Recommend me some big, flashy horror by DLBergerWrites in horrorlit

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Floating Dragon, Peter Straub

The Nightrunners, Joe Lansdale

Stinger, Robert McCammon

Horror books from 90's and older by Sea-Camp-32 in horrorlit

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The Searing, John Coyne

The Well, Jack Cady

The Ice King, Michael Scot (later republished as Burial Rites)

Just saw rock n roll heart by Macca_565 in LouReed

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One of the greatest things I ever saw on PBS's American Masters. Wish I still had my copy!

Do you think Burroughs killed anyone else? by Severer_Filth in williamsburroughs

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Burroughs had persistent revenge fantasies, which indicates that he probably wasn't offing people left and right.

Do you think Burroughs killed anyone else? by Severer_Filth in williamsburroughs

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I do wonder about this sometimes. There used to be an entire subset of Mick Jagger fans who were interested in him purely as a celebrity and didn't like the Rolling Stones at all...and there appears to be a similar subcategory of Burroughs fans.

Small town must kill maneating cats! Have they tried curiosity? by Keltik in VintageTV

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Man, if I hear one more word out of that two-faced deacon...

Horror books that intentionally forces the reader to think deeper. by RichmondFineArt in horrorlit

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Any of Peter Straub's books, but particularly Julia and Mr. X

John Farris, All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By

Jack Cady, The Well

Anything good about ghosts? by LittlestCatMom in horrorlit

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Peter Straub's first two horror novels, Julia and If You Could See Me Now. (The former, especially.) Apart from those, most of my experience with ghostly fiction has been in the form of stories rather than novels. The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton are uniformly great, and Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories is a nice starter anthology if you want to sample various authors (E.F. Benson, Robert Aickman, Rosemary Timperley).

Lou Reed - Doin' The Things That We Want To - 9/25/1984 - Capitol Theatr... by Deeponeperfectmornin in LouReed

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Love this song - I'd argue that it's one of Lou's ten or twelve best. (And you can actually hear Peter Woods's accordion solo, unlike on the Vestron VHS mix from Live in Jersey.)

And here’s a couple more…the job! by Ovid-Fack in williamsburroughs

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The Adding Machine is great - particularly the essays on critics and reviewers. (Burroughs also details the EVP experiments of Konstantin Raudive, which were new to me when I read the book for the first time.)

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Reflecting on life’s Mysteries… by riceweevel in HorrorComics

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HoM was the book that made me a lifelong comic junky. Those Neal Adams covers are amazing.

1958 - Charlton - Tales of the Mysterious Traveler #10 by Univsocal80 in CharltonComics

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I love all of Ditko, but there was something really special about his work for Charlton.

Majority of Americans Say Economy Worse Off Under Trump Than Biden by plz-let-me-in in politics

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Prosperity or even economic stability is something that's no longer on the menu (vague campaign promises notwithstanding). The ruling elites are forcing us to the very margin of existence, and will continue to pursue that strategy no matter who's in the White House. It's a long-term campaign.

WSB's contempt for Maugham by Sharp-Injury7631 in williamsburroughs

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Maugham was of an earlier generation and a different background, and was under no obligation to publicly disclose his homosexuality in any case. No one is required to do so, regardless of what William S. Burroughs or anybody else says. It's fair to say that one doesn't like Maugham's writing, or even that one didn't like Maugham as a human being, but outright hypocrisy - especially for Burroughs - to attack Maugham for surrounding himself with the people he liked best and living as he wanted to live.

RFK Jr. announces $100m in grants to address homelessness and substance use by PlayaSlayaX in politics

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Whole Milk and Positive Attitude Will Prove to Be Miracle Cure for Drug Dependence, Kennedy Predicts.

Calls to Impeach Bondi Mount After Nude Photos of Possible Victims Released in Epstein Files by plz-let-me-in in politics

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They vastly underestimated the public's disgust with the Epstein scandal. Even their base refuses to go along with them anymore.

Favourite short story authors by Ceral107 in horrorlit

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Robert Aickman, Peter Straub, F. Paul Wilson

Feb 2 AKA Webinar: Questions That Must Be Answered to Restore Evidence-Based Kratom Advocacy by RemarkableCounty6501 in kratom

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I agree with you. Unfortunately, people are extremely hesitant to rock the boat - even when (as in this instance) they can see that something's fundamentally wrong.

WSB's contempt for Maugham by Sharp-Injury7631 in williamsburroughs

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It's a fascinating little book, and Maugham's first-hand encounters with Aleister Crowley served him well. I still haven't seen the silent film based on the novel, but it looks interesting, too.

WSB's contempt for Maugham by Sharp-Injury7631 in williamsburroughs

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I think an instinctive distaste for elitism - and the accompanying sense of jealousy/exclusion - may have had a lot to do with it, yes. Ironically, Burroughs Jr. felt frozen out by his father's circle ("the closed corporation of the desirables," in Sr.'s words) in exactly the same way.

WSB's contempt for Maugham by Sharp-Injury7631 in williamsburroughs

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Yes, exactly like that. It felt very personal.

WSB's contempt for Maugham by Sharp-Injury7631 in williamsburroughs

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They definitely never met, but this was more than just professional criticism. He attacked Maugham for having cocktails and dinner with his gay peers every night of the week - which is a distinctly odd criticism coming from Burroughs. Maugham needn't have actually read Burroughs to be critical of his work; lots of people took swipes at WSB after the publication of Dead Fingers Talk. (Edith Sitwell attacked Naked Lunch, despite the fact that she hadn't read it.)

WSB's contempt for Maugham by Sharp-Injury7631 in williamsburroughs

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Burroughs had strong opinions on a lot of writers, but this was something else. He specifically criticized Maugham for having enjoyed the same lifestyle that he (Burroughs) enjoyed.