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Songs of Dead Dreamer by Thomas Ligotti

God damn, I can see how this author is a huge influence on Nic Pizzolatto. He as a very deliberate and very dark sense of mystery to him that creates a very atmospheric and bleak sense of horror. His status as a cult author for horror is very much well deserved, so if you're a fan of the genre then you owe it to yourself to try and track down some of his stuff for your shelf.

Was over at the xGF's and she had this sitting out:

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Here's some of what's inside:

https://www.google.com/search?q=meta...FQlJkgodf_YBxw

Still reading Barker's 'Books Of Blood'.
It's entertaining and all, but holy ****,
are some (quite a lot actually) of the stories ridiculous.

Only a few pages into this and I'm hooked.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_in_Yellow

Next on my list.
Excited about this.

If you are willing to wait, I'll send you my copy when I'm finished.

Thanks, man,
but it's already awaiting me on my e-reader.

These days I mostly read DIY books about things like home cheesemaking.

High school though, I was a huge Stephen King fan. The last book of his that I read was "Under the Dome," and was very disappointed. I like his short stories better for reason. Like "The Ride"... I think they made that into a movie but don't remember.

This was the book that got me into musico-cultural criticism. Retromania is another great title.