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Post by Michael Connolly on Dec 23, 2017 13:36:17 GMT
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Post by Michael Connolly on Jun 18, 2021 11:06:23 GMT
Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction can be downloaded here: silo.pub/encyclopedia-of-fantasy-and-horror-fiction.htmlIt is compromised by being about Fantasy and Horror, which are two different things. It is thus not comprehensive, with, for example, Ramsey Campbell getting an entry but E.F. Benson not. It is also written from an American viewpoint that underestimates M.R. James among others. 
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Post by Michael Connolly on Jun 19, 2021 11:00:36 GMT
Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction can be downloaded here: silo.pub/encyclopedia-of-fantasy-and-horror-fiction.htmlIt is compromised by being about Fantasy and Horror, which are two different things. It is thus not comprehensive, with, for example, Ramsey Campbell getting an entry but E.F. Benson not. It is also written from an American viewpoint that underestimates M.R. James among others. Beware. When discussing particular short stories and novels, D'Ammassa spends more time on synopsis than on criticism. He thus gives the away the end of such works as "The Chimbley" by Ramsey Campbell. D'Ammassa indeed.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Jun 19, 2021 20:09:45 GMT
Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction can be downloaded here: silo.pub/encyclopedia-of-fantasy-and-horror-fiction.htmlIt is compromised by being about Fantasy and Horror, which are two different things. It is thus not comprehensive, with, for example, Ramsey Campbell getting an entry but E.F. Benson not. It is also written from an American viewpoint that underestimates M.R. James among others. Beware. When discussing particular short stories and novels, D'Ammassa spends more time on synopsis than on criticism. He thus gives the away the end of such works as "The Chimbley" by Ramsey Campbell. D'Ammassa indeed. Funnily* enough, this is how Campbell writes reviews. *I was going to say "ironically," but we all know that is incorrect. |
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Post by Michael Connolly on Jun 20, 2021 13:05:17 GMT
Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction can be downloaded here: silo.pub/encyclopedia-of-fantasy-and-horror-fiction.htmlIt is compromised by being about Fantasy and Horror, which are two different things. It is thus not comprehensive, with, for example, Ramsey Campbell getting an entry but E.F. Benson not. It is also written from an American viewpoint that underestimates M.R. James among others. Beware. When discussing particular short stories and novels, D'Ammassa spends more time on synopsis than on criticism. He thus gives the away the end of such works as "The Chimbley" by Ramsey Campbell. D'Ammassa indeed. Funnily* enough, this is how Campbell writes reviews. *I was going to say "ironically," but we all know that is incorrect. I don't understand this. |
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Jun 20, 2021 18:18:48 GMT
Funnily* enough, this is how Campbell writes reviews. *I was going to say "ironically," but we all know that is incorrect. I don't understand this. I do not understand it either. |
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Post by Michael Connolly on Jun 21, 2021 11:40:22 GMT
I do not understand it either. D'Ammassa! |
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