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Since there were Poe and Lovecraft posts thought I might put a Bradbury one for discussion.

I just watched "Something Wicked This Way Comes" yesterday for the first time in years and was pleased how well it held up. It's not a perfect adaptation, and the effects are obviously dated, but I was really pleased with it. I'm sure it helped that Bradbury wrote the screenplay.

I'm very impressed with his dark fantasy. I've read Something Wicked, The October Country, and the October Game. I actually read the October Game years ago w/out knowing who wrote it. It stuck with me for years. Last year I read a Halloween anthology where the story appeared and was pleased to find it again.

I think Bradbury has a knack for capturing that Halloween mood. What do others think?

His book "the Halloween Tree" is one of my favorite all time reads!

Ray Bradbury spoke at the Univ. of Richmond years ago when I was teaching there. He was a fascinating speaker, and the place was packed. A very optimistic man, full of energy and excitement about life, even though he was already old back in the late '80s.

He and Walt Disney were friends, and one of the things he told us about was a brain-storming session he and Disney had had about Walt Disney World. Disney did not live to see that park built, of course, but Bradbury had been in on the creation of it.

Actually, I've never read The Halloween Tree. I keep thinking I should, as I love his writing, particularly the Halloween writing. But I read that he included Sam Hain in part of the history and ol' Sam is just a huge pet peeve of mine. Even so, it's probably an amazing book.

ScarecrowJack wrote:Actually, I've never read The Halloween Tree. I keep thinking I should, as I love his writing, particularly the Halloween writing. But I read that he included Sam Hain in part of the history and ol' Sam is just a huge pet peeve of mine. Even so, it's probably an amazing book.

I would HIGHLY recommend reading it. His poetic style of writing really shows itself off in that book. It's a short read but a goody. Plus the chapters are short which make it a perfect Bathroom Reader!