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Aug 24, 2019 06:20AM

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I feel dumbener for having finished this even after I could see the downward slope it was skidding down midway through.

I saw the movie years ago. I m excited to re watch it now.


I feel dumbener for having finished this even after I could see the downward slope it was skidding down midway through."
LOL Oh, man. That's harsh!
I finished listening to The King of Plagues and enjoyed the hell out of it.

All my books this year other than comics are all entered on here. I checked out a couple of horror authors I never had before.
1. Greg Gifune A Winter Sleep
He has a great, creepy style. The way the book began reminded me of the game Silent Hill for some reason. Very atmospheric and creepy. The flash back scenes and some of the endgame material brought it down a little for me, but I think it’s worth a read for anyone.
2. Jonathan Janz Savage Species
I have a few books of his on my shelf, but never read them. I read Savage Species last week, which is his throwback to Richard Laymon (Laymon writes great fast paced horror, and can get very graphic if you haven’t read him). This book was an absolutely carnage filled slaughter. A little too long of a book for what it is IMO, but I enjoyed every second (except one chapter looking inside a killers mind).
3. Currently reading The Dark Game by Jonathan Janz. I like his style so far.
The Dark Game
I read Sci Fi a lot and fantasy some as well, and manga, so I have to balance out my time with it all.

Didn't care for it much."
That's a bummer. :(
I finished reading Cricket Hunters and thought it was pretty damn good.

Didn't care for it much."
That's a bummer. :(
I finished reading Cricket Hunters and thought it was pretty damn good."
Yeah, I thought so. :/


Once I realized it was actually a trilogy I started from the beginning and I am so pleased to have found Mr Herbert. Whilst none of his stories could be called top literature, each story is engaging and entertaining. Some of the endings in his books feel rushed and often stretch the realms of possibility (even for books about the paranormal), but the journey to get to that point makes it all worthwhile.


Once I realized it was actually a trilogy I started from t..."
So far I've only read The Rats by Herbert but I loved it!
Come To Dust I was expecting something creepier, instead it was so much blah blah blah about dearly the guy loved the little girl. ugh...

Once I realized it was actually a trilogy I started from t..."
Herbert is just plain FUN!

This bums me out because I think I have a signed copy of it. :(
I finished reading Violet


It was okay for a second book. Not as good as the first one in the series, in my opinion.

Evenson is definitely a new favorite.

Which story? I'm always up for reading new short horror fiction I've never heard of before...

The story was titled Bearheart�. I highly recommend the whole collection too! Lots of weird & sometimes sci-fi horror.

However, overall, this was a nicely written fantasy quest-style YA (double-)novel with an LGBT angle to it. A deus ex-like solution (involving makeshift technology) to a problem in the second part of the book wasn't convincing to me and knocked one star off what would otherwise have been a five-star rating.
Frustrated now, as I don't have the third book in the trilogy to hand so that I can complete the tale!

I finished Wicked Weird: An Anthology of the New England Horror Writers

This is one of a series put together, each starting with Wicked. They all have very cool covers and feature authors from New England. Here, Wicked is used as an adjective loosely meaning extraordinary. IE: That Dunkin coffee is WICKED good.
Anyway, I enjoyed it! I own the previous books in the series but haven't read them yet. I'm looking forward to that even more now.


4 stars from me."
That is a good one.

*Squeak* Hope you enjoy this one!
I finished


Char wrote: "I finished listening to Assassin's Code by Jonathan Maberry. This is a very strange thing for me...I just don't care much for military/action books, even if there are horrific eleme..."
I love the Ledger series. So glad you're getting into it too.
I love the Ledger series. So glad you're getting into it too.


This one disturbed me, a lot."
Definitely adding that, then haha"
I hope you like it!

I loved that collection. I really need to go back and read his earlier ones.
Greg wrote: "Finished reading Lovecraftiana: Lammas Eve 2019 which I enjoyed overall, though I found two of the stories were in need of significant editing and concision. Therefore, it's a three..."
When I first read your post I was wondering what "Lovecraftian llamas" were, but in retrospect decided, whatever they are, they much be AWESOME!!!
When I first read your post I was wondering what "Lovecraftian llamas" were, but in retrospect decided, whatever they are, they much be AWESOME!!!

Also, I just finished It for the first time, took me ages. what do you guys think about it (not talking about the movie)? Does the new movie even live up to the book?
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