Books matching: pulp horror genre
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Save:In 'Something More Than Night' by Kim Newman, the story revolves around the unlikely partnership of novelist Raymond Chandler and actor Boris Karloff as they delve into investigations that intertwine crime and horror during the golden age of Hollywood. The narrative is described as a genre-spanning novel that skillfully combines hard-boiled detective fiction with pulp horror elements, set in the late 1930s Los Angeles. The book features a complex plot narrated in a rambling style that captures the essence of the time period, with Chandler and Karloff shining as they bring the story to life with their investigations into unusual occurrences in a town filled with both human and inhuman monsters.
November 2021•367 pages - #2
Save:A gleefully grisly bug-apocalypse with unstoppable, gory mayhem - “Squelch” is pure pulpy fun for creature-horror fans, but maybe not for those seeking depth or finesse.
Squelch by John Halkin is a horror novel featuring an outrageous plot where England faces an invasion of voracious caterpillars and acid-spitting moths. The story dives into chaotic scenes filled with gore and violence, such as beer garden massacres and church slaughter, providing an unapologetic dose of pulp horror. While it captivates with its relentless action and darkly entertaining premise, some readers find the character depth lacking, often feeling disengaged from their fates.
The writing style reflects a straightforward, albeit somewhat lackluster, approach that serves the novel's intention of delivering gruesome fun. Although some complain about the quality of the ending and the repetition of themes across Halkin's works, many agree that the thrill of the gore and chaos makes it a memorable read. "Squelch" embraces the horror genre's wild and grotesque nature, catering to fans looking for a gory escapade without the need for literary depth.
When she was first visited by the moths, Ginny misinterpreted the signs. She had moved into her new cottage that same day. At dusk they crowded the sky like a flight of starlings, hundreds of them ali...1985•253 pages - #3
Save:Scorch Atlas is a raw, poetic apocalypse - fascinating for the adventurous reader, but likely too bleak and abstract for everyone else.
"Scorch Atlas" by Blake Butler is described as a novel in stories that consists of tendrils of dread, putrefaction, and decay. The book explores themes of rot, bloating, and pustulence, creating a world coated with pus, mud, and grease, inhabited by deformed, dead, and dying characters. The writing style is experimental, urgent, and bleak, with deeply affecting prose that delves into the realms of tragedy, apocalypse, and despair. The stories in "Scorch Atlas" are highly experimental in form and prose, tapping into themes of family, climate change, and the bizarre, while presenting a series of surreal and disturbing events.
The year they tested us for scoliosis, I took my shirt off in front of the whole gym. Even the cheerleaders saw my bruises. I’d been scratching in my sleep. Insects were coming in through cracks we co...September 2009•172 pages - #4
Save:A hypnotic, unsettling fever dream for adventurous readers - highly original, weirdly beautiful, but not for everyone. If you’re into literary puzzles and strange suburbia, go in fearless.
Blake Butler's 'There Is No Year' is a haunting and experimental novel that delves into the lives of an unnamed family living in a melting world inside a haunted house. The plot is a series of nightmarish events where reality blurs with dreams and hallucinations, creating a surreal and unsettling atmosphere. The writing style is described as poetic, intense, and visually stunning, with a focus on the mundane aspects of life portrayed in non-mundane ways.
They’d been sitting on the sofa for a long time. Neither felt sure just how long. They’d come downstairs to watch a movie—both with a certain one in mind—something they’d each seen once, somewhere, th...April 2011•417 pages
