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I re-read The Exorcist a year or two ago; so much better than the movie.
A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelaznyhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
Recently re-issued, average goodreads rating over 4 stars, written by the highly esteemed fantasy and science fiction writer Roger Zelazny.
Long LankinThis book was quite lovely, atmospheric, brooding, lots of incipient doom. The literary influences behind this include Turn of the Screw and Beowulf. It has the same premise as Stephen King's It: set in 1958, with children being menaced by an ancient monster that has preyed upon the community for hundreds of years.
Since older popular novels are being nominated I'll throw in a vote for Salem's Lot. I've been planning a reread for awhile now, but most of Ronald's nominations look good too. :)
I'm not sure that this falls into any of the "underappreciated, obscure, and challenging types of writing," but what about Stephen Gregory's The Cormorant?
Yeah I loved The Cormorant. Gregory's best that I've read.
Why'd you freeze the Waking That Kills discussion?
Did you guys enjoy Waking? I picked it up after I read The Cormorant, but I haven't read it yet.
No, I was disappointed. There was no point to it all that I could see.
Randolph wrote: "Just a warning, I will probably veto all King, McCammon, Koontz, Rice, Saul, Preston & Child, all the mega-bestseller authors. It is NOT because I want to insult your tastes. Heaven knows I have ..."Oh, Randolph, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!
I was thinking about something from Joel Lane. I read and loved The Lost District and I would gladly read it again or we could try Where Furnaces Burn or From Blue to Black.
Ctgt wrote: "I was thinking about something from Joel Lane. I read and loved The Lost District and I would gladly read it again or we could try Where Furnaces Burn..."The Lost District looks really good!
I really liked The Lost District but I felt like most of the stories were more... mood pieces... than actual stories.
Scott wrote: "I really liked The Lost District but I felt like most of the stories were more... mood pieces... than actual stories."I still think I'll give it a go.
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The Dead Zone by Stephen King
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I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
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The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
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The Exorcist by Wiliam Peter Blatty
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