tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post8370535984395401750..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: Toplin by Michael McDowell (1985): The World's Forgotten BoyWill Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-55760095525814846082018-03-30T11:06:30.740-07:002018-03-30T11:06:30.740-07:00I enjoyed it immensely. I battered through it in t...I enjoyed it immensely. I battered through it in two evenings. ScarTissueFilmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13713024228728821644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-76909883018993853452013-01-06T12:29:31.308-08:002013-01-06T12:29:31.308-08:00And TOPLIN is *nothing* like McDowell's other ...And TOPLIN is *nothing* like McDowell's other horror novels.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-42771782588799023982013-01-06T00:48:21.887-08:002013-01-06T00:48:21.887-08:00This, along with Kathy Koja' "The Cypher&...This, along with Kathy Koja' "The Cypher" is at the very top of my horror book list. Toplin is the one book I felt compelled to violently throw at the wall. Twice. It should, given a strong mind, be read in one sitting. Creepy just doesn't even come close. It won't affect a lot of people probably. But then, it took me quite a while to 'get' H. P. Lovecraft.beephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132456469830416424noreply@blogger.com