My Latest Acquisition

[sfear]

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

Value Village, $1.99.

[Elvis_Christ]

Picked these up over last week...

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[fortunato]

^Dang, what is that Buñuel book?

[sfear]

Great haul!

[Elvis_Christ]

^Dang, what is that Buñuel book?

Overview of his films/bio by Bill Krohn. More info here at amazon. (http://www.amazon.com/Luis-Bunuel-Chimera-1900-1983-Directors/dp/3822833754) It was $3.97 on one of the online bookstores over here so I figured I'd check it out. Seen a few of his films so I'm planning to read it and check him out more thoroughly.

[fortunato]

Overview of his films/bio by Bill Krohn. More info here at amazon. (http://www.amazon.com/Luis-Bunuel-Chimera-1900-1983-Directors/dp/3822833754) It was $3.97 on one of the online bookstores over here so I figured I'd check it out. Seen a few of his films so I'm planning to read it and check him out more thoroughly.

That's awesome. I'm actually working on an homage film to him for class this semester. He's so great, and a total creative maniac. I'll have to think about ordering that book.

[sfear]

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

Love these old Mentor science paperbacks. This cover would have felt right at home on the cover of an old Astounding.

[Elvis_Christ]

That sure is a great cover!

[sfear]

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Couple of freebies I picked up at the library. No, I don't mean I stole them, but there're a bunch of bookcases downstairs with free books, either library discards or books people drop off. They were in pretty good shape and even though I don't have room for them I couldn't resist.

[sfear]

Did some book hunting today:
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[wizard of gore]

Tim Lebbon the nature of balance
Caitlin R Kernan threshold
Neil Gaiman smoke and mirrors
Joe Hill heart shaped box
Dean Koontz your heart belongs to me

3 bux each at the markets ,apart from Dean Koontz 5 bux brand new in oz

[sfear]

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Library freebie, 1950 first paperback printing. Also found a book club hb of Norah Lofts' short stories but the cover ain't worth the pixels.

[sfear]

A buck apiece at the library's Leap Year Book Sale which began today:
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I really like short story collections.:)

[sfear]

Found one more worth grabbing before someone else did:
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[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/MenOfTomorrow.jpghttp://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/Cut.jpg
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/OxfordAnthologies.jpg

Fifty cents each.

[sfear]

Found these while looking for something else:

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[Fearonsarms]

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

Fifty cents each.

That one with Rice, Barker and Campbell needs to be in my collection-I need to check out a second hand bookshop and swallow my pride and wear glasses to read them-I'm getting tired of dodgy e-books.

[Elvis_Christ]

You've been picking up some interesting looking stuff sfear! You must have a massive collection of books?

[Bob Gray]

My latest haul. $3 bucks and under.

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[sfear]

Great haul. I'm for sure going to keep an eye open for A TREASURY OF GREAT GHOST STORIES. Masters of dark fantasy indeed.

As for me, to celebrate finally being called back to work today I went to Goodwill and had a good time:
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[sfear]

Found this early Barry Malzberg novel at the Salvation Army this afternoon. Fifty cents.

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[Bob Gray]

Here's my latest

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[sfear]

Nice, nice, nice! The Shirley looks tantalizing but the Ghidalia's a must have.

[Bob Gray]

Yeah, the Ghidalia book looks great, it only has about seven stories but were talking Ray Bradbury, Algernon Blackwood, August Derleth, Clarke Ashton Smith, and Robert E. Howard, come on, it doesn't get much better. The one by J.N. Williamson titled Spree was originally called The Book of Webster's. The one called How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction looks like it has some really great essays by writer's like Ramsey Campbell, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Charles L. Grant.

[Bob Gray]

Just got these today.


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[sfear]

Another killing!

[Bob Gray]

Last one for awhile.

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[sfear]

Money well spent!

[wizard of gore]

bob,your the horror book master

[Bob Gray]

awww shucks wizard, t'aint nothin'

[sfear]

Did some book hunting today:
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[Bob Gray]

You got some good stuff there.

[sfear]

Thanks. All were twenty-five cents apiece except one that was white tagged at a quarter but since white tags were 50% off that day it only cost me twelve cents!

[sfear]

Did some work on the house this morning and so treated myself to a little run to the Goodwill later in the afternoon:
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[hammerfan]

Got Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown's latest, The Big Cat Nap, for my Nook.

[sfear]

Rita Mae Brown any good?

[MichaelMyers]

I have, for many years, espied the Monster Club alongside your name. Is this book any good?

[hammerfan]

Rita Mae Brown any good?

I LOVE her books! She's my favorite author. Second is Lilian Jackson Braun, but we won't be seeing any new books from her, she was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

[sfear]

I have, for many years, espied the Monster Club alongside your name. Is this book any good?

Yes it is. R.Chetwynd-Hayes was a major discovery for me and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him.

[sfear]

Went to Goodwill after work this afternoon to unwind:
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[sfear]

Stopped by Value Village yesterday. Glad I did:

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheVintageBookOfClassicCrime.jpghttp://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/GhostlyByGaslight.jpg

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/CreepsByNight.jpghttp://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/ThePictureOfDorianGrayOtherStories.jpg
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/LiafailDoomCity.jpghttp://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheMammothBookOfPirates.jpg
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheGirlInAlfredHitchcocksShower.jpg
Been kinda busy. The CREEPS BY NIGHT, by the way, is a 1931 horror anthology edited by Dashiell Hammett.

[hammerfan]

sfear, I have to ask (because I'm incredibly nosy): how many books do you read in a week?

[sfear]

Not as much as I like. I'm a collector reader (meaning I buy more than I'll ever be able to read) and have been building my collection, by now some would call it a library if I had it organized, since 1965 or '66. Can't help myself. It might even be a disease. But it makes me happy.

[hammerfan]

Not as much as I like. I'm a collector reader (meaning I buy more than I'll ever be able to read) and have been building my collection, by now some would call it a library if I had it organized, since 1965 or '66. Can't help myself. It might even be a disease. But it makes me happy.

You know, if it makes you happy, who cares? Unless your house looks like an episode of "Hoarders", then that's a different story. :D

[sfear]

Ain't that bad...yet.

[realdealblues]

Interesting post...I've read a few of those posted and a few others have given me some nice ideas.

Even though I've got about 600 books on my NOOK, I have probably double that in Hardbacks & Paperbacks. The NOOK I take to work or on trips so I don't have to carry multiple books or worry if it's raining and getting them wet. At home though I usually read "real" books. It makes me happy to know others still read real books as well.

[sfear]

Interesting post...I've read a few of those posted and a few others have given me some nice ideas.

Even though I've got about 600 books on my NOOK, I have probably double that in Hardbacks & Paperbacks. The NOOK I take to work or on trips so I don't have to carry multiple books or worry if it's raining and getting them wet. At home though I usually read "real" books. It makes me happy to know others still read real books as well.
Not going to knock ebooks or anything but I'm a solid paper person when it comes to books (I want my tomb lined with tomes). I book hunt all the time, thrill of the chase and all that I suppose.:)

[Clockworkedorange]

Not going to knock ebooks or anything but I'm a solid paper person when it comes to books (I want my tomb lined with tomes). I book hunt all the time, thrill of the chase and all that I suppose.:)


I love the accessibility that the ebooks offer, but I"m old school when it comes to my reads. I'll eventually pick one up so that i can read ebook exclusives and start reading in to newer authors with the inability to publish in print.

I book hunt all the time too, if you haven't checked out any library sales give them a look. A lot of ebay fanatics always seem to snatch up some of the rarer things, but I never walk out without a months worth of good reads.

[sfear]

Oh, I never pass up a library book sale if I can avoid it. We've got a big bi-annual sale coming up later in the month. Been patiently waitin' and savin'. Library's also got a freebie shelf (several actually) I try to check at least once a week. Earlier today, well yesterday as it's Sunday now, I found THE COLLECTED STORIES OF KATHERINE ANN PORTER and a book about WWI generals called THE SWORDBEARERS by Correlli Barnett.

