tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post1268346688029400575..comments2024-03-29T02:43:11.575-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Summer Thrills and ChillsJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69142183303816761932015-08-10T18:51:26.259-04:002015-08-10T18:51:26.259-04:00Oh, Hank, yes I want to read your story, too. I w...Oh, Hank, yes I want to read your story, too. I want to read everything you write! <br /><br />And, Reine, after your FB post today telling about your appointment not even being scheduled, I am furious that you are being treated like this. I so hope somebody in the wheelchair repair office gets their stuff together soon.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89540172474971678462015-08-10T18:13:04.481-04:002015-08-10T18:13:04.481-04:00Susan, I really do enjoy "The Whispers" ...Susan, I really do enjoy "The Whispers" and I'm hoping it doesn't get canceled.<br /><br />Hank, I definitely want to read your X-Files story!<br /><br />So sorry for your loss, Karen; you and Reine and both of your families are in our thoughts and prayers.Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51871001648211707652015-08-10T16:47:39.992-04:002015-08-10T16:47:39.992-04:00For paranormal I highly recommend Tanya Huff: the ...For paranormal I highly recommend Tanya Huff: the Henry Fitzroy series (a vampire detective who is Henry VIII's bastard son), the Gales (about a family of witches), and a couple of others. Novel series with intelligent writing are one of my favorite things (obviously, or why am I here?).Jennifer Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115866986637597240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66658354063447608712015-08-10T16:41:26.210-04:002015-08-10T16:41:26.210-04:00Oh my gosh, Firefly! Yes please. And definitely ...Oh my gosh, Firefly! Yes please. And definitely Buffy/Angel-- somewhere on YouTube is a wonderful video of Buffy vs Edward (from Twilight).<br />I'm not a horror book fan so much-- the last Steven King I read was "It"-- but I find that in most writers' groups I really like horror writers. I'm not sure what that means...Jennifer Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115866986637597240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30634662796311450892015-08-10T15:15:55.192-04:002015-08-10T15:15:55.192-04:00Ann, I have 11/22/63 on my to-read shelf. And my d...Ann, I have 11/22/63 on my to-read shelf. And my daughter loved it. I will get to it. I will, I will...Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20421341939760520372015-08-10T14:55:22.998-04:002015-08-10T14:55:22.998-04:00I love Twilight Zone and Outer Limits and Hitchcoc...I love Twilight Zone and Outer Limits and Hitchcock, suggestions and suspense instead of gore and noise, and plots developed enough that in my family commercial breaks were for discussion, interpretation, forecasting. I showed some TZ episodes to students. "To Serve Man" sparked excellent discussions and provided a perfect example of foreshadowing.<br />Stephen King is usually too scary for me, but a student I trusted brought me her copy of Nightshift and told me to read "Quitters, Inc." I was right to trust her, and used the story with many future classes, again with great discussions.<br />There are many books and movies that are too much for me, and several good friends have warned me away from many.<br />Hugs and hope, Reine <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83780097638662934092015-08-10T14:10:49.854-04:002015-08-10T14:10:49.854-04:00Yes, exactly, Susan, sobering about bees. But I wa...Yes, exactly, Susan, sobering about bees. But I was never quite sure what…..but that's the X-files, right?<br /><br />ANd I'm not much on HORROR, you know. I usually close my eyes and wait for the music to change.<br /><br />Scariest EVER movie? The Vanishing, the real one, the Dutch one, not the Kiefer SUtherland one. Truly, I wish I could unwatch it<br /><br />And what I was trying to say hove, but spell correct got me, was that it's difficult to have a satisfying ending if the answer is "Aliens."Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85220296773171345832015-08-10T14:07:31.498-04:002015-08-10T14:07:31.498-04:00Yes, Kathy, I do watch American Horror Story. The...Yes, Kathy, I do watch American Horror Story. The Freak Show season was just dreadful, so I am hoping that it has not lost it's "charm" (although that is not the right word). I did enjoy the other seasons, however and will be watching the Hotel season this year.Kristopherhttp://www.bolobooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1206517975837039982015-08-10T14:00:43.603-04:002015-08-10T14:00:43.603-04:00Sure. I cross genres. I love Harry Dresden. I hang...Sure. I cross genres. I love Harry Dresden. I hang with Harry, Mouse, and Bob when stuff gets too real. <br /><br />Another goodie I just discovered is the Iron Druid Chronicles about a handsome modern Druid (note for Julia - a hot ginger hero! Yay! Plus, another charming pet!) by Kevin Hearne. <br /><br />I just finished reading K C Tansley's THE GIRL WHO IGNORED GHOSTS which has ghosts (of course), a curse, a murder, an American castle, and accidental time travel. You also may know K.C. also as Kourtney Heintz, who wrote the award-winning THE SIX TRAIN TO WISCONSIN, another paranormal/crime mix about a man trying to save his wife from her telepathy. Rhonda Lanehttp://rhondalane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57443296182429550712015-08-10T13:45:45.793-04:002015-08-10T13:45:45.793-04:00I forgot to mention the upcoming Ash v the Evil De...I forgot to mention the upcoming Ash v the Evil Dead. Love Bruce Campbell. Gimme some sugar.Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24301300150289815172015-08-10T13:36:26.153-04:002015-08-10T13:36:26.153-04:00Ann, I'll definitely check out L'Orfanato ...Ann, I'll definitely check out L'Orfanato -- haven't heard of that one.Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41730780409860152142015-08-10T13:35:16.459-04:002015-08-10T13:35:16.459-04:00I know, right, Kristopher? Wow. So well made. I al...I know, right, Kristopher? Wow. So well made. I almost couldn't handle it. I'm hoping Goodnight Mommy will be similar, hehe. (Gawd, am I masochist, or what?)Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62993210088925652322015-08-10T13:26:40.956-04:002015-08-10T13:26:40.956-04:00Karen, I wanted to add my condolences on your uncl...Karen, I wanted to add my condolences on your uncle's death, too. So sorry for your loss.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26597708127873515542015-08-10T13:26:13.609-04:002015-08-10T13:26:13.609-04:00Love, love, love the X-Files. The truth is out the...Love, love, love the X-Files. The truth is out there. It was great when they had Darren McGavin guest on it. I used to read Stephen King years ago but I got mad at him and quit when he came out with Cujo. I was tired of nice people and pets buying the farm. but Salem's Lot was fun to watch on TV. The Shining really got to me when I read it since I had a very young son at the time. My youngest sister got me hooked on Buffy. Loved the humor. Remember the loan shark after Spike? I really enjoy paranormal stories too. I recommend anything by Simone St James. Ann Charles' Deadwood series is hilarious and scary at the same time. I've read 3 books in the Shades of London series; I hope there will be more. My sister and I have followed American Horror Story from the beginning. We always hash it over. I liked the insane asylum season best; she liked the carnival season. I could blather on and on. I've enjoyed spooky stuff since I was a kid and watched Twilight Zone (scared me to death at times), Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Alcoa Presents, Thriller with Boris Karloff, and so forth.Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55820222044834524542015-08-10T13:26:07.307-04:002015-08-10T13:26:07.307-04:00I love spooky scary stuff, books, movies, TV shows...I love spooky scary stuff, books, movies, TV shows, whatever. Deb, if you are going to read only one Stephen King book, I recommend 11/22/63. I was living in the DFW area at the time Kennedy was shot, and I loved every word of this book. Trust me on this. I am a nurse. ;<br /><br />Right now I am revisiting Shirley Jackson, just read LET ME TELL YOU: New Stories, Essays and Other Writings, and therefore have the need to scratch the Jackson itch. I think she does horror better than anyone, present company excluded naturally.