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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| i think i have one of edgars first works | 10/5/2011 | Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc |
| Q: it is in bad condition but it is called carnations from poe it is very old you can tell. who can i ... A: Greetings, Gregory and thanks for your question. The best place to check and see how old your book ... | ||
| Horror | 7/30/2010 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: Okay. This book I read in the 80's had a picture on the inside cover of a man's body with a ram's ... A: I need more info on the first book- what kind of monster, where was the book situated, what kind of ... | ||
| Searching for 80's horror novel | 5/16/2010 | Ed Nezuh |
| Q: I have been searching in vain for a horror novel from the 80's. I believe it was called ... A: Sorry for the wait. The book you're looking for is Dead Lines by John Skipp and Craig Spector. ... | ||
| Gollem | 4/18/2010 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I read a horror paperback back in the 70's. Not sure if correct title. Been searching but the ... A: Can you check to see if any of these sound familiar ... | ||
| werewolves | 10/14/2009 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I am researching and studying to begin writing a brutal werewolf novel, can you recommend any really ... A: My all time werewolf fav would definitely be 'Blood of the Wolf' by Jeffrey Goddin. Several others ... | ||
| looking for the title of this horror book! | 7/14/2009 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: about a very dark horror novel i read years ago in australia! touching upon the occult and probably ... A: Okay, I apologize for not getting back to you sooner- my sister just had her first baby and I have ... | ||
| Edgar Allan Poe | 6/1/2009 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I have a couple of simple questions regarding Edgar Poe. First off, what was so amazing about Edgar ... A: As far as I am aware, he was tormented by a number of things. His very life was tragedy He was an ... | ||
| Edgar Allan Poe | 1/6/2009 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I would like to know, what influenced Edgar Allan Poe to become a poet? A: As far as I am aware, he was tormented by a number of things. His very life was tragedy He was an ... | ||
| Horror story in Charles Manson aftermath | 12/7/2008 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: Student is claiming as original work a short story I seem to remember from several years back, but ... A: I still have not found the story. I would suggest trying some of the horror story forums or forums ... | ||
| Horror story in Charles Manson aftermath | 12/6/2008 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: Student is claiming as original work a short story I seem to remember from several years back, but ... A: Unfortunately this summary has come up with no hits. Best to put random sentences into search ... | ||
| ? Short Story | 10/16/2008 | Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc |
| Q: I remember years ago reading a short story in a collection, and I can't find it again. It happens ... A: .. I sent this to the question pool hoping that someone would pick it up, but it appears not, so ... | ||
| Dracula | 10/15/2008 | Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc |
| Q: how could i change the ending of Dracula? A: Darkest Greetings, Tina and thanks for the question. I'll see if I can answer that for you. First ... | ||
| GOOD Vampire fiction | 10/14/2008 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I love your name! I wanted to issue a kind of challenge and see if you can help me! Many years ago ... A: One that grabbed me as a rather brilliant work was 'Vivia' by Tanith Lee. It is different than most ... | ||
| Children's Horror Short Story Collection | 9/14/2008 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I remember in the late 70's early 80's reading a larger-format hardcover collection of short ... A: I strongly suspect the book you are looking for is called 'Monster Tales: Vampires Werewolves and ... | ||
| Dean Koontz | 7/1/2008 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: Dean Koontz is one of my favorite authors. The question I have is do you have any idea when the last ... A: Out of respect to the chaos that Hurricane Katrina caused to New Orleans, Dean indicated he wanted ... | ||
| John Saul | 6/6/2008 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I love reading John Saul novels and would like to know if you have knowledge of any other horror ... A: Well if you are looking for a writer that is quite good- even if each books tends to stick to a ... | ||
| a short horror story | 3/23/2008 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: Way back in the very early 1980s I read a short horror story in an anthology (I think) that I ... A: Unfortunately I need more information- even a location, country, time period the story was based... ... | ||
| A short horror story | 3/23/2008 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: A great many years ago, in my distant youth, I read a short story, the ending of which is as ... A: First thing that pops to mind is Richard Christian Mathesons 'Created by" but I doubt that is the ... | ||
| Horror, short story | 2/29/2008 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: A great many years ago I read a short story in a volume of such. It was about a badly deformed ... A: I have performed an fairly extensive search and found nothing that refers to a short story based ... | ||
| Vampire story | 2/28/2008 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: Many years ago I read a short story - probably in an anthology of either vampire or horror stories ... A: I think it was George R. R. Martin - Fevre Dream Set mainly on a river boat in the American ... | ||
| Title of Short Story or Anthology it was in | 2/12/2008 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: This is driving me crazy. I remember reading this short story about a young woman in her 20s who is ... A: It was this picture on Night Visions number 8 that stopped me ... | ||
| stephen king short story | 2/5/2008 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: i once read a short-story collection book by Stephen king. One of the stories was about a man who ... A: I have a feeling it is a story called 'The Teddy Crazy Show' by Harlan Ellison ... | ||
