tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post3528971291618125349..comments2024-02-12T15:03:39.983+00:00Comments on James Everington - Scattershot Writing: Coffin Hop - Tales From Around The Camp FireJames Everingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04717149514440381738noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post-72359431245915578272011-10-30T17:26:06.548+00:002011-10-30T17:26:06.548+00:00This was harder to come up with than I thought it ...This was harder to come up with than I thought it would be! And I see some of my choices have already been mentioned, but still -- I'm gonna go with these:<br /><br />"The Yellow Wallpaper," Charlotte Perkins Gilman<br />"The October Game," Ray Bradbury<br />"In the Hills, the Cities," Clive Barker<br />"Sensible City," Harlan Ellison<br />"The Sixth Sentinel," Poppy Z Brite<br />"Pickman's Model," H.P. Lovecraft<br />"Survivor Type," Stephen King<br /><br />You can check out my Coffin Hop giveaway at my site, if you like. Thanks! Happy Halloween!Michael Montourehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412687224143898107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post-61467524139615647952011-10-30T01:54:26.142+01:002011-10-30T01:54:26.142+01:00Coffin hopping today. Nice to meet another dark fi...Coffin hopping today. Nice to meet another dark fiction author too.<br /><br />-Nora<br />http://norabpeevy.blogspot.com/Nora B. Peevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726206041488220699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post-2802995379639637332011-10-30T00:56:42.635+01:002011-10-30T00:56:42.635+01:00My ideal anthology would include:
The Monkey'...My ideal anthology would include:<br /><br />The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs<br />Jeffty is Five by Harlan Ellison<br />The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe<br />The Lottery by Shirley Jackson<br />The Price by Neil Gaiman<br />The Fog Horn by Ray BradburyA. F. Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813561042723593419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post-74129768755832485212011-10-29T23:46:31.708+01:002011-10-29T23:46:31.708+01:00Oh boy my brain is shot--think I'm just going ...Oh boy my brain is shot--think I'm just going to say hi on this one!! Happy hoppping :)<br />PenelopePenelope Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665590654663654428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post-3208057822487107942011-10-29T21:06:44.227+01:002011-10-29T21:06:44.227+01:00I can't think of 5 off the top of my head. Als...I can't think of 5 off the top of my head. Also most of the ones I can think of are either Stephen King or edgar Allen Poe, so are pretty obvious anyway. But it's great to 'meet' you!<br /><br />J.C.<br />Coffin Hopper<br /><br /><i>Read my Coffin Hop post <a href="http://jc-martin.com/fighterwriter/2011/10/do-the-coffin-hop/" rel="nofollow"><b>HERE </b></a></i>J.C. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567971311643106302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post-61754588320038914882011-10-29T17:39:37.613+01:002011-10-29T17:39:37.613+01:00Alan - thanks for the Link (ahahaha) I will check ...Alan - thanks for the Link (ahahaha) I will check out the freebies.<br /><br />Iain - the banner image is from a photograph took by Neil Schiller when he was sending me things he thought would work for the cover of The Other Room. It's an Alice In Wonderland chess set. I may still use it for a future cover, I really like it.James Everingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04717149514440381738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post-29857022782687821102011-10-28T20:24:21.323+01:002011-10-28T20:24:21.323+01:00The new header image on your blog scares me.
