It had been 20 years since lenny cates had seen or heard from his old college flame sheena. Their world was simple and happy until the day tommy was killed. The bleeding season is a prime example of that reality. Alan, tommy, rick, donald and bernard were best friends living in. But in this case he loses control of the plot and everything finally unravels in ambiguity and inertia. Buy a cheap copy of the bleeding season book by greg f. Review of the bleeding season by greg gifune horror after dark. Alan and his friends are mourning the loss of their friend. I dont care for the title blood doesnt play an especially resonant role in the novel and gifune doesnt do enough with the season theme to warrant using it in the title and probably just a little too much of the backstory is revealed in data dumps from the women alan ends up querying. The above is just one of the quotes from this book that i loved. Gifune has a strong interest in the impact of dramatic and in some cases traumatic historical events in the lives of his characters and how these events literally come back and haunt the characters at a later time.
A captivating and compelling read that creeps inexorably toward its less than neat conclusion, greg f gifune s the bleeding season is as much a philosophical reflection on the nature of evil as it is the story of a. Thanks to recent noreasters, power outages, and the like. His prose is dark and intense and cuts like a knife. Gifunes the bleeding season, originally published in 2003, has been hailed as a classic in the horror genre and is considered to be one of the best horrorthriller novels of the decade. The paperback version of this book include a free electronic copy of the same book. The bleeding season 2007 read online free book by greg f. Like bradbury on acid greg gifune, the bleeding season, keith deininger is an awardwinning author know for blending elements of fantasy with horror in his surreal, literary style. Gifune s the bleeding season, originally published in 2003, has been hailed as a classic in the horror genre and is considered to be one of the best horrorthriller novels of the decade.
The bleeding season by greg f gifune book cover, description, publication history. I have read a number of works by greg gifune, the most recent of which was the bleeding season. One slug and the reader takes this wild ride straight till the end. The bleeding season is a novel of nightmarish imagery that fills its pages with disturbing scenes that will make you again fear the dark. Gifune has a strong interest in the impact of dramatic and in some cases traumatic historical events in the lives of his characters and how these events literally come back and haunt the characters at a later. Whats its like to see these books again, particularly as the bleeding season is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Jul 09, 2018 his novel, the bleeding season, originally published in 2003, has been hailed as a classic in the horror genre and is considered to be one of the best horrorthriller novels of the decade. Alan, tommy, rick, donald and bernard were best friends living. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Gifunes the bleeding season, originally published in 2003, has been hailed as a classic in the horror genre and is considered to be one of. Gifune has 54 books on goodreads with 17972 ratings. Gifune s the bleeding season, originally published in 2003, has been hailed as a classic in the horror genre and is considered to be.
Ive read the bleeding season and beneath the night which contains long after dark and the raindancers. This is my fourth gifune novelnovella and it will not be my last. His novel the bleeding season, originally published in 2003, has been hailed as a classic in the horror genre and is considered to be one of the best. I have read a few books by gifune and think he is an amazing writer, being especially fond of the bleeding season. Jul 30, 20 the negatives of the bleeding season are few.
Working predominantly in the horror and crime genres, greg has been called, the best writer of horror and thrillers at work today by new york times bestselling author christopher rice, one of the best writers of his generation by both the roswell. Gifune is the author of numerous short stories, several novels and two short story collections. Review of the bleeding season anthony hains, author of. Having heard so many positives about the bleeding season, i went in somewhat guardedly, having been burnt by high expectations before. In addition to working as a fulltime author, he also serves as associate editor at delirium books. I know i really neglect my reading websites and just my reading in general these days, but ive been trying to get back in the hang of things.
Theirs had been a brief and tumultuous relationship that ended badly, so when lenny is notified that sheena has died in a freak accident and has left her entire estate to him, he feels compelled to investigate the last days leading to her untimely death. Published as a 26copy leatherbound hardcover and a 300copy limited hardcover. Greg gifune s latest work falls squarely in the crime fiction category and is a brilliant tale set in the summer of 84. His novels include children of chaos, dominion, the bleeding season, deep night, blood in electric blue, saying uncle, a view from the lake, night work, drago descending, catching hell, judas goat, long after dark and kingdom of shadows.