[Bob Gray]

Not as much as I like. I'm a collector reader (meaning I buy more than I'll ever be able to read) and have been building my collection, by now some would call it a library if I had it organized, since 1965 or '66. Can't help myself. It might even be a disease. But it makes me happy.

I know what you mean, I have the same hobby/disease, lol. As long as we're happy right. :D

[wizard of gore]

while were talking about our book lifes,id say that im a collector but never get at most about 8 behind in my slowly growing libary.Id only buy a book a month unless i go to a market or something and find good stuff.mainly coz i only get through a book within a monthI also rearly pay over 5 bux nz for a book which is allgood coz new books and new versions of books allways seem to have big writing(i suppose so they dont have to another version for eye problem people)and are big books to hold.i dont mind the old style little ones ,usually have cheesey art work on the cover too..cant stand e books,only one i ever got was off tim miller off this forum,coz it was free.and finally i dont find stephen kings books very scary at all,good writer,but not a scary one,and worse is guys who try and imitate him

[sfear]

while were talking about our book lifes,id say that im a collector but never get at most about 8 behind in my slowly growing libary.Id only buy a book a month unless i go to a market or something and find good stuff.mainly coz i only get through a book within a monthI also rearly pay over 5 bux nz for a book which is allgood coz new books and new versions of books allways seem to have big writing(i suppose so they dont have to another version for eye problem people)and are big books to hold.i dont mind the old style little ones ,usually have cheesey art work on the cover too..cant stand e books,only one i ever got was off tim miller off this forum,coz it was free.and finally i dont find stephen kings books very scary at all,good writer,but not a scary one,and worse is guys who try and imitate him

I love older paperbacks especially with "cheesey" artwork. The cheesier the better, but I mean that in a good way. How some covers get picked nowadays is beyond my ability to explain or understand.

[Bob Gray]

while were talking about our book lifes,id say that im a collector but never get at most about 8 behind in my slowly growing libary.Id only buy a book a month unless i go to a market or something and find good stuff.mainly coz i only get through a book within a monthI also rearly pay over 5 bux nz for a book which is allgood coz new books and new versions of books allways seem to have big writing(i suppose so they dont have to another version for eye problem people)and are big books to hold.i dont mind the old style little ones ,usually have cheesey art work on the cover too..cant stand e books,only one i ever got was off tim miller off this forum,coz it was free.and finally i dont find stephen kings books very scary at all,good writer,but not a scary one,and worse is guys who try and imitate him

To each there own, I happen to find King very scary at times and feel that most modern horror writers and there works are heavily influenced by him, just like most are heavily influenced by Lovecraft as well. Lately it has been Lovecraft that writers (especially of the bizarro fiction) are imitating.

[Clockworkedorange]

To each there own, I happen to find King very scary at times and feel that most modern horror writers and there works are heavily influenced by him, just like most are heavily influenced by Lovecraft as well. Lately it has been Lovecraft that writers (especially of the bizarro fiction) are imitating.


Ive read alot of King...
I loved some books, and i hated some of his others.
Favorites are probably...The Stand
Eyes of the Dragon
The Gunslinger
Wizard and Glass
The Shining
Insomnia
The Talisman
The Long Walk

Haven't been a huge fan of his newer works...but am crossing my fingers before i read Wind through the Keyhole

[Bob Gray]

Ive read alot of King...
I loved some books, and i hated some of his others.
Favorites are probably...The Stand
Eyes of the Dragon
The Gunslinger
Wizard and Glass
The Shining
Insomnia
The Talisman
The Long Walk

Haven't been a huge fan of his newer works...but am crossing my fingers before i read Wind through the Keyhole

You named a few of my favorites: The Stand, The Shining, The Talisman, Insomnia, and the two Dark Tower books. I would add to that IT, Pet Semetary, Salem's Lot, Misery, Gerald's Game, Bag of Bones, Needful Things, Different Seasons, From a Buick 8 (I know, everyone hated it but I loved it!), Full Dark No Stars, Four Past Midnight, Duma Key, Cell, Dreamcatcher, Desperation, The Green Mile, Just After Sunset, Everything's Eventual, Hearts in Atlantis, Night Shift, Skeleton Crew, and the rest of The Dark Tower books. Of course, that's just me. :)

[mrfancypants]

The Mist has long been one of my favorites... I remember the first time I read it in The Skeleton Crew when I was 11. I've probably re-read it a dozen times since then.

And on the thread: my latest acquisition was 11/22/63, though that was a couple of months ago. Looking for a new read now.

[Bob Gray]

Looking for a new read now.

Anything in particular that you are looking for?

[sfear]

I swear several years ago I read something about King retiring. Do I need a new dictionary?

[Bob Gray]

I swear several years ago I read something about King retiring. Do I need a new dictionary?

He did mention it after the accident, but when you have an imagination like his, how can you really retire?

[Bob Gray]

Here's my latest:

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[sfear]

He did mention it after the accident, but when you have an imagination like his, how can you really retire?

I figured something like that. Probably ponificating from a moment of weakness, but as you suggest he's not qualified to retire. Probably wishes now he hadn't said anything but as good as King is even he can't unring a bell once he tolls it. Personally I'm glad he's still writing. I change my mind about a lot of things. Wow, this page is really big.

[Bob Gray]

I have this theory that when King passes, we will continue to get novels that he has squirreled away for at least ten years after his death. He has talked about his "trunk novels" for years and we have seen some of them come to fruition (Blaze, Under the Dome). He discussed this idea in Bag of Bones, Mike Noonan was publishing his trunk novels because he had writer's block. I think it is a pretty well founded theory.

[sfear]

Great idea. Didn't King find a "trunk novel" written by his Dad before he took off for parts unknown?

[mrfancypants]

Anything in particular that you are looking for?

Not really, aside from a good, quality horror read. I tend to like individual novels versus, say, series (even Stephen King, for some reason... I could never get into the Dark Tower), and tend to like horror that veers more into the supernatural or sci-fi-ish, but other than that, pretty open to suggestions.

[sfear]

Great bunch of books by the way. Gonna keep my eye open for GHOULS OF THE MISKATONIC and SILVER SCREAM. Never seen those before and they look cool.

[Bob Gray]

Just today.
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[Bob Gray]

Not really, aside from a good, quality horror read. I tend to like individual novels versus, say, series (even Stephen King, for some reason... I could never get into the Dark Tower), and tend to like horror that veers more into the supernatural or sci-fi-ish, but other than that, pretty open to suggestions.

Horror Books with a supernatural or sci-fi edge:
The Fury by John Farris
The Dark Fantastic by Ed Gorman
Dark Hollow by Brian Keene
The Ceremonies by T.E.D. Klein
The Return by Bentley Little
Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell
Hell House by Richard Matheson
Crimson & Strange Magic by Gord Rollo
Summer of Night & Song of Kali by Dan Simmons
A Dark Matter by Peter Straub
The Bridge, The Scream, and The Cleanup by John Skipp & Craig Spector

[Bob Gray]

Today's find.
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[wizard of gore]

why havnt i been noitified by e mail for this thread???thers been like ten posts since i last posted and no notification.........anyway AWSOME scores bob

ramsey campbell ,the doll that ate his mother ...or something
and a kim newman book..cant remember the title,still waiting for them to arrive in the mail

[Bob Gray]

why havnt i been noitified by e mail for this thread???thers been like ten posts since i last posted and no notification.........anyway AWSOME scores bob

ramsey campbell ,the doll that ate his mother ...or something
and a kim newman book..cant remember the title,still waiting for them to arrive in the mail

Thanks, I've been looking for that Anne Rivers Siddons book for awhile now. I've already read Vampire$ but it is so good I had to own a copy.

I haven't read that Campbell book yet, I believe it is one of his first novels. The only book of Newman's that I know is Anno Dracula but I know he wrote a lot more

[wizard of gore]

The only book of Newman's that I know is Anno Dracula but I know he wrote a lot more

it wasnt anno dracula coz i think thats like a series?and just wanted a solo novel to find out what kims like

hav you read campbells hungry moon only other campbell iv read and really rated it

[Bob Gray]

rated it or hated it? No, I haven't read it yet.

