My Brain Escapes Me [Paperback]

Robert Steven Rhine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1999

Short Fiction. SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: The stories within contain unrestrained thoughts, unleashed fantasies and unfiltered ramblings which may lodge between the moist folds of your cerebrum. Call it a literary free fall without a parachute, taking the id on a walk without a leash. This is the way Robert Steven Rhine writes, channeling his subconscious onto the page. The stories range from science fiction to contemporary, fantasy to detective, comedy to horror. But what they all have in common is a dark vision and comedic bent which suck the reader unflinchingly into the extreme of consciousness. Be sure you're ready to taste the stories inside. You can't read just one. DOSAGE: TAKE TWO STORIES AT BEDTIME, NOT TO EXCEED SIX STORIES IN 24 HOURS. May cause night sweats, anxiety, sleeplessness, uncontrollable howling, spontaneous combustion and sheer terror.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Horror and humor can mix-witness the success of the recent film THE MUMMY-and in MY BRAIN ESCAPES ME, Robert Steven Rhine (SCREAM WHEN YOU BURN) presents both in 30 short stories." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"Robert Steven Rhine's BRAIN is a marvelous place to visit, full of wonderful characters hiding in dark corners...The kind of book I love to take to bed with me at night." -- TOM FONTANA, Executive Producer / Creator / Writer NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street and HBO's "OZ"

About the Author

Robert Steven Rhine has published short fiction in over sixty-five magazines and the book anthologies THE FRINGE and SCREAM WHEN YOU BURN. He received the Herman M. Swafford Award for fiction in 1997. Rhine. a graduate of the U.S.C. School of Cinema, wrote and co-directed the epic/cult/satire ROAD LAWYERS, winner at the Chicago, New York, Houston and Australian film fests, distributed by A.I.P. '90. Rhine worked for ten years in advertising and as a unit publicist for Columbia, TriStar, Universal. Imagine and DreamWorks. He has also optioned numerious scripts and is currently in development with the studios. His wife, Julie, is the costume designer on A.B.C.'s THE DREW CAREY SHOW.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Sun Dog Press; 1st edition (August 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941543188
• ISBN-13: 978-0941543187
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,347,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book made my nerves twitch!!, September 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: My Brain Escapes Me (Paperback)

A great collection of horror, Sci-fi, and dark comedy. Robert Steven Rhine has a sick mind and he's not afraid to show it. The Raoule stories were by far my favorites! It's obvious from these yarns that Robert Rhine has some insidious knowledge of L.A.'s seedy underworld...maybe he's been there...or wants to be! From this collection of goods it's obvious that Robert Rhine will be horror's newest rising star!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Proof that excellent writing and entertainment can co-exist, December 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: My Brain Escapes Me (Paperback)

I bought this book at Borders when I was searching the "literary" racks for something better to read than the horrible mass-produced sludge (Tom Clancy's NetForce, the Left Behind series, most anything written by a best-selling author other than Stephen King) that now clogs the paperback sections. My one complaint is that the book wasn't packaged and marketed for a larger audience. The writing is sharp, fast-paced, and intelligent - as if our best science fiction writers had suddenly decided to write horror. The stories remind me of Richard Matheson at his best. This is the only book I've read this year that didn't immediately strike me as either pretentious (like Fight Club's ill-advised use of "avante-garde" prose stylings or Hannibal's sophomoric sermonizing) or insultingly stupid (like the Left Behind series - oh, the pain!). Maybe Sun Dog will keep this book around and bring it back in an affordable, mass-market edition that can connect with the thousands of readers out there who want something intelligent and entertaining, but who can find neither.

5.0 out of 5 stars Short Snapshots of Goo, October 2, 2005

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This review is from: My Brain Escapes Me (Paperback)

This is the second book of Horror Short Fiction I have read this summer from the author Robert S. Rhine.

These are quite enjoyable, summer-by-the-pool stories.. If you are looking for a quick read, these will fit the bill nicely, or I should say : grotesquely. In particular, I enjoyed: "What if Clouds were UFOs " , " Taking out the Garbage" and "My Brain Escapes Me".

I picked this book up after being directed to Books of Blood by Clive Barker. I thoroughly enjoyed both. I recommend this highly for those of you who dig horror.