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Off Season - Unexpurgated Hard Cover Edition

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Finally, I believe it's critical to recognize that cannibalism is an excellent way to make a positive contribution to the environment. In addition to using very few fossil fuels or other products damaging to the environment, consumers of humans also help prevent ecological damage that can arise in areas with excess population growth. They are one of the most ecologically conscious consumer groups and have long been associated with the “Green” movement. As far as the specific plot elements of Ketchum's story, I thought they were fine. I find cannibalism, graphic torture and human dismemberment just as funny and amusing as the next guy and thought that the author did a nice job of providing an authentic and detailed representation of the practices discussed. While I do not currently practice cannibalism, I did experiment with the lifestyle for a time in college. During this time I learned a lot about the “Same Species Sustenance” Community and met a lot of wonderful people, several of whom I still count among my close friends (as long as I am armed). Thus, defending the rights and the dignity of the cannibal community is something about which I have strong feelings. Offspring" is just as fast-paced as "Off Season," but the stars of the show are a little more interesting, better written, and the addition of a murderous psycho on the side of the "good guys" makes the action and tension a little more exciting. He was simply trying to write pulp slasher fiction and didn't care about character development and can't be judged too harshly for not doing it. Meanwhile, in the sleepy beach town nearby, local authorities are doing a half-assed job investigating a series of strange cases. Of course, the prologue has given the reader information the town sheriff doesn’t have, so it’s a lesson in frustration to anticipate how blindsided these police officers are going to be when they discover who (or what) is behind these disappearances.

Later, in his teen years, Ketchum was befriended by Robert Bloch, author of Psycho, who became his mentor.When the real action finally started, it was brutal and gory and relentless. I can see where extreme horror lovers would find things to enjoy in Off Season, but I simply didn’t care what was happening to anyone. Horror for horror’s sake just doesn’t do anything for me. I want to care about someone, something, anything. I didn’t have a reason to care other than just knowing it’s wrong for people to be tortured and eaten. The savages themselves were presented more as animals than humans so that actually eased the horror in my mind instead of enhancing it.

of "She Wakes" - has tended to eschew what is called traditional horror - vampires, werewolves, the supernatural, monsters, and demons - and instead has concentrated on more urban horror and real-life monsters. It’s sad to think this author died earlier this year, but I think he will leave a legacy like few before or after him.Even from the start, when the movie starts with newspaper clippings, weird music and special effected distribution names, the feeling is that the movie is bad. I blame the director for this. Quite a horror gem this could have been with just a little more attention to detail and a different cast. The whole concept of the movie was ludicrous, and was delivered by the actors and actresses with no conviction, which just made it even more difficult to buy into the story and the world that director Andrew Van Den Houten was trying to sell with "Offspring". The monsters that prey on the civilized enjoying a cabin in the off season is a savage family of few adults and a brood of children. They have a taste for meat. They prefer human flesh. This group instinctively knows that fear makes flesh more tender. They are masters of inflicting terror. I was fortunate enough to read the author’s uncut, uncensored version. Even though this book was first published in 1980 – that’s right, 38 years ago – I’ve never had the opportunity to read that version. After reading the Afterword, it might have been a blessing. I don’t know if that particular ending would have sat very well with me. I happen to agree that this uncut version had the ending this story needed to give it that extra impact.

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