Was there ever a moment in a John Bellairs novel when one of our heroes was acting out of character, when you were really surprised or found his/her actions...
Assuming each story occurs in the sequence it was written in the series, are there any moments when we can see that our heroes have changed for the better? (I...
I can't think of any specific incident, BUT something that happens time and again that I consider out of character is what I call the "Scully-Syndrome", as in...
By and large I would say no. There HAVE been changes to the characters, for the better, but I would consider them all minor. Lewis learns to play catch,...
Vist http://store.shonester.com (or more specifically http://store.shonester.com/jobeboco.html) for hardcover John Bellairs books. Books included are NOT...
Since no one has moderator access to this group since the group's founder is MIA, should a new version of this club be started with moderators so we can avoid...
same thoughts over here. how's everyone doing? anybody doing some bellair reading? any type of reading? i've got finals next month, so i can start going to the...
Hiya, Jay. I’m with you in terms of spam – I don’t particularly enjoy it either, especially since every post to this group appears on the front page of...
You don't need to go to a new group---just make the moderator approve all posts in this one, or, strip all attachments---more often than not, the spam is an...
If everyone is agreed, I can create a new group and it will be ready to go on Monday? Since none as volunteered---I thought previously the m oderator was...
The "thecompleatbellairs" Yahoo group hasn't had a moderator in almost 2 years now. He's missing in action. He was the site owner and creator of The Compleat...
agreed! rjmalin32@... wrote: If everyone is agreed, I can create a new group and it will be ready to go on Monday? Since none as volunteered---I thought...
The following include a few gothic-themed but lesser-known films that you all might enjoy.... AFRAID OF THE DARK - A young boy whose mother is blind, and who...
"The Other" was a great movie! I liked the book even better. Have you ever seen, "The Night of the Hunter" with Robert Mitchum, Shelly Winters, and Lillian...
THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE - this Spanish-language horror film is one of the best genre pieces made in ages, fusing gothic horror with the horrors of war, offering...
Out of everything John Bellairs wrote, which moment epitomizes what he does best, funny and scary, driven equally by the characters and plot, embodying...
John Bellairs pretty much epitomizes 'gothic boy' books. What other authors, in any other genre, do you think set the standards of their particular form? In...
Certainly HP Lovecraft should be included as the real progenitor in the Horror genre. Jon Caulkett ... John Bellairs pretty much epitomizes 'gothic boy' books....
For me it's "Face in the Frost", where everything is funny & whimsical until it seems that Roger has died, then it is very dark indeed, until his return with...
The cover of the new Lewis Barnavelt mystery, The House Where Nobody Lived, to be published this October, has been revealed at Amazon.com. ... Sneak preview...
Out of all of his books, which John Bellairs moment, whether it left you feel shivery and delicious with the twist, or groaning and rolling your eyes with...
Again, in any of his novels, were there ever any elemenst that you thought weren't quite like him? (Maybe this would be the same as some of your responses to...
Call it an odd question if you will, but which of JB's novels feel most like an old horror film, preferably of the creaky-door-gothic/ black-and-white variety?...
THE CURSE OF THE BLUE FIGURINE begins with Johnny listening to an old-time radio mystery series. When I was Johnny's age - and even younger - I loved these...
Do we know what John Bellairs thought of poets like John Keats, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, ST Coleridge, William Wordsworth, etc.? With his black hair,...
Subject: Save NPR and PBS (again) Hi, Everyone expected House Republicans to give up efforts to kill NPR and PBS after a massive public outcry stopped them...
I don't know who the moderator is, but this type of post does not belong on this board and amounts to spam. ... From: j.caulkett@... Sent: Fri, 9 Jun 2006...
Sorry if this offended you, but it is a subject I feel very strongly about. I am trying to rally public awareness and support. I am deriving no financial...
Jon, spam is unwanted junk email. I fail to see how your words about NPR and PBS can be considered spam. That's quite a stretch by any standards. I know...
