Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (looks more like so so TV) 『did not finish the first movies plot and the more adult theme of the first and the better acting of the first film...worth a watch but only ok movie.』
(Yes and No) 『This movie is a good movie but it's NOT better than the 1st...I've been a Swamp Thing reader/movie fan since I was born and I see too much of the Alan Moore Swamp Thing in this movie and I will forever hate Alan Moore for his potayal of this character. Swamp Thing was better when Len Wein and Berni Wrightson were writing it...but I will say that this does have it's + sides. The suit is better looking, there are more monsters, and Gunn and the two kids are pretty funny. But again theres a line to be drawn between humor and the Swamp Thing...overall if you're a Swamp Thing fan or just a bubblegum 80's fan... you should get it...』
(I have to confess a fondness for this movie) 『Yes, it is goofy. Yes it is made by the same guy who made the pseudo-Conan THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER. Still, it's entertaining. Actually, I think it is actually better than the original (how did Wes Craven get hooked into that one?). True, you do have the two obnxious kids and Swamp Thing whacking away on creatures with big rubbery heads. Louis Jourdan returns as Arcane (didn't he literally loose his head in the first one), Sarah Douglas as an evil assistant and Heather Locklear as the eye-candy love interest for Swampy (this time completely played by Dick Durock)and it opens with credits from the comic covers to CCR's "Born on the Bayou".』
(Old Times...) 『I remember watching this film as a kid. It is nostalgic to me now. Not the greatest of movies, but the younger generation likes it. My younger brother sure does.』
(Swamp Thing is Back) 『This movie brings me back to when I was growing up and used to watch the show Swamp Thing. It tracks with the show. I like the old memories that it brings.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (One of Joan Crawford's best roles....) 『Not many fans of Joan Crawford are familiar with this film, but they should be. Attractive San Francisco location shooting and a superb supporting cast featuring Jack Palance, Mike (`Touch") Conners, and Gloria Grahame, raise the bar of this exciting, nail biter noir classic, despite a rather simple and familiar plot. What's fascinating about the film is how director David Miller takes a familiar plot and presents the drama within it in a most entertaining and absorbing fashion. Crawford plays a successful San Francisco heiress/playwright, Myra Hudson, who falls for Lester Blaine (Palance), an actor who unsuccessfully auditioned for one of her plays. They eventually meet on a train back to San Francisco and after a whirlwind courtship, the two eventually get married, but after a few months into the marriage, Myra later catches on that Lester and his old flame, Irene (Grahame), intend to kill her so he can inherit her fortune.
Note Director David Miller's brilliant cinematography--how he effectively telegraphs the use of ordinary objects--an initialed handkerchief, a key, a Dictaphone machine (even a small clockwork mechanical dog!), and his successful use of dissolves, light and shadow, and mise-en-scene to convey the terror and fear that not only registers on Crawford's expressive face within the frame, but is carried thru an entire scene. In this film, Crawford perhaps most successfully exhibits the strong, yet vulnerable characters she made a long career out of playing. Although the intended victim of a nefarious plot to take her life and her fortune, we see how Crawford's Myra Hudson consciously and methodically intends to turn the tables on her unfaithful paramour and his lover just as if she writing a plot synopsis outline for one of her plays.
This was Palance's first "starring" role after his smallish role in the classic "Panic in the Streets" with Richard Widmark. He admirably conveys both the aura of vulnerability and deceit necessary to charm Crawford's character into believing he is her doting, loving husband. While this is not in the same league as, say, "Mildred Pierce," it should be considered as one of Crawford's better films and, as it stands, it is a superlative achievement in film noir.
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(Quit your whining, this DVD rocks!) 『Alright, there are no special features. Alright, so there aren't even any subtitles. And there are a couple of seconds where the picture had grain- ok, I give. But overall, this film is excellently presented. I don't have any complaints about the sound or the picture- in fact, I thought it was remarkably clear considering that it hasn't been preserved as well as a lot of other pictures. Trust me, the plot more than makes up for any minor annoyances.
