garyfrank ([info]garyfrank) wrote,
@ 2008-04-06 21:48:00
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Entry tags:gary braunbeck, kiss of the mudman, mr. hands

Kiss of the Mudman
Do yourself a huge favor. Go to a bookstore and pick up Gary Braunbeck's Mr. Hands, put out by Leisure Books. Read it. Marvel at the man's ability to get you to feel for the characters as if they were your close friends.

When you're done with Mr. Hands, take a break.

Then return and read Kiss of the Mudman. The novella won the International Horror Guild award and it rightfully deserved it. This is one of the most chilling yet beautifully written stories I've ever read. Gary's one of those authors that can bring you to tears with his stores. Keepers does that as well.

As a musician, I related to Mudman in ways most people won't, but you'll get it, you'll feel it. You won't be disappointed.


Peace,
Gary . . .



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[info]possumqueen
2008-04-07 08:30 pm UTC (link)
Wow, last July I got the Braunbeck "Cedar Hill" first short story collection (in real!hardcover!) in my Necon swag bag.... and promptly became a Braunbeck fan. I got "The Keepers" in paperback, too. [And did not miss the borrows from his previous short stories. LOLPirates!] I'm learning so much from his work; he is masterful. As we all know by now, I'm personally a cheap slut but literarily difficult to seduce. *swoons for G.B.'s mad verbal skillz*

This will lead to deliberate purchases of other stimulating Braunbeck material. Long live swag!

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[info]possumqueen
2008-04-07 08:35 pm UTC (link)
If you pirate your own buried treasure chest, I guess it's okay, right? ;)

Yar.

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