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I'm also jumping on the StoryGraph bandwagon!
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Just finished Paul Tremblay's "Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep" and I really appreciated the Dalí-esque surrealist second-person chapters, which a) prove that human creativity can come up with things AI never would, and b) will fuck up any AI trained on it without consent #amreading #amreadinghorror #horror
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I finished Angel Down by Daniel Kraus today. I knew it was literary horror, which is not normally my cup of tea. I expected to be impressed, and to appreciate it, but not really like it. I ended up being pleasantly surprised. It's a great story and the literary elements really worked for me. I even liked the way it was all written as a single sentence, which sounded gimmicky to me, but turns out to be for a reason, and I it mostly worked. Anyway, worth a read! #amreading #amreadinghorror #horror
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Just reread Pet Sematary for the first time since I was, like, 13. It's funny how things stick with you long after you remember what it's from. Whenever I'm digging a hole for gardening or whatever, I always think about how there won't be enough dirt to fill it back in, and I had totally forgotten that was about grave dirt.
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Wow, really enjoyed Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker. Beautifully, hauntingly written. #amreading #amreadinghorror #horror #HorrorBooks
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"Lucky Day" by Chuck Tingle was quite good. It's a creative idea, and the character arc is smooth, with constant, gradual progress, that makes the final change feel well earned.
There's a sci-fi aspect that is a fascinating thought experiment, but that made me ask a bunch of "yeah but what about x?!" questions, but, to paraphrase MST3Q, I should repeat to myself "It's just a book, I should really just relax."
Fun read. Definitely recommend.
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Just read a couple Jennifer Thorne books back to back. I really like her writing style. She does amazing dialog and interpersonal conflict.
Lute was especially great. So good that I immediately decided to see what else she'd written.
Diavola got off to a fantastic start, but petered out a bit after the midpoint. Still worth a read, but I personally connected with Lute more.
#amreading #amreadinghorror #horror #horrornovel #horrornovels
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I'll have to sit with it a while to see if it sticks with me, but right now, Joe Hill's "King Sorrow" is a strong contender for all-time fav. Super creative idea with fantastic characters you really care about, and constant, immersive scene work. People say "couldn't put it down" but seriously, I couldn't.
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Really enjoyed Rachel Harrison's "Play Nice." Particularly the first half, which was full of this great sense of foreboding and creeping dread. The character drama was excellent. It would stand alone as a dysfunctional-family drama, so the haunted house is just a great bonus. And I'm a sucker for home-reno horror, I've always said the scariest part of any haunted house story is the plumbing.
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I think "Another" just took the spot of my favorite Paul Tremblay novel. It's MG, so a little less bleak than some of his work, but still definitely horror. The story feels more... personal, I think, than his other novels. I mean, his other novels have all been great, this just feels like a story that was important to him. If that makes sense.
Also, it's a great reminder that he is fantastic at writing in a kid's POV.
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Finished Stephen Graham Jones's "The Buffalo Hunter Hunter" tonight. I always respect and admire Jones's stuff, but it's usually a bit too literary for me, and I have trouble connecting. Not the case with this one. I found the voice to be super immersive and engaging and got totally lost in the story. Highly recommended.
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The Shivers Collection:
The Grady Hendrix story ("The Blanks") was the real standout here. I also really liked "Letter Slot" by Owen King.
All five were good, really, but I got particularly caught up in those two.
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I've been on a kick to reread some favorite novels. Just finished Head Full of Ghosts, by Paul Tremblay. It was maybe even more amazing on the second read. It's all very ambiguous, and my interpretation of what *actually* happened was the opposite of my last read. Pretty great book if you haven't read it ❤️
#amreading #amreadinghorror #horror #horrorbooks #bookstodon
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There's a lot to like about "Wake Up and Open Your Eyes" by Clay McLeod Chapman: a recurring metaphor about motion smoothing on your TV, a creative POV where half the book is in 2nd person with Anderson Cooper narrating the MC's experience - but it got a little lost, not sure if it was making a point about the alt-right, hyper-partisanship or influencer culture. Plus (obviously) preachy, which is grating, even when I'm the choir. Not a fav, but worth the read
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"Familiar," by @jeremycshipp, is a super weird, fun novella. It reminded me a little of Kathe Koja's "The Cipher," but more quirky / campy. #AmReading #AmReadingHorror #horror #horrorbooks #bookstodon
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Just reread NOS4A2. A little reminder of just how great this book is. I don't read a lot of books twice, but this is a top five. Maybe number one, though I've never been great at picking an all-time fav. Too many great books to choose from.
