written enough, and effective enough, but I'm always aware of the things he's doing to manipulate my emotions- even though I still get manipulated into feeling what he wants me too. It's like he's writing for the lowest common denominator- which of course he is. It's meant to be a page turner and a bestseller.

Even though he's a master of his craft, I don't feel like the book has the soul or the passion of many small press releases I've read in the past few years.

[Dante'sInferno]

The Zombie Survival Guide.

[ABjerg]

The Lord of the Rings (1).

[Geddy]

Play it as it Lays, by Joan Didion

[leezuki]

i am reading jack ketchum the girl next door and is one of the best horror books i have read, sick cuz based on a real story.

[The Villain]

i am reading jack ketchum the girl next door and is one of the best horror books i have read, sick cuz based on a real story.

Probably the most disturbing book i have ever read.

[hueyisme]

Ive been reading some of Ambrose Bierce's horror stories, the plots of most of them are run-of-the-mill, but Bierce's style makes them very effective. I especially liked Chickamauga, one of the most realistic gruesome stories I have ever read. Another one that left me with a strange creepy feeling was Conan Doyle's The Leather Funnel.

[hammerfan]

The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Allison Weir

[m_valdemar]

Recently finished The Last Man by Mary Shelley. It suffered greatly from under editing.

[The Villain]

Recently finished The Last Man by Mary Shelley. It suffered greatly from under editing.

I've been wanting to read that for a long time. Besides the editing, is it worth my time?

[m_valdemar]

@The Villain

It certainly had its good qualities. To my experience, Mary Shelley lacks subtlety but the points she makes are good ones, if over stated, and there is a certain poetry to her writing. I would say it is worth a read, particularly if the subject material is something you're interested in, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you are committed to it.

[The Villain]

@The Villain

It certainly had its good qualities. To my experience, Mary Shelley lacks subtlety but the points she makes are good ones, if over stated, and there is a certain poetry to her writing. I would say it is worth a read, particularly if the subject material is something you're interested in, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you are committed to it.

Cool thanks. I'll definitely have to check it out.

[Geddy]

Re-reading Danse Macabre, by Stephen King. Fantastic non fiction book about the horror genre.

[Horror Reads]

Can't read just one! Going back and forth from "The Midnight Tour" by Richard Laymon and "Midnight Graffiti" edited by Jessica Horsting and James Van Hise...

[Horror Reads]

Great horror culture review from 1950s to 1970s - wish King would write a follow-up to Danse Macabre that covers 1980s to 2000s...

[Horror Reads]

I'm gratified to see so many horror fiction readers and your varied reading! I'd love if some of you would post at my Facebook Community Page, "Horror Reads" (http://www.facebook.com/?ref=hp#!/pages/Horror-Reads/150289771707654). This is a newish page (created May 2011) with only 83 followers at the present, but you folks are welcome to post your favorite passages from your latest/favorite horror reads! (*spoiler alert* be kind, don't give away major plot points, please!)
Again, great to discover your forum posts, this made my week...

[The Villain]

Can't read just one! Going back and forth from "The Midnight Tour" by Richard Laymon and "Midnight Graffiti" edited by Jessica Horsting and James Van Hise...

Loved The Midnight Tour. I thought The Beast House was probably the best in the series though.

[Geddy]

Reading a few books to prep for my first year of college in September:

Shot by Shot, by Steven D. Katz

In the Blink of an Eye, by Walter Murch

On Directing, by David Mamet.

[The_Return]

Chuck Palahniuk's Haunted

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktza7utlOJ1qaouh8o1_400.jpg

I keep going back-and-forth on this one...some of the stories are nothing short of brilliant, but there's also a lot of really mediocre stuff. When its good, its really good, but when its not it can be a bit painful. Still, excited to see where it goes.

And not sure if I've posted about it before, but I really want to toss out a recommendation for Nathan Sellyn's Indigenous Beasts. Collection of short stories, and man is it great. His writing has this great balance of apathy and brutality...simple writing about the complexities of humanity, particularly the darker side. Really, really engrossing stuff. If you can track it down, I think a lot of you would find a lot to like in this one:

http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183742925l/1451456.jpg

[The Villain]

The Survivor by James Herbert

http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g432/Travis_Lake/survivor.jpg



I'm not too far in but it's interesting so far.

[Fearonsarms]

Glad you are enjoying that Herbert story its great you have actually reminded me there's books of his I haven't read yet.

