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jimallcorn.theweirdusmessa...	horror fiction paperbacks of the "Monster Kid" era ...	Lead	[-]
Jun 28 08 8:01 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Strangely enough, this is a great, mostly unexplored area for me. Despite being a lifelong "Monster Kid" & a voracious reader of 46. In fact, the very first "adult" horror fiction novel that I read at about 11 or 12 years old was actually an advertised staple in the back pages of FM called NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRE by one, Raymond Giles. Other than that though, I haven't read much from that particular era as subsequently my genre reading picked up somewhere in the mid-'70s with early King, Koontz, Graham Masterston, James Herbert, Straub etc.. So, the paperback horror fiction of the '60s & early '70s is pretty much a mystery to me. One I'd definitely like to delve into, but those paperback originals are, unfortunately, difficult to come by at reasonable ( aka CHEAP! LOL ) prices. Though I keep on looking ... Any particular favs from that era you'd like to tell me about? Or good sources for them perhaps? Thanks. Peace.
Wich2		#1	[-]
Jun 28 08 8:51 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Jim, I assume you mean "NEW fiction"? If I recall aright the earliest horror pb's I read were my Ma's, but they were collections of existing stuff: pretty sure A FEAST OF BLOOD was the very first - Best, -Craig W.
jimallcorn.theweirdusmessa...		#2	[-]
Jun 29 08 9:34 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Craig, yep. That's what I meant. The contemporary horror fiction of the day from the likes of Ray Russell, Bloch et al. Genre work written & published in the sixties - early '70s. Preferably novels. That stuff is harder to find than you might imagine. Especially the series that were published back then like Robert Lory's Dracula & Frankenstein one that was out around the same time. Which I lusted after in those old Captain Company ads, but never actually got my hands on.
yendor1152		#3	[-]
Jun 29 08 1:42 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I read a LOT of short story compilations as a kid in the mid-sixties, especially the Alfred Hitchcock stuff. My bookshelf today still holds the big hardbacks of Haunted Housefull, Monster Museum, Ghostly Gallery and Spellbinders in Suspense. The paperback stuff rocked! Books like "Stories my Mother Never Told me" and "Stories not for the Nervous" kept me awake and bug-eyed many a late night back in the day. I also loved the Weird Tales paperback, circa 1966. It was given to me by my best friend when I had my appendix out, and we (the whole family) read that book until the covers fell off. Finally found a mint copy on eBay a few years back, but the print is so tiny, I can't read it anymore! Rod
Wich2		#4	[-]
Jun 29 08 7:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Jim, I read a lot of stuff like what Rod mentions - starting from Scholastic editions, on. I seem to recall HORROR TIMES TEN and MORE TALES TO TREMBLE BY as other compliations... Then (late '70's?) I became a regular fan of the DAW "Best Horror Stories of the Year" annuals; you might like them. As far as the first "THE FRANKENSTEIN WHEEL" book, I don't think Lory was the author? Read it once, but didn't keep it, as it just somehow didn't jell - though it DOES have a neat plot idea, that I won't ruin for you. Keep hunting - hey, I just got a cheap ebay copy of the first ever STAR TREK novel, the Whitman. Best, -Craig W.
TimCMurphy		#5	[-]
Jun 29 08 7:25 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	ZACHERLEY'S VULTURE STEW has some great stuff: "They Bite" (surely one of the greatest of American short horrors), "Bones", "The Shed" and "The Devil is not Mocked".
Wich2		#6	[-]
Jun 29 08 8:01 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Cal Beck did one too: THE FRANKENSTEIN READER. (And Rod, if you can find a copy of the big omnibus WEIRD TALES collection by Marvin Kaye, the print's big enough for this old dude!) Best, -Craig W.
ryanbrennan		#7	[-]
Jun 29 08 8:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	If you work in a used book store like I do then you see this sort of genre stuff quite frequently. Not necessarily the specific titles mentioned but the same sort of material. So, it's out there. Keep looking.
Detective Kemper		#8	[-]
Jun 30 08 12:32 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Wich2 wrote: Jim, I assume you mean "NEW fiction"? If I recall aright the earliest horror pb's I read were my Ma's, but they were collections of existing stuff: pretty sure A FEAST OF BLOOD was the very first - Best, -Craig W. Does this book include the short story that became a Night Gallery episode with the same title? The one concerning a fuzzy brooch that is actually a vampire mouse? DK Last Edited By: Detective Kemper Jun 30 08 6:56 AM. Edited 1 times.
