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She
What I learned from She by H(enry) Rider Haggard: There is nothing more horrible than a woman of great beauty unless it is a woman who is old and ugly. Actually there is, but I’ll get to that later. Ah...
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Famous Modern Ghost Stories
When I first began reading Famous Modern Ghost Stories I mentioned how much fun Dorothy Scarborough’s introduction was. Turns out, the stories themselves are fun too. There are fifteen stories in this...
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RIP Challenge Time!
It’s September and that means it is time for Readers Imbibing Peril! Bring on the chills, the comfort cocoa and pumpkin everything! You may recall that horror gives me nightmares — it didn’t when I was...
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
Perhaps it is a testament to how riveted I was to the story that I hardly made any notes or highlights in The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. The writing is stellar and well-paced and the...
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The Sundial
Shirley Jackson is such a stellar writer. I have yet to be disappointed by something she has written. The Haunting of Hill House is number one in creep factor for me and We Have Always Lived in the...
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