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Tyler Sparrow is a Hollywood screenwriter who has seen his career pass him by. As he hits economic hard times he is also facing expense related to his mothers care. He devises a plan to make money on the internet and in the process also finds a kindred spirit. This is a very dark story. I love when I am unable to determine where the writer is going with the tale he is telling and this book does not disappoint. This is another book in the Cemetery Dance Signature Series line. The Signature Series...
Don't know who Mick Garris is? Boy are you missing out. Let me throw some titles out for you - "*batteries not included", "Hocus Pocus", "Masters of Horror", "Fear Itself", or "Amazing Stories". Oh, you've heard of those? Well, that is the genius that is Mick Garris.So, now you've heard of him.Not only is he a brilliant director and producer, but he is an extremely talented author. Both screenplays and stories.While this isn't my first foray into the writings of Mick, it is certainly now one of
Self mutilation for fun and profit (sounds like a Jeff Strand title). Quirky, but interesting. Recommended.
Great little story. Mick Garris knows how to blend satire and horror really well.This book reminded me of Development Hell. The whole Hollywood crazy crap. Well written and William Stout's illustrations are awesome. Highly recommended.
A gut-check examination of today's shallow, media-driven culture and the entertainment industry, "Tyler's Third Act" is often hard to read (as it should be), as Garris provides an excellent, satirical allegory of a man willing to give EVERYTHING of himself to enthrall an ever-increasingly fickle audience. After reading this disturbing commentary on our ever-more reality-obsessed entertainment culture, it will be hard to look at 'reality television' the same way again.
3.5 stars, rounded up for last half.This was a great satirical look at the changes in media and what the consumers are watching now. Even though the storyline was spelled out in advance, the end half or so really had me sitting up and paying more attention. Fascinating, and disturbing all at the same time--this is a novella that takes "reality television" into a new light.(The ending is worth waiting for) ;)
I have to say, I quite enjoyed this book. I wasn't impressed by the last book I read from Garris, so I was a bit leery about this one, but decided I had to read it since it was a short read. I didn't care much for the beginning, but the last half of the book was great. The beginning of this gets around 2 - 2.5 stars, but the last half gets 4, so the book as a whole gets 3 stars from me. Not the greatest book, but definitely worth the read.
This is not gore, it is not scary, it is not disgusting. It doesn't provoke anything. It doesn't give you time to identify with the character, it is completely unreal. Terrible and too expensive for what it is. The only good thing was the illustrations.
This is number 28 of 550 signed numbered copies, signed by Mick Garris.
A short story about the rise of violence, and the desparation of a writer that do not manage to be going anywhere. It is also clearly criticizing the media industry.Short, violent... but a good read!
...and so it begins .... the realization that what was can now not be... as Tyler Sparrow devises a plan to become part of the limelight ... a pioneer in the new brave connected world ... where stardom is but a click away...This story drips horror, sarcasm, bile at the world we are all part of and Mick Garris dissects it in a formidable fashion ... limb by limb until the bitter end.