| Horror Short Stories | 1/9/2008 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I'm seeking the authors and in what collections I can find two horror short stories and I know only ... A: The first one is actually called "Footsteps Invisible" by ARTHUR, ROBERT (Jr.) (1909-1969) It can ... | ||
| Horror Short Stories | 1/7/2008 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I'm seeking the authors and in what collections I can find two horror short stories and I know only ... A: I definitely need more information. What were the stories about? Places, names, time periods, ... | ||
| Looking for a particular horror short story | 1/2/2008 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I read a short story years ago about a man who made a deal with the devil/Satan about having the ... A: This was a tricky one...however I believe this is the correct story ... | ||
| Book Find | 1/1/2008 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I went to a second hand store and found a stephen king book that might be a first edition and i am ... A: You would have to contact the Publishers I guess. I think I have the correct people ... | ||
| Horror erotica | 12/22/2007 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I hope this doesn't sound like a silly question, but what exactly is horror erotica? Lisa A: Not a silly question at all- Horror erotica tends to use sex and sensuality as well as the usual ... | ||
| Nice to meet you. | 12/19/2007 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: Nice to meet you. When were you interested in a horror novels? And, Why were you interested in a ... A: Probably around age 5-6 when I heard on the radio about a young boy being tortured with a chainsaw. ... | ||
| I need a good horror book to read! | 11/25/2007 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: Can you think of any GOOD horror books an 11 year old boy might like (not including darren shan)? A: That really depends on what type of horror you want to read and how long you want it to be. Also ... | ||
| Signed Limited edition | 9/21/2007 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I have a signed Hardback limited edition of Stephen King's Delores Claibourne. Printed by Hodder & ... A: It is most likely a good idea to check out book auction houses. That is why I am not giving you a ... | ||
| Gothic | 9/19/2007 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: i don't know whether Gothic comes under the title of horror but if it does can you tell me the names ... A: Yes it does come under the Horror Genre. Some authors include -Pre 1900 Horace Walpole Ann ... | ||
| Stephen King Dolores Claiborne | 9/2/2007 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: i bought this book at my local used book store and it is a hardcover book but it abruptly ends ... A: It really depends on whether it is a hard-cover first-edition or not. The ISBN is 0-670-84452-7 for ... | ||
| Auld Sod in Stephen King's Black House | 6/27/2007 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I just wanted to know that what was the context of Auld Sod in black house as it was mentioned in ... A: Unfortunately I have not read the Dark Tower books- they veer a bit too much towards cowboy stuff ... | ||
| Short Stories... | 6/24/2007 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I read a short story collection about 30 years ago. I do not remember the title of the book, but, ... A: You can find it in a book called 'Ghosts, Ghouls & Other Horrors' by Berhardt J. Hurwood. You won't ... | ||
| Collection of short stories | 4/26/2007 | Marlene Thorne |
| Q: I have not been able to locate this book, but I remember some of the stories very well: 1) a couple ... A: Well I might have an idea...this could be "Decade The 1950's" a collection of short stories.Or a ... | ||
| Do you know this story? | 4/6/2007 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I'm thinking of a short story I read in the 60's in an Alfred Hitchcock anthology of horror stories ... A: This is hard. The problem is Alfred Hitchcock's books were filled with stories written by other ... | ||
| frankenstein | 3/13/2007 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: i have a question about Mary Shelley book Frankenstein. i have asked this question the many people ... A: I am not quite sure what you mean- In reality, people do not believe the story, they just fear the ... | ||
| who or what done it? | 1/24/2007 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: I just finished "Cell" by Steven King and I still don't know exactly what happened. What caused the ... A: As I have not read the book- yet, I can only go by wikipedia, which believes, a rogue computer ... | ||
| Residen Evil Series | 11/28/2006 | Easterly Iscriptikus |
| Q: Hey Easterly! What do you know about the Resident Evil book series by SD Perry. Specifically, the ... A: I actually have one of the books somewhere- probably on the zombie shelf..gimme a sec...Ah I have ... | ||
| Stephen King question | 11/17/2006 | John |
| Q: I live very close to Stephen King here in Maine and won an autographed copy of Rose Madder from my ... A: To get an idea of how much the book would be worth I suggest you go to www.ebay.com and go to the ... | ||
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DUE TO LENGTHY ILLNESS, I AM NOT ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. I APOLOGIZE. Areas- plot, story, characters, themes, genre combos, freaky facts, real-life horror inspiration, phobias, the psychology of evil. Authors- Anne Rice, Laurell K Hamilton, Thomas Harris, Clive Barker, HP Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Brian Lumley, John Saul, Stephen King, Michael Crichton, Richie Tankersley Cusick, Roald Dahl, Dean R Koontz, Richard Laymon, Tanith Lee, Christopher Pike, Lisa Jane Smith, R L Stine, H G Wells, Oscar Wilde + more. Topics- vampires, werewolves, the devil, demons, the occult, horror erotica, faerie tales, sci-fi twists (IE X-FILES), serial killers, monsters, witch craft, teen horror, possession. Types- short stories, poetry, full length novels, novellas, series, book>movie, movie>book. Not so much- Ghosts, Mind Control.
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Far too many years reading and writing scary stuff. I tend to the mainstream, but do enjoy the quirky cult type as well, especially cheap paperback kinds. There si some stuff that I won't touch with a 50 foot pole, but what I don't know I will go to efforts to find it out or at the very least, direct you in the right direction. I am very cynical, so if you want me to review stuff or give my opinion, then don't expect it to be an optimistic one.
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