tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post4762139363692721028..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: Gila! by Les Simons (1981): Big Lizard in My Backyard Will Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-73306623955873364822023-01-24T18:05:56.770-08:002023-01-24T18:05:56.770-08:00The Swedish translation is apparently part of a se...The Swedish translation is apparently part of a series called "Cold Chills - Gruesome Midnight Readin". Translating it to English can't really communicate how incredibly cheesy it sounds. morgondaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835420169458052303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-32417910597864834612023-01-11T15:03:04.445-08:002023-01-11T15:03:04.445-08:00Statement, thank you! The first Borderlands is ind...Statement, thank you! The first Borderlands is indeed a favorite; you can check out the other pages on this blog where I list all my "top reads" of novels, anthos, collections, etc., in the sidebar. Enjoy!Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-48640873331145401652023-01-05T12:37:31.861-08:002023-01-05T12:37:31.861-08:00Discovered this blog a few years back and have bee...Discovered this blog a few years back and have been combing through old posts this past week and loving every minute of it. Was trying to sus out your absolute favorite anthology without actually asking and it looks like it may be the first borderlands? Would love a short list of your personal favs even though I wanna read them all.Statement of Purpose:To present and discuss lyrics, music and ideas. Hearts and Minds.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00656416920356113425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-56636662175299221222022-12-05T10:29:09.798-08:002022-12-05T10:29:09.798-08:00@Zwolf - If it's any consolation, Choir of Wor...@Zwolf - If it's any consolation, <i>Choir of Worms</i> is a fantastic title for a horror novel. It'd also be a great name for a metal band.Alejandro Omidsalarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539800558494273368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-77680709852206753152022-11-22T14:20:12.078-08:002022-11-22T14:20:12.078-08:00Had no idea this was Kathryn Ptacek !! GILA! is an...Had no idea this was Kathryn Ptacek !! GILA! is another one that I've been searching for for FAR too long. Have never seen it in the wild.<br /> Adam Allbrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312436274328513830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-54262679165099760882022-11-16T09:47:06.559-08:002022-11-16T09:47:06.559-08:00Gila! is available as a cheap ($4) ebook under Kat...Gila! is available as a cheap ($4) ebook under Kathryn's name with a less cool cover. She has a bunch of other ebooks too, but I haven't been sure which ones to pick up next (Gila! is the only one with an exclamation point, so of course I bought that first).James Segerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246244025376524237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-83192362749225072722022-11-12T19:58:49.262-08:002022-11-12T19:58:49.262-08:00I agree about agreeing with Treebeard's commen...I agree about agreeing with Treebeard's comment! And I'm happy to see an update with such a primal, protean example of TOO MUCH HORROR FICTION! Love that sleazy, sex crazed bed hopping and bourgeois scheming that turns up in creature features and disaster stories of the time. I'll say there's a charm to the unrelated 50s film, not quite the tight storytelling or performances of Dr. Jerrold Coehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431096082075533976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-72540207913231193092022-11-10T05:08:46.415-08:002022-11-10T05:08:46.415-08:00(Zwolf, just in case it doesn't post my name, ...(Zwolf, just in case it doesn't post my name, as usual).<br /><br />It's been a long time since I read this "critter" book, but I do remember that it's better than the Giant Gila Monster movie, at least (and if you have that on DVD you almost certainly have The Killer Shrews, because it seems sometimes that it's illegal to sell one without the other. Oddly, I think the Zwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364540771153476179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-11836736645058757202022-11-08T17:17:12.580-08:002022-11-08T17:17:12.580-08:00Treebeard, I don't know if I've ever agree...Treebeard, I don't know if I've ever agreed with a comment more!Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-18911255111442065292022-11-08T13:35:02.788-08:002022-11-08T13:35:02.788-08:00It’s funny how everything human in these books dat...It’s funny how everything human in these books date so quickly—politics, culture, language, technology, etc—and only the monsters have a timeless quality. Other than the freak size increase, the Gila Monster hasn’t changed in a million years. And why should it? Same with crabs, sharks, dinosaurs, worms or whatever monstrous beasts these books throw at us. To me this is the real, horrific takeawayTreebeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769796990019460695noreply@blogger.com