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As of this evening, I've just finished reading, "Five Novellas" by Jeff Strand. It was a number of hours wonderfully spent. The stories are disturbing, quirky, funny, and horrific. Strand is a master of blending these elements together into very entertaining prose.
And before reading that, I read one of the coolest books I've ever laid my hands on -- "Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters and Hot Rods". The titles promises a lot, yet it delivers exactly that and more. |
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GUILTY PLEASURES-Sam Stall, Lou Harry and Julia Spalding.
Love books like this and check off what pretains to Me. Some of the categories include THE BRADY BUNCH, Pop Tarts. KISS, Harold Robbins, Flintstones Chewable Vitamins, Hamburger Helper, Mr Bubble, Mr T, Howard Stern etc |
Just finished up Washington Irving's "Sleepy Hollow", as part of my October reading. I've never read it before and really enjoyed it. The language is flowery and poetic, providing delicious descriptions of autumnal landscapes. The description of Ichabod Crane himself is quite amusing, too.
A frightening tale? Not in the least, but certainly entertaining. And Irving's dry sense of humor is evident throughout. Fact: Although there is no mention of Halloween in the story whatsoever, it remains popularly conceived as a Halloween tale. |
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Attachment 19590 Enjoyed her biography of H.P. Lovecraft and thought I'd see how she dealt with the master of the master. |
LEONARD MALTIN'S MOVIE GUIDE
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The Institute by Stephen King. 7/10
It’s basically Shawshank Redemption with all the kids from Kings back catalogue. And he must really hate them. If anyone has read it, please tell me what the hell happened to Stackhouse at the end. |
The Leprechaun Chronicles, Vol. 1 by Courtney McMillan
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THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF AMERICA AT WAR by Kenneth C Davis. His DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT books are all quite good, especially the ones on The Civil War and Geography. |
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KISS AND SELL-CK Lendt. The author was a member of the financial management for the rock group KISS from July 1976-right before the big bucks started rolling- in to March 1988 when their financial state was not to be envied, despite all the proclamations of a long tongued gasbag of how wealthy they were.
Very interesting look at the logistics/costs of touring/recording/special events etc etc that go with a successful band as well as revealing the band members personalities. Even if You're not a fan of the band, this does make for a good read as it could pertain to really anyone in showbiz who struggles and then hits it big and thinks it will last. One thing for sure, those Boys truly spent it like they had it. |
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
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SALEM FALLS-Jodi Picoult
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ORDINARY PEOPLE-Judith Guest
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UP FROM NEVER-Joseph N Sorrentino. Extremely earthy account of the author's young life involving poverty, gangs, sex, petty crime, poor academic/employment history, Dishonorable Marine discharge and extreme distrust of authority figures who turned his life around and became a Lawyer, UCLA instructor and helping disaffected Youth.
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GHOUL-Brian Keene
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Fiction: THE HOWLING-Gary Brandner
Non-Fiction: ME-Elton John |
Ring by Koji Suzuki
No Longer Human by Junji Ito |
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BELA LUGOSI AND BORIS KARLOFF-THE EXPANDED STORY OF A HAUNTING COLLABERATION by Greg Mank. So far, EXCELLENT!
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THE SHINING-Stephen King
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Children of the Night by Dan Simmons
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The Small Hand by Susan Hill
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THE BULLY OF BARKHAM STREET-Mary Stolz. LOVED this back in fourth grade and while doing some picking up, found it behind stacked boxes. Still find it well written story about an unhappy confused sixth grader -which I certainly identified with at that age-and the steps he takes to improve his lot.
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A SIMPLE PLAN-Scott Smith
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HEAVY METAL GUIDE: THE SEVENTIES-Martin popoff.....so many albums from that era and SO MANY good ones::cool::.
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UNTIL THE TWELFTH OF NEVER-Bella Stumbo. Subtitled the Deadly Divorce of Dan and Betty Broderick, this focuses on a couple who truly HAD IT ALL. They were young marrieds as Dan finished Medical School and went on to a Law Degree also, becoming an extremely successful lawyer. All this time, Betty was having children, working odd jobs and running the house. By the early 80's Dan was riding high, fell for his younger prettier Office Assistant and decided to leave. After all the work, though, Betty wasn't about to go out of the picture so easily. Very compelling reading and although Betty did many questionable things, I feel Dan was more to blame,,,if He had just been a little more compassionate... |
MADHOUSE
Guys I have been recommended to this book, and into quarantine I am listening audio version of it. I will highly recommend to all of you, to at least listen up the first chapter.
Book is MADHOUSE by Miguel Estrada. Synopsis Faced with his parents' divorce, 11-year-old Lucas runs away from home in the hope that his family will get back together to find him. While walking through the empty streets, he is picked up by a mysterious woman who offers to take care of him and provide him with a loving family. The boy then wakes up in shackles, confined to a bed in a decrepit house in the middle of nowhere and will have to face his deepest fears in order to survive in his new home. |
HAMMER OF THE GODS-Stephen Davis. Well written, albeit controversial tome about Led Zeppelin.
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The Vampire Armand-Anne Rice
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UNIQUE FAMILY CURSE? (DON'T click if your easily disturbed)
There's a girl (LEAH) who is unaware of her paternal family's history, because it has been hidden from her. When she finds out about them, there is a disturbing curse entailed which affect every woman to be born under the hansen family. The curse is that after 7 years of her first menstrual cycle she is killed, murdered or tortured some how some way... But Leah knows and comes into contact with the demonic entities that have caused this disturbing drama.
(This is a book i am currently reading, and let me tell you it is CRAZY!!!) |
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RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD-John Russo. Two different books with the same title. The first one takes place ten years after the events in the 1968 film.
This one is a Tie-In to the 1985 film and pretty funny in spots. |
Stephen King's The Stand. Still at the point of trying to wrap my head around the many characters being introduced. Quite a relevant choice, given the current global situation, though I did not go in with any prior knowledge of its plot.
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NINETEEN MINUTES-Jodi Picoult
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Jürgen Thorwald - The Century of the Surgeon
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