[wizard of gore]

rated it or hated it? No, I haven't read it yet.

...........................rated

[hammerfan]

...........................rated

OK, I have to ask, what does that mean, you "really rated it"?

[Bob Gray]

...........................rated

Rated it high or low? The Campbell books I've read were fantastic, IMO (Coldprint, The Face That Must Die, Dark Companions). Hope you enjoy The Doll Who Ate His Mother.

[wizard of gore]

Rated it high or low? The Campbell books I've read were fantastic, IMO (Coldprint, The Face That Must Die, Dark Companions). Hope you enjoy The Doll Who Ate His Mother.

haha,i actually asked my partner if that was the right word to use before i posted that,obviously she was WRONG
i meant i thought it was a fucking awsome book

[Bob Gray]

haha,i actually asked my partner if that was the right word to use before i posted that,obviously she was WRONG
i meant i thought it was a fucking awsome book

Haha, language barriers can be fun.

[sfear]

Library book sale today. Fifty cents each.

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/HardyHarte.jpg
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/JulesVerneOmnibus.jpg
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/LiteraryCriticsFordMadoxFord.jpg

No horror or sf I needed this time around. Except for the Verne, that is.

[hooko22]

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

Value Village, $1.99.

LOL. I guess my girlfriend might like these, not only does she like old books, some from the victorian era, like jane austin books and stuff like that, but also she is a mass murder, serial killer nut. Loves everything about it!

[wizard of gore]

ROBERT MCCAMMON - mystry walk

JAMES HERBERT - the fog

CHRISTOPHER FOWLER - rune

JOHN SAUL - comes the blind fury

[Fearonsarms]

ROBERT MCCAMMON - mystry walk

JAMES HERBERT - the fog

CHRISTOPHER FOWLER - rune

JOHN SAUL - comes the blind fury

Love love love The Fog one of Herbert's best :)

[sfear]

Found this yesterday:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheHauntedPalace.jpg
Also got INSIDE EUROPE by John Gunther, 1938 edition. Evidently there were a zillion editions of this book. Looks good though.

[wizard of gore]

[QUOTE=sfear;927468]Found this yesterday:
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QUOTE]

AWSOME!! would love to read that

[sfear]

Yeah, I'm fortunate to have found this. Winwar is noted for her biographies.

[Bob Gray]

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[sfear]

Looks like you made another good haul. Could I ask which book publisher put out your edition of THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND?

Here's what I found on the $3 table last Saturday:

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[wizard of gore]

reading that ramsey campbell"the doll who ate his mother" at the moment bob,but the cover on myns nowhere near as cool

[Bob Gray]

sfear- the publisher is Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc.

wiz- how are you enjoying it so far?

[wizard of gore]

sfear- the publisher is Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc.

wiz- how are you enjoying it so far?

tell ya when iv read a bit more only a few chapters in.

ramseys style of wrighting can be irritating at times dont ya think?or is it just me?
he writes great books ,but just sometimes.

[Bob Gray]

No I never had a problem with Campbell's writing style, now Straub, his style of writing can be hard to get through sometimes.

[wizard of gore]

No I never had a problem with Campbell's writing style, now Straub, his style of writing can be hard to get through sometimes.

oh hes not that bad,not like strawb,just some annoying dumb metaphors and things like in this book one person calls the same character bob where everyone else calls him rob?why

[sfear]

sfear- the publisher is Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc.

The only one I've ever seen is the old Ace edition that went for 35 or 40 cents decades ago and which, of course, cost me about $5 at the used bookstore. I was surprised to see a newer copy. Looks good.

[Bob Gray]

oh hes not that bad,not like strawb,just some annoying dumb metaphors and things like in this book one person calls the same character bob where everyone else calls him rob?why

I love Straub but sometimes his wording can be tiresome.

[Vader]

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It's strange and really weird in a good way. It's a fast read because its short and well as the old cliche goes " a real page turner".

http://www.bloodmoonpublishing.com/single.php?ISBN=1-77115-004-1&picsize=LARGE&x=57&y=46

[Bob Gray]

Hey Wiz, you're a splatterpunk fan right? Have you ever read any Robert Devereaux?

[Bob Gray]

http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j461/dlsevern/SAM_1613.jpg

[wizard of gore]

Hey Wiz, you're a splatterpunk fan right? Have you ever read any Robert Devereaux?

yeah i like all genres of horror equally really,but i havnt read a splatter in a while apart from that j.r lansdale which wasnt really that "splattery"if ya know what i mean
no i havnt heard of that guy ill see if i can find a book of his

[Bob Gray]

He looks like he could be right up your alley as far as splatterpunk goes.

[wizard of gore]

He looks like he could be right up your alley as far as splatterpunk goes.

fuck i cant find any on trademe(nz ebay) and i dont like paying for a new book,how long has he been around ,is he well known?

[Bob Gray]

fuck i cant find any on trademe(nz ebay) and i dont like paying for a new book,how long has he been around ,is he well known?

He has been around since the 80's. In the horror community, especiallly the splatterpunk and bizarro genres, he is very well known. He has a reputation as an author who pushes every envelope and with titles like Santa Steps Out, Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes, and Baby's First Book of Seriously Fucked-Up Shit I really don't doubt that claim. This will be my first read of his so I can't personally vouch for him though.

Here's a link to a sight for Deadite Press who specializes in splatterpunk: http://deaditepress.com/

It's all retail but I thought you would enjoy the cover art of some of them.

[wizard of gore]

He has been around since the 80's. In the horror community, especiallly the splatterpunk and bizarro genres, he is very well known. He has a reputation as an author who pushes every envelope and with titles like Santa Steps Out, Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes, and Baby's First Book of Seriously Fucked-Up Shit I really don't doubt that claim. This will be my first read of his so I can't personally vouch for him though.

Here's a link to a sight for Deadite Press who specializes in splatterpunk: http://deaditepress.com/

It's all retail but I thought you would enjoy the cover art of some of them.

fuckin cool man,awsome art works,and just the titles of the books "genital grinder" thanks.
are all those authors mentioned relitivaly good?....sorry for all the questions

[Bob Gray]

fuckin cool man,awsome art works,and just the titles of the books "genital grinder" thanks.
are all those authors mentioned relitivaly good?....sorry for all the questions

I know that Brian Keene, Bryan Smith, John Skipp, Ed Lee, Wrath James White, Carlton Mellick III, and J.F. Gonzalez are all really good. Then there is the author David Brockie who is most well known as Oderus Urungus, and is the lead singer of GWAR.

[wizard of gore]

David Brockie who is most well known as Oderus Urungus, and is the lead singer of GWAR.

wow!!i did not know that..interesting

oh hey did you read the doll who ate his mother?id like to hear your opinion

[wizard of gore]

iv bought a few books lately a few james herberts and john sauls,most importantly i finally got stephen kings IT.
Also so got an interesting book of short storys called "creepy stories"with some old school authors like D.H Lawrence,Arther Machen,Edgar Wallace. E.A Poe,Honore de balzac Washington Irving and some others.

[Bob Gray]

wow!!i did not know that..interesting

oh hey did you read the doll who ate his mother?id like to hear your opinion

I should finish it up today but so far my assessment is that It's more a crime story than anything else, sort of an odd and eerie "day in the life" of an unsettled and unsettling shadow-crawler of a man. Now, it definitely has a supernatural element to it though and there were parts that were absolutely unsettling and creepy. I would give it a 4 out of 5 stars.

[wizard of gore]

I should finish it up today but so far my assessment is that It's more a crime story than anything else, sort of an odd and eerie "day in the life" of an unsettled and unsettling shadow-crawler of a man. Now, it definitely has a supernatural element to it though and there were parts that were absolutely unsettling and creepy. I would give it a 4 out of 5 stars.

crack up,is should finish it up today as well(i just got up)
i dont get how he has got away with it soo far,his names cris,edmund went to school with him,his granny didnt reckonise his voice(he put on a different voice..but she seems really good at sensing every thing else)



edit: what was that about at the very end? id give it 5/10 pretty average.

