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Did a search for a thread like this but couldn't find one. So without any intended impertinence I thought I'd start one. Forgive me if I'm overstepping my bounds.

Finally got around to finishing this. Uneven mixture of essays to be sure. My favorite essay was of course "The Beating Of Black Wings: Supernatural Horror In Literature And The Fiction Of Edgar Allan Poe" by H.P. Lovecraft with Dorothy Scarborough's "Modern Ghost" a very close second, so much so I may order the book this essay was selected from new if I can't find a copy second hand. My least enjoyable essay was "Anthropology, Fiction, And The Occult: The Case Of Carlos Castaneda" by David Murray, not because of poor writing --- Murray is a very capable wordsmith --- but because this type of anthropological mysticism just doesn't appeal to me. Castaneda's books littered virtually every crack and crevice back in the seventies when I was spending all my time and money (I was single and employed fulltime) building my book collection. Wasn't attracted to them then and after seeing two in good condition at Goodwill the other day felt no nostalgic tug of missed opportunity.
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I'm reading Stephen King's 'The Shining' for the first time.
I am a fan of Stephen King's work(aside from Dreamcatcher.....that book did nothing for me!), and am also a fan of all the movie adaptations that I have seen.

I like King too. If you're interested in reading about horror I highly recommend his DANSE MACABRE.

My Husbands a die hard King Fan, I prefer Richard Laymon. Right now I'm reading Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison, well when I get the chance to read. My sons an aspiring author, he's just got into the final 900 out of 30,000 entries in a BBC radio 2 writing competition for Children (had to mention it, cos I'm proud of my little fella). If he makes it into the top 50 he'll be over the moon!

I just picked up Four Past Midnight on clearance. Last year I picked up the treasury edition of Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, though the appeal there is more for the artwork. The stories are great but they wouldn't be half as scary without those drawings!

my wife got me this for my birthday. I LOVE it!!

Originally Posted by halloween_sucks_in_the_uk

My Husbands a die hard King Fan, I prefer Richard Laymon. Right now I'm reading Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison, well when I get the chance to read. My sons an aspiring author, he's just got into the final 900 out of 30,000 entries in a BBC radio 2 competition for Children (had to mention it, cos I'm proud of my little fella). If he makes it into the top 50 he'll be over the moon!

I wish him the best of luck.

Originally Posted by Xfireboyx

my wife got me this for my birthday. I LOVE it!!

Poe is truly great. Lovecraft's admiration for Poe is evident in the essay of his I mentioned above.

I'm not reading horror right now, I'm currently reading Keith Richards new autobiography, Life.

Interesting man. It's totally written in his voice too.

Read some current Batman titles last night:
Batman 708
Batman The Dark Knight 2
Batman Inc. 4
Superman/Batman 82

Whether Bruce Wayne or Dick Grayson Batman is still one of the most enjoyable and reliable characters in comicdom. While everything above is stunning David Finch appears to be verging on the brilliant.

My wife just got done reading the hunger games series, and I REALLY want to read those... has anybody here read them yet?? what did you think?