[The Villain]

This is the first of his i've read. I looked up more of his books and they sound good. I'm gonna have to check out more of his stuff.

[hammerfan]

Still reading The Lady in the Tower, but also started A Serpent's Tale by Ariana Franklin

[hueyisme]

Ive been reading some of Clark Ashton Smiths stories. He wrote some good hard-core fantasy, especially his Zothique stories.

[Short n Scary Stories]

http://www.shortnscarystories.com/most-rated/

Some really amazing horror stories posted here.

[Geddy]

The Wasp Factory, by Iain Banks

The Best short stories of JG Ballard

[Fearonsarms]

Yay I'm glad another person has discovered "The Wasp Factory"-you may also like "Complicity" which is also pretty warped.

Plus JG Ballard's original novel that Cronenberg adapted of "Crash" goes more in depth.

[Geddy]

Yay I'm glad another person has discovered "The Wasp Factory"-you may also like "Complicity" which is also pretty warped.

Plus JG Ballard's original novel that Cronenberg adapted of "Crash" goes more in depth.

Just finished The Wasp Factory, and I must say it's the best book I've ever read (besides The Catcher in the Rye, and Naked Lunch maybe). Loved everything about it, amazing stuff.

And yeah I've read Crash, which is another one of my favourite novels.

[Fearonsarms]

Great stuff!The Wasp Factory is an astounding read, twisted, disturbing, horrifying:):):)-I haven't read Naked Lunch so I'll have to check it out cheers.

[Geddy]

Yeah, man. Judging from your taste you'd probably love it. Complicity sounds interesting, I'll definitely keep my eyes open for it next time I go to get a haul of books.

[Fearonsarms]

This is the first of his i've read. I looked up more of his books and they sound good. I'm gonna have to check out more of his stuff.

Oops only just saw this. I strongly recommend you check out The Fog next or maybe Sepulchre.

[leezuki]

i have just started reading i am number four,so far i am really getting into it.

[The Villain]

Oops only just saw this. I strongly recommend you check out The Fog next or maybe Sepulchre.

Cool thanks for the rec

[The Villain]

i have just started reading i am number four,so far i am really getting into it.

Thats sitting on my shelf. Its a good bet that its probably better then the movie.

[Geddy]

Flowers in the Attic, by VC Andrews

The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck

[neverending]

"Robert Bloch's Psychos."

Bloch didn't write it- he was editing it when he died, and it was released shortly after. It's a very good anthology of short stories all featuring some kind of psycho killer in them. It's evenly divided between male & female writers which adds another level of interest, since horror stories by women can be hard to find. First story was a new tale by Stephen King. I recommend this book if you ever see a copy.

It was one of the books Rayne sent me.

Thanks Rayne!

[The_Return]

Less Than Zero - Bret Easton Ellis

[leezuki]

just ordered a book called the living dead girl,i have no idea if it's any good yet.

[saifullah123]

i like to read fiction books.....

[Fearonsarms]

Flowers in the Attic, by VC Andrews

The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck

How does the book of Flowers In The Attic compare with the movie?

[Fearonsarms]

just ordered a book called the living dead girl,i have no idea if it's any good yet.

The Living Dead Girl? Is that what the 1982 French movie of the same name was based on or is it a different story?

Here's a link to details about the movie I mean-

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084357/

[Geddy]

Less Than Zero - Bret Easton Ellis

Great novel. Make sure you check out Imperial Bedrooms afterwards if you dig this one.

How does the book of Flowers In The Attic compare with the movie?

Hmm, I wasn't aware there was a film I'll have to check that out. The book is quite good so far I'll let you know what I thought of it as a whole when I finish it.

[leezuki]

no this book is suposed to be really good.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2954411-living-dead-girl

[Nini_luv5]

I'm reading the Southern Vampire Mysteries (true blood books), and I have to say I'm diggin it

[The Villain]

I read the first one, havent read any of the others

[Nini_luv5]

So what's your verdict? How is it compared to the show?

[The Villain]

Pretty close. The show leaves out some parts of the book that i didnt like and if i remember correctly, the ending is slightly different. But Tara isnt in the first book so thats a big plus for the book.

[Nini_luv5]

Haha
You really don't like her do you?

[The Villain]

No i hate her. I just watched the new episode and shes just as annoying in that one. Everything is always about her, no one has it worse then her, wah, wah, wah

[Nini_luv5]

I can feel the anger in your text haha
I'm gonna watch the new episode online tomorrow. I've been waiting for my true blood fix

[The Villain]

I'm calm now, i just wish they would kill her off. Shes so useless on the show anyway. It was a good episode. It feels like they're really leading to something good.

