Blogcritics Comments on Book Review: The Grin of the Dark by Ramsey Campbell

Comment by albie on Book Review: The Grin of the Dark by Ramsey Campbell

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:49:25 EST

exploiting his mamas illness? Sounds like Barker.

Comment by Dave Nalle on Book Review: The Grin of the Dark by Ramsey Campbell

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:19:33 EST

I don't see any attacks on Campbell on that page. Where's the juicy stuff? As for Campbell exploiting his schitzophrenic (sic) mother, I've read almost all of his books and haven't seen a mad mother in any of them. Dave

Comment by albie on Book Review: The Grin of the Dark by Ramsey Campbell

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:30:24 EST

Chrissie. Are you Chris Barker? Who has been attacking Ramsey Campbell for the last two years? As in this guy?

Comment by chrissie on Book Review: The Grin of the Dark by Ramsey Campbell

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:47:29 EST

Sleazy overrated trash writers like King, Koontz and Barker are boring. Never tried Campbell. Isnt he guy who had schitzophreniac mother? I read somewhere he is exploiting late mamas illness.

Comment by Dave Nalle on Book Review: The Grin of the Dark by Ramsey Campbell

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:15:27 EST

You've named some of my favorite writers there, Brad. I like it when an author transcends his genre. BTW, did you read my Queen of Bedlam review here on BC? Dave

Comment by Brad Blake on Book Review: The Grin of the Dark by Ramsey Campbell

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:17:10 EST

You are so right on the catagorization thing. I'm in the midst of reading Robert McCammeron's Speaks the Nightbird and Queen of Bedlam set, and the are FANTASTIC. Of course they are housed in the Horror section, when in fact they are Historical Fiction. Yes, witchcraft and murder take place, but only in the context of this wonderful atmospheric Historical Mystery story. Same true of much of Dan Simmons, Neil Gaiman, etc...

Comment by Dave Nalle on Book Review: The Grin of the Dark by Ramsey Campbell

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:34:27 EST

I think that in this case by abandonning the trappings of 'commercial' fiction he really transcends his other recent work. Dave

Comment by Bill Sherman on Book Review: The Grin of the Dark by Ramsey Campbell

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:03:25 EST

It's been a while since I've read one of Ramsey Campbell's works, though I've rarely been disappointed by any of his books. This definitely sounds like one to track down . . .