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franney
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No worries Jo, that's a blummin bargain! 
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Binty
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I really enjoy his books but not for night time reading!!
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franney
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| Binty wrote: | | I really enjoy his books but not for night time reading!! |
That's the only chance i get to read these days, that and when we're camping (and i'm not drinking  ) but horror books have never given me nightmares, films have, but not books 
So, Linda, i've been thinking about this, how alike are our reading tastes?
Who else do you like? James Herbert? Shaun Hutson? Clive Barker? What about the humourous "horror/sci fi" genre? Robert Rankin? Terry Pratchett? Piers Anthony? He's alright but i can only read one book now and again because he treats his readers as if they are children... and now i've said it i wonder if they are meant for children  
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ygymraes
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| franney wrote: | | So, Linda, i've been thinking about this, how alike are our reading tastes? |
Funny you should say that, as I've also been wondering since I noticed that some of the books on the sidebar on your blog were ones that I've read.
I've read all by Stephen King and Dean Koontz, nearly all by Richard Laymon, one or two by Shaun Hutson, a few by James Herbet but I don't think I've gone down the humourous horror/sci fi route yet, although give me some names and I'll know for sure.
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franney
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| ygymraes wrote: | Funny you should say that, as I've also been wondering since I noticed that some of the books on the sidebar on your blog were ones that I've read.
I've read all by Stephen King and Dean Koontz, nearly all by Richard Laymon, one or two by Shaun Hutson, a few by James Herbet but I don't think I've gone down the humourous horror/sci fi route yet, although give me some names and I'll know for sure. |
Oh, I read a Richard Laymon in the summer, i couldn't put it down and shut myself away in the campervan one night and read it it was pretty scary too, good stuff! 
Hmmm, i suppose the only humorous ones arethe ones i already mentioned but they aren't really horror are they, more fantasy fancy mixing up me genres! 
OH! I know! Ben Elton has written some gory humour, as has Robert Llewlyn. Ben Elton did one that is loosely based on Big Brother, except there's a murderer on the loose
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Jobo
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| I read The Magic Cottage by James Herbert which was very good and have just bought The Secret of Crickley Hall |
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janice
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Got a couple of Stephen Kings' books though I haven't read them yet I much prefer James Herbert I bought The Ghosts of Sleath a few year back, hardback copy, and I couldn't put it down, finished it in 2 days
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paula
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Isn't it strange how our tastes change as we progress through life (trying not to mention the getting older bit, sshhh!) cos I've never even had the desire to read Stephen King and up until now I never have, seen some films though and I've recently become interested in his writing as we've been studying it at college. I've been trying to get hold of The Shining (no copies in the Library, someone swiped it they said  )as I want to read the book and compare with the film (which I think is excellent).
You've mentioned a couple that I haven't heard of before but they sound good so might take a look in WHSmiths.
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Jobo
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| The film is very good Paula, but as is usually the case the book goes into a lot more detail. It is quite a scary book!! You can usually pick up really cheap copies on Amazon for as little as 1p in the used section - plus the £2.75 P&P of course |
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paula
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| Jobo wrote: | | The film is very good Paula, but as is usually the case the book goes into a lot more detail. It is quite a scary book!! You can usually pick up really cheap copies on Amazon for as little as 1p in the used section - plus the £2.75 P&P of course |
Oooh! sounds good, that's it I'm off to Amazon for a copy. The reason I wanted to read the book was in hope that there would be more detail and from past experience I've found books to be better than the film, so I'm really keen to read it now and if it manages to scare me then I'll be joining the Stephen King Fan Club too
I remember reading Flowers in the Attic as a teenager and was quite enthralled, however, when they made it into a film, I watched it and thought it awful, kind of spoilt the book really.
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