Favorit Novels

[Hugh Bliss]

The Regulators, a novel by Richard Bachman (Stephen King's pseudonym)

A young child is possessed by a powerful and irreverent evil, which

materializes the child's toys into reality, and turns an entire

neighborhood upside down. Life-sized versions of the toys invade the

streets, and anyone standing outside is killed. Those who are left

cannot call for help or leave the neighborhood, because the evil

entity has sucked them all into a conjured world, from which there

is no escape but to play this thing through.

Rosemary's Baby, a novel by Ira Levin, a film by Roman Polanski

Rosemary and her actor husband, Guy, move into a swanky and expensive

apartment in Manhattan. Their elderly and intrusive neighbors, the

Castavetes, are actually the leaders of a Satanic Coven. Guy makes a

pact with Roman, the leader, to get a lead role in a very promising

Broadway play. In return, the Coven is allowed to summon Lucifer, who

impregnates a drugged Rosemary with the Antichrist. Rosemary tries to

get away, but the conspiracy reaches so deeply that she cannot. She

gives birth to the child, and eventually accepts that she is the mother

of the Son of Satan, and to make the best of it.

Phantoms, a novel by Dean Koontz

Two sisters are en route to a small town. When they arrive, the entire

place seems deserted. Then they stumble across the corpses of several

people, who all seemed to have died suddenly of some sort of virus.

Others seem to have been butchered so suddenly that they were stopped

in the middle of menial tasks. Arming themselves, the girls suddenly run

across a Sheriff and his two deputies. These men are from the next

town over, investigating what is going on in town after the local

Sheriff called them for backup. They hear screams coming from a local

inn, where seven guests were previously registered, but only one

body is found. After searching the entire premises, they find words

written in red lipstick on a bathroom mirror, "The Ancient Enemy by

Timothy Lyte". Suddenly, the body they found is missing. They return

to the sheriff's station, and attempt to radio back to their town.

But the transmission is cut off by terrible interference. They are

suddenly attacked by a large, mothlike creature, who kills one of

the deputies. The rest of the story is about an ancient creature, who has

fed every couple hundred years on a small town or village, causing

the whole population to mysteriously disappear. Roanoke Island in

Virginia, and an ancient Aztec city are two instances. This thing

wants Timothy Lyte, and expert on mass disappearances, to come to

the town and see it, to tell the world to submit to its appetite.

4. Something Wicked This Way Comes, a novel by Ray Bradbury

The novel relates the tale of an evil carnival that comes to a small

town, in the fall, out of season. Two young boys discover by accident

that the carnival people and their devious leader, Mr. Dark, are luring

several townsfolk into giving up their souls and becoming slaves to the

carnival. The carnival's main attraction is a carousel,those who ride on

this one are aged or made younger, depending on the direction the ride is

spinning. Several instances occur where Mr. Dark is able to convince

the boys that they are someplace that they are not, and that they are

being attacked by spiders that don't exist.

The Midwich Cuckoos, a story by John Wyndam

This classic science fiction/horror tale is the basis of the Village

of the Damned films, in which children have terrible powers to alter

reality and attack adults. The Midwich Elementary School in Silent Hill

proudly steals its name from Wyndam's book.

Sphere, a novel by Michael Crichton

Another Crichton work that is the

famous Jurassic Park, in which dinosaurs roam the planet once again.

I feel, is the novel Sphere, which just recently

became a movie. This story plays with reality and the reader's head in

ways that remind me of Silent Hill. Also, one of the main concepts of

the book involves thought becoming reality, no matter how illogical

those thoughts may be. Monsters are generated simply because one person

unknowingly wills them into being.

that is controlling reality in with her mind, and

that she is generating all the monster sheerly out of pure

thought.when the monsters are killed, they fade away after

some time

7. Hell House, a novel by Richard Matheson

. Matheson also wrote classic episodes of

Star Trek and The Twilight Zone. Needless to say, reality is not a

firm concept in any of his works, and irony in the situation of

characters is mainstay. This is especially true in Hell House, where

a team of paranormal detectives travels to a notorious house to

investigate. Upon first arriving, they discover a secret room which

seems to have been used for Satanic rituals, and the sacrifice of

living children, many of whom seemed to be burned to death. But things

are not what they seem. Luckily for Matheson readers, the author is

a bit more generous about explaining things at the end.

you should be able

to find it at the library, or a book collector's shop. You also might

enjoy his other work, I Am Legend, which was the basis of the film

Omega Man, starring Charlton Heston.

