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Book reviews for horror fans; weather a sleepless night with literary accounts of hauntings, possessions, zombies, vampires and beyond.
Book Review: "The Hungry Moon" by Ramsey Campbell
You probably don't want to hear me talk about folk horror, but here we are yet again. One of the most expansive and further expanding genres of the the horror type, folk horror has been on the rise since the beginning of the pandemic and slightly before. In the 1980s though, there was a surge of brilliantly clever folk horror novels, one of them includes Ramsey Campbell's The Hungry Moon. A multi-layered narrative about fundamentalism, this book includes several aspects of horror that may rival Stephen King's cult literature. Yes, it is realistic, yes it does have compelling characters and there is a brilliantly strange storyline of chanting, dead lizards, the Peak District and oddities that are encountered throughout the book. The Satanic Panic is real.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Horror
5 Great Folk Horror Short Stories. Top Story - September 2023.
*Inhales deeply*: My favourite genre is folk horror Hopefully, we are ready for yet another folk horror list which involves a top five of some of my favourite things about the genre. More than often, I choose folk horror short stories to teach when looking at explicit and implicit meaning because there is always a deeper meaning hidden there somewhere. If you haven't read any folk horror short stories before then this might push you over the edge and into the black hole of this genre. If you have read some before then hopefully we can be friends given the fact we both like the same literature. I'll be back soon for more folk horror, but for now let's enjoy the five short stories that I have included on this list. If I have missed out a favourite of yours then I apologise.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Horror
5 Great Modern Folk Horror Books
I repeat myself: folk horror is my favourite genre ever. Now we've gotten that out of the way, we can move on to what really constitutes as a 'folk horror book'. Entrapped in wide open spaces, isolated in nature and overcome with ritualistic practice with a taste for the terrifying and traditional in ancient cultures. The justification of inflicting violence against the innocents is present more than most in folk horror tradition, relying on the factor of sacrifice, especially human sacrifice, to shock and horrify the reader. One of the best anthologies on this has always been the Richard Wells collection titled Damnable Tales: A Folk Horror Anthology which brings together many short stories that both entertain and get under the skin whilst bringing the reader closer to the world of dark traditions and midnight forests.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Horror
The Vanishing Act. Content Warning.
Detective Sarah Williams peered at the old Victorian house from her unmarked police car. It stood at the end of a quiet, tree-lined street, shrouded in an eerie mist. The place had a reputation for being haunted, but that wasn't what had brought her here.
By siva kumar3 years ago in Horror
My father's disappearance... Content Warning.
I'm a seventeen-year-old girl from a wealthy family; I don't have any siblings, and I live with my mother and our maid Alya .I was ten years old when my father vanished. What happened to my dad is unknown to me. But I do know that once my dad vanished, my mother underwent a radical shift. Since then, my life has been incredibly difficult. My mother never had a genuine conversation with me or anyone else after my dad vanished.My mother no longer went outside; she now spends the entire day inside.I requested that my mother call the police, but she snapped at me and refused to do so.I suppose the outcome will be known if I make a police report.
By horrorstoriessss3 years ago in Horror
The Puppet Masters by Robert A. Heinlein. Top Story - September 2023.
At the time of writing this, the year is 2023. Seventy-three years ago, way back in 1951, an author named Robert A. Heinlein released a book titled The Puppet Masters. It's known as a science fiction novel, which is no surprise considering Robert A. Heinlein was a science fiction writer. He was a pioneer in science fiction, specifically hard science fiction.
By J.A. Hernandez3 years ago in Horror
