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Old 01-16-2004, 06:42 AM
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hey, i am new to the boards. i haven't been watching horror movies for a very long time but im working on it. i think i want to be a writer and thought maybe the horror genre would be a good place to start. i would like to know what are some good books within the horror genre? thanx alot for your help. i look forward to posting here some more.
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Old 01-16-2004, 05:40 PM
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I'll just recommend a few of my favorite authors. Robert R. McCammon, Clive Barker, King, John Coyne, and Warner Lee. It couldn't hurt to check out Poe and Lovecraft as well.
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I think Dracula is still the best straight horror novel ever, though I also have a lot of respect for Lovecraft. As far as the craft of writing is concerned, Barker's prose is probably the best in pop horror.

If you wanna be a writer, you simply have to read Cormac McCarthy. Not horror (not really any genre, for that matter) but his prose is simply the best EVER. No one has such a way with words. He's definitely a words craftsman.
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thanx alot for the advice
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The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub made me want to read lots more horror novels, it was so exciting and kick a**.

Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite was so moving and atmospheric it made me want to write a horror novel and now I've actually written two. Although they haven't been published, I'm a legend in my own mind. ;)
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Old 01-18-2004, 06:58 PM
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The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub made me want to read lots more horror novels, it was so exciting and kick a**.

Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite was so moving and atmospheric it made me want to write a horror novel and now I've actually written two. Although they haven't been published, I'm a legend in my own mind. ;)
do ya think you could send me a copy of them? ill pay for them if ya want. anything to support and indepant artist
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The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, and I like many also reccomend Dracula.
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The Green Mile: it may not be a horror book but its a great book by stephen king.
Also a book called termonal man by michael crichton.
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Old 01-19-2004, 10:51 AM
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ya, ive been reading Dracula. so far i really enjoy it.
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