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Welcome Nate. And The Passage is very good, I've read it twice now.
Welcome to all the new HA’ers! Glad you are here!
Nathan wrote: "Benjamin wrote: "Welcome, Nate!"Erin wrote: "Welcome Pam and Nate"
Thanks Erin and Benjamin, I'm happy I've found you, guys.
Krystal wrote: "Nathan wrote: "Evenings Horrorlings, I'm Nate, and I'..."
Pam wrote: "Erin wrote: "Welcome Pam and Nate"
Thanks Erin!"
You're welcome!
Rebecca Jacqueline wrote: "Welcome, new members! 😀"Thanks Rebecca! :)
Welcome all new members! I hope everyone has big plans for Friday the 13th!
Hello everyoneI'm Rajeev from India, an avid reader and now an author. My interest in horror was born in the early 90s when I used to watch pulpy Bollywood horror movies and TV series as a kid. (one look at this movie poster will quantify exactly how pulpy they were:
https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg...)
My exposure to literary, and perhaps more subtle, horror began with classic authors like Poe. I can never forget The Tell-Tale Heart and The Masque of the Red Death, nor the terror inherent in stories belonging to other genres. Just look at The Hound of the Baskervilles with the eyes of a teen.
Stephen King was my introduction to modern horror. Henceforth, I was led to other, somewhat lesser known practitioners of the genre like Clive Barker, Tim Curran and Edward Lee.
The darker and more unapologetic a tale, the more I like it. Hence my current affair with extreme horror, a field where new writers are cropping up like mushrooms, spawning a gorefest of sorts.
I hope to gain both knowledge and like-minded friends in this group, not to mention a few tons of fun.
Best regards
Rajeev Singh
Rajeev wrote: "Hello everyoneI'm Rajeev from India, an avid reader and now an author. My interest in horror was born in the early 90s when I used to watch pulpy Bollywood horror movies and TV series as a kid. (..."
Welcome Rajeev! Love Poe's work -my fave is probably The Pit and the Pendulum. Great to have you in the group! :)
Bill wrote: "Welcome, Rajeev!"Hi, Bill. Glad to be here.
Benjamin wrote: "Welcome, Rajeev!"Hi Benjamin.
Krystal wrote: "Rajeev wrote: "Hello everyoneI'm Rajeev from India, an avid reader and now an author. My interest in horror was born in the early 90s when I used to watch pulpy Bollywood horror movies and TV ser..."
Hi, Krystal. Glad to be here.
Chimney wrote: "Rajeev are you fan of Ramsay bro movies like Tehakhana, Saamri, Purana Mandar etc?"I used to be a fan of a bunch of these movies, although now I can't exactly recall the contents associated with each name - which was which, I hope you get the drift. If Tehkhana is the one starring Hemant Birje, then yes, I've seen it. I was actually in awe of that tall, imposing demonic actor Anirudh Agarwal who played Saamri and many other roles in Ramsey brothers'movies.
I might have dismissed old Indian horror cinema as pulp but there was some really good stuff too, like the TV series, Mano Ya Na Mano, which featured weird tales, one of which starred Anirudh Agarwal as the personification of a man's fear in his dreams. My own novel, The Erotic Muse, has drawn upon that image which refuses to go away.
Rajeev wrote: "Chimney wrote: "Rajeev are you fan of Ramsay bro movies like Tehakhana, Saamri, Purana Mandar etc?"I used to be a fan of a bunch of these movies, although now I can't exactly recall the contents ..."
Welcome Rajeev! That's really cool; I didn't know India had that kind of a pulpy horror movie tradition. Are they like the kind of grindhouse/exploitation movies that came out of America and Europe in the 70s?
Maura wrote: "Rajeev wrote: "Chimney wrote: "Rajeev are you fan of Ramsay bro movies like Tehakhana, Saamri, Purana Mandar etc?"I used to be a fan of a bunch of these movies, although now I can't exactly recal..."
Hi Maura.
From what I've seen of grindhouse/exploitation/giallo movies of US and Europe, (Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS probably qualifies), their level of bawdiness and violence was only present in traces in the Indian films. You could say it was B-grade horror but Indian cinema has always had its limits when it comes to depiction of nudity. Also, there were very few production houses in the business in India, unlike, I believe, in the west where loads of such stuff was being churned out by a plethora of film-makers.
Actually, Indian cinema hasn't come a very long way in the horror genre. The traditional ghostly possession and haunted house themes are still being rebottled and served, although with better technology and hence better presentation. If you want a dose of subtle horror, Bollywood is the last place to look. :)
Rajeev
Erin wrote: "Welcome Rajeev"Hi Erin.
Rajeev wrote: "Maura wrote: "Rajeev wrote: "Chimney wrote: "Rajeev are you fan of Ramsay bro movies like Tehakhana, Saamri, Purana Mandar etc?"I used to be a fan of a bunch of these movies, although now I can't..."
lol, that's good to know! Thanks!
Maura wrote: "Rajeev wrote: "Maura wrote: "Rajeev wrote: "Chimney wrote: "Rajeev are you fan of Ramsay bro movies like Tehakhana, Saamri, Purana Mandar etc?"I used to be a fan of a bunch of these movies, altho..."
You're welcome, Maura. :)
Hi my name is Eric and I am from Victoria, Canada. I have been in this group for a bit but have not introduced myself yet. I am a huge lover of Horror and dark Fantasy and have been as far back as I can remember. Some of my favorite horror sub genres are Southern Gothic and southern horror (sometimes called backwoods horror) Weird Westerns and any thing to do with creepy carnivals, circus and amusement parks as well as some really good British horror. Some of my favorite authors are Joe R Lansdale, Stephen King, Richard Matheson, Robert Laymon, Joe Hill. I look forward to chatting with you all
Eric wrote: "Hi my name is Eric and I am from Victoria, Canada. I have been in this group for a bit but have not introduced myself yet. I am a huge lover of Horror and dark Fantasy and have been as far back as ..."Welcome Eric! Have you read "Unbury Carol" by Josh Malerman? It's a weird western verging into horror involving a premature burial:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Welcome to HA, everyone :)
hey everyone, great to be here. Currently reading Phantoms by Dean Koontz and listening to Pet Semetary on audio book
Great to have you all here! Welcome! :)
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Welcome to our little horror home, Catt, Ross & anyone I may have missed. We're glad to have you here!
Hi everyone. I’m Amy and have been a horror fan for as long as I can remember. I’m excited to discover new authors and some new scary books and movies. This seems like a great group and I’m glad to be part of it now.
Chimney wrote: "Quitting this group because tired of getting too many emails from jobless people. Too much talk, No action. Shittiest Goodreads group ever."And what sort of 'action' were you hoping for?
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