[Nini_luv5]

I am absolutely in LoVE with the witch angle in the show:D

[The Villain]

It is pretty cool especially since they havent done anything like that before but Marnie is really annoying. I just hate the way she talks.

[Nini_luv5]

It's Soo ironic with her role as a witch because all I can do is think of her as Aunt Petunia in Harry Potter and her hate for all things magic

[The Villain]

Oh man, i knew i remembered her from somewhere! That is strange.

[Nini_luv5]

But yea... Kinda wanna punch her in the face

[The Villain]

Right there with you. At least shes not as annoying as Maryann

[Nini_luv5]

Lo Lo Bromios!
*viberates

Haha:p

[The Villain]

Oh god dont remind me

[Nini_luv5]

Don lie... You secretly love her:p

[neverending]

I thought this was the books thread...

[The Villain]

Yeah we got a little out of hand didnt we. Sorry about that.

[Nini_luv5]

Rose Madder

I am soo In depth into reading this book right now that I have an overwhelming hate for men right now… and cops..:mad:

[The Villain]

Thats one Stephen King book i havent read yet. Let me know how it is.

[Nini_luv5]

This is my third time reading it. I adore the intensity of this book. This is definetly my favorite of all his novels and short stories.
Highly recommended.

[The Villain]

Cool thanks. I'll check it out

[m_valdemar]

I am reading, and I am enjoying, I Am Legend! (See what I did there? :P)

[m_valdemar]

And I've finished it! Wow, that was a quick read! Next up, Sheridan Le Fanu, In A Glass Darkly

[The_Return]

Great novel. Make sure you check out Imperial Bedrooms afterwards if you dig this one.


Will do. This is my first exposure to Easton Ellis and so far I'm really into it, going to look into more of his stuff for sure.

[Geddy]

Re-reading The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger for about the 50,000th time.

[leezuki]

his dark materials,i loved this book :)

[hueyisme]

I finished House On The Borderland by William Hope Hodgson. Good book, its a Lovecraft type story, about beings from an alien dimension. some of it wasnt explained too well but it was still enjoyable. According to the preface, this book influenced some of Lovecraft's stories. I started reading a collection of stories by E.F. Benson, they are pretty good, some are better than others but thats normal in short story collections. Benson had a thing for people getting their throats cut, almost all the stories I have read so far someone gets their throat slit. Interesting.

[Geddy]

Re-reading Animal Farm, by George Orwell.

[Prometheus]

I'm in a Nathaniel Hawthorne cycle. I have just finished The House of the Seven Gables.

Rick ;)

[DorianGrey]

Just finished The Stand.

Now reading The 9th Fortress.

[Geddy]

Franny and Zooey, by JD Salinger

[kelvecion]

Heart Shaped Box.

[hammerfan]

Heart Shaped Box.

What did you think of it? I thought it was pretty good. I wasn't blown away by it, but it was entertaining.

[The Villain]

The Call of Cthulhu

[Geddy]

The Perks of being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky

[hammerfan]

Wolfkind. I just started it, so I don't have a review yet. I'll post when I'm finished.

[leezuki]

just started reading dean koontz frankenstein, going to take me a while cus their a trilogy, only just started but so far realy good.

[hammerfan]

just started reading dean koontz frankenstein, going to take me a while cus their a trilogy, only just started but so far realy good.

It's more than a trilogy, sweetie - there's five books.

[leezuki]

It's more than a trilogy, sweetie - there's five books.

oh i did not know that, i saw 3 of them in town last week and just Persumed it was a trilogy, oh well if there good more to read :D.have u read them ?

[hammerfan]

oh i did not know that, i saw 3 of them in town last week and just Persumed it was a trilogy, oh well if there good more to read :D.have u read them ?

Not yet. I'm going to start when I'm finished with Wolfkind.

[leezuki]

Not yet. I'm going to start when I'm finished with Wolfkind.

i heard they are very good.

[Geddy]

The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran

[The_Return]

One-Actmanship (My Narrator/The Death of Me) by Norm Foster. His work is always good for a nice, light bit of fun.

Also about to dig into some Morris Panych, likely 7 Stories and The Ends of the Earth (again).

