Books

[Thorn]

Regarding King, many times over the last twenty years or so I've felt I've outgrown him but currently reading Outsider and coincidentally working my way through Mr. Mercedes on Netflix and it's true you do sometimes forget how nasty he can get amongst the excessively wholesome all American characters and settings. Anyone who's read Outsider will know the particular  dirty deed I'm referring to.

[Carnage]

I haven't read that but I've seen the series, albeit a few years ago. I remember it getting a bit grim at times (and apperently both it and Mr. Mercedes share a character).

[Thorn]

Hang on, there's a series of The Outsider? Didn't know that.

[blessed1]

Revival is one of his best recent books imo. I loved that one.

[Maggot Colony]

Revival is great, King's homage to The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen which is one of the most unsettling stories I've ever read.

I wasn't a fan of The Outsider. The Holly character annoyed the shite out of me much that I never finished it.

[Carnage]

Hang on, there's a series of The Outsider? Didn't know that.

Yeah, pretty good too. Ben Mendelsohn, Paddy Considine, Cynthia Erivo before she went mental.

[blessed1]

I'm reading one at the moment called Maggie's Grave. It's very good so far. Nice fast paced horror and short enough at 250 pages.

Recently went back and read the Rigante series by David Gemmell. They hold up really well. I absolutely loved his books as a teenager.

[Thorn]

Yep that Rigante series was big with me as a young buck too.

Thanks Carnage, will try to hunt that down.

Not a fan of super wholesome but just a little quirky Holly either Maggotcolony!

[Sworntothecans]

Revival is one of his best recent books imo. I loved that one.

Currently reading it, it's very good.

[Don Gately]

Madhouse at thr end of the world , by Julian Sancton, story of the Belgia expedition to the antartic

Loved that book. If you haven't already then read Endurance by Alfred Lansing. The story of Shackletons doomed Antarctic expedition. I'm amazed it hasn't been made into a blockbuster yet. Those early Antarctic explorers were hard as nails cunts.

I read Endurance also , fantastic