Michael slade, author of headhunter, on librarything. Headhunter 2009 film, a 2009 danish film directed by rumle hammerich. Special x is a unit of psycho hunters for the royal canadian mounted police. The psychos victims are everywhere floating in the. Michael slade s headhunter originally published in 1984is a thrill seekers wet dream.
Slades novel ghoul is on the horror writers associations recommended. Headhunter michael slade jay clarke, john banks, richard covell. The body hung upside down from the ceiling by nails driven through both feet. Theres lots of clever hardware for searching and killing. Headhunter is the authors first book and in fact slades whole series of novels link together which are fantastic and sometimes scary reads. In vancouver, british columbia, several decapitated bodies of brutally murdered women causes the royal canadian mounted police on a search that leads to ecuador and into the mind of a very perverse psychopath. The book is confusing, contrived, and, worst of all, an obvious attempt to pull out all the stops with lurid descriptions of palpitating entrails and scattered chunks of flesh.
No way could slade leave the book in a form that, in his opinion, wasnt his best. Apr 27, 2018 for me, the original headhunter has stood the test of time as one of the all time best mysterythrillers ever written. He knows how to blend horror and mystery to get a nice mix. And if youve only got time for one special x novel, i recommend you make it this one, as it stands alone the best. I got more than i bargained for with headhunter, the debut novel from michael slade a pseudonym for several canadian criminal lawyers. The first story i ever wrote for fangoria was a profile of vancouver criminal lawyerturnedhorror author jay clarke aka michael slade, whod won me over with his 1984 debut novel, headhunter. Michael slades most popular book is headhunter reimagined. Headhunter reimagined is an allnew telling of michael slades first special x thriller published in 1984. Because that novel was based on my practice of criminal more headhunter reimagined is an allnew telling of the first special x thriller, published in 1984. Michael slade born 1947, lethbridge, alberta is the pen name of canadian novelist jay clarke, a lawyer who has participated in more than 100 criminal cases and who specializes in criminal insanity, and several additional authors. Margaret cannon in the globe and mail michael slade thrillers are overrun with psycho killers. Headhunter 1986 read online free book by michael slade in.
When i received a press release regarding the partnership of d films corp and veteran producer rob merilees to develop canadian film and television i was elated to see that their first project will be a series based on headhunter, a novel by horror writer and my dear friend michael slade. The description above is for the slade book called hangman not headhunter. The dark shadows in a michael slade novel make you want to keep your back against the alley wall. Headhunter redemption, the 2003 sequel to the movie headhunter. News out of vancouver, or more accurately, brightlight pictures, comes the announcement that the company has been optioned the rights to michael slades first novel, the psychological horror. Michael slade born 1947, lethbridge, alberta is the pen name of canadian novelist jay. Childhood terrors spark the dark heart of vancouvers michael. What makes it so cleverly written is that michael slade realizes the assumptions his readers make to figure out who the killer is and then uses them to mislead the reader and hide the killer by using the readers own assumptions.
Michael slade is the pen name of jay clarke, john banks, and richard covell, 3 vancouver lawyers who specialize in the field of criminal insanity. Below is a list of michael slades special x books in order of when they were originally released. Nov 19, 2016 the dark shadows in a michael slade novel make you want to keep your back against the alley wall. Author uses novel approach the kingston whigstandard. Headhunter by michael slade and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Oct 31, 2016 headhunter reimagined is an allnew telling of michael slades first special x thriller published in 1984 about the psychohunters of the royal canadian mounted police. Headhunter reimagined is an allnew telling of michael slade s first special x thriller published in 1984 about the psychohunters of the royal canadian mounted police. Headhunter special x, book 1 by michael slade book cover, description, publication history. Headhunter reimagined is an allnew telling of michael. There are, of course, references to previous slade novels here. Headhunter reimagined ebook by michael slade 9781475606003. Oct 17, 2006 news out of vancouver, or more accurately, brightlight pictures, comes the announcement that the company has been optioned the rights to michael slades first novel, the psychological horror.
One on hand this is a totally trashy and gory horror exploitation film in novel form, but on the other its a very serious and indepth look at the royal canadian mounted police and the way they handle their shit. Headhunter comics, a fictional character in the marvel comics universe. Headhunter reimagined michael slade 9781475606003 netgalley. The odd way it bounces back and forth between horror and police procedural stuff totally gripped me. Headhunter by michael slade is the first special x novel.