[wizard of gore]

Graham Masterton - flesh and blood

Joe Hill - horns

[Bob Gray]

crack up,is should finish it up today as well(i just got up)
i dont get how he has got away with it soo far,his names cris,edmund went to school with him,his granny didnt reckonise his voice(he put on a different voice..but she seems really good at sensing every thing else)



edit: what was that about at the very end? id give it 5/10 pretty average.

He looked completely different than he did as child and his granny was blind, at least that was the impression that I got.

[wizard of gore]

He looked completely different than he did as child and his granny was blind, at least that was the impression that I got.

same but didnt convince me,he had been living with his gran all his child hood,dont think it would be soo easy...any way who cares this joe hill books awsome so far

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/WitchcraftAtSalemCanterburyTales.jpg
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheSimpleArtOfMurder.jpg
The Salem was fifty cents, the Chandler and Chaucer were twenty-five cents each.

[wizard of gore]

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

looks interesting, ,is it non fiction?

[sfear]

looks interesting, ,is it non fiction?
Yes, it is. I've been reading a little about the Mather clan lately and am hoping this might more fully explain the extent of their involvement.

[wizard of gore]

http://www.james-herbert.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/James-Herbert-Once1-190x300.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sJq42pXCZlI/S7PfvsD2VRI/AAAAAAAABpw/bq7o9jDJHh4/s320/3-31-2010+7%3B49%3B07+PM.JPG
http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1329254643l/2278938.jpg
http://www.stephenking.com/images/books/tommyknockers/hardcover_prop_embed.jpg

[Fearonsarms]

http://www.james-herbert.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/James-Herbert-Once1-190x300.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sJq42pXCZlI/S7PfvsD2VRI/AAAAAAAABpw/bq7o9jDJHh4/s320/3-31-2010+7%3B49%3B07+PM.JPG
http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1329254643l/2278938.jpg


Two brill underrated authors-be interested to know what you think of them when you've finished them. Not read them myself yet.

[wizard of gore]

Two brill underrated authors-be interested to know what you think of them when you've finished them. Not read them myself yet.

Jago sounds amazing on the back

[wizard of gore]

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQbTrOXyPZjsv9OqR-xHrwn244EFqxNT2NOVpuwG7cdJ9JAyPIeqw

http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1347349019l/201643.jpg

http://bks4.books.google.co.nz/books?id=xKSTQgAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&imgtk=AFLRE73fslRf7O_xH0BiRpT_cHqBOy0PzHCI0IM_d7I9 jBaSksL9i3ueutPCsRQ0qJW0KwEBHcTodUfwhsbhGfk03LTYV-y6anZRal1G9qdbl98OjqNbOAcMgirMJNC-J09e3JfvkUgO

http://bks7.books.google.co.nz/books?id=31ENHQAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&imgtk=AFLRE70xBjFuHJPqf9wHzz2C4eJUQfJCQtJhzePSTCPs bdJX00WRRcJqw3iSSjG9en4vRcXyJhrhcCsqnFkY31lBQxTuhu WYR9Kjnrjv5xk1qRoMhguT0kJYj1-irJWTz__YNXnNAov1

[sfear]

Bloody Red Baron looks really good.

[MichaelMyers]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41LU3MES8SL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg

Think sfear might like this one.

[sfear]

Yeah, looks like a good one.

[sfear]

THE CLOCK STRIKES TWELVE, tales of ghosts and the macabre by H. Russell Wakefield. What makes this so special is that for a measley buck fifty (Goodwill had a 50% off sale today) I snagged the 1946 Arkham hardback with a creepy dust jacket by Ronald Clyne. Put a sheen on my Black Friday outing. (I'd post the cover but my printer pooped out.)

[sfear]

THE PATHFINDER by James Fenimore Cooper
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF HISTORICAL DETECTIVES edited by Mike Ashley
Fifty cents each at the library book sale.

[Shannon Michaels]

My Zombie Dog (Zane and Kev versus Everything), by Charmaine Clancy. Looks like fun for the kiddies, but I have to read the first few chapters first.

[Sdkdmd]

Control by Ed Kurtz

Leon Weissmann is an introverted loner with no control over his life. His only joy is the menagerie of insects, spiders, and scorpions he tends to in his garage. When he acquires an illegally poached rainforest spider, he unknowingly contracts a rare strain of fungus that enables him to control people, to make them do anything he wants. As his power grows, Leon begins to abuse it until there are bodies in his wake and a coterie of brainwashed disciples under his influence. But soon Leon suspects that the thing growing inside his head may be the one with the power… It wants to come out. To reproduce. It wants to control everyone.

I think the cover is some what creepy.


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t302/sdkdmd/control_cover2.jpg

[Shannon Michaels]

VERY intriguing...

[Sdkdmd]

The Coyote by Michael McBride



Arizona shares nearly four hundred miles of international border with Mexico, thirty-six of which are completely unfortified. On one side lies desperation; on the other, opportunity.

There’s no record of their destinations.

Tens of thousands of undocumented aliens pass through these thirty-six miles every year, only to find one of the harshest and most inhospitable deserts on the planet waiting for them.

No one knows where to look when they disappear.

Hundreds die walking, casualties of the merciless sun, their bodies never to be identified. Others simply set out across the red Sonoran sands and vanish into thin air.

It’s as though they never existed at all.

Special Agent Lukas Walker is assigned to investigate a murder, the only evidence of which is a twenty-foot design painted on a rock formation in the victim’s blood. He quickly learns that if the heat doesn’t get you…

The Coyote will.

[Sdkdmd]

Dinin' by Ty Schwamberger

Charles Osborne is a happily married, highly successful businessman. Normally speaking his life should be perfect but a twist of fate followed by a miscarriage of justice has forced him into a seemingly never ending fight against the Consortium of lawyers that are apparently controlling the justice system. He has adapted a secret identity in an attempt to keep his family safe, a character that is feared by both the lawyers involved and the criminals they represent… The Reaper.


The Reaper by Paul Hinton

Charles Osborne is a happily married, highly successful businessman. Normally speaking his life should be perfect but a twist of fate followed by a miscarriage of justice has forced him into a seemingly never ending fight against the Consortium of lawyers that are apparently controlling the justice system. He has adapted a secret identity in an attempt to keep his family safe, a character that is feared by both the lawyers involved and the criminals they represent… The Reaper.

[Bob Gray]

The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King

77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz

[wizard of gore]

Control by Ed Kurtz

Leon Weissmann is an introverted loner with no control over his life. His only joy is the menagerie of insects, spiders, and scorpions he tends to in his garage. When he acquires an illegally poached rainforest spider, he unknowingly contracts a rare strain of fungus that enables him to control people, to make them do anything he wants. As his power grows, Leon begins to abuse it until there are bodies in his wake and a coterie of brainwashed disciples under his influence. But soon Leon suspects that the thing growing inside his head may be the one with the power… It wants to come out. To reproduce. It wants to control everyone.

I think the cover is some what creepy.


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t302/sdkdmd/control_cover2.jpg

hope he is a good writer,thats an awsome storyline

[wizard of gore]

http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1321692829l/613605.jpg

[Sdkdmd]

http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1321692829l/613605.jpg

Yet to read this. I'll get to it one day.

[Bob Gray]

http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1321692829l/613605.jpg

Loved that one.

[Bob Gray]

Been looking for this one for awhile.
http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j461/dlsevern/TheDeadfallHotel_zps8d918438.jpg

[sfear]

I knew Tem was a ubiquitous short story writer but didn't know he had his own book out. Is this a novel or collection?

[Sdkdmd]

The Awakening by Brett McBean
The Blue Heron by Gene O'Neill
The Color Over Occam by Jonathan Thomas

[Bob Gray]

I knew Tem was a ubiquitous short story writer but didn't know he had his own book out. Is this a novel or collection?

It is a novel, he has 5 or 6 novels but he does write mostly short stories.

[sfear]

It is a novel, he has 5 or 6 novels but he does write mostly short stories.

