tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post4091158888073908670..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: Conjure Wife (1943) and Our Lady of Darkness (1977) by Fritz Leiber: Under Her Black WingsWill Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-25118423706867865142015-12-10T17:24:45.781-08:002015-12-10T17:24:45.781-08:00NIGHT TRAIN sounds good, Jack, didn't know tha...NIGHT TRAIN sounds good, Jack, didn't know that! Thanks man.toomuchhorrorfictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035642702510777844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-57082575555384283882015-12-07T00:35:54.348-08:002015-12-07T00:35:54.348-08:00FYI, I just finished NIGHT TRAIN (1984) by Thomas ...FYI, I just finished NIGHT TRAIN (1984) by Thomas F. Monteleone, and it references de Castries and megapolisomancy as well. While reading, I almost started to believe that there really *was* a de Castries, even though I was pretty positive while reading OUR LADY years ago that he was just a fictional creation of Leiber's. But I had to look it up to be sure, as it refers to this Jack Tripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033020329763413508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-51736569281487950732011-11-27T15:42:40.481-08:002011-11-27T15:42:40.481-08:00Karl, you're right; Leiber is recognized - per...Karl, you're right; Leiber is recognized - perhaps not widely though - as being a very early practitioner of supernatural horror in our modern world. I've only read his horror stuff, though.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-22173367022834692462011-11-27T13:41:31.263-08:002011-11-27T13:41:31.263-08:00I'm also a fan of "Smoke Ghost."
Le...I'm also a fan of "Smoke Ghost." <br />Leiber has a bunch of good horror short stories, <br />but that side of him tends to get overlooked<br />due to the deserved popularity of his sf and fantasy work. <br /><br />If I recall correctly, Leiber was among the first <br />to regularly put horror fiction in a modern urban setting, paving the way even for Matheson. He's also a greatKarl Straubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339198020907997620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-6472439395558370172010-05-15T12:19:00.525-07:002010-05-15T12:19:00.525-07:00Me again. While I haven't read Leiber's &q...Me again. While I haven't read Leiber's "Our Lady of Darkness", (I'm more of a short horror fiction guy myself), there's an absolutely creepy short story by Leiber that I think works as a thematic preface to Our Lady. It's called "Smoke Ghost".lazlo azavaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947137317385572671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-20869590793791289082010-05-10T08:55:04.582-07:002010-05-10T08:55:04.582-07:00OUR LADY is even better -- an allusive feast for f...OUR LADY is even better -- an allusive feast for fans of horror fiction.Horror Slackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03864411271888065218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-68657090902284827042010-05-07T11:17:47.759-07:002010-05-07T11:17:47.759-07:00Thanks, Bill. I know you've covered horror lit...Thanks, Bill. I know you've covered horror literature plenty on your blog, so it's cool you stopped by. And it's true there is not enough good horror fiction; I often don't like a lot of the books/stories I read. Oh well, as long as they gots cool covers I'll post 'em here!Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-72349242622064824722010-05-07T00:14:13.127-07:002010-05-07T00:14:13.127-07:00Too much horror fiction ? No! But there is not eno...Too much horror fiction ? No! But there is not enouch good horror.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-29104529654670943152010-05-06T19:46:17.681-07:002010-05-06T19:46:17.681-07:00What a fantastic blog this is. This is, like, eve...What a fantastic blog this is. This is, like, everything that I love in the world. I've poked around here a bit before, but never realized the full scope of it.<br /><br />Keep up the good work, Will!bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-17984987747477620382010-05-04T00:12:20.714-07:002010-05-04T00:12:20.714-07:00I think you will have pretty much the same reactio...I think you will have pretty much the same reaction! I much preferred it myself, lots of in-jokes about old pulp writers.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-48779354900222811362010-05-03T19:53:24.365-07:002010-05-03T19:53:24.365-07:00I read Conjure Wife a few months ago. It really af...I read Conjure Wife a few months ago. It really affected me in a powerful way. Half the time I felt like the main character myself, totally disoriented and confused as to the goings-on. Leiber was a master at writing urban horror stories. Have yet to red Our Lady of Darkness.Jose Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18152405075039057304noreply@blogger.com