I am quite a big Barker fan, I love his work.
Weaveworld, Imajica and The Great & Secret Show are the stand out ones for me.
The Books of Blood are good too.
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Weaveworld, Imajica and The Great & Secret Show are the stand out ones for me.
The Books of Blood are good too.
Don't fool around. If it shouldn't be a little unfriendly to do so i would put a leash on you so i could have a friend nearby. You are a caring gem of a person!!Aww - cut that out! No - keep it up! (as you can see I am conflicted and don't get much praise lately)
Good call whoever posted about "One Second After". In the middle of that one right now, so far a very good read.
'Afore I download to my tab, Draculas written by Blake Crouch, Jack Kilborn/J.A. Konrath, Jeff Strand, and F. Paul Wilson it came out in 2010. Has anyone read this? Worth the cost of a download? Thanks!
Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg - an old favorite, and the book they made into the movie Angel Heart. It's a great mix of pulp detective and horror and well worth seeking out if you haven't read it.
I didn't know that was a book adaptation! I'll seek that out--thanks!
Another reread started today - FEVRE DREAM by George R R Martin. Long before GOT, Martin wrote a near perfect vampire novel, full of great characters and scenes. Right up there in my top 3 vamp novels of all time ( alongside SALEM'S LOT and DRACULA )
I have never heard of that, I may have to keep an eye out for it in the future.
I am rereading Salem's Lot now and thoroughly enjoying it.
I still find the whole Houdini rope bit a little bit silly though.
Why silly? Just curious
That's one of my favorite books--I can't count how many times I've read it, and it never gets old for me.You're a font of information! I'm looking this one up right now--thank you again
You're a font of information! I'm looking this one up right now--thank you again
I'm an old fart that's read a lot of books
I will pop it into a spoiler again just in case anyone hasn't read it yet!Why silly? Just curious
I just found it a little jarring.
The book is still easily one of my favourites, I just remember thinking to myself - "how on Earth can he get out of this situation?? run for the window and jump!! for the love of God lad RUN!! oh no, he is caught, good and proper...trussed like a pig no less....what will he do?? will he be saved??? Will Barlow arise at sundown and turn him??
And then felt a touch deflated when he remembers reading a book on Houdini last summer and uses that knowledge to escape.
The book is still easily one of my favourites, I just remember thinking to myself - "how on Earth can he get out of this situation?? run for the window and jump!! for the love of God lad RUN!! oh no, he is caught, good and proper...trussed like a pig no less....what will he do?? will he be saved??? Will Barlow arise at sundown and turn him??
And then felt a touch deflated when he remembers reading a book on Houdini last summer and uses that knowledge to escape.
If you prefer straight horror, Damnation Game and Coldheart Canyon are both quite good.
A mix of horror and fantasy and Great and Secret Show and Everville and Imagica.
One of my faves is Galilee.
And, Barkers long awaited The Scarlett Gospels comes out in May.
Gotcha. That bit didn't bother me--shows that
he's thoughtful kid. I think if he had run, the result would have been the same (tied up), but he would have been badly injured as well. By using what was in his memories, he bought himself time and possibly life
Just ordered Fevre Dream from our library, so it will be in my greedy little hands by tomorrowI'm an old fart that's read a lot of books
Got Fevre Dream on my list TBR. Thanks for the suggestion.
Just finished Fear the Worst, and downloaded Trust Your Eyes. We are covered in about 10 inches of snow, so no school until Monday at the earliest. I'm really enjoying Barclay's fun reads! Thanks for the recommendations, Kurt (is that your real name?).
Just saw on your profile that Kurt is your real name
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