#261

Just found out that Norman J Warren passed away. :frowning: Any life that was responsble for bringing the poster below into the world was a life well lived. RIP.

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#262

Finished The Great and Secret Show last night - really enjoyed it. Been a long time since i’ve read a horror novel this amibitous. I can’t stop thinking about the idea of physical bodies entering a dimension that was intended for spiritiual entities and how that might affect those physical bodies. Barker’s got quite the imagination. Starting Everville tonight hopefully.

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#263

Watched on Wednesday night - the Spencer Tracy version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Only the 2nd time I’ve seen this and it was well worth revisiting. I think maybe the Fredric March one is a better horror film but that this is a better film overall. Such a sad story; Ingrid Bergman’s performance in this is heartbreaking.

#264

A good way to start the weekend: 3 Guy N Smith books arrived in the mail yesterday. Yes!
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#265

Quite liked The Dark and The Wicked but it seemed very much to be a film without any real depth or meaning, just lob some weird stuff and see what sticks. Anyone else find Shudder often buffers then jumps ahead?

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#266

I saw that a few weeks ago. Agree with what you’ve said about it.

I subscribe to Shudder via Amazon and watch via Amazon Prime. I haven’t noticed any buffering or jumping. I don’t know if differing methods of viewing has a bearing on that.

I used to subscribe to Mubi a few years ago via their app (I think) through a Blu Ray player and that was pretty clunky. My current subscription for them is again via Amazon and haven’t had any issues this time around.

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#267

My laptop is ancient so it might be linked to that, just weird that when other things buffer, they pick up from the same point but Shudder jumps ahead by the time period its been buffering

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I just finished watching The Vigil and really enjoyed it as well. I liked the dark atmosphere and sound design. As @maggieloveshopey said, the middle section is great but it all comes together in a satisfying ending too.

It reminded me of the Coen brothers’ A Serious Man which has a similar premise. The Vigil is obviously more of a horror film than a black comedy. In fact the Vigil has zero jokes and they would be completely out of place in its serious creepy atmosphere.

Becoming a professional shomer does not appear to be a good career move.

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#269

Hi there! Long time lurker in the thread here, great work all. Figured this would be the best place to ask the following question and not the book thread per say.

I was wondering if anyone could recommend me some great horror/dark mystery/sci-fi/psychological thriller books? Nothing is really off limits for my fancy, big fan of the macabre. Big fan of Ketchum, Peter Straub types. Would love some insight into some lesser known writers with great catalogs I wouldn’t be privy to.

See some suggestions and current reading selections posted above I will check out as well. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated! Keep up the good work. :+1:

#270

ever read House of Leaves?

#271

I have yes! Thoroughly enjoyed it although the page layout and style made my head spin half the time. I’m sure that was the point though!

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#272

The Girls of October by Josh Hancock is fantastic, if you haven’t already read it?

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#273

No I have not, will look into it. Thanks!

#274

Paul Tremblay is good. I’d recommend any of Survivor Song, The Cabin at The End Of The World or A Head Full Of Ghosts

Adam Nevill also. He’s a British author, and I’m not sure if he’s published over there, but worth tracking down. My favourites would be The Ritual (which was filmed a few years back), No One Gets Out Alive or The Reddening.

Grady Hendrix as well? You can definitely tell he’s an 80s VHS horror kid, but My Best Friend’s Exorcism has a surprising emotional charge, whereas We Sold Our Souls For Rock n Roll is straight up heavy metal horror fun:

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#275

If you enjoy English folk horror stuff, Andrew Michael Hurley has nailed that particular genre over the past few years. I know that a few folk in this thread have read The Lonely, which is great…

Lonely

From other recent big hitters, if you enjoyed the adaptations of Let The Right One In then John Ajvide Lindqvist is cultivating a great back catalogue.

Super super current, this comes out on Thursday and I have it on pre-order - it has got very positive reviews…

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#276

Also, maybe more light-hearted than your looking for, but personally I love the Anno Dracula series of books - set in a world where Dracula arrives in England as per the initial events of Bram Stoker’s novel, but then reveals to the world that vampires are real and goes about re-shaping Victorian society.

First one is set during the Jack The Ripper murders, next one WWI, then La Dolce Vita, and the most recent during 70s excess Hollywood. Still got a couple to read beyond that. Great fun :+1:

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#277

I’ve already read The Last House On Needless Street (via NetGalley). I liked it a lot, but be warned there is a lot of spoiler fodder, so get stuck into it as soon as you can!

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#278

Oi mate, no professionals :roll_eyes:

#279

I’d second a lot of the choices on here: The Girls of October and The Loney are both great. I’d also recommend Andrew Michael Hurley’s Starve Acre - I think this is my favourite book of his; wonderfully creepy throughout and ends on a truly disturbing image.

I’m also a fan of John Langan: The Fisherman and House of Windows are excellent.

If you like your horror with a religious angle, check out Gethsemane Hall by David Annandale. I remember been genuinely freaked out when I realised what was happening in this.

Gemma File’s Experimental Film is worthy of your attention and Alison Littlewood’s Mistletoe is a very creepy Christmas ghost story.

I really enjoyed Wild Fell by Michael Rowe; this is another one that becomes even more disturbing when you come to understand what’s really going on.

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#280

I’ve had that Gemma Files book on my radar for a while, and your post prompted me to finally go and buy it. Looks like it’s out of print, and it’s thirty quid for a second hand copy now!