I just started Robert McCammon's SEVEN SHADES OF EVIL, and while I'm thrilled to be reading another Matthew Corbett book the typeface in the trade hardcover is SO....SMALL...as to be almost unreadable. If this is what Lividian is planning for the last book in the series, I'll probably wait for the e-book.
FWIW, the ebook editions of Leviathan will be released at the same time as the trade hardcover in early December 2024.
Camelot just put the Lansdale up on their site, so I grabbed it...I've had my eye on it for a while, but I held off since I hate pre-ordering. Hopefully it'll be worth the cost and the shipping....
Yeah, the price for these actually held me back from purchasing them. Love each author but for such short books, it didn't seem worth it, especially considering that it's highly likely that each author will include them in a future collection of their stories.
Very true -- and, to be honest, had that thought occured to me I probably would have skipped them as well...at least the Lansdale, as you know that one's going to be in a future collection since all his stories find their collective way sooner or later.
Just finished the two recent horror novellas from Sub Press: Michael Marshall Smith's TIME OUT and Joe Lansdale's THE AFFAIR OF THE CRAWLING RAZOR. Both were good, though all in all I'd probably give the nod to the MMS as the more interesting and less predictable of the two. Have to say, though, both seemed awfully overpriced at $45 each for novellas barely over 100 pages and with no interior illustrations, but I guess that's increasingly par for the course these days.
Yeah, the price for these actually held me back from purchasing them. Love each author but for such short books, it didn't seem worth it, especially considering that it's highly likely that each author will include them in a future collection of their stories.
Just finished the two recent horror novellas from Sub Press: Michael Marshall Smith's TIME OUT and Joe Lansdale's THE AFFAIR OF THE CRAWLING RAZOR. Both were good, though all in all I'd probably give the nod to the MMS as the more interesting and less predictable of the two. Have to say, though, both seemed awfully overpriced at $45 each for novellas barely over 100 pages and with no interior illustrations, but I guess that's increasingly par for the course these days.
Just finished reading the Thunderstorm LE of Edward Lee's "The Television". I've always been a big fan of Lee's work, but this one was slightly underwhelming to me. There were lots of good gore scenes; however, the story itself never really went anywhere and the ending was a big letdown, even if it left room for a sequel. Overall, I'm glad to have read this story but have read much better books from Lee prior to this and would most likely recommend one of them rather than this book.
Am now reading the Thunderstorm LE of John Wayne Comunale's "Death, Scum, & TV Fun". Have never read anything by this author, but this book sounds crazy; so, I've got my fingers crossed that it's good.
I wasn't aware of this edition, but just tracked down the info on it. I'm inclined to wait for the SST edition -- assuming they're doing one -- but may weaken when Sunday's BB ordering period opens...we'll see. Only reason I'd go for the BB edition is that I'm betting SST is not doing a limited edition...but I'm thinking that's probably a losing gamble since they've done all the others.
Yeah, I just hope that the UK special edition rights weren't transferred or anything.
If I hadn't pre-ordered the Barnes & Noble edition, I would have bought the Broken Binding one. I actually prefer the US trade edition cover though, and the extras in the b&n edition are a nice bonus.
Broken Binding said they'll be publishing more horror books in the future, so I'm definitely looking forward to what else they have in store.
Anyone planning on picking up Broken Binding's edition of Horror Movie? It looks tempting, but I'd much prefer an SST edition. I hope the BB edition doesn't interfere with SST's Tremblay line.
I wasn't aware of this edition, but just tracked down the info on it. I'm inclined to wait for the SST edition -- assuming they're doing one -- but may weaken when Sunday's BB ordering period opens...we'll see. Only reason I'd go for the BB edition is that I'm betting SST is not doing a limited edition...but I'm thinking that's probably a losing gamble since they've done all the others.
Finished You Like it Darker by Stephen King. I've always loved King's short stories, and this was another great collection. I preferred the shorter stories to the included novellas, which I'd put in the middle of the pack for King's novellas. The 'sequel' story was definitely not what I was expecting.
Currently listening to Harlan Coben's Fade Away, the 3rd in the Bolitar series. So far my least favorite, but I do enjoy Coben's style.
Yesterday I received Paul Tremblay's Horror Movie (b&n edition) in the mail. The red sprayed edges look excellent...I've been really looking forward to reading this one, but I've had Chuck Palahniuk's Haunted on my pile for a while now, and I think I'll be reading that one first. It'll be my first read by Palahniuk.
Anyone planning on picking up Broken Binding's edition of Horror Movie? It looks tempting, but I'd much prefer an SST edition. I hope the BB edition doesn't interfere with SST's Tremblay line.
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