tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post1594001425767297078..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: Dell/Abyss Books: The Paperback CoversWill Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-21888580122846646552019-01-31T14:53:53.263-08:002019-01-31T14:53:53.263-08:00The Cipher is defintely a favourite of mine.The Cipher is defintely a favourite of mine.Marinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250511554676553925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-57030771637049530452018-07-16T06:25:47.147-07:002018-07-16T06:25:47.147-07:00You hit the bullseye when you say this line was li...You hit the bullseye when you say this line was like Subpop's contribution to music: a bunch of authors looking to write from the heart, instead of what would earn them the most money. A solid line of books. (I'm sure there were some that were misses, but not the ones I read!)GeekWingChunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381076379777481270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-15676767377977177712015-07-19T18:11:15.460-07:002015-07-19T18:11:15.460-07:00Glad to help out, Mark! Those days of the Abyss li...Glad to help out, Mark! Those days of the Abyss line were terrific, a great time to be a horror fiction fan. Thanks for reading!toomuchhorrorfictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035642702510777844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-38362081336951602212015-07-19T06:39:24.123-07:002015-07-19T06:39:24.123-07:00Thank you for this excellent post and catalog list...Thank you for this excellent post and catalog list. I had entirely forgotten about this line and this post inspired me to go out and go hunting at my local second hand book stores. I managed to find about two dozen of the Abyss line. The quality did drop off after a time, but man, the originals? GREAT.<br /><br />Awesome blog - keep up the good work!<br /><br />MarkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02010224425003825947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-29401387847274556522013-10-05T17:38:49.746-07:002013-10-05T17:38:49.746-07:00I reread and reviewed Blumlein's BRAINS OF RAT...I reread and reviewed Blumlein's BRAINS OF RATS last month... Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-44476950015459190112013-10-02T10:47:29.971-07:002013-10-02T10:47:29.971-07:00I loved picking up new Abyss books. It did not tak...I loved picking up new Abyss books. It did not take long to realize that they were going out of their way to publish the new and unusual. Ok, so it didn't work at all times, but hell, even a %10 average would have been fine, yet most of these were hit out of the ballpark. To this day I think that Nancy Holder's opening in 'Dead in the Water' should be taught along side of "beephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132456469830416424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-32059033809647644152012-02-03T11:51:16.722-08:002012-02-03T11:51:16.722-08:00Hmmmm. I need to revisit my shelves to see just wh...Hmmmm. I need to revisit my shelves to see just which novels I lack from having all of these. I'm missing, I think, only 3 or 4.<br /><br />As it happens, Ron Wolfe, a former co-worker of mine (he's still there; I've been gone for 11 years now) at the newspaper in Little ROok co-wrote the Abyss book DEATH'S DOOR. Good novel.<br /><br />-- Dangef the talking mongoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933495260941982375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-43530038916761084772011-11-26T14:32:21.745-08:002011-11-26T14:32:21.745-08:00"The Whipping Boy" was written by John B..."The Whipping Boy" was written by John Byrne of Marvel/DC comic fame.(He does a great Captain America!)jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09665425660787776473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-5198007616322465102011-03-16T07:51:13.980-07:002011-03-16T07:51:13.980-07:00Great piece, Will.
So many excellent titles.
I a...Great piece, Will.<br /><br />So many excellent titles.<br /><br />I always loved THE WHIPPING BOY. Melaneie Tem's THE WILDING for terrific, too.Phantom of Pulphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684169251989469824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-35354343885093210792011-03-10T19:01:24.843-08:002011-03-10T19:01:24.843-08:00bluerose - I *do* know just what you mean!
Richar...bluerose - I *do* know just what you mean!<br /><br />Richard - Good to know so I can grab it if I see it.<br /><br />Kat - Yeah, some of their covers were seriously Francis Bacon-esque. Pretty high-falutin' for a horror line!<br /><br />J/Metro - Thanks so much! Appreciate the link.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-53431803098776373292011-03-10T14:55:28.351-08:002011-03-10T14:55:28.351-08:00Will,
Just wanted to let you know that I chose th...Will,<br /><br />Just wanted to let you know that I chose this as one of my favorites posts from February, and included a link to it in the 5th "issue" of Spatter Analysis.<br /><br /><a href="http://midnitemedia.blogspot.com/2011/03/spatter-analysis-5-february-2011.html" rel="nofollow">Check it out!</a><br /><br />--J/MetroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-21725650273723625642011-03-06T12:51:04.436-08:002011-03-06T12:51:04.436-08:00Abyss was always a great line when it came to weir...Abyss was always a great line when it came to weird ideas and weirder cover art; nary a skeleton with hair, evil doll, or a skeleton child clutching an evil doll to be found.Kathttp://bibliobabes.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-77428456502762040972011-03-04T07:53:44.643-08:002011-03-04T07:53:44.643-08:00I read Shadow Twin years ago and I loved it. I pic...I read Shadow Twin years ago and I loved it. I picked up a copy recently but haven't had the courage to see if it lives up to my memories.Richard of DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009346741909948722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-54031924358435155292011-03-01T15:11:04.855-08:002011-03-01T15:11:04.855-08:00Will, actually, after reading your reply & a b...Will, actually, after reading your reply & a bit of further reflection, I think I may have done a bit better at supporting "the new wave" of the time than I thought.<br />Sure, I may have neglected to buy nearly as many of the Abyss titles as I did Tor's, Zebra's or (later) Leisure's. But, I did follow the early work of Skipp & Spektor, SLOB & it's first Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-45969019424840028412011-02-28T18:36:40.057-08:002011-02-28T18:36:40.057-08:00lazlo - I date virtually all of my books, have for...lazlo - I date virtually all of my books, have for over 20 years now. Write in them as well; I don't really worry about resale value!<br /><br />J Metro - These turn up frequently on my bookshop visits, just not the ones I'm actually looking for, alas.<br /><br />bluerose - I hear you, but for me at the time I was hungry for something current and edgy. Over the years I've recommended Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-7357156604112686712011-02-27T12:18:52.385-08:002011-02-27T12:18:52.385-08:00You may very well lose all respect for me after I ...You may very well lose all respect for me after I admit to this Will, but I wasn't a big fan of the line. <br />Sorry. I just wasn't able to get into a whole lot of the authors, the styles or the story lines of the novels themselves. Probably a certain lack of imagination on my part actually.<br />I'm a complete sucker for a lot of the old tropes & even cliches when it comes to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-28179625192325516202011-02-26T22:24:00.041-08:002011-02-26T22:24:00.041-08:00Great post, brother! I remember seeing a few of t...Great post, brother! I remember seeing a few of these on the cheap in a used bookstore a while back. Now I'm wishing I had picked them up.<br /><br />--J/MetroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-61515496662594331142011-02-26T11:25:05.307-08:002011-02-26T11:25:05.307-08:00Very good post on a worthy subject. I was an Abys...Very good post on a worthy subject. I was an Abyss freak back in the day, and made sure I bought every Abyss book that came out. It was the only time (until Hard Case Crime) that I bought books due to their brand. Abyss was like SubPop was with music - if you saw that brand, you knew it was at least going to be worth a look. Their quality started to wane later and they couldn't keep theirZwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364540771153476179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-13990673734772958272011-02-25T15:21:52.950-08:002011-02-25T15:21:52.950-08:00These are great! (Love that Post Mortem one). I no...These are great! (Love that Post Mortem one). I noticed that you mark and date your books, I do that too (even the hardcovers)! I know it destroys their resell value, but I couldn't bear to be parted with them anyway.lazlo azavaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947137317385572671noreply@blogger.com