so - I take it you have read Revival then?
Indeed, along with about a hundred other Lovecraft inspired spook stories--including Howard Phillips himself. It's hard to escape ol Lovecraft in the horror genre.
Your Latest Thrift/used Book Store Finds
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Indeed, along with about a hundred other Lovecraft inspired spook stories--including Howard Phillips himself. It's hard to escape ol Lovecraft in the horror genre.
Latest thrifty acquisitions...
Charles L. Grant's The Soft Whisper of the Dead (Donald M. Grant, 1982). First book in the Oxrun Station series. $6.
Some new Dell First Edition's from the late 50's/early 60's to add to my collection. All in pretty good shape for these little guys. Cover art by the great Robert McGinnis on When She Was Bad and Revenge.
Charles L. Grant's The Soft Whisper of the Dead (Donald M. Grant, 1982). First book in the Oxrun Station series. $6.
Some new Dell First Edition's from the late 50's/early 60's to add to my collection. All in pretty good shape for these little guys. Cover art by the great Robert McGinnis on When She Was Bad and Revenge.
You can pick up the second and third book in the Oxrun Station series on ebay rather chep. I love these books! They even smell good! It's a shame that Charles Grant has passed. He was an excellant writer.Latest thrifty acquisitions...
Charles L. Grant's The Soft Whisper of the Dead (Donald M. Grant, 1982). First book in the Oxrun Station series. $6.
Some new Dell First Edition's from the late 50's/early 60's to add to my collection. All in pretty good shape for these little guys. Cover art by the great Robert McGinnis on When She Was Bad and Revenge.
Local Comic Shop day for this rodent. Place called Chimps. Found some treasures in the half-off trade PB section: Vols. 2, 3, 4, and 8 of Dark Horse's great Savage Sword of Conan reprint series. Each phone book-sized volume collect 9 to 12 issues of the classic Marvel magazines, which were black-n-white comics published in the larger magazine format to avoid the wretched Comic Code. These were great, lengthy (usuall around sixty four pages per issue) illustrated tales featuring bloody, uncensored savagery drawn by the likes of Big John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Alfredo Alcala, etc. Excellent artwork, cats.
These scrumptious bricks average 450 to 600 pages per volume--chock fulla head-severing, sword-clanging, wench-saving, monster-slaying Sword and Sorcery--in the swinging seventies style. Crom!
These scrumptious bricks average 450 to 600 pages per volume--chock fulla head-severing, sword-clanging, wench-saving, monster-slaying Sword and Sorcery--in the swinging seventies style. Crom!
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my lord. My son collects these Conan books/comics
The old seventies and eighties stuff from Marvel? Or the newer, lamer stuff Dark Horse puts out--all the digital coloring gimmicks and lackluster storytelling?
Heh, like you'd know the difference.
Uh, well, uh, I think he does both actually. He's always looking to add to the collection from the beginning. I've looked through some of them, and they are black and white drawings. Really intricate stuff.
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Yep, those are the ones. How old is yer kid? Cause, well, that Savage Sword stuff was kinda intended for mature readers. Like, rated R, you could say. Some graphic violence, occasional nudity (rare). I mean, this is Conan, after all.
I had all the original issues when I was a kid. It didn't warp me--just sparked my creativity and set me to writing and drawing.
I had all the original issues when I was a kid. It didn't warp me--just sparked my creativity and set me to writing and drawing.
I meant to quote this in my above post, derf.
I guess that's old enough.
Library used book sale was pretty disappointing. Only SK books I found were a hardcover BCE of Firestarter and a mass market pb of Wizard and Glass. Did find a pb of Jackson's The Lottery (been wanting to reread that one for a long time). Picked up some other paperbacks I thought my mom might enjoy.
I miss this thread. I always get a vicarious thrill from hearing about all of your finds.
Today the mailman delivered a very nice signed/numbered hardback copy of Blood Dance by Joe Lansdale. It's an ex-library but in very nice shape! Got it from thriftbooks.com for less than $13! Luvs my Lansdale!
Today at the thrift store while book thrifting I found no books I wanted but there was a huge framed picture exactly like my avatar. I have no idea what I'd do with it, but I might have to go back and get it. I could at least hang it up in the garage or something. It's just so sassy.
Oh, there is a hug collection of Stephen King audiobooks on cassette. I don't own anything that plays cassettes anymore BUT if anyone here might want them, let me know and I'll go back for them. There was about half a shelf of them. I remember seeing: Desperation, Black House, umm, well that's all I remember but there were about 7 or 8, of them.
Oh, there is a hug collection of Stephen King audiobooks on cassette. I don't own anything that plays cassettes anymore BUT if anyone here might want them, let me know and I'll go back for them. There was about half a shelf of them. I remember seeing: Desperation, Black House, umm, well that's all I remember but there were about 7 or 8, of them.
Do you still need a hardcover copy of Under the Dome?
Maybe - tell me what you want for it. I don't own Under the Dome at all - would love to have it. The only time I've seen it was in the antique mall for $30 for the paperback (QPB, not MM).
I wouldn't want anything for it, silly! Gifting SK books is pretty much what I live for. I'm fairly certain I have an extra UTD hardcover (might even be a first edition) - just PM me your address.
Sweet! That would be great! Is there anything you're looking for? I should at least send you postage.I wouldn't want anything for it, silly! Gifting SK books is pretty much what I live for. I'm fairly certain I have an extra UTD hardcover (might even be a first edition) - just PM me your address.
No thanks - postage is included in a gift!
