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    Review: She is a Haunting by Trang Tranh Tran

    by Katie February 20, 2023
    by Katie February 20, 2023

    I was lucky enough to receive an advance copy of Trang Tranh Tran’s YA debut She is a Haunting. Read on for my review! Summary A house with a terrifying appetite haunts a broken family in this atmospheric horror, perfect …

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    Five Stephen King Books to Read before Halloween

    by Ashley October 4, 2020
    by Ashley October 4, 2020

    Anyone who wishes to tackle Stephen King’s selection of horror novels may be more shocked by the sheer amount of them than their content. Google lists his book count as “at least 87”! Are you ready to read something spooky …

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    What We’re Reading: Halloween Edition

    by Janna October 31, 2017
    by Janna October 31, 2017

    Here’s what the Literary Quicksand ladies have been reading/recommend to get into that Halloween spirit. Annie                     The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is my favorite classic spooky book. …

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    Review: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

    by Whit May 16, 2016
    by Whit May 16, 2016

    I read House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. Why? Well, it kept popping up on “best of” lists for horror novels, it featured an unorthodox text format that intrigued me, and most importantly, it was on the Buy Two, …

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    Review: Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

    by Whit April 20, 2016
    by Whit April 20, 2016

    I suppose it’s not really that much of a surprise that a lover of thrillers, horror, and mystery, such as myself, would absolutely adore Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects. I sped through the novel at a record pace (she sure knows …

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    Review: The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

    by Whit March 25, 2016
    by Whit March 25, 2016

    โ€œThere is a striking resemblance between the act of love and the ministrations of a torturer,โ€ opined my husbandโ€™s favourite poet; I had learned something of the nature of that similarity on my marriage bed. And now my taper showed …

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