After Stephen King
Dates: 4/30/02,8:41 AM through 5/2/02,1:09 PM (9 postings)
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FROM: Mary K Chelton <mchelton@optonline.net>
REC'D: 4/30/02, 8:41 AM
We also enjoyed a discussion of Brian Lumley's INVADERS about vampires being
created/caused by an alien crash in the Carpathian mountains by our resident
SF reader. We decided it was a good crossover book for SF fans who demanded
pseudo-rational explanations of fantastic phenomena.
I am also retrospectively looking for particularly good articles on horror
fiction, and suggest that all of you go look at the World Horror Convention
website for an instant thrill. Best looking website I've seen in ages.
Mary K.
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Mary K. Chelton, Ph. D.
Associate Professor, Graduate School of
Library and Information Studies, 254 Rosenthal Library,
Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367;
Phones: (718) 997-3667 (direct/voice/voicemail),
3790 (general office), 3797 (fax).
Home: 35 Mercury Ave., East Patchogue, NY 11772.
Phone: (631)286-4255, no home fax.
E-mail: mchelton@optonline.net
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FROM: Diana Tixier Herald <dherald@sff.net>
REC'D: 4/30/02, 9:03 AM
It groups titles according to subgenre. Because some of his books are so
different from others he has written this may help zero in on closer
titles to recommend.
King's talent is the storytelling, he can sweep the reader into the
smells (yuck, CHRISTINE) feelings, and emotions in such a way that the
reader is there. He is unique. IMHO I would link him to Richard
Matheson, Robert McCammon, and Dean Koontz because they all write of
horrific events with masterful storytelling.
Di Herald
http://www.genrefluent.com
Mary K Chelton wrote:
>We discussed horror fiction in my RA class last night and decided that the
>big RA issue might be what to give a Stephen King fan who wants a readalike.
>With apologies to Joyce Saricks, nobody liked the authors she lists for him
>in her new genre book because none of them is as good as King. Suggestions
>anybody?
>
>We also enjoyed a discussion of Brian Lumley's INVADERS about vampires being
>created/caused by an alien crash in the Carpathian mountains by our resident
>SF reader. We decided it was a good crossover book for SF fans who demanded
>pseudo-rational explanations of fantastic phenomena.
>
>I am also retrospectively looking for particularly good articles on horror
>fiction, and suggest that all of you go look at the World Horror Convention
>website for an instant thrill. Best looking website I've seen in ages.
>
>Mary K.
>****************************************************************************
>Mary K. Chelton, Ph. D.
>Associate Professor, Graduate School of
>Library and Information Studies, 254 Rosenthal Library,
>Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367;
>Phones: (718) 997-3667 (direct/voice/voicemail),
>3790 (general office), 3797 (fax).
>
>Home: 35 Mercury Ave., East Patchogue, NY 11772.
>Phone: (631)286-4255, no home fax.
>E-mail: mchelton@optonline.net
>****************************************************************************
>
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FROM: Sandy Westbrook <sandyw@crlc.org>
REC'D: 4/30/02, 3:38 PM
Sandy Westbrook
South Windsor Public Library
South Windsor, CT 06074
Ph 860-644-1541
Fax 860-644-7645
sandyw@crlc.org
At 09:31 AM 4/30/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>We discussed horror fiction in my RA class last night and decided that the
>big RA issue might be what to give a Stephen King fan who wants a readalike.
>With apologies to Joyce Saricks, nobody liked the authors she lists for him
>in her new genre book because none of them is as good as King. Suggestions
>anybody?
>
>We also enjoyed a discussion of Brian Lumley's INVADERS about vampires being
>created/caused by an alien crash in the Carpathian mountains by our resident
>SF reader. We decided it was a good crossover book for SF fans who demanded
>pseudo-rational explanations of fantastic phenomena.
>
>I am also retrospectively looking for particularly good articles on horror
>fiction, and suggest that all of you go look at the World Horror Convention
>website for an instant thrill. Best looking website I've seen in ages.
>
>Mary K.
>****************************************************************************
>Mary K. Chelton, Ph. D.
