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Hace 2 horas · This book is a celebration of horror films, but what will stick with readers is the relationship between Harry and her son, Daniel. ... Stories (Norton, 208 pp., $26.99) ...
Hace 3 días · From supernatural hauntings to psychological nightmares, these literary masterpieces capture the essence of horror in its most primal form. The best horror books of all time are intricately woven narratives, combining haunting tales with excellent writing that evokes feelings of terror in readers.
Hace 3 días · The modern horror books on this list have been gathered up from across the world — from Argentina to Japan — and represent the finest in horror fiction as it exists today (beyond that of Stephen King). Boundaries are being pushed; new kinds of horror are being discovered, poked at and tampered with.
Hace 1 día · As Joe Queenan said, “Lending books to other people is merely a shrewd form of housecleaning.”. Another Redditor suggested, “Just lightly chain them to the couch whenever they want to read your copy, and release them once they’ve put the book back on the shelf.”. Kinky.
Hace 1 día · The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (from The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories, Penguin Books, 2018, originally written in 1898). A fascinating psychological gothic ghost story. I liked the atmosphere and the ambiguity but not the writing style. It was incredibly wordy at times which I felt kept getting in the way of the story.
Hace 1 día · The word “Knife” of the title slices through the parchment-coloured whiteness of the book’s cover, obscuring the “i” at its centre. In that moment you experience the shock of the assassin’s blade as it entered the whiteness of Salman Rushdie’s right eye. The rest, as they say, is a memory of a murder foretold but miraculously foiled.
Hace 2 días · Icarus by K. Ancrum. This is a contemporary thriller inspired by the myth of Icarus and his inventor father, Daedalus. In the myth, Daedalus makes wax wings for Icarus, who flies too close to the sun. In this novel, Icarus’ father, Angus, is an art forger, and Icarus steals originals and replaces them with Angus’ imitations.
