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May 1st, 2010, 09:15 AM | #11 |
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A few unjustly forgotten writers
Bret Easton Ellis
He wrote one of the most despised and underrated books in the world. American Psycho. A perfect analysis of the narcissistic personality. Patrick Bateman is a pathological and pitiless brand addict without conscience. So absolutely normal and therefore the perfect horror. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Easton_Ellis Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade His world view is for me the 'look at the other side'. The intellectual try to deny every being (Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre). Again absolutely normal and therefore the perfect horror. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Sade Franz Kafka His novels goes more into fantastic but they are veritable nightmares. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka |
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May 1st, 2010, 10:49 AM | #12 |
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Glad Peter Straub's Ghost Story got mentioned. Probably the best horror novel I've read. I really like HP Lovecraft, Clive Barker's short stories and Stephen King as well.
As for my favorite horror story, it's a short one called Our Feathered Friends by Philip MacDonald. Such a great read. |
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May 1st, 2010, 10:52 AM | #13 |
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M. R. James.
Stephen King. Richard Matheson. |
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Also worth mentioning from that bygone age are William Hope Hodgson and the horror stories of Robert E Howard. |
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May 1st, 2010, 05:51 PM | #15 |
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I've got a few favorites
H. P Lovercraft Brian Lumley Read the first book in The Necroscope series many moons ago and finished the first book in a day.Went back to the bookstore the next day to buy the rest of the books in the series. I believe that there is still a movie in the works, but I think it's been that way for some tome. |
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May 1st, 2010, 08:30 PM | #16 |
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Lovecraft uber alles.
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May 1st, 2010, 08:55 PM | #17 |
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What about Robert Louis Stevenson?
He might not be the first Horror writer that springs to your mind but how many copies or similar stories/films have been based on:-- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde |
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Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu
The great Sherdan Le Fanu raised the art of the ghost story to literature and is at times sadly overlooked nowadays.
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I'm not a huge reader of novels but years ago I did read "Image of the Beast" and it's follow up "Blown" by Philip Jose Farmer. I was enthralled by both of them and couldn't recommend them highly enough.
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Stephen King
Peter Straub Dennis Wheatley Dean Koontz Clive Barker Sean Hutson |
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