Described as 'mini obituaries for times gone past', Remember? Remember? by Charles Beaumont was exactly what I wanted it to be: Lots of fun. What I hadn't counted on was the excellent history lesson that I got as a bonus. This book is partly a history of life in America circa the early 20th century ...
bookshelves: winter-20142015, film-only, north-americas, noir, published-1959, racism, southern Read from January 10 to February 01, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGkLn...Description: "He was a leader of men, but he was evil. He was a stranger, but he brought lust and love, rape and hate...
Meh. The story was good but the acting was pretty bad.
Meh. The story was good but the acting was pretty bad.
Ohgod it has "The Events at Poroth Farm" I must possess this must must must----carry on. ========8/9/2012 - copy finally came in at Perfect Books. Am amused to notice how many of the contents I have already read, but perfectly happy with this regardless.
Charles Beaumont was one of the best horror writers in the fifties and sixties, equaling the impact of Robert Bloch and Richard Matheson. His writings can be most accurately compared in style to Ray Bradbury. Unfortunately he was also burdened with a Alzheimer's-like disease which killed him at the ...
a good collection, though it does not quite have the violence of the hunger and other stories, it is quintessential beaumont, playful and disturbing sometimes. stand outs for me include: "the music of the yellow brass", "a classic affair", "the love-master", "a death in country", "the howling man", ...
a good selection of some of the best stories from each of the short story collections: the hunger and other stories, yonder, and night ride and other journeys. a good choice for somebody who doesn't want to commit themselves to charles beaumont right away. i myself recommend just buying the three co...
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