[Monk]

Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins

Also by Tom, Jitterbug Perfume.

[Hugh Bliss]

Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins

Also by Tom, Jitterbug Perfume.

brief description ?

Why do you like those novels ?

[ramon]

The Dice Man

Luke Rheinhardt ( I think )

funny book

[Monk]

brief description ?

Why do you like those novels ?

Here's the back cover description of Still Life With Woodpecker:

Still Life with Woodpecker is sort of a love story that takes place inside a pack of Camel cigarettes. It reveals the purpose of the moon, explains the difference between criminals and outlaws, examines the conflict between social activism and romantic individualism, and paints a portrait of contemporary society that includes powerful Arabs, exiled royalty, and pregnant cheerleaders. It also deals with the problem of redheads.

These books are essential to those of our ilk and I actually think that you personally would find them quite enjoyable, Hugh. Tom's thought processes are pretty far out, but right on point a lot of the time and just plain hilarious. His books are some of the only ones I've read where I find myself laughing outloud while I read them.

Here's from the back of Jitterbug Perfume:

Jitterbug Perfume is an epic, which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn’t conclude until nine o’clock tonight, (Paris time). It is a saga, as well. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle. The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the image of a goat-horned god. If the liquid in the bottle actually is the secret essence of the universe, as some folks seem to think, it had better be discovered soon because it is leaking and there is only a drop or two left.”

I recommend not reading any summaries or other reviews, but just picking up the novels and going to it. You'll be done with them shortly as they're not especially long and very fun to read. One gets the impression that this mans mind has been shaped by some of our favorite allies

FM

[cisumevil]

Anyone know where I can get a copy of Richard Bachman's "Rage (1977)".

Searched everywhere!

And why Im at it also trying to find a Doco called "CHARTERS TO HELL (DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HEROIN)"

Thanks

Edited September 17, 2007 by cisumevil

[devance]

Tschai Series (originally published as Planet of Adventure)

* City of the Chasch (alternate title: The Chasch)

* Servants of the Wankh (alternate title: The Wannek)

* The Dirdir

* The Pnume

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I like all his but they are my favorites

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[devance]

Demon Princes series

* The Star King

* The Killing Machine

* The Palace of Love

* The Face

* The Book of Dreams

About a trained assassin that hunts down a group consortium.

The other one above is about a Earth space explorer that get shot down and has to cope with a multitiered culture and 4 t advanced races where humans are already.

[devance]

Showboat world is the best.

For single look to see if you like his style.

[MrBumpy]

Anyone know where I can get a copy of Richard Bachman's "Rage (1977)".

Searched everywhere!

And why Im at it also trying to find a Doco called "CHARTERS TO HELL (DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HEROIN)"

Thanks

Look for Stephan King's "The Bachman books". I'll double check when I get home tonight, but I am pretty sure Rage is one of the stories, along with The Running Man, The Body ( the story for the movie "Stand by Me") and the long walk...??? It's either the Bachman books or another one (might be Four Past Midnight), not 100% sure at the moment

-bumpy

[tassiejd]

The Illuminatus! Trilogy

Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson

The Illuminatus! Trilogy is a series of three novels written by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson purportedly between 1969 and 1971[1], and first published in 1975. The trilogy is a satirical, postmodern, science fiction-influenced adventure story; a drug-, sex- and magic-laden trek through a number of conspiracy theories, both historical and imaginary, which hinge around the authors' version of the Illuminati. The narrative often switches between third and first person perspectives and jumps around in time. It is thematically dense, covering topics like counterculture, numerology and Discordianism.

The trilogy comprises the books The Eye in the Pyramid, The Golden Apple and Leviathan. They were first published starting in September 1975, as three separate volumes, and in 1984 as an omnibus; they are now more commonly reprinted in the latter form. The trilogy won the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, designed to honor classic libertarian fiction, in 1986.[2] The authors went on to create several works, both fiction and nonfiction, that further discussed the themes of the trilogy, but no direct sequels were produced. Illuminatus! has been adapted for the stage, and has influenced several modern writers, musicians and games-makers. The popularity of the word "fnord" and the 23 enigma can both be attributed to the trilogy. It remains a seminal work of conspiracy fiction, predating Foucault's Pendulum and The Da Vinci Code by decades.

