tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post8310744191463341111..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: Living for the Screen: The Bastard "Art" of Horror Movie NovelizationsWill Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-63631066677652426622021-07-21T11:32:20.138-07:002021-07-21T11:32:20.138-07:00Excellent! Can't wait to hear what you think o...Excellent! Can't wait to hear what you think of it.<br /><br />Don't forget the film, either!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505326462639079170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-1320548441298635202021-07-21T09:54:21.116-07:002021-07-21T09:54:21.116-07:00I have a copy on order! I have a copy on order! Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-8978532307886896382021-07-16T11:49:30.562-07:002021-07-16T11:49:30.562-07:00Will,
A little while ago, I told you about HOUNDS...Will,<br /><br />A little while ago, I told you about HOUNDS OF DRACULA, a movie tie-in novel that I really liked. Did you get it and read it yet and, if so, what did you think of it?<br /><br />I also asked you to please compare it to the film that was based on it, DRACULA'S DOG (a.k.a. ZOLTAN...HOUND OF DRACULA) and then tell me which version you preferred. If you want to watch the film, itMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505326462639079170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-87824131794400131002010-11-30T15:30:51.322-08:002010-11-30T15:30:51.322-08:00Oh Boy, I do LOVE me some genre film novelizations...Oh Boy, I do LOVE me some genre film novelizations & tie ins!<br />As a lifelong horror film & fiction fan who's also a book collector, my novelizations & tie ins are an important subset of my library. <br />I have all sorts of 'em from Curt Siodmak's DONOVAN'S BRAIN to the very first movie tie in version of Bloch's PSYCHO to Ray Russell's SARDONICUS to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-39149675776220486612010-10-01T11:20:10.734-07:002010-10-01T11:20:10.734-07:00Thanks, Matt. Good point about the function of the...Thanks, Matt. Good point about the function of the novelization before home video. I think there's always been some confusion about RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD and any connection with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. I believe Romero got the "dead" part and Russo kept "living dead."Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-2215623146776289552010-10-01T11:00:29.678-07:002010-10-01T11:00:29.678-07:00Great post, Will, and I'm really loving your b...Great post, Will, and I'm really loving your blog. Novelizations made a little more sense back in the pre-home video days when they were your only bet for re-experiencing a movie you loved in the theater. <br /><br />This all makes me think of my attempt to buy a copy of what I thought was John Russo's early 70's novel Return of the Living Dead. I got it home only to find it was the Matt Bradshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826281098320461314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-79225138529319767042010-05-12T06:59:00.343-07:002010-05-12T06:59:00.343-07:00I wouldn't mind picking up novelizations that ...I wouldn't mind picking up novelizations that have different images on the covers than the movie poster, that's for sure. I remember THE OMEN but not THE THING, thanks for recommending it.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-7986487963597609902010-05-11T19:34:13.496-07:002010-05-11T19:34:13.496-07:00Sorry...that was supposed to say "Holy crap&q...Sorry...that was supposed to say "Holy crap"...not crao. :)a paperback horrorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09805029608223585566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-85873964813300056352010-05-11T19:32:57.213-07:002010-05-11T19:32:57.213-07:00Holy crao! Those are some incredible books! I woul...Holy crao! Those are some incredible books! I would love to get my hands on those for my tie-in collection. Have you seen the covers for the Omen books and the one for The Thing? They're beautiful in an 80's way. This is a great post.a paperback horrorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09805029608223585566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-69686457096903808092010-05-10T10:05:02.280-07:002010-05-10T10:05:02.280-07:00I have a Nightmare on Elm Street novelization that...I have a Nightmare on Elm Street novelization that goes through the first three films in 216 pages.Richard of DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009346741909948722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-84574308564994620852010-05-10T09:36:51.057-07:002010-05-10T09:36:51.057-07:00Thanks for pointing that out, Donald--indeed, I ha...Thanks for pointing that out, Donald--indeed, I had those points in my head while writing up this post; somehow they got left out and forgotten when I hit "publish"!Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-29159225203406483162010-05-10T08:50:45.459-07:002010-05-10T08:50:45.459-07:00It's worth pointing out that the NIGHT OF THE ...It's worth pointing out that the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD novelization is written by the co-screenwriter, and that Dennis Etchison also wrote novelizations of THE FOG and HALLOWEEN III. I've never read a novelization but I mean to get around to Dennis's one of these days as he's such a great writer (one of the few who I think could actually do some sort of justice to Cronenberg&#Horror Slackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03864411271888065218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-12545867284911320962010-05-08T16:01:21.421-07:002010-05-08T16:01:21.421-07:00I get it from a collector's angle, and maybe e...I get it from a collector's angle, and maybe even from someone who is a big fan of the film, but movie novelizations are a strange breed of fiction - and yet they definitely have their own market. I think tv novelizations are even worse...shushiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034870853291366137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-70679236499461370862010-05-07T15:48:34.916-07:002010-05-07T15:48:34.916-07:00I hadn't a clue there was a novelization for V...I hadn't a clue there was a novelization for Videodrome. The film is heavy on visuals and is a highly sensory experience. I would enjoy Videodrome even with the sound off. Not sure how a novelization could enhance the experience, but I am somewhat curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-57105025105382871112010-05-07T15:47:59.472-07:002010-05-07T15:47:59.472-07:00I remember seeing an edition of The Scarlet Letter...I remember seeing an edition of The Scarlet Letter with Demi Moore on the cover (from the movie adaptation). I nearly vomited.Video Zeta Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418506488234665178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-43704518449778680302010-05-07T12:42:37.249-07:002010-05-07T12:42:37.249-07:00I read it about six or seven years ago; mostly I r...I read it about six or seven years ago; mostly I recall there's more detail about Howie's relationship with his fiancee in the first chapter, making him out to be even more prudish than the film. My edition has a 1978 copyright with a May '79 publication. There *is* a novel called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ritual-David-Pinner/dp/0090851102" rel="nofollow">The Ritual by David Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-44599098925438256682010-05-07T12:18:05.368-07:002010-05-07T12:18:05.368-07:00Have you read the WICKER MAN novel? I haven't...Have you read the WICKER MAN novel? I haven't, so maybe I'm wrong (and come to think of it, actually reading it wouldn't offer evidence either way), but I'm pretty sure that's one of those "written-in-conjuction" kind of things. I don't remember where I heard this, but I thought the novel was written before or during shooting of the film, and published more or bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.com