I saw the John Wayne movie a looooong time ago, and now I get to finally read the book. So far, it’s pretty cool. It isn’t very Hollywood-ish, so I approve.
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: NEW CRIMES 2 edited by Maxim Jakubowski
Ed Gorman, Bill Pronzini, Andrew Vachss, Ed McBain, and David Goodis? That’s a hell of a line up. Not to mention that there’s a great article on Jim Thompson in there. Needless to say, I have an erection.
Tagged with: andrew vachss, bill pronzini, david goodis, ed gorman, ed mcbain, jim thompson, maxim jakubowski, new crimes 2
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NEW MOVIE REVIEW: AWAKENING OF THE BEAST
Check it out here: http://forcedviewing.com/2013/02/15/awakening-of-the-beast-movie-review-by-john-bruni/ More Coffin Joe to come!
WHAT I’M READING NOW: THE NINTH CONFIGURATION by William Peter Blatty
In all honesty, I’m not a huge Blatty fan. I’ve only liked three of his books: THE EXORCIST (obviously), LEGION, and I’LL TELL THEM I REMEMBER YOU. Most people don’t understand that he’s a humorist, not a horror writer. THE…
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COOL SHIT 2-14-13
FATALE #12: This is the most unusual issue of the series so far, and considering the weird shit Ed Brubaker has gotten up to in these pages, that’s saying something. This time out, we go back in time, almost an…
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NEW COMIC BOOK REVIEW: RED TEAM #1
Check it out here: http://thenapalmreviews.tumblr.com/post/42979121041/garth-ennis-does-it-again-a-review-of-red-team-1
WHAT I’M READING NOW: A ton of stuff
On my schedule, I’m supposed to be reading Richard Laymon’s NIGHT IN THE LONESOME OCTOBER, so that’s what I began yesterday. However, I got a bunch of new books the other day, and they’re all writers I break my schedule…
Tagged with: dead aim, gun machine, i'm not sam, jack ketchum, joe r lansdale, lucky mckee, night in the lonesome october, richard laymon, warren ellis
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: NIGHT IN THE LONESOME OCTOBER by Richard Laymon
Laymon has yet to disappoint me. It’s really a shame he wasn’t better known in this country. Right off the bat, this is an uncomfortable read, because it relates a young man’s emotions as he goes through his first real…
WHAT I’M READING NOW: ATMOSPHERE by Michael Laimo
Every once in a while, I find one of Laimo’s short stories in a fiction magazine, and I’ve always been impressed with his work. Now I get to take on one of his novels, and I’m sure it’s going to…