#robert r. mccammon

[derangedrhythms]

The season of ghosts came upon us.

Robert R. McCammon, from 'Boy's Life'

#robert r. mccammon #boy's life #prose #ghost #months and seasons

[moreofeverything66]

#robert r. mccammon #books #werewolf

[1five1two]

You know, I do believe in magic. I was born and raised in a magic time, in a magic town, among magicians. Oh, most everybody else didn’t realize we lived in that web of magic, connected by silver filaments of chance and circumstance. But I knew it all along. When I was twelve years old, the world was my magic lantern, and by its green spirit glow I saw the past, the present and into the future. You probably did too; you just don’t recall it. See, this is my opinion: we all start out knowing magic. We are born with whirlwinds, forest fires, and comets inside us. We are born able to sing to birds and read the clouds and see our destiny in grains of sand. But then we get the magic educated right out of our souls. We get it churched out, spanked out, washed out, and combed out. We get put on the straight and narrow and told to be responsible. Told to act our age. Told to grow up, for God’s sake. And you know why we were told that? Because the people doing the telling were afraid of our wildness and youth, and because the magic we knew made them ashamed and sad of what they’d allowed to wither in themselves.

After you go so far away from it, though, you can’t really get it back. You can have seconds of it. Just seconds of knowing and remembering. When people get weepy at movies, it’s because in that dark theater the golden pool of magic is touched, just briefly. Then they come out into the hard sun of logic and reason again and it dries up, and they’re left feeling a little heartsad and not knowing why. When a song stirs a memory, when motes of dust turning in a shaft of light takes your attention from the world, when you listen to a train passing on a track at night in the distance and wonder where it might be going, you step beyond who you are and where you are. For the briefest of instants, you have stepped into the magic realm.

That’s what I believe.

The truth of life is that every year we get farther away from the essence that is born within us. We get shouldered with burdens, some of them good, some of them not so good. Things happen to us. Loved ones die. People get in wrecks and get crippled. People lose their way, for one reason or another. It’s not hard to do, in this world of crazy mazes. Life itself does its best to take that memory of magic away from us. You don’t know it’s happening until one day you feel you’ve lost something but you’re not sure what it is. It’s like smiling at a pretty girl and she calls you “sir.” It just happens.

These memories of who I was and where I lived are important to me. They make up a large part of who I’m going to be when my journey winds down. I need the memory of magic if I am ever going to conjure magic again. I need to know and remember, and I want to tell you.

Robert R. McCammon

#quotes #Robert R. McCammon #life #childhood #magic #writing

[twicedailyquotes]

See, this is my opinion: we all start out knowing magic. We are born with whirlwinds, forest fires, and comets inside us. We are born able to sing to birds and read the clouds and see our destiny in grains of sand. But then we get the magic educated right out of our souls. We get it churched out, spanked out, washed out, and combed out. We get put on the straight and narrow and told to be responsible. Told to act our age. Told to grow up, for God’s sake. And you know why we were told that? Because the people doing the telling were afraid of our wildness and youth, and because the magic we knew made them ashamed and sad of what they’d allowed to wither in themselves.

Robert R. McCammon

Boy’s Life

#quote #quotes #robert r mccammon #robert r. mccammon #book quote #magic

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#swan song #robert r. mccammon

[supermarcey]

Podcasters Of Horror Episode 28 – A Deep Dive on the 80s Twilight Zone Segments 'Nightcrawlers', 'Gramma' and 'Button, Button'

Podcasters Of Horror Episode 28 – A Deep Dive on the 80s Twilight Zone Segments 'Nightcrawlers', 'Gramma' and 'Button, Button'

Podcasters Of Horror Episode 28 A Deep Dive on the 80s Twilight Zone Segments ‘Nightcrawlers’, ‘Gramma’ and ‘Button, Button’ Download HERE https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/podcasters-of-horror-episode-28-a-deep-dive-on-the-80s-twilight-zone-segments-nightcrawlers-gramma-and-button-button.mp3 Welcome to this podcast series from The Super Network with Podcasters Of Horror! This…