In an Oscar nominated performance, Joan Crawford plays successful playwright Myra Hudson. When she falls in love with a handsome actor named Lester (played by Jack Palance, nominated for Best Supporting Actor) everything seems perfect. But when she discovers her husband's plot to murder her, she designs a plan to reverse the gun.
This movie is great, and if you're not one of those people who whine when they don't get all the bells and whistles, you'll love it too.』
(sudden fear) 『i think sudden fear is a very good example of the so called films noirs and also joan crawfords performace is very convincing as the frightned woman who tries to save her life as well as she can』
(Great Movie But Awful Sound Quality by KINO) 『This is one of those great film noir classics and Crawford gives one of her great performances. However, all of this is marred by the poor sound quality by Kino. I had to turn up the volume on my TV all the way to hear it. Crawford (in her last Oscar nominated role) and this superb film deserve much better.』
(A Great Joan Crawford Gem!) 『"Sudden Fear" is one of the top 5 best Joan Crawford films ever as well as one of the best suspense films Hollywood has ever made. The story is strong as Crawford plays a woman who's husband is plotting to kill her. Great acting, writing, and the direction of David Miller is superb. Miller also directed Crawford in 1957's "Story of Esther Costello". The picture was one of Joan's favorites and resurrected her career after many flops. The picture would go on to win 4 Academy Award nominations including one for Best Actress for Crawford, her 3rd. Even her daughter Christina liked it. Sit back and enjoy a wonderful Crawford film. However the DVD transfer, as many have said, isn't up to par. Don't expect perfect digital quality and extra features. Buy the film because it is a great movie and the fact that it's on DVD will enable us to have it for many years. Truely a must have for any Crawford fan and fans of film noir!』 『Legend has it that Joan Crawford fought against having Jack Palance as her leading man, protesting that he was the ugliest man in Hollywood. Her producer finally prevailed by convincing her that her character had to be sympathetic--and Palance was the only actor in town who was scarier than she was. The result wasSudden Fear, a thriller that earned Oscar nominations for both actors as well as for its gorgeous black-and-white cinematography. Crawford plays Myra Hudson, a successful playwright and heiress who insists that actor Lester Blaine (Palance) be fired from the Broadway production of her new play because he doesn't look properly romantic. But when she takes a train back home to San Francisco, they meet again, and this time she falls head over heels in love. Before long they're married. A wedding photo in the New York City newspapers brings Blaine's old girlfriend, Irene (the criminally underappreciated Gloria Grahame) back into his life. The two start plotting Hudson's murder--but when Hudson stumbles onto the scheme, she starts concocting a plot of her own. The direction is taut and heavily influenced (but successfully so) by Alfred Hitchcock; the use of sound is particularly skillful. And whether it's because she's playing opposite Palance or not, this is definitely one of Crawford's most sympathetic performances.--Bret Fetzer』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (It's Not Peter Breck's Fault) 『The reason I title my comments, It's Not Peter Breck's Fault, is because the only good parts in this movie are when he is on the screen. He is the only real actor in the cast. If you like low budget horror movies that were churned out weekly for the local Saturday matinee, this would be one of them. A disembodied dead astronaut's hand goes on a killing spree and somehow(?) takes over this guy's (not Breck - some other actor I don't recognize) identity, whereby, it uses him to carry out it's dasterdly deeds. The movie isn't scary but Breck looks handsome and that was the reason I bought this. Mystery Science Theatre 3K does a fairly funny take on this but I've seen them do better with other films.』
(Little Buddy vs The Big Valley) 『There is an incredible divergence of styles in this.....On the one hand (unintentional), the total lack of presence and being of Alan Hale Jr. as he blunders through another character. Take a 180 and you're face to face with the over the top, shirt partially unbuttoned, arms flailing wildly for no apparent reason method and style of Peter Breck. It's a wonder he took the time to smoke....
Smack in betwixt is a male lead who seems incapable of getting really excited about anything....A disengaged hand, a scantily-clad girlfriend on the beach....this guy is asleep at the wheel. 』
(" No acting......not allowed .") 『Too funny for words. That part where Syd Saylor as the soda jerk, just has me on floor, everytime. " No dancing, not allowed." " No rats, not allowed." Ha ha Hee Hee Ho!!』
(Enjoyable even if not side-splitting) 『As a long-time MSTie, I would like to offer a different viewpoint on this episode.