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illuminatus%21_Trilogy for more

[tassiejd]

The Illuminatus! Trilogy

Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson

The Illuminatus! Trilogy is a series of three novels written by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson purportedly between 1969 and 1971[1], and first published in 1975. The trilogy is a satirical, postmodern, science fiction-influenced adventure story; a drug-, sex- and magic-laden trek through a number of conspiracy theories, both historical and imaginary, which hinge around the authors' version of the Illuminati. The narrative often switches between third and first person perspectives and jumps around in time. It is thematically dense, covering topics like counterculture, numerology and Discordianism.

The trilogy comprises the books The Eye in the Pyramid, The Golden Apple and Leviathan. They were first published starting in September 1975, as three separate volumes, and in 1984 as an omnibus; they are now more commonly reprinted in the latter form. The trilogy won the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, designed to honor classic libertarian fiction, in 1986.[2] The authors went on to create several works, both fiction and nonfiction, that further discussed the themes of the trilogy, but no direct sequels were produced. Illuminatus! has been adapted for the stage, and has influenced several modern writers, musicians and games-makers. The popularity of the word "fnord" and the 23 enigma can both be attributed to the trilogy. It remains a seminal work of conspiracy fiction, predating Foucault's Pendulum and The Da Vinci Code by decades.

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illuminatus%21_Trilogy for more

[nabraxas]

i second the Illuminati triology, & i also recommend Something Wicked This Way Comes, along W/Dandelion Wine, The Martian Chronicles, The Day it Rained Forever, The Golden Apples of The Sun & Fareinheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

Also:

The Arabian Nightmare by Robert Irwin

http://www.amazon.com/Arabian-Nightmare-Ro...n/dp/1585672173

Irwin's reissued 1983 classic combines the genres of travelogue, fable, dream narrative, novel and confessional into one beguiling whole. Balian, an English spy hired by France to go on a fact-finding mission to Cairo in 1486, is surprised when one of his fellow travelers is kidnapped. He is even more surprised when he is afflicted by the "Arabian Nightmare": he begins to have very confusing dreams and wakes up bleeding from the nose and mouth. A mysterious figure named the Father of the Cats claims to want to help Balian but does he? To make matters worse, there are rumors that a vicious murderer is on the loose in Cairo. Every attempt Balian makes to leave the city is foiled, as one supposedly well-intentioned figure after another leads him into the ever-deepening maze of the city's underworld, populated by whores, laughing dervishes, talking apes and lepers who all weave their respective spells with distinct power. Moving gracefully through a boggling number of reversals, stories-within-stories, and false solutions, the narrative winds its way toward a conclusion as baffling and profound as everything that has preceded it. There are plenty of moments when the story becomes too confusing to follow but this is clearly part of the plan. A work of fiction with the subtle, intoxicating architecture of a poem, this cult favorite clearly deserves renewed exposure and consideration. B&w illus.

Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

The Torture Garden by Octave Mirbeau

http://www.amazon.com/Torture-Garden-Octav...u/dp/0965104265

Following the twin trails of desire and depravity to a shocking, sadistic paradise - a garden in China where torture is practiced as an art form - a dissolute Frenchman discovers the true depths of degradation beyond his prior bourgeois imaginings. Entranced by a resolute Englishwoman whose capacity for debauchery knows no bounds, he capitulates to her every whim amid an ecstatic yet tormenting incursion of visions, scents, caresses, pleasures, horrors, and fantastic atrocities. The Torture Garden is exceptional for its detailed descriptions of sexual euphoria and exquisite torture, its political critique of government corruption and bureaucracy, and its revolutionary portrait of a woman - which challenges even contemporary models of feminine authority. This is one of the most truly original works ever imagined. Beyond providing richly poetic experience, it will stimulate anyone interested in the always-contemporary problem of the limits of experience and sensation. As part of the continuing struggle against censorship and especially self-censorship, it will remain a landmark in the fight against all that would suppress the creation of a far freer world. Written in 1899, this fabulously rare novel was once described as "the most sickening work of art of the 19th century."

Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais

http://www.amazon.com/Gargantua-Pantagruel...s/dp/0393308065

Biting and bawdy, smart and smutty, lofty and low, Gargantua and Pantagruel is fantasy on the grandest of scales, told with an unquenchable thirst for all of human experience. Rabelais's vigorous examination of the life of his times—from bizarre battles to great drinking bouts, from satire on religion and education to matter-of-fact descriptions of bodily functions and desires—is one of the great comic masterpieces of literature.

Parts of Gargantua and Pantagruel were banned upon their publication, and the whole of it has suffered in our century at the hands of translators too timid to say in modern English what Rabelais so frankly wrote in Middle French. Master translator Burton Raffel unapologetically brings to life in today's American idiom all the gusto of Rabelais's language. Raffel succeeds in making Gargantua and Pantagruel, so long a great unread classic, accessible and alive to the contemporary reader.

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

http://www.amazon.com/Gullivers-Travels-Pe...n/dp/0141439491

Shipwrecked castaway Lemuel Gulliver's encounters with the petty, diminutive Lilliputians, the crude giants of Brobdingnag, the abstracted scientists of Laputa, the philosophical Houyhnhnms, and the brutish Yahoos give him new, bitter insights into human behavior. Swift's fantastic and subversive book remains supremely relevant in our own age of distortion, hypocrisy, and irony.

The Valis Trilogy by Philip K. Dick

http://www.amazon.com/Valis-Trilogy-Philip...k/dp/B000B673GW

The basic premise of this series is that a transcendent God (or Vast Active Living Intelligence System) not only exists, but also periodically "breaks through" into our own material world, "the Black Iron Prison." If we are receptive, or desperate enough, it makes itself known (i.e. grants "gnosis"- the knowledge of the true state of things.) I consider Dick to be an expert on Gnosis, after all, it actually happened to him. You see this story is semi-autobiographical. Considering the hell that the protagonist, Horselover Fat, goes through in his interactions with a totally incompetent mental health bureaucracy, and a completely dysfunctional social and family life, you hope that it isn't too close to his actual life. Still, it was no doubt this living hell (coupled with his drug abuse) that led to his epiphany. This is somewhat like true shamanic initiation- the ordeal either kills you, or you break through the veil of this prison world into the "real" world beyond.

_Actually, it is the ideas imbedded in this novel that are its true worth. These are best expressed in _The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick: Selected Literary and Philosophical Writings_ by the same publisher.

_The Divine Invasion_ is the only other _Valis_ novel. There was supposed to have been a third, but Dick died before it was finished. _The Transmigration of Timothy Archer_, while good, is not properly part of the _Valis_ trilogy.

_The Divine Invasion, while set in the far future, does continue the specific themes introduced in _Valis_, and reference is made back to some of the specific characters. You see, this is the time when VALIS, the Logos, the greater face of God, or whatever name you choose to limit it by, breaks through into our "black iron prison" to reclaim it and banish the Empire and the Adversary behind it.

_I admit that the story takes 50 or 60 pages to get up to speed, but by that time the IDEAS that are the real value of P.D.K.'s writing begin to surface. For instance, the idea of the "Hermetic Transform" and how the microcosm and macrocosm can interpenetrate and become One- and how to God time can run backwards. Pretty deep stuff compared to most of the semi-literate pap that is published nowadays.

_What really leaped out at me though was the fact that Dick wrote of the Torah as an interactive, holographic, computer code. It predicts the future because it is the blueprint for creation that even God refers back to. He wrote this in 1981- _The Bible Code_ wasn't published until 1997. Talk about being "ahead of the curve."

[devance]

woops.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-...customerReviews

[devance]

I think you [hugh] have very serious mental problems and using a different use name is going to hide the fact.

[devance]

Just kidding Hugh, It was a test to see if your mind could withstand the Iluminti.

Creative chaos as a smart Iraqui said.

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http://www.physorg.com/news109430733.html

But nows theres the

[A Giant Trilobite on the Sun-"It looks like a prehistoric trilobite," said Marc De Rosa, a scientist from Lockheed Martin's Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory in Palo Alto, Calif. "To me it seemed more like cellular mitosis in which duplicated chromosomes self-assemble into two daughter cells," countered Guhathakurta. ]

"We've never seen anything quite like it," says solar physicist Lika Guhathakurta from NASA headquarters.

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One needs a strong mind to handle stuff.

You have what it takes.