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marcus_bines's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Short story collection that I picked up in a charity shop in order to read specific stories in it:
Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum - a very simple tale but effective in its grim horror.
The Inn by Guy de Maupassant - snow-bound story of madness in the mountains. Decent but not immensely gripping.
The Monkey's Paw by WW Jacobs - classic wish-fulfilment with a dark twist set-up. Best story in the book.
The Judge's House by Bram Stoker - fairly typical gothic haunting story, not going to stay with me for long.
Count Magnus by MR James - meh.
The Festival by HP Lovecraft - weird but standard HP storytelling: "it was so horrific I can't describe it..." You're a writer, man! Describe the damn horror!
Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum - a very simple tale but effective in its grim horror.
The Inn by Guy de Maupassant - snow-bound story of madness in the mountains. Decent but not immensely gripping.
The Monkey's Paw by WW Jacobs - classic wish-fulfilment with a dark twist set-up. Best story in the book.
The Judge's House by Bram Stoker - fairly typical gothic haunting story, not going to stay with me for long.
Count Magnus by MR James - meh.
The Festival by HP Lovecraft - weird but standard HP storytelling: "it was so horrific I can't describe it..." You're a writer, man! Describe the damn horror!
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