open

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Forums

You are logged in as a guest. ( logon | register )

Random quote: "Swords, Lances, arrows, machine guns, and even high explosives have had far less power over the fates of nations than the typhus louse, the plague flea, and the yellow-fever mosquito. Civilizations have retreated from the plasmodium of malaria, and armies have crumbled into rabbles under the onslaught of cholera spirilla, or of dysentery and typhoid bacilli. Huge areas have been devastated by the trypanosome that travels on the wings of the tsetse fly, and generations have been harassed by the syphilis of a courtier. War and conquest and that herd existence which is an accompaniment of what we call civilization have merely set the stage for these more powerful agents of human tragedy." ― Hans Zinsser, Rats, Lice and History
- (Added by: Acknud)


Our reads in Spooky October
Moderators: Admin

Jump to page : 1
Now viewing page 1 [25 messages per page]		View previous thread :: View next thread
   General Discussion -> SF/F/H ChatMessage format
 
dustydigger
Posted 2022-09-30 3:18 PM (#25098)
Subject: Our reads in Spooky October



Elite Veteran

Posts: 1031
1000
Location: UK		Dusty's TBR for October
SF/F genres
Roger Zelazny - A Night in the Lonesome October
C L Moore - Jirel of Joiry
Murray Leinster - First Contact
H P Lovecraft - The Outsider
Clark Ashton Smith - Dweller in the Gulf
Theodoe Sturgeon - It
Neil Gaiman - Coraline
David G Hartwell - selected stories from Dark Descent

from other genres
John Masefield - The Box of Delights
Georgette Heyer - The Convenient Marriage
Dennis E Taylor - Heaven' River
Top of the page Bottom of the page
daxxh
Posted 2022-10-01 10:48 AM (#25099 - in reply to #25098)
Subject: Re: Our reads in Spooky October



Extreme Veteran

Posts: 556
500
Location: Great Lakes, USA		My intended reads for October:

The Elementals by Michael McDowell - for the Halloween Challenge
Reliquary by Preston and Child
Sands of Dune by Herbert and Anderson
Star Trek books
Kallocain by Karin Boye

Other Genres
The Wheel, the Horse and Language by David Anthony

Happy Halloween!
Top of the page Bottom of the page
bazhsw
Posted 2022-10-01 3:26 PM (#25100 - in reply to #25099)
Subject: Re: Our reads in Spooky October



Regular

Posts: 92
25
I have decided to pick up my Lovecraft anthology to finish, not sure if I will in October but it feels like the right month for it. I love his writing, and his influence but his problematic elements make it hard to read sometimes.

I am also hoping to finish a non-fiction book about the Italian film genre Giallo (a precursor to the slasher, typically suspense / psychological murder mysteries) so another good one for Halloween.

I am also picking up Ursula Le Guin's 'The Dispossessed' which isn't horror, but is something I have wanted to read for possibly 20 years and not got round to! Really looking forward to it

In the last week or two I also read 'The Reddening' by Adam Nevill and thought it was brilliant and a genuinely scary read for October (quite gory in places though...)
Top of the page Bottom of the page
dustydigger
Posted 2022-10-02 4:57 PM (#25102 - in reply to #25100)
Subject: Re: Our reads in Spooky October



Elite Veteran

Posts: 1031
1000
Location: UK		Read Clark Ashton Smith's definitely creepy The Dweller in the Gulf,an unusual blend of science fiction and horror,set on a Mars somewhat similar to C L Moore's Mars,and with hints of Edgar Rice Boroughs Barsoom,but we go down in the depths of the planet,where something horrifiically evil, has lived for eons.Its a strange mix of pulpy action clothed in ornate language. One expects a happy ending. Oh boy,forget that folks!
I am also reading the Jirel of Joiry tales of a warrior princess entering weird frightening places,pretty much a hell.
I cant imagine how the usual teenage boy readers took this sort of sorcery and planet tale,infused with emotion..Not sure if they understood that the name authorC L Moore hid a female author! There is surely a very different vibe from the normal style
I am also reading Roger Zelazny's fun A Night in the Lonesome October. Spooky October is off to a great start.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
daxxh
Posted 2022-10-24 10:11 PM (#26004 - in reply to #25102)
Subject: Re: Our reads in Spooky October



Extreme Veteran

Posts: 556
500
Location: Great Lakes, USA		My Spooky October Reads -

The Elementals - for the Halloween Mini Challenge. I picked this one because I live near where this book takes place. Stay away from big, old houses on the beach!

Song of Susannah - my least favorite of the Dark Tower books.

Reliquary - sequel to Relics, which I liked better. This was still good. I like Pendergast and will keep reading these.

Sands of Dune - novellas in the Dune universe. I liked these.

Sea of Tranquility - not quite what I expected. I didn't think it lived up to all the hype. Still worth reading.

The Dark Tower - a fitting ending, as this was foreshadowed earlier in the series.

Also read the nonfiction book Uncultured and have started The Horse, the Wheel and Language, which is fascinating.

@Dusty- I read The Dweller in the Gulf last year (maybe the year before last) and thought it excellent. The ending was what made it so good.

Edited by daxxh 2022-10-24 10:16 PM
Top of the page Bottom of the page
dustydigger
Posted 2022-10-31 4:45 PM (#26013 - in reply to #26004)
Subject: Re: Our reads in Spooky October



Elite Veteran

Posts: 1031
1000
Location: UK		Finished most of my TBR this month because I have been quite ill the last two weeks,nothing to do in the long dark sleepless nights but do a bit reading,in short snatches.
I did my Night in the Lonesome October as usual for Halloween,great fun. I reread Gaiman's Coraline too,good stuff
John Masefield's 1935 juvenile fantasy The Box of Delights was charming,if very dated. I also read a couple of kindle unlimited bits of fluff,suitable for my rather lightweight fluffy brain,instantly forgettable.
Tonight for Halloween I listened to Christopher Lee's masterful reading of Poe's The Raven. To often readers of the poem emphasize the pounding driving rhyme,but Lee did a fine job of mitigating that a little,preventing it from falling almost into a comedy routine. Naturally I am thinking of a very amusing Simpsons' version with Homer as the grief stricken lover- not very - and Bart as the bird sitting above the door. Hilarious,but does tend to make keeping a straight face rather dificult.
Happy Halloween,people
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Jump to page : 1
Now viewing page 1 [25 messages per page]
Jump to forum :
Search this forum
Printer friendly version
E-mail a link to this thread

(Delete all cookies set by this site)