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September 20, 2008 at 15:10
Brian Murphy
This sounds great, thanks for the review. There is a lot of bad horror floating around out there and honest reviews are always appreciated.
Have you ever read anything by Jack Ketchum or Joe Lansdale? Though they’re not “new” anymore, I consider them among a handful of good modern horror authors not named King.
September 20, 2008 at 15:57
Matthew Conway
No, can’t say I’ve read either author before. I understand they’re both in that same splatterpunk arena with the likes of Clive Barker though, so maybe I should give them a try. What book do you suggest?
September 21, 2008 at 15:49
Brian Murphy
Hi Matt, I wouldn’t call Lansdale or Ketchum splatterpunk anymore, though they were early in their careers. Lansdale had that label early on (his early novels, which I haven’t read, are quite graphic, apparently), but he’s moved away from it. The same goes for Ketchum.
For Ketchum, I would recommend The Lost.
For Lansdale, Savage Season or Mucho Mojo I thought were both excellent. These stories feature Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, two characters which appear in several Lansdale books.