First, the not-so-good: This is definitely not the funniest season one episode, nor is it the most "different" (in so far as it is a sci-fi/horror flick that could just as easily have been part of season eight, say), and there are a few glaring moments when the jokes just stop coming. As a result, some viewers may find this DVD disappointing.
Having said that, I am not disappointed. I think this is easily one of the most entertaining episodes in season one, even if it is not the funniest. I find that some of the older episodes are quite enjoyable without being as hilarious or as polished as the show would later become; other examples of this would include The Black Scorpion and The Crawling Eye. This film is a great example of why I got into B-movies in the first place, before I was introduced to MST3K: the story is bizarre, the actor's performances uneven, the special effects are poor, and there are odd moments of levity juxtaposed against a confusing backdrop of gloom.
Also, keep in mind that while admittedly awful, this movie is far above the level of train-wrecks like Manos, The Incredibly Strange Creatures, or the Creeping Terror. No, I would not recommend watching it unMSTed, but I think that it is easier to wade thru then a lot of Best Brain's other material. So if you're like me, and derive some of your enjoyment of this series from elements other than the riffs themselves, this could be a worthwhile purchase. If, on the other-hand, you don't care about the host segments or the films themselves, you probably should look elsewhere. But, even this episode has a few classic lines -- I will never get over "Tell him I'm smoking" or "O magic lamp...." ^_-』
(Five Stars for Laughs) 『What pathetic dialogue and horrible screen shots. The hand only has a close up, or a distant shot. Your 9 year old could do a better job. So why not laugh with Joel and his robot friends? Their dialogue is much better. This is a great movie to put down.』
price：$29.99
Paramount
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (My first experience with this series.) 『I neglected to watch this series for quite sometime, I do not know why, maybe it's because they had a female captain here, well, I finally decided to stop being stubborn, and check this series out, bought the first 2 seasons, and I'll tell you, I fell in love with this show right from the pilot episode 'Caretaker 1&2', I'm not gonna play spoiler, but right from that episode, it draws you in, and doesn't let go, I've watched the first 6 episodes (7 if you count Caretaker as 2 episodes which it really was, but they just combined it into 1), and I got right into them, this series wastes no time getting the viewers interested.
Before I got into this, I was already into Star Trek: The Original Series/The Next Generation, so I just decided I wanted to see what Voyager was all about, and I do not regret that, I find this is going to be a great series, and I have a good start with it having the first 2 seasons.
So bottom line, if you like Star Trek: The Original Series/The Next Generation, get this, you will not be disappointed, I know I didn't mention Deep Space Nine, I'm not a fan of it, I will always think of Star Trek taking place aboard a star ship, not a space station, cool idea, but it shouldn't have used the 'Star Trek' name, The Original Series/The Next Generation/Voyager are very deserving of the Star Trek name, and 'Enterprise' is just garbage, I wouldn't even bother with that one, but this review isn't about that.
One more thing I must mention, is the acting of the crew is very fine, especially Capt. Janeway and Mr. Tuvok, and the rest of the crew as well, it all works, this series never seems to get mention in the Star Trek catalog, I'll never understand, this rates way above Deep Space Nine, yet Deep Space Nine gets mentioned alot more, Trek fans go out and venture into this series, as it's great.』
(Okay, but...) 『The plots weren't the greatest. Janeway's hair was and awful! The bun does not fly. B'elanna needs to grow her hair out. Neelix getting his lungs "zapped" out of him, oh please?! The episodes out of this season I would recommend to watch are "Time and Again", "Faces", "Cathexis", and "Jetrel". All in all, ***~3 stars~』
(Missing disk) 『I like the product but out of 5 disks, I received 2 disk number 2s but did NOT receive disk number 3 for Start Trek Voyager - The Complete First Season. Could I get disk number 3?』
(Excellent series) 『Excellent series quit being cheap, get them all you know you want them, This is Star Trek get off your wallet.
