Horror Aficionados discussion

An absolutely unknown in Spain, can you suggest me some tittles by him? what about his style?

My absolute favorite Gifune book so far is The Rain Dancers. Gifune's writing is intense, atmospheric and beautiful.

Other Gifune books I have enjoyed include:
The Bleeding Season
A View from the Lake
Devil's Breath

Charlene wrote: "My absolute favorite Gifune book so far is The Rain Dancers. Gifune's writing is intense, atmospheric and beautiful.

Other Gifune books I have enjoyed include:
[book:The Bleeding S..."

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Deacon wrote: "Charlene wrote: "My absolute favorite Gifune book so far is The Rain Dancers. Gifune's writing is intense, atmospheric and beautiful.

Other Gifune books I have enjoyed include:
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VERY COOL, Deacon! Thank you! It's one of my favorite Gifune reads.

Edited to add that I checked my email and there it was! Thanks again. :)

Honestly, I've enjoyed everything by him, all 4 or 5 star ratings from me!
I first discovered him over 10 years ago with his collection Heretics and own everything he has written since.
Charlene's recommendations are bang on.

Donna wrote: "Honestly, I've enjoyed everything by him, all 4 or 5 star ratings from me!
I first discovered him over 10 years ago with his collection Heretics and own everything he has written since.
Charlene's ..."

Hi, Donna! Thanks. :)

Where is he in the spectrum of horror, quiet horror or extreme horror? or some middle place in the line of Stephen King or Bentley Little?

I would say quiet to middle.
I would rank A View from the Lake or another one called Saying Uncle as more quiet like Charles Grant. Definitely not extreme horror which is why I like him so much.

I'm currently reading Orphans of Wonderland, based on that I'd say he's literary/quiet horror, not light, but also not brutal. More psychological.

Agreed, Donna and Amanda. Psychological and atmospheric.

Psychological and atmospheric is spot on - agree 100%! Though I will say that while the violence isn't extreme, the emotions definitely can be. I personally felt like Saying Uncle was a strong punch in the gut in terms of the emotions it evoked. Not an easy read by any stretch, but an excellent one, that I won't soon forget.

One that hasn't been mentioned yet but that ranks very high on the "WTF" meter for me is Long After Dark. It is left entirely up to the reader to decide what is real, and what is in the mind of the protagonist, and it is creepy as can be!

I'm pretty sure I have that one, Robert. I will have to move it up in my TBR. I have a couple more Gifune books that I'm sort of saving, if you know what I mean. That way I know that I always have some on hand to read.

Greg Gifune is sorely an underappreciated author. Not by those who have read him. They will sing his praises all day. But there are too many who have never read him or never heard of him.

My first and still my favorite of his is Saying Uncle. And I'll also echo Robert on Long After Dark. That's also in my top five of Gifune's books.

But if you read him, you have to read The Bleeding Season. A must read for any fan of dark fiction.

Well said, Tim.:)

I've only read the novella The Rain Dancers, but he writes well. Want to get more of his stuff later.

So far, I've only read Saying Uncle. It was an interesting read, but I expected a more "typical" horror novel, and it wasn't one at all, but more a dark nostalgic/coming-of-age tale like Mystic River.

Erin (Paperbackstash) *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "I've only read the novella The Rain Dancers, but he writes well. Want to get more of his stuff later."

I just finished that one this morning - it was excellent!

Yep, it is. :)

Gifune is surreal, atmospheric horror at its best. I'm slowly but surely making my way through his catalog and I have yet to come across anything of his that wasn't excellent. A real gem in the horror genre.

Can't wait to read more of his stuff then. I love surreal and atmospheric.