tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post4902380376000462753..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: FFB: The Bloody Moonlight - Fredric Brown J F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-35562286010663241162016-07-16T03:32:37.754-05:002016-07-16T03:32:37.754-05:00You should read The Case of the Little Green Men a...You should read <i>The Case of the Little Green Men</i> as soon as humanly (or extra-terrestrially) possible, because it is a small gem. <br /><br />A down on his luck private eye gets hired by a group of science-fiction fans to investigate the presence of alien life on Earth, but this group is soon getting bumped off in (semi) impossible ways that seem to betray an alien hand (getting thrown from flying saucers or shot at with ray-guns). The book also uses the science-fiction fan community of the early 1950s and some parts of the book takes place at a con, where everyone's in costume. <br /><br />And I guess you should write that post, because I do not know enough to give any lectures about science-fiction. Even if they are closely linked to the mystery genre. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-85004353373055655332016-07-15T19:05:57.375-05:002016-07-15T19:05:57.375-05:00Yes, he does. And another one called We All Killed...Yes, he does. And another one called <i>We All Killed Grandma</i>! With your love of classic cinema and TV I'm surprised you don't know his name. There's a movie of one of his novels starring Anita Ekberg as a schizoid killer called THE SCREAMING MIMI. Know that one? One of his books was adapted for the "Thriller" TV anthology series: KNOCK THREE, ONE, TWO. Five of his stories were adapted for the Alfred Hitchcock TV show as well. His writing has turned up a lot on TV during the 50s and 60s and in the movies, too. Check out his <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113582/" rel="nofollow">imdb.com page</a>J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-23045401205989057492016-07-15T18:50:13.084-05:002016-07-15T18:50:13.084-05:00Frederic Brown. Frederic Brown. Nope, never read h...Frederic Brown. Frederic Brown. Nope, never read him. But you sure make this book sound like something I'd like to read, John. I see he has a book called 'Mrs. Murphy's Underpants'. Hmmmm.....!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-83735546159129632342016-07-15T16:05:34.119-05:002016-07-15T16:05:34.119-05:00That's Oliver Heaviside! I wonder if his barbe...That's Oliver Heaviside! I wonder if his barber later worked in the make-up department for the Universal horror movies. Not a flattering look even for 1902.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-585610544881980952016-07-15T15:29:02.914-05:002016-07-15T15:29:02.914-05:00You have a head start, John. 'tain't fair!...You have a head start, John. 'tain't fair! If that's a mugshot of Frederic Brown, he could have sold a few copies just with his face alone on the cover. Scary looking dude. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-60748649926100439062016-07-15T14:22:12.712-05:002016-07-15T14:22:12.712-05:00I've got that Mack Reynolds book but --of cour...I've got that Mack Reynolds book but --of course-- still haven't read it. I smell a post in the making, TomCat: Science fiction elements in detective fiction. Who'll write it first? :^DJ F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-67566623222369472972016-07-15T12:42:19.455-05:002016-07-15T12:42:19.455-05:00Thanks for this insightful and enticing review, Jo...Thanks for this insightful and enticing review, John. <br /><br />I've only read a handful of his work, such as the marvelous <i>Night of the Jabberwock</i> and <i>Death Has Many Doors</i>, before he dropped off my radar again. But this one got my attention. I find the idea of the interstellar radio to be especially interesting as a plot-thread for a detective story. <br /><br />Isn't that strange? I know next to nothing about science-fiction, but I found most of the mysteries on which the sci-fi genre intruded to be pretty good (e.g. Mack Reynolds' <i>The Case of the Little Green Men</i>). <br />TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-85645403866475543452016-07-15T12:05:31.403-05:002016-07-15T12:05:31.403-05:00I have that recent collection, and several other B...I have that recent collection, and several other Brown books. George is right, he wrote some excellent SF as well as crime fiction.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-1538080753888442012016-07-15T07:27:01.740-05:002016-07-15T07:27:01.740-05:00I've been a fan of Fredric Brown for decades. ...I've been a fan of Fredric Brown for decades. When HUNTER AND THE HUNTED was published, I thought more of Brown's books would be reprinted. Now, just about everything is available in ebook format. Brown wrote some pretty good Science Fiction, too!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com