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escape artist posted:They always say don't judge a book by its cover but... I bought Haunted Forest Tour based on its cover and was not disappointed. It's good schlocky fun I've bought a copy as I like "good schlocky fun". I loved 'Clickers' so sounds right up my street.
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UwUnabomber posted:Ohhhh poo poo, I didn't realize Aliens: Bug Hunt was gonna have a story by my dude Brian Keene in it. Just went down a bit of a rabbit hole & found out that Scott Sigler wrote Aliens: Phalanx I'm a bit burned out with the Aliens franchise but I love both authors so am definintely checking them out.
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oh god oh gently caress posted:Yeah I think the only time I've gotten scared from prose is when I read House of Leaves as a teen, or various online stories/creepypastas. Really liked Ted's Caving Page. I think there's a lack of punch with a novel vs a short ghost story. If you like 'Ted the caver' you should give The Descent by Jeff Long a try.
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Apr 19, 2023 21:32
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Good Citizen posted:I read this last year and was conflicted about even mentioning it here because it’s really more an adventure book than a horror book. Adventure with horror elements pretty much sums it up, I thought the sequel is a bit more horror though.
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Apr 19, 2023 21:43
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The Descent by Jeff Long is a kinda adventure/horror mashup thats pretty long. I really enjoyed it & it has a sequel called Deeper that is also pretty good.
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Count Thrashula posted:I'm sure this has been asked before, but what should I read if I'm on a big Diablo kick at the moment? (Nathan Ballingrud comes to mind, as does Between Two Fires, but I've read those) I've no idea if they are any good but there are some Diablo novels available. https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Chronology_of_Novels.
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Jun 17, 2023 11:20
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Vargatron posted:Edit: I'm not sure how required spoiler bars are on a 40 year old novel, but I figured I'd play it safe since I don't want to be spoiled on this stuff as I'm reading. Holy gently caress! your making me feel old... I was about 14 when it came out & got it for christmas.
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Jul 8, 2023 20:13
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I'm reading my way through the Splatter Western series, I've read 1 to 4 so far and am really enjoying them. https://www.goodreads.com/series/322370-splatter-western If you like olde timey western stuff with gore & magic it'll be right up your street.
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Sep 17, 2023 21:01
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Count Thrashula posted:Right now I'm reading The Black Farm. If you're into Dark Souls/Bloodborne bleak religio-weirdness, it'll be up your alley. A couple of the creature designs have really stuck with me in my imagination. Based on this I had a break from the westerns & read Black Farm, it's a bloody good read. I've just started the sequel & it seems more of the same so things are looking good so far.
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Sep 25, 2023 20:20
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value-brand cereal posted:
The Descent by Jeff Long is pretty much that.
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value-brand cereal posted:There is not a sequel. Oh my god there's a sequel. I refuse to put myself through more of it, I'm certainly not its audience. But man, that's unsurprising. Iirc from what I read off and on, the main woman character in The Descent seems fairly competent and fleshed out. A nun that's conflicted with religion, agrees to try to save the world anyways, mostly self reliant as far as the plot allows, realistically. The sequel is pretty much more of the same but goes a bit more into the 'devil' side of things. I took them for what they were & enjoyed both.
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Jan 21, 2024 18:25
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Opopanax posted:I read Descent what must have been 20 years ago and remember nothing but how long it felt. Cool concept but I don't know I'd want to re-read it. I've read a few of the splatter westerns & they are loving excellent. Trainee PornStar fucked around with this message at 18:55 on Jan 21, 2024 |
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MockingQuantum posted:now you get to experience the true horror--finding out that there's basically nothing else quite like it out there I've not got round to reading it yet but Son Of The Morning by Mark Alder looks to have the same vibe.
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Kestral posted:
I thought this sounded interesting so had a google.. I found Open House on Haunted Hill by John Wiswell which sounds exactly like it. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54124189 I've stuck it on my tbr list. *edit* found it online & its pretty good. https://www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-64a-open-house-on-haunted-hill-by-john-wiswell/ Trainee PornStar fucked around with this message at 20:57 on Apr 6, 2024 |
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Apr 6, 2024 20:40
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Good Citizen posted:They're good! It's been several years since I've read them but I thought the concept/setting and characters were really good, and my only real complaint was the Keene-y ending to book 2. But I mean this is the horror genre so you're already at 50/50 the ending isn't going to work for you. I liked them too & the ending makes sense to me seeing as all his books are supposed to be in the same general place but different dimensions or some such.
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Opopanax posted:I’ve only read two of the Splatter Westerns and they both pretty good (Dust and 13th Koyote). Blood Meridian should definitely count too I've read 10 or so of the Splatter westerns & the quality varies a fair bit between books, that said I still enjoyed them. Dead in the West & Deadman's Crossing by Joe R Lansdale are supposed to be good & on my to read list.
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