Wearing a Halloween costume gives you ample opportunity to bring out a different side. It could be a dark one or a sweet one. Maybe you’d just amplify the personality you already have or take on an entirely foreign persona. That contrast is exemplified none better than in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The novella … Continue reading
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Poe: Stories and Poems #31DaysofSpookyBooks
What can I say that hasn’t already been said? The man was a straight up genius. Not only did he become the final word in macabre, but he practically put short stories on the map and helped make the detective-mystery genre the hot shit that it is today. He was my biggest influence growing up, … Continue reading
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820) #31DaysofSpookyBooks
The Headless Horseman is iconic and eerie, and he sprang right from the pages of this timeless short story. Countless adaptations followed (many improving the entertainment value) but there’s still that earnest, superstitious quality from the original. It’s almost a literary tour of Tarrytown, NY and it really does feel like you’re reading about local … Continue reading
In Darkness, Delight: Masters of Midnight (2019) Book Review
Revel in bleak and digestible modern horror shorts in the form of Masters of Midnight, the latest collection from Corpus Press. Continue reading
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2019) Review
Based off the 1962 novel by Shirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a modern witch’s brand of murder-mystery. Continue reading