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Post by Jojo Lapin X on May 26, 2019 17:18:58 GMT
I only liked the actor Mark Pellegrino What? What about Michael Emerson? He was outstanding.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on May 19, 2019 12:01:16 GMT
I did not realize there was a THE WASP FACTORY tradition.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on May 14, 2019 9:23:58 GMT
As ever, we never realised what we had until we didn't have it any more. But there was no internet. How did we even know what day it was?
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on May 11, 2019 17:53:05 GMT
While Mr Bagley passed away in 1983, for sheer posthumous production it's probably hard to beat "V C Andrews", who died in 1986 but has subsequently written many, many more novels than when she was alive. Yes, but I believe she has had help with those.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on May 10, 2019 21:37:00 GMT
Frank R. Stockton - The Lady Or The Tiger: "The institution was a very popular one. When the people gathered together on one of these great trial days, they never knew whether they were to witness a bloody slaughter or a hilarious wedding." A Barbarian King with a keen sense of "justice" as popular entertainment. The alleged transgressor is given the choice of two identical doors to pass through. Behind one lies horrible death, behind the other dubious reward . In this particular instance, the offender has committed the most heinous crime of all. The King's daughter has taken him as her secret lover ..... What is a "puzzle story"? I want to have an idea before I try reading one. Ok, so I read it anyway. And now I know.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on May 10, 2019 21:01:44 GMT
Frank R. Stockton - The Lady Or The Tiger: "The institution was a very popular one. When the people gathered together on one of these great trial days, they never knew whether they were to witness a bloody slaughter or a hilarious wedding." A Barbarian King with a keen sense of "justice" as popular entertainment. The alleged transgressor is given the choice of two identical doors to pass through. Behind one lies horrible death, behind the other dubious reward . In this particular instance, the offender has committed the most heinous crime of all. The King's daughter has taken him as her secret lover ..... What is a "puzzle story"? I want to have an idea before I try reading one.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on May 9, 2019 20:10:59 GMT
Desmond Bagley has a new novel out, DOMINO ISLAND. This beats Richard Laymon's record for how long you can keep writing after you die.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on May 7, 2019 13:48:54 GMT
The Hospice The Same Dog Ravissante Meeting Mr. Millar No Stronger than a Flower Ringing the Changes With the exception of "Ringing the Changes" (and possibly "No Stronger Than a Flower," about which I remember nothing), that is a pretty hardcore introduction to Aickman.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on May 5, 2019 14:09:03 GMT
That is the Crowley bio by Wilson? Never saw it. Thanks for sharing. I wonder if it is better accessible then a lot of these other bios of the guy. The one by Francis King (not that Francis King) is eminently readable.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on May 1, 2019 16:02:44 GMT
It makes me wonder whether the board has ever sparked a run on any rare horror tomes... I think we already discussed recently the impact Vault has had on the price of EAT THEM ALIVE.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Apr 29, 2019 19:51:43 GMT
I believe our beloved boardmaster's favorite literary work of all time, THE MOORSTONE SICKNESS, is one, but I could be remembering incorrectly.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Apr 26, 2019 18:00:42 GMT
'Bills' being the murder victim's surname. Well, I did not know that. I should have, of course, but I did not.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Apr 26, 2019 15:52:41 GMT
"The Voice of Bills"?
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Apr 21, 2019 20:59:50 GMT
That was lame. Talking to ourselves now, are we?
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Apr 18, 2019 16:57:25 GMT
The drums are booming! The fires are lit!
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