<br /><br />And Kristopher, I agree with you re The Babadook. Also L'Orfanato, which I went to see two days in a row, no kidding. Geraldine Chaplin, in a small role, is a treat.Ann in Rochesternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23122411887955879352015-08-10T13:25:43.676-04:002015-08-10T13:25:43.676-04:00With all this talk about Stephen King, I realize t...With all this talk about Stephen King, I realize that it's about time for me to read one of his books again. I read him with long periods of abstinence, and with all the mystery reading I've been doing over the past five years or so, Mr. King has been neglected. Susan, Cujo was a scary one for me, too, and the fear factor was hyperextended throughout the reading. No relaxing on that one. The Shining is perfect in its isolated setting, the snowed-in factor of cozy with crazy. Delores Claiborne is another King I highly recommend. One of the reasons I have to take breaks from King is having read some of his more bizarre, not in a good way, stories. Gerald's Game and Rose Madder about sucked the life out of me. Oh, Susan, I continue to be amazed at the interesting people with whom you've worked. What a life! And you're still so young. <br /><br />Debs, my all-time favorite Stephen King is one I'd like to recommend for you. It's also one of his shortest novels. But, I consider it his most powerful. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon will satisfy every desire of being alone and lost with the boogey man on your trail. It also has a spiritual touch to it that really grabbed me and gave me the Wow factor. Oh, and Debs, I have had Maureen Johnson's The Name of the Star on my shelf for ages and haven't yet read it. I actually pulled it out the other day and added it to my books I definitely want to get to this year. Now, you've spurred me on to read it sooner rather than later. Thanks!<br /><br />Hank, my favorite Dracula book is The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, a brilliant author who doesn't publish nearly often enough. I think I've had my fill of vampires for a while, but I've always found vampire stories intriguing. I was a fan of True Blood when it was on HBO. <br /><br />As for the creepy, scary shows on TV. My husband said something to me about a show, which is not a scary one (Hell on Wheels), that made great sense. We watched a lot of the first season of that on DVD, one right after the other. It played out really well that way, and he mentioned that some shows really don't grab you during the first season if you watch them week by week. I think that happened to me and Penny Dreadful. I was excited when it first started, but I lost interest. I think if I watch the first season straight through to get to season 2, I would feel differently now. I may try that. I didn't start watching Whispers because I thought it was going to be stupid. May have to revisit that decision, too. The Walking Dead is a favorite for my husband and me, but we have watched the marathons that really help you get into it and stay with it, too. <br /><br />One show that I want to go back and watch is American Horror Story, or I think I do. I watched several episodes of the Freaks season, and I had to stop. Hard for me to handle children getting harmed. But, I want to see the Asylum one, and then maybe the others. Isn't the new one Hotel? Kristopher, didn't you watch American Horror Story? <br /><br />The classics like Twilight Zone and Outer Limits will always be favorites with me. I don't know how many times I've referenced wishing someone into the corn. Hahaha! And, the librarian with all those books and his glasses break. Tragic. I used to like Tales from the Crypt, too.<br /><br />Oh, and anything with Nathan Fillion is at the top of my list to discuss!Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78925033456600652312015-08-10T13:14:28.979-04:002015-08-10T13:14:28.979-04:00Now The Babadook, that was a movie that scared the...Now The Babadook, that was a movie that scared the sh*t out of me. I can't even explain why, but it totally freaked me out. Also happens to be an amazing metaphor for grief.Kristopherhttp://www.bolobooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7508496246386306722015-08-10T12:58:42.325-04:002015-08-10T12:58:42.325-04:00P.S. Yes, Debs, can't wait for the X-Files min...P.S. Yes, Debs, can't wait for the X-Files mini-series! I love me some Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny.Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5715919407106440602015-08-10T12:55:23.538-04:002015-08-10T12:55:23.538-04:00It's been years since I read it, and perhaps i...It's been years since I read it, and perhaps it wouldn't hold up on re-read, but Golden Age mystery writer Christianna Brand wrote a ghost story titled "The Brides of Aberdar" that scared the you-know-what out of me. And for classic horror, nothing beats Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw". met314https://www.blogger.com/profile/12492780722297846126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69679801627304231752015-08-10T12:50:28.364-04:002015-08-10T12:50:28.364-04:00Oh Susan, I'll talk Firefly and Serenity and N...Oh Susan, I'll talk Firefly and Serenity and Nathan Fillion with you any time! And Penny Dreadful, too. This post is chock-full of things I love: Buffy, Joss Whedon, classic Stephen King, paranormal/supernatural (even the show Supernatural!), The Little Stranger, The Secret History, The Whispers ...<br /><br />What to comment on specifically? :-)<br /><br />I saw a trailer for what looks like it will be a really good scary/suspense movie. I love quiet, creepy horror that is just unnerving. It's called Goodnight Mommy. Can I leave a link here ... Let's see:<br /><br />http://nerdist.com/things-get-way-creepy-in-trailer-for-horror-film-goodnight-mommy/<br /><br />It's in the The Babadook genre of horror, and if you haven't seen The Babadook, you gotta. Trust me on this one. (Stoker is another good film of this type.)<br /><br />What about zombies? I'm not into the serious gore zombie films (blech), but I like a nice campy zombie film. There was the romance one last year, I think -- can't remember what it's called. Also, there's an older one called "Fido," which is great.<br /><br />:-)Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35817645804857593832015-08-10T12:38:53.014-04:002015-08-10T12:38:53.014-04:00I can see we have some Firefly fans. Makes me want...I can see we have some Firefly fans. Makes me want to watch it again, and I can't do that right now. (Damned book deadline!)<br /><br />I have seen every single episode of the X-Files, probably more than once. Does everyone know it is coming back for a mini-series this year? And, yes, with Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny???Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70755901366286168662015-08-10T11:46:34.348-04:002015-08-10T11:46:34.348-04:00Yes, Mr. Cozy has a dark side. I enjoyed Buffy an...Yes, Mr. Cozy has a dark side. I enjoyed Buffy and Angel (although I don't think of them are horror). Well, the only good thing in the final two seasons of Buffy was the musical, and I hated the way that Angel ended. Couple that with Serenity, and you can see why I'm leary of watching anything by Joss Whedon. Three strikes, he's out. (And I'm about to give up on Agents of SHIELD, which turned into a mess last season.)<br /><br />But here's the part that will probably really surprise you - I'm obsessed with slashers and a huge fan of the Scream franchise. Yes, I'm even watching the show on MTV.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52259856907299383892015-08-10T11:30:06.245-04:002015-08-10T11:30:06.245-04:00I may have to look up Penny Dreadful now.
"T...I may have to look up Penny Dreadful now.<br /><br />"Things could get interesting."<br /><br />"Define interesting."<br /><br />"Oh god, oh god we're all gonna die?"Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85245588057276619512015-08-10T11:28:09.980-04:002015-08-10T11:28:09.980-04:00kate, -- I'm the same way about Penny Dreadful...kate, -- I'm the same way about Penny Dreadful!<br /><br />Firefly.... "I swear by my pretty floral bonnet, I will end you."Susan Elia MacNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349842866995778987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56720860201635280142015-08-10T11:21:41.509-04:002015-08-10T11:21:41.509-04:00I've never read anything by Stephen King eithe...I've never read anything by Stephen King either. I haven't even really tried. I read the set-up for The Secret History and got too freaked out to read. <br /><br />But I love Buffy and The X-Files and Penny Dreadful. During Penny Dreadful I even catch myself think "Wow, there is nothing about this I would ordinarily like, but I LOVE this show."<br /><br />(Mary Sutton, if you ever need to chat about Firefly, I am there for you. Firefly is my perfect show. :)katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249658451051437343noreply@blogger.com