I may have to proclaim this book right here - The Waiting Room by F.G. Cottam - the spookiest and most haunting book I have ever read. I haven't finished it yet but something very bad is going to have to happen over the last few chapters to derail it from that position. My top spot since somewhere around 1995 has been The Matrix by Jonathan Aycliffe. Before that, since the mid eighties, the title was held by Shadowland (Peter Straub).
If anybody reading thinks that horror fiction is schlocky and involves blood, zombies, gore and other Fangoria-esque paraphernalia, read any of these books mentioned above and you'll begin to figure out what the fuss is about in the real world.
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Yesterday, on the advice of er... people hanging around, I dropped the blade on my remaining internet presence over at tumblr (and also killed off a few other things that even I had forgotten that were hanging around), which now leaves only this place to post at. It's kind of cool to investigate what's out there but to be honest, there's nothing quite like building your own place, knowing how it works and being able to do whatever the hell you like with it. It's not that hard - a little time consuming maybe, but that's all.
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This past weekend, Eleanor et moi dropped under the radar to try and find a break and made it as far as a Marriott hotel in Portsmouth. Never stayed in a Marriott before and I have to say after a run of Travel Lodge nonsense then upgrading myself to Premier Inns - which are the acceptable face of cheap - the Marriott was quite a luxury. Insanely huge beds, six million pillows, a pool, great breakfast and lifts that go up and down, I'll certainly be staying with them again whenever I can - though looking at their website, they have hotels in some weird places.
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Finally, and on a totally unrelated media find note, I've seen some odd things over the years, but this might take the biscuit. A Kiss/Motley Crue mash-up performed by (I think) a TV talent show choir and Mr Lordi:
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Hey - just when you think you've seen it all huh!