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Old 10-11-2022, 02:57 AM   #31
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I found it well written, but very very bleak. And no real ending. I feel who could have done more with it. But I don't like horror.
The book appealed to me despite the faults that you cite. I wouldn't reread it in a hurry. Anyway, Happy Reading!
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It's a novella and only US$ 3.00 and I really loved it. Everyone else did as well as you can see by the comments. Riding Shotgun by Charles D. Lint.

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The book appealed to me despite the faults that you cite. I wouldn't reread it in a hurry. Anyway, Happy Reading!
Obviously, his vision is very bleak. I could have handled that because of the quality of the writing. I think what bothered me most was the writing.

SPOILER ALERT.

He doesn't solve anything. It could have been something if he'd worked out how the characters found a solution to danger. He didn't really, at all. It was just a tacked on maybe.
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I did just get Hell-O-Ween from Kindle Unlimited.
I just finished a book and decided to read Hell-O-Ween myself.

Once I finish that (assuming my fickle tastes don't change) I'm planning on reading Whisper Down the Lane by Clay Chapman (which I was reminded of by the title Darkness on the Edge of Town).
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I may re-read A Thief of Always by Barker.
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Dr. I'm enjoying Hell-O-Ween. It is pulp horror, without pretense. A bunch of teens foolishly partying in a cursed Colorado cave on Halloween night and what happens because of it. The teens are given enough personality and the pacing is spot on. I don't want to oversell it. It is pulp. You won't ponder the underlying message while sipping single malt. But for what it is, it is a solid example.
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Dr. I'm enjoying Hell-O-Ween. It is pulp horror, without pretense. A bunch of teens foolishly partying in a cursed Colorado cave on Halloween night and what happens because of it. The teens are given enough personality and the pacing is spot on. I don't want to oversell it. It is pulp. You won't ponder the underlying message while sipping single malt. But for what it is, it is a solid example.
Thanks for the heads up on your reactions. I've been very curious about this since it was mentioned about a week ago. I have it on my Kobo Libra 2 and plan to read it just after I finish reading Annie Ernaux's "I Remain in Darkness". She won this year's Nobel Prize in Literature. It's a short novella: I'm showing I have 24 minutes left before I finish it.

AND THEN I'll be starting Robbins' book.

I like to balance out literary works with genre readings. (I also do this with short story titles and novels, but I read both books concurrently.)
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By the way, as I've mentioned in earlier posts, I'm a big Richard Laymon fan.

I have one Halloween book by him that I have yet to read: Once Upon A Halloween.

Are you - or anyone interested in this thread - familiar with this title?
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By the way, as I've mentioned in earlier posts, I'm a big Richard Laymon fan.

I have one Halloween book by him that I have yet to read: Once Upon A Halloween.

Are you - or anyone interested in this thread - familiar with this title?
I'm only familiar with All Hallow-s Eve and I haven't read that one.
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The Mangler is a really good story.
Oh my. I read that many years ago, and still have a laughable cartoon-y image of the mangler running around in hot pursuit of potential victims. I found it one of the silliest, dumbest stories ever. To each his own.
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Oh my. I read that many years ago, and still have a laughable cartoon-y image of the mangler running around in hot pursuit of potential victims. I found it one of the silliest, dumbest stories ever. To each his own.
The Mangler is silly, but I still remember many of the details even though I haven't read the story in decades. There's something to say about that.

I try watching the movie from time to time. Don't. It's not good. But there's something about it that makes me feel like I missed something that if I got it would make me enjoy the movie.
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The Mangler is silly, but I still remember many of the details even though I haven't read the story in decades. There's something to say about that.

I try watching the movie from time to time. Don't. It's not good. But there's something about it that makes me feel like I missed something that if I got it would make me enjoy the movie.
I'm not a horror fan, so maybe that makes a difference. I stopped reading Stephen King after The Shining.
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