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Post by shadymoon on Nov 10, 2012 21:01:51 GMT -5
I have been starting to read the Harry Dresden files books again.
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Post by evanseconds on Nov 16, 2012 16:31:20 GMT -5
I've started reading 'The Basic Bakunin', a collection of works by Mikhail Bakunin from 1969 - 1971. Bakunin was a Russian philosopher and anarchist theorist.
"Criminally, the only major collection of Bakunin's work in print at the moment. The three years covered by this anthology represent the only time in Bakunin's life when he was able to concentrate on his work and sustain a consistent output of speeches and writings. All dating from the period of Bakunin's propaganda on behalf of the First International, they thus belong to a period central to Bakunin's anarchism and mark the height of his influence during his lifetime."
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Post by Stuart on Nov 30, 2012 3:07:13 GMT -5
The Ritual by Adam Nevill. Four old pals go camping in the backwoods of Sweden, stumble across strange old places and end up getting hunted. It’s very well written in terms of description, atmosphere and dialogue. Couple of the characters seem interchangeable but the main guy is well rounded. However, there’s not enough plot to fill out the book and for long stretches I became quite bored with what seemed like an endless trek through the woods in the rain.
The novel takes an unexpected turn in the second half when we meet some implausibly stereotypical death metallers. The change of scenery is welcome but things soon slip back into tedium, aimlessness and repetition until it finally reaches a fairly decent climax. If you enjoy the slow burn of movies like Blair Witch you’ll probably enjoy it. If you crave action it’ll bore you senseless.
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Post by nicolecushing on Dec 20, 2012 9:27:29 GMT -5
I greatly enjoyed Glen Hirshberg's short fiction collection, The Janus Tree and Other Stories. Smart stories that reward readers who pay attention to all the details. Some quiet (but very effective) chills to be had there.
I'm also finishing up Thomas Ligotti's short fiction collection Noctuary. As always, Tom's work doesn't disappoint.
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Post by Stuart on Jan 18, 2013 7:18:32 GMT -5
Book of the Dead, a history of the zombie movie by Jamie Russell. It takes you from the origins of zombie literature and the first appearances in cinema, through all of the zombie’s incarnations in the 20th century, right up to 2004. Some serious discussion on the changing influences upon the sub-genre and a useful encyclopaedia at the end summarising a whole load of zombie movies. Nice colour plates of scenes, lobby cards and posters too. A must-read for zombie fans.
Neonomicon (Alan Moore/Jacen Burrows). Graphic novel following an FBI investigation that leads the agents into a murky world of drugs, sexual depravity and Lovecraftian mythology. I found it all too short and really wanted more focus on the Lovecraftian stuff but it’s a recommend nevertheless. Due to the explicit sexual content, it's probably not for those who are easily offended.
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Post by patientzero on Jan 25, 2013 19:16:33 GMT -5
I'm currently reading Universal Horrors by Tom Weaver and Michael & John Brunas. So far the book is fine but after reading Karloff & Lugosi (Greg Mank), Nightmare Movies (Kim Newman), and Going to Pieces (Adam Rockoff) I think I've done too many books on films in a row. I definitely need to start on a fiction book next.
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Post by bajra79 on Jan 28, 2013 21:08:30 GMT -5
anyone check out Penpals by Dathan Aurbach? It's one of the best horror fictions i've read lately. Picked up a copy of John dies at the end, great book too. as soon as i finish that it's back to house of leaves
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Post by patientzero on Feb 20, 2013 20:34:50 GMT -5
After reading Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in a day, I've started Stephen King's The Stand. It's the expanded version which is set in 1990 and while I don't know when the original was set, there are references in this version to things like Freddy Krueger which, while trivial, bother me because I know those movies weren't out when the book was first published.
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Manny Calavera
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Post by Manny Calavera on Jun 4, 2013 12:50:11 GMT -5
Read the 'Imago Sequence' by Laird Barron recently. It's a collection of short stories with a heavy Lovecraft influence. However, probably for the best IMO, it is not tied to the Mythos which often weighs down stories with a need to nudge and wink and reference. This is a batch of stone cold weird tales and overall thought it was great.
I would suggest you guys give it a go, my only warning is Barron's style is better described as weird fiction than straight horror. There is plenty of scares and terror in here but stories like 'Proboscis' for instance have little real plot and are based in a strange atmosphere over monsters or Old Ones.
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Post by gurumatt on Jun 12, 2013 14:54:41 GMT -5
I recently re-read Graham Masterton's Prey. Very good book, based on lovecraft dreams in the witches house. Well worth picking up if you can find it. Try and get hold of the first short chapter and you'll be hooked.
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