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[Erin]

The Last One

[Adam]

Hey guys! I use to be in this group a ton a few years back and thought I’d join again since no one in my life reads horror. Anyway, just finished Dead Sea Chronicles by Tim Curran and, because I love the author so much, I am just starting Clownflesh by him.

[Alan]

Alan wrote: "
I'm not usually one to have issues with the tons of verbiage King likes to throw into his books, but I'm 140 or so pages in, and while the story is interesting eno..."

Soooo, I got to the 45% mark, which had a rather shocking turn of events, one that made me unhappy and not sure if I wanted to continue. However, the book went in a completely unexpected and different direction very soon after, so that renewed my interest in continuing. Until Holly. I knew she was in it, but I forgot how GD annoying she is. So now I'm torn - the story has gotten very Stephen King-y (the first half really felt like a different author), but also Stephen King-y caricature annoying. I hope the remaining 240 pages leave me happy I decided to read this one next.

[Adam]

The first half of The Outsider is definitely the best that book has to offer. Hopefully you enjoy the rest but I found the ending to be incredibly lame and the build up to it overblown and nearly boring.

[Jason]

I agree Adam. And I didn't care for Mr. Mercedes or Finders Keepers b/c it felt like he couldn't really get into the mindset of an autistic woman or a black teen.

[Alan]

Overall I like The Outsider, but I did have to skim a few pages because of unnecessary over-bloating of thoughts and such, and found the book to become too predictable in certain aspects, and formulaic by King standards. And yes, the ending was rather sudden and anti-climactic. At least Holly became less annoying once she really got into the mix of other characters.

[Char]

Christopher wrote: "Char wrote: "Christopher wrote: "The Life of Death by Lucy Booth, a posthumously-published first novel that is absolutely beautiful so far. An extremely emotional dark fantasy by a ..."

So noted.

[Char]

Adam wrote: "Hey guys! I use to be in this group a ton a few years back and thought I’d join again since no one in my life reads horror. Anyway, just finished Dead Sea Chronicles by Tim Curran and, because I lo..."

Welcome back, Adam!

[Char]

Alan wrote: "Overall I like The Outsider, but I did have to skim a few pages because of unnecessary over-bloating of thoughts and such, and found the book to become too predictable in certain aspects, and formu..."

I've seen those comments about Holly quite a bit, but I actually loved her character and was glad to see her back again in this book.

[Char]

Since I set Full Throttle aside, (it was maybe only 40% throttle for me,) I'm now starting one group read early:
Midnight in the Graveyard and I started listening to The Chain

[Oscar]

Reading Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes.

'Tis the season! :D

[Kate]

Just started and halfway through

[Erin]

Watching You

[WendyB]

Just started by Blake Crouch. Loved the opening scene.

[L. Smashing]

Working through Haunted Nights

[Char]

Kate wrote: "Just started and halfway through "

I definitely want to read more of David Haynes' work. I'll be looking out for your thoughts on this one.

[Adam]

Just finished Dirty Rotten Hippies and Others by Bryan Smith. Now on to Jeff Strand’s My Pretties.

[Marie]

I am reading these three horror books:

by Duncan Ralston

by Jonathan Janz

and

by Alex C. Gates

[Kenneth]

Char wrote: "Since I set Full Throttle aside, (it was maybe only 40% throttle for me,) I'm now starting one group read early:
Midnight in the Graveyard and I started listening to..."

Glad to have you aboard. That Hill guy is a hack, anyways. ;-)

[Padders]

Diving straight into a second book and have gone with....



hoping this is stronger than the last read (fingers crossed)

[Char]

Kenneth wrote: "Char wrote: "Since I set Full Throttle aside, (it was maybe only 40% throttle for me,) I'm now starting one group read early:
Midnight in the Graveyard and I started..."

Hehehe!

[Char]

Thomas wrote: "Diving straight into a second book and have gone with....



hoping this is stronger than the last read (fingers crossed)"

Oooh, I liked that one, Thomas. Hope you do too!