For those of you who just don't get it I say get it and you will, if you don't then you have no soul or imagination how sad for you.』
(Voyager - Season 1) 『Great movies on the DVD. Captain Janeway's character is remarkable as compared to the first selected French actress. The short clip on the original Captain was very informative and very interesting. Since watching Season 1, I have now bought Voyager - Season 2. Each month, I will purchase a new season (DVd) of Star Trek Voyager. 』 『Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 02/05/2008』 『Star Trek: Voyagerbegan life in 1995 with some truly fascinating prospects in its two-hour pilot episode. Opening in the 24th century, a setting contemporary with that ofStar Trek: The Next GenerationandStar Trek: Deep Space Nineand carrying over story elements from each of those series, "Caretaker" finds Starfleet Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) stepping into the middle of Federation troubles with the Maquis, an army of rebels violently resisting the interplanetary organization's treaty with the brutal Cardassians. In the process, bothVoyagerand the Maquis ship under surveillance are accidentally catapulted out of the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant (the familiar stomping grounds of Starfleet personnel) by a benign but dying being called the Caretaker.Voyagerends up in the unexplored Delta Quadrant, some 70,000 light years away.
So much seemed dramatically promising in this debut, especially the unwieldy alliance of Starfleet regulars and hostile Maquis, and the likelihood that a lifetime spent in isolation, trying to get home, would lead to the development of a self-contained society on the ship, yetVoyagernever entirely made up its mind what it was supposed to be about. The curiously cheesy sets and fascinating, progressive management style of Janeway (half mommy, half taskmaster) were also new developments inStar Trekculture. As the 16-episode season continued, character backstories were developed in such episodes as "The Cloud" (arguably the best episode of the season), "Eye of the Needle" (underscoring Janeway and the crew's sadness), "State of Flux" (in which a search for a traitor reveals a past romance between Commander Chakotay, played by Robert Beltran, and sexy Bajoran engineer Seska, played by Martha Hackett), and "Jetrel" (which explores the character of Neelix, the Talaxian played by Ethan Phillips, during a parable about scientific ethics and moral responsibility).
Among other notable episodes, "Phage" strikes a nice balance among character development, story hook, and moral and emotional conflict when Neelix is literally robbed of his lungs by the Vidiians, a once-civilized people who are combating a deadly disease called the Phage by stealing organs. (The disease would return in "Faces," a fine showcase for Roxann Biggs-Dawson as Chief Engineer B'Elanna Torres.) "Emanations" stirred controversy among the series' producers and some fans for its philosophical look at death, and "Time and Again" is a unique time-travel story in which Janeway and Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) get caught in a subspace fracture that places them just hours before they know a planet is going to be destroyed. In "Prime Factors," latent tensions amongVoyagerpersonnel erupts into serious conflict, an issue revisited in the season finale, "Learning Curve." Despite a pat ending that resolves the Maquis conflict much too easily, the episode drives home the fact thatVoyagerand its crew are all alone, making the most of a difficult predicament.--Tom Keogh and Jeff Shannon』
price：$4.00
Touchstone / Disney
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Reign of Fire) 『The last part of this movie would not play and it had glitches throughout the movie. Wasn't real impressed with this one!』
(This is a good movie.) 『This is one of my favorite movies. I like the action and the special effects. Actors are ok.』
(Tea: I'll have more, thanks!) 『Overall, I love this movie and watch it every time it comes on. It's the perfect movie for a wintry cold day all bundled up drinking some tea with some freshly baked cookies. It's the story of a man, played by Christian Bale (pre 'Batman' and 'Terminator'), with help from his best friend, played by Gerald Butler (pre '300' and 'P.S. I love you') lead a make-shift group of men, women, and children, in England trying to survive in a world where dragons have taken over the skies. Enter Matthew McConaughey, who has tracked down the origins of the dragons to England, and who flew over with this band of dragons killers from America. Great story, loved the characters and the alternate futuristic story. Nice Visual Effects too (remember this movie was made in 2002).. Matthew's acting was awesome! And a great edge of your seat battle at the end! 』
(Pretty Straightforward Stuff) 『 This was a bit different than one expected. There was no nonsense, no tongue-in-cheek humor or special-effects just for the sake of it: this was simply a humans vs. dragons story taking place in the future. No laughs and nothing hokey, which is what I expected. They played it straight, simply as a fight story between the two parties.