Michael slade headhunter reimagined is an allnew telling of the first special x thriller, published in 1984. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3. Headhunter special x, book 1 by michael slade fantastic fiction. Slasher horror plummets to its nadir in this sadistic tale of serial murder from the trio of authorstwo of them vancouver attorneyswho wrote under the slade pseudonym when purveying 1985s bloodfest, headhunter. Special x is a series of psychological thriller novels by canadian novelist michael slade. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I got more than i bargained for with headhunter, the debut novel from michael slade a pseudonym for several canadian criminal lawyers, mainly one jay clarke. So he dropped every other projectincluding the fifteenth novel. Join facebook to connect with michael slade and others you may know. Slasher horror plummets to its nadir in this sadistic tale of serial murder from the trio of authorstwo of them vancouver attorneyswho wrote under the slade. Michael slades headhunteroriginally published in 1984is a thrill seekers wet dream. With his writing career growing from strengthtostrength. Complex and characters you can believe in, it was the first michael slade novel published and i am proud to say my copy is a first printingfirst edition.
Headhunter reimagined by michael slade, 9781587676284, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Many writers feel that the opening line of a novel is the best place to start writing, as its what hooks the reader into the story. Ripper 1994 read online free book by michael slade in. Headhunter reimagined is an allnew telling of michael slades first special x thriller published in 1984 about the psychohunters of the royal canadian mounted police. Slades devotion to delivering kick packs quite a wallop. The bodies were all the samestripped, drained of blood, and heartless. Headhunter is a murder mystery, a psychological thriller, a whodunit and a horror story with plenty of details of police investigation procedures. Working within a collective he now works under the pseudonym michael slade, as they write police procedurals together. Inspired by leather mans 235page frontier diary, he plotted his first novel, headhunter, published in 1984. Headhunter by michael slade jay clarke, john banks, richard.
Another thriller based on legend and fact is the blood countess by andrei codrescu, telling the true story of elizabeth bathory in sixteenth century hungary. Primal scream was the follow up to this book but ghoul was written 2nd. Hey fans of the genre, theres a fine novel thatll knock your socks off. Michael slade books list of books by author michael slade. Move over dean koontz, dan brown, michael slades headhunter will leave you feeling slayed. Michael slade has 22 books on goodreads with 14553 ratings. See all books authored by michael slade, including headhunter, and ghoul, and.
Dont get me wrong, headhunter, ghoul, and cutthroat are all fine books. Barely touching on the devastating cliffhanger from the end of cutthroat damn you, slade. I first came across michael slade about 1988 when i picked up a copy of the original headhunter in a second hand book shop in perranporth, cornwall. Headhunter by michael slade the big thrill the big thrill. He also has a horror novel out under this name as well, titled ghoul, and he has also had film adaptations optioned for his work too. The headhunter is loose on the streets of vancouver. Michael slade is not only a canadian literary giant but. Headhunter by michael slade 1986, paperback for sale online. Slade is a pen name for jay clarke, john banks and lee clarke, the trio who previously produced headhunter and now this excessively nasty horror story. According to a 2008 report on horror movie website arrow in the head, headhunter was optioned for a movie by brightlight pictures, set to be written by wil. The whole series by michael slade provides wonderful mystery reading and some of the books weave interesting historical facts into the story.
For me, the original headhunter has stood the test of time as one of the all time best mysterythrillers ever written. Headhunter reimagined is a revised and updated version of michael slade s first special x thriller originally published in 1984 about the psychohunters of the royal canadian mounted police. The three vancouver lawyers who have authored this book under one pseudonym have had decades of experience in dealing with criminally insane clients, but their first novel shows them to be amateur writers. Headhunter reimagined by michael slade, paperback barnes. Michael slades headhunter originally published in 1984is a thrill seekers wet dream. Thepress screamediller every bit as gripping as slades first novel, headhunter. Its much more complex and wideranging than id anticipated, less cheesy, smarter and more ferocious too. Headhunter reimagined is an allnew telling of michael slades first special x thriller published in 1984 about the psychohunters of the royal canadian.
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