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Old 04-10-2010, 09:09 AM
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I just picked up Exquisite Corpse:Surrealism and the Black Dahlia Murders.
The book ties the surrealist art movement and some of its biggest names in with the famous Murder.The art in this book alone makes it worth the price.
That sounds awesome. You seriously seem like someone who would enjoy my book, Archelon Ranch.
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Old 04-10-2010, 05:33 PM
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I'm currently reading a lot of H.P. Lovecraft
in the last couple days I have read: The Hound, The Other Gods, Dunwich Horror, and The Call of Cthulhu. I'm currently working on reading At The Mountains of Madness
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Old 04-11-2010, 07:52 AM
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As good as the mythos stories are, I think his strongest work is his stuff that's less ingrained in the mythos, things like The Colour Out of Space, The Hands of Erich Zann and Pickman's Model.
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Old 04-12-2010, 12:14 PM
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"The Hellbound Heart" by Clive Barker
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Old 04-15-2010, 06:48 PM
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Old 04-16-2010, 11:31 AM
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Llana of Gathol by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Old 04-21-2010, 08:21 PM
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"The Lurking Fear and other Stories" by H.P. Lovecraft
(I also picked up a copy of "The Books of Blood" by Clive Barker, can't wait to start reading that.)
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Old 04-21-2010, 09:00 PM
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Nobody does atmosphere like Lovecraft.
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Old 04-21-2010, 10:17 PM
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Nobody does atmosphere like Lovecraft.
I couldn't agree more, I also find the lack of dialogue in his stories interesting.
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Old 04-22-2010, 04:05 AM
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How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic by Pirie Madsen. If the title delivers then it should only be a short wait until i am king of the world...
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