::takes mad notes for neverending list of awesome books recommended by Buffistas::
Oh, man, House of Leaves.
Yes. Men like sports. Men watch the action movie, they eat of the beef, and enjoy to look at the bosoms. A thousand years of avenging our wrongs and that's all you've learned?
Xander ,'End of Days'
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smonster - Aug 11, 2011 6:31:22 pm PDT #15982 of 28293
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Amy - Aug 11, 2011 6:32:25 pm PDT #15983 of 28293
Because books.
If you're looking for horror fiction, but not specifically novels, I'd suggest From Hell. And, hm. The Collector.
Thanks! I'm just starting to exploring graphic novels, so that's perfect.
Atropa - Aug 11, 2011 6:36:20 pm PDT #15984 of 28293
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oh, man, House of Leaves.
I've never gotten around to reading that. I take it I should?
DavidS - Aug 11, 2011 6:45:35 pm PDT #15985 of 28293
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And, hm. The Collector.
The John Fowles novel?
smonster - Aug 11, 2011 6:52:17 pm PDT #15986 of 28293
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
P-C's lj post about House of Leaves is pretty evocative of the book itself, so you can get a feel for what it's about and like: [link] It's not vampire-scary - it's "what the hell is real and what is not" scary. It was recommended to me by a first date who said he was scared to meditate for weeks after reading it, for fear of losing his sense of self.
Basically, it fucks with your head in a major way. So if you like that kind of thing, you may like the book. If not, you may @@.
DavidS - Aug 11, 2011 7:00:47 pm PDT #15987 of 28293
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Basically, it fucks with your head in a major way.
Jonathan Carroll does that for me. Especially his first two books Land of Laughs and The Voice of Our Shadow.
But also Jim Thompson the hard-boiled mystery writer. Because he writes first-person from the POV of people who are subtly revealed to be sociopaths.
Atropa - Aug 11, 2011 7:01:24 pm PDT #15988 of 28293
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
it's "what the hell is real and what is not" scary.
I ... I don't think I need more of that in my life, really.
Atropa - Aug 11, 2011 7:11:28 pm PDT #15989 of 28293
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Now that I've read P-C's post on it, I'm still waffling. Because it's the sort of construction I'd love, but ... I'm easily freaked out by suspense and creeping unease and those questions of what is and isn't real. So I really don't know if House of Leaves is a good idea for me.
It's not vampire-scary
I don't find many vampire books scary, really. Go on, look surprised. The only one that I can think of that did, and that still does, is Salem's Lot. Like the scene of Danny Glick scratching at the window.
DavidS - Aug 11, 2011 7:11:38 pm PDT #15990 of 28293
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I ... I don't think I need more of that in my life, really.
Now is not the time for moderation, Jilli. Own your crazy! Teppy and ita did.
Connie Neil - Aug 11, 2011 7:14:07 pm PDT #15991 of 28293
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ks scary, really. Go on, look surprised. The only one that I can think of that did, and that still does, is Salem's Lot
I haven't dared re-read that, because I spent many nights staring firmly at my closet door, knowing that if I kept an eye on it, nothing was going to crawl out of it.
Lord, the scene at sunset, where the kid is waiting for sounds from below, and then the footsteps coming up the stairs.
But the priest's housekeeper, asking "Was he strong when last you saw him?"--that got me. I hear we find out more about that poor priest in Dark Tower, is that true?