Two books at the moment:

"Blood Lite"
A collection of humorous horror tales
and
"Vampires: Dracula And The Undead Legions"
A collection of new vampire stories

Crimea: The Great Crimean War (2004) by Trevor Royle. A wonderful account of a long forgotten war, a blunder really, whose greatest attribute was its introduction of embedded war journalism. Late.
Genruk

The dance of the voodoo handbag - Robert Rankin

Found this book and one other (The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse) in a charity shop, had never heard of the author but how could I resist these titles.

I've finished the choco bunnies, it took a couple of chapters to get into the style of writting, it's quite different from and style I would normally read but once I got into it I really enjoyed it and found myself smiling to myself and even laughing out loud.

Only about 100 pages into voodoo handbag but really enjoying it, the main character has a sprout called Barry living in his head, what's not to like.

Funny in a strange way.

I have recently finished Twilight Book.. It's really too good to read..:):)

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Read OTRANTO and enjoyed it but will hold off on the other two stories until I finish the Alan Ryan anthology. OTRANTO, recognized as the first Gothic Romance, revels the strange things likely to happen when chivalry and carnality clash like raging armies. Good stuff. Read six of the stories in HALLOWEEN HORRORS and all are excellent with the first, Robert R. McCammon's "He'll Come Knocking At Your Door" being the best. It's the story about a guy who --- no, let me try it another way, it's the story about a small community where --- no, that won't work either either. Let me just say after reading the ending twice I still can't believe what I read!

Just read Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill. Really liked this book. Picked it up based on some feedback from here at HDC. It's a compelling ghost story and I was surprised at how wrapped up I got in our two main characters, especially since I didn't really like them at all at first. Also, the end was fantastic. I wasn't really sure where the story would take me, but the end was bliss. Loved it. Incredibly well-written and also equally creepy at times, Heart Shaped Box is a great ghost story and a great character piece.

HIGHLY recommended.

Has anyone read any other Joe Hill?

The Definitive Book of Body Language (2006) by Allan Pease. AKA the Devil's Little Helper, this gem is system which allows one to literally read what someone is saying through their subconsciously controlled body movements. As well, it also give hints and tricks to use for expressing oneself with greater effect by controlling both the speaker's and listener's body language. Fun stuff, though maybe a little devious in the wrong hands.
Genruk

I picked up his latest, but haven't read it yet.

Right now, reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Not liking it as much as I liked Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter.

Napoleon: Path to Power (2008) by Philip Dwyer. A splendid account that led to the coup that removed the French Revolution's government and decimated its constitution.
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Finished HALLOWEEN HORRORS edited by Alan Ryan and now reading H.P. Lovecraft's "The Rats In The Walls" in THE CALL OF CTHULHU AND OTHER WEIRD STORIES edited by S.T. Joshi. Another masterpiece it appears.