1Bargle5
This one is set in contemporary times when written and I may be mixing 2 books in my memory. I read it/them in the 70s or 80s, though it may be from a bit earlier. Male protagonist.
The two things I remember are at the beginning of the book, a nerdy boy convinces a pretty, but slutty girl to have sex with him. He does this by talking her into trying it while wearing masks. She enjoys it and is telling him so afterwards. He takes out some sort of cutting implement and beheads her.
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2nd thing. At one point the hero finds the bodies of his girlfriend or one night stand and another female in a pool, fountain or large bathtub. Their heads have been cut off and swapped.
That's the only 2 things I remember. It helped turn me off of reading those type stories. I just didn't have the stomach for it.
The two things I remember are at the beginning of the book, a nerdy boy convinces a pretty, but slutty girl to have sex with him. He does this by talking her into trying it while wearing masks. She enjoys it and is telling him so afterwards. He takes out some sort of cutting implement and beheads her.
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2nd thing. At one point the hero finds the bodies of his girlfriend or one night stand and another female in a pool, fountain or large bathtub. Their heads have been cut off and swapped.
That's the only 2 things I remember. It helped turn me off of reading those type stories. I just didn't have the stomach for it.
2Bargle5
I've had this up over at Goodreads for while. I've eliminated:
Blood Games and Resurrection Dreams by Richard Laymon
Switch by William Bayer
Headhunter by Michael Slade
Shadow Stalker by Jorge Saralegui
Blood Games and Resurrection Dreams by Richard Laymon
Switch by William Bayer
Headhunter by Michael Slade
Shadow Stalker by Jorge Saralegui
3Bargle5
How do I get the correct Blood Games to link? The one I used is for the Chelsea Quinn Yarbro title.
4Cecrow
When you insert it like this, Blood Games, select "(others)" and choose the plus sign next to the correct one.
17lesmel
Have you considered posting to Reddit? https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthatbook/
18Bargle5
>17 lesmel: Again, tried, but no help. Thanks.
25Bargle5
>24 humouress: It just annoys the crap out of me that I can't remember the name. :-)
27Bargle5
>26 Cecrow: Yes, definitely novels.
28Cecrow
I don't know the genre off-hand but found this Wikipedia list of horror fiction writers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_horror_fiction_writers
What you could do is scan the list of authors for anyone who would be writing in the 1970s (e.g. born in 1930s, 1940s) and see whether they're a likely prospect, then investigate their work. Not an easy task, but you don't seem to be making headway.
What you could do is scan the list of authors for anyone who would be writing in the 1970s (e.g. born in 1930s, 1940s) and see whether they're a likely prospect, then investigate their work. Not an easy task, but you don't seem to be making headway.
29slimikin
I don't know this/these book(s), I'm afraid, but have you considered reading Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix? He covers a bunch of 70s and 80s horror novels, and while he doesn't summarize them all, he does break them down by trend/topic and include lots of cover art that might look familiar.
30Bargle5
>29 slimikin: Worth a shot. I'll get it into my reading queue.
31Bargle5
>28 Cecrow: I may try it at some point. Thanks for pointing it out.
32Bargle5
>29 slimikin: I've now read Paperbacks from Hell and it wasn't in there. Darn.
33slimikin
>32 Bargle5: Curses, I'm sorry! I wish I knew more about splatterpunk authors, since it seems as if the stories you describe would fit in that subgenre of horror, but I've only read Skipp & Spector's The Light at the End, which is definitely not the book(s) you're looking for. :(
37bnielsen
Reminds me of a part of "The Dome" by Stephen King. Jim Junior Rennie coming unhinged and killing two girls.
38Bargle5
>37 bnielsen: No, that was published much too late. I read my book in the late 70s to early 80s. Still, something else for the 'to read' list.
39bnielsen
>38 Bargle5: Yes, I knew it didn't fit, but maybe it could remind someone else of something in connection with your book :-)
40Bargle5
>39 bnielsen: That's a possibility. :-)
