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I'm starting Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories.I never got around to reading Lovecraft but I've been intrigued for awhile. I just hope the racism is kept to a minimum. A racist character/s is one thing if it's for a story, but ignorant views by the author tend to take me out of the scene.
Marina wrote: "Currently reading Thinner by Stephen King. I am about 3/4 of the way through. Fantastic read, just hope the ending is satisfying."I recall liking Thinner, but it was a good long while ago and my memory can be pretty questionable on occasion.
But look on the Brightside, even if you don't like it, at least the novel is indeed "thinner" and not an 800 page disappoint, ha-ha.
Just started Noble Rot by Carson Buckingham, build up working to intrigue me so far
120 days of sodom but had to take a mental break from reading dark and bleak literature so I am letting it rest until I finish this Dutch translation of David Walton called the Plague if translated literal but for those interested I thought it was called the genius plague by David Walton. Not really horror but I find the general gist of the story quite unsettling.
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Daniel wrote: "I'm starting Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories.I never got around to reading Lovecraft but I've been intrigued for awhile. I just hope the racism is kept to a minimum. A raci..."
Cthulhu isn't too bad with the racist stuff as opposed to some of his other work. However if it's a theme you want to explore, he wrote a seriously disgusting racist work The Horror at Red Hook which was reinterpreted by Victor LaValle in The Ballad of Black Tom which is an amazing piece of writing. And although Red Hook is his xenophobic rant, reading it first gives you a better understanding of what LaValle was doing, and I can't recommend Black Tom highly enough.
WendyB wrote: "Randy wrote: "WendyB wrote: "Just started American Elsewhere and it has a nice creepy vibe."I'll be interested in hearing what you say. I have it, along with [book:The Troupe|1173..."
I've got this on my bookshelf. It's a bit of a doorstopper so I've been put off reading it but sounds like it'll be a good one. Look forward to your thoughts.
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I'll be interested in hearing what you say. I have it, along with [book:..."
Well, I'm getting a Twin Peaks, Wayward Pines, X-Files feel from the story.
Does that help? :)
Melanie wrote: "Daniel wrote: "I'm starting Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories.I never got around to reading Lovecraft but I've been intrigued for awhile. I just hope the racism is kept to a ..."
Err, I'll probably see how it goes with the Horror at Red Hook, haha. But I'll keep an eye out for Black Tom, thanks for the suggestion.
I wish I got around to reading his work earlier tbh. I've only read Dagon and The Statement of Randolph Carter so far, but I really enjoyed both.
WendyB wrote: "Melanie wrote: "WendyB wrote: "Randy wrote: "WendyB wrote: "Just started American Elsewhere and it has a nice creepy vibe."I'll be interested in hearing what you say. I have it, a..."
Oh yeah. :)
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I never got around to reading Lovecraft but I've been intrigued for awhile. I just hope the racism is kept to a minimum. A raci..."
I've read nearly everything HP wrote, including the stories he ghost wrote for his disciples, and I can't recall his racist views having much if any appearance in the majority of his works. There may be some subtext here and there, but for the most part his stories are just Sci-fi/horror tales, period.
Reading through Transmetropolitan. Currently on volume 3. Erin wrote: "Gavin wrote: "Sleeping Giants"I hope you enjoy that."
I did! Love sci fi and giant robots
Samantha wrote: "Char wrote: "I am reading 
by David Wellington and it's killer so far!"Love this book. Enjoy."
Thanks, I ended up giving it 4.5*/5. It was excellent!
Now, I'm reading
from the PAPERBACKS FROM HELL series.
Finally getting to “The Cabin at the End of the World” by Paul Tremblay. I’ve heard great things about it.
Chet Williamson’s Figures in Rain: Weird and Ghostly Tales. The only other Williamson I’ve ever read is his Psycho: Sanitarium, which I enjoyed, so I’m looking forward to this.
I started another book 😓 i tend to start them and abandon them at some point lately. It' s
and i m really enjoying it, gives me some IT vibes.
Currently reading this beautiful twisted novel......
45 pages into book 5 of the Dresden Files
I am really reading five at once, but two of them are on backburner right now as I have three others I need to read as two are library reads and need to be returned soon.The three I am reading are:
by Robert Meyerson (buddy read here in HA)
by Hunter Shea (just been wanting to read this book for awhile)
by Mark Leslie (just something that came across my library feed that looked interesting)
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Been too long since I've read a Lincoln Rhyme novel.
Started Growing Things and Other Stories, first story was just okay but the next couple have been great. BTW, I loved American Elsewhere and am a big fan of everything I have read from him.
Paul wrote: "WendyB wrote: "Just started American Elsewhere and it has a nice creepy vibe." Creepy sounds good. Just bought it; it's on my TBR list."It’s been on my TBR for a while. We should have a buddy read.
Started Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe a couple of days ago. It's nicely written and I can see why it has won a number of awards already.
I’m still working my way through Figures in Rain: Weird and Ghostly Tales, but now I’m also reading Ramsey Campbell’s Secret Story.
Christopher wrote: "I’m still working my way through Figures in Rain: Weird and Ghostly Tales, but now I’m also reading Ramsey Campbell’s Secret Story."Currently reading Savaging the Dark 🙂
Christopher wrote: "Chet Williamson’s Figures in Rain: Weird and Ghostly Tales. The only other Williamson I’ve ever read is his Psycho: Sanitarium, which I enjoyed, so I’m looking forwar..."I've read a couple of his...one of them involved a haunted theater and I just loved it. Here it is: Reign
Thanks for the recommendation, Char. I definitely want to get to a Williamson novel soon, maybe this one. The theater setting you mention reminds me of a novel by Lisa Morton I read some years back called The Castle of Los Angeles.
Christopher wrote: "Thanks for the recommendation, Char. I definitely want to get to a Williamson novel soon, maybe this one. The theater setting you mention reminds me of a novel by Lisa Morton I read some years back..."Thanks for the rec! I checked it out and added it to my never ending TBR. :)
I'm currently reading Hollow Kingdom
. I'm about 2 pages in and I already know that this book is something special.
Char, I see you actually rated Williamson’s Ash Wednesday even higher than Reign...I must admit I’m leaning toward Ash Wednesday. We’ll see!
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I'll be interested in hearing what you say. I have it, along with The Troupe on Mount..."
I'm only on pg 68 but already I'm dying to know what is going on in this creepy little town. It's all I can do not to flip to the end to see, but I don't want to spoil the surprise. So, just based on a few pages in a long book, I'd say go ahead and get started on this one. I'm really liking it so far.