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The Villain 11-26-2015 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SerialKiller (Post 1006658)
Is it any good?

Yeah i'm really enjoying it so far. I really like how he does his version of traveling back in time with time itself not wanting to be changed and the story is really good.

KarlaMauricio 11-26-2015 01:30 PM

Reading "the shinning" (Stephen king) again, i really like this book ::smile::

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Sculpt 11-26-2015 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Repo'd (Post 1005424)
Exquisite Corpse: Surrealism and the Black Dahlia Murder, by Mark Nelson and Sarah Bayliss

Imo, the definitive illustrated book on the subject. I've read this sucker at least 4 times.

So what's the best guess of why Elisabeth Short was murdered and posed like that?

SerialKiller 11-29-2015 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by The Villain (Post 1006674)
Yeah i'm really enjoying it so far. I really like how he does his version of traveling back in time with time itself not wanting to be changed and the story is really good.

I'll have to get it next time I hit the library. I'm going to get The Shining too.

Repo'd 12-03-2015 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Sculpt (Post 1006718)
So what's the best guess of why Elisabeth Short was murdered and posed like that?

Well, Sculpty, it seems to have been a mix of art, sexual perversion, and some deep misogyny. That at least is what is theorized in the book. It's a great read.

yarryneil 12-03-2015 06:41 AM

North Road House : Darkness vs. Evil
 
Reading the stories where the elements of darkness turn and battle against itself.
North Road House : Doll's Stay

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FryeDwight 12-04-2015 07:54 AM

DEVIANT-Harold Schecter. Excellent bio of the life and crimes of Ed Gein. Schecter really knows his stuff on true crime and recommend all of his work.

Fearonsarms 12-06-2015 04:15 PM

Clive Barker The Books Of Blood all if them. Read a lot of Barker but never got around to reading these. Very enjoyable.

FryeDwight 12-15-2015 07:38 AM

RECKLESS-Chrissie Hynde. Absolutely love The Pretenders debut and many others and think Chrissie can sing with the best of them. However, this is a real disappointment as it mainly focuses on her travelling, her drug use and what a "tough chick" she is. Book ends at the worst possible moment, right after the deaths of James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon when there is still a lot of the bands history to relate.

Toddallthingshorror 12-15-2015 04:24 PM

Make your Own Damn Movie- Lloyd Kaufman

yarryneil 12-15-2015 07:59 PM

Horror House Battle : Darkness vs. Evil
 
Reading Title : Encounter at North Road House :
A Horror House Battle : Darkness vs. Masked Psycho

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sfear 12-20-2015 07:39 PM

Lots of good stuff here. About ¾ of the way through and not one clunker yet.

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MichaelMyers 12-21-2015 02:22 AM

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Slow build-up over the first 100 pages then the plunge begins. Convinced reading this would be a transformative experience in sfear's life.

sfear 12-21-2015 07:22 PM

Okay, I've seen it around. Will snag it when I come across a nice copy. Thing about Fowles is, when a guy I corresponded with in sf fandom a long time ago read The French Lieutenant's Women he was so bowled over by it he gave up sf on the spot and devoted the rest of his time to mainstream/literature. Is Fowles that powerful?

Dead Bad Things 12-22-2015 05:20 AM

::smile::I got it!!::smile::::smile::
The new one from S.K. just in from the library...::smile::
The Bazzar of Bad Dreams: Stephen King

I'm 'bout a hundred pages in ::smile::

hammerfan 12-22-2015 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Dead Bad Things (Post 1008004)
::smile::I got it!!::smile::::smile::
The new one from S.K. just in from the library...::smile::
The Bazzar of Bad Dreams: Stephen King

I'm 'bout a hundred pages in ::smile::

What are your thoughts on it so far?

FryeDwight 12-22-2015 08:06 AM

FARGO, ROCK CITY-Chuck Klosterman. Pretty amusing record of small town boy and how Heavy Metal music changed his life. Quite a bit of rambling (think Chuck took lessons from the late Lester Bangs), but worth checking out.

Dead Bad Things 12-22-2015 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by hammerfan (Post 1008005)
What are your thoughts on it so far?

Stephen King has been speaking to his readers over the years Hammerfan ... It's the usual top shelf high caliber horror literature from an icon. I'm very excited!

