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I can understand the mixed reviews. A LONG gothic style read, not much like modern horror. I think Straub was very much under the influence of Hawthorne & James , the town itself turns quietly monstrous shut down with incredible levels of snow. I found it creepy & scary , but such a long way to get there not sure I would recommend to everyone. 🤔could be me being sick most of the time while reading it influenced this review?🤧

#WickedWhispers #Haunt My current spooky read . Slow build, liking it so far .

#SundayFunday Unfortunately, I seldom seasonally read . I just have too many books going to make a plan for a holiday book. But even with my reading droughts this year I‘m gonna try to get to the tagged book that‘s been around since 1979 and is considered to be top notch in the scary category! 😁😬👻

loved the premise and call backs to horror of yore but I wasn‘t looking for a slow story so it impacted my rating. The main character gets who are dealing with an incident from their youth were a bit idiotic? I think this might be a book to read vs listen to because even at 2X speed there were times when I wanted to bump to 3X … there were plenty of great horror moments so I‘ll keep trying this author‘s books!

⭐️⭐️⭐️3/4

EDIT - #31by31 … 33/31

Playing catch up! These #ScarathlonDailyPrompts for #Scarathlon2022 are reminding me of many books I own that I need to read! Day 5: #Ghost #PhotoChallenge #TeamSlaughter

Currently reading.

Sad news from the literary world. I‘ve read and enjoyed several of Straub‘s novels and in reading his obit I just discovered he is Emma Straub‘s dad. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/sep/06/peter-straub-horror-author-death

The book had such a creepy, promising start. What followed was a long, rambling story that failed to justify the huge time investment. It had some interesting characters and ideas, but needed to be trimmed down by 150 pages or so.
#scarathlon #teamhendrix #screamathon #spookoween #spookoweenreadathon #bookspinbingo #littensdressedinblood #wickedathon

It‘s October and I‘m so excited! I can‘t wait to dive in to my spooky tbr. What are you reading this month?

Full tbr post: https://wildwoodreads.com/2021/10/01/spooky-october-2021-tbr/

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

1. Sometimes... it depends mostly by the book itself
2. The vampire chronicles
3. Vampires, mistery, LGBTQ+ characters, war, United Kingdom, myth,...
4. My wonderful friends ❤

Thanks @Eggs and @Mavey for the tag ❤

Here's my goals for #AnyWayYouReadathon by @kimmypete1 @Eggbeater @MidnightBookGirl

I already started the tagged book for #awesomeAugust #readathon, but I'm not sure I'll be able to finish it tomorrow 😅

Finished this thing yesterday. Ehh... 😒 It was reasonably well-written, and it had some definite intrigue, and Straub took things in an interesting direction, but overall I wasn‘t that impressed. Stephen King says this book is terrifying, and now I think Stephen King is just easily scared, because it was most decidedly NOT scary. So yeah, kind of underwhelming.

Not finished yet but enjoying the writing style immensely. I also love how Mr Straub is intertwining all of these characters‘ stories.

I couldn‘t resist another round. As a countdown to Halloween, how about some ghost stories to tell around the campfire?
#GroupW #LMPBC Check out @suvata ‘s post to sign up.

I will stay few days by my sister in Milan and these babies will come with me.
I hope to have chose well 😂

I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it. Some will be old, some will be new - don't judge me, I have a lot of books.

Day 25th

Join the fun if you want!

#tbrpile

We went to an awesome antique store a couple of weekends back. Of course I couldn‘t walk away without getting a few things.

Full Vintage Book Haul