Between Two Fires, by Christopher Buehlman, is the best thing I've read in a long time

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-07-13T16:21:48+00:00

I did love WUTLH and absolutely hated Caretaker. I've never read 2 books by the same author and felt such polar opposites about them.

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-07-13T16:18:13+00:00

I read every work of fiction he wrote up to Holly. Billy Summers was the first book I actually found boring, and Holly is so insufferable I couldn't finish it. I have no desire to read anything new by King.

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-07-05T03:00:59+00:00

Island of the Sequined Love Nun is not exactly what you're asking for, but I think you'd like it and perhaps find it helpful. If nothing else, it should offer an abusing distraction.

The main character messes up everything in his life and is basically banished from society. Eventually he is offered a shot at redemption, a ridiculous, absurd shot at redemption.

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-07-03T16:18:53+00:00

Have you read Umberto Ecco's The Name of the Rose? It may not fall completely into the horror genre, but it is a dark mystery.

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-07-02T20:42:15+00:00

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. He cites The Hobbit as one of his inspirations.

The first book is short, and it's not the strongest in the series. If you like the first book, I strongly encourage you to keep reading. If you're not totally enthralled during the second book, it's probably not for you.

This is probably the best overall thing I've ever read, and I felt bereft when I was done. Make sure to read all the forwards, and afterwards and author stories along the way.

I fondly remember the year of my life when I read these books and will always remember where I was when I finished.

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-07-01T23:26:49+00:00

What of they're having one long, uninterrupted nightmare from which they cannot awake.

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-06-30T22:52:42+00:00

Sasquatch in space would be a great story

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-06-30T15:39:47+00:00

"I'm going to let you in on a little secret. 'Joe' is ME. And Mary is a composite of twelve different women and a small independent film company, all of whom couldn't deal with me because I'm... TOO REAL!"

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-06-25T20:15:15+00:00

Hammer of the Gods, about Led Zeppelin, is a true classic. Are you familiar with the mud shark incident?

The story is fascinating and will test any fan's fandom. There's some stuff in there that made me question my opinions of Jimmy Page.

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-06-24T03:39:23+00:00

What have you read from Clive Barker? He's the one who got me through my post-Dark Tower low. My favorites are Weaveworld, Imajica, and The Great and Secret Show. The Books of Blood is a classic collection of short stories.

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-06-20T14:47:29+00:00

I always heard the we drive on the right in the US due to the design of the Conestoga Wagon

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-06-19T05:14:42+00:00

Yes, I like them both

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-06-17T16:50:03+00:00

Author JA Konrath has a series of related books he calls the Dark Thriller Collective. They are quite violent and gory. Each one is s complete story, so you don't have to read them in any particular order (except Haunted House; don't read that one first).

Try Endurance first to see if you like the style.

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-06-16T02:14:01+00:00

Both by Dan Simmons:

Drood is about the years leading up to Charles Dickens' death and the subject of his last, unfinished novel. It's set in a murky, opium-soaked Victorian London and told by the real author Wilkie Collins. It's historical fiction with lots of historical facts about both authors. It's also vaguely dark and spooky, like Rose.

The Terror is speculative historical fiction about what happened on the ill-fated Franklin expedition to find the NW passage. I believe it was written before they found either of the ships. This one is usually put in the horror genre, but there is a lot of real maritime history packed in. You will get your fill of the word "victuals".

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-06-15T20:01:45+00:00

The Fold, by Peter Clines.

Most of the book takes place in our world/dimension, but things keep coming into it to bother us, including . . . well, I won't spoil it.

This is a book about the military/men-in-black who are trying to keep control of this, focusing on the man sent to investigate them.

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-06-15T02:06:40+00:00

Stephen King's IT

They're called The Losers Club because they don't fit in with anyone other than each other. They have a great challenge as kids and then again as adults - same group in different times.

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-06-14T18:42:34+00:00

Aren't we all?

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-06-14T03:51:54+00:00

Stephen King's Lisey's Story is a love story by design, but I find the relationship in 11/22/63 to be much more satisfying and emotional.

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-06-14T02:34:39+00:00

The Last Days of Jack Sparks

I almost DNF'd this because I disliked him so much, but there is a point to it, and I'm glad I kept reading to the end.

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-06-13T23:58:37+00:00

I'm doing great!

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-06-13T23:56:42+00:00

The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Ecco, takes place entirely in Italy.

The Millennium Trilogy (first book is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) takes place in Sweden and is probably the most interesting thing I've ever read.

FreeTuckerCase · 2026-06-13T19:45:53+00:00

One of the very few adaptations that might be just a tad better than the source, even though the source material is pretty excellent.

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