[Geddy]

Got my books for my college course in September, so for the next few months I'll be reading:

Developing Story Ideas, by Michael Rabiger

The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age, by Steven Ascher and Edward Pincus

Voice and Vision, by Mick Hurbis - Cherrier

Professional Communication Skills, by Steffie Hawrylak Young

Grammar of the Edit, by Roy Thompson and Christopher J. Bowen

Film Directing: Shot by Shot, by Steven D Katz

Set Lighting Technicians Handbook: Film lighting equipment, practice, and electrical distribution, by Harry C. Box

[ChronoGrl]

just started reading dean koontz frankenstein, going to take me a while cus their a trilogy, only just started but so far realy good.

bwaaaaahahahahahaha - We listened to the first two books on CD... The reader was pretty ridiculous, so when vociferating Koontz's turgid prose, it was pretty amusing.

I'm not a huge Koontz fan, but the story was fun... Cheesy, cheesy fun. Terrible writing. Awful voice acting. Didn't get much farther than Book II... We just couldn't take it anymore.

...

Currently reading The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood... It's the sequel to her Oryx and Crake... I can't recommend Oryx and Crake enough if you like a good post-apocalyptic tale. Also, if you've read Handmaid's Tale (which is fantastic), you'll love these books.

HIGHLY recommended.

[hammerfan]

Hopefully reading it will be better than listening to it. I've already bought all the books.

[leezuki]

bwaaaaahahahahahaha - We listened to the first two books on CD... The reader was pretty ridiculous, so when vociferating Koontz's turgid prose, it was pretty amusing.

I'm not a huge Koontz fan, but the story was fun... Cheesy, cheesy fun. Terrible writing. Awful voice acting. Didn't get much farther than Book II... We just couldn't take it anymore.

...

Currently reading The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood... It's the sequel to her Oryx and Crake... I can't recommend Oryx and Crake enough if you like a good post-apocalyptic tale. Also, if you've read Handmaid's Tale (which is fantastic), you'll love these books.

HIGHLY recommended.

i think u may be right, i am finding them a bit hard to get into.was thinking on giving up on them.

[ChronoGrl]

i think u may be right, i am finding them a bit hard to get into.was thinking on giving up on them.

Listen to the books on CD - It's probably more enjoyable... At least you can laugh more at the voice acting. ;)

[leezuki]

Listen to the books on CD - It's probably more enjoyable... At least you can laugh more at the voice acting. ;)

haha, just might have to :D

[hueyisme]

H.G. Wells In The Days Of The Comet. Its good so far but kind of depressing.

[The_Return]

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - Michael Chabon

[Al Marston]

Icky Pucket by Matt White, funny, sick and scary all at the same time. Worth a look.

[leezuki]

just started reading the story of edgar sawtelle, so far so good.

[Geddy]

The Wild Boys: a Book of the Dead, by William S. Burroughs.

[William Seabrook]

The Wild Boys: a Book of the Dead, by William S. Burroughs.

Junky by William S. Burroughs is one of my favorite books of all time!

[William Seabrook]

Almost done with Creekers by Edward Lee

[Geddy]

Junky by William S. Burroughs is one of my favorite books of all time!

I agree Junky is a fantastic book. Have you read Naked Lunch?

[William Seabrook]

yeah, loved that also

[bobbyshane]

Dark Tower book 3 The Wastelands by Stephen King. So far it's pretty damn good, but it would take a lot to top Book 2 The Drawing of the Three!

[William Seabrook]

Burning Chrome - William Gibson. Its a short story collection. Its not horror, more sci-fi. I checked it out because I read a story about a week ago by him called "The Gernsback Continuum" and really enjoyed it. I also didn't know that the movies Johnny Mnemonic and New Rose Hotel were based off of shorty stories by him which are in the collection. I'm looking forward to reading a story called "The Belonging Kind" that he co-wrote with horror/sci-fi writer John Shirley. I almost want to skip ahead, but that would ruin the suspense ;).

[William Seabrook]

Here's a link to the full text of the, "The Gernsback Continuum" its a pretty short story and well worth the read.
http://lib.ru/GIBSON/r_contin.txt

[ZombieSven]

I'm on a Maberry kick all of a sudden. Just finished Rot & Ruin, now enjoying The Wolfman--I like the writing a lot--then on to Patient Zero.

bobbyshane: I remember loving the Dark Tower series when I was in high school, and now it's been so long I barely remember it--now that's a horrifying thought. I'll see if I can dig out my set.

[hammerfan]

Still reading Wolfkind, but started reading World War Z yesterday.

[William Seabrook]

Creepers - David Morrell

[Fearonsarms]

Just started Wolfkind.

