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But I feel that readers will definitely find a story or two to like in these collections I highly recommend both volumes to readers who like the horror genre 1940161207 Kristall Tag by Holly Newstein Esme is a German orphan attempting to survive in Berlin in 1945 She shatters a crystal ball on the head of a Russian soldier attempting to rape her and flees west An American adopts her to live back in Texas When the Berlin wall falls she returns to the building in Germany where she was attacked She lies the two pieces of the shattered ball on the lowest step and sees visions of the horrors of war She thinks about how the ball only showed her the past and not the future but is grateful it saved her life so takes one piece with her and leaves the other behind. Mister october, volume iian anthology in memory of rick hautalakoff I Story by Kevin J Anderson Dan becomes involved in a plot to protect a vampire in a witness protection program so that he can testify against criminals running an illegal blood racket. Mister october, volume iian anthology in memory of rick hautalakoff War Stories by James A Moore wcMagdala Amygdala by Lucy A Snyder wc 1940161207 LibraryThing gave me free e copies of Mister October Volumes I and II An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala as part of their Early Reviewer program I had never heard of Rick Hautala even though he s published dozens of novels and short stories.

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And War Stories My least favourite story was probably Little Red s Tango I think the reason I didn t like it is that it taps into a very male kind of obsession that just doesn t click with me 1940161207 This book was sent to me by LibraryThings Early Reviewer Program. Book Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautalahdenkuja I didn t read anything from Rick Hautala but after reading this anthology I want to read his books He was a loved and influential horror writer It is aparent from the wide scope of authors in this anthology In second volume there is a story by Rick Hautala as well It s an interesting read and a suitable closure to a better anthology Clive Barkers story TOM REQUIEM is Barker at his best Christopher Golden has an interesting story that is very well written Also Tim Lebonn s story JUST BREATH is another gem in this book 1940161207 Another 23 stories dedicated to Rick Hautala.

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I received Volumes I and II from Library Thing and I am so glad that I did This was a great collection of horror stories from some great well known authors put together to honor Rick Hautala Some of the authors in the collection I had read before and others I had not so for that I am grateful for the introduction to some new authors Some of the stories were great and others not so much but I had heard of several of the authors included in this anthology So I was looking forward to checking out this collection. Book Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautalaatta As some of you may know there s a sad reason for the books creation Rick Hautala died of a heart attack in March 2013 leaving his wife and children in a bad way financially money struggles had forced him to let his life insurance slip So editor Christopher Golden chose to create this anthology as a way to raise money for the family Chris Paine at Journalstone agreed to publish the books without taking a profit. Book Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautala obituary The result is a decent collection of horror stories I found the second volume to be stronger the first enjoying of the stories therein I really liked Jack Ketchum s evilly funny Hotline Peter Straub s Little Red s Tango I once aspired to have an apartment full of records like that just not the demon and Nancy Collins Catfish Gal Blues along with Jeff Strand s Hologram Skull Cover and Nate Kenyon s The Dreamcatcher They were the strongest in terms of both the horror itself and the writing Volume I s shining moments included Yvonne Navarro s Craving Joe Lansdale s Tight Little Stitches and Jonathan Maberry s Property Condemned A Story of Pine Deep The latter a seriously creepy haunted house tale has me wanting to read Maberry s Pine Deep Trilogy now. Book Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautala In fact this anthology introduced me to a lot of authors I want to read of for example Sarah Langan John Skipp the editor Christopher Golden Tim Lebbon Jos Nieto and Duane Swierczynski Their stories made up for the weaker ones and there are sadly many of those in this collection Stories that are weak in the telling dull or repulsive in a not good horror way. Mister october, volume iian anthology in memory of rick hautalacci Your mileage may vary of course Mister October is definitely worth a read and buying it helps folks who need it Seems like a good thing all around even thought the reason for it is a sad one 3. Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala booking A craze for floppy shirts ink stained fingers and pale faces seizes the surfer kids and everyone on the strip has a pet raven or a trained ape Beauty contests for cataleptics are all the rage and Miss Universe is crowned with a wreath in her coffin as she is solemnly bricked up by the judges The Green Berets adopt a conqueror worm cap badge Housing developments rise up tottering on shaky ground near stagnant ponds with pre stressed materials to provide Usher cracks and incendiaries built into the light fittings for spectacular conflagrations The most popular names for girls in 1966 7 are Lenore Annabel Ligeia and Madeline. Mister october, volume iian anthology in memory of rick hautalague In a kingdom by the sea we are haunted In the El Dorado of Los Angeles white fog lies thick on the boulevards The mournful nevers of ravens perched on statues is answered by the strangled mewling of black cats immured in basements And the seagulls chime in with tekeli li tekeli li as if that was any help. EPub Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautala service To start with I wasn t enjoying the stories in this collection has much as those in Volume I but after the half way point the stories became much to my taste The first of the passages I highlighted in my Kindle was on page 175 and my favourite stories were all after page 200 It s not the first time recently that I ve preferred the stories toward the end of a book but I m not sure if it s a coincidence that the sort of stories I like tend to be clustered together or whether the editor made a conscious decision to put the best stories at the end so as to leave the reader feeling satisfied. Kindle Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautala My favourite story was Illimitable Dominion in which the spirit of Edgar Allan Poe is accidentally raised in 1960s Hollywood by Roger Corman and other B movie directors The other stories making up my top 3 were The Light of All Possible Worlds a bit shorter and less artwork Tom Requiem by Clive BarkerThe title character is put on trial Where the verdict leads him seems to lead to further stories 3 5 Little Red s Tango by Peter StraubThis is an epistolary type of story about a mysterious man known as Little Red Although it may seem disjointed and a bit dry to get into at first this is a fitting story for Hautala about the special people who inspire us 4 5 Hologram Skull Cover by Jeff StrandA boy buys one of Hautala s books with a cool hologram cover which hints at soon to be tragedy for his family a fun and short read 4 5 Lux Et Veritas by Thomas F MonteleoneAn artist takes up a job as a keeper of a lighthouse only to discover its secret I enjoyed the Gothic atmosphere of this one 4 5 Devotion by J. Horror Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautalan F GonzalezA ghost story about a family who stays together no matter what I enjoyed the simplicity of the concept along with the twist 4 5 Inn Cleaning by Stephen R BissetteA super short story about a preacher cleaning out inns of spirits this felt incomplete and could be expanded on 2 5 Breathe My Name by Christopher GoldenMiners get trapped in a mine filled with toxic air and with no one to rescue them they put their hopes in a ghost story It was rather predictable but entertaining 4 5 Magdala Amygdala by Lucy A SnyderWhen a virus strikes an infected woman struggles to adapt to her new life Although the content wasn t to my liking I enjoyed it and found it to be a page turner 4 5 The Bohemian of the Arbat by Sarah PinboroughA former exotic dancer vacations with her husband in Moscow and meets an artist who wants to immortalize her as one of his dolls This presented a new setting packed with historical details and also looked at themes of feminism and beauty The ending seems to have a vibe of a cautionary tale 5 5 Johnstown by Brian KeeneA man recounts his life in a town periodically destroyed by floods when he had dreams and fell in love And in the end everything is washed away I loved the cohesiveness of the setting and the theme of hopes and dreams not living up to what you d want them to be 5 5 Road Kill A Dan Shamble Zombie P. Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala bookkeeping I set in a world populated by the living the undead vampires and ghosts For entertainment value it delivered despite my not being a zombie fan 4 5 Just Breathe by Tim LebbonA girl tries to understand death in light of her mother s cancer and is desperate to fix dead things back to life A child s perspective on grief and loss always brings heartbreak 5 5 Catfish Gal Blues by Nancy A CollinsA local folklore tale of the Mississippi where a man going fishing and playing his guitar discovers the mermaid like Catfish Gals This was interesting though read like a folk tale with its predictability 3 5 Illimitable Dominion by Kim NewmanA movie director narrates when Hollywood milks out Poe s work as source material This was of a nod to Poe and a jab at Hollywood s rehashing 3 5 Independence Day by Sarah LanganIn a dystopian world medical care is socialistic and people are treated for their worries A girl must find her way to living a life or not feeling anything at all This was an interesting concept the writing was well done even though I m not a fan of these sci fi type stories 4 5 The Ghost of Lillian Bliss by Rio YouersAn old school English ghost story about a woman near the end of her life reminiscing on her childhood friendship with a ghost I enjoyed the gothic elements and the themes of love and friendship 4 5 Hotline by Jack KetchumA retired cop works on a crisis line and all I have to say is from my experience as a crisis line phone worker I d never treat someone with this attitude no matter how jaded the work can make you All in all it was a short afterthought of a story 2 5 The Light of All Possible Worlds by John SkippA man is overcome with anxiety of the future when his girlfriend leaves The psychological aspect leading into a dreamy incoherency unleashed the fear he was feeling before reality set in to focus on the present 5 5 War Stories by James A MooreA grandfather shares his most horrific story