SerialKiller 12-24-2015 12:12 PM

Best Known Works of Edgar A. Poe. A nice anthology from 1927 I came across in a thrift store. I have a little crush on Edgar. IDK if that's weird or not.

Disconser 12-28-2015 03:25 PM

At the moment it's Owning Jacob by Simon Beckett. It's not a masterpiece but still thrilling.
I really hope I can get myself a few books written by Clive Barker soon. I couldn't find them anywhere so I think I'll have to order them.

sfear 12-28-2015 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Disconser (Post 1008238)
At the moment it's Owning Jacob by Simon Beckett. It's not a masterpiece but still thrilling.
I really hope I can get myself a few books written by Clive Barker soon. I couldn't find them anywhere so I think I'll have to order them.

Have you checked used bookstores in your area? Also, don't neglect thrift stores. Uncanny what you can find there.

Geordie9 12-29-2015 05:14 AM

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Disconser 12-29-2015 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by sfear (Post 1008252)
Have you checked used bookstores in your area? Also, don't neglect thrift stores. Uncanny what you can find there.

Already looked there but I found nothing. It seems like people don't want to get rid of them.

sfear 01-03-2016 04:30 PM

Just started this today:
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Good with no difficulties so far.

Geordie9 01-04-2016 08:33 AM

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Roiffalo 01-04-2016 02:09 PM

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Nightmares & Dreamscapes

I got this one way back in high school, and for some reason it's not with my pile of horror stories... I should fix that. In fact I'm inspired to open it up again. What do you think of it?

FryeDwight 01-05-2016 07:13 AM

LORD OF THE FLIES-William Golding

Geordie9 01-05-2016 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Roiffalo (Post 1008590)
I got this one way back in high school, and for some reason it's not with my pile of horror stories... I should fix that. In fact I'm inspired to open it up again. What do you think of it?

Theres some excellent stories in it, this is the 3rd time ive read it.

Dead Bad Things 01-17-2016 05:30 PM

Here's what I'm readin on....
Weird Tales Seven Decades of Terror: John Betancourt
Carter & Lovecraft: Johnathan L. Howard
Stalkers 19 Original Tales by The Masters of Terror: Ed Gorman
Nothing Human: Ronald Munson

sfear 01-17-2016 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Dead Bad Things (Post 1009236)
Here's what I'm readin on....
Weird Tales Seven Decades of Terror: John Betancourt
Carter & Lovecraft: Johnathan L. Howard
Stalkers 19 Original Tales by The Masters of Terror: Ed Gorman
Nothing Human: Ronald Munson

Good bunch of stuff. Sounds like you'll be entertained for quite a while.

FryeDwight 01-19-2016 07:01 AM

WE ARE MARKET BASKET - Pretty good story of a well known New England grocery chain went out on strike until their beloved CEO was reinstated. Amazes me that ANY suit would inspire such devotion.

Geordie9 01-24-2016 03:40 AM

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Toddallthingshorror 01-28-2016 03:41 PM

Star Wars: Lost Stars

MichaelMyers 02-12-2016 10:50 AM

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favabeans 02-12-2016 11:31 PM

I have about 5 million books on the go cause I get bored too easily.

Stephen King - Desperation
LotR: Fellowship of the Ring
Frank Moorhouse - Cult Killers

and a few more

sfear 02-13-2016 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MichaelMyers (Post 1010247)

Great find! I'm drooling all over the keyboard.

FryeDwight 02-16-2016 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Geordie9 (Post 1009501)

This was one of King's better stories...well developed characters and really was pulling for Rosie although the scenes with the painting in the apartment really slowed the story down for me.

Toddallthingshorror 02-22-2016 09:14 PM

Finished Lost Stars- Claudia Grey

Started The Man in the High Castle- Philip K Dick

FryeDwight 02-23-2016 06:53 AM

500 COMIC BOOK VILLAINS by Mike Conroy. Pretty good retrospective of villains from the 40's up to the turn of the century with little sketches up to 2 pagers for the big dogs with many illustrations. Lots of good memories, especially with the Marvel bad guys from the 60s/70s.

TroyinTX 02-23-2016 09:15 AM

The Ritual by Adam Neville. Creepy/


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