SICK
A promising but not entirely successful horror novel that debuted at the wrong time
GHOSTS IN THE SWAMP
A long-forgotten German horror-science fiction-fantasy epic, translated by indefatigable Joe E. Bandel
CHOICE CUTS
Initially published back in 1965, CHOICE CUTS is, despite some affecting passages, strictly a product of its time
TRAPPED
I maintain that the Edmund Plante authored 1987 horror-fest TRANSFORMATION is a rotgut classic. TRAPPED, Plante’s similarly oriented 1989 follow-up, is not.
TRANSFORMATION
Heavy reading this novel isn’t, but in terms of sheer grossness it’s a standout.
THE KILLER
The apotheosis of the British author/philosopher Colin Wilson’s crime fiction was THE KILLER, presented by the UK’s Savoy Books in its most complete version
BEETLEJUICE GOES HAWAIIAN
The never-made BEETLEJUICE sequel, which exists only as an undated 126-page screenplay
HORROR MOVIE
The field of horror movie themed horror novels is a crowded one in which HORROR MOVIE by Paul Tramblay ranks as mid
A HELL OF A WOMAN
A hell of a book!
THE ARTIFICIAL KID
The book that, together with the John Shirley potboilers TRANSMANIACON (1979) and CITY COME A-WALKIN’ (1980), served as the true prototype for what by the end of the 1980s was known as cyberpunk