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The End of Summer from 'Salem's Lot
The End of SummerChapter One, Ben (I)'Salem's Lot by Stephen KingOctober 17, 1975By the time he had passed Portland going north on the turnpike, Ben Mears had begun to feel a not unpleasurable tingle...
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Blast Bartleby by John Workman
Blast Bartlebyby John Workmanfrom Heavy Metal magazine, May 1979also from Wild Things, 1986Another one-pager that adroitly sums up the Heavy Metal aesthetic..........
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Book Review: Morningstar
Book Review: 'Morningstar' by David Gemmell3 / 5 Stars'Morningstar' (290 pp) first was published in the UK in 1992; this Del Rey paperback was released in October, 1993, and features cover artwork by...
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Burning Bridges by the Mike Curb Congregation
'Burning Bridges' by the Mike Curb Congregation1971While a student at California State University, Northridge, in the early 1960s, Mike Curb (b. 1944) wrote a jingle that was used by the Honda...
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Valerian: Heroes of the Equinox
Valerian: Heroes of the Equinoxby Pierre Christin (writer) and Jean-Claude Mézières (art) Dargaud, 1984'Valerian: Heroes of the Equinox' first was serialized, as Les Héros de l’équinoxe, in 1978 in the...
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Mickey Rat 'In Old Chinatown'
Mickey Rat: 'In Old Chinatown'by Robert Armstrongfrom Mickey Rat No. 3Last Gasp, 1980Our favorite rat goes seeking adventure in an Ethnic Enclave.......
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Book Review: Nightrider
Book Review: 'Nightrider' by David Mace0 / 5 Stars‘Nightrider’ (304 pp.) was published by Panther / Granada (UK) in April 1985. The cover illustration is uncredited, but attributed to Chris Foss. The...
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Magic Man by Herb Alpert
'Magic Man'by Herb AlpertSeptember, 1981September, 1981, and on the radio one can hear the latest single from Herb Alpert, a smooth jazz instrumental titled 'Magic Man', a track from the eponymous...
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More Old School treasures
More Old School TreasuresPoking around in the boxes in the back of the store continues to yield some nice Vintage Treasures, at affordable prices. Recent acquisitions include:Conan the Barbarian: The...
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Book Review: Hiero's Journey
Book Review: 'Hiero's Journey'Hiero's JourneyThe Unforsaken Hiero by Sterling Lanier5 / 5 Stars‘Hiero’s Journey’ first was published by Chilton books in hardcover in 1973. A Bantam paperback edition...
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October 2021 is Spooky Stories Month
October 2021 is Spooky Stories Month at the PorPor Books Blog !Traditionally here at the PorPor Books Blog we celebrate the month of October, and Halloween, by reviewing horror titles. For October 2021...
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Book Review: The Architecture of Fear
Book Review: 'The Architecture of Fear' edited by Kathryn Cramer and Peter D. Pautz2 / 5 Stars'The Architecture of Fear' first was published in hardcover by Arbor House in October, 1987. This Avon...
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Graveyard Ghosts by Gilbert Shelton
Graveyard Ghostsby Gilbert Sheltonfrom Zap Comix No. 13, 1994Gilbert Shelton - best known for 'The Furry Freak Brothers' - was a skilled draftsman, as demonstrated in this black-and-white two-pager...
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At the Library Sale October 2021
At the Library Sale October 2021Time once again for the local library's Fall 2021 Used Book Sale. As always, I elbowed my way past the predatory Dealers who tote cardboard boxes and scan titles with...
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Book Review: The Fog
Book Review: 'The Fog' by James HerbertSignet paperback, US, 1975New English Library paperback, 1975, UKun-used cover artwork by Tim White for the 1975 New English Library edition, UK5 / 5 StarsIf you...
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Rodney Matthews, Michael Moorcock, and Fantasy Illustration in the 1970s
Rodney Matthews, Michael Moorcock, and Fantasy Illustration in the 1970sThe UK artist Rodney Matthews (b. 1945) emerged as a prominent commercial artist in the early 1970s when the Big O poster company...
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Book Review: The Best Horror from Fantasy Tales
Book Review: 'The Best Horror from Fantasy Tales'Fantasy Tales was a semi-professional magazine published in the UK from 1977 to 1991 for a total of 24 issues (spaced over two Volumes). Editors Stephen...
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My Top 17 Horror Stories
My Top 17 Horror Short StoriesI've been reading horror stories since 1970, when I was 9 years old and I saw a copy of Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum (Random House, 1965) on the shelf of my grammar...
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Dracula: Vlad the Impaler
Dracula: Vlad the Impalerby Roy Thomas (story) and Esteban Maroto (art)IDW, March 2021The Great Comic Book Boom of the early 1990s saw comic book companies issue trading cards.........and trading card...
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Book Review: Softly Walks the Beast
Book Review: 'Softly Walks the Beast' by Thomas O'D. Hunter2 / 5 Stars'Softly Walks the Beast' (205 pp.) was published by Avon Books in December, 1982. The cover artist is unattributed.This is the only...
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