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     Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 82.38.75.85 |
Hmmm, I'm in a quandry which you nice folks might be able to help me out of (or make worse for me). I've got a £10 Amazon voucher to spend. There are so many nice things to spend it on, I just don't know what to buy. Got any recommendations for me? Book-wise, I prefer short stories to novels (I tend to buy most of my books from the small presses so I'm not used to buying the more "mainstream" stuff on Amazon). I like my horror to be scary by suggestion rather than blood and gore. Then there's the possibility of comics or graphic novels. Most I've seen are either superhero stuff (boring!) or too much violence. Is there any nice supernatural comics/graphic novels out there, or something a bit weird? I'm also into weird and wonderful artwork, so something like that which showcases an artist's work might be nice. Any ideas? Film-wise, again it's the "scaring by suggestion" old-style films I like. I don't have many DVDs, so it might be nice to expand my collection. What would you recommend? You see, there's so much stuff I could buy I just don't know what to spend a tenner on - help! | ||
| Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 82.38.75.85 |
Oh heck - it should read "ARE there any ..." Grrrr. | ||
| Simon Bestwick (Simon_b) Username: Simon_b Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 86.24.165.182 |
I can recommend Pictures Of The Dark. Not a bad story collection. The author's name escapes me, though...  | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.193.25 |
I can recommend it too. In fact I can't praise it highly enough. This is a real live book like they used to publish. It's also one of the Friar's best production jobs. | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.193.25 |
Simon, if you're reading this, feel free to give me a call. I'm having a latish night and am kind of wired. If you're off to bed now, no worries... | ||
| Lincoln Brown (Lincoln_brown) Username: Lincoln_brown Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 121.219.80.254 |
Caroline, how about 'Banquet for the Damned' by Adam Nevill? Should still be available in paperback. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Banquet-Damned-Adam-L-G-Nevill/dp/0753513587 Or how about 'Bernie Herrmanns Manic Sextet', an excellent short story collection from Gray Friar Press. http://www.grayfriarpress.com/catalogue/herrmann.html | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.143.128.177 |
Film; Portrait of Jennie. | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 86.168.160.222 |
I recommend 'Pictures of the Dark', too: http://weirdmonger.blog-city.com/pictures_of_the_dark__by_simon_bestwick.htm | ||
| Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey) Username: Ramsey Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.74 |
Not a graphic novel in quite the usual sense (no dialogue), but Shaun Tan's The Arrival is splendid and extraordinary. | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.26.90.161 |
I recommend Pictures of the Dark, too. | ||
| Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 82.38.75.85 |
Thanks, boys!  Now I'm in another quandry - "Pictures of the Dark" clearly gets the most votes, but the idea of a graphic novel with no dialogue recommended by Ramsey really gets me interested. I'll check both out! In fact, I'll check out all of your suggestions and see which tickles my fancy most.  | ||
| Skunsworth (Skunsworth) Username: Skunsworth Registered: 05-2009 Posted From: 89.242.207.147 |
Another for the mix: Junji Ito's Uzumaki - my favourite graphic novel (technically it's three, as it's a 3 volume set) is simply brilliant. S |