Yes, there were credibility problems with the story but overall, it was good escapist adventure. The dragons were realistic-looking, the scenery dreary but the story interesting and intense in spots.
I would definitely recommend it if you are looking for a night of adventure on film. You could do a whole lot worse, especially with two young actors who have arrived as stars: Christian Bale and Matthew McConnaughey.』
(Not interesting enough) 『Although the CGI effects looked fantastic, and McConaughey and Bale were excellent, I found Reign of Fire to be very dull. Other people liked this film and that's fine, but personally I wasn't really entertained when I watched this movie. The action sequences weren't that exciting, and the dragon fights weren't really interesting. Maybe it's because of the old and tired stereotypes of the dragons that annoy me. Oh well, at least I enjoyed "Equilibrium".
Grade: C』 『The Road WarriormeetsDragonslayerin the briskly entertaining post-apocalyptic action thrillerReign of Fire.Reign of Fireexists primarily to give us a bigger and better dragon than the Vermithrax Pejorative of 1981's classicDragonslayer, and in that regard, the special effects are mightily impressive; the reptilian fire-breathers are stupendously convincing. While the earlier film offers a richer, more whimsical medieval adventure,Reign of Fireis a fast-moving tale of man versus dragon that takes place in the charred England of 2020, after Earth has been scorched by rapidly multiplying dragons and the aftermath of a futile nuclear counterstrike. Mixing high-tech gadgetry with primitive survivalism,X-Filesalumnus Rob Bowman makes the most of his midlevel budget, establishing a lavish castle base for the rugged, adversarial teaming of Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey as dragonslayers on the brink of extinction. With a steady supply of crowd-pleasing highlights,Reign of Fireis a pyrotechnical treat.--Jeff Shannon』 『Movie DVD』
price：$5.99
Universal Studios
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Extremely Funny!!!) 『After hearing Mike Nelson's hilarious commentaries on 'Night of the Living Dead' and 'Carnival of Souls' I wanted more. Mike, Crow, and Tom are stuck in space on a ship and forced by Dr. Clayton Forrester to watch bad movies from the 50's. This time, they must watch This Island Earth. They come up with witty and wacky comments as they spoof the movie. This Island Earth is about a doctor named Cal Meacham who is asked for help from an alien named Exeter. Exeter and his group are from the planet, Metaluna. Cal and his ex-girlfriend try to help defend their planet in a war against the evil Zagons. If you love making fun of old movies, you'll love MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: THE MOVIE!!!』
(Well worth the wait!) 『Glad to see that this finally came back on DVD. Excellent quality, fun movie, great price. I highly recommend it.』
(overall satisfied) 『My only complaint is I waited way too long before receiving the movie I ordered. (Purchased Sept 1, received Oct 6)』
(Decent incarnation of MST3K) 『The Bottom Line:
The film version of Mystery Science Theater 3000 has some great lines and can produce gales of laughter, but the scenes on the Satellite of Love are boring and never funny and the movie starts feeling a bit long even at under 80 minutes; if you're a fan of the show check it out but expect a bit of an uneven performance from everyone's favorite wisecracking movie-watchers.
2.5/4』
(Soooo funny!) 『This movie is hysterical. It stays true to the original show and is just great in general.』 『The cult television show (in which a hapless space explorer and his robot pals are forced to watch and deliver a hilarious running commentary on bad movies) makes a successful transition to the big screen as Mike and the 'bots lay waste to the '50s sci-fi yarnThis Island Earth(a painfully stiff would-be epic that's actually a cut above the usualMST3Kfare). While ardent fans may be a little miffed that more advantage isn't taken of the expanded theatrical venue (aside from a tad more scatological humor than usual, the content here would fit in comfortably as a regular episode of the series), the nonstop, hyper-literate salvo of comedy riffs that run the gamut from references to Tommy Chong's backyard to Yes album covers more than make up for any conceptual complacency. Be prepared to laugh till it aches. --Andrew Wright』 『From the makers of the highly successful cult classic TV series comes Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie - one of the most outrageous, most irreverent, and most hilarious big-screen spoofs ever! A mad scientist, in his quest for world domination, concocts a diabolical scheme to subject the human race to the worst movie ever made: 1955's This Island Earth. It's up to one test subject's quick wit, sharp sense of humor, and utter intolerance for cinematic garbage to foil the plans of the scientist and to save the Earth. Experience the hijinks and low jabs of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie - where the worse the movie is, the better time you'll have!』
price：$7.02
St. Martin's Griffin
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (A Font So Tiny It Will Make You Cry) 『What is the use of including a few more stories if such inclusion results in so small a type-font that the enjoyment of the whole is reduced?
