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CHOOSE YOUR FATE This poll is closed. |
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| Camp Damascus, by Chuck Tingle |
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13 | 31.71% |
| The Island of Doctor Moreau, by H.G. Wells |
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9 | 21.95% |
| Frankenstein in Baghdad, by Ahmed Saawadi |
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6 | 14.63% |
| Bad Cree, by Jessica Johns |
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5 | 12.20% |
| Audition, by Ryu Murakami |
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8 | 19.51% |
| Total: | 26 votes | ||
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It's the most wonderful time of the year, and time for us to find some shudders and shocks in a good book! But what book will it be? Camp Damascus, by Chuck Tingle. quote:Welcome to Neverton, Montana: home to a God-fearing community with a heart of gold.  The Island of Doctor Moreau, by H.G. Wells. quote:...the sinister Dr. Moreau - a brilliant scientist whose notorious experiments in vivisection have caused him to abandon the civilised world. It soon becomes clear he has been developing these experiments - with truly horrific results.  Frankenstein in Baghdad, by Ahmed Saawadi. quote:From the rubble-strewn streets of U.S.-occupied Baghdad, Hadi--a scavenger and an oddball fixture at a local café--collects human body parts and stitches them together to create a corpse. His goal, he claims, is for the government to recognize the parts as people and to give them proper burial. But when the corpse goes missing, a wave of eerie murders sweeps the city...  Bad Cree, by Jessica Johns. quote:When Mackenzie wakes up with a severed crow's head in her hands, she panics. Only moments earlier she had been fending off masses of birds in a snow-covered forest. In bed, when she blinks, the head disappears.  Audition, by Ryu Murakami. quote:Documentary-maker Aoyama hasn't dated anyone in the seven years since the death of his beloved wife, Ryoko. Now even his teenage son Shige has suggeste he think about remarrying. So when his best friend Yoshikawa comes up with a plan to hold fake film auditions so that Aoyama can choose a new bride, he decides to go along with the idea. Which of these would send the most satisfying shivers down your spine? Evangelicals, monsters of science old and new, mysterious nature, or a charming Japanese lady? VOTE NOW! Gertrude Perkins fucked around with this message at 02:18 on Sep 25, 2023 |
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Sep 25, 2023 02:14
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Chuck Tingle is definitely queer lit (I think he identifies as nonbinary, or some flavour of transgender, but I cannot confirm that?). I've read a lot of his short stories - outside of being mostly raunchy pornography they are also exceptionally strange and Tingle has a really unique narrative voice that he credits to his being on the autism spectrum. If you want a sample of how out there he can get, then there was a podcast where different podcast folks did readings of his short stories. I particularly recommend James Urbaniak reading Living Inside My Own Butt For Eight Years, Starting A Business And Turning A Profit Through Common Sense Reinvestment And Strategic Targeted Marketing.
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Sep 26, 2023 03:29
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It is a good book. Even if it doesn't win this month I urge people to track down a copy!
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Sep 26, 2023 17:33
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Looks like a clear victory for Camp Damascus! I'll write up the post!
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Oct 1, 2023 20:54
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