#amreading #amreadinghorror #horror #horrorbooks #bookstodon #nos4a2
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Finished "Our Share of Night" by Mariana Enríquez. A REALLY cool story, but told in a way I had trouble engaging with. Lots of telling instead of showing. Huge flashbacks. The pacing felt off. Deep-dives into the state of Argentinian culture rather than focusing on the huge things in the story. When real scenework happened, it was great, but that was too sporadic.
Beautifully written, and my complaints are subjective. YMMV. Many people love it.
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Finished reading Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak today. It was pretty good. It took most of the book to get to the part that made it unique, and that left the bulk of the book as a pretty basic haunting story (which is fun enough, but not groundbreaking.)
Still, a fun read worth checking out, and when it finally decided to be unique, it got suddenly really cool.
#AmReading #horror #amreadinghorror #horrornovels #horrorbooks #bookstodon
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Just finished reading Sarah Hollowell's "What Stalks Among Us," and if you like YA horror, I highly recommend it.
It was a cool, creative, original story. I loved the characters, and there was a solid, fulfilling character arc that felt organic and realistic.
I love horror mystery but find that in many books, the mystery is better than the reveal. That was not the case here. I was intrigued all the way through the finale.
#amreading #amreadinghorror #horror #ya #yahorror #Bookstodon #books
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Just finished up The Matrix for the gazillionth time. I'm always expecting it to not have aged well, but it's still awesome. Aside from all the "He is the ones," which are a little cringey, it's always as good as I remember.
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Just finished up The Matrix for the gazillionth time. I'm always expecting it to not have aged well, but it's still awesome. Aside from all the "He is the ones," which are a little cringey, it's always as good as I remember.
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Just finished up The Matrix for the gazillionth time. I'm always expecting it to not have aged well, but it's still awesome. Aside from all the "He is the ones," which are a little cringey, it's always as good as I remember.
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Somehow I'd never seen Shaun of the Dead before. Rectified that tonight. One of the best first acts from any zombie movie. Loved all the background stuff, so funny.
#cinema #film #cinamastodon #horror #horrormovies #horrorfilms #zombies
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Somehow I'd never seen Shaun of the Dead before. Rectified that tonight. One of the best first acts from any zombie movie. Loved all the background stuff, so funny.
#cinema #film #cinamastodon #horror #horrormovies #horrorfilms #zombies
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Somehow I'd never seen Shaun of the Dead before. Rectified that tonight. One of the best first acts from any zombie movie. Loved all the background stuff, so funny.
#cinema #film #cinamastodon #horror #horrormovies #horrorfilms #zombies
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You know how on Friends, Rachel claims her favorite movie is Dangerous Liaisons, but her actual favorite movie is Weekend at Bernie's? Grosse Pointe Blank is my Weekend at Bernie's.
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You know how on Friends, Rachel claims her favorite movie is Dangerous Liaisons, but her actual favorite movie is Weekend at Bernie's? Grosse Pointe Blank is my Weekend at Bernie's.
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You know how on Friends, Rachel claims her favorite movie is Dangerous Liaisons, but her actual favorite movie is Weekend at Bernie's? Grosse Pointe Blank is my Weekend at Bernie's.
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You know how on Friends, Rachel claims her favorite movie is Dangerous Liaisons, but her actual favorite movie is Weekend at Bernie's? Grosse Pointe Blank is my Weekend at Bernie's.
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Watching Oculus, because nothing says Christmas spirit like a little demon possession. 🎄😈🎄