I’m actually surprised by how good these books are. Media tie-in novels almost universally suck. There really is no point to them, except to see some of the stuff they cut out of the movie or TV series, since they…
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: THE WALKING DEAD: THE FALL OF THE GOVERNOR PART 1 by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: A VERY STRANGEHOUSE CHRISTMAS edited by Sean Ferrari and AFTER DARK by Manly Wade Wellman
I’ve read all the StrangeHouse books so far (hell, I wrote one of them), so why should I stop now? As far as AFTER DARK goes, I forgot I owned this book. It’s a John the Balladeer novel. I didn’t…
Tagged with: a very strangehouse christmas, after dark, manly wade wellman, sean ferrari, silver john
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: TO THE DEVIL–A DAUGHTER by Dennis Wheatley and DAMNATION 101 by Kevin Sweeney
A long time ago, I saw the Christopher Lee movie TO THE DEVIL–A DAUGHTER, and I liked it. I didn’t think it was great, but it was fun. So now I’m giving the book a try. Also, I’m reading DAMNATION…
Tagged with: damnation 101, dennis wheatley, kevin sweeney, strangehouse books, to the devil--a daughter
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: EVERY DAY IS AN ATHEIST HOLIDAY! by Penn Jillette
I just saw Penn down at Anderson’s in Naperville the other day, and I bought this book to earn my spot in line. I love his books with Teller best, but SOCK is one of the most amazing crime stories…
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: SHADOWS 2 (edited by Charles L. Grant) and BLEEDING SHADOWS by Joe R. Lansdale
The SHADOWS series from Grant is a solid one, and you can always rely on them. There’s a hell of a line up (and shockingly, many of them are primarily known as SF writers), but I’m the most excited about…
Tagged with: bleeding shadows, charles l grant, joe r lansdale, john the balladeer, shadows 2, silver john
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: BLOOD & GRIT by Simon Clark
I can’t tell you how much I love Simon Clark’s novels. BLOOD CRAZY is one of the greatest horror books ever written, in my opinion. His short stories? Eh . . . that’s another story. They’re not bad, exactly, but…
WHAT I’M READING NOW: FACE by Tim Lebbon
I haven’t read a lot of his fiction, but I really enjoyed THE NATURE OF BALANCE, so I’m excited about this one. The description on the back also sounds very cool.
WHAT I’M READING NOW: THE DECEIVER by Melanie Tem
Tem’s a decent horror writer. I don’t know if I’d put her in the top 10 (or even top 50), but the stories I’ve read by her were good. To the best of my recollection, this is the first novel…
WHAT I’M READING NOW: STORM FRONT by John Sandford
I’m always happy when a new Flowers book comes out. What more can I say about that fuckin’ Flowers?
WHAT I’M READING NOW: FRIGHTS edited by Kirby McCauley
Lumley, Nolan, Campbell, Etchison, Bloch, hell, the all-star list of writers in this original anthology is incredible! They even have a story by Davis Grubb, the guy who wrote THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER. All edited by the guy who…
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