tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post7985028675042537024..comments2024-03-28T19:52:07.635-04:00Comments on Sweet Freedom: FRIDAY FRIGHT NIGHT: E PLURIBUS UNICORN by Theodore Sturgeon; NINE HORRORS AND A DREAM by Joseph Payne Brennan; (HORROR STORIES FROM) TALES TO BE TOLD IN THE DARK edited by Basil DavenportTodd Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-39007104655387761092020-10-06T13:01:37.704-04:002020-10-06T13:01:37.704-04:00Thank you, Paul. I've encountered non-fans of ...Thank you, Paul. I've encountered non-fans of Richard Powers's illustrative (and other visual) work, but I don't sympathize with them thus.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-60125592143137535662020-10-06T09:58:30.332-04:002020-10-06T09:58:30.332-04:00I had forgotten how striking these covers were, bu...I had forgotten how striking these covers were, but your post, Todd, brought back memories of standing in Kroch's & Brentano's on Wabash Ave. in Chicago looking at E Pluribus Unicorn. So great to see these again. As always, thanks!Paul Gilsterhttps://www.centauri-dreams.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-16550397812466622912020-10-03T13:42:20.724-04:002020-10-03T13:42:20.724-04:00The Ballantine horror line, of which the Sturgeon ...The Ballantine horror line, of which the Sturgeon wasn't really a part but could've been, was probably not the first horror line anyone had tried among larger general-interest publishers, but it certainly was early and impressive. I also was reading most of this fiction, and the Davenport volume, early in my reading as well. Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-56582132455065817792020-10-03T07:02:12.262-04:002020-10-03T07:02:12.262-04:00
Three great paperbacks that, back in the day, hel...<br />Three great paperbacks that, back in the day, helped warp me into the person I am today. Thanks, Todd.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.com