Comments on: BOTNS Books Podcast #48: October is Spooky Books Month

By: Heather J.

Heather J. — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:43:57 +0000

Ok, so … I was listening to Tor.com’s podcast “Geeks Guide to the Galaxy” and they mentioned the story I was wondering about in my original comment all those months ago. The story is “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, and it is part of the book THE ILLUSTRATED MAN. Here’s a link to the podcast in case you’re interested: http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=59374

By: Heather J.

Heather J. — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:43:00 +0000

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:13:19 +0000

Ann, do you know if The Museum of Innocence was excerpted in The New Yorker? When you were describing the book on the podcast it sounded familiar to a fiction piece I read in the magazine not that long ago.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:13:00 +0000

By: sibylle

sibylle — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:26:44 +0000

Michael: The Asimov short story is called Hell-Fire. See http://www.tep-online.info/short/hell.htm

Hope this helps

By: sibylle

sibylle — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:26:00 +0000

Michael: The Asimov short story is called Hell-Fire. See http://www.tep-online.info/short/hell.htm

Hope this helps

By: Chad Sayban

Chad Sayban — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:25:14 +0000

Congratulations on the new little one! I remember those days.

I have The Children’s Book, by A.S. Byatt on my Christmas wishlist due to your review, so thank you.

As far as spooky, absolutely anything written by Stephen King will work just fine for me.

By: Chad Sayban

Chad Sayban — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:25:00 +0000

Congratulations on the new little one! I remember those days.

I have The Children’s Book, by A.S. Byatt on my Christmas wishlist due to your review, so thank you.

As far as spooky, absolutely anything written by Stephen King will work just fine for me.

By: Heather J.

Heather J. — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:52:40 +0000

Congrats on the new baby – Finn is a great name! My son was having surgery on 9/29 so it looks like it was THE day to be at a hospital.

I’m not a fan of horror or gory books, but I do enjoy some suspense. That said, I’ve recently found that I LOVE the classic “horror” books Dracula and Frankenstein. I don’t find them “scary” but they are definitely a bit creepy. I highly recommend them to anyone who has never read them!

As for creepy suggestions, I remember seeing a movie version of a short story and I’d love to know the title and author of it. It had two children repeatedly watching a nature film where lions were off in the distance eating their prey, and by the end you get the idea that anyone the children don’t like becomes the lions’ prey. Does this ring a bell for anyone? That short movie gives me creeps to this day!

By: Heather J.

Heather J. — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:52:00 +0000

Congrats on the new baby – Finn is a great name! My son was having surgery on 9/29 so it looks like it was THE day to be at a hospital.