Go Back   Horror.com Forums - Talk about horror. > Horror, But Not Movies > Books & Fiction Writing
Reload this Page Favorite short horror story...
Register FAQ Community Calendar

Reply
Page 2 of 4 1 2 34
 
Thread Tools
  #11  
Old 01-01-2007, 01:05 PM
DEATHH DREAMS author's Avatar
DEATHH DREAMS author DEATHH DREAMS author is offline
Evil Dead
  
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 170
Lisey's DEATH DREAMS
You are all going to think I am f.o.s but the truth is that you will not find a better collection of new short horror tales than my book "Lisey's DEATH DREAMS". I have learned from the best (Lovecraft, Poe, Quinn, Blackwood, Crawford, James, Dunsany, Le Fanu, etc.) and it is my opinion that I am now the best writer of short horror (currently living) in the entire world. I know this is a big claim to make, but I back it up with the quality and originality of my work. You can view the cover and tale summaries at Amazon.com. You can view some of the interior artwork at myspace (profile "Lisey's DEATH DREAMS author") under pics. In fact, if any of you buy it and dislike it, I'll send you a refund check for $9.00 US if you can prove you read it by quoting from the book (I mean this). Just email me at [email protected] with the book title in the title.

Regards,
Chris Robertson
__________________
DeathDreamsHorror.com
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 01-01-2007, 01:31 PM
noctuary's Avatar
noctuary noctuary is offline
Your funeral... my trial
  
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: the red tower
Posts: 1,785
I can't even begin to reply so such monumental arrogance. If you have to tell everyone that you are the greatest, then guess what: YOU'RE NOT.
__________________
And no matter what I say I cannot resist or betray it. No one could do so because there is no one here. There is only this body, this shadow, this darkness.
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 01-01-2007, 02:31 PM
darkmoon's Avatar
darkmoon darkmoon is offline
Living Dead
  
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Puerto Rico
Posts: 83
Post
Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Return View Post
Not really horror, but most anything by Neil Gaiman. "We Can Get Them For You Wholesale" is one of the best works of fiction that Ive ever read.

No he is not exactly horror ,but I love his work anyways:)i have not read any stories from smoke and mirrors yet though.Ill give that one a try.Thanks
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 01-01-2007, 02:35 PM
darkmoon's Avatar
darkmoon darkmoon is offline
Living Dead
  
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Puerto Rico
Posts: 83
Quote:
Originally Posted by noctuary View Post
Oh, here we go... Some of these verge on SF, but as I've said in the past, the line between SF and horror is often thinner than you might think.

"Dr. Locrian's Asylum" by Thomas Ligotti
"White" by Tim Lebbon
"Details" by China Mieville
"Andy Warhol's Dracula" by Kim Newman
"Flies" by Robert Silverberg
"The Pattern" by Ramsey Campbell
"Riding the White Bull" by Caitlin R. Kiernan
"The Death of Doctor Island" by Gene Wolfe
"The Father-Thing" by Phillip K. Dick

I have read "The Father Thing" and "The Pattern" and they were good. Are the others from any anthology.Ill check them out.
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 01-01-2007, 04:31 PM
DEATHH DREAMS author's Avatar
DEATHH DREAMS author DEATHH DREAMS author is offline
Evil Dead
  
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 170
Noctuary,

If I were truly the greatest, my sales ranking on Amazon would probably be a bit better. Possibly I intended a bit of dry humor when making that claim... But I can honestly say that I believe my book to be better than any collection of short horror which I have personally read, which has been published since my birth year of 1974. Please send me an email to [email protected] so I can reply with an electronic version of my book for you to review.

I don't intend any arrogance. I am simply frustrated with the sad state of modern horror literature, and I believe that my work is very good. Seriously, please send me an email. I'll shoot you the almost-final version in Microsoft Word (just has a few typos) which includes the interior art. You can read it, hopefully enjoy it, and then send me your opinion.

Thanks,
Chris Robertson
__________________
DeathDreamsHorror.com
Reply With Quote
  #16  
Old 01-01-2007, 04:51 PM
Bee-otch's Avatar
Bee-otch Bee-otch is offline
Will I Dream?
  
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 224
There's definitely alot of great ones out there.

Would have to go with King's Nona
and... The End Of The Whole Mess.

I also really like R. Matheson's I Am Legend.
__________________
Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL do you read me, HAL?
HAL: Affirmative, Dave, I read you.
Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL: I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.
Reply With Quote
  #17  
Old 01-01-2007, 05:14 PM
DEATHH DREAMS author's Avatar
DEATHH DREAMS author DEATHH DREAMS author is offline
Evil Dead
  
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 170
The Upper Berth by F. Marion Crawford is fantastic. Rats by M.R. James is peculiar, but I love it for its creepiness. Also, I am not a fan of much of Stephen King's work, but The Reaper's Image is a masterpiece. A Voice in the Night by Hodgson is great also. There's so many others, like The Lottery and The Monkey's Paw...
__________________
DeathDreamsHorror.com
Reply With Quote
  #18  
Old 01-02-2007, 07:02 PM
The_Return's Avatar
The_Return The_Return is offline
AKA Vampenguin/Dark_Hero

  
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 17,540
Send a message via AIM to The_Return
Quote:
Originally Posted by darkmoon View Post
No he is not exactly horror ,but I love his work anyways:)i have not read any stories from smoke and mirrors yet though.Ill give that one a try.Thanks
No, most of his work really couldnt be called horror...Smoke and Mirrors does have a few that come pretty close though.
__________________
"There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Reply With Quote
  #19  
Old 01-14-2007, 11:47 AM
Doc Faustus's Avatar
Doc Faustus Doc Faustus is offline
Mephistophiliac

  
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 4,999
Send a message via AIM to Doc Faustus
Mine are the Professor's Teddy Bear by Theodore Sturgeon and the Whimper of Whipped Dogs by Harlan Ellison.
Reply With Quote
  #20  
Old 01-15-2007, 08:26 AM
noctuary's Avatar
noctuary noctuary is offline
Your funeral... my trial
  
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: the red tower
Posts: 1,785
Just to prove that I'm not trolling today, here are a few more stories that you guys may enjoy.

"The Tree is My Hat" by Gene Wolfe
"Canavan's Backyard" by Joseph Payne Brennan
"The Wretched Thicket of Thorn" by Don Tumasonis
"ystery orm" by Brian McNaughton
"Tears Seven Times Salt" by Caitlin R. Kiernan
__________________
And no matter what I say I cannot resist or betray it. No one could do so because there is no one here. There is only this body, this shadow, this darkness.
Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 2 of 4 1 2 34

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 11:41 PM.