It's not an f-ing dictionary, people.
In future, less content, more readability, please?
Thank you, in advance.』
(Not Free SF Reader) 『You could possibly be exhausted after reading the centuryish long epic introduction to this volume, giving overviews of fantasy and horror in written form, and in video and comics. As far as video goes, sounds like Edward Bryant is a reviewer I could trust. :)
Unfortunately, not up to the standard of last year's great volume (3.52 vs 3.76). The problem, Daniel Abraham and a couple of others excepted is with the fantasy selections. Both editors mentioned some other favorite stories they couldn't fit in here for space reasons, but they certainly could have done better giving some mediocre fantasy the arse and putting in Lucius Shepard. On the whole a pretty average bunch. The worst offender by far, dragging the rest down is the wretched MacBride Tarzna spooftiche.
Datlow's horror selections are pretty strong though, headed by the great Laird Barron.
So, I'd call this book perhaps a bit over 3 for fantasy, a bit over 4 for horror, extra for the very well done overview, and give it a four overall. Good but not great.
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics - Daniel Abraham Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : Vampires in the Lemon Grove - Karen Russell Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : Holiday - M. Rickert Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : Hum Drum - Gary McMahon Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : Splitfoot - Paul Walther Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : The House of Mechanical Pain - Chaz Brenchley Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : The Last Worders - Karen Joy Fowler Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : The Monsters of Heaven - Nathan Ballingrud Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : The Fiddler of Bayou Teche - Delia Sherman Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : Mr. P00 P00 - Reggie Oliver Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : Winter's Wife - Elizabeth Hand Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : The Tenth Muse - William Browning Spencer Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : The Drowned Life - Jeffrey Ford Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : The Swing - Don Tumasonis Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : The Forest - Laird Barron Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : Fragrant Goddess - Paul Park Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : Up the Fire Road - Eileen Gunn Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : The Gray Boy's Work - M.T. Anderson Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate - Ted Chiang Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : Valentine, July Heat Wave - Joyce Carol Oates Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : A Thing Forbidden - Donald Mead Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : Reversal of Fortune - Holly Black Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : Rats - Veronica Schanoes Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : A Perfect and Unmappable Grace - Jack Haringa Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : The Boulder - Lucy Kemnitzer Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : The Hill - Tanith Lee Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : The Ape Man - Alexander MacBride Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : The Hide - Liz Williams Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : England and Nowhere - Tim Nickels Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go to War Again - Garth Nix Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : Toother - Terry Dowling Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change - Kij Johnson Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 21 : Closet Dreams - Lisa Tuttle
Life exchange rate.
4.5 out of 5
Sour suckage.
3 out of 5
Dead kid clowning just like the old man.
4 out of 5
Widow con beaten.
4 out of 5
Lizard lancer mercenary godbothering, no dummy.
3.5 out of 5
Would up paedophile plate family.
4 out of 5
Partner door bitch ditch.
3 out of 5
Limp angel bloody love.
4 out of 5
Dance marathon bet.
3.5 out of 5
Fundamentally sticky marriage.
3.5 out of 5
A rocky end for local entrepreneur's saga.
4 out of 5
Same book ritual.
4 out of 5
Octopus advice maybe dodgy.
3 out of 5
Dying of cancer won't bug me, at least until the sun goes out, anyway.
4.5 out of 5
Alchemical history.
2.5 out of 5
Bigfoot baby makes talk show host disappear!
3 out of 5
Deserter addition.
3 out of 5
Wormhole time tender's raconteur replay.
4 out of 5
No flies on this marriage
4 out of 5
Dead Billy not, but Christ and priest rather tasty.
3 out of 5
Devil frog chomp, plus 1.
