Rediscovering the classics

[Slite]

Originally Posted by Katti's Cat

Hmmm , obviously a market there. Makes you wonder why that genre is in such high demand now. Maybe something the guys aren't doing ???

Actually, I think this is something we can blame e-readers for. You can read them and noone would be the wiser.

As MoeJoe said, if you sit on the train with a book with a cover with a leatherclad girl holding a knife yadda yadda yadda you might feel embarrased. But if you have it on your reader now

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by Slite

Awww... come on MoeJoe... tell us how you REALLY feel about erotic supernatural novels

See, the Supernatural used to be fodder for horror novels. You had the sickening psycho sexual tales of Richard Laymon (who wrote like the inside of a fifteen year old boy's head). You had the body horror of Barker. The small-town horror of King. The in your face mojo of Robert R. Lansdale. And now what do you get?

I'll tell you what you get, you get Buffy and Angel fanfiction with the names changed to protect the fictionally irresponsible. You get detectives who don't detect any longer, but cast spells. And on top of all that you're guaranteed werewolf orgies, vampire love-ins and rumpy-pumpy with the undead.

You know who I blame? Joss Whedon. That's who. It's his fault. He de-fanged the vampire, shaved the werewolf and took all the warts off the witches noses.

*grumble* *grumble* *not like it was in my day*

[Slite]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

See, the Supernatural used to be fodder for horror novels. You had the sickening psycho sexual tales of Richard Laymon (who wrote like the inside of a fifteen year old boy's head). You had the body horror of Barker. The small-town horror of King. The in your face mojo of Robert R. Lansdale. And now what do you get?

I'll tell you what you get, you get Buffy and Angel fanfiction with the names changed to protect the fictionally irresponsible. You get detectives who don't detect any longer, but cast spells. And on top of all that you're guaranteed werewolf orgies, vampire love-ins and rumpy-pumpy with the undead.

You know who I blame? Joss Whedon. That's who. It's his fault. He de-fanged the vampire, shaved the werewolf and took all the warts off the witches noses.

*grumble* *grumble* *not like it was in my day*

Actually, I blame Anne Rice who made vampires "sexy", she sparked of the whole thing!

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by Slite

Actually, I blame Anne Rice who made vampires "sexy", she sparked of the whole thing!

Oh yeah, forgot about her! Well at least we have John Ajvide Lindqvist.(Best horror writer I've read in 20 years)

[Katti's Cat]

Originally Posted by Slite

Actually, I think this is something we can blame e-readers for. You can read them and noone would be the wiser.

As MoeJoe said, if you sit on the train with a book with a cover with a leatherclad girl holding a knife yadda yadda yadda you might feel embarrased. But if you have it on your reader now

That was actually something I experience in Russia: Couldn't read the titles - but the covers ... uuuh lala. And they were read by heaps of guys & gals.

And sometimes quite obviously enjoyed too

[Slite]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

Oh yeah, forgot about her! Well at least we have John Ajvide Lindqvist.(Best horror writer I've read in 20 years)

Ah, yes, I truly enjoyed his last book... Which I don't think has been translated to english yet. In swedish it's called "Människohamn"

[Sparrow]

Originally Posted by Slite

Actually, I blame Anne Rice who made vampires "sexy", she sparked of the whole thing!

Surely vampires have been sexy all the way back to Carmilla.

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by Slite

Ah, yes, I truly enjoyed his last book... Which I don't think has been translated to english yet. In swedish it's called "Människohamn"

I still haven't read (don't even know if there's a copy available yet) Hanteringen av odöda "Handling the Undead". I'll have to check on that right away.

[Slite]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

I still haven't read (don't even know if there's a copy available yet) Hanteringen av odöda "Handling the Undead". I'll have to check on that right away.

There should be, it was released in paperback in July. Btw, I checked his webpage and his next book will be relased in May 2010

"Little Star is a story of two girls.
Lilla Stjärna är berättelsen om två flickor.

During a forest-outing the popular singer Lennart discovers an infant buried in a plasticbag. He saves the girls life and her first cries makes him speechless. From the tiny body rises a series of perfectly pitched notes. He brings the girl home and hides her in his basement. Her innosence and musicality will give meaning to his life.

She is the girl with the golden hair.

Att the same time another girl is born in a town in the middle of sweden. Her life isn't a happy one. She thinks she is grey and plain with few talents and even fewer friends. She finds comfort in mean pranks and trolling internetforums.

She is the other girl.

Eventually the path of the two girls crosses. A fierce friendship is formed, with devastating consequences for anyone who comes to close to it.

Little Star is a story of love and obsession, about a voice from another world and idolizing in the extreme. How far are you willing to go for someone you admire more than anything.

In Little Star John Ajvide Lindqvist once again brings horror into the ordinary and contemporary Sweden. Young people in a world of distant grownup defends themselves by any means available, including power tools if necessary. This is his darkest book today and sensitive readers should be warned."

(The synopsis is translated from Swedish by me)

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by Slite

There should be, it was released in paperback in July. Btw, I checked his webpage and his next book will be relased in May 2010

"Little Star is a story of two girls.
Lilla Stjärna är berättelsen om två flickor.

During a forest-outing the popular singer Lennart discovers an infant buried in a plasticbag. He saves the girls life and her first cries makes him speechless. From the tiny body rises a series of perfectly pitched notes. He brings the girl home and hides her in his basement. Her innosence and musicality will give meaning to his life.

She is the girl with the golden hair.

Att the same time another girl is born in a town in the middle of sweden. Her life isn't a happy one. She thinks she is grey and plain with few talents and even fewer friends. She finds comfort in mean pranks and trolling internetforums.

She is the other girl.

Eventually the path of the two girls crosses. A fierce friendship is formed, with devastating consequences for anyone who comes to close to it.

Little Star is a story of love and obsession, about a voice from another world and idolizing in the extreme. How far are you willing to go for someone you admire more than anything.

In Little Star John Ajvide Lindqvist once again brings horror into the ordinary and contemporary Sweden. Young people in a world of distant grownup defends themselves by any means available, including power tools if necessary. This is his darkest book today and sensitive readers should be warned."

(The synopsis is translated from Swedish by me)

Now I have to emigrate to Sweden! (but I'll never forgive you for ABBA, not ever!) Thanks for the translation.

[Greg Anos]

Ficbot, that is one of the joys of E-books. So much good Public Domain stuff. Not really available in other medias....

[Greg Anos]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

See, the Supernatural used to be fodder for horror novels. You had the sickening psycho sexual tales of Richard Laymon (who wrote like the inside of a fifteen year old boy's head). You had the body horror of Barker. The small-town horror of King. The in your face mojo of Robert R. Lansdale. And now what do you get?

I'll tell you what you get, you get Buffy and Angel fanfiction with the names changed to protect the fictionally irresponsible. You get detectives who don't detect any longer, but cast spells. And on top of all that you're guaranteed werewolf orgies, vampire love-ins and rumpy-pumpy with the undead.

You know who I blame? Joss Whedon. That's who. It's his fault. He de-fanged the vampire, shaved the werewolf and took all the warts off the witches noses.

*grumble* *grumble* *not like it was in my day*

You can have good fantasy and mystery combined but it's rare. Read the Lord Darcy stories by Randall Garrett.....(available at Baen for 6? (5?) bucks - your choice of non-DRM formats.)