New Fear Factor

[yendi]

My latest column at Bookslut is up over here. I'm dedicating it to martinhesselius, given the subject matter. ;-)

Comments

[storme]

I read that, wondered why on earth I already knew about LeFanu and Carmilla... and then it clicked. Good old Hammer.

[yendi]

*nod* Whatever else folks say about the Hammer flicks, someone there was damned familiar with most of the classics.

[crackerbob.livejournal.com]

Great article. I'm enough of a vampire geek to already be aware of Carmilla, though I think I'll be checking out his other stuff as well as Chambers soon.

[yendi]

Thanks! Yeah, Carmilla is pretty well-known, but I've been surprised at how many folks hadn't heard of it. I've actually met folks who assumed that Lovecraft wrote The King in Yellow, since they made a module from it for the Call of Cthulhu game.

Re:

[crackerbob.livejournal.com]

LOL... I hate to admit it, but I still haven't read through an entire Lovecraft story.


I think I'll have to get one of his books. I can't sit still that long to read his stuff on the computer.

[tyrantmouth.livejournal.com]

Excellent article, very well done.

And creeped me out...I was in a used bookstore a few days ago, with a list that included Le Fanu and Chambers. I was specifically looking for good older horror to read. Wow. :)

[yendi]

:-) Like any good columnist, I have to stay attuned to what my readers are looking for.

[martinhesselius.livejournal.com]

Heehee -
Many thank yous! :)

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Am I correct in assuming that one only gets paid in free books for this?

[yendi]

Not even -- they're more a side-benefit (I get review copies every once in a while).

But they're also a nice way to build a writing portfolio, in case someone eventually wants to pay me. :-)

[unwilly.livejournal.com]

Oh, new column!

Hey, new authors to read!

Hay, eaten by horses!

Er, back to you Yendi.

Unwilly

[melvh.livejournal.com]

Enjoyed the column. It's nice to know that other people besides myself appreciate LeFanu.