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Haunted Castles
Haunted Castles: The Complete Gothic Stories | Ray Russell
"Haunted Castles is the definitve, complete collection of Ray Russell's masterful Gothic horror stories, including the famously terrifying novella trio of oSardonicus,o oSanguinarius,o and oSagittarius.o The characters that sprawl through Haunted Castlesare frightful to the core: the heartless monster holding two lovers in limbo; the beautiful dame journeying down a damned road toward depravity (with the help of an evil gypsy); the man who must wear his fatal crimes on his face in the form of an awful smile. Engrossing, grotesque, perverted, and completely entrancing, Russell's Gothic tales are the best kind of dreadful."
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K.M.-Forester
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This was a collection of short gothic stories and I absolutely adored them! The stories were very descriptive…so much so that I could imagine the images quite well. Definitely will be reading these again around Halloween 🎃

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Ladygodiva7
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First story in the book: Sardonicus 💀

Update: guys, this book is soo good!! Creepy gothic horror stories for the win!!! 💀💀

Bluebird What a creepy cover. ….. I love it! 2y
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BookMaven9
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How have not known about this fantastic classic author! These gothic tales are so satisfying and dark. I watched the movie Mr. Sardonicus so many times as a kid, I had no idea it was based on a short story. These stories are all equally delicious. Highly recommend! And that cover🖤

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ShyBookOwl
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All I want out of my day.
Think my boss will understand?? 😅

magyklyXdelish I love that cover! 3y
ShyBookOwl @magyklyXdelish Penguin Horror Classics. Curated by Guillermo del Toro. I want them all! They're goregeous 3y
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Twainy
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I love book mail 😁 I think this is from a 6 book collection that Guillermo Del Toro curated. I love horror from creepy to lock the doors & sleep with the lights on. 👻

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MrBook
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Got a surprise visit from my folks today ☺️😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻! We went out for dinner and to the bookstore. I think they love me. ☺️

Do you have any of these?! Read any of them?!

#bookhaul

MidnightBookGirl I've read Just Kids, which I really loved. 5y
vivastory I have the tagged title & several others are on my TBR 5y
Chrissyreadit I have Behave but have not read yet. 5y
LeahBergen That bourbon needs to be opened STAT. 😆 5y
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CoraHirashiki
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🖊 Benjamin Schwartz

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CoraHirashiki
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Lots of medieval torture devices (like the infamous stretching rack) in this gem that also features Jack the Ripper, Mr. Hyde, and the Grand Guignol.

I would say Sardonicus, my fave, is for fans of The Phantom of the Opera & The Picture of Dorian Gray.

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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 3! A Gothic horror collection of 3 novellas and 4 shorter-length tales, with an foreword by Guillermo del Toro. The 3 novellas: "Sardonicus," considered by Stephen King to be the finest example of modern G.H., about a nobleman cursed with a perpetual rictus; "Sagittarius," think Dr. Jekyll meets the Paris Grand Guignol; "Sanguinarious," the written confession of Elizabeth Bathory. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

Gissy 👍 6y
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thewallflower0707
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Back at home! I had to get up at half five this morning to travel to the airport and now I‘m looking forward to sleep and eat at a regular and healthy pace. I had some bad luck these past two days. Yesterday I slipped on the pavement and fell down. On Thursday I went into the Highlands and missed my bus. I was stranded at Loch Ness and had to wait for 2 hours to get the next bus back to #Edinburgh.
#holiday #traveling #sightseeing

hermyknee Enjoy your time back home! Sleep is the best!! 6y
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PirateJenny
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Many of the stories in this excellent collection are #setinEasternEurope #uncannyOctober @RealLifeReading

RealBooks4ever Cool! 💜 6y
TricksyTails Great cover! 6y
PirateJenny @tricksytails I know! I love it so much. 6y
TricksyTails You have the best books! 6y
Booksnchill What a cover!!! 6y
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Avanders
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Day 25 of #sizzlinsummerbooks is #supernatural .. Here's a little spotlight of a slightly haunted section of my shelves...

vivastory I really need to get the Peake 7y
Avanders @vivastory that's a recent acquisition... now I just have to read it! 😜 7y
vivastory Have you read the tagged book? It sounds interesting 7y
Avanders No not yet ... I bought it because of its cover ... and title. 😁 It was one of these textured books: http://byrnenotice.com/loving-the-sick-cover-art-of-penguins-new-hardcover-horro... 7y
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DeborahSmall
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Carrickfergus . My home town for 22 years now! But I'm still Scottish at at heart 💙 there's a lovely marina to the right of the castle. A rare sunny day in Ireland 💖#carrickferguscastle

MrBook Love castles 😊. 7y
Suet624 Love Ireland. 7y
Cinfhen So amazing💗 7y
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LeahBergen Wow. ❤️❤️ 7y
BookishFeminist Beautiful! 7y
DeborahSmall @MrBook @Suet624 @Cinfhen @LeahBergen @BookishFeminist Northern Ireland has had more than its fair share of atrocities over the years. Still a lot of sectarian fuelled violence and murders. Luckily it's calmed the last 10 years, and I'm grateful for days like this! I think this is the worlds best preserved Norman castle 😊❤️ 7y
Dragon So awesome, a real castle! 👍 7y
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DiruVamp
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Creepy, delightfully gothic tales! What a wonderful book!

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ashinapeartree
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I can no longer resist the call to read something spooky!!! #spookyreads #halloween #hauntedcastles

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PirateJenny
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I hadn't realized I'd read Ray Russell before. He is sadly overlooked these days but his stories are classic. And we have none other than Guillermo del Toro to thank for bringing his work back to us and making it easy to find again.

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DiruVamp
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This cover!! 😍And a forward by Guillermo del Toro!

Lauren_reading Creepy!! 8y
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