tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post4528669537868878564..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: Schoolhouse by Lee Duigon (1988): Can't Even Think of a Word That RhymesWill Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-57504847983275605832015-12-13T16:13:20.495-08:002015-12-13T16:13:20.495-08:00The cover is what helped me to relocate this book ...The cover is what helped me to relocate this book after over 25 years of searching!! As a child, I would have given this book 10 out 5 stars!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757892073603300702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-68760510412957127442015-07-15T17:37:40.009-07:002015-07-15T17:37:40.009-07:00Oh believe me Mr. Duigon, I'm well aware that ...Oh believe me Mr. Duigon, I'm well aware that authors don't get much of a say when it comes to book covers...Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-51651357922983076542015-07-08T14:57:47.543-07:002015-07-08T14:57:47.543-07:00I know it was a long time ago, but I'm tired o...I know it was a long time ago, but I'm tired of being blamed for the chintzy covers Pinnacle/Zebra stuck onto my books. Surely you don't think they consulted the author for one cotton-pickin' minute, do you? My fourth book, "Mind Stealer," they didn't even read before writing the cover blurb. That's New York publishing--and it's not my fault!leeduigonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389731841731466254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-33454542924141212072011-10-20T17:45:25.590-07:002011-10-20T17:45:25.590-07:00Thanks nevertravelled! Yours is precisely the reas...Thanks nevertravelled! Yours is precisely the reason I do what I do here. <br /><br />wormface, I too wondered about that very thing.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-42256546762517879442011-10-20T15:47:33.085-07:002011-10-20T15:47:33.085-07:00Been lurking for a little while... I am loving you...Been lurking for a little while... I am loving your blog-- these are all the books that fascinated me when I was too young to be brave enough to read them, and now I'm rediscovering them. I'm making a list to keep onhand for reference when garage-saling or thrifting. I also recently discovered that the Oakland (CA) library has a huge "basement" of archived books -- I am betting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-72539553118751253402011-10-19T18:02:19.218-07:002011-10-19T18:02:19.218-07:00That skeleton must have a hard time buying shoes.That skeleton must have a hard time buying shoes.wormfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472433534470116978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-30906661141025335602011-10-19T10:55:43.377-07:002011-10-19T10:55:43.377-07:00I think I'll try it again simply because I hat...I think I'll try it again simply because I hate leaving things unfinished. I will wait until I don't have anything new to read, however. If there is one thing I hate, its getting bogged down in a book I don't really care for while a stack of interesting ones waits on the coffee table.William Malmborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261043345510784469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-28032416802841103552011-10-18T15:10:05.984-07:002011-10-18T15:10:05.984-07:00Mostly they're just bad, not parodies, althoug...Mostly they're just bad, not parodies, although I can see why you'd think that. Publishers can and do put terrible covers on their books because they think that will sell. Back in the '80s, skeletons on horror novels were essential. Other publishers did it, not just Zebra, but Zebra was the biggest offender in that regard. However, there are always exceptions; for example, see these Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-36622081533552316882011-10-18T14:48:49.973-07:002011-10-18T14:48:49.973-07:00I have some doubts, these books with skeletons on ...I have some doubts, these books with skeletons on the cover, are good ones? are they parodies? are they serious? apart of zebra books are there more publishers with the skeletons on the cover? In Spain you don't see things like that, here covers (with the excecption of the humble paperbacks of the 70's and 80's) tends to be more modern, artistic and even minimalisticfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141925304481130360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-71756971806034218872011-10-18T11:33:47.929-07:002011-10-18T11:33:47.929-07:00I dunno - do you think it's worth trying again...I dunno - do you think it's worth trying again? Then again, I thought Duigon's LIFEBLOOD was okay. Nothing great or very good, but okay.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-53517108444459516232011-10-18T11:26:56.238-07:002011-10-18T11:26:56.238-07:00I put this one down after only getting fifty or so...I put this one down after only getting fifty or so pages into it. Just could not get into it at all. I will probably try again in the near future since it sounded interesting.William Malmborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261043345510784469noreply@blogger.com