tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post2521960394299319758..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: AN.AL—The Origins by Athul DeMarco, 2013Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-74430428324095725992014-03-11T03:23:20.342-07:002014-03-11T03:23:20.342-07:00Sergio, thank you. I understand your point of view...Sergio, thank you. I understand your point of view. This is a different kind of horror, one that encompasses suspense, fantasy, and even sf, depending on how one sees it. I thought it was a brave experiment on the part of the author, especially for a debut novel.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-36714221293170365672014-03-11T01:12:20.635-07:002014-03-11T01:12:20.635-07:00Thanks Prashant - I have to say, as persuasive as ...Thanks Prashant - I have to say, as persuasive as you are (and you are), I really don't think this is for me - probabyl showing my age a bit here but I've never really been into horror much and ... well, there you go really, I just don't connect with it! Really enjoyed your review and enthusiasm for it though chum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-34074133750958233152014-03-10T09:32:41.729-07:002014-03-10T09:32:41.729-07:00David, it was a "unique" story with some...David, it was a "unique" story with some interesting characters and places including a cop who breaks into French. Much of the focus is on the Siamese twins.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-75275702509944736182014-03-10T02:35:22.438-07:002014-03-10T02:35:22.438-07:00I like that plot, Prashant. Nothing new under the ...I like that plot, Prashant. Nothing new under the sun but, for me, that's a unique sounding story.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-91836950775831119742014-03-10T00:20:26.234-07:002014-03-10T00:20:26.234-07:00Kelly, the title is not "accidental" and...Kelly, the title is not "accidental" and there is a twist to it only in the end but it is not significant in the context of the story.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-44053787104880647182014-03-09T09:15:48.632-07:002014-03-09T09:15:48.632-07:00Tracy, thank you. I was reluctant to read this boo...Tracy, thank you. I was reluctant to read this book but in the end I'm glad I did. It was very different, yes, and besides I'm trying to read more Indian fiction, old and new. I'm also going to dig deeper into splatterpunk.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-59602938944669644092014-03-08T19:20:18.575-08:002014-03-08T19:20:18.575-08:00Is there some significance to the title being a pl...Is there some significance to the title being a play on "anal"? That can't be accidental, knowing what I know about the genre. Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-2802423680299860682014-03-08T16:49:25.797-08:002014-03-08T16:49:25.797-08:00Very different, and I might read it someday, with ...Very different, and I might read it someday, with your recommendation. I hate to admit that I have never hear of splatterpunk. I admire you for giving this one a try.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-78535156093937806722014-03-08T09:33:06.008-08:002014-03-08T09:33:06.008-08:00Col, it was a change for me too. There is so much ...Col, it was a change for me too. There is so much variety in Indian fiction, a lot more in recent years. This was a fine example of it. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-43762240854559841132014-03-08T09:06:18.961-08:002014-03-08T09:06:18.961-08:00John, thanks for the brief profiles of George Rome...John, thanks for the brief profiles of George Romero and Harry Stephen Keeler. I recall seeing NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD though I didn't know Romero had made it. It's interesting that Siamese twins has been done before in horror fiction.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-69935306400450269372014-03-07T22:46:41.871-08:002014-03-07T22:46:41.871-08:00This sounds like it would be interesting to read,...This sounds like it would be interesting to read, making a change from my usual books. I read Lee's THE BIGHEAD a few years ago. Ok but I didn't rush to read anything else by him.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-60078549035798248102014-03-07T10:38:18.027-08:002014-03-07T10:38:18.027-08:00George Romero is a horror movie director (Night of...George Romero is a horror movie director (<i>Night of the Living Dead</i> and all its sequels) who is largely responsible for re-inventing zombies by turning them into the cannibalistic brain eaters we know today. Harry Stephen Keeler was an oddball mystery writer who basically made fun of the genre by writing books with absurd convoluted plots that are populated with freakish characters including legless women, killer midgets and Siamese twins.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-53112179542489331762014-03-07T10:04:48.978-08:002014-03-07T10:04:48.978-08:00John, it's not written with tongue in cheek. I...John, it's not written with tongue in cheek. In fact, it is a fairly dark and intense novel that has some amusing moments involving the twins. I'll have to read other splatterpunk fiction for a suitable comparison. I'm afraid I don't know who Harry Stephen Keeler and George Romero are (or were) but I'm guessing they are (or were) into horror fiction. I'll read about them right away.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-70152592482799868802014-03-07T09:20:59.611-08:002014-03-07T09:20:59.611-08:00Wow! This is almost like a surreal absurdist parod...Wow! This is almost like a surreal absurdist parody of splatterpunk. Is this written with tongue in cheek? I wouldn't be able to take this seriously. To me it sounds like Harry Stephen Keeler meets George Romero.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-10488001121034838852014-03-07T07:40:14.064-08:002014-03-07T07:40:14.064-08:00Charles, I was sure you'd be familiar with the...Charles, I was sure you'd be familiar with the term and that you might have used it in your fiction. I'll look out for your anthology. Spatterpunk is entirely new to me though it might not be everyone's cup of tea. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-16501304731653850952014-03-07T07:29:19.276-08:002014-03-07T07:29:19.276-08:00I wrote some splatterpunk back in the day. Most of...I wrote some splatterpunk back in the day. Most of it is collected in my anthology, In the Language of Scorpions." There was some creative stuff came out of that movement.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com