Five or six? Wow! Shamefacedly I don't recall ever seeing any. Will keep an eye open for sure.

[sfear]

Couple of goodies:

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/YoungGoodmanBrown.jpg
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/HenryAdamsGreatActionStories.jpg

The Hawthorne should contain some strange tales from what I understand.

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/NathanielHawthorne_zpsb19534cc.jpg

[Bob Gray]

New to my collection. http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j461/dlsevern/Bloodstone_zps8d9bd61c.jpghttp://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j461/dlsevern/TheBookoftheDunCow_zpse8e11c91.jpghttp://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j461/dlsevern/TheDeadfallHotel_zpsd51fe587.jpg

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheTell-TaleHeart_zps0db8f51b.jpg

Also got a couple of old hardbacks without dust jackets: A CHILMARK MISCELLANY by Van Wyck Brooks and VAN LOON'S LIVES by Hendrik Willem van Loon.

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheForbiddenUniverse_zpsfdba99a0.jpg

The occult, like horror, makes up that dark strip of ground between science and religion. Great place to take a walk when the mood strikes.

[MichaelMyers]

Interesting book cover. Has that been a good primer for the field? I am interested in the topic but it seems to have been taken over by UFO/psychic miscellanea in bookstores in recent decades, which is not really my thing.

[sfear]

The good news is neither UFO nor psychic appear in the index. These guys "are writers, researchers, and lecturers on the paranormal, the occult, and historical and religious mysteries." Probably similiar to that paranormal show Leonard Nimoy used to narrate, In Search Of or something like that. (I always enjoyed it.) I browsed through it before writing the check and it seems very well written. Nice blurb by Colin Wilson on the back cover, and that's usually a good sign. Will probably read it after I finish Asimov's THE STARS LIKE DUST and will let you know how it goes.

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/VictorianSteampunk_zpsc0a98ff0.jpg
Not new stories written for a fairly new genre but the real stuff from the Victorian age, proto-steampunk I guess, the same way ERB's John Carter is proto-sf.

Also found this. Sometimes you just have to buy a book based solely on its cover:

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/Parashperes_zps18bf453a.jpg

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheMysteriousDoom_zps14feec02.jpg

[sfear]

Couple of thrift store finds:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheTen-CentPlague_0001_zpsb7086b3f.jpghttp://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/AmericanThought_zpsf508b581.jpg

[bamahorrorfan87]

in the last week and 2 days all are hardbacks but #'s 2 & 15
1.100 Malicious Little Mysteries
Mixed
2.100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories
Mixed
3.On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Stephen King
4.Three Complete Novels: Cold Fire;
Hideaway; The Key to Midnight
Dean Koontz
5.Pet Sematary
Stephen King
6.Three Complete Novels: The House of Thunder,
Shadowfires, Midnight
Dean Koontz
7.Agatha Christie's Detectives: Five Complete Novels
(The Murder at the Vicarage / Dead Man's Folly
/ Sad Cypress / Towards Zero / N or M?)
Agatha Christie
8.Three Complete Novels: Weep No More, My Lady;
Stillwatch; A Cry in the Night
Mary Higgins Clark
9.Three Complete Novels (Strangers / The Voice of the Night
/ The Mask)
Dean Koontz
10.Three Complete Novels: Where Are The Children;
A Stranger Is Watching; The Cradle Will Fall
Mary Higgins Clark
11.Three Complete Novels, Lightning, The Face Of Fear
,The Vision
Dean Koontz
12.Carrie, a novel of a girl with Frightening Power
Stephen King
13.Five Complete Miss Marple Novels
Agatha Christie
14. Three Complete Novels (Dark Rivers of the Heart
/ Sole Survivor / Intensity)
Dean Koontz
15.Four Complete Novels
Mark Twain
16.Three Complete Novels: Brainchild; Nathaniel;
The God Project
John Saul
17.Five Complete Novels of Murder and Detection
Agatha Christie
18.Three Complete Novels Hellfire; The Unwanted;
Sleepwalk
John Saul
19. Five Complete Hercule Poirot Novels:
Thirteen at Dinner / Murder on the Orient express /
The ABC Murders / Cards on the Table / Death on the Nile
Agatha Christie
20.11/22/63: A Novel
Stephen King
21.Storm Of The Century
Stephen King
22.Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, Book 5)
Stephen King
23.Danse Macabre
Stephen King
24.Horns: A Novel
Joe Hill
25.The Baghman Books
Stephen King
26.Velocity
Dean Koontz
27.The Face
Dean Koontz
28.Dragon tears
Dean Koontz
29.From the Corner of His Eye
Dean Koontz

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/Image5_zpse03325ea.jpg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/Image5_zpse03325ea.jpg.html)
Edited by S.T. Joshi, published by Penguin, is there a better way to spend a buck? Found it at the library book sale.

[MichaelMyers]

in the last week and 2 days all are hardbacks but #'s 2 & 15
1.100 Malicious Little Mysteries
Mixed
2.100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories
Mixed
3.On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Stephen King
4.Three Complete Novels: Cold Fire;
Hideaway; The Key to Midnight
Dean Koontz
5.Pet Sematary
Stephen King
6.Three Complete Novels: The House of Thunder,
Shadowfires, Midnight
Dean Koontz
7.Agatha Christie's Detectives: Five Complete Novels
(The Murder at the Vicarage / Dead Man's Folly
/ Sad Cypress / Towards Zero / N or M?)
Agatha Christie
8.Three Complete Novels: Weep No More, My Lady;
Stillwatch; A Cry in the Night
Mary Higgins Clark
9.Three Complete Novels (Strangers / The Voice of the Night
/ The Mask)
Dean Koontz
10.Three Complete Novels: Where Are The Children;
A Stranger Is Watching; The Cradle Will Fall
Mary Higgins Clark
11.Three Complete Novels, Lightning, The Face Of Fear
,The Vision
Dean Koontz
12.Carrie, a novel of a girl with Frightening Power
Stephen King
13.Five Complete Miss Marple Novels
Agatha Christie
14. Three Complete Novels (Dark Rivers of the Heart
/ Sole Survivor / Intensity)
Dean Koontz
15.Four Complete Novels
Mark Twain
16.Three Complete Novels: Brainchild; Nathaniel;
The God Project
John Saul
17.Five Complete Novels of Murder and Detection
Agatha Christie
18.Three Complete Novels Hellfire; The Unwanted;
Sleepwalk
John Saul
19. Five Complete Hercule Poirot Novels:
Thirteen at Dinner / Murder on the Orient express /
The ABC Murders / Cards on the Table / Death on the Nile
Agatha Christie
20.11/22/63: A Novel
Stephen King
21.Storm Of The Century
Stephen King
22.Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, Book 5)
Stephen King
23.Danse Macabre
Stephen King
24.Horns: A Novel
Joe Hill
25.The Baghman Books
Stephen King
26.Velocity
Dean Koontz
27.The Face
Dean Koontz
28.Dragon tears
Dean Koontz
29.From the Corner of His Eye
Dean Koontz

Which one will you read first?

[sfear]

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Couple of freebies from the library today.

[MichaelMyers]

Acquired today:

http://neverendingwonder.com/shanghai.jpg

UNDER THE SHANGHAI TUNNELS by Lee Widener.

This looks to be simply horrifying. Saving this to read late at night by candlelight this weekend. Widener is one of the top neo-Lovecraftian writers going today, folks.

[neverending]

Thanks Michael! I hope it lives up to your expectations!

[sfear]

99¢ at Goodwill:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre_zps9d8c1c6a.jpg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre_zps9d8c1c6a.jpg.html)

[sfear]

Couple of goodies from The Salvation Army today. All books were half off so these cost a quarter each.

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheHouseOfTheSevenGables_zpscfbbf36a.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TheHouseOfTheSevenGables_zpscfbbf36a.jpeg.html)
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheAmericanPresidency_zps4cbcd0bf.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TheAmericanPresidency_zps4cbcd0bf.jpeg.html)
Tried to put these images side by side but kept getting some image removed emblem that had nothing to do with reality so I superimposed them, thereby wasting space. Digital thing I think.

