White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
The library book club, which meets above the witchcraft supply store here in Grass Valley, met yesterday. They did not like the book Continue reading White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
Tag: horror
When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen
When I say that When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen is an airplane read, I don’t mean that as an insult. Not at all. I value good airplane reads. I want an airplane read to do is to keep me entertained for the duration of the flight, which When the Reckoning Comes definitely did, or would have had I been on a plane, probably … Continue reading When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen
The House on the Borderland by Willaim Hope Hodgson
I bought this book because of the cover. Not the cover pictured here on the left but a different cover. I get regular posts about retro-science fiction/fantasy book covers on Instagram. A while ago, there was one featuring a cover for William Hope Hodgson’s novella, The House on the Borderland. The cover featured a bunch of nude human figures all reaching for a glowing sphere … Continue reading The House on the Borderland by Willaim Hope Hodgson
The Lifted Veil by George Eliot
I’m afraid this one works as a curiosity but not much more. According to the end notes, The Lifted Veil, written just after her first novel, Adam Bede, is Ms. Eliot’s only first person narrative and her only book to deal with supernatural elements. It’s probably for the best that she gave both up as soon as possible. The Lifted Veil is an entertaining story, overall, about a man … Continue reading The Lifted Veil by George Eliot
The Horla by Guy de Maupassant Translated from the French by Charlotte Mandell
One man descends into madness. One author visits this story three times, working it again and again as he descends himself serving time in an asylum between versions. First published in the newspaper, then re-written as a letter and finally a long version published shortly before the author was institutionalized. The Horla is Guy de Maupassant’s story of how one man succumbs to madness. It’s very … Continue reading The Horla by Guy de Maupassant Translated from the French by Charlotte Mandell
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