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Post by redbrain on Jan 22, 2008 16:10:09 GMT
Shocking... There were 3 Shock! books named Shock!, Shock 2 and Shock 3. Reminiscent of the way Hollywood has named sequel films in recent years - and Richard Matheson did, of course, write film scripts. However, the Shock series of books appeared while Hollywood gave sequels proper titles. So - if there was influence between the Shock series and movies - it was from the books to the films. The Shock books were originally published by Corgi - with poor covers (but not as bad as this Sphere one).
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Post by sean on Jan 22, 2008 17:46:18 GMT
Yep, the cover to the second Sphere volume isn't much better (probably another contender for this thread- I'll dig it out and scan it later). I've got the Corgi edition of the third, which, as you say, is nowhere near as bad.
There's a great selection of stories to be found in these 3 vols, but I reckon Matheson's best collecton is 'Third From The Sun' aka 'Born of Man and Woman'.
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Post by redbrain on Jan 23, 2008 10:15:51 GMT
Yep, the cover to the second Sphere volume isn't much better (probably another contender for this thread- I'll dig it out and scan it later). I've got the Corgi edition of the third, which, as you say, is nowhere near as bad. There's a great selection of stories to be found in these 3 vols, but I reckon Matheson's best collecton is 'Third From The Sun' aka 'Born of Man and Woman'. I think that Shock 2 is the best of the Shock series. I once owned a Ballantine edition of Third From The Sun which had the best cover of any Richard Matheson collection I've ever owned. (But that isn't saying a lot - he's notched up some crap covers.) My vote for best Matheson collection (if this isn't cheating) goes to the Collected Stories (Edge Books, 3 volumes). These have bad covers - but not bad in an interesting way - they're just boring.
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ghannah01
Crab On The Rampage
It's dark in here. Anyone have a match?
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Post by ghannah01 on Jan 25, 2008 8:47:38 GMT
Hilarious stuff. Now you've got me keen to look through my collection. I'm sure I've got some awful covers tucked away. Glen
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Mar 30, 2008 16:48:42 GMT
Major scary cover to me.
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Post by H_P_Saucecraft on Jun 23, 2009 18:11:08 GMT
Got this today, looking forward to the actual book, but the cover is awful :
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Post by lobolover on Oct 11, 2009 16:46:32 GMT
Anyone else seeing an Eiffel tower made out of bat wings ? It's not the bat concept that is that bad, albeit unmemorable, it's the crazy filtering which makes this look like the 60's on even more acid
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Post by weirdmonger on Oct 11, 2009 18:39:11 GMT
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Post by lobolover on Oct 12, 2009 14:33:55 GMT
Here is something so cutely amateurish I could not help post it . The first doesn't seem to be a paperback, but good lord, just look at it HORRORS OF SMILING MANOR by Maurice B. Gardner, 1962 The Grasshoppers Come and A Rabbit in the Air: David Garnett The first story is described by Ashley as "...bizarre...tells of the ordeal of an airman stranded alone and injured in a strange desert." " Oh how I detest this kind of stuff, which tries to pesent a bunch of curving lines based around a title as "artů
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Post by lobolover on Oct 12, 2009 16:23:54 GMT
THE DUNWICH HORROR by H.P.Lovecraft published by Bartholomew House in 1945, the second mass market paperback of Lovecraft's fiction . Contains "The Dunwich Horror," "The Shadow Out of Time" and "The Thing on the Doorstep." All the horrible strangeness going on in the novel, and what do we focus on ? An unhealthily yellow guy and his dog sticking their heads through a door. OF COURSE !
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Post by andydecker on Oct 15, 2009 11:18:31 GMT
Here is a nice one, firmly in the categorie: horror? We can´t advertize this as horror! We have standards! Nothing spells Nancy Collins violent heroine Sonja Blue better than this nice, thoughtful young lady nursing a hangover or whatever. In the Blood - here as A dozen black Roses
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Post by dem bones on Oct 15, 2009 17:53:29 GMT
Dragan Vujic - How to Hunt the Nocturnal Buck (iUniverse, 2008) Stumbled upon this gem from Canada's Dragan 'Buck' Vujik, and wondered if he'd written anything else. Indeed he had .... Dragan Vujic - Tender Kiss of a Russian Werewolf (iUniverse, 2002) Blurb: An American professor of folklore visits relatives in Russia. Initially, he comes to do research on aspects of Russian epics, which have been passed down orally and have literally survived on the lips of the peasants. However, the American soon abandons his primary purpose and decides to pursue loftier goals. He falls in love with a Russian lady. Their romance flourishes. Then, something unexpected occurs and the American discovers the true nature of his lover. Vasil Donskov experiences first hand the tender kiss of a Russian werewolf.Dragan Vujic - Final Harvest Of The Werewolf (iUniverse, 2002) Blurb: Jack Lusk, a writer, relocates to an apparently quiet, laid-back country town. Much to his surprise, he discovers that the entire community is infested with werewolves. A slayer, Buck Lanark, is called in to terminate the abominations. However, the problem becomes overwhelming. Buck calls for assistance. His friends arrive for a showdown with the werewolves. The Brotherhood of the Silver Bullet also makes an unexpected debut. A bitter battle is fought to the death. Silver bullets fly, werewolves die. Unfortunately, the shooters do not escape unscathed. Steven Cervi and Buck Lanark have their last confrontation. One man kills the other, but not with impunity. And, the werewolves reap their final harvest.Mr. Vujic's other lycanthrope outings include: Death Hunt For The Last Werewolf (iUniverse, 2000), Crimson Tears of a Werewolf: Adventures of a Werewolf: Hunter and Huntress (iUniverse, 2001), Dark Shadow Of The Werewolf (iUniverse, 2002) and Werewolf Alliance (iUniverse, 2008). He is also credited with authorship of Alternative Reality for a Werewolf Hunter (iUniverse, 2003), though bibliophiles suspect this one may be a forgery as the cover is almost normal.
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Post by allthingshorror on Oct 15, 2009 18:32:46 GMT
Stumbled upon this gem from Canada's Dragan 'Buck' Vujik, and wondered if he'd written anything else. Indeed he had .... My God, it's Richard Staines' long lost 'up-market' cousin...
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Post by lobolover on Oct 19, 2009 12:04:53 GMT
I thought so to, but on firs glance this looks legit .
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