Yikes. So in September I read half of what I did in August. September is also the month I started writing my 2013 DarkFuse books. I think the seesaw effect is apparent: more written, less read. I hope to do better in October, while keeping my word count high. Writing this month was like pulling teeth, but I'm in a good groove now.
The good news is, the quality of what I read this month was very high.
Horns
by Joe Hill
I really liked Heart-Shaped Box. I LOVED this. It's more bizarro than straight horror, but with a concern for and success with satisfying conventional storytelling expectations. It also has one of the most interesting portrayals of a sociopath that I can think of.
The
Teddy Bear Singularity by Stephen Beam
It’s
Not All About Me by Robin Dreeke
“Once you have rapport then compliance with any request you
offer follows.” Due to that promise, I was hoping to be able to use this book as a springboard to a horror story. It's actually primarily about diminishing the ego and the author gives some examples where he's practically Buddha or Jesus for not up and shooting somebody. It's a good read, but not what I was expecting.
A
Tasting of Thistles by Dennis Boyer
Wide
Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Skin
Medicine by Tim Curran
Darkness Weaves by Edward Wagner
Biohazard
by Tim Curran
Old
Flames by Jack Ketchum
Night
in the Lonesome October by Richard Layman
I
Will Rise by Michael Louis Calvillo
When
We Join Jesus in Hell by Lee Thompson
Thanks for the read, Alan!
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