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Post by erebus on Oct 22, 2015 12:09:34 GMT
Never Heard or seen this one about. Thanks for the info. I had no idea the film was based around a book. Although in the film its a swampy style bug monster. You learn something new every day.
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Post by erebus on Oct 22, 2015 11:57:09 GMT
Compared to Maggots, this book is a Legendary. He kind of bites of more than he can chew by setting both books around the world, rather them setting them in merry old Britain. You have to have a certain knack at writing to be able to keep the reader interested, Jarvis clearly didn't have it. I have put my views on Pestilence in the other thread. Its not a total loss Dem ,stick with it.
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Post by erebus on Oct 22, 2015 11:47:26 GMT
Really ? Is Scarlet Gospels bad ? Was considering getting a copy, but a few people have said its poor.
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Post by erebus on Oct 22, 2015 11:42:34 GMT
Brilliant artwork to what appears to be a brilliant book.
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Post by erebus on Sept 29, 2015 12:42:28 GMT
Did you ever get a hold of Snowbeast Dem ?
Got a Trollnight here, don't know if there's been a post on the book. Maybe I should give it a weekend Power read and throw one up ?
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Post by erebus on Sept 29, 2015 12:37:46 GMT
Been shying away from the old pulp stuff recently, I could be burned at the stake for even suggesting that here at the Vault. So to redeem myself I pulled a couple off the shelf that I hadn't read for a number of years. The first being Tendrils. A gut slurping, backside invading, oozy treat from SIC, or HAK if you prefer. Great start. And then Maggots. The initial member did a superb job on reviewing the book, but as you can see it would appear like the rest of us, this novel got the better of him. I too recall bailing out all those years ago. I'm currently on chapter 12 and its becoming a chore to even do a page of this, its just so boring. The characters are tiresome and dull, and the constant dialogue is just irratating as nothing happens to move the book forward. But maybe the gory vignettes will save it. No ! So for we've had a bloke walk into a front room floor covered in them, a kid falls into a gulley full of the things, a shower head spews out a torrent of parasites onto a women in her shower stall....surprise surprise the glass door gets jammed. And a French lady lets an army of grubs wriggle toward her a burrow under her nails, after she proclaims they're cute ! All this may sound gruesome, but its not told nor written in any style to grip or enthral the reader. Now I know what you're saying, "What do you want from a book called Maggots ?" Yes its far fetched twaddle, and ridiculous. But all the Spiders, Jellyfish, Caterpillars and Beetle attack books seemed to pull it off. Even the writers other Book Pestilence did okay ( although I recall that being poor ). But I'm going to try and stick this one out. Perhaps it will pick up. Needs a miracle though.
Oh and I too am still non the wiser about the giant eye either.
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Post by erebus on Sept 29, 2015 12:09:13 GMT
I think we're all in the majority here when we say Koontz did his best work many years ago. I too agree with the earlier members, The Odd Thomas novels become tedious after the initial book, and much of his work in and around this era concern very rich people from LA or Califonia riding around the country with a dog and an infinite supply of friends and money. And lets not forget lashings of religious significance. Phantoms is by far and away his best book. A total departure from his usual, Man and woman are chased through a full book by a violent killer continuously. This format worked at time, Whispers being the best of the bunch, but he flogged that horse too many times.
As for Shattered its been a good long time since I read the book. But I recall liking it. I always thought the young boy in the car was the brother of the girl they are going to visit, not the fellow driving. Anyway, its a one sit read, rather a good companion piece to his other novel Chase. If I'm not mistaken does the little kid in the book constantly wear horror T Shirts each time ? Wolfman, Frankenstein's Monster, The Mummy etc ?
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Post by erebus on Sept 29, 2015 11:56:48 GMT
Give Homer, Bart and Marge my regards please Mr Flanders.
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Post by erebus on Sept 20, 2015 15:59:15 GMT
You can't go wrong with Relics. That's probably a good place to start. The guys are correct, he did move on from Horror and write Thrillers later. The Sean Doyle character appeared in several books after Renegades. If you like horror read SLUGS, SPAWN, EREBUS, SHADOWS, BREEDING GROUND, DEATHDAY , RELICS, VICTIMS, ASSASSIN, NEMESIS, CAPTIVES and HEATHEN. And if you can get hold of a copy CHAINSAW TERROR. His others as Stated are more thriller. Although TWISTED SOULS and UNMARKED GRAVES have horror elements.
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Post by erebus on Jul 12, 2015 21:30:49 GMT
Hi.. And welcome to hell. ..Just kidding. I'm sure the many maniacs and inmates will point you in the right direction as to recommendations. I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay here.
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Post by erebus on Jul 10, 2015 10:50:48 GMT
Flesh was the first Laymon book I ever bought and read, I loved it and never looked back and have everything he's written. Flesh, though always seems to be a favourite of mine. Perhaps its because it the one that got me on the Laymon rollercoaster. Midnights Lair, Endless Night, and Island are the others I enjoyed. The lesser for me are Savage ( shock horror ) Alarums , No Sanctuary and Glory Bus. A very prolific writer , one often wonders what his output would be if he was still alive today.
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Post by erebus on Jul 10, 2015 10:34:52 GMT
Well like mattofthespurs, I'm a grumpy old sod too. But I loved it. Yes I knew it would be full of wooden character, plotholes and ridiculous impossible scenarios and outcomes, but I love these films so I put my brain to bed ( not difficult ) and let the ridiculousness unfold.
Dinosaurs were my first love as a kid, sod cars, toy soldiers and action man. So I've always held a spot for them.
These films have always been way of the mark. Dilophosaurs did not have stupid neck frills. Pteranodons could in no way lift a human being let alone carry one. And Velociraptors were not that tall, more like groin height. Deinonychus would have been the one they should have gone with.
Anyway all that said, kids will love it. This one surely did.
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Post by erebus on Jul 10, 2015 10:21:11 GMT
There hasn't really been a decent horror movie since the 80s. I don't think we can class Silence of the Lambs as horror. A few slip through that are effective, Neil Marshalls The Descent being one, but sadly the films made today are not made by horror fans for horror fans, they are made by studios trying to make a quick profit and throw just about anything on the screen. The latest Texas Chainsaw film is a perfect example. And those multitude of ridiculous Paranormal Activity films will continue as long as the kids see them.
Back in the day we had Freddie Francis, Roy Ward Baker, Terence Fisher etc. Then Norman J Warren , Pete Walker and so forth. Ok not wonderful directors, but they made them for us....the fans.
Carpenter, Romero, and even Stuart Gordon kept the flow going later, but sadly age has caught up. And Dario Argento just went crazy.
The new breed of director like Eli Roth, Adam Greene and Ti West, although love the genre, seem to be being lured and pulled away by the smell of money and fame. Roth in particular.
So yes teens have destroyed our genre, and the sad thing is, they go watch these films ( talk through them on their phones ) and leave without having any knowledge or understanding of the film or its production.
A horror fan is very rare indeed now, in fact you are mocked and scorned for being one. We'll be the way of the dinosaurs before you know it.
Oh and I love dinosaurs too.
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Post by erebus on Apr 4, 2015 16:59:36 GMT
Great interview. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by erebus on Mar 27, 2015 22:08:58 GMT
Woo Hoo.
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