>Associate Professor, Graduate School of
>Library and Information Studies, 254 Rosenthal Library,
>Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367;
>Phones: (718) 997-3667 (direct/voice/voicemail),
>3790 (general office), 3797 (fax).
>
>Home: 35 Mercury Ave., East Patchogue, NY 11772.
>Phone: (631)286-4255, no home fax.
>E-mail: mchelton@optonline.net
>****************************************************************************
>
>
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FROM: "Lorie J. O'Donnell" <odonnell@midyork.lib.ny.us>
REC'D: 4/30/02, 4:44 PM
Lorie
on 4/30/02 4:38 PM, Sandy Westbrook at sandyw@crlc.org wrote:
>
> I generally suggest Dean Koontz as I feel that he uses some of the same
> elements as Stephen King in his writing. But, I must say that I don't often
> get asked. He's in a category of his own and those who read him probably
> don't think anyone is as good.
>
> Sandy Westbrook
> South Windsor Public Library
> South Windsor, CT 06074
> Ph 860-644-1541
> Fax 860-644-7645
> sandyw@crlc.org
>
>
>
>
> At 09:31 AM 4/30/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>> We discussed horror fiction in my RA class last night and decided that the
>> big RA issue might be what to give a Stephen King fan who wants a readalike.
>> With apologies to Joyce Saricks, nobody liked the authors she lists for him
>> in her new genre book because none of them is as good as King. Suggestions
>> anybody?
>>
>> We also enjoyed a discussion of Brian Lumley's INVADERS about vampires being
>> created/caused by an alien crash in the Carpathian mountains by our resident
>> SF reader. We decided it was a good crossover book for SF fans who demanded
>> pseudo-rational explanations of fantastic phenomena.
>>
>> I am also retrospectively looking for particularly good articles on horror
>> fiction, and suggest that all of you go look at the World Horror Convention
>> website for an instant thrill. Best looking website I've seen in ages.
>>
>> Mary K.
>> ****************************************************************************
>> Mary K. Chelton, Ph. D.
>> Associate Professor, Graduate School of
>> Library and Information Studies, 254 Rosenthal Library,
>> Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367;
>> Phones: (718) 997-3667 (direct/voice/voicemail),
>> 3790 (general office), 3797 (fax).
>>
>> Home: 35 Mercury Ave., East Patchogue, NY 11772.
>> Phone: (631)286-4255, no home fax.
>> E-mail: mchelton@optonline.net
>> ****************************************************************************
>>
>>
>>
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FROM: "Steven A. Roman" <Roman@addison.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 4/30/02, 5:05 PM
Also, although they aren't strictly readalikes due to some of the archaic
English, Poe and H. P. Lovecraft are significant influences on Stephen
King's works.
Steven A. Roman
Addison Public Library
Two Friendship Plaza
Addison, IL 60101
-----Original Message-----
From: Mary K Chelton [mailto:mchelton@optonline.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 11:31 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: After Stephen King
We discussed horror fiction in my RA class last night and decided that the
big RA issue might be what to give a Stephen King fan who wants a readalike.
With apologies to Joyce Saricks, nobody liked the authors she lists for him
in her new genre book because none of them is as good as King. Suggestions
anybody?
We also enjoyed a discussion of Brian Lumley's INVADERS about vampires being
created/caused by an alien crash in the Carpathian mountains by our resident
SF reader. We decided it was a good crossover book for SF fans who demanded
pseudo-rational explanations of fantastic phenomena.
I am also retrospectively looking for particularly good articles on horror
fiction, and suggest that all of you go look at the World Horror Convention
website for an instant thrill. Best looking website I've seen in ages.
Mary K.
****************************************************************************
Mary K. Chelton, Ph. D.
Associate Professor, Graduate School of
Library and Information Studies, 254 Rosenthal Library,
Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367;
Phones: (718) 997-3667 (direct/voice/voicemail),
3790 (general office), 3797 (fax).
Home: 35 Mercury Ave., East Patchogue, NY 11772.
Phone: (631)286-4255, no home fax.
