tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post2575572730255125511..comments2024-03-03T04:09:32.429-06:00Comments on Sid is Alive: Faithful HorrorSidneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-51019610829634216682007-05-24T20:22:00.000-05:002007-05-24T20:22:00.000-05:00That's a good question Stewart, maybe one I can wr...That's a good question Stewart, maybe one I can wring a whole post out of in a day or two.<BR/><BR/>I'd say intent or position may be one factor. <BR/><BR/>"The Exorcist" and perhaps even more so "Legion" I would say are at least metaphysical novels though not aimed as overt prosletyzing or apologetics.<BR/><BR/>"This Present Darkness" by Peretti draws its scares from some of the same Judeo-Christian sources but is written from a strongly "conservative Protestant" viewpoint , reflecting Peretti's background and also to some extent the tastes of the primary audience.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-8051503383122675422007-05-24T11:53:00.000-05:002007-05-24T11:53:00.000-05:00I think this summer I would like to try reading so...I think this summer I would like to try reading some Christian horror. I want to see what it's like. I mean..the elements of horror are the same no matter what...right? Wouldn't The Exorcist be considered Christian horror of a sort? What about the vampire book by F. Paul Wilson? In that tale a vampire plague is fought by a Catholic priest, with the only religious symbol affecting the monsters being the cross.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-35722133128163160642007-05-23T16:45:00.000-05:002007-05-23T16:45:00.000-05:00I think that was it, Charles. I've already packed ...I think that was it, Charles. I've already packed it and don't remember the exact name. <BR/><BR/>I had some issues with the opening paragraphs, then the writing improved and I was drawn into the story, but the ending was just so weak it annoyed me. I have mixed feelings about it.RK Sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034917381901499281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-36056593314723974972007-05-23T10:45:00.000-05:002007-05-23T10:45:00.000-05:00I have not read that Koontz book. I think it came ...I have not read that Koontz book. I think it came out before my resurgence of Koontz reading that came with "Odd Thomas."Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-11648716704961318362007-05-23T09:46:00.000-05:002007-05-23T09:46:00.000-05:00I think Kate is talking about "Taken," which I rea...I think Kate is talking about "Taken," which I read recently and was fairly disappointed with. The early part of the book was beautifully written, I thought, but the way he explained everything and the denoument was pretty weak.<BR/><BR/>I about Thr3e for my son and he liked it. I haven't had a chance to read it yet.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-14759867633824066192007-05-23T08:26:00.000-05:002007-05-23T08:26:00.000-05:00I think Koontz believes strongly in not tarrying a...I think Koontz believes strongly in not tarrying after a book is over the way Stephen King sometimes does i.e. The Stand which has another hundred pages or so after the evil is defeated.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes it does seem like things end too quickly, though.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-64957444699915030592007-05-23T07:53:00.000-05:002007-05-23T07:53:00.000-05:00Well, nice to know you are getting some perks on t...Well, nice to know you are getting some perks on the job, but interesting perks they are...<BR/><BR/>You mentioned the Dean Koontz of Christian fiction - I just read a Koontz book the other day that was basically religious horror. In fact, the ending bugged me because A) it was too quickly over with no satisfactory climax, and B) the explanation of what happened was basically explained by biblical references. <BR/><BR/>Hmmm...RK Sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034917381901499281noreply@blogger.com