Centrist Simon Steele Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 You know, speaking of King, my son (12 years old) is really interested in him suddenly for some Halloween reading. I recommended Salem's Lot, but I guess vampires aren't a big draw anymore. Pet Sematary really interested him though. What do you think? I read it when I was his age. Some of the content bugged the shit out of me, but hell, that's what it's about, I suppose. He LOVED It the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 That's about the age I started reading King. I guess it depends how you feel about THE VIOLENCE and THE SEX. Most of my sex ed I got from King. His books can be, uh, dirty, though I guess I don't need to tell you that. I don't remember Pet Semetary being that bad though in either department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Heh, you know, I didn't find Pet Semetary scary at all, and I didn't even like it that much(ducks rocks). But I could probably count on one hand the books that have really scared me. I don't read King for scares, I read em because I like the stories. But everyone loves Pet Semetary but me, so its probably a good intro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isis Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Been home sick a couple of days and fancied some seasonal reading so I zipped through Disappearance at Devil's Rock by Paul Tremblay, which I really enjoyed. I appreciate the immediacy and authenticity of the prose. Also read my first Joe Hill - Heart Shaped Box - which I liked as I guess I kind of ever-so-slightly more literate Stephen King novel. Could it have done with a teensy bit more editing? I think it could. Overall, pretty good though. I'd recommend both if you want some spooky reads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 I've read all of Hill's work now but The Fireman and I'd say Heart-shaped-box is easily the weakest. It's good, but kind of meandering and forgettable. Now, Horns, that book is going to hunt me for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isis Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 That is good to know. I would certainly read more of his stuff. It seemed like a promising beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 On 9/21/2017 at 10:41 AM, RedEyedGhost said: If you haven't read it, you need to read Southern Gods by John Hornor Jacobs, he has a very good (but standard) zombie book too - This Dark Earth. The former is $1.99 across all e-formats in the US right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astromech Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 On 10/5/2017 at 7:01 AM, Isis said: Been home sick a couple of days and fancied some seasonal reading so I zipped through Disappearance at Devil's Rock by Paul Tremblay, which I really enjoyed. I appreciate the immediacy and authenticity of the prose. Also read my first Joe Hill - Heart Shaped Box - which I liked as I guess I kind of ever-so-slightly more literate Stephen King novel. Could it have done with a teensy bit more editing? I think it could. Overall, pretty good though. I'd recommend both if you want some spooky reads. I've seen a few boarders give Tremblay high marks in the past week or so. I may pick up his Head Full of Ghosts after I finish Washington Irving. I'm kind of in the mood for another Joe R. Lansdale novel as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seli Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 The tor.com novella line includes some nice horror (adjacent) stories. Examples I've read and liked are The Murders of Molly Southborne by Tade Thompson Hammers on Bone as well as A Song for Quiet by Cassandra Khaw (her Rupert Wong novellas also are worth checking out) The Sin du Jour novellas by Matt Wallace are a bit lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sainttriple7 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 On 9/18/2017 at 11:23 PM, Simon Steele said: My true love of horror comes from the movies--from the 80s. John Carpenter is my favorite. Some of the "big" names in horror that I've tried and could not finish due to the overwriting: McCammon, Ketchum, Little. What do you guys think? Quote You can try High Cotton by Joe Landsdale. John Shirley has a short story collection called Black Butterflies. Another author you can try is Richard Laymon. The Woods are Dark is basically a gory 80s movie in book form. Others: The Rats by John Herbert. - This is exactly what you think it is. Books of Blood by Clive Barker. - All six volumes. Give the first volume a try. If you don't like the first one don't bother with the rest. The Elementals by Michael McDowell - Family oriented Haunted House novel. The Matrix by Jonathan Aycliffe. Lovecraftian : Forbidden books and cultists. Anno Dracula by Kim Newman - Vampires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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