1. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. Still traumatised by it. Why people read this one and other dystopian society visions all too likely to come true for fun eludes me.
2. Subtle, insidious and spooky please.
I hate gore or body horror. No crass violence, no torture. No dystopian.
Ghosts; psychological, eerie, weird horror? Yes, please!
3. Wilkie Collins. The tagged, especially the stories Dream Woman & A Terribly Strange Bed are creepy.
panI didn‘t enjoy reading this story. I suppose that times have changed since it was written and the whole stranger danger campaign has made us more conservative in welcoming people into our homes. I just couldn‘t empathize with the main characters at all and was silently shouting at them to get him out of their house throughout the book. I was expecting more of a creepy tale, it didn‘t live up to that at all.
Today's my first day here on Litsy. If you're not familiar with my work, this Kindle story collection from Wildside Press is a good place to start. It covers many of my literary obsessions, including multiple monsters of the Lovecraftian variety.
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What a fun question! 😊
A ghost/creepy story book for sure - the tagged one is the first that came to mind. 🔥🍂
Reading this one atm,which would also fit perfectly:
Strange tales from Japan: 99 chilling stories of yokai, ghosts, demons and the supernatural by Keisuke Nishimoto
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pickThis was a good book, but for the love of all that‘s holy, can‘t we let the dogs survive the book?
Charley and Tom are moving to the country for a fresh start, but Charley feels like she‘s been to their new house before. She goes through hypnosis to discover her past life, but may not like what she finds.
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so-soOmg I FINALLY finished a book this month 😭
This was definitely a slow burn. It didn‘t ramp up for me until almost halfway. However the suspense at the end was excellent! The main thing keeping this from getting a higher score is the animal deaths. I also wasn‘t a huge fan of how the female characters were written however this was written in 1990 so it‘s definitely a bit dated. Overall this was a very interesting story!
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We have a Salt/Sauna close to us that I am obsessed with. After using the (personal) sauna I got some reading done in this relaxing salt room. After the last few weeks I had this was much needed. If such a place exists by you I couldn‘t recommend it enough ♥️
It‘s been 7 days and I‘m still not even halfway through one book. I‘ve been getting super distracted lately and sleeping a lot. I did have about an hour of reading outside 2 days ago where I also read these wonderful letters that made me feel better. I‘m thankful for this site that has introduced me to some of the kindest people.
Now if I could just motivate myself to stay focused on reading and watching less tiktok videos lol 😆
@RaeLovesToRead - Fun questions! 😀
I'll also keep watching the answers for more Gothic recommendations!
Ah, and The Blue Lenses by Daphne du Maurier was creepy in the best way, too 😊 Rebecca & My Cousin Rachel by her don't need to be pointed out, right? Neither The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. The are obvious classic Gothic picks. (edited) 6mo