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Husband, dad, book guy. Pub’d author of fiction & non-fiction. My “Collecting the Modern Macabre” & interviews appear in Centipede Press’ WEIRD FICTION REVIEW.

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Ron Clinton
3 months
The new issue of Centipede Press's WEIRD FICTION REVIEW -- which includes my "Collecting the Modern Macabre" feature on '80s small-press powerhouse Dark Harvest -- has just dropped, and if you'd like a copy, you can grab one here:
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Ron Clinton
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VIVA KNIEVEL!, novelization by John Stanley. Avon, 1977. “I’m just a man doing my own thing.” .— from the book
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Ron Clinton
2 months
When genre fiction choices continue to disappoint, it’s time to take a detour to Literature land…and thus far John Williams’ STONER is proving to be a excellent respite indeed.
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Ron Clinton
3 months
This is a great interview of the principals involved in Stark House, one of my favorite publishers.
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3 months
Scott Montgomery catches up with the publishers behind Stark House (@StarkHousePress)'s quarter-century of dedication to the genre and its history.
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Ron Clinton
3 months
Hey, Jules @julesburt, I'm sure you're already well aware of this, but just on the off-chance it's escaped your attention, Penguin has released a new promotional series:
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Ron Clinton
4 months
RT @BrianKeene: Love seeing that folks haven't forgotten authors like Guy N. Smith, Ruby Jean Jensen, Shaun Hutson, and William Schoell. We….
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Ron Clinton
4 months
For those of us who read a great deal of horror & have become inured, it takes a uniquely eerie gem to prompt that frisson of true unease we chase but rarely find. “The Dark Brothers’ Last Ride” by @RonaldMalfi is that gem. Two novellas down, two to go…time to dive back in.
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Ron Clinton
4 months
Forgot to include a pic of my desk’s hidden feature that makes it truly ideal for a library room.
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Ron Clinton
4 months
Well, after a half-year plus, my library in our new home is finally, for the most part, complete, and the books are now out of their long hibernation in moving boxes. It’s nice to be reacquainted at last with old friends. I hope to resume Showcase book posts next month.😎
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Ron Clinton
5 months
Just learned that Mort Kunstler, the "Godfather of Pulp Fiction Illustrators" passed away three days ago. Few did Men's Adventure magazine art as well, and no one did it better. RIP, Mr. Kunstler, and thanks for the chromatic memories.
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5 months
RT @Pergament_F: Collecting books is not a hobby. It is an obsession, an occupation, an addiction, a fascination, a destiny. https://t.co/….
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Ron Clinton
6 months
. and now just nine days to go! Thousands of books which have been boxed up now for over six months are *this close* to finally seeing the light of day. The 29th can't come soon enough.
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Ron Clinton
6 months
Childhood grail experience unlocked: While seeing the fantastic @sammyhagar concert last night at the @Barrett_Jackson arena, I stood next to an absolute icon of my childhood, one of several existing Batmobiles used in the ‘60s @Batman TV show starring Adam West and Burt Ward.
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Ron Clinton
6 months
Just when I thought I’d read everything from the late, great Ed Gorman, I discover that he co-wrote the three-volume SF pbo series, STAR PRECINCT, under a “Richard Driscoll” pseudonym. The time between discovery and purchase was measured in minutes, not days.😎
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Ron Clinton
6 months
Starting my first ever Edward Abbey novel. Have read that this post-apocalyptic example may not be the best place to start with Abbey, but given that the setting “is a land of horses and motorcycles” — and that land, Phoenix, is next door to me — any resistance stood no chance.
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Ron Clinton
6 months
I'm lucky enough to have the 1982 paperback 1st of this one --cover shown below-- but for those who aren't as fortunate, I'd highly recommend Barry Hammond's COLD FRONT, coming soon from @fathom_press . one of those rare exceptions where the book nearly does live up to the hype.
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Cold Front by Barry Hammond 1982. Rare Canadian winter horror novel that is being reissued by @fathom_press this month! I just posted my review up on the blog and youtube. The youtube video has a bonus feature of other vintage winter horror. #horror
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Ron Clinton
7 months
A long and fascinating essay on the work and life of the great Fredric Brown.
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7 months
"Fredric Brown had. a powerful sense of the absurdly capricious cruelty of life."
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Ron Clinton
7 months
SAFECRACKER by Jesse DeRoy is one of the best debut crime novels I’ve read in years. With touches of Stark’s Parker series and @authorsteve Hamilton’s coming-of-age THE LOCK ARTIST, DeRoy’s and his young antihero protagonist unlocked my recent reading rut with explosive talent.
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Ron Clinton
7 months
I was today years old when I learned that an image I've always loved was the inspiration for a scene in one of my favorite movies. Thanks for the insight, @ATRightMovies.
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All The Right Movies
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A standout shot comes in Neil’s ocean-view apartment, where we pan up from a gun on the table to Neil in the window, lit in neon blue. Mann took the idea of the shot from a 1964 painting by Canadian artist Alex Colville, called Pacific. 26/46
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