Jack Ketchum

I've heard a lot about this author but he's come off as pretty extreme so I've been a bit nervous about reading him. Anyway, I got 'Red' at a used bookstore, which is supposedly one of his 'milder' books. If I like 'Red', which books should I read next?

http://www.pennyblood.com/jack_ketchum_3.jpg

I've read those two--Red and TGND. Both are good, but TGND is pretty disturbing. Stephen King did the introduction for the signed/limited edition of that story.

I don't know a lot about Ketchum (other than it's actually a pseudonym for Dallas Mayr), but I've got a few more of his books on my TBR pile.

Let us know what you think.

TGND - yes quite disturbing. I kind of felt dirty rading it!

Sidenote: I bought the S/L at Betts for $75. It was my first SK signature! And if you are reading hte S/L do not read the intro until after you have read the book - too many spoilers!

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Originally Posted by CRinVA

TGND - yes quite disturbing. I kind of felt dirty rading it!

Sidenote: I bought the S/L at Betts for $75. It was my first SK signature! And if you are reading hte S/L do not read the intro until after you have read the book - too many spoilers!

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I paid a few dollars more ($115, I think), and it was my first SK sig as well. I read the book before I had the S/L. I want to see the movie and see how they handled it.

I thought that TGND was an ok book. This dude in nothing like Stephen King though.

I read Red. It was decent but not enough for me to hunt any others down.

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Originally Posted by Fall of Gilead

I read Red. It was decent but not enough for me to hunt any others down.

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I'd agree with that. Luckily TGND was the first Ketchum I'd read and it made me chase down everything I could find by him.

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Originally Posted by William50

I thought that TGND was an ok book. This dude in nothing like Stephen King though.

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Is anyone like Stephen King???? :lol:

The one thing I haven't read yet is SK's intro to TGND that he did for the limited edition.

Disturbing in what way?

What the book? The Girl Next Door? Ketchum?

All of them :D

Oh, okay disturbing in most every way you're likely to think of. :lol:

Including gore?

Umm...yes. Somewhat over the top sex and gore.

Sign me up!

I read TGND a few weeks ago. It's the first book I've read by him and I enjoyed it. The subject matter is a little over the top for some, but that part comes late in the book. It didn't really bother me though. I'm very interested in psychology, so I read it thinking about the reasons why, not the actions themselves. It probably helped that someone told me what it was about first, so I was prepared for it.

R.I.P.
Ursula K LeGuin, and Jack Ketchum (Dallas Mayr)

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_K._Le_Guin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Ketchum