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« Reply #15 on: May 07, 2012, 08:31:47 PM » |
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Jim McCarthy of Dystel and Goderich is looking for Horror, for those who write it. He reps adult and YA. He seems fantastic.
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Falen
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« Reply #16 on: May 08, 2012, 08:07:00 AM » |
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I just ordered The Amityville Horror, so that will be my next read.
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Mere Joyce
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« Reply #17 on: May 08, 2012, 08:57:05 AM » |
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Ooh, thanks for the update! I would love to write a horror novel someday...haven't had the inspiration yet, but there's a good chance that at some point it will hit me like a...machete?
Haha, Falen, it was between Amityville Horror and Rosemary's Baby...I really enjoy reading books from movies I've already seen, for some reason.
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tlbodine
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« Reply #18 on: May 08, 2012, 03:36:41 PM » |
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I love reading books that were made into movies. I consider movies to be sort of like really big, fancy book trailers ;)
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"We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty." -- Mal from Serenity
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Falen
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« Reply #19 on: May 08, 2012, 04:44:27 PM » |
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I will say hands down that the Amityville book is LOADS better than the movie
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lexcade
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« Reply #20 on: May 08, 2012, 05:25:02 PM » |
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really? the movie (Ryan Reynolds version at least) terrified me. by the end of the movie i was curled up in a little ball.
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Mere Joyce
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« Reply #21 on: May 08, 2012, 07:41:11 PM » |
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Lol, actually, I prefer watching the movie first, and then reading the book. I find when you read the book, and then watch the movie, you spend the whole time thinking "the book is soooooooooo much better". When you see the movie first, though, I find I tend to appreciate both versions more!
It's been awhile since I've seen Amityville Horror (original or remake), but I own them both, and I remember them being pretty interesting movies
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Nina
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« Reply #22 on: May 08, 2012, 11:28:42 PM » |
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I wish they would make John Saul's books into movies. It would be awesome.
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Magpie
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« Reply #23 on: May 12, 2012, 06:44:05 PM » |
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I've been hearing that YA horror is trending up, which I'm happy about because that's one of the genres I write and my agent has on sub for me. In YA, you've got ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD by Kendare Blake and Gretchen McNeil's POSSESS. Her next novel TEN sounds like a fantastic read as well. In adult, I really enjoyed HEART SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill and the previously mentioned AMITYVILLE HORROR. I'll also throw THE EXORCIST into the pot as one of the creepiest books I've read.
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Falen
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« Reply #24 on: May 12, 2012, 06:52:29 PM » |
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I've been hearing that YA horror is trending up, I have also heard this, and it makes me happy. I've never written YA horror, but i do a lot of adult horror |
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Falen
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« Reply #25 on: May 12, 2012, 06:53:28 PM » |
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really? the movie (Ryan Reynolds version at least) terrified me. by the end of the movie i was curled up in a little ball.
I will say that the Ryan Reynolds version deviates the most from the book, but the stuff that's generally scary or creepy in the book i don't think necessarily translates well to film |
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lexcade
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« Reply #26 on: May 12, 2012, 07:29:40 PM » |
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There's a lot of nuance if horror's done well. I like the stuff that really messes with your head. Not the straight-up psycho-murderer, but the situations where something's not *quite* right. Where people aren't exactly like they ought to be and stuff just comes out of absolutely nowhere.
I started playing the video game Alan Wake. That game is SO CREEPY that I played for maybe half an hour before I was ready to curl into a ball. In the middle of the day.
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Mere Joyce
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« Reply #27 on: May 13, 2012, 06:59:00 AM » |
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Haha, I have watched horror movies and have read horror books since I was quite young, and they've never bothered me...and yet, there have been TWO occasions in my life where I have been TERRIFIED by a video game  One was the Super Nintendo Friday the 13th game (I was, like, 4 or 5), and then when I was around 7, there was a game that involved some girl wandering through an empty castle or something, and there was a room full of stained glass, and a room full of metal spikes that killed you as soon as you went in it. Terrifying! Go figure, eh? I would love it if YA horror became popular...I think there is so much potential in that market, and I'd love to see how it was done. And, again, karma to you all for your suggestions! I've got such a huge list now, =) |
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Falen
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« Reply #28 on: May 13, 2012, 10:04:50 AM » |
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I started playing the video game Alan Wake. That game is SO CREEPY that I played for maybe half an hour before I was ready to curl into a ball. In the middle of the day.
Yeah Alan Wake had it's moments. Not as scary as the Silent Hill video games. The music alone is enough to give you nightmares |
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« Reply #29 on: May 13, 2012, 11:17:59 AM » |
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I refuse to play Silent Hill. Absolutely refuse. There's no possible way. I was scared enough by Simon's Quest when I was a kid. I tried Nightmare Creatures on N64 and was pretty much scarred for life. Cannot. Do. Silent. Hill. *dies*
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