[The Villain]

20th Century Ghost's by Joe Hill

and The Lurking Fear by H.P. Lovecraft

[Fearonsarms]

The Lurking Fear story is a lot better than the Full Moon pictures effort-one of the weaker film adaptations of Lovecraft

[The Villain]

Never seen the film, i've noticed though that his stories don't translate well to film or at least no one's done a good enough job with one. Still havent seen Call of Cthulhu yet though and i hear that's pretty accurate.

[Doc Faustus]

Ian Fleming's The Man With the Golden Gun.

[neverending]

A pretty entertaining noir thriller from the 70s called "An Affair of Sorcerers," that features a dwarf private detective named Mongo.

Fun reading, nothing heavy.

[sfear]

A pretty entertaining noir thriller from the 70s called "An Affair of Sorcerers," that features a dwarf private detective named Mongo.

Fun reading, nothing heavy.
Cool. I read Chesbro's SHADOW OF A BROKEN MAN. Really liked it. Had an sf angle to it.

Now, for Halloween, I'm reading --- heh --- something called THE MONSTER CLUB. Slightly humorous, maybe a little absurd, but it doesn't get in the way of the drama, action, or creepy factor.

[neverending]

Hey sfear- great to see you here again!

Currently reading a recent collection of 4 novellas by Stephen King called Full Dark, No Stars.

I've finished the first novella and I'm half way through the second, and I must say, when King is "on" there's no mystery why he's one of the best selling authors of all time. I've read some of his works that I found kind of disappointing, but when he's good, he's really really good. This book is really, really good.

[William Seabrook]

Just got down with The Woman by Jack Ketchum and Lucky McKee. This has got to be one of the best books I've read in a while. If you haven't read it you should really check it out.

[behemoth66]

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


I just started The Deceased by Tom Piccerilli
The Ebethusa by an indie author called Solomon Strange- it's pretty unusual, a science fiction story with a ghostly theme. It's bloody good.

[Fearonsarms]

Never seen the film, i've noticed though that his stories don't translate well to film or at least no one's done a good enough job with one. Still havent seen Call of Cthulhu yet though and i hear that's pretty accurate.

There have been a few good adaptations well at least I think they are good-Dagon, The Dunwich Horror (1969), The Resurrected, From Beyond and of course Call Of Cthulhu which was a pure labour of love.

[The Villain]

There have been a few good adaptations well at least I think they are good-Dagon, The Dunwich Horror (1969), The Resurrected, From Beyond and of course Call Of Cthulhu which was a pure labour of love.

I hated Dagon. Not because the movie itself was bad but the acting and the characters were terrible.

[Doc Faustus]

Move Underground by Nick Mamatas. This is awesome. The most effective "mashup", if you could call it that. Jack Kerouac and the Cthulhu Mythos. Well written and captures the apocalyptic hope you find in the best beat literature.

[The_Return]

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - Michael Chabon

Has anyone else here read this? I'm still not quite finished, taking my time with it...but wow. Such an incredible read.

[Doc Faustus]

It's an amazing book. I wish I could say I liked the rest of Chabon's body of work as much.

[phantomstranger]

"The Dresden Files: Fools Moon"

[hueyisme]

Ive never seen a good adaptation of Lovecrafts stories. It would probably be because he didnt write dialouge. His stories were mostly narratives. It would be hard to make a movie from narration alone.

[sfear]

Finished THE MONSTER CLUB. Great. Now reading GHOST AND THINGS edtied by Hal Cantor, a collection of creepy stories by mostly classic authors.

[hueyisme]

Ive been reading a collection of horror stories by classic authors, everything from Algernon Blackwood to H.G. Wells, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Poe, Edith Wharton, Guy deMaupassant, just about everything from a to z. Theres 274 stories in the collection so Ill be on it for a while. Im down to the H's now.

[sfear]

274 stories! Cool. Sounds like ten books in one. Story I'm reading now is by Henry James, the first of his I've read since "The Turn Of The Screw" which I read back in high school in the early 70s. Didn't appreciate him all the much then but I'm really enjoying him now.

[MichaelMyers]

Ive been reading a collection of horror stories by classic authors, everything from Algernon Blackwood to H.G. Wells, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Poe, Edith Wharton, Guy deMaupassant, just about everything from a to z. Theres 274 stories in the collection so Ill be on it for a while. Im down to the H's now.

Sounds great, what's the name?

[sfear]

Yeah, I'd like to know too.

