Hiya Folks!

[njhorror]

I'm new here and look forward to many happy hours of poring through the threads.

I've been a fan of horror for at least forty years and especially enjoy the written word.

I look forward to gradually becoming acquainted with the members of the board.


Stephen

[dem bones]

Welcome Stephen

Thanks for joining and i hope you enjoy your time with us. To start the ball rolling, care to share with us some of your favourite authors & books you've encountered over four decades?

[njhorror]

favorite authors . . .

Arthur Machen, Robert Bloch, Robert Aickman, Walter de la Mare, H. H. Munro (Saki), Algernon Blackwood, H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, Joan Aiken, Shirley Jackson . . .

and M. R. James. Wonderful stuff.


Since I'm a fan of a well written short story I tend to read collections. The Tartarus collections of Machen, Blackwood, Aickman, Munro and de la Mare stand out as fine reading. Most of the King, Bloch, and Campbell shorts are readily available and I've always found them to be very entertaining. Many of the Ash-Tree Press collections, such as those by Sheridan Le Fanu, E.F. Benson, Wakefield, Terry Lamsley, Burrage, etc. also hit the mark.

There are many anthologies that I've enjoyed over the years and I'm especially fond of folklore, witchcraft, ghouls, and similarly themed anthologies.


My favorite short story is THE INTERLOPERS by Saki. I read it when I was about ten years old, and I've been hooked since. Not a supernatural horror story or a frightening gore fest it still left me short of breath at the ending.

A close second would be THE LOTTERY by Shirley Jackson. A story that left me smiling with delicious horror.

[Dr Strange]

Hi Stephen. The only name on that list that I didn't know at all is Terry Lamsley. Just googled him and he sounds kinda interesting - maybe you (or anyone else who has read him) could give me an idea of his style, and what you think is his best stuff?

[njhorror]

I've always felt that Terry reminded me of Robert Aickman in style.

His writing is subtle yet builds tension.

I enjoyed Made Ready and Cupboard Love published by Subterranean Press and his Buxton tales.

Here's a link to more info about him . . .

www.oozingbrain.com/lamsley/