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheAmericanPresidency_zps4cbcd0bf.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TheAmericanPresidency_zps4cbcd0bf.jpeg.html)http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheHouseOfTheSevenGables_zpscfbbf36a.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TheHouseOfTheSevenGables_zpscfbbf36a.jpeg.html)

Figures. After I do it the way I don't want it decides to work.

[sfear]

Finally got it:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/HPLovecraftTheCompleteFiction_zps2ff21cac.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/HPLovecraftTheCompleteFiction_zps2ff21cac.jpeg.htm l)

Just seemed like the right thing to so.

[hammerfan]

Finally got it:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/HPLovecraftTheCompleteFiction_zps2ff21cac.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/HPLovecraftTheCompleteFiction_zps2ff21cac.jpeg.htm l)

Just seemed like the right thing to so.

Nice!

[sfear]

Thanks. I actually have quite a bit of HPL's fiction: ten paperbacks including the six Ballantine editions with the great John Holmes covers. But what I don't have is his famous essay, The Supernatural in Horror Fiction. For $20 Barnes and Noble offers this new massively corrected volume with all his fiction arranged in chronological order, a few extra items the last of which is his essay. S.T. Joshi, for whom I have the highest admiration, writes the introductions and offers the essay in its "first textually sound" form. If you buy only one book a year...

[neverending]

I freaked out Mr. Joshi when I grabbed his hand and enthusiastically shook it outside a bathroom at this year's HP Lovecraft Film Festival and CthulhuCon...

[sfear]

I bet if his eyes shot out lasers you'd have WTF! seared across your forehead.::smile::

[MichaelMyers]

Great investment, sfear. Is this the crown jewel of your library?

[sfear]

Second only to this:

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheFlyingBuzz-Saw.jpg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TheFlyingBuzz-Saw.jpg.html)

Also, I'm pretty partial to my Ballantine Lovecraft paperbacks with the great John Holmes covers.
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/CthulhuMythosIII.jpg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/CthulhuMythosIII.jpg.html)
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/ShutteredRoomTomb.jpg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/ShutteredRoomTomb.jpg.html)
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/MountainMadnessLurkingFear.jpg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/MountainMadnessLurkingFear.jpg.html)
Plus my Edmond Hamilton collection, My Jack Vance collection, and my Ace Doubles. Not to mention my sf magazine collection.
But it's up there.::smile::

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/SupernaturalHorrorInLiterature_zps7d3de217.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/SupernaturalHorrorInLiterature_zps7d3de217.jpeg.ht ml)
Fifty cents at the winter library book sale yesterday.

[sfear]

The highlights of yesterday:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheAdventuresOfCaptainHatteras_zps921c27f1.jpeghtt p://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/JackLondonTalesOfTheNorth_zpsbcbc5237.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TheAdventuresOfCaptainHatteras_zps921c27f1.jpeg.ht ml)

[neverending]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/SupernaturalHorrorInLiterature_zps7d3de217.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/SupernaturalHorrorInLiterature_zps7d3de217.jpeg.ht ml)
Fifty cents at the winter library book sale yesterday.


Same edition I read many years ago.

[sfear]

Definitely a candidate for one of the very worst covers of all time.

[neverending]

Well, it's eye-catching!

[sfear]

A little Christmas present to myself:

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/AmazingStoriesAnnual1927_zpsa4bef272.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/AmazingStoriesAnnual1927_zpsa4bef272.jpeg.html)

[urgeok2]

From the thrift store:

[PishPosh]

Christmas gift

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/55/b1/02/55b1023de3e012704e0db47cdf5ff1b9.jpg

[sfear]

Found this on sale for a buck at, of all places, Barnes & Noble:

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/GatesOfEden_zpsdbf7a7f2.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/GatesOfEden_zpsdbf7a7f2.jpeg.html)

Collection of short stories.

[Baron Von Marlon]

Got the following books this week:

M.R. James: Collected Ghost Stories
Robert E. Howard: Haunter of the Ring & Other Tales
Ambrose Pierce: Terror by Night

Also ordered this one:
Horrors From The Haunted Seas by William Hope Hodgson

Haven't read anything by these writers yet.
But I did some research earlier on and it looks like my cup of tea.
Oh, yeah. Also bought Lemmy's White Line Fever.

[MichaelMyers]

Just ordered The Monster Club to be shipped from the UK. I figure if sfear keeps it as his avatar for years on end it must be pretty good!

[sfear]

Just ordered The Monster Club to be shipped from the UK. I figure if sfear keeps it as his avatar for years on end it must be pretty good!

Cool! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. R. Chetwynd-Hayes is a good writer despite having a name I can never remember how to spell.

[urgeok2]

I remember seeing this a while ago - and it was too much $$$ to buy.

I just found it - mint condition - unread - including the simpsons comic enclosed
for 99 cents.

[sfear]

Every year a locally owned bookstore on the south side of town offers their customers 25% off any book in the store and a free cup of coffee from the coffee shop upstairs. What can be better than that?

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TroubledDaughtersTwistedWives_zps928cbac8.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TroubledDaughtersTwistedWives_zps928cbac8.jpeg.htm l)

[sfear]

Speaking of dwindling storage space, I've been trying to break the habit of stopping by the library every weekend and checking out the freebie shelf. But what good is a habit if it's easy to break?

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/AboveSuspicion_zps867f2cf8.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/AboveSuspicion_zps867f2cf8.jpeg.html)http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheArmedVision_zpsd8cc5788.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TheArmedVision_zpsd8cc5788.jpeg.html)

THE ARMED VISION contains a 20 plus page essay on the writings of Van Wyck Brooks and I thought this should be enlightening. What I got was a front row seat of Brooks getting bashed by a shop lamp. Hyman spends most of his time displaying his strong dislike for everything except his strong dislike for everything. I suppose some will be impressed.

The MacInnes sort of speaks for itself. 1942 paperback. Doesn't get much cooler than that.

[shadyJ]

Recently acquired Dune, The Club Dumas, and Incarnate by Ramsey Campbell. I will start on those in a couple weeks when I get some free time.

[MichaelMyers]

Cool! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. R. Chetwynd-Hayes is a good writer despite having a name I can never remember how to spell.

It was great. A delightful balance of British humor and horror. Have you read anything else he's written?

[sfear]

Have you read anything else he's written?
No, but I have this which I'm saving for Halloween.


http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheOtherSide_zps066a332f.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TheOtherSide_zps066a332f.jpeg.html)

[sfear]

Picked up POE: A LIFE CUT SHORT by Peter Ackroyd. Some of Ackroyd's books, such as his bio of Dickens or his history of London, are massive. POE is one of his "Brief Lives" biographies and as the term suggests is quite a bit thinner. Looking forward to reading it.

[sfear]

Lots of stories spanning the years between 1852 and 1908, many of the authors unfamiliar to me. Looks really, really good.

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/VictorianGhostStories_zps1941692c.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/VictorianGhostStories_zps1941692c.jpeg.html)

[sfear]

Went to my favorite thrifty thrift store today and found these:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/AnnoDracula_zps7b29f7d0.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/AnnoDracula_zps7b29f7d0.jpeg.html)http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/MurderOnTrial_zpsa6e8a524.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/MurderOnTrial_zpsa6e8a524.jpeg.html)
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheReasonWhy_zps30c95101.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TheReasonWhy_zps30c95101.jpeg.html)

ANNO DRACULA - 35 cents
MURDER ON TRIAL - 35 cents
THE REASON WHY - 25 cents

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/ThrillingWonderStoriesFeb1951_zpse779529e.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/ThrillingWonderStoriesFeb1951_zpse779529e.jpeg.htm l)
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/FantasticAdventuresApril1951_zps7671d703.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/FantasticAdventuresApril1951_zps7671d703.jpeg.html )
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/StartlingStoriesNov1952_zps2706c9ca.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/StartlingStoriesNov1952_zps2706c9ca.jpeg.html)
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/StartlingStoriesJuly1950_zpscbee6906.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/StartlingStoriesJuly1950_zpscbee6906.jpeg.html)
Thrilling Wonder Stories --- February 1951
Fantastic Adventures --- April 1951
Startling Stories --- November 1952
Startling Stories --- July 1950

This is what happens when you check out an antique shop you've never been in before. Picked them up yesterday. Good Friday indeed!

