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Post by David Kartos on Jun 15, 2009 9:31:41 GMT
Decided to create a new thread for this, based on the one over at the chrons .
Today, after waiting since February I finaly got "The oldest God" by Stephen McKenna .
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Post by David Kartos on Jun 20, 2009 16:44:09 GMT
Is no one here buying books ? Shame on you people, shame on you !
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Post by carolinec on Jun 20, 2009 19:24:27 GMT
I can't stop buying books, Lobo - much to the consternation of my husband when he sees our credit card bill!  Latest acquisitions: Des' "Cern Zoo" weirdmonger.blog-city.com/the_cern_zoo_page.htmReally enjoying this - I reckon it could turn out to be the best Nemonymous anthology yet! I've recently been delving into old comic books too. Dark Horse have an "Archive Series" where they're re-publishing old comic books. Just got Vol 1 of "Boris Karloff's Tales of Mystery", which collects the two "Thriller" comics plus the first two "Tales of Mystery" ones - all with original artwork and lettering but nicely presented in a classy-looking (if expensive) hardback. And I've just got a signed copy of the Charles L Grant edited "Gallery of Horror" on eBay - less than a tenner! Haven't started reading that one yet though. Fairly recent acquisitions which are nearing the top of my "to be read" pile: Gary McMahon "How To Make Monsters" Simon Strantzas "Beneath The Surface" John L Probert "The Catacombs of Fear" |
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Post by David Kartos on Jun 21, 2009 11:31:03 GMT
Ever tried out good ol' Devlin Waugh ? Swimming in Blood is quite dark , and Sirius is a very interesting story to .
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Post by carolinec on Jun 21, 2009 15:25:43 GMT
Ever tried out good ol' Devlin Waugh ? Swimming in Blood is quite dark , and Sirius is a very interesting story to . Never heard of him I'm afraid, Lobo. Are they short stories or novels? I'm more of a short story reader myself - anthologies and collections are my thing. |
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Post by David Kartos on Jun 21, 2009 17:55:54 GMT
Graphic novels . Devlin Waugh is the flamboyant , homosexual vampire excorcist working for the futuristic Vatican City . Writer by John "Generic Name" Smith , apearing the british 2000ad/megazine publications by fleetway . A graphic novel containing the entiere "Herod/Frogs/Sirius" storyline as well as "Red Tide" , sequel to "Swimming in blood" has been published a few years back .
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Post by carolinec on Jun 21, 2009 19:57:08 GMT
Graphic novels . Devlin Waugh is the flamboyant , homosexual vampire excorcist working for the futuristic Vatican City . Writer by John "Generic Name" Smith , apearing the british 2000ad/megazine publications by fleetway . A graphic novel containing the entiere "Herod/Frogs/Sirius" storyline as well as "Red Tide" , sequel to "Swimming in blood" has been published a few years back . Ah, sorry - I'm with you now! No, I'm not really into graphic novels either. I'm just a fan of Boris Karloff's "Thriller" series on TV, which led to me buying one of the original comics, and then buying this new version. The only other graphic novels I possess are Bryan Talbot's "Alice in Sunderland" which is absolutely superb (but definitely not horror - more like a cross between fantasy and social history), and Clive Barker's "Son of Celluloid" which I got in a charity shop and didn't enjoy at all when I read it. If I could find some nice Lovecraftian-style or MR James-style graphic novels I'd love them though - but I don't know if anyone has ever done such a thing? |
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Post by David Kartos on Jun 21, 2009 22:22:20 GMT
I think you'd realy like it . It has a few references to Machen, HPL, Ludwig II. of Bavaria , etc. Here's a screencap from the prologue to "Sirius Rising"  Here's a screencap from the original "Swimming in Blood" by Sean Philips  and of course, things like this just make the seires that much more entertaining  |
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