Horror
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
It’s always nice (especially when the year is hurtling towards its close) when one of your reads falls neatly into more than one of your challenges, and Coraline does that, fulfilling the requirements for the RIP III and the Mythopoeic challenges (having been nominated in 2003). Even though I’ve technically completed the RIP III challenge, [...]
The Turn of the Screw - Henry James (Audiobook)
I’ve really enjoyed taking part in Carl’s R.I.P III Challenge and read some really great books, but sometimes spooky stories work best when told to you…
So, for my audible download this month I went searching for a suitable creepy story. Now I do enjoy audiobooks, but I also have to have a tendency to [...]
Thirsty by M.T. Anderson
It may be a world where vampires exist alongside humans, but they are not exactly tolerated, with public lynchings and executions common place.
The annual ‘Sad’ festival is upcoming, and the vampires in Chris’s hometown are uneasy and ready to free their imprisoned vampire lord from prison and his eternal torment.
But, Chris would rather hang out [...]
Possessing Rayne by Kate Cann
photo credit: Ian-S
Possessing Rayne, officially completes the R.I.P III Challenge for me. However, as I’ve had such a blast reading books in this genre (and at this time of year as well!) I’m going to keep on going for a little while longer!
I was handed this book by a friend last time I was [...]
Witch Hill - Marcus Sedgwick
When I was planning my R.I.P. III reading pool, I’d completely forgotten that I had a stack of Marcus Sedgwick’s to read. That was very nearly a mistake as he writes some fantastically atmospheric books that are just perfect for the challenge. So when I came across them whist turning the TBR pile over a [...]
Three Shadows - Cryil Pedrosa
Can you ever escape your fate?
Three shadows stand outside the house — and Louis and Lise know why the spectral figures are there. The shadows have come for Louis and Lise’s son, and nothing anyone can do will stop them. Louis cannot let his son die without trying to prevent it, so the family embarks on a journey to the ends of the earth, fleeing death.
Poignant and suspenseful, Three Shadows is a haunting story of love and grief, told in moving text and sweeping black and white artwork by Cyril Pedrosa.
My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick
For these travellers are Vampire Slayers and Chust is a dying community - where the dead come back to wreak revenge on the living.
The Woman in Black ~ Susan Hill
When Arthur Kipps attends the funeral of Alice Drablow he is unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind her house. It is not until he glimpses a woman dressed all in black at the funeral that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold…
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