[Padders]

only managed around 20% and it's a super solid start hope it continues as it could be a cracker!!! thanks char :)

[Krystal]

Alice by Christina Henry is quite unusual but I really like it so far! Very dark.

[Erin]

Dust & Decay

[Nancy]

Gather the Daughters

[Anita]

The scary parts of this book are about the government.

[Christopher]

Lenoir, a quite obscure historical novel by the quite obscure Ken Greenhall, whose reputation is making a bit of a comeback lately with the Valancourt reprintings of his forgotten-until-now horror novels Elizabeth and Hell Hound.

[Kasia]

WendyB wrote: "Just started by Blake Crouch. Loved the opening scene."

Its been on my radar forever, nice.

[Jason]

STORIES FROM THE EDGE OF THE PRECIPICE, SHORT FICTION by Elyssa Vulpes
https://elyssavulpesstories.blogspot....

[Christopher]

Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon by James Lovegrove.

[Randy]

I'm about half way through and it's really a mix of rationalized supernatural doings and true ghost/supernatural stories. As always with Christie, the tales are entertaining and slight, potato chip fiction that makes you feel vaguely guilty for taking in all the empty calories even as you flip to another one while grinning at the shenanigans. Features a few stories with either Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple.

[Char]

Christopher wrote: "Lenoir, a quite obscure historical novel by the quite obscure Ken Greenhall, whose reputation is making a bit of a comeback lately with the Valancourt reprintings of his forgotten-un..."

I loved Elizabeth and Hell Hound. I wasn't aware of this one!

I've started by Greg Gifune.

[Kirsten]

I've been reading Wine of Violence by Priscilla Royal, a historical mystery set in the reign of Edward III

[Ctgt]

Started The Devil Aspect and In Hoffa's Shadow: A Stepfather, a Disappearance in Detroit, and My Search for the Truth(audio)

[Christopher]

Char wrote: "Christopher wrote: "Lenoir, a quite obscure historical novel by the quite obscure Ken Greenhall, whose reputation is making a bit of a comeback lately with the Valancourt reprintings..."

Lenoir is a very good historical novel, Char, though I do think Grady Hendrix goes a bit overboard in calling it a “near-masterpiece.” I confess that while I loved Elizabeth I don’t seem to be quite as bowled over by Hell Hound as a lot of people have been. I’ve certainly been impressed with Ken Greenhall generally—a truly unique writer—and plan to read his remaining three novels soon.

[Wes]

Started listening to Cold Moon Over Babylon. I'm a sucker for Southern Gothic horror.

Also have been reading stories from All the Things We Never See, which is my first Undertow book. Loving that so far.

[Padders]

so to shake things up a little, I let my wife take a look through my never ending list of 'to read' and asked her to pick my next book! She decided on.....



Not sure how long this has been gathering dust in the list, but will delve in tonight and make a start!

[Miss Malfoy🐍]

Just finishing up the Welcome to Night Vale novel, and then I’m going to start rereading the Fallen series by Lauren Kate.

[Monica]

I started Revival by King. I don't thinks it's going to be anything special but it's enjoyable.

[Erin]

The Giver of Stars

[Char]

Wes wrote: "Started listening to Cold Moon Over Babylon. I'm a sucker for Southern Gothic horror.

Also have been reading stories from All the Things We Never See, which is my fi..."

YAY for Michael McDowell books!

[Char]

I've started listening to The Fifth Season. .

[Kate]

I’m a third of the way through

[Christopher]

Ken Greenhall’s Childgrave. Greenhall #4 for me.

[Christian]

Just started my first Sarah Pinborough novel, The Reckoning.

[Alan]

Kinda mad that I've read nearly half the stories in the book already, but on the other hand, it'll take me a lot less time to finish it skipping every other story.

[Oscar]

The Hunger by Alma Katsu.

[R.H.]

by Dacre Stoker & J.D. Barker

[R.H.]

Alan wrote: "
Kinda mad that I've read nearly half the stories in the book already, but on the other hand, it'll take me a lot less time to finish it skipping every other story."

How is this one compared to 20th Century Ghosts? Are you skipping every other story because you're not enjoying it? :-/