Halloween Book Review: Macbeth
Macbeth is one of my favourite Shakespeare plays, and in keeping with the Halloween theme, I thought I’d share some thoughts on Shakespeare’s Witches, and why they are so iconic. 1. Are The Witches...
View ArticleHalloween Book Review: Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey is a satirical Gothic work by Jane Austen. The protagonist Catherine, travels to Northanger Abbey and imagines her life as parallel to the plot of a Gothic novel, although her real...
View ArticleHalloween Book Review: Horns [ReBlog]
The following Horns book review is actually a reblog from Stephanie’s blog at Adventures of a Bibliophile. I really liked reading this review thought it was just perfect for Halloween. – Judith
View ArticleOpinion Piece: It (2017) Discussion With The Blog From Another World
Image via Vox.com 27 years after the first It, Pennywise the Clown has risen again in a new film adaptation. 27 days after its release (or thereabouts), Judith and Patrick talk about It. Patrick:...
View ArticleHalloween Book Review: The Grownup
The Grownup by Gillian Flynn is a short story about a young woman who works both as a fake psychic and a sex worker. She is hired to exorcise Carterhook Manor and, while she doesn’t believe in spirits...
View ArticleHalloween Book Review: The Black Cat
‘The fury of a demon instantly possessed me.’ ‘The Black Cat’ is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, an American writer famous for his Gothic stories and poems. ‘The Black Cat’ is told from the...
View ArticleHalloween Book Review: The Vampire Diaries
A charity shop read I could have done without. The Vampire Diaries is a series of young adult novels by L.J. Smith about, funnily enough, vampires. The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening is the first in...
View ArticleHalloween Book Review: The Monkey’s Paw
The Monkey’s Paw is a Gothic short story published in 1902 and written by W.W. Jacobs. It is about a monkey’s paw, which is said to have supernatural qualities and grant three wishes to its owner....
View ArticleHalloween Book Review: The Collector
This isn’t a Gothic horror novel, but a fantastic thriller nonetheless. The Collector is the debut novel by John Fowles, published in 1963. It is about a lonely young man called Frederick Clegg, who...
View ArticleHalloween Book Review: Human Flesh by Nick Clausen
This is a book review for Rosie’s Book Review Team. Last year, I published Halloween-themed book reviews in every week of October. I liked the format and, having recently read quite a few supernatural,...
View ArticleHalloween Book Review: Hallowe’en Party
Unfortunately this week’s Halloween-themed review – despite the title – is only loosely related to Halloween. Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie is a Hercule Poirot murder mystery in which Poirot is...
View ArticleHalloween Book Review: Hex
“Her name is Katherine Van Wyler, but most of us call her the Black Rock Witch.” (Hex, page 61) Hex is a supernatural horror novel by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, set in the modern American town of Black...
View ArticleHalloween Book Review: The Lost Ones by Anita Frank
I acquired this book for free in exchange for a review via NetGalley and HQ, which is an imprint of Harper Collins UK. The Lost Ones is set in the aftermath of World War One. Gripped by grief from the...
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