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Post by Vaughan on Sept 27, 2009 1:27:16 GMT
Slim pickings today.
Recently I picked up Dennis Wheatley Select and introduces Quiver of Horror (mentioned in an earlier post). It states there is a companion volume, but since only one was on the shelf.................
But today, strangely, I came across it: Dennis Wheatley Selects and Introduces Shafts of Fear. I guess someone had bought them, and read them. It took them a week to read the second book. ;D
I got a couple Dean Koontz: Night Chills and Demon Seed.
Both are "early" Koontz, and Demon Seed is a fun movie....so why not?
Finally I got Peter Benchley's The Beast. Looks like a Jaws riff but with a giant Squid. Great cover too.
I also bought a giant hardback. I thought it was "Great Ghost Stories of the World?". It's stacked with shorts, organized by country and has things in it from all the way back to 400 AD!
However, when I got home my wife asked: "Why did you buy "Great Short Stories of the World? That's not usually your thing."
I looked at it and.... she's right. It's just that the cover has the name of some horror writers (Poe etc.) on it. I had invented the "Ghost" bit in my mind somehow. I can't explain it. I was gutted.
But I thought some of you might get a laugh at my stupidity. ;D
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Post by Dreadlocksmile on Sept 27, 2009 8:29:02 GMT
But I thought some of you might get a laugh at my stupidity. Hahahahahha....bless you mate. That made me chuckle.
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Post by shaun on Sept 29, 2009 18:49:08 GMT
Peter Tremayne - Swamp John Skipp and Craig Spector - The Cleanup
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Post by Vaughan on Sept 30, 2009 10:59:22 GMT
Thin pickings at a boot sale today.
But for a 1.10 I got three books:
The Small Tawny Cat - Virginia Coffman (Killer Cat book?) Dennis Wheatley - Gateway to Hell
And finally, a big find: Graham Masterton - The Wells of Hell.
The last one made it worth while. Great cover, and scaly monsters - yah hoo!
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Post by dracenstein on Oct 4, 2009 20:13:39 GMT
Got the 'official' sequel to Dracula, called Dracula the Undead, based on Bram Stoker's original notes on writing a sequel to his own work.
Written by Stoker's own relative, Dacre Stoker & Ian Holt. I am guessing, but I think Holt has written most of it and Stoker's name is on it to lend 'authority' to it.
Call me cynical.
Anyhow, I have heard of this book for a couple of years via the IMDb. Apparently they have been planning to make a film of it before it was even written.
So I had been looking for this book eagerly, but now it is in my hands, I have ambiguous feelings towards it. This can never be as good as the original, even if it had been written by Bram Stoker, himself.
Anyway, I won't get to read it for another week or so, until I finish my present book.
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Post by Vaughan on Oct 18, 2009 12:41:05 GMT
Boot Sale yesterday:
Firstly I bought another copy of Denis Gifford's "A Pictorial History of Horror Movies".
I have an older, more beaten up copy, but this one is MINT. I mean, it's like it's never ever been opened. The dust jacket is immaculate, and there isn't even any browning on the edges of the paper. It's like it's been stored in a vacuum. For a quid (found it sticking out the top of old bucket!) it was irresistible. I can't tell you how happy I am about this!
Stephen Hawking - "The Universe in a Nutshell".
A beautiful hardback book on - well, the Universe. It's written, largely, for idiots like me. Got in from the same stall as the Gifford book. I guess that family aren't big readers - because this looks new too. Another quid.
Gregory Benford - "Artifact"
"A small cube of black rock has been unearthed in a 3500-year-old Mycenaean tomb. An incomprehensible object in an impossible place; its age,its purpose, and its origins are unknown. Its discovery has unleashed a global storm of intrigue, theft and espionage, and is pushing nations to the brink of war.
Its substance has scientists baffled. And the miracle it contains does not belong on this Earth. It is mystery and madness -- an enigma with no equal in recorded history. It is mankind's greatest discovery ... and worst nightmare.
It may have already obliterated a world. Ours is next."
Well, sounds intriguing enough - but to be perfectly honest it was the cover that won me over. I found some pictures of this book on the web, but none of them have the cover mine does (they were poor). The one I have is classic 80's style movie poster art - with helicopters, a Farrah type woman's profile, a guy hanging off a cliff and a Che Geuvara type character. Great stuff.
Whitley Strieber - "Communion"
I have three other books by this guy, so why not this one? You probably know about this cover (it's a bit of a classic) but mine is slightly different from the ones I've seen elsewhere in that the alien head fills the entire cover - with no writing on it. The book title - and a smaller version of the head picture - is on the BACK cover. Maybe they were all like that.... not sure.
Stuart Stern - "The Minotaur Factor"
Not only does this have a great cover (always helps) but it's one of those with a hole in the front and a picture behind it. The picture is of a surgeon with his hands up. Brilliant.
The winner for this though was the plot - a young woman goes berserk at a party and mutilates three people. Why? Because she's on the birth control pill. ;D
Come on - would you not haver invested 50p in this one?
John Cramer - "Twistor"
"In a Seattle research laboratory, Dr. David Harrison has accidentally stumbled upon something truly remarkable: the Twistor Effect, an unparalleled scientific phenomenon that opens doors into numerous alternate universes. His discovery is a breakthrough of earth-shattering proportions-and the most dangerous find of the century, for it offers unlimited power to anyone who possesses its secrets. Now David Harrison has become the target of industrial spies and cold-blooded corporate killers-forcing him to seek sanctuary in a strange and unexplored shadow world." But there's no telling what awaits him beyond its portals. And, once inside, he might never escape.""
Once again I checked the cover online, and there were obviously versions that were quite terrible. This copy has a decent cover showing the White House surrounded by what looks like a prehistoric forest.....
This was another 50p wonder and it's a NEL.
Leonard Reiffel - "Contaminant"
Couldn't find much on this online. It's something about "A secret Pentagon project codenamed M10". I guess it's some kind of "contaminant" ;D
Robin Cook - "Sphinx"
Okay - I don't usually bother with this guys book - he's the medical thriller guy. This one, something about the mysteries of a Sphinx, seemed reasonably interesting. it was cheap, and might pass a Sunday afternoon in a reasonable way.
Stephen King - "The Stand"
Well, it's a doorstop, isn't it? I got a third way through this years ago (when it first came out) and then surrendered. I guess I'll get around to trying it again. Another 50p.
Guy N. Smith - "The Black Fedora"
Heh heh. No need for explanations here. Was a quid, pricey for a boot sale paperback to be honest. But it's a Smith - so I had to have it.
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Post by tekawitha on Oct 31, 2009 23:04:06 GMT
I just bought : Skipp's anthology "Zombies"; short stories influenced by Barker's "The Hellbound Heart"; and Datlow's latest anthology of the "Year's Best Horror Stories".
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Post by ian on Nov 3, 2009 16:20:34 GMT
Hi tekawitha and welcome to the board. Any chance of an introduction?
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Post by ian on Apr 20, 2010 10:05:55 GMT
I picked up a first edition PB of Fluke a couple of days ago for a whopping 49p! Plus it's in great condition which is always a bonus.
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Post by steppedonwolf on Apr 20, 2010 21:02:38 GMT
Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill.
I only found out the other day he's Stephen King's son, so it'll be interesting to see how similar/different his writing is to the old man's.
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