tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post5821747979315533999..comments2024-03-27T05:22:27.604-05:00Comments on Eddie Campbell: "Pulp writing at its worst was never as bad..."Eddie Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-21763682907908398852007-03-15T07:16:00.000-05:002007-03-15T07:16:00.000-05:00Ah, now I wasn't aware of any biographical intent....Ah, now I wasn't aware of any biographical intent.<BR/><BR/>Not sure I'd call them hardboiled, that usually implies a style that's pared to the essentials. See Dashiell Hammett for details. Red Harvest is full of lines like:<BR/><BR/>"We cooked some food and ate it." <BR/><BR/>No prevarication for Dashiell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-21293491618380401662007-03-15T02:02:00.000-05:002007-03-15T02:02:00.000-05:00"Damn, those vampires can talk!"At this point I fe..."Damn, those vampires can talk!"<BR/>At this point I feel it only fare to mention that these are books of philosophy, veiled as vampire novels, with a hard boiled beat. I also admire herShakespearean way of telling stories within stories.<BR/>"If Dracula had been like that Mina Harker would have been an old maid by the time he stopped yakking and crossed Europe to taste her neck."<BR/>Dracula is a pretty strait forward melodrama.<BR/>"but the acres of waffle and moping from Armand got to be a bit much for me."<BR/>Armand is a parody of his author. Lestat is her husband, who continually taunts her about her "moping." It's funny to me that a lot of the humor in Rice's books to right by people. I couldn't stop laughing when Claudia announces that she wants a coffin of her own.Christopher Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805942313835669938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-13551357868276336832007-03-14T23:38:00.000-05:002007-03-14T23:38:00.000-05:00I tried Interview with a Vampire in the mid-80s, t...I tried Interview with a Vampire in the mid-80s, then Vampire Lestat and felt I'd had enough after that. Damn, those vampires can talk! Being undead seems to involve not getting to the point for at least 100 pages. If Dracula had been like that Mina Harker would have been an old maid by the time he stopped yakking and crossed Europe to taste her neck. <BR/><BR/>Some nice homoerotics in Rice's books, a few good ideas like Claudia, the girl who can't grow up (purloined for Near Dark--plagiarism again!) but the acres of waffle and moping from Armand got to be a bit much for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-62719600530571661852007-03-14T22:44:00.000-05:002007-03-14T22:44:00.000-05:00That's because you only think you know what it is....That's because you only think you know what it is. If you'd just read it, you'd see what I'm talking about. It's not about vampires. They just happen to be the vehicle for the story. I know Alam Moore likes Anne Rice. Ask him about it. I know I've never cared what people think of me (hey, it's not my falt if people don't know how cool I am) but would I hinge my reputation on "vampire crap?" Never. I hinge it on your work, too, and I never let up. It's part of my charm.Christopher Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805942313835669938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-86935243314375895902007-03-14T19:04:00.000-05:002007-03-14T19:04:00.000-05:00that's what i've been telling him all along, but h...that's what i've been telling him all along, but he won't let up.Eddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-84741519791984568252007-03-14T17:34:00.000-05:002007-03-14T17:34:00.000-05:00Oh, by the twelve gods, no! Don't read any of that...Oh, by the twelve gods, no! Don't read any of that vampire crap!James Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-84774080364404582732007-03-14T13:00:00.000-05:002007-03-14T13:00:00.000-05:00I'm telling you Eddie, you've got to read The Vamp...I'm telling you Eddie, you've got to read The Vampire Lestat. He's a pulp vampire, who talks like Mike Hammer, and acts kind of like me. You'd love it if you could just get past the whole vampire thing.Christopher Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805942313835669938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-34437229122393759872007-03-14T11:12:00.000-05:002007-03-14T11:12:00.000-05:00Interesting to see No Orchids with a Harlequin imp...Interesting to see <I>No Orchids</I> with a Harlequin imprint. I only knew them as romance novels -- and not by reading, thank you. My mom's used book store had a wall dedicated to those things. As punishment, she would make my brother and me 'shelve the Harlequins.' *shudder* Now Harlequin is in the comics game with Ginger Blossom Manga. RE: Noir. Check out <I>Brick</I> and <I>Kiss, Kiss Bang, Bang</I>. Very different movies, both entertaining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-61170154201786154642007-03-14T08:57:00.000-05:002007-03-14T08:57:00.000-05:00There's a lot of pulp/noir stuff, going around, th...There's a lot of pulp/noir stuff, going around, these days, isn't there? <A HREF="http://topatoco.com/joanna2.html" REL="nofollow">This shirt</A>, <I>Black Diamond</I>, your thoughts on spillane, and that story i wrote, on Monday.<BR/><BR/>Just means it's time for more, I think. As much Chandler as I can cram into my brain, as much "Cowboy Bebop" as I can watch, and finally getting around to watching all of "T-Men."<BR/><BR/>Thank you; i think I really needed this.Damienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172080780104220902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-20450210987833523912007-03-14T08:43:00.000-05:002007-03-14T08:43:00.000-05:00The first film of No Orchids... is pretty crappy b...The first film of No Orchids... is pretty crappy but caused some ructions at the time among critics and viewers. Reading contemporary reviews one expects something like a Tarantino movie, not the mild noirish fare that's the reality. Notable mainly for Jack LaRue in the lead, better known as cowboy Lash LaRue who receives a namecheck in.......... Pulp Fiction!<BR/><BR/>Robert Aldrich made a version of his own, The Grissom Gang, but that's not much cop either. His proper noirs like Kiss Me Deadly are far superior. Va va vooooooom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-25952651703082324222007-03-14T02:26:00.000-05:002007-03-14T02:26:00.000-05:00Eddie, I get bored and I'm easily amused...what ca...Eddie, I get bored and I'm easily amused...what can I say?Heidi MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06868495722631365843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-32249585142005548272007-03-14T02:25:00.000-05:002007-03-14T02:25:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Heidi MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06868495722631365843noreply@blogger.com