In January 2006 Mark Sieber created the Horror Drive-In website as a home for his new message board. The site also provided a platform for Sieber to discuss his lifelong passions: books, movies, music, publishing, drive-in theaters, and the horror community. Not merely content to review and comment on the state of the industry, Sieber offered insights and revelations into his own life as a horror devotee.
He Who Types Between the Rows offers a tour of the genre from 2006 to 2017. From King and McCammon to newer writers such as Rio Youers and Caroline Kepnes, from Evil Dead to Nudist Colony of the Dead, Sieber's essays cover the vast spectrum of horror in all its forms. This book gives readers a view of the field from the trenches, written by a true fan. So hurry back with your snacks, make one last bathroom stop, and grab that illicit case of beer from the trunk. Showtime is in one minute. This edition includes a Foreword by Jeff Strand, and an Afterword by Thomas F. Monteleone.
The book wasn’t exactly what I was expecting. I guess I figured that in a decade there would have been some decent horror movies. I certainly was hoping to discover some movies to watch. No such luck.
It was a different story in regards to books. He covers some of my favorite authors, McCammon and Wilson to name two. And I did find over a dozen books, and two authors, that I plan on looking into.
But I skimmed through many of the chapters, not being into slasher movies or books. And I was put off some books and movies just by their titles. So, sort of 50/50, not great, but not bad. I’ve discovered that there’s a second volume. Will I read it? Not sure.
Mount TBR 2022 Book Links
Links are to more information regarding each book or author, not to the review.
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The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson2.
The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig3.
The Autumn Throne (Eleanor of Aquitaine #3) by Elizabeth Chadwick4.
Grant's Final Victory: Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year by Charles Bracelen Flood5.
Doctor Sleep (The Shining #2) by Stephen King6.
The High House by Jessie Greengrass7.
Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin8.
Nightmare Country by Marlys Millhiser9.
The End of the Ocean by Maja Lunde, Diane Oatley (translator)10.
'Salem's Lot by Stephen King11.
The Bear (The Grizzly King: A Romance of the Wild) by James Oliver Curwood12.
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James13.
The Wrong End of Time by John Brunner14.
The Hidden Child by Louise Fein15.
The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel16.
The Virtues of War by Stephen Pressfield17.
Our Oldest Companions: The Story of the First Dogs by Pat Shipman18.
The Man in the Moss by Phil Rickman19.
The Redemption of Wolf 302 by Rick McIntyre20.
John of Gloucester by Wendy Miall21.
Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism by Laura E. Gómez22.
The Cold Calling (The Cold Calling #1) by Phil Rickman23.
The Keep (Adversary Cycle #1) by F. Paul Wilson24.
Pines (Wayward Pines #1) by Blake Crouch25.
The Speed of Souls: A Novel for Dog Lovers by Nick Pirog26.
The Yorkists: The History of a Dynasty by Anne Crawford27.
With Face Aflame by A.E. Walnofer28.
The Gypsy Morph by Terry Brooks29.
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night by Julian Sancton30.
Wardenclyffe (The Secret History of the World) by F. Paul Wilson31.
Goblin by Josh Malerman32.
The Queen Who Never Was by Maureen Peters33.
The Ministry of Truth: A Biography of George Orwell's 1984 by Dorian Lynskey34.
Richard III’s Books by Anne F. Sutton & Livia Visser-Fuchs35.
Gwendy's Final Task (The Button Box #3) by Stephen King, Richard Chizmar36.
Malorie (Bird Box #2) by Josh Malerman37.
Where We Come From by Oscar Cásares38.
The Unconquered Sun by Ralph Dulin39.
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman40.
The God Eaters by Jesse Hajicek41.
The X Factor by Andre Norton42.
The Last Wild Horses (Climate Quartet #3) by Maja Lunde, Diane Oatley (Translator)43.
The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner44.
Double Threat by F. Paul Wilson45.
Wayward (Wayward Pines #2) by Blake Crouch46.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman47.
Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan48.
Mean Spirit (The Cold Calling #2) by Phil Rickman49.
The Killing of Richard the Third (Henry Morane #1) by Robert Farrington50.
The Curious Case of H. P. Lovecraft by Paul Roland 51.
Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood52.
The Great God Pan and Other Classic Horror Stories by Arthur Machen53.
He Who Types Between the Rows: A Decade of Horror Drive-In by Mark Sieber