ByronOrlok		#9	[-]
Jun 30 08 2:51 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here's a few recommendations from my own collection: You can't go wrong with the series of terrific paperbacks put out by Ballantine in the early 60's, all with dynamite cover illustrations by Richard Powers THE FRANKENSTEIN READER edited by Calvin Beck THE FIEND IN YOU edited by Charles Beaumont THINGS WITH CLAWS edited by Whit and Hallie Burnett ZACHERLEY'S MIDNIGHT SNACKS ZACHERLEY'S VULTURE STEW (can't imagine Zaherley really assembled these himself but maybe he did) THE GRAVEYARD READER edited by Groff Conklin ALONE BY NIGHT edited by Michael and Don Congdon TALES OF LOVE AND HORROR edited by Don Congdon INVISIBLE MEN, DEALS WITH THE DEVIL, and TALES TO BE TOLD IN THE DARK, all edited by Basil Davenport THE SOUND OF HIS HORN, THE DOLL MAKER and RINGSTONES, 3 novels by "Sarban" SOME OF YOUR BLOOD by Theodore Sturgeon Plus these "single author" collections: THE OTHER PASSENGER by John Keir Cross THE CLOCK STRIKES 12 by H. Russell Wakefield SARDONICUS AND OTHER STORIES by Ray Russell THE SURVIVOR AND OTHERS by H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth NINE HORRORS AND A DREAM by Joseph Payne Brennan SHADOWS WITH EYES by Fritz Leiber Craig mentioned HORROR TIMES TEN, which is actually one of a series of books Alden H. Norton edited (with introductions and story notes by Sam Moskowitz) for Berkley Medallion in the late 60's / early 70's. The series focussed on unearthing and reprinting less well-known stories by famous authors. Other titles in the series being: HAUNTINGS AND HORRORS MASTERS OF HORROR HORRORS IN HIDING GREAT UNTOLD STORIES OF FANTASY AND HORROR Moskowitz later assembled 2 more collections in the series by himself, both of them excellent: HORRORS UNSEEN HORRORS UNKNOWN As for novels, aside from the obvious blockbuster bestsellers by Levin, Blatty, et al -- Leslie H. Whitten comes to mind as being almost the quintessential 60's horror writer, who had some success in putting traditional or "classic" horror archetypes in contemporary settings, in his novels THE PROGENY OF THE ADDER, MOON OF THE WOLF and THE ALCHEMIST. Then there were Paperback Library's "Black Magic" novels, and THE GUARDIANS series of Horror / Pulp Adventures by "Peter Saxon", and Frank Lauria's Dr. Orient books and Jory Sherman's Chill series....the list goes on and on...! Curt Purcell's blog THE GROOVY AGE OF HORROR is an excellent resource for info on popular novels of the 60's / 70's era -- check it out.
Wich2		#10	[-]
Jun 30 08 10:13 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Great stuff, Byron - I read several of those, & still have a few. Wonderful mix of folks, from DeMaupassant to Bloch! Probably where I "met" Howard, Onions, Hoffmann, etc., etc. I think I have a "Best of Leiber" hardback... quick, who can make the PHANTOM OF THE OPERA connection? Best, -Craig W.
ByronOrlok		#11	[-]
Jun 30 08 1:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I dunno, something to do with Fritz's DAD, maybe...?
Wich2		#12	[-]
Jun 30 08 2:21 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yup, Byron. Fritz Sr. played Franz Liszt in the Rains PHANTOM. -Craig W.
jimallcorn.theweirdusmessa...		#13	[-]
Jun 30 08 5:32 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Byron, thanks for the long thoughtful reply. It's much appreciated ( as is everyone else's as well ). I've actually got a small handful of those books that you mentioned, but many others you list are new to me & I'll have to see about acquiring them down the line. Especially the novels of Leslie H. Whitten & the two series, BLACK MAGIC & THE GUARDIANS. Both of which I'm familiar with through Curt Purcell's great site, but have yet to get my hands on.
gutridge		#14	[-]
Jun 30 08 7:13 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	>>Does this book include the short story that became a Night Gallery episode with the same title? The one concerning a fuzzy brooch that is actually a vampire mouse?<< According to online sources, "The Fur Brooch" by Dulcie Gray is included in "The Seventh Pan Book Of Horror Stories," edited by Herbert Van Thal. Gutridge
Detective Kemper		#15	[-]
Jun 30 08 11:29 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	gutridge wrote: >>Does this book include the short story that became a Night Gallery episode with the same title? The one concerning a fuzzy brooch that is actually a vampire mouse?<< According to online sources, "The Fur Brooch" by Dulcie Gray is included in "The Seventh Pan Book Of Horror Stories," edited by Herbert Van Thal. Gutridge Thank you, Gutridge! DK
Marshall Crist		#16	[-]
Jul 1 08 3:57 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	jimallcorn wrote: In fact, the very first "adult" horror fiction novel that I read at about 11 or 12 years old was actually an advertised staple in the back pages of FM called NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRE by one, Raymond Giles. I love that book! FM used to also advertise the "Frankenstein Horror Series" novels, some of which I quite like. They are all reviewed over at the Groovy Age of Horror blog/site. OK, obviously I couldn't figure out how to get my comment outside of your quote.
Rakshasa		#17	[-]
May 11 09 7:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	ByronOrlok wrote: As for novels, aside from the obvious blockbuster bestsellers by Levin, Blatty, et al -- Leslie H. Whitten comes to mind as being almost the quintessential 60's horror writer, who had some success in putting traditional or "classic" horror archetypes in contemporary settings, in his novels THE PROGENY OF THE ADDER, MOON OF THE WOLF and THE ALCHEMIST. I picked up vintage paperbacks of Leslie H. Whitten's THE PROGENY OF THE ADDER and MOON OF THE WOLF on e-Bay. I'm halfway through THE PROGENY OF THE ADDER and it is excellent. So far, I feel the book has a lot in common with Jeff Rice's The Night Stalker, which is a good thing as far as I'm concearned! I believe PROGENY OF THE ADDER predates The Night Stalker by several years, which I find kind of intriguing. I'll chime in when I get finished... Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758 Last Edited By: Rakshasa May 11 09 8:40 PM. Edited 1 times.
Tom Powers		#18	[-]
May 11 09 9:33 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Whitten (or his publisher) sued over similarities between PROGENY and NIGHT STALKER, and recieved an out of court settlement. Rice, Curtis, and Matheson claimed never to have heard of the book. Interesting that Jeff Rice and Leslie Whitten were both reporters. Haven't read Progeny, but I did read The Fangs of Morning, a sequel to the novel.
Rakshasa		#19	[-]
May 11 09 9:38 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Interesting, Tom. Thanks for that info! Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
Mike Metzler		#20	[-]
May 11 09 9:38 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here's a fun site for this kinda stuff: Groovy! Keep on rockin' in the free world with Just Off Turner! http://justoffturner.com/ Last Edited By: Mike Metzler May 11 09 9:40 PM. Edited 1 times.

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