tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post115352071489711901..comments2023-05-19T04:43:10.395-07:00Comments on These Aye Mean Streets: The Horror, The HorrorRusselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08882590221382217329noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1154671402263942892006-08-03T23:03:00.000-07:002006-08-03T23:03:00.000-07:00Thanks for the kind words about HEADSTONE CITY, Ru...Thanks for the kind words about HEADSTONE CITY, Russ. Much appreciated. It's nice to know there are a few venues for my work in the U.K.<BR/><BR/>Best, Pic<BR/>www.tompiccirilli.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1153917203375871022006-07-26T05:33:00.000-07:002006-07-26T05:33:00.000-07:00Russel - before I got DEADFOLK published I was wri...Russel - before I got DEADFOLK published I was writing horror novels and getting nowhere with them. Publishers hate the genre unless you are already made. King, Koontz, Rice, Laymon (RIP), Herbert... these guys were made back in the glory days of horror (actually Rice is a bit different but we'll lump her in). 70s and 80s, horror was the big genre and publishers threw money at it indiscriminately. As a consequence you got a lot of shit published, which in turn brought down the level of perceived quality in the genre and thereby destroyed it. So although publishers will say now that they are wary of publishing horror because the genre doesn't sell, it's THEIR FAULT. But like you say, the market is different now and it's time for some growth.<BR/><BR/>If you can find him, have a look at a British horror writer called Tim Lebbon (published by Leisure in the States, no one at all over here). I haven't read a couple of his more recent books but his earlier stuff rocked - especially a zombie novella called THE NAMING OF PARTS. The short stories of Steve Rasnic Tem are amongst the best I have seen of any genre. Other than that, I think you have to go back and rediscover some of the older horror. Recently the genre has seemed a bit cliquey and inbred. Talking of inbred, don't forget Joe Lansdale's contributions in this field. And if you want to push it out, Ed Lee.<BR/><BR/>I must read the Sara Gran book.Charlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05949088775938014415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1153788907578759582006-07-24T17:55:00.000-07:002006-07-24T17:55:00.000-07:00I agree about the representation of horror in book...I agree about the representation of horror in bookstores and about Sara Gran's book.<BR/><BR/>I've long been a fan of good horror but I know full well there is some cheesy stuff out there. But if any genre is the red-headed step child of writing, it's horror.<BR/><BR/>When I noticed a new genre, called Bizzaro literature, slowly rising, I was happy. Damned happy. You'll see none of it on the shelves and special orders are the only way i"ve gotten a hold of any of it. But, I crave it. Love it. Read it whenever I'm not buried in review books.<BR/><BR/>I read Sara Gran's COME CLOSER just days ago (after reading her MySpace profile) and utterly loved it. The pacing was perfect and it really was creepy as hell.<BR/><BR/>You're a smart boy, Russ-poo.Jen Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026293111477563651noreply@blogger.com