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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2001 12:14 am Post subject:

I haven't read enough off of the "biggies" list to find five gems, but here are my top three: - Silk by Caitlin Kiernan - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson - Primal Fear by William Diehl As you probably already know, Primal Fear and The Amityville Horror are in my top 5 even if the biggies count. p.s. I'm assuming Lovecraft doesn't count, even though he's not mentioned in the initial list! Submitted By: Deena

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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2001 7:57 pm Post subject:

hehehe I never really considered Primal Fear to be a horror novel, but now that I think of it... yeah, okay. =) I love that one. And I re-read the list of "biggies" and didn't see John Saul's name, which kind of surprised me since a lot of people compare him to Stephen King. HOWEVER, since his name's NOT on that list, I'll re-do my top 5 in order. hehehe 1)Primal Fear by William Diehl (I agree with Deena in saying that this is among my top 5 list of all-time favorites even if the biggies are included) 2)The Blackstone Chronicles by John Saul 3)Bring on the Night by Jay and Don Davis 4)Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite 5)A Small Dark Place by Martin Schenk The other two on my original list would be 6)The Secret Life of Laslo, Count Dracula by Roderick Anscombe (whom I really wish would write a third book lol) and 7)The Oath by Frank Peretti Also, I've read a few of Caitlin Kiernan's short stories in magazines like Carpe Noctem, and I've been looking all over for Silk but can't find it! I'm considering buying it from Amazon, but hate mail-order purchases. hehehe Is it really that cool, Deena? (Stupid question, considering that it's on your list of FAVORITES, but I gotta double-check lol) Submitted By: OdicThief

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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2001 12:01 am Post subject:

Odic Thief- I can mail Silk to you if you send me your mailing address. It really is good, very contemporary and complex. It's not really scary or anything like Stephen King. Imagine a Clive Barker epic written by a woman, with less gore and set in the underground southeast, like bars and all night coffee shops. Submitted By: Deena

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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2001 5:06 am Post subject:

Silk is a very beautiful and original novel. It should be a veritable Bible for goth people. I learned a new word fom that book. When a character slid a key into a door Kiernan described it as fitting "cocksmooth" in the lock. Nice way of describing something sliding smoothly in. Anyway, Silk is an inspired winner. Her short stories have all been brilliant so I can't wait to see what she's up to next. Damn, that damn Mr Self Affliction has her pricey collection (can't remember its name - it's something about pain). You could also say there's a lot of emotional pain in Silk: to say that the characters have troubled relationships is not an understatement Submitted By: Fenny

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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2001 8:51 am Post subject:

Hmm, this is a tough one in a lot of ways, I keep thinking of books by people on that list. Good question, though, probably should think more about authors that don't get enough exposure. 1. Moon Dance by S. P. Somtow- Fenny knows what I'm talking about on this one, greatest werewolf book ever in my opinion (so far at least) 2. Just about any Anita Blake book by Laurrell K. Hamilton- great fun horror series that supplies plenty of wit, inventiveness and a tough, sexy heroine 3. Moondog by Henry Garfield- A surprisingly good "werewolf among us" type story with some pretty good ideas and twists 4. The short story Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne- Though Hawthorne's ideas of what makes good and evil are slightly off from mine, this story is good stuff with some interesting twists and a powerful climax 5. The short story The Lonesome Place by August Derleth- a nicely crafted slice of life that can easily take one back to that childhood fear of something creeping in the dark That's all I have for now, I'll probably get more as I can get more read (which isn't easy right now, being stuck in Tolkien for a bit and having lots of coursework to do aside from that) Still I'd reccomend those to the people around here. Good to be posting again! the Wolf Submitted By: the Wolf

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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2001 9:00 am Post subject:

Silly me, I forgot a couple novels while I was looking at short story stuff. Ah well. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett- though it's technically more of a comedic fantasy then a horror novel, this great book about the apocolypse gone awry has plenty of horror type stuff Resume With Monsters by William Browning Spencer- a great Lovecraftian comedy about the perils of work from paper cuts to the dreaded Old Ones coming to destroy the world, definite must-read the Wolf Submitted By: the Wolf

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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2001 1:19 pm Post subject:

That's some good and solid picks, Wolfie. Good Omens should be a horror must along with the equally comedic Rèsumè With Monsters. I loathe watching most conventional comedies so these types of books really does it for me in the humour department since they speak my lingo, so to say. Fellow Wolf, I was in the stores last week and I saw that author Tom Holland has a new werewolf novel out. I don't recall it's title or premise right now but I'll be sure to pick it up and give you a rundown. Oh yeah, I haven't forgotten about those Anita Blake's either. Time will show. Submitted By: Fenny

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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2001 3:48 pm Post subject:

THE WOLF LIVES! Submitted By: Mr Self Affliction

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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2001 8:17 pm Post subject:

Thanks Deena and Fenny! =) I also want to get the collection of Kiernan's short stories, I read about it on BN.com. SI've lately been bouncing back and forth between the lifestyles of goth and hippie. lol Of course, I read a very interesting study that said that the "goth" sub-culture is more than just having a fascination with things of a dark nature; it goes back to the Renaissance, when the artists first decided to explore creativity outside of the norm. And in the 60s, a lot of people did the same, so by that definition, I guess that means the hippies were the goths of that generation. But I digress. hehehe Horror is my favorite genre, but I also like books on sociology and abnormal psyche. There's a particular book I've been wanting for a while called The Apocalypse Culture. Has anyone out there read this one? It looks pretty cool. =) Submitted By: OdicThief

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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2001 3:03 am Post subject:

Kiernan's TALES OF PAIN AND WONDER is a good collection, especially if you like the gothic stuff, but I don't know if it's worth the 50 buck cover price. I'm not saying that I regret buying it, but I could have put that 50 bucks into something else with ease. Submitted By: Mr Self Affliction

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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2001 9:35 am Post subject:

D'oh! Looks like I forgot to mention Leiber's OUR LADY OF DARKNESS and Klein's THE CEREMONIES... Okay, put them in for THE SOUND OF MIDNIGHT (which I can't remember) and THE INFORMERS (which is the least strictly horror)in my original "Novels" list. Submitted By: John M.

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