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I kicked off my Halloween tradition of re-reading some classic Lovecraft today.

In the same vein of the horror film thread, let us now speak of the unspeakable written word...

Fave horror fiction, fave writers, fave stories or books, etc.

Edgar Allan Poe and Ambrose Bierce are very good, mostly for the same reason Lovecraft is, that being the erudite style.

Here is one Poe's less-read but still very good horror stories: http://www.online-literature.com/poe/23/

Still, my favorite Poe story is William Wilson, which is not horror.

Bierce here. (http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/DeatHalp.shtml)

I don't really read horror, I tend to watch it. :D

I'm re-reading Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian. It's an amazing and horrific take on Dracula. Quite fitting for Halloween.:D

Horror fiction? Wait, is there also horror fiction then?

Edgar Allan Poe and Ambrose Bierce are very good, mostly for the same reason Lovecraft is, that being the erudite style.

Here is one Poe's less-read but still very good horror stories: http://www.online-literature.com/poe/23/

Still, my favorite Poe story is William Wilson, which is not horror.

Bierce here. (http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/DeatHalp.shtml)

I did try and balance the poll with three "gothic's", three early moderns, and three contemporary writers... I'd have put Bierce on had there been more slots...

But both are great.

I don't really read horror, I tend to watch it. :D

Turn off the tube, and crack a book. Seriously.

Horror fiction? Wait, is there also horror fiction then?

Yes indeed. From lonmg before there were films...

I'm re-reading Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian. It's an amazing and horrific take on Dracula. Quite fitting for Halloween.:D

Try some Edogawa Rampo to get both your horror and Nippon fix on. And Lafcadio Hearn, of course... Damn if I haven't lost my copy of Kwaidan...

Yes indeed. From lonmg before there were films...

Me no thinky you understoody my posty. :D

Try some Edogawa Rampo to get both your horror and Nippon fix on. And Lafcadio Hearn, of course... Damn if I haven't lost my copy of Kwaidan...

Duly noted. Thanks for the suggestion Dais-san!:wink:

Yes indeed. From lonmg before there were films...

So, who's in the horror non fiction category then?

Edit: Voted for Bram Stoker (Brom?). Petty nationalism.

Turn off the tube, and crack a book. Seriously.

Who said I was watching it on TV? :p

Who said I was watching it on TV? :p

I think Daistallia was referring to Youtube or something.:p

I think Daistallia was referring to Youtube or something.:p

I see... well, I mainly use that for music or Vampire Knight... :D

I see... well, I mainly use that for music or Vampire Knight... :D

Wakatta.

Wakatta.

Kawaii!

There was a time when I didn't read anything but horror.

Anne Rice
Dean Koontz
Stephen King
... to name a few.:tongue:

Me no thinky you understoody my posty. :D

This could well be the case. Elaborate...

Duly noted. Thanks for the suggestion Dais-san!:wink:

Edogawa Rampo (a punning psuedonym on Edgar Allen Poe) tends towards the mystery side of his namesake.

Hearn's stuff is excellent retelling of Japanese folkloric horror - Yuki-Onna is a favorite of mine. :D

Oh, and here's a nice overview of trad J supernatural, including one of the most famous ghost stories: Okiku

http://www.mangajin.com/mangajin/samplemj/ghosts/ghosts.htm

This could well be the case. Elaborate...



Edogawa Rampo (a punning psuedonym on Edgar Allen Poe) tends towards the mystery side of his namesake.

Hearn's stuff is excellent retelling of Japanese folkloric horror - Yuki-Onna is a favorite of mine. :D

Oh, and here's a nice overview of trad J supernatural, including one of the most famous ghost stories: Okiku

http://www.mangajin.com/mangajin/samplemj/ghosts/ghosts.htm

Arigatou gozaimasu, sensei. :D

Now I can pass sometime at my boring work reading some more of Nihongo ghost stories.

So, who's in the horror non fiction category then?

Edit: Voted for Bram Stoker (Brom?). Petty nationalism.

Tis a identifier to separate it from non-literary sources - film, games, TV, etc.

I think Daistallia was referring to Youtube or something.:p

Twas primarily against CRTubes, but works for other media besides books. Written or spoken word horror stories have a different effect...

Arigatou gozaimasu, sensei. :D

Now I can pass sometime at my boring work reading some more of Nihongo ghost stories.

You may very well find some English (or even Spanish!) translations online...

So, who's in the horror non fiction category then?

Ann Coulter.

Ann Coulter.

*ba dum tish*

This could well be the case. Elaborate...


The answer lies here:

So, who's in the horror non fiction category then?

Re-Animator in my opinion is the greatest piece of horror writing I've seen on film. :p

As has already been mentioned, its Bram Stoker.

Brom is the old guy from the novel Eragon.

Lovecraft's The Colour Out of Space does it for me.

The Dunwich Horror is my second favourite.

Horror fiction? Wait, is there also horror fiction then?

Yes. Your daily life may be a neverending nightmare with no chance of deliverance, but for most of us such stories are just mere entertainment.

Lovecraft is my favourite horror Author, but my favourite piece is by Poe: The Cask of Amontillado.

Awesome story. I've got a book with Poe's thirty most famous stories.

I love Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles.

I love Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles.

She´s a terrific writer, although I was a bit disappointed with Blood Canticle. Her mixing of the vampire world with the Mayfair witches´ world wasn´t my cup of tea.

So hard to choose, between Poe and King
I like em both
can't decide, won't vote

M. R. James

or Die!