[totem]

Kudos sfear on your finds. I personally love diamond-in-the-rough discoveries. That said...

http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q700/coffeecusp/horror_com/Startling_zps48ad8a4c.jpg


...that bear person looks like he may have something on his mind which needs no sidearms... or females. His expression seems to gruffly say: "I'm tired of waiting."

The woman is not expressing the fright self-preservation provokes when two people wrestle while one holds a gun. Her expression is the more awkwardly polite "Uh, do you two need me around for this?"

The human male - who isn't struggling much - seems more reticent of public observation than combat. His anxious expression seems to say "Is there no place more private?"

The small phallic-esque rocket immediately behind the bear, suggestive though it is, is completely obscured by the monstrously phallic-looking rocket angled curiously in line with the bear-creature's pelvis.

It may also be artistic coincidence that the human male's outfit's pelvic flap is similar in color to the bear person's paw.

That both males are completely indifferent to the scantily clad curvy blonde is... well... I mean I'm no Freudian analyst...

...but if I were, I would definitely start with these characters being so rendered beneath the title Startling Stories.

[sfear]

Thanks for the spot on analysis, not so much for the mental imagery. ::EEK!::
Not sure I'll ever be able to look at this cover with the eyes of the hopelessly innocent again.::sad::

[totem]

Thanks for the spot on analysis, not so much for the mental imagery. ::EEK!::
Not sure I'll ever be able to look at this cover with the eyes of the hopelessly innocent again.::sad::

Thanks for being a good sport. Hopefully you'll be able to keep your mind from thinking of the cover as you read the stories within. ::wink::

And do apologize to your hopeless innocence for me as it seems I've quite schlepped it up. ::roll eyes::

(Seriously though that was a crackin' catch you scored at the antique shop - well done, you!)

[totem]

http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q700/coffeecusp/horror_com/OpeneroftheWay_zps8e4f7f05.jpg

Just came in! ::cool::

Although this was a screamin' deal, it's far and away the most expensive paperback I've ever bought. ::roll eyes::

[Baron Von Marlon]

Lemmy - White Line Fever
Bez - Freaky Dancin': Me And The Mondays
Shaun Ryder - Twistin' My Melon
Mark Manning - Fucked By Rock: The Unspeakable Confessions Of Zodiac Mindwarp

[sfear]

Made a Time-Life Book haul today:

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/AttendingMarvels_zpsb4d43781.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/AttendingMarvels_zpsb4d43781.jpeg.html)http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/InHazard_zpsc0888327.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/InHazard_zpsc0888327.jpeg.html)
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/ReveilleInWashington_zpsbb192c19.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/ReveilleInWashington_zpsbb192c19.jpeg.html)

Fifty cents apiece.

[sfear]

Goodie from Goodwill:

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheBabyInTheIcebox_zpsd162e564.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TheBabyInTheIcebox_zpsd162e564.jpeg.html)

[BawonSamedi]

Nice!

[sfear]

Found something interesting on the library freebie shelf last Saturday: THE SCHOLAR ADVENTURERS by Richard D. Altick. "High detective work exposing fraud, exploding hoary errors, exhuming old mysteries of great literature and great writers." Boswell, Malory, Marlowe, the Brontes, Hawthorne, Pepys and more all under the microscope of this literary gumshoe. Looks really good but will have to wait until I finish the Louise Penny mystery my wife suggested I read.

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/AmazingStoriesApril1926_zps02f67e2c.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/AmazingStoriesApril1926_zps02f67e2c.jpeg.html)
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/AirWonderStoriesAugust1929_zps7e27a641.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/AirWonderStoriesAugust1929_zps7e27a641.jpeg.html)
Couple of facsimiles I couldn't resist.

[sfear]

A few more:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/ThrillingWonderStoriesMarch1940_zps61153432.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/ThrillingWonderStoriesMarch1940_zps61153432.jpeg.h tml)
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/ThrillingWonderStoriesMarch1941_zps0d828f1e.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/ThrillingWonderStoriesMarch1941_zps0d828f1e.jpeg.h tml)

[hammerfan]

Lady of Ashes by Christine Trent
The Boonsboro Trilogy by Nora Roberts

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheDeviates_zps6e53dcde.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TheDeviates_zps6e53dcde.jpeg.html)
Also known as THE SECRET PEOPLE. Should be The Secret Desire.

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/65GreatTalesOfHorror_zpsaa5c6433.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/65GreatTalesOfHorror_zpsaa5c6433.jpeg.html)http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/ChamberOfHorrors_zpsd60f6d80.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/ChamberOfHorrors_zpsd60f6d80.jpeg.html)

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/ATreasuryOfGreatGhostStories_zpsd22837ad.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/ATreasuryOfGreatGhostStories_zpsd22837ad.jpeg.html )
Freebie from the library and good counter balance to:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/08f7d849-114f-4a10-86ab-cae0c87ae12d_zps2152b784.jpg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/08f7d849-114f-4a10-86ab-cae0c87ae12d_zps2152b784.jpg.html)
an original anthology form 1976 which I'm reading right now.

[sfear]

Another freebie from a "good books for good homes" box a local bookstore sets outside for anyone passing by:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/Fireworks_zpsf5deee53.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/Fireworks_zpsf5deee53.jpeg.html)
Can't believe no one grabbed this before me.::confused::

[sfear]

Freebie from the library yesterday:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheCusterAdventure_zps71548446.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TheCusterAdventure_zps71548446.jpeg.html)

[Geordie9]

ive just bought Stephen Kings Drawing Of The Three

[MichaelMyers]

ive just bought Stephen Kings Drawing Of The Three

Geordie did you read the Gunslinger first.

[Geordie9]

Geordie did you read the Gunslinger first.

Yes, ive already read all the Dark Tower series, just needed Drawing of the Three to complete the collection, brilliant books

[MichaelMyers]

In the mail today...finally...

16950

The Bizarro Zombie Anthology That Wouldn't Die!

With a contribution from neverending!

Looking forward to reading it next week. ::cool::

[neverending]

Awesome, man! I don't even have my copy yet. There's a lot of really good stories in this book.

[LaymonFan]

http://www.davepaul.talktalk.net/banners/Banner1.jpg

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheLovedDead_zpsf561b6cb.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TheLovedDead_zpsf561b6cb.jpeg.html)
Interesting item. Ten cents at the Salvation Army.

[sfear]

My birthday book haul:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/Unbroken_zps4b9e7360.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/Unbroken_zps4b9e7360.jpeg.html)http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheLastStand_zps268497fb.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TheLastStand_zps268497fb.jpeg.html)
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/ShotInTheDark_zps8fc43e14.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/ShotInTheDark_zps8fc43e14.jpeg.html)
61 ain't as bad as I thought it'd be.::smile::

[FryeDwight]

KILLING PATTON by Bill O'Reilley. Enjoyed his other books in this vein (especially KILLING KENNEDY) and find Patton interesting.

[sfear]

Found this on Amazon, couldn't resist it:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/G-8June1937_zpssvc2w3hj.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/G-8June1937_zpssvc2w3hj.jpeg.html)

[FryeDwight]

In a used bookstore in Vernon CT a couple of days ago. Found a few choice purchases including CASTAWAYS by Brian Keene.
Never heard of this one, but have liked pretty much all he's done, so looking forward to checking it out.

[sfear]

Picked this up over the Memorial Day weekend:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/LovecraftABiograpphy_zpslzwbcd6c.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/LovecraftABiograpphy_zpslzwbcd6c.jpeg.html) Paid more than I'm normally accustomed to, $14 with tax (ouch!) but it seemed too important to let pass by. Don't like the idea of it being abridged (13, 000 words removed from the body in true slasher fashion) but de Camp assures the reader mostly "repetitions, digressions, and speculative obiter dicta" fell to the blade.


