luthie2 Wrote:Oooh! That WAS a nasty one!
******All the Rage spoiler follows*******
The part where Jack went tracking Scarlip in the Barrens.....and then ran out of Molotovs. <shiver> Very scary scene - and an especially cool one at the end.
-Luthie
luthie2 Wrote:Scariest part of any FPW book? That ending of The Tomb. And not knowing if Jack is dead or alive.....for over a decade!!Agreed. That is something that cannot be duplicated anymore. Now most readers know that there are more RJ stories afterwards......
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Luthie
webby Wrote:Spookiness. I'm sensing a common theme here.... you could say all of our posts in this thread today are about loss of control or helplessness.This reminds me of a question I had for Paul. Paul, I remember in your intro to The Barrens, you said that your introduction/hook to Lovecraft was the story "The Thing On The Doorstep." This story has a "personality swap"/person not in control of his own body. Was your use of similar ideas (SIBS, etc) a conscious thing or just a subconscious use of a concept by writer you admire so much?
What does RJ hate most? Situations he can't control - when he has to improvise.
I've been wondering what so many different kinds of people (the members of this forum) would have in common that makes us all such huge fans of RJ and FPW. I wonder if it is something to do with this "lack of control is scarey" thing? The worst feeling in the world to me is helplessness. I wonder how many others on this board would say the same...
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jimbow8 Wrote:This reminds me of a question I had for Paul. Paul, I remember in your intro to The Barrens, you said that your introduction/hook to Lovecraft was the story "The Thing On The Doorstep." This story has a "personality swap"/person not in control of his own body. Was your use of similar ideas (SIBS, etc) a conscious thing or just a subconscious use of a concept by writer you admire so much?
webby Wrote:Spookiness. I'm sensing a common theme here.... you could say all of our posts in this thread today are about loss of control or helplessness.
What does RJ hate most? Situations he can't control - when he has to improvise.
I've been wondering what so many different kinds of people (the members of this forum) would have in common that makes us all such huge fans of RJ and FPW. I wonder if it is something to do with this "lack of control is scarey" thing? The worst feeling in the world to me is helplessness. I wonder how many others on this board would say the same...
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fpw Wrote:[SIZE="3"]Unconscious. Years ago I was asked to write a brief article/commentary on HPL, so I decided to go back to my first encounter with him. All I'd remembered of "...Doorstep" was the great opening line (which I referenced in the opening of "The Barrens"). But as I reread "...Doorstep" I was shocked and embarrassed by the plot and thematic parallels between it and Sibs. I'd ripped off the Maestro.[/SIZE]Ahh .... but yours has (more) sex.
jimbow8 Wrote:One day someone will look back and say "Damn! I didn't realize how similar my story was to that F Paul Wilson novel!"
jimbow8 Wrote:Ahh .... but yours has (more) sex.
I didn't realize how similar my story was to that F Paul Wilson novel!"
fpw Wrote:[SIZE="3"]Unconscious. Years ago I was asked to write a brief article/commentary on HPL, so I decided to go back to my first encounter with him. All I'd remembered of "...Doorstep" was the great opening line (which I referenced in the opening of "The Barrens"). But as I reread "...Doorstep" I was shocked and embarrassed by the plot and thematic parallels between it and Sibs. I'd ripped off the Maestro.[/SIZE]