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#80s. Gramma #Button Button #horror #horror anthology #Nightcrawlers #podcast #Podcasters Of Horror #richard matheson #Robert R. McCammon #stephen king #The Twilight Zone #TV Show #William Friedkin

[gbhbl]

Horror Book Review: Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon

Swan Song is a post apocalyptic horror novel by American author, Robert R. McCammon, that was published on June 1, 1987. Swan Song is a work of post-apocalyptic fiction describing the aftermath of a nuclear war that provokes an evolution and devolution in humankind. Swan Song won the 1987 Bram Stoker award, tying with Stephen King‘s Misery for 1st place and getting the Robert R. McCammon name on…

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#Alabama #Birmingham #Book Review #Boy&039;s Life #Bram Stoker Award #horror #Horror Book #Mine #Misery #Nightcrawlers #Post Apocalyptic #post apocalyptic horror #Randall Flagg #Robert R. McCammon #Stephen King #Stinger #Swan Song #The Stand #The Twilight Zone #The Wolf&039;s Hour

[onebluebookworm]

Ranking Books I Read in 2022: 15-11

15. What Matters In Jane Austen: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved - John Mullan

What I Liked: Very fascinating look into a topic that I’m sure only appeals to me and maybe, like, six other people. Each section was well-researched and informative and even kind of funny at times. What I Didn’t Like: Some sections didn’t actually answer the question from the beginning, which was kind of annoying. Final thoughts: Got me in the mood to reread all of Austen’s bibliography.

14. How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS - David France

What I Liked: A good combination of the science, politics, and human side of the AIDS epidemic. The personal touch from France, documenting his life through the epidemic, was as interesting as it was heartbreaking. Gaetan Dugas was avenged here. What I Didn’t Like: Kind of a character assassination of Larry Kramer. This isn’t really the book’s fault, but, if at all possible, I now hate Ronald Reagan more than ever. Final thoughts: A moving piece of history that all queer people need to read. TW homophobia.

13. Twelve Angry Men - Reginald Rose

What I Liked: Loved the ambiguity - when this is being parodied, it’s always about proving the accused’s innocence. In the original, it’s more about truth and fairness. There’s reason to believe the boy isn’t getting a fair trial and that there’s reasonable doubt, so while he may not be innocent, they don’t completely believe he’s innocent either. The groundbreaking for the time anti-racist aspect of the play (all the other characters turning on Juror 10 was practically unheard of at the time this was written). What I Didn’t Like: It’s a really short, simple play, so that doesn’t make it very fun to read on the page. It’s better seen staged, because the emotion is really the key. Final thoughts: A stirring play that I really wanna see performed.

12. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald

What I Liked: Beautiful prose in its simplicity. Gave me a whole bunch of awesome themes and symbols for my little brain to feast upon. What I Didn’t Like: Honestly, nothing. Final thoughts: Can’t believe it took me this long to read this. It’s a classic for a reason, what can I tell you?

11. Usher’s Passing - Robert R. McCammon

What I Liked: A real-page turner full of awesome twists. Has my favorite theme - ultrarich people are fucked up sex creeps and weirdos who need to be obliterated at all costs. What I Didn’t Like: The reporter lady was kinda useless. Final thoughts: A great pulpy, spooky story full of great atmosphere that piles on the dread and absolutely blows you away with pay off. TW sexual violence.

#ranking books 2022 #what matters in jane austen #john mullan #how to survive a plague #david france #twelve angry men #reginald rose #the great gatsby #f. scott fitzgerald #usher's passing #robert r. mccammon

[nobeerreviews]

When a song stirs a memory, when motes of dust turning in a shaft of light takes your attention from the world, when you listen to a train passing on a track at night in the distance and wonder where it might be going, you step beyond who you are and where you are. For the briefest of instants, you have stepped into the magic realm.