Anyw...The new header image on your blog scares me.<br /><br />Anyway, here we go:<br /><br /><br />What Happens When You Wake Up In The Night by Michael Marshall Smith <br />A Warning To The Curious by M R James<br />The Barrens by F Paul Wilson <br />The Incalling by M John Harrison<br />The White People by Arthur Machen<br />[Can't remember title*] by Richard Matheson<br />The Willows by Algernon Blackwood<br />Smoke Ghost by Fritz Leiber<br />The Cicerones by Robert Aickman<br /><br />* sure it has a child, locked in a room, and faces painted on the wall with glow in the dark paint, not Born Of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post-5042467074272642432011-10-28T19:38:28.659+01:002011-10-28T19:38:28.659+01:00Hmm - that's tough. Off the top of my head the...Hmm - that's tough. Off the top of my head the ones that stuck with me.<br /><br />The Cape - Joe Hill<br />Born of Man and Woman - Richard Matheson<br />Pickman's Model - HP Lovecraft<br />There Are Feesters In the Lake - Robert Leman<br />Jeffty is Five - Harlan Ellison<br />Horror Howce - Margaret St. Clair<br />Mars is Heaven - Ray Bradbury<br />The Lottery Winner - Shirley Jackson<br />Mrs. Todd's Shortcut - Stephen King<br />It! - Theodore SturgeonKeri Knutsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04346851320878170235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post-62928633296244112502011-10-28T19:27:39.191+01:002011-10-28T19:27:39.191+01:00Link is awesome. I tried to provide links to the f...Link is awesome. I tried to provide links to the free stories in my list, but they didn't take, probably because I used the lazy method of copying from Word.<br />here's a link to "The Horlak":<br />http://kellylink.net/magic-for-beginners/magic-for-beginners-sample-stories/the-hortlak<br /><br />She gives a bunch of her fiction away free. Whole books:<br />http://smallbeerpress.com/creative-commons/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02264075796596433731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post-7265005290394578132011-10-28T19:16:03.496+01:002011-10-28T19:16:03.496+01:00Thanks Anne - I've always argued Kafka has had...Thanks Anne - I've always argued Kafka has had a lot of influence on the horror genre (Aickman for example) so his inclusion is fine by me!James Everingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04717149514440381738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post-32645714111732785052011-10-28T16:53:21.709+01:002011-10-28T16:53:21.709+01:00The Raven, by Poe
Metamorphosis, by Kafka (I know,...The Raven, by Poe<br />Metamorphosis, by Kafka (I know, it's not uber scary, but it scares the beejezus outta me!)<br />The Hortlak, Link<br />Tortured Souls, Barker<br />Pit & Pendulum, by Poe - again, because I *love* him.<br /><br />Happy Halloween, dear James, and enjoy the blog hop:)Anne Michaudhttp://annecmichaud.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post-86388923412661757932011-10-27T22:27:17.763+01:002011-10-27T22:27:17.763+01:00Hi James,
Best anthology - I'd have to put th...Hi James,<br /><br />Best anthology - I'd have to put these in. I know they're all popular, but they've influenced me the most-<br /><br />“The Pit and the Pendulum” by Edgar Allen Poe<br />“The Rats in the Walls” by H.P. Lovecraft<br />“Other People” by Neil Gaiman<br />"Chattery Teeth" by Stephen King<br />“Smother” by Joyce Carol OatesEChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359075647077590741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post-1803366709390890602011-10-27T20:59:19.693+01:002011-10-27T20:59:19.693+01:00Wow, two votes already for Kelly Link who I've...Wow, two votes already for Kelly Link who I've never even read.<br /><br />And some other fine choices - 'The Yellow Wallpaper' and 'In the Hills, the Cities' being particular favourites.James Everingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04717149514440381738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post-26592573101331942242011-10-27T03:42:14.213+01:002011-10-27T03:42:14.213+01:00I can't think of anything right off the bat, s...I can't think of anything right off the bat, stopping by on the Coffin Hop tour though, to say Hello! Happy Halloween!<br />Maybe if I come up with something I'll come back.<br /><br />Cheers!RL.Treadwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630142688742804319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post-69231659705451791162011-10-26T23:11:30.553+01:002011-10-26T23:11:30.553+01:00I'm going to be kind of difficult:
"The H...I'm going to be kind of difficult:<br />"The Hortlak" by Kelly Link<br />"The Creature from the Black Lagoon" by Jim Shepard<br />"The Colour Out of Space" by HP Lovecraft<br />"In the Hills, the Cities" by Clive Barker<br />A story about people in the arctic purposefully freezing and amputating their limbs that I am sure I read at chizine.com but which I can find no mention of. (See? Difficult.)<br />"Tesoro's Magic Bullet" by Aaron Polson<br />"Iphigenia in Orem", a one-act play by Neil LaBute (See?)<br />A lot of Ligotti stories. Sorry. (God I'm annoying)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02264075796596433731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783878695322864273.post-86087293997812534272011-10-25T03:44:34.944+01:002011-10-25T03:44:34.944+01:00Hi James and Happy Halloween! You can borrow our t...Hi James and Happy Halloween! You can borrow our teenagers during this week if you'd like :)<br /><br />Here's my dream anthology:<br /><br />Louise's Ghost by Kelly Link<br />The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman<br />Family by Joyce Carol Oates<br />Miriam by Truman Capote<br />Cleopatra Brimstone by Elizabeth Hand<br /><br />Julie<br />julie.jansen(at)yahoo(dot)comJulie Jansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438397551211808123noreply@blogger.com