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The Villain 06-29-2011 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by m_valdemar (Post 896495)
@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 06-29-2011 05:24 PM

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

Horror Reads 07-01-2011 04:42 AM

Books I'm currently reading
 
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 07-01-2011 04:44 AM

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 07-01-2011 04:54 AM

You horror book readers are inspiring!
 
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#!/pa...50289771707654). 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 07-01-2011 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Horror Reads (Post 896630)
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 07-06-2011 12:52 PM

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 07-09-2011 05:50 AM

Chuck Palahniuk's Haunted

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt...ouh8o1_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/118...5l/1451456.jpg

The Villain 07-09-2011 06:12 AM

The Survivor by James Herbert

http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...e/survivor.jpg



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

Fearonsarms 07-10-2011 10:00 PM

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


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