In truth, the movie is fairly loyal to the source material, in terms of plot.
It has nothing on Clive Barker’s original short story. There’s a solid chance you’ve seen the movie, and a solid movie it is, so far as film adaptations of books go. But the single best story in this anthology, without question, is Clive Barker’s “The Midnight Meat Train.” The second best story out of the lot has to be Lansdale’s “Night They Missed the Horror Show,” a tale of racism and redneck culture gone somehow more awry than would be expected. Martin, Richard Christian Matheson, and a number of others appear in this book. Lansdale, Edward Bryant, Mick Garris, George R.R. Splatterpunks is a fantastic book to serve as an introduction to some of those writers. I’m glad he got you reading and writing, but there is a world of horror authors out there willing and able to pull you into worlds of depravity the likes of which you’ve never even comprehended. Maybe I’m taking crazy pills, but something like 99% of every horror writer I come across cites Stephen King as their primary influence. He’s a phenomenal, successful writer and even someone I’d call an anomaly, but repeat after me: Horror literature does neither begin nor end with Stephen King. Anyone wanting to delve into the world of horror literature would do well to pick this up. There are a number of great stories written by legendary authors in this collection of unflinching depravity. Old enough that I was starting to develop specific tastes, but still far too young to be picking up an anthology book of extreme horror called Splatterpunks. Overpriced as they were, actual bookstores carried everything and making a purchase was never compulsory. Why not a library? I grew up-and still reside-in a small town in the south the selection was rather limited at the Caldwell County Public Library. Then I’d return every day until the book was complete. It was custom to grab a book, sit down in one of those comfy chairs and just start reading. Sometimes I’d actually buy something, but usually not. It was in this bookstore I learned the true meaning of horror. For the life of me, I’ll never understand how Barnes & Noble stays in business, but if there’s a God, I hope she sees fit to keep these brick and mortar stores open for years to come.
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