Working predominantly in the horror and crime genres, greg has been called, the best writer of horror and thrillers at work today by new york times bestselling author christopher rice, one of the. His novel children of chaos is currently under a development deal to be made into a television series, and his novel the bleeding season, originally published in 2003, has been hailed as a classic in the horror genre and is considered to be one of the best horrorthriller novels of the decade. Alan, tommy, rick, donald and bernard were inseparable best friends living in the small coastal. The protagonists in the bleeding season are drawn with pinpoint precision, especially our narrator, alan, and while they may not always be likable they are absolutely believable. Working predominantly in the horror and crime genres. A captivating and compelling read that creeps inexorably toward its less than neat conclusion, greg f gifune s the bleeding season is as much a philosophical reflection on the nature of evil as it is the story of a small group of friends trying to come to terms with one of their own having been a serial killer before he. Gifune born november 12, 1963 in middlesex county, massachusetts is a horror author, the recipient of multiple bram stoker award and international horror guild award nominations in addition to one for the british fantasy award. Gifune is the author of numerous short stories, several novels, screenplays and two short story collections heretics and down to sleep. Gifune is a bestselling, internationallypublished author of several acclaimed novels, novellas and two short story collections. Alan, tommy, rick, donald and bernard were inseparable best friends living in the small coastal massachusetts town of potter. Gifune is one of those prolific, awardwinning authors that ive never read and, im ashamed to admit, id never heard of before giving the bleeding season a try. Mar 19, 2018 every now and again, its nice to shake things up just a bit. Working predominantly in the horror and crime genres, greg has been called, the best writer of horror and thrillers at work today by new york times bestselling author christopher rice. This quietly powerful short novel should bring much deserved attention to gifune the bleeding season, who succeeds in imbuing what could have been a cliched and formulaic noir premise with.
Greg f gifune constructs, executes, and owns the world of writing. It took about a month to arrive but i started tonight and i was pleasantly surprised. Gifune delirium books isbn 1929653565 full frontal horror. Gifune is, to put it mildly, an amazingly talented writer. Jul 26, 20 i have read a number of works by greg gifune, the most recent of which was the bleeding season.
The bleeding season by greg f gifune fantastic fiction. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance. The story is set in a small coastal town in massachusetts. Alan, tommy, rick, donald and bernard were best friends living in a small, coastal town. Gifune is a professional, bestselling, internationallypublished author of several acclaimed novels, novellas and two short story collections. The bleeding season quotes showing 14 of 4 you tell yourself it is a bad dream. Now, it is with great pleasure i present thirteen questions with greg f. Alan, tommy, rick, donald and bernard were inseparable best friends living in the small, coastal massachusetts town of potters cove. Review of the bleeding season by greg gifune horror. You novel the bleeding season it had a 15th anniversary edition release with improved cover art, i loved it, whats the story behind this one. The bleeding season returns, with a new introduction from ronald malfi and a new afterword from eric shapiro. His novel, the bleeding season, originally published in 2003, has been hailed as a classic in the horror genre and is considered to be one of the best horrorthriller novels of the decade. The bleeding season may be a horror novel, but like all of gifunes fiction it remains pervasively soulful, sporting an authentically gritty quality uncommon to the certain writers have muscle.
But i really enjoyd both three stories and definitely gonna check out more from him in the future. The bleeding season makes a lot of promises it ultimately never lives up to. Hes been writing for more than a decade, but initially, it seems, most of his work was published by small presses in limited editions. A circle of five, their world was simple and happy until the day tommy was struck by a car and killed. The bleeding season was first published by delirium books back in 2003, then later by darkfuse. Classic tough guys always carried bourbon in hip flasks, and they never seemed to take a sip without killing the bottle. A captivating and compelling read that creeps inexorably toward its less than neat conclusion, greg f gifune s the bleeding season is as much a philosophical reflection on the nature of evil as it. Gifune has not disappointed me yet, i will always praise and return often to his books.
His work has been published all over the world, consistently pr. In many ways, ritchie and his friends were much like the city they lived in. Greg gifune has an amazing sense on how to build and sustain tension that puts him on his at with many legendary horror writers and reminds me of clive barker with his hellish visions. The bleeding season may be a horror novel, but like all of gifunes fiction it remains pervasively soulful, sporting an authentically gritty quality uncommon to. Working predominantly in the horror and crime genres, greg has been called, the best writer of horror and thrillers at work today by new york times bestselling author christopher rice, one of the best writers of his generation by both the. Here is the first in what may turn out to be a series of occasional interviews with some of the best genre writers in the business. I seldom read in english cause its not my native language, so i really cant compare the writing with other authors.
Gifunes the bleeding season, originally published in 2003, has been hailed as a classic in the horror genre and is considered to be one of the best horror. This special 15year anniversary edition will be available everywhere in paperback and ebook from the fine folks at journalstone. Gifune is a bestselling, internationally published author of several. You tell yourself you have diedyou, not the othersand have waked up in hell. Alan and his friends are mourning the loss of their friend bernard who.
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