Acceptance (Southern Reach #3)
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The highly anticipated third volume of the haunting, disturbing and evocative Southern Reach...
Autobiography of Us
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Coming of age in early 1960s suburban California, Rebecca Madden and her beautiful, reckless best...
The Virgin Suicides
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Previously adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola starring Kirsten Dunst, this is...
In a Dark, Dark Wood
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What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn...
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Dark Tales
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The perfect read for Hallowe'en, this new hardback volume of Jackson's finest stories reveals the...
Bill Hader recommended Le Plaisir (House of Pleasure) (1999) in Movies (curated)
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Bellman & Black in Books
Oct 7, 2020
This haunting tale is a truly compelling read and Setterfield is a very exciting talent. She has the ability to mold and shape a story together with her characters and settings that all blend in together to make one, complete vibrant picture. You can read my full review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2013/10/15/the-many-collective-nouns-for-rooks/
The Majesties
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Gwendolyn and Estella are as close as sisters can be. But now Gwendolyn is lying in a coma, the sole...
Hara05 (11 KP) rated The Haunting of Hill House in TV
Jun 30, 2019
In an era of horrors which use chewed up, over used clichés - ridiculous, poorly times jump scares, unrealistic gore and mundane character profiles, to name a few - this Netflix series was both nostalgic and fresh at the same time.
From the moment the series started, I was on the edge of my seat. It does such a good job of building tension and fear that it's impossible to take everything in, indeed, on second viewing I noticed things I had completely missed during my first viewing. This series doesn't rely on simple jump scares and musical scores to make the view scared - it's so much more polished and intricate than that. It isn't just a series of blood and gore, of murderers chasing pretty girls with a kitchen knife or teenagers playing with ouija boards. Yes, there are ghosts. Yes, it's based in a haunted house but there is so much more to it!
The depths this series goes to draws you in from minute one. The well fleshed out characters, the great acting, the clever dialogue all mingles together to create an atmosphere the viewer gets lost in and a family the viewer grows to love. The family which this series is centred around is relatable, charasmatic and mysterious all at the same time. The horror is sometimes simple, sometimes obvious but always believable.
It's not very often that a series can have you crying from fear and heartbreak at the same time. The Haunting of Hill House not only manages this but does it splendidly. It's beautiful, harrowing and haunting all at the same time.
This series should be welcomed by anybody who loves the horror genre. It echoes some of the classics and is capable of redefining modern horrors at the same time. It's so refreshing to see the genre stripped back and cleverly delivered. So much of the genre is so repetitive now that my expectations for this series were low. Needless to say, it smashes those expectations.
A Childhood
Jona Oberski, Ralph Manheim and Eleanor Crow
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An Irish Times Book of the Year A small boy grows up in Amsterdam, making sand pies, playing with...