I've done a fair amount of research into the gothic novel and I get where Anne Radcliffe is coming from, but I think there's no reason for the ghastly poetry.

I must admit, I don't care much for poetry, unless its Byron.

American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis

Book and film both excellent

The movie is great! Still working on the book,so far its great as well!

Harold Schechter's The Serial Killer Files for the 5th time, the perfect guide to serial killers well-known (Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy) and not so well-known, but very prolific and fascinating (Luis Alfredo Garavito, Javed Iqbal); can't recommend this book enough.
Love Joe Coleman's portraits too.

That's a good book. You should read Colin Wilson's stuff. By the way, if you're really into serial killers and true crime, you might like my Murderland books. I know it's an easy, cheap plug, but a lot of people have enjoyed them and you might too.

http://www.amazon.com/Murderland-Par...ref=pd_sim_b_1

Having read the synopsis for the first of your Murderland Books, it sounds as if there are elements of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World-A book that I loved and which has haunted me. Am I in the right Ball Park?

Murderland seems more Clockwork Orangish than Brave New Worldish to me....

Film or book?

Both........

There are bits of Brave New World, but my main influences were American Psycho, Watchmen, Joyce Carol Oates' Zombie, Clockwork Orange to a degree, though I'm not crazy about the film, which I feel lacks moral nuance, The Warriors, The Punisher comics, Naked Lunch, Robert Rodriguez and Tarantino movies and all manner of other stuff, like Fritz Lang's M and Bladerunner contributed.

Kubrick spoilt the film A Clockwork Orange by omitting to film the last chapter of the book which actually gave meaning and moral to the rest of the book. The only thing that puts me off ordering a copy of your book, is that I really don't like sci-fi. Detested watchmen and similar stuff. Have you written anything more reality based. Oh and am going to give Joyce Carol Oates' books a go as I have read other good reviews of her writing on here; she seems quite diverse. But first I have a backlog to get through. Really must start reading my copy of Seduction of the Gullible as its zwoti's bible.:rolleyes:

"Cell" by Stephen King

I'm not fond of most scifi either. It's more surreal than science fictiony. I don't do realistic. I think realism is the worst way to depict reality.

I can go with that; everybody's perception of reality is different, affected by their own ideas, values and personality. You would merely be giving your own reality which could be very different from that of a reader. :cool:

I'm reading a collection of short stories by Ramsey Campbell. Funny, I'd rather read an entire book of short stories than commit to a novel a lot of the times. Even though, in the long run, I'm reading just as many pages.

I know what you mean. Love Stephen Kings short stories and always have The Complete Poirot by my bed, even though I have read it so many ties that its falling apart, i sometimes just dip in.

The Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson. It is simply a huge, well-illustrated, one volume account of the American Civil War. It deserved to win its Pulitzer Prize...
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I like Campbell's short stories a lot.

Fordlandia, by Greg Grandin – A great study of business hubris, the necessity of adapting to other cultures, and the irony of Henry Ford valuing a world he helped to destroy.

Sam

Have to tell you about the book I am reading at the moment.
The Curious Incident of the dog in the Nightime.
Its very sweet, funny and easy to read. A fictional account of a little boy with autism who sets out to find why his neighbours dog has been killed. Along the way he deals with the death of his mother and finding she was having an affair. I know it sounds strange, but its is lovely and warm and as my son has learning problems I can relate to it. It won't take long to read but I truely reccommend this as the first book to move me in a long time.:)

Just finished The Street by Mordecai Richler. A very quick, very enjoyable read looking at Jewish-Canadian culture. Other than Jacob Two-Two when I was a kid this is the only book I've read by Richler...will be looking into more.

Flu by Wayne Simmons... this guy found me on Facebook, and I ordered his book. Just got it today and ten pages in it looks real good.

This internet marketing works!

Mindhunter, by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker - Good stuff by one of the guys who invented the profiling of serial killers.

Sam

Sounds cool

William Peter Blatty's "Legion"-again...

He seems like a good guy.

The book is good. A bit derivative but it's an engaging read.

Leza almost bought his other book, Drop Dead Gorgeous at the local Borders a couple week ago.

I never read just one book at a time- I have about 10 by my bed and dive into what I fancy at the time. As posted elsewhere, just finished Angela Carter's fairy tales, Valerie and her Week of Wonders. Now about half way through the new edition of Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds; The dark Dreams of Dario Argento (New 2010 Edition) which is unputdownable and I will probably finish tonight. Also waiting for a couple of 'Doc's recommendations to come from Amazon but they have a three week wait on them :(

Been filling up on Canadian theatre lately...reading lots of plays. MacIvor, Panych, Walker, guys like that.

Just finished Monster by Daniel MacIvor, now starting into his Cul-De-Sac. I think a lot of folks around here would really like this guy's style, Monster in particular. He's quickly becoming one of my favourite playwrights (also read - and saw performances of - Here Lies Henry and This Is A Play recently) and I'd highly recommend his work.

Very witty, with one hell of a sharp edge. Check him out.

Investigating the Russian Mafia by Joseph Serio. Going beyond the typical stereotypes of the Mafia, Joseph Serio is working to show that organized crime is a Soviet phenomena whose roots are grounded in that country's pre-Soviet history. Merci beaucoup.
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Gogol has arrived- Yay:cool:

A Million Versions of Right
 

Thanks for this reccomendation, Doc.
Its awsome-challenging, mindbending and entertaining. Its interesting to read something about sexuality by a man which isn't to titilate or with the sole purpose of being a turn on. Trying in vain at times to actually understand what the motives for some of the stories was. This book is by turns frank and bizzar. Going to check out what else he has written as I have nerely finished this.
Tnanks again x

No problem. If you enjoyed it and have the time, Amazon reviews are a great asset to us small press authors. Matt is a really nicet guy with a fantastic warped sense of humor and he's a pleasure to work with. Legumeman is basically the only Aussie press doing what he's doing and have thus far put out nothing but incredibly strange, intense and unique books.

If only King had settled with just 1 line instead of 600 pages of boring nonsense.


"I hate cell phones and people with cell phones". The end

I liked the way he dealt with the zombies, though.

What do you mean by dealt with?

The ending was hopeless. Actually everything but the beginning was just really bad. Even his characters sucked.

The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction #3

Just arrived in the mail. I'm half way through Doc's Re-Mancipator and it's freakin awesome as everything else I've read of his!