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Horror Fiction |OT| For all things that go bump in the night
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scotcheggz
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Yeah, it's all audio, I don't know how to do podcasts but I run a different (entirely unrelated) youtube channel, so it just seemed like a logical way to go. I'll be honest, I only listen to one or two podcasts, is there a 'standard' platform for this kind fo thing? I should probably look into that now...
I know a lot of people go through https://www.libsyn.com. There's also a Podcast |OT| where some GAFfers post the podcasts they make. You can probably check the last page or two for anyone pimping their own pod and PM them asking how they do it?
scotcheggz
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Thanks man, I'll look into the GAF thread. I just been looking it up and libsyn popped up on a few blog posts I read, so will look into that too. Cheers
Maklershed
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Oh I just remembered something not too long ago that would be enjoyed by some people in this thread. It wasn't scary per se but great atmosphere reminiscent of The Order 1886. Namely, Anno Dracula. It's about a society divided into vampires (upper crust for the most part) and regular humans in 1800s London. There's also a side plot about Jack the Ripper. It's really well done. I highly recommend it.
(For anyone that has read it already, can you recommend something similar?)
(For anyone that has read it already, can you recommend something similar?)
Dead Sea by Tim Curran? It's good.
The only other one that comes to mind for me is The Hope. Give that a shot, I thought it was decent.
I will see if I can think of anything else.
Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons.
This very well may be one of the best horror novels I have ever read. Its a big book with a ton of content, characters, and fucked up shit to go around and I'd say it stands with the best of the best ever written including Stephen King and others. I don't want to say too much about the story but imagine if there was a very very tiny portion of the population that had a special ability that allowed them to influence and control the people around them and of course abuse this ability to make them do horrific things. Now imagine these people as one of the reasons for the truly huge horrors committed through out history and you have a very small idea of what the book is about. Truly riveting and terrifying stuff.
Edit: I'd also recommend some of Dan Simmons other horror novels like The Terror and Drood. The man writes historical horror fiction like few others.
God Enel
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hey yeah it was by Tim Curran! I forgot his name when I was posting.
Will keep an eye out for the hope and see if I can find it over here in germany.
Any other tips?
Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons.
This very well may be one of the best horror novels I have ever read. Its a big book with a ton of content, characters, and fucked up shit to go around and I'd say it stands with the best of the best ever written including Stephen King and others. I don't want to say too much about the story but imagine if there was a very very tiny portion of the population that had a special ability that allowed them to influence and control the people around them and of course abuse this ability to make them do horrific things. Now imagine these people as one of the reasons for the truly huge horrors committed through out history and you have a very small idea of what the book is about. Truly riveting and terrifying stuff.
Edit: I'd also recommend some of Dan Simmons other horror novels like The Terror and Drood. The man writes historical horror fiction like few others.
When I started reading this the book felt so bloated and kinda dated but the payoff for reading it was amazing. What a cavalcade of truly disgusting and evil people and 'people'.
Too bad Simmons went insane.
Also have to echo Curran's Dead Sea being good esp. if you like creature features.
Yeah the start is slow as you don't really know what's going on and I also
saw Nazis and thought it was going to be the played out trope of Nazi's tapping into supernatural powers to rule the world
Dan Simmons The Terror
Its also one of the few books where you can feel chilly while reading it even on a Summer day. That book just makes you feel cold and I think its one of its greatest accomplishments.
Having read the physical book, my (unpopular) opinion is that you could very easily. It'll be a different experience to holding the book in your hands, but I really don't think you'd miss much that was crucial.
After first hearing about it in another horror fiction thread, I picked up, read and thoroughly enjoyed John Langan's The Fisherman. It feels like a great combination between a Stephen King (contemporary setting, personal loss) while merging it with HP Lovecraft (the awe-inspiring eldritch gods that lurk beyond reality).
I also urgently want a TV adaptation with Mads Mikkelsen in the role of Rainer.
I also urgently want a TV adaptation with Mads Mikkelsen in the role of Rainer.
DevilDog
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That twillight episode was really good. Thanks gaf.
My favorite instance of cosmic horror was mass effect 1, I really loved how it crept in every corner of the game, even its mechanics, it made the impact insane.
Tired to read some Stephen King, but damn, I can't. Are there any good movies that don't have these 70-80's weird sounds that make you laugh?
My favorite instance of cosmic horror was mass effect 1, I really loved how it crept in every corner of the game, even its mechanics, it made the impact insane.
Tired to read some Stephen King, but damn, I can't. Are there any good movies that don't have these 70-80's weird sounds that make you laugh?
The Mist or Cujo?
There's not a lot of good movies based on Stephen King's work. The best is The Shining, which also forgoes the point of the book.
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