E-mail: mchelton@optonline.net
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FROM: "christine jeffords" <sevenstars39@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 5/1/02, 5:04 PM
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FROM: "Heather Robinson" <robinshe@oplin.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 5/2/02, 9:01 AM
In my college career, I was fortunate to have taken a class called
"Horror Literature" (yes, many people were shocked to have those
two words put together in one sentence...)...and that is where most
of these suggestions come from, besides my being a fan of horror
lit., even though it scares me to the bone!
If you want more gore, Clive Barker is a good horror author, and he
includes lots of fantasy elements. His earlier works (_The Books of
Blood_ are highly recommended) tend to contain more social
commentary than his later things. Also, Peter Straub is an author
who has repeatedly collaborated with King on a number of projects
(including, but not limited to, _The Talisman_ and _Black House_)
and has a similar writing style. Anne Rice, if one has a penchant for
vampires, is a skilled author (very descriptive & more poetic
language, versus King's somewhat more direct style)...try _Interview
with the Vampire_ for your first Rice read. Laurell K. Hamilton,
whose books I have become addicted to lately, writes stories about
Anita Blake, a "Vampire Hunter" who is spunky and determined. A
great strong female character! Hamilton's writing tends to be short
and to-the-point, but she pulls the reader in when description of
characters matters. Great for beach reading (these include a bit 'o'
romance as well), the first book in the series is _Guilty Pleasures_. I
agree with the picks of Dean Koontz and Robert McCammon
(_Dragon Tears_ and _Blue World_, respectively, are good ones).
That's all I can think of for now....happy reading!
Heather Robinson
> Subject: After Stephen King
> From: "Mary K Chelton" <mchelton@optonline.net>
> Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:31:10 -0700
>
> We discussed horror fiction in my RA class last night and decided that
> the big RA issue might be what to give a Stephen King fan who wants a
> readalike. With apologies to Joyce Saricks, nobody liked the authors
> she lists for him in her new genre book because none of them is as
> good as King. Suggestions anybody?
>
Heather Robinson, Reference Department
Wood County District Public Library
Bowling Green, OH 43402
419-352-5104
robinshe@oplin.lib.oh.us
"How safely we lay bare the poverty of human
ignorance to books without feeling any shame!
They are masters who instruct us without rod
or ferule..."
--Richard de Bury--_Philobiblon_
FROM: Alan Ziebarth <ziebarth@chipublib.org>
REC'D: 5/2/02, 9:32 AM
P.D. Cacek
Ramsey Campbell
Simon Clark
Douglas Clegg
Jack Ketchum
Caitlin Kiernan
Joe Lansdale
Richard Laymon
Bentley Little
Tom Piccirilli
Dan Simmons
Michael Slade
For the Chicago Public Library's All Staff Institute Day, I did a presentation
on horror fiction. If anyone would like my bibliography I would be glad to
e-mail it to you. (And if you're coming to this year's Illinois Library
Association convention I'll be repeating this presentation.)
Alan Ziebarth, Branch Manager
Chicago Public Library
West Lawn Branch
4020 West 63rd Street
Chicago IL 60629
ziebarth@chipublib.org
FROM: "Mary Clare VanDyke" <mcvan@sun.marmot.org>
REC'D: 5/2/02, 1:09 PM
> Here's a number of modern horror writers that should be of interest to
someone
> who likes Stephen King.
>
> P.D. Cacek
> Ramsey Campbell
> Simon Clark
> Douglas Clegg
> Jack Ketchum
> Caitlin Kiernan
> Joe Lansdale
> Richard Laymon
> Bentley Little
> Tom Piccirilli
> Dan Simmons
> Michael Slade
>
> For the Chicago Public Library's All Staff Institute Day, I did a
presentation
> on horror fiction. If anyone would like my bibliography I would be glad
to
> e-mail it to you. (And if you're coming to this year's Illinois Library
> Association convention I'll be repeating this presentation.)
>
> Alan Ziebarth, Branch Manager
> Chicago Public Library
> West Lawn Branch
> 4020 West 63rd Street
> Chicago IL 60629
>
> ziebarth@chipublib.org
>
>
>
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