tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046859418347063500.post1612682532036171204..comments2023-07-11T08:06:01.796-07:00Comments on A Perfect Locked Room: Locked Rooms and the Suspension of DisbeliefThe Dark Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03453733187338447742noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046859418347063500.post-65165104051846691132019-08-20T23:09:03.945-07:002019-08-20T23:09:03.945-07:00Wow. More locked rooms. That's such a poor exc...Wow. More locked rooms. That's such a poor excuse. I can't believe the pain that comes from finding more locked rooms to read about. I better not wonder if he's seen the Ace Attorney series or something, who knows what he might do.<br /><br />This is sarcasm. I have no idea how I'd even contact him about that series in the first place, and Ho-Ling could be of more help there. :PThe Dark Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453733187338447742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046859418347063500.post-34116003351812540562019-08-16T07:58:22.279-07:002019-08-16T07:58:22.279-07:00I've been told the edition is progressing, but...I've been told the edition is progressing, but Brian Skupin, who co-edited <i>The Realm of the Impossible</i>, keeps finding and adding new titles to the ever-growing list. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046859418347063500.post-73721180645494908242019-08-15T22:55:09.378-07:002019-08-15T22:55:09.378-07:00I may have read a few... Just a few.
In all serio...I may have read a few... Just a few.<br /><br />In all seriousness, it was only for stories that sounded interesting that I was sure I wouldn't be reading anytime soon or stories that I've already read. I've honestly forgotten which one's I've read (beyond basic info like if the solution sounded interesting or not) so I even if I read them now it would be like going in blind. :P<br /><br />That the stories sound disappointing out of context is part of the point of the post; even great stories become dull when stripped of what surrounds them. I'm fascinated by how authors/creators can make us accept these ideas, although I probably didn't get that across! These posts sound better in my head.<br /><br />And what in the world is going on with that supplementary edition? I e-mailed John Pugmire months ago offering what (little) help I could for the project, but he told me someone else was handling it and I haven't heard anything in awhile. Hopefully your entries make it in!The Dark Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453733187338447742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046859418347063500.post-84647529761596867842019-08-14T01:19:09.365-07:002019-08-14T01:19:09.365-07:00"While reading Adey’s book, I was struck at h..."<i>While reading Adey’s book, I was struck at how stupid some of these solutions sound out of context.</i>"<br /><br />You're not reading the solutions ahead of reading the stories, are you? Because that's a recipe for bitter disappointment. <br /><br />Even the first edition of <i>Locked Room Murders</i>, from 1979, was an ambitious project and you can't take too much space to explain a solution. Somethin I found out first hand when compiling a list of all the impossible crime from <i>Detective Conan</i> for the supplementary edition. <br /><br />So my only real gripe with <i>Locked Room Murders</i> is the inclusion of non-impossible crimes. Sometimes Adey acknowledged in the list that a story had been erroneously labeled or promoted as a locked room, but, more often than not, I had to find that out for myself. Adey also missed quite a few titles. <br /><br />Honestly, I would have scrapped every post-1920s novel or short story that used hidden passages or unknown poisons as a solution. Unless they found a new and innovative way to use them. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.com