during WWII with his grandson This frame story was engaging and terrifying 4 5 It s by Amber BensonThis short piece never reveals the narrator who has a procilivity for stalking on social media I liked it though wish it were longer 4 5 The Dreamcatcher by Nate KenyonA boy left home alone fears a coat tree aka a dreamcatcher This had some chilling moments though felt a bit muddled 3 5 Kristall Tag by Holly NewsteinA young girl struggles to survive in war torn Berlin during WWII The realism and historical detail of this story added to the emotion 4 5 Ghost Trap by Rick HautalaA diver stumbles upon a dead body of someone who was infected with a plague This was a bit underwhelming standard horror 3 5Mister October was an enjoyable read a stronger anthology than a typical annual one Many stories dealt with grief and loss and there were ample ghost stories fitting to Hautala s taste and my tastes as well These volumes are definitely a staple to read again around Halloween 3. Book Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautala bookpedia Volume 2 has fewer errors and typos than Volume 1 Further I personally found the stories a bit developed and entertaining than Volume 1 but as I say below it s a matter of preference. Mister october, volume iian anthology in memory of rick hautalakoff As with any compilation whether by the same author or various authors there will be some stories with greater emotional effect than others A couple of the stories were truly enchanting also I am not going to list titles or authors as I feel each reader should make up their own mind. Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala epubor Overall an fascinating read 1940161207 Rick Hautala was a prolific writer of horror novels and short stories who sadly died in March this year 2013 Realising Rick s family now faced financial difficulties all explained in the preface Christopher Golden enlisted the aid of an enormous roster of horror writers to contribute stories to this mammoth two volume anthology proceeds from which will all go to Rick s family. Book Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautalahdenkuja I confess I am writing this review after having only dipped into the collection but from the dozen or so stories I ve read I can confirm that the standard of stories here is very high It includes a number of hard to find rarities together with several stories previously unpublished in any form Well known names contributing include Neil Gaiman Graham Joyce Peter Crowther F Paul Wilson Clive Barker Peter Straub Nancy A Collins Kim Newman and Rick Hautala himself. Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala horrortale This is a fine collection in an admirable cause which serves as a useful survey of the current horror scene Highly recommended 1940161207 Ok Here is the next book you will want to take out every October and read A super collection and tribute to Rick Hautala I can not recommend this along with volume 1 any higher Each story is well written and I discovered some new writers as well as some personal favorites This along with October Dreams and The Halloween Tree and Al Sarrantonio s Orangefield books will become one to take out and read every fall Highest of recommendations 1940161207 In March of this year Rick passed away suddenly of a heart attack leaving his wife and sons in a difficult situation Already suffering from some financial struggles he had allowed his life insurance to lapse leaving his family with no help for funeral expenses or life to follow When he heard the news Christopher Golden reached out to dozen of authors and artists asking them to contribute to a charitable anthology with the proceeds going to Rick s family. Book Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautala papers Personally I found Volume I a bit uneven with a number of stories that just didn t work for me By contrast Volume II was just a solid collection from start to finish making it hard to limit myself to just a few highlights but they are TOM REQUIEM by Clive Barker Okay as it turns out there is one better way to kick off an anthology than with Neil Gaiman tale This one reminds me of the Barker I fell in love with all those years ago through the slender volumes of the Books of Blood. Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala epubor DEVOTION by J F Gonzalez I wasn t sure about this one at first it just seemed to so ordinary but it turned out to have a great twist at the end which I won t spoil here. Science Fiction Fantasy Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautalahdenkuja BREATHE MY NAME by Christopher Golden The best stories are those that speak to our deepest most closely held fears the ones that make us squirm and sweat as we imagine what the characters are suffering This is one of those stories. Book Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautalan JUST BREATHE by Tim Lebbon This was one of my favorite stories of both volumes It has an innocent desperate sort of feel to it that reminds me of the opening chapters of Pet Semetary before of course that went so very very wrong for Gage s parents I thought the ending was going somewhere much darker but I liked the revelation here. EPub Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautalaatta ILLIMITABLE DOMINION by Kim Newman Wow This one reads like a catalog of old horror movies and b movies with a dark sort of geek banter connecting it all but when life starts imitating art well you can probably guess just how that s going to go. Horror Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautala papers HOTLINE by Jack Ketchum When old partners reconnect over a suicide hotline the pain of helplessness becomes that much harder to bear A short story but a powerful one IT S by Amber Benson Another short one but an interesting look inside the head of a deranged psycho stalker. Book Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautalaatta Originally reviewed at Beauty in Ruins 1940161207