Picked this up last weekend at the annual Spring library book sale:

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/MisterSlaughter_zpsnz8te1wd.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/MisterSlaughter_zpsnz8te1wd.jpeg.html) Second edition hardback, mint condition, 25¢.

[Monkey Astronaut]

Picked this up over the Memorial Day weekend:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/LovecraftABiograpphy_zpslzwbcd6c.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/LovecraftABiograpphy_zpslzwbcd6c.jpeg.html) Paid more than I'm normally accustomed to, $14 with tax (ouch!) but it seemed too important to let pass by. Don't like the idea of it being abridged (13, 000 words removed from the body in true slasher fashion) but de Camp assures the reader mostly "repetitions, digressions, and speculative obiter dicta" fell to the blade.

May I suggest a companion piece to that book Lin Carter's Lovecraft: A Look Behind The Cthulhu Mythos.

https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1374634322l/1814336.jpg

[sfear]

Glad you did. Don't recall seeing your edition before. Here's the one I have:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/LovecraftByCarter_zpsx26mqhxb.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/LovecraftByCarter_zpsx26mqhxb.jpeg.html)

[TheBossInTheWall]

Some new books. Finally going to read King Pest. Wanted to reread TDT: The Gunslinger in its original. Wanted to reread Darkfall as something I could read before sleeping. Running out of Discworld books to reread at bed time. Helps me get sleepy. The others looked interesting, small press and all that.

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a406/thebossinthewall/2015-06-19_19-24-54_679.jpg

[Repo'd]

Mysteries of the Worm? The only Robert Bloch I've read is Psycho and i'm curious if his other work is worth a look.

[TheBossInTheWall]

Mysteries of the Worm? The only Robert Bloch I've read is Psycho and i'm curious if his other work is worth a look.

I'll let you know.

[TheBossInTheWall]

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a406/thebossinthewall/2015-08-08_16-14-44_197.jpg

Recent purchases except I forgot King Pest I had bought a longer time ago. Still haven't gotten to it though. Anyway, just sharing.

[TheBossInTheWall]

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a406/thebossinthewall/leatherlace.jpg

Some Wear Leather Some Wear Lace

A book with interviews and pictures about the post-punk/goth/new romantic/etc. scene from 1978-1992. Haven't read it yet.

[sfear]

Couple of replicants from the jungles of Amazon.com:

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/FantasticAdventuresFebruary1942_zpslt0vuxss.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/FantasticAdventuresFebruary1942_zpslt0vuxss.jpeg.h tml)http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/FantasticAdventuresMarch1942_zps1otv1ehw.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/FantasticAdventuresMarch1942_zps1otv1ehw.jpeg.html )

[FryeDwight]

KILLING REAGAN by Bill O'Reiily

[sfear]

Picked this up at the library sale today:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/ATasteForBlood_zpsfkiay8es.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/ATasteForBlood_zpsfkiay8es.jpeg.html)
Really good shape for fifty cents, not sure it wasn't snagged by now as this is the third day of the sale. Contains a lot of nice stuff but I wanted it mainly for Hugh B. Cave's 1933 "Murgunstrumm."

[sfear]

While Christmas shopping for my wife I did something I don't think anyone here would dream of doing. I got myself a Christmas present on the sly:

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/TheDrugAndOtherStories_zpsn0izngf9.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/TheDrugAndOtherStories_zpsn0izngf9.jpeg.html)

Looked too good to pass up on sale for $7.49.

[FryeDwight]

HANNS AND RUDOLPH-by Thomas Hardy. Very good book about the German born Jew who captured the Auschwitz Commandant. Hardy devotes bookend Chapters on both men during the same time period, showing both men's good/bad sides.

[sfear]

Got these yesterday:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/SavageSeason_zpspehfuete.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/SavageSeason_zpspehfuete.jpeg.html)http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/ColdInJuly_zps9m5zhh0h.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/ColdInJuly_zps9m5zhh0h.jpeg.html)http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/CharlieChanBehindThatCurtain_zpsz0crm8ln.jpeg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/CharlieChanBehindThatCurtain_zpsz0crm8ln.jpeg.html )

[sfear]

HANNS AND RUDOLPH-by Thomas Hardy. Very good book about the German born Jew who captured the Auschwitz Commandant. Hardy devotes bookend Chapters on both men during the same time period, showing both men's good/bad sides.
Sounds like a good one. Will keep my eye open for it.

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/Image%20101_zpsfr9cvhxi.jpg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/Image%20101_zpsfr9cvhxi.jpg.html)http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/Image%20102_zpsxeutvuor.jpg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/Image%20102_zpsxeutvuor.jpg.html)http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/Image%20103_zpsgov1xucb.jpg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/Image%20103_zpsgov1xucb.jpg.html)

Took a train ride last weekend and did some book hunting. Scored well.

[sfear]

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz116/bledec/Image%20120_zpsghifmkxe.jpg (http://s819.photobucket.com/user/bledec/media/Image%20120_zpsghifmkxe.jpg.html)

[TheBossInTheWall]

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a406/thebossinthewall/20161103_161852.jpg

[kev693]

Just received my copy of the excellent "Unsung Horrors", which contains reviews of some 200 plus underrated and under-appreciated horror films from the 1920s all the way to 1979. These are reviews from fans like you and me. Everyone remembers the blockbuster horror "The Exorcist" from 1973, but how many remember the same year's "Scream, Blacula, Scream", the follow up to the previous year's "Blacula"? In fact, I'm reading a review now for 1970's "The House That Screamed" starring Lilli Palmer. I hadn't seen the film in some 20 years and now I really want to re-check this film out!
I ordered it from unsunghorrors.co.uk for any who are interested.http://unsunghorrors.co.uk

[sfear]

Hard to find but got lucky:
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[Roiffalo]

18845

A werewolf who fights Nazis... What more coaxing do I need?!

[sfear]

That looks cool!

[FryeDwight]

Picked up these three Saturday:

WEIRD FLORIDA-Charlie Carlson
HOLLYWOOD ROCKS-Marshall Crenshaw and others...would like an update
JOE DIMAGGIO; A HERO's LIFE-Richard Ben Creamer. Don't like baseball at all, but very good read, especially his relationship with Marilyn Monroe. Last years seemed kind of sad as he became uber-cranky and all but gouging fans at autograph shows.

[hammerfan]

The Hammer Story (The Authorised History of Hammer Films)

[Repo'd]

The Hammer Story (The Authorised History of Hammer Films)

That looked like a really great read. Review pending?

[hammerfan]

That looked like a really great read. Review pending?

LOL, when I get a chance to read it!

[The Villain]

http://www.orbitbooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Sapowski-LastWish_FB_rev.jpg.jpeg

Wife got me these for christmas

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

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[Roiffalo]

The Hammer Story (The Authorised History of Hammer Films)

Omg you really weren't kidding when you said you had a Hammer Bible. ::big grin::

[hammerfan]

Omg you really weren't kidding when you said you had a Hammer Bible. ::big grin::

::wink:: It was a Christmas gift from a dear friend. She knows how much I love Hammer!

[hammerfan]

Frankenstein: Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz

[hammerfan]

The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower I by Stephen King

Yeah, I know, I'm late to the party. I'm going to try to read the books before the movie comes out.

[anglewitch]

Barnes and noble editions.
2 weird tales books
4 collections of H.P. Lovecraft
Arabian Nights
King Solomon's Mines
&


Burnt offerings first edition.

[hammerfan]

Give of Yourself: A Bizarro Christmas Tale by Lee Widener

[MichaelMyers]

Give of Yourself: A Bizarro Christmas Tale by Lee Widener

Great author but a bit of a grump... ::EEK!::

[Roiffalo]

Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History by Bill Schutt

A random gift from my boyfriend, I've read some of it, and it's just freaking great! If you get the chance, you should read it too! ::smile::

[FryeDwight]

OF MICE AND MEN-John Steinbeck
LORD OF THE FLIES-William Golding
THE DARWIN AWARDS-Wendy Northcutt