[Sinister]

In the month of October, I have somewhat of a tradition where I choose an author or a couple of books that I feel is good seasonal reading. In the years past, it has been some of the more well-known staples: King, Barker, Bradbury, Lovecraft; and in recent years, Richard Laymon, Brian Lumley, Charles Grant, to name but a few. This year, I believe I will re-read some works by Bentley Little. I just picked up his newest work, The Resort and I must say it's a damn fine read thus far. For those of you who haven't picked up any of his books and read what's between the covers, I recommend that you do so. Little has his own way of writing that differs from his contemporaries, and he makes no apologies for it. The first book of his I picked up was The Store; after that I went on a rampage to collect everything he has put out. His book he wrote under the pseudonym Phillip Emmons entitled Death Instinct is very reminiscent of Laymons work and is a pretty taut thriller. It's a rare find and I paid some serious bones for that book, but it was worth every penny.

So, for those of you looking for something new to read with the Season of the Witch we have coming up here soon, you could do a lot worse than Bentley Little. I know that my nose will be buried in one of his books well throughout the next month. Enter his world, if you dare! :voorhees:

 

[Sinister]

With the advent of mine and Raxl's comic, I have likewise been in the mood to read other Monster comics myself, and to that i have been reading Marvel Essentials like crazy the past month or so (I did a thread for The Tomb of Dracula in the Monsters Unleashed forum about it) Right now I'm finishing Ghost Rider and as soon as the comic shop opens on Thursday, perhaps Friday, I will see if they have Werewolf By Night. Great stuff from the seventies and definitely worth the time and read for those tired of every title that seemingly has to have a guest appearance by Wolverine in the dang thing.