Cult Fiction 2: Movie Novelizations
Movie Novelizations: the good, the bad and the hard to find!
On DARK FORCES
To many this is THE standout anthology. But is DARK FORCES really that great a book? Let’s see.
What’s in My Halloween Bag…
What follows is a more-or-less random selection of Halloween-themed ephemera
Dennis Etchison: 1943-2019
Dennis Etchison, who died on May 28, 2019, may not be particularly well known to the public at large, but he had an exceedingly large and dedicated following, and left a sizeable mark
THE FOG
That’s appropriate, as THE FOG is far and away the best of the bunch. For that matter, I feel it’s one of Etchison’s best novels, period.
VIDEODROME
Yes, this is a movie novelization, and yes, it does suffer from quite a few of the pratfalls afflicting most such books
DARKSIDE
The first novel by Dennis Etchison that wasn’t a movie novelization, DARKSIDE is a triumph of serious, deeply felt horror fiction. However, it’s still very much a first novel, and so not without some glaring flaws.
Remembering Scream/Press
The collector’s book market of the 1980s through the (mis)fortunes of Scream/Press.
The H Word
Nobody, it seems, wants to be associated with the “Horror” label.
Remembering the Zebra Books Horror Line
If you were a horror fan in the 1980s and early-to-mid 90s you probably remember Zebra Books