4 out of 5
Junkie gutted.
3 out of 5
Who dropped you the dead nude chick?
2.5 out of 5
Rocky grail riddance.
3 out of 5
Lizard meat puppets.
4 out of 5
Pathetic monkeying around.
2 out of 5
Shag flyers, multiple.
3 out of 5
Dad beach film girl.
4 out of 5
Lizard lancer mercenary godbothering, no dummy.
3.5 out of 5
Forced in denture.
4 out of 5
Dogs like chicken and chips, too.
3 out of 5
Locked up loop.
3.5 out of 5』
(Solid anthology, some good stories) 『This is one of several horror anthologies I have read over the years and this one fulfills its mission of providing reviews of fiction/film/media in this genre as well as including a broad array of short stories. The update was sufficient and the stories were of variable quality. There were some outstanding ones that will stay with me a long time...The Swing, England and Nowhere, Sir Hereward, Closet Dreams, but the majority would appeal to those who are really into fantasy. The bone-chilling, sweaty palms stuff is not here. Overall, a solid B read.』 『
As in every year since 1988, the editors tirelessly scoured story collections, magazines, and anthologies worldwide to compile a delightful, diverse feast of tales and poems. On this anniversary, the editors have increased the size of the collection to 300,000 words of fiction and poetry, including works by Billy Collins, Ted Chiang, Karen Joy Fowler, Elizabeth Hand, Glen Hirshberg, Joyce Carol Oates, and new World Fantasy Award winner M. Rickert. With impeccably researched summations of the field by the editors, Honorable Mentions, and articles by Edward Bryant, Charles de Lint and Jeff VanderMeer on media, music and graphic novels, this is a heady brew topped off by an unparalleled list of sources of fabulous works both light and dark.
price：$4.78
Dover Publications
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Best Gothic Tales of Yestreday that Still Thrills Today's Ghost-Story Readers) 『For anyone who is looking for some excellent gothic ghost-stories,this is the book to start with.Le fanu is largely forgotten by today's reading public and the television absorbed culture.They don't know what their missing out on.Poe is the American grand-daddy of the mysterious horror story,yet the French-Irishman ,Sheridan LeFanu, is on the same level too.I can only recommend this gothic horror collection for all who what to be intellectually thrilled and pleasantly chilled .All before the witching hour surrenders,at the stroke of midnight,on the Eve of All-Hallows.For another year.Delicious reading for the Autumn season,til Samhain parts for another spell.-Beware of sleep,and Beware of Cats!』
(TERRIFIC STORIES) 『These are great stories for bedtime reading. Compared to today's scary stories, these are elegant and inspired. If you have a taste for the fiction of bygone eras -- don't draw the line with today's best sellers -- you'll find a lot of magnificent writing. I'm still reading this book, and I plan to pass it around to all my pals. PBS and British Telly buffs will adore this book.』
(Bar none the best.....) 『Le fanu is the BEST writer of supernatual fiction there is...no questions!
I am the biggest fan...I collect all his works...old and new when I can find them.
The stories collected here are some rare ones indeed. The Haunted Baronet (from the Golden Friars) is a stunning gem of a novellete. Included in this volume are some very hard to come by edtions. And they have been reprinted exactly from the periodicals they were originally in.
I am sure you will not be disappointed in this book....like me you will read it again and again. The evocative power of Le Fanu is unparalled.』
(Deceased judges, a vampire,&a nasty supernatural monkey) 『Until the Dover edition of Sheridan Le Fanu's stories appeared in 1964, this nineteenth-century Irish author's tales were almost impossible to find. This is a shame, since M.R. James considered Le Fanu the best of all ghost story writers (I would put M.R. James at the top of my list, and J. S. Le Fanu, second). According to Jack Sullivan in "Elegant Nightmares: The English Ghost Story from Le Fanu to Blackwood," "...Nearly all of the early twentieth-century writers in the [supernatural story] field paced and structured their narratives in the Le Fanu manner."
