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I can help out a bit more on this one. I have a copy of the deluxe and one of the states of the limited. I'm pretty sure the limited had two states: one with a black and yellow cover and one with a black only cover.
That's the limited on the left, the deluxe in the middle, and the case for the deluxe on the right.
The deluxe is actually narrower than the limited edition.
The deluxe has a different type of paper and different end sheets. There are also little differences in the interior between the two, in terms of some of the design in the front and back matter. The paper on the deluxe is much thicker and the binding is really tight. In my opinion, there are a number of nice touches in the limited that are different from the deluxe. In some ways, I like these little touches in the limited better.
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As someone who has both THE OTHER and HARVEST HOME in Centipede's editions, the latter is a far more attractive volume than the former. THE OTHER was one of Jerad's earlier volumes, and he was still figuring out how he wanted his books produced.
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There is a Centipede Press book by this author on eBay-Harvest Home-in hardcover.
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Originally posted by Daninsky View PostI have a decent number of traycased Centipede editions, though THE OTHER is not one of them. It's a worthy goal to seek after, but as others have mentioned here, not an easy one. I did want to mention, though, that Jerad basically produced two 'levels' of traycased works. THE OTHER (like THE NIGHTWALKER, and most others in that era) is basically the exact same as the limited edition, but bound in leather and with a very small, tight traycase. He also did extremely opulent 'full deluxe' traycased editions of a smaller number of books that were massively oversized with very special binding, portfolios of art prints, etc. Both types are worth owning, but I felt you should know that THE OTHER is going to be the smaller, less opulent style of 'deluxe.'
I have photos posted of all of my traycased Centipedes in my thread in the Members' Collections sub-forum if you want to look at them and get an idea. Good luck!
Thank you for explaining that. I had no idea about the differences. It's hard to tell from just Google Images. It sounds like it may be better (and cheaper) to aspire for the limited edition. Thanks again!
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And we are sooo far off topic for this thread. hahahahaha. I had an old paperback of The Other. Really cool read. And that's all I have to say on the actual topic.
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Originally posted by RonClinton View PostI'm a huge Ketchum fan, but I'm avoiding all these new Anniversary editions with new bells and whistles.
I also have the unsigned Overlook Connection Unexpurgated edition of Off Season. And so I wasn't going to buy the DRP edition. But the lure of a lettered at an affordable price point of a book that was something of a milestone in horror as well as one of my favorites--that all added up to becoming a factor in my looming bankruptcy.
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Originally posted by Sock Monkey View PostAgreed on all of that. I also find that the reliance on gore for gore's sake wears thin a lot quicker in novel form than film. What can be sustained by sheer momentum for 90 minutes can't do the same when spread over the length of time it takes to get through a novel.
There are only 5 copies of Off Season left!!! Of just 26 copies worldwide! With bonus content! And $275 is relatively inexpensive for a lettered! And I've used up my daily allowance for exclamation points.
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Originally posted by Sock Monkey View PostI am still so on the fence about picking up the new edition of Off Season. I love the book and a lettered edition would be great to own, but I just can't pull that trigger yet. They only have a few copies left so I better make a decision soon...
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Agreed on all of that. I also find that the reliance on gore for gore's sake wears thin a lot quicker in novel form than film. What can be sustained by sheer momentum for 90 minutes can't do the same when spread over the length of time it takes to get through a novel.
I am still so on the fence about picking up the new edition of Off Season. I love the book and a lettered edition would be great to own, but I just can't pull that trigger yet. They only have a few copies left so I better make a decision soon...Last edited by Sock Monkey; 03-30-2017, 04:11 AM.
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Originally posted by Sock Monkey View PostI think I know what review you are talking about and I wish I had read that before picking up a copy so we'll see how that goes--) and read reviews to make sure that it lines up with your taste.
I read an interesting take on what might define the line over which something becomes torture porn. And you hit on it with your other comment. The story has to have a moral center to it. When the reader is encouraged to root for the bad guy, to see what cruelly inventive thing he will do next, then the story has lost its balance. It's just a series of scenes of carnage strung together with no structure beyond chronology.
I read Offspring by Ketchum first. And I thought that book did an incredible job of asking the reader "what does it mean to be civilized?" It was an indictment on cultural supremacy in the most brutal way. There was less of that in Off Season, but it was there. That's what redeemed it for me. And why I'll pay for a lettered edition of it.
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Originally posted by jeffingoff View PostYeah, the volume was the first thing I noticed. Then I did a little digging and I'm not sure their stuff fits my taste. I don't bend to the extreme end of horror. Though I did preorder the lettered edition of Off Season, I don't normally like work that critics can label torture porn. It's not that I won't read something grisly, it just has to have a point, some development. It's tough because I'm sure I'd like some of these works. I'm afraid of spending limited edition money on gore for gore's sake.
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Originally posted by jeffingoff View PostThat's good to know. There was one book grabbed my attention--called "The Unhinged"by David Bernstein and I thought the premise was interesting. Then I read reviews on Amazon and one review in particular turned me off. But other reviews mentioned other books that fit the same category and a lot of those authors are also on Thunderstorm as well. Like Ryan C. Thomas. So I fell down a rabbit hole. I still have an open mind so it's not out of consideration. I just don't want to fill my open mind with a pitcher of brain poison.
They do produce a great looking book. For the most part, Paul really likes uniformity within each line of books, creating a consistency that makes them look sharp on the shelf. Also, their customer service is top-notch and they really take care of their collectors. Case in point, I reached out to Paul about if the upcoming books were close to selling out and I wouldn't be able to put in an order for a few weeks and he offered to put copies aside until the end of the month so I could get them. With those tiny print runs, he definitely didn't have to do that, but his offer really impressed me.
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Originally posted by Theli View PostI'm sort of the same. Though I don't think all of Thunderstorm's books fall into that category. For example I wouldn't call Ronald Kelly, or at least the novel of his I read, "torture porn" or even overtly graphic. That said they don't tend to have a lot of authors I really follow. But man... they do now how to make a great book for a fair price.
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I'm sort of the same. Though I don't think all of Thunderstorm's books fall into that category. For example I wouldn't call Ronald Kelly, or at least the novel of his I read, "torture porn" or even overtly graphic. That said they don't tend to have a lot of authors I really follow. But man... they do now how to make a great book for a fair price.
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