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On March 21st 2013 I received a phone call from Holly Newstein telling me that her husband Rick Hautala had suffered a massive heart attack That piece of information shocked me into a surreal sort of panic so much so that at first I could not make the leap to the next thing she said that he had died It seemed impossible Rick had been such a good friend such a consistent and stable force in my life that the idea of him being so suddenly removed from this world I just couldn t make sense of it I have no doubt that readers will treasure this two volume set It is my hope that as you read you will ruminate a little bit about the man for whom we all have come together within these pages And I hope you ll urge others to pick up their own copies of MISTER OCTOBER as well Clive Barker TOM REQUIEM Peter Straub LITTLE RED S TANGO Jeff Strand HOLOGRAM SKULL COVER Thomas F Monteleone LUX ET VERITAS J F Gonzalez DEVOTION Stephen R Bissette INN CLEANING Christopher Golden BREATHE MY NAME Lucy A Snyder MAGDALA AMYGDALA Sarah Pinborough THE BOHEMIAN OF THE ARBAT Brian Keene JOHNSTOWN Kevin J Anderson ROAD KILL A Dan Shamble Zombie P. Book Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautala I story Tim Lebbon JUST BREATHE Nancy A Collins CATFISH GAL BLUES Kim Newman ILLIMITABLE DOMINION Sarah Langan INDEPENDENCE DAY Rio Youers THE GHOST OF LILLIAN BLISS Jack Ketchum HOTLINE John Skipp THE LIGHT OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS James A Moore WAR STORIES Amber Benson IT S Nate Kenyon THE DREAMCATCHER Holly Newstein KRISTALL TAG Rick Hautala GHOST TRAP Cortney Skinner Glenn Chadbourne Mister October Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick HautalaCHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is the New York Times bestselling Bram Stoker Award winning author of such novels as Road of Bones Ararat Snowblind Of Saints and Shadows and Red Hands With Mike Mignola he is the co creator of the Outerverse comic book universe including such series as Balti Joe Golem Occult Detective and Lady Balti As an editor he has worked on the short story anthologies Seize the Night Dark Cities and The New Dead among others and he has also written and co written comic books video games screenplays and a network television pilot Golden co hosts the podcast Defenders Dialogue with horror author Brian Keene In 2015 he founded the popular Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival He was born and raised in CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is the New York Times bestselling Bram Stoker Award winning author of such novels as Road of Bones Ararat Snowblind Of Saints and Shadows and Red Hands With Mike Mignola he is the co creator of the Outerverse comic book universe including such series as Balti Joe Golem Occult Detective and Lady Balti As an editor he has worked on the short story anthologies Seize the Night Dark Cities and The New Dead among others and he has also written and co written comic books video games screenplays and a network television pilot Golden co hosts the podcast Defenders Dialogue with horror author Brian Keene In 2015 he founded the popular Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival He was born and raised in Massachusetts where he still lives with his family His work has been nominated for the British Fantasy Award the Eisner Award and multiple Shirley Jackson Awards For the Bram Stoker Awards Golden has been nominated ten times in eight different categories His original novels have been published in than fifteen languages in countries around the world Please visit him at site_link www, Mister october, volume iian anthology in memory of rick hautalai book The Dreamcatcher by Nate Kenyon After his father abandons him Jeremy s dreamcatcher fills up with bad thoughts until it escapes and Jeremy is transformed into its replacement, Book Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautala obituary 2 5 1940161207 I received a free copy of this book in return for a review via the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program, Mister october, volume iian anthology in memory of rick hautalacci I story by Kevin J AndersonThis was a funny supernatural tale of a zombie P: Book Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautalaatta 7 5 1940161207 This is a collection of short stories by various authors compiled in honor of the late Rick Hautala There are tales of family friendship magic horror and : Mister october, volume iian anthology in memory of rick hautalague Much to his delight nearly every one of them agreed to take place hence the 2 volume Mister October collection An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala: Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala booking HOLOGRAM SKULL COVER by Jeff Strand This is just a fun tale and one that s built around those trashy glorious old covers of Rick s work that I mentioned above: Book Mister October, Volume IIAn Anthology in Memory of Rick hautalaatta JOHNSTOWN by Brian Keene This was a sad melancholy sort of tale and not at all what I expected from him a great understated sort of read. 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