tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post1741735935627503930..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: Friday I'm in Love: The Ladies of Paperback GothicsWill Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-90172055103726881732021-04-05T18:18:31.675-07:002021-04-05T18:18:31.675-07:00I think the first book is one of twelve written by...I think the first book is one of twelve written by Michael Avallone using that pseudonym. What I'm finding is that during the boom in that type of fiction that took place in the late 1960s/early 1970s, several male authors more commonly associated with other genres were hired to write these books.<br /><br />The most well known case (to me) was Dean Koontz, at the start of his career he Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885769183690278872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-52601971145754837672019-09-10T15:05:19.615-07:002019-09-10T15:05:19.615-07:00I haven't read much straight-up Gothic, but I ...I haven't read much straight-up Gothic, but I can recommend the closely related "romantic suspense" novels of Mary Stewart. She writes very well and the books are all set in fascinating locations and full of people getting chased and uncovering dark secrets and eventually nailing the bad guys. Her heroines are smart and have spines, and the romance elements are not over the top. NotThalia the Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025357271102951493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-663468403722670972018-09-06T09:33:12.537-07:002018-09-06T09:33:12.537-07:00I have read none of these titles, and the couple t...I have read none of these titles, and the couple that I have that are similar--AMMIE COME HOME by Barbara Michaels and SOMETHING EVIL by Arthur Hoffe--vary in quality. Gothic paperbacks followed a formula and a happy ending I believe was strictly enforced. They seem a bit too mild for my taste. But, as you say, one of these days I may just pick one up...Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-90132262692623292032018-09-03T18:52:47.874-07:002018-09-03T18:52:47.874-07:00I remember paperbacks with covers of anxious looki...I remember paperbacks with covers of anxious looking dark-haired women running away from castles atop storm churned coastlines littering my grandmothers house in the sixties. So "Dark Shadows". One of these days I may just pick one up and skim through it. Nice posts. This is exactly the kind of thing I live about your website.BLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970118310200009269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-44346891936191829742011-06-21T12:44:05.784-07:002011-06-21T12:44:05.784-07:00Love these covers! You almost have a "The Lad...Love these covers! You almost have a "The Ladies of Paperback Gothic BY The Ladies Of Paperback Gothic" with the exception of Patrick Hamilton and possibly Alix(?).Goregirlhttp://goregirl.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-61366136881793484122011-06-20T11:17:26.057-07:002011-06-20T11:17:26.057-07:00It's when you post stuff like this that I'...It's when you post stuff like this that I'm reminded how hard it is to find captivating, vivid imagery on book covers these days. They're still out there, but not like this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675220785164388203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-18715450391557687502011-06-20T09:20:59.764-07:002011-06-20T09:20:59.764-07:00Beautiful covers.Beautiful covers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-15502952265097455562011-06-18T21:43:28.338-07:002011-06-18T21:43:28.338-07:00II might be misremembering, but I believe under a ...II might be misremembering, but I believe under a pseudonym Charles Grant did a couple of these. It's possible that he might have imbued some genuine eerieness into the gothic side of things though I'm not too sure I'd have patience for the romantic bits. <br /><br />The one Gothic Romance I'd be curious to read is one spotlighted in Bill Pronzini's GUN IN CHEEK books which Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409029273541301144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-19930353719350111122011-06-17T20:00:37.824-07:002011-06-17T20:00:37.824-07:00There is a whole series of books from Avon with th...There is a whole series of books from Avon with the same design, Luis...Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-83251945446193176232011-06-17T17:55:14.128-07:002011-06-17T17:55:14.128-07:00I would gladly read any one of these novels - grea...I would gladly read any one of these novels - great covers! I particularly like the tilted composition on The Girl From Yesterday.Luishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631388281199815121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-86484736546351428592011-06-17T13:02:59.123-07:002011-06-17T13:02:59.123-07:00Exactly right, sir!Exactly right, sir!Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-63240804868005735862011-06-17T11:45:33.912-07:002011-06-17T11:45:33.912-07:00These are proof that it's okay for dudes to sw...These are proof that it's okay for dudes to swoon.Richard of DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009346741909948722noreply@blogger.com