[William Seabrook]

Shot of Tequila - J.A. Konrath and Blake Crouch

[Geddy]

Neuromancer, by William Gibson

[neverending]

Superstitions by R.L. Stine.

It's a horror novel intended for adults, as opposed to his usual kid fare. To be honest, it's not very well written. The characters are superficial and the prose is pedestrian. I will finish it though. The plot lends enough interest to keep me reading.

[The Villain]

Superstitions by R.L. Stine.

It's a horror novel intended for adults, as opposed to his usual kid fare. To be honest, it's not very well written. The characters are superficial and the prose is pedestrian. I will finish it though. The plot lends enough interest to keep me reading.

I've noticed that his books for older audiences usually aren't very good. His style seems to only be appropriate for kids.

[M. Sheedy]

My first post. Hello all.

I've been reading a lot of short stories lately--Lovecraft, Matheson, zombie stories where I can find them.

http://www2.moment.net/~michael/BooksHomepage.htm

[The Villain]

Just started reading Dante's Inferno

[Angra]

"1Q84" by Murakami.

Very Murakamish. Which is good.

[newb]

just finished

James Patterson's "Swimsuit"

read it on my itouch

not a bad read.....ending kinda sucked

[MichaelMyers]

I'm reading the English Chinese bilingual version of "Gone with the Wind". Gosh! I've still got a long way to go. I've been reading it since three months ago. I love the movie, and I decide to read the book cuz I want to improve my English Chinese translation (http://www.englishchinesetranslations.com/) skills.

NOW WTF IS THIS????:mad:

[kyl3thund3r]

http://i43.tower.com/images/mm107896440/all-i-need-know-about-filmmaking-i-learned-lloyd-kaufman-paperback-cover-art.jpg

[neverending]

Shadowland by Peter Straub. Only about 30 pages in, but I'm enjoying it already.

Much better than that fiasco by R.L. Stine.

[sfear]

I read SHADOWLAND a long time ago a thought it was pretty good.
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/GhostsAndThings10292011_0000.jpg
Just finished this today. Excellent. Some truly creepy stuff, especially the last story, "The Lovely House" by Shirley Jackson, loaded with dreamlike eccentricity and not unlike that line from "Hotel California": You can check out anytime you want but you can never leave. Highly recommended.

[zmb9146]

It's based on the black plague era "zombie like" parasitic infection that may have lead to the whole idea of zombies in the first place. I've heard recently that the idea of flesh eating mindless humans comes from the memory of people that were infected with a type of parasitic fungus that controls the body and brain in order to feed itself and find new hosts. It kind of makes sense because 14th century London was a very unsanitary place where people didn't know anything about germs and the whole idea of demon possession was popular. One demon, known as Eurynome, came from that era and was called the eater of corpses.

http://m.npr.org/story/141832947?url=%2F2011%2F10%2F30%2F141832947%2Finva sion-of-the-mind-controlling-parasites

http://www.amazon.com/Life-Dead-Seth-ebook/dp/B005WVHGJ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320002862&sr=8-1

[The Villain]

With the power out from Saturday til today i had plenty of time to read so i finished Joe Hill's 20th Century Ghost's and read about halfway through Gord Rollo's Valley of The Scarecrow

[FreddyMyers]

What did you think of 20TH Century Ghosts.

Ive heard Shadowland is one of the best horror novel of the 19th century. Also heard its a tough read as Straub likes to put kinda spin you around so to speak.
Let us know how it was please.

[The Villain]

What did you think of 20TH Century Ghosts.

Ive heard Shadowland is one of the best horror novel of the 19th century. Also heard its a tough read as Straub likes to put kinda spin you around so to speak.
Let us know how it was please.

I loved it. The stories are amazing. Joe Hill is really good.

[FreddyMyers]

yes he is. Heart-shaped Box is still one of my favorite books.

[sfear]

Reading a few more stories out of THE CALL OF CUTHULHU by H.P. Lovecraft: "The Festival" and almost through "He." For some reason these two stories have a different feel to them than the previous ones in this collection. Not sure if it's the strong sense of autobiography oozing from the bizarre nostalgia or superior mastery of the storytelling but --- for me at least --- they are truly gripping and creepy.

[The Villain]

yes he is. Heart-shaped Box is still one of my favorite books.

I still need to read that and Horns

[NinetyNine]

yes he is. Heart-shaped Box is still one of my favorite books.

I loved Heart-Shaped Box. To be honest, I'm starting to like his writing more than his father's. They're both terrific though.