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headers already sent by (output started at [ROOT]/includes/functions.php:3815) [phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file [ROOT]/includes/functions.php on line 4670: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at [ROOT]/includes/functions.php:3815) [phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file [ROOT]/includes/functions.php on line 4671: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at [ROOT]/includes/functions.php:3815) [phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file [ROOT]/includes/functions.php on line 4672: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at [ROOT]/includes/functions.php:3815) Horror World • View topic - Scissors by Ray Garton (Ouch!)
Joined: Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:58 pm Posts: 6411 Location: The Back of Beyond.
Holy Crap! I mean, can we get a smiley guy holding his crotch, so we can discuss this book properly?!
Ray's a twisted genius of the macabre.
I just got this in the mail with the new Keene. And I'll say this: if you can read the opening paragraphs of the first chapter without crossing your legs and feeling a violent fainting spell coming on, then you did better than me.
Can't wait to hear what the Zuma Man thinks of this one.
_________________ "There's no law, no law anymore - I wanna steal from the rich and give to the poor." ~The Ramones~
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I hope to start this one, this weekend. Finishing up William Ollie's "Sideshow" right now, and just finished Lazarus Condition by Paul Kane.
Lazarus Condition: Did not expect this kind of a story at all. It was wonderful, almost like a breath of fresh air it was so unusual. A rising from the dead story that is full of quiet, emotional horror. This one was a stunning read (think Gifune) and I would advise anyone to pick it up, but I'm not so sure it is all that readily available anymore.
Joined: Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:58 pm Posts: 6411 Location: The Back of Beyond.
I'm half way through and loving every page of this. I think Ray really wrote an insane novel here that grabs you by the throat right away, and doesn't let go.
Even at the half way point, I can't see where this one's going.
If everyone on here doesn't love this one, I'll look like this:
_________________ "There's no law, no law anymore - I wanna steal from the rich and give to the poor." ~The Ramones~
Just my opinion of course, but I believe Slivers of Bone is the best book to get aquainted with the man. It's all short stories, but man, they are great. For novels, I would say this one, Scissors, would be his best yet, followed by The Loveliest Dead, and then Live Girls.
Thanks for the kind words about Scissors! I'm glad you're enjoying it. Of my horror novels, this is my personal favorite and I'm glad that it's finally in a mass market paperback edition.
After reading the review here, I don't think this will be place for me to start reading Ray. My son had to have his urethra enlarged and moved when he 2 years old. I think I'll start with Live Girls
He Who Has Beautiful Eyes that Are a Blessing From God
Joined: Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:51 am Posts: 3583 Location: Toronto
I am about 3 chapters in and I am finding it a little hard to get into. It almost seems like Ray added a lot of unnecessary verbiage to flesh out the word count. It's intriguing enough that I want to continure reading to see where it goes but I find myself watching TV rather than reading it sometimes.
_________________ Mike Styczen: As far as I can tell, all of Toronto is on the lookout for some sort of demented leprechaun. If Toronto didn't exist, we'd have to invent it
He Who Has Beautiful Eyes that Are a Blessing From God
Joined: Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:51 am Posts: 3583 Location: Toronto
I am almost finished and I have to say I really really like it now.
Everytime I think I know what is going to happen it goes in another direction.
_________________ Mike Styczen: As far as I can tell, all of Toronto is on the lookout for some sort of demented leprechaun. If Toronto didn't exist, we'd have to invent it
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