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I started the last Robert McCammon Matthew Corbett book, LEVIATHAN, and I'm about 1/4 of the way through, and enjoying it so far. I question the need for a new pair of big bads, since the cast is already stocked with a few, and I always dislike when an author introduces new characters into the last chapter of a series, but...we'll see how it plays out. At least I'm feeling a little more hopeful that McCammon will wrap this all up in a satisfactory manner..I won't go as far as to say that I hated the last book (THE KING OF SHADOWS), but I will say that I hated every minute that the cast spent on that stupid island with its pointless inhabitants, I hated the amnesia subplot that we just saw in a different manner in the prior book, and I hated how much time was spent in flashbacks. If KING hadn't been part of such a stellar series of books, I would probably have left it unfinished. I was sad that McCammon was wrapping the series up, but after 700 pages of wheel-spinning, it seemed like he was just trying to fulfill a contract and had run out of ideas. Hoping LEVIATHAN is the proper sendoff that Matthew and company deserve.
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Finished The Devil’s Pocketbook by Ross Jeffery.
An engaging and genuinely creepy first half that was marred by an increasingly ridiculously second half.
After TDP, started back on The King in Yellow by Robert Chambers.
Took another break from TKIY and started Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank this morning.
Thirty pages in and really enjoying it so far.
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Originally posted by Sock Monkey View Post
Ron, what was the podcast you mentioned? I’m always looking for something to listen to on my rather long commute.
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Originally posted by sholloman81 View Post
Ok, confession time, I've yet to read anything by Hendrix. How would you describe his stuff?
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Originally posted by RonClinton View Post
Light horror, often with touches of humor. Very readable. That description suggests lightweight, and in a few books he bumps against that qualification, but in others those features work in tandem to create something very heartfelt and immersive, as in MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM. He has a particular lane in the road, and he drives it well, but if you're looking for something more graphic and edgy, you're not going to find that in Hendrix's stuff.
I've read them all, and would list recs in this order:
1). MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM
2). THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB'S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES
3). HORRORSTOR
4). THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP
5). HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE
6). WE SOLD OUR SOULS (my least favorite, and the one that in a podcast Hendrix said almost torpedoed his career)
I don't know where WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS will fall, since I haven't read it yet, but reviews and comments suggest it will probably replace the #3 slot, if I had to guess.
Btw, his non-fiction guide to '70s and '80s mmpb horror, PAPERBACKS FROM HELL, is absolutely essential reading.
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Originally posted by RonClinton View Post
Light horror, often with touches of humor. Very readable. That description suggests lightweight, and in a few books he bumps against that qualification, but in others those features work in tandem to create something very heartfelt and immersive, as in MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM. He has a particular lane in the road, and he drives it well, but if you're looking for something more graphic and edgy, you're not going to find that in Hendrix's stuff.
I've read them all, and would list recs in this order:
1). MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM
2). THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB'S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES
3). HORRORSTOR
4). THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP
5). HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE
6). WE SOLD OUR SOULS (my least favorite, and the one that in a podcast Hendrix said almost torpedoed his career)
I don't know where WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS will fall, since I haven't read it yet, but reviews and comments suggest it will probably replace the #3 slot, if I had to guess.
Btw, his non-fiction guide to '70s and '80s mmpb horror, PAPERBACKS FROM HELL, is absolutely essential reading.
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Originally posted by RonClinton View Post
Light horror, often with touches of humor. Very readable. That description suggests lightweight, and in a few books he bumps against that qualification, but in others those features work in tandem to create something very heartfelt and immersive, as in MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM. He has a particular lane in the road, and he drives it well, but if you're looking for something more graphic and edgy, you're not going to find that in Hendrix's stuff.
I've read them all, and would list recs in this order:
1). MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM
2). THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB'S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES
3). HORRORSTOR
4). THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP
5). HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE
6). WE SOLD OUR SOULS (my least favorite, and the one that in a podcast Hendrix said almost torpedoed his career)
I don't know where WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS will fall, since I haven't read it yet, but reviews and comments suggest it will probably replace the #3 slot, if I had to guess.
Btw, his non-fiction guide to '70s and '80s mmpb horror, PAPERBACKS FROM HELL, is absolutely essential reading.
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Originally posted by sholloman81 View Post
Ok, confession time, I've yet to read anything by Hendrix. How would you describe his stuff?
I've read them all, and would list recs in this order:
1). MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM
2). THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB'S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES
3). HORRORSTOR
4). THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP
5). HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE
6). WE SOLD OUR SOULS (my least favorite, and the one that in a podcast Hendrix said almost torpedoed his career)
I don't know where WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS will fall, since I haven't read it yet, but reviews and comments suggest it will probably replace the #3 slot, if I had to guess.
Btw, his non-fiction guide to '70s and '80s mmpb horror, PAPERBACKS FROM HELL, is absolutely essential reading.
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Originally posted by RonClinton View PostCurrently reading DESOLATION ROAD by Michael Farris Smith. After this one it'll likely be the copy of Grady Hendrix's new one, WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS. His last one, HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE, was...okay, but I hear this new one is a particularly good one, so am really looking forward to it.
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Currently reading DESOLATION ROAD by Michael Farris Smith. After this one it'll likely be the copy of Grady Hendrix's new one, WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS. His last one, HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE, was...okay, but I hear this new one is a particularly good one, so am really looking forward to it.
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Just finished reading the SST LE of Josh Malerman's "Black Mad Wheel". Had previously read this story when it was released as a trade edition and thought it was just ok, but I enjoyed it much more on this re-read. For some reason, the main character just connected with me better this go-round and I was better able to understand what the author was going for with his central mystery. Still, I do wish we had gotten a few more explanations regarding the mystery itself or the Goat character and his background. At points, I felt like maybe I was missing some literary connection. I also did not enjoy the ending at all as it felt farfetched to me, but I get why the author choose it as the band in the book is loosely based on his own and he wanted the happy ending. Overall, while not Malerman's best book, it was still an enjoyable read.
Am now reading the Lividian LE of Philp Fracassi's "A Child Alone with Strangers".
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Originally posted by brlesh View PostFinished up Black Seas of Infinity: The R’Lyeh Cycle Book 2.
Enjoyed all 4 of the stories, and overall I liked this second volume better than the first.
Read the first 4 stories in the collection The King in Yellow by Robert Chambers.
These 4 stories make up the King in Yellow cycle.
Taking a break from the Chambers collection to start The Devil’s Pocketbook by Ross Jeffery later tonight.
My first read by Jeffery, and high hopes for this one, has I’ve read quite a bit of positive reaction to this book.
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Finished up Black Seas of Infinity: The R’Lyeh Cycle Book 2.
Enjoyed all 4 of the stories, and overall I liked this second volume better than the first.
Read the first 4 stories in the collection The King in Yellow by Robert Chambers.
These 4 stories make up the King in Yellow cycle.
Taking a break from the Chambers collection to start The Devil’s Pocketbook by Ross Jeffery later tonight.
My first read by Jeffery, and high hopes for this one, has I’ve read quite a bit of positive reaction to this book.
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Originally posted by sholloman81 View Post
Hope I enjoy Anathema more as I have the Thunderstorm edition pre-ordered. It will be my first Nick Roberts read.
Saying that, now wishing I had read Exorcist House first, which seems to be his consensus best book.
I believe Anathema was his first novel, and it has a lot of ‘first novel’ roughness to it.
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Originally posted by brlesh View PostDNF’d Anathema by Nick Roberts at the 3/4 mark.
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