Just started The Goblin Tower by that L Sprague DeCamp chap. Looks good.
*New* What book are you reading?
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Posts: 2919 (07/02/09 18:56:36) Veteran Shockliner |
Right now I'm finishing up the new issue of Doorways Magazine then onto this... THE SUICIDE COLLECTORS
Synopsis: The Despair has plagued the earth for five years. Most of the world's population has inexplicably died by its own hand, and the few survivors struggle to remain alive. A mysterious, shadowy group called the Collectors has emerged, inevitably appearing to remove the bodies of the dead. But in the crumbling state of Florida, a man named Norman takes an unprecedented stand against the Collectors, propelling him on a journey across North America. It's rumored a scientist in Seattle is working on a cure for the Despair, but in a world ruled by death, it won't be easy to get there… "The Suicide Collectors" blends horror with drama and traces of the fantastic (futuristic technology, supernatural elements), and adds a unique twist to the post-apocalyptic blueprint.
Lawrence Dagstine Homepage: www.lawrencedagstine.com
Order FRESH BLOOD: http://www.genremall.com/anthologiesr.htm#freshblood  
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Posts: 1176 (07/03/09 06:21:03) Master Shockliner |
Read The Mystic Arts of Erasing all Signs of Death by Charlie Huston and enjoyed it very much. I want to read his earlier novels. Also Finished two
novellas: The Vampire of Ropraz by Jacques Chessex--a disappointment that adds nothing new to the vampire canon and Paul G. Tremblay's The
Harlequin and the Train which I liked a lot. Scary clowns!
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Posts: 4425 (07/03/09 07:17:40) Shocklineraholic |
You'll love Charlie Huston's "Hank Thompson" trilogy, Ellen. The novels are even darker than MYSTIC ARTS. THE SHOTGUN RULE is also a hell of
a read. I haven't tackled his vampire books yet but by all accounts they're terrific as well.
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Posts: 876 (07/03/09 19:20:35) Veteran Shockliner |
Ellen Datlow wrote:His Joe Pitt, Vampire novels are solid, but you simply HAVE to start with the Hank Thompson trilogy, CAUGHT STEALING, SIX BAD THINGS, and A DANGEROUS MAN. I've read all three books multiple times. They're just begging to be translated to the silver screen. |
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Posts: 4710 (07/03/09 19:45:01) Top-Tier Shockliner Demon |
I see Vince Vaughn as Hank Thompson.......
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Posts: 1355 (07/04/09 06:07:32) Shocklineraholic |
just finished One by Conrad Williams, a powerful and moving story, especially at the end.
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Posts: 5170 (07/04/09 09:06:27) Top-Tier Shockliner Demon |
I had to have more Lansdale after Vanilla Ride, so I dug out Lost Echoes, which I tried a couple years ago and didn't like. What was I thinking? I dunno.
I remember being squicked out by the guys in bed with the dead woman and that's where I stopped. Thankfully for my delicate sensibilities, Joe didn't
go into unnecessary detail, so this time, I got past it.
The character of Joey (the loser friend) is so well done. Who doesn't know someone like that? |
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Posts: 819 (07/04/09 15:32:04) |
Hanging On by a very young Dean R Koontz
It's a war story he wrote in 1976 Excellent read.... |
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Posts: 1396 (07/07/09 15:26:07) Shocklineraholic |
Finally reading Dan Simmons' THE TERROR. Of course it's great, but looong...
http://www.jeffreyethomas.com
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Posts: 1177 (07/07/09 20:14:42) Master Shockliner |
Horror Geek wrote: Thanks for the recs. It's actually unlikely I'll have time to pick up his older books any time soon, but if I do I 'll go for those first.
Ellen Datlow
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Posts: 1527 (07/07/09 21:36:40) Shocklineraholic |
Just wrapped up INFERNAL ANGEL by Edward Lee. Loved it!
IN SILENT GRAVES by Braunbeck is next. |
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Posts: 1397 (07/07/09 22:29:22) Master Shockliner |
I am currently reading....two books, actually....I am reading Gregg Hurwitz' Trust No One....and Staked by J.F. Lewis.
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Posts: 1023 (07/08/09 01:26:18) Master Shockliner |
Just finished: THE UNSEEN by Alexandra Sokoloff
Currently reading: BASILISK by Graham Masterton and WHY WE SUCK by Denis Leary |
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Posts: 22 (07/08/09 04:33:08) |
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Posts: 1668 (07/08/09 10:33:57) Master Shockliner |
I finished A SWAM OF FLYING EYEBALLS yesterday. Amazing stuff from Gina Ranalli! I will never think of blueberries the same way again...
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Posts: 21 (07/08/09 15:45:13) |
Love the Savage Sword of Conan. I think I have every issue.
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Posts: 22 (07/08/09 15:47:49) |
I am re-reading Interview with the Vampire. I remember reading this book years ago and thinking that it was the first time a vampire was
'humanized'...at least the first time that I remember.
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Posts: 56 (07/08/09 17:26:24) Apprentice Shockliner |
DARLING JIM by Christian Moerk -- very cool book so far.
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Posts: 1178 (07/08/09 17:48:57) Master Shockliner |
And it keeps getting better.
I'm almost done with China Miéville's wonderful The City & the City.
Ellen Datlow
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