tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post4902268428254015255..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: Richard Matheson: Shock! The Paperback CoversWill Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-23295952937883740272010-12-16T08:55:33.210-08:002010-12-16T08:55:33.210-08:00Sounds like it'll be right up my alley for the...Sounds like it'll be right up my alley for the holidays! <br />If one can't immerse one's self in something dark & unrelenting at this time of year, then when exactly CAN one? LOL<br />The novel itself takes place in the days leading up to X-Mas, so it's just a perfect fit.<br />The film adaption didn't use that angle that I recall, but they should have.<br />While Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-65081836237708356652010-12-16T06:29:14.583-08:002010-12-16T06:29:14.583-08:00Yep, anybody can just go to Borders or Amazon and ...Yep, anybody can just go to Borders or Amazon and buy the latest trade paperback edition of classic horror tales, but there's something special about doggedly tracking down lovely cheap old paperbacks! I have HELL HOUSE but just haven't gotten around to it yet; my girlfriend read it recently and liked it but said it was very, very dark and unrelenting. Cool!Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-42003717725591438192010-12-15T22:38:22.251-08:002010-12-15T22:38:22.251-08:00Yeah...
Long story shortened up a bit, I'm who...Yeah...<br />Long story shortened up a bit, I'm whoafully behind in my Matheson reading considering my age ( I just turned 49 in October ) & the fact that I'm basically a lifelong voracious genre fiction fanatic ( since about 1975 - '76 ).<br />Oh, my intentions have been good as I've managed to get through a fair amount of his short work in various anthologies over the years,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-34644571919541651012010-12-15T15:23:10.487-08:002010-12-15T15:23:10.487-08:00I'm in a hurry to finish Lansdale's LEATHE...I'm in a hurry to finish Lansdale's LEATHER MAIDEN so that I can FINALLY start HELL HOUSE after all these years of meaning to. It's going to count as this year's X-Mas story.<br /><br />Regarding all those terrific vintage Matheson paperback repros in this thread, I want some!<br />They're just too cool.<br />In my vintage paperbacks collection I have plenty of Blochs, some Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-27150979631327022352010-12-03T11:53:50.979-08:002010-12-03T11:53:50.979-08:00I certainly mind stumbling across this on my treks...I certainly mind stumbling across this on my treks to used-book shops. Anything with Matheson on the cover, and I'm game.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675220785164388203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-2385323188488282342010-12-03T04:52:12.479-08:002010-12-03T04:52:12.479-08:00For new horror fiction, check out Dreamspell Night...For new horror fiction, check out Dreamspell Nightmares an anthology of 20 unique horror stories from: http://www.lldreamspell.com/DreamspellNightmares.htmJacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-45331843203746720762010-12-02T09:41:15.050-08:002010-12-02T09:41:15.050-08:00in 2003, Gauntlet press in three volumes collected...in 2003, Gauntlet press in three volumes collected all of Matheson's short fiction. You can find them for about $10 a pop at Amazon. The covers aren't nearly as exciting, but the chance to read stories I'd only heard of elsewhere was more than enough to make up for them.Eric Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573094677385989883noreply@blogger.com