This edition has an introduction by E.F. Bleiler who limns a brief biography of the author, and his influence on the ghost story writers who followed him. The sixteen stories in this collection range from 1837 to 1871. One is an essay presented as non-fiction, i.e. "An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House." Concerning this essay, Bleiler states, "Personally, I am inclined to accept Le Fanu's strong statement that he was not writing fiction in the guise of fact, and that he is simple reproducing what others had told him."
Some of the stories are obscured by dialect, e.g. "Madame Crowl's Ghost" and parts of "The Haunted Baronet." Lines like "...twad gar ye dodder to hear him" can usually be worked out in the context of the plot and Le Fanu's stories are worth the extra effort. Quoting Jack Sullivan again, "Le Fanu's tales suggest a world in which we are unbearably alone in situations of escalating awfulness." The little maid is sleeping alone in one of Madame Crowl's chambers when the old beldame's ghost appears, "her eyes as wide as saucers, and her face like the fiend himself." Rose in "Schalken the Painter" is deserted by her guardian and minister after she begs them not to leave her alone, and she is doomed. In one of my favorite stories, "An Account of some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street," two medical students move into a house once owned by an infamous, hanging judge. They are afraid to tell each other about their supernatural encounters for fear of being mocked--at least until one of them almost dies.
This book is the finest collection of Le Fanu stories ever compiled, and all ghost story connoisseurs should hasten to read it. 』
(Not your standard ghostly fare) 『Probably the most distinguishing characteristic of LeFanu's writing to me is that he doesn't explain why something is happening in his stories. Ghosts search through drawers, skeletons are dug up, heroes disappear, and barons die of unseen causes, and we are never told what happened. LeFanu doesn't necessarily explain the motives and occurrences of his stories and loose ends are not all tied up. At first, I was unsure about what to think; what kind of ghost story doesn't explain all the events at the end? How am I supposed to be terrified if I don't know the ultimate cause of Baron X's demise? The method of storytelling began to grow on me, though, and I now feel that a lack of resolution on every issue creates a better story. Why should the supernatural be fully explained in 20 pages? When the reader is demoted from an omniscient viewpoint to that of only an eyewitness, the tale is more compelling.
My favorite stories are probably"Sir Dominick's Bargain"and"An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House,"the former for its mood and atmosphere, and the latter for its minimalist telling."The Haunted Baronet"is another excellent story, with strong attention to detail and background that help in the story-telling; it was a very satisfactory read."The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh"is the same story told sans background and detail, and is clearly inferior. The other stories I enjoyed based on the setting, which is 19th century Ireland, which evokes a mood much like James'. Overall, it is the sort of book that makes you wish for a warm fireplace and a stormy night.
Enjoy!』
『Le Fanu is a Victorian writer who, along with Edgar A. Poe before him, invented the unity of mood and economy of means that characterizes the modern horror short story. Jack Sullivan, inHorror Literature,maintains that "Le Fanu was more revolutionary than Poe, for he began the process of dismantling the Gothic props and placing the supernatural tale in everyday settings." These quietly elegant tales include a female vampire who predates Dracula, a vicar troubled by a spectral monkey, a cruel hanging judge who gets his due and many other fine portents and hauntings.』 『Here are 16 classic ghost stories "Carmilla," (perhaps the classic vampire thriller), "Green Tea," "The Familiar," "The Haunted Baronet," "Madam Crowlâs Ghost," "The Dead Sexton," "An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House," plus nine others. Half these stories never published before in U.S. 』
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Usually ships in 24 hours 『Dracula! Vampires! The blood runs red under the moon! In late summer of 2009, Moonstone follows up its fang-favorite monster anthology, Werewolves: Dead Moon Rising, with this second installment in the Moonstone Monsters series, this time focusing on those enigmatic creatures of the night, Vampires! Two extra-sized special Dracula stories serve to open and close this collection of ten all-new vampire tales by some of the industry's favorite horror writers. Vampire stories are timeless and continue to dominate horror-fiction in books, as well as the big screen and television. L.A. Banks, P.N. Elrod, and Elaine Bergstrom are all celebrated for the runs of popular Vampire novels, Martin Powell demonstrates his intimate familiarity with the mythos of Count Dracula... these and other stories contained in this gruesome horror anthology are sure to appeal to an audience that can't get enough of these ages-old bloodsuckers!』
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