The Year of Cemetery Dance 2018

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Rrty

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That's actually a very good point -- if the Rock caused the physics anomaly, perhaps that would make for a more interesting outcome in terms of concept/plot.

On the Easter eggs: thanks for bringing that up. I too agreed with King's exhortation. Maybe I'm too old to appreciate them, but we really don't need eggs; if you want to reference something, make it the fully-formed subject of an episode and not something that is simply embryonic, so to speak. That bit at the end of the series, the joke...really didn't need that, and it went against the overall tone given the rest of the series. I myself wouldn't mind seeing an old storyline come back, as I've said, but I can see your point as well about new tales. Too bad the series couldn't focus on a strange writer who is somehow connected to all the supernatural goings-on. Granted, that's a bit too on-the-nose and has been done to death, but I guess my point is, focus on a fun concept and not the melodramatic acting (as good as the acting was, maybe loosen it up a bit; Levy's approach to her character could perhaps be used as a roadmap).
 
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Dana Jean

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58. The Influence

by Bentley Little

About the Book:

"Everything is about to change...

When Ross Lowry moves into his cousin's guest house in the small community of Magdalena, Arizona, he expects nothing more than breathing room and a brief respite from his economic woes.

But something is not right in the desert.

After a raucous party on New Year's Eve, the luck of the attendees undergoes an immediate U-turn. The rich and successful suddenly find themselves facing catastrophic failure while the less well-off are unexpectedly flush with good fortune.

This is only the beginning...

Soon the citizens of Magdalena are experiencing unnatural desires.

Next their children begin to disappear and freakish creatures emerge from the surrounding wilderness."

The community is unraveling at a frightening pace.

But these are merely the early warning signs of a showdown with a powerful force of darkness that could obliterate the world forever, and only Ross Lowry sees the danger that lurks ahead...

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My Thoughts:

Very nice cover by Elder Lemon Design. Is this a person named Elder Lemon? Is this a group of people and that name represents them all? I don't know. But I want human being names to give credit to. Sure, they work for "the man," but this cover didn't spontaneously combust into being. A person(s) worked on this, give them individual credit as designers that work for your company.

EDITED TO ADD: Kealan Patrick Burke is the owner and designer for the Elder Lemon Design group. And while I understand he is promoting his company and possibly wanting to keep the author side separate from the design part of all things Burke, I want to give him a personal shout-out for a beautiful cover.

This story faded in and out of fun for me. It was a bit padded. It took a lot of unnecessary wood pulp to tell this tale. A good case of "kill your darlings" would've kept the tension tight.

The introduction of a new character with an interesting talent in the last 50 something pages to resolve the problems cheapened the plot. Deus ex machina, my friends.

The ending felt rushed and unbelievable in a fictional story that was all about the unbelievable. He didn't stay on point and consistent with the world he created.

While the mechanics of the story were top notch and some very good vignettes, it lost its heart in the resolution.

I was a bit disappointed.

Although I invested myself in reading cover to cover, the minute I felt Bentley Little gave up on his characters, I gave up on Bentley Little.
 
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Bev Vincent

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I am going to be reading my The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book, Revised and Updated Edition next. Question: Is there a difference between the blue and brown cover's content?

One is the signed/limited edition. The internal content is the same save for the limitation page.

Published in two states:
• Perfect-bound trade paperback ($19.95)
• Hardcover Limited Edition (signed by Freeman, Vincent, Quigley, and Chadbourne) bound in full-cloth and Smyth sewn and limited 776 copies, the number of copies that were preordered in the first 30 days after the book was offered for sale ($40.00)
 

Bev Vincent

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Very nice cover by Elder Lemon Design. Is this a person named Elder Lemon? Is this a group of people and that name represents them all? I don't know. But I want human being names to give credit to. Sure, they work for "the man," but this cover didn't spontaneously combust into being. A person(s) worked on this, give them individual credit as designers that work for your company.

Elder Lemon Design is the name of the company owned and operated by author Kealan Patrick Burke.
 

Dana Jean

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One is the signed/limited edition. The internal content is the same save for the limitation page.

Published in two states:
• Perfect-bound trade paperback ($19.95)
• Hardcover Limited Edition (signed by Freeman, Vincent, Quigley, and Chadbourne) bound in full-cloth and Smyth sewn and limited 776 copies, the number of copies that were preordered in the first 30 days after the book was offered for sale ($40.00)
Oh, mine is signed but only by you, Glenn and Brian.
 

Dana Jean

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....found another cover by that particular group......
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Interesting.

His titles crack me up.

The Influence
The Mailman
The Resort
The Ignored
The Town
The House

General question: What next "THE" book do you want Bentley Little to write?

I want to see

The Follicle
The Regurgitator
The Corncob
 

Dana Jean

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:lol:
And make it a trilogy.
:lol:

Synopsis: Some poor sap eats an ear of corn that grew in a cursed field. Instead of corn silk, the ears are covered in hair.

All it takes is for a person to swallow one hair -- the locks then thrive and grow in your gut, weaving their silky strands up into your throat where you slowly choke, desperately wanting to cough-up a hairball -- you try and try to gurg and purge, but you can't!

Who will save the townspeople from , dum dum duhhhhhhhh, Follicular Manslaughter?
 
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Synopsis: Some poor sap eats an ear of corn that grew in a cursed field. Instead of corn silk, the ears are covered in hair.

All it takes is for a person to swallow one hair -- the locks then thrive and grow in your gut, weaving their silky strands up into your throat where you slowly choke, desperately wanting to cough-up a hairball -- you try and try to gurg and purge, but you can't!

Who will save the townspeople from , dum dum duhhhhhhhh, Follicular Manslaughter?
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Tery

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Synopsis: Some poor sap eats a ear of corn that grew in a cursed field. Instead of corn silk, the ears are covered in hair.

All it takes is for a person to swallow one hair -- the locks then thrive and grow in your gut, weaving their silky strands up into your throat where you slowly choke, desperately wanting to cough-up a hairball -- you try and try to gurg and purge, but you can't!

Who will save the townspeople from , dum dum duhhhhhhhh, Follicular Manslaughter?


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