-- Robert R. McCammon

#magic #evening #night magic #evening photography #Robert r mccammon #quote #switzerland

[haveyoureadthispoll]

It’s 1964 in idyllic Zephyr, Alabama. People either work for the paper mill up the Tecumseh River, or for the local dairy. It’s a simple life, but it stirs the impressionable imagination of twelve-year-old aspiring writer Cory Mackenson. He’s certain he’s sensed spirits whispering in the churchyard. He’s heard of the weird bootleggers who lurk in the dark outside of town. He’s seen a flood leave Main Street crawling with snakes. Cory thrills to all of it as only a young boy can.   Then one morning, while accompanying his father on his milk route, he sees a car careen off the road and slowly sink into fathomless Saxon’s Lake. His father dives into the icy water to rescue the driver, and finds a beaten corpse, naked and handcuffed to the steering wheel—a copper wire tightened around the stranger’s neck. In time, the townsfolk seem to forget all about the unsolved murder. But Cory and his father can’t.   Their search for the truth is a journey into a world where innocence and evil collide. What lies before them is the stuff of fear and awe, magic and madness, fantasy and reality. As Cory wades into the deep end of Zephyr and all its mysteries, he’ll discover that while the pleasures of childish things fade away, growing up can be a strange and beautiful ride.

#book: boy's life #author: robert r. mccammon #genre: fantasy #genre: coming of age #genre: horror #year: 1990s

[theahole]

New listings in my used book store!

Worked really hard and put up 61 listings in my used book etsy. I already sold one, which will just about cover the fees. Here are some highlights:

Official published BtVS fanfic!

Plus lots more! You can find these here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/talesresold Please always read the description to know what you're buying. Thank you!

#serial killers #wicked willow #totoro #doctor who #good burger #daniel pinkwater #christopher pike #Robert R McCammon #used books #out of print books #BtVS

[derangedrhythms]

Because Death cannot be known. It cannot be befriended. If Death were a boy, he would be a lonely figure, standing at the playground’s edge while the air rippled with other children’s laughter. If Death were a boy, he would walk alone. He would speak in a whisper and his eyes would be haunted by knowledge no human can bear.

Robert R. McCammon, from 'Boy's Life'

#robert r. mccammon #boy's life #prose #death

[zippocreed501]

AUTHOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

'I don't believe there can be any bad taste in creating a scene, only bad writing in handling it.'

'Many times you will fail. That is the nature of the world, and the truth of life. But when you find your horse again, will you go back or will you go forward?'

'There is nothing more frightening or exciting than a blank piece of paper. Frightening because you're on your own, leaving dark tracks across that snowy plain, and exciting because no one knows your destination but yourself, and even you can't say exactly where you'll end up.'

Author Extraordinaire Robert R McCammon

#robert r mccammon #author extraordinaire #writeblr #writing inspiration #writing advice #horror #fantasy #books #literature

[duranduratulsa]

Spooktober Book of the day: Swanson Song by Robert R Mccammon (1987) #book #books #fiction #novel #horror #swansong #robertrmccammon #pocketbooks #80s #spooktober #halloween #october

#books #book #novel #fiction #horror #swan song #Robert R Mccammon #pocket books #80s #Spooktober #halloween #october

[creativestalkerrs]

I need more friends to talk about Swan Song by Robert McCammon with. I haven’t read much lately but I’m at the second half of it 😈

#swan song #robert mccammon #robert r mccammon

[catgirl-kaiju]

Been listening to some post-apoc audiobooks at work to better familiarize myself with the subgenre and get some inspiration for a post-apoc story I've been working on. If anyone has any recs for books that are either good and interesting or weird and stupid, I'm open to suggestions.

Here's some of what I've already read:

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin (Started but haven't finished)

There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury

A Boy and His Dog by Harlan Ellison

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill

Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien

Wool by Hugh Howey (Started but haven't finished)

Some of Phillip K. Dick's short stories, I forget which ones

And here's stuff that's on my list:

Earth Abides by George R. Stewart

The Last Man by Mary Shelley

On the Beach by Nevil Shute

Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky

Pilgrimage to Hell by Jack Adrian (I hear the Deathlands series is breathtakingly rock stupid, so excited for that)

Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank

Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler

The Last Girl Scout by Natalie Ironside

The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey

Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon

The Stand by Stephen King (had a hard time trying to start it, but I'm going to try giving it another shot)

#scout's brain #late night scout #books #postapocalyptic #post apocalyptic #postapocalyptic literature