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Forum: Other News 02-03-2019
Replies: 241
Views: 104,057
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: LAIRD BARRON

My impression is that Laird Barron has moved from horror fiction and gone into crime fiction.

He has two crime novels published by Penguin, already they have high ratings and numerous reviews at...
Forum: Other Authors 12-02-2018
Replies: 1
Views: 3,635
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
J.B. Priestley

The Other Place, and Other Stories of the Same Sort
by J.B. Priestley

My rating: 4 out of 5 stars

The Other Place, and Other Stories of the Same Sort is a collection of speculative short...
Forum: General Discussion 11-26-2018
Replies: 133
Views: 109,914
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: In search of Stefan Grabinski

The first issue of a new magazine, The Journal of Stephan Grabinski:

Journal Stefan Grabinski 1 | MagCloud (http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1525475?__r=10812&s=w)
Forum: General Discussion 08-11-2018
Replies: 75
Views: 57,959
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: Clark Ashton Smith

Update on Clark Ashton Smith documentary:
...
Forum: General Discussion 07-05-2018
Replies: 59
Views: 50,045
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: T.E.D. Klein

I listened to the podcast mentioned in a previous post :

Share a pastrami sandwich with T. E. D. Klein in Episode 65 of Eating the Fantastic Scott Edelman...
Forum: Other News 01-08-2018
Replies: 0
Views: 3,527
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
The time anomaly of the Woolwich foot tunnel and other portals of London

Here is an article about a blogger who writes about an alleged time anomaly of the Woolwich foot tunnel and other portals of London. Our genre is referenced.

I'm skeptical about the blogger's...
Forum: Personal 06-18-2017
Replies: 1,200
Views: 510,845
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: What Makes You Laugh?

While looking for books written by weird fictionist Mark Samuels, I came across this listing on Goodreads:

Condoms in the Schools
by Mark Samuels (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sarah E. Smith...
Forum: Other Authors 03-05-2017
Replies: 4
Views: 5,528
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
The Twenty Days of Turin

The Twenty Days of Turin by Giorgio De Maria
Translator's Introduction by Ramon Glazov

My rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Type of book: Cosmic horror novel; weird novel
Similiar writers: H.P....
Forum: Other News 01-22-2017
Replies: 14
Views: 9,979
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: Great Stories Online

"Sunbleached" by Nathan Ballingrud is the best vampire short story I've read and should be put in future vampire anthologies:

Sunbleached - Nightmare Magazine...
Forum: Other News 01-18-2017
Replies: 14
Views: 9,979
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: Great Stories Online

For me, a naturalistic story of horror or suspense, in order to be effective, must have an unpredictable plot. I found the story "Talking in the Dark" by Dennis Etchison effective:

Talking in the...
Forum: Other News 01-14-2017
Replies: 2
Views: 4,943
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
William Peter Blatty (1928-2017)

Locus Online News William Peter Blatty (1928-2017) (http://www.locusmag.com/News/2017/01/william-peter-blatty-1928-2017/)
Forum: Other News 01-14-2017
Replies: 14
Views: 9,979
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: Great Stories Online

The science fiction writer Charles Stross wrote a sequel to H.P. Lovecraft's _At The Mountains of Madness_, entitled "A Colder War":

A Colder War - a novelette by Charles Stross...
Forum: Other News 01-12-2017
Replies: 14
Views: 9,979
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Great Stories Online

In another thread, I linked to the story "The Things" by Peter Watts and was gratified to see that a member of this forum liked it.

So this thread is to provide links to good, or even great, short...
Forum: General Discussion 01-12-2017
Replies: 40
Views: 26,698
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: Manliest Writers of 'Weird' or 'Horror' Literature

A point related to this discussion: I fail to see why consumption of alcohol is a sign of manliness. Its an act thats not difficult to do, and, if done beyond moderation, can have bad consequences....
Forum: General Discussion 01-12-2017
Replies: 40
Views: 26,698
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: Manliest Writers of 'Weird' or 'Horror' Literature

I agree on William Hope Hodgson. One of my goodreads friends--a woman--says "He's hot!"

I also nominate Clark Ashton Smith. I heard he had a way with women.
Forum: General Discussion 01-11-2017
Replies: 11
Views: 11,270
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: Anti-humanist hard SF of Peter Watts

The story "The Things" by Peter Watts was nominated for various awards and can be read here:

Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction Fantasy : The Things by Peter Watts...
Forum: Other News 01-08-2017
Replies: 7
Views: 6,536
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Apartment Buildings in Horror Fiction

I'm currently reading "The Procession of the Black Sloth" by Laird Barron and I'm at the part in the story where there's strange stuff going on in an apartment building.

That got me to thinking...
Forum: General Discussion 12-28-2016
Replies: 649
Views: 344,693
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: Robert Aickman

We Are For The Dark by Robert Aickman and Elizabeth Jane Howard


Tartarus Press came out with an edition of _We Are For the Dark_ a few years ago. However, the edition I read is one of the...
Forum: Mark Samuels 11-07-2016
Replies: 9
Views: 9,201
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Glyphotech and Other Macabre Processes

_Glyphotech and Other Macabre Processes_ was published in hardcover a few year ago. That edition is now out of print. Mark Samuels has joined the revolution in publishing and recently self published...
Forum: General Discussion 11-07-2016
Replies: 13
Views: 14,033
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: Modern writers similar to Robert Aickman and Walter de la Mare?

I suggest _Conference with the Dead_ by Terry Lamsley.
Conference with the Dead by Terry Lamsley — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists...
Forum: General Discussion 10-29-2016
Replies: 23
Views: 15,634
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: What book or short story are you reading for Halloween?

I'm reading _Glyphotech and Other Macabre Processes_ by Mark Samuels. So far I rate the stories between 4 to 5 stars on a 5 star scale.
Forum: Ligotti News 10-22-2016
Replies: 36
Views: 37,853
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: THE TENANT by Roland Topor with Introduction by Ligotti

French people don't know who Roland Topor is:

Roland Topor: The Unrecognizable Genius Behind FANTASTIC PLANET - YouTube
Forum: Off Topic 10-18-2016
Replies: 40
Views: 21,335
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: Things You Hate About TLO

I don't have any problems with TLO.

There are some things I like about it. The structure of the forum is conducive to substantive discourse. It will mark the beginning of the decline of TLO if...
Forum: Contemporary Horror 09-28-2016
Replies: 38
Views: 24,087
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: Picnic at Hanging Rock

At the beginning of _Cold Hand in Mine_ by Robert Aickman is the quote: "In the end, it is the mystery that lasts, not the explanation."

It would be quite fitting to place that quote at the...
Forum: General Discussion 09-11-2016
Replies: 2
Views: 7,775
Posted By R.P.Dwyer
Re: Thinking Horror: A Journal of Horror Philosophy

I gave the journal Thinking Horror Volume 1 a 4 star review at goodreads.com. Its current goodreads rating is over 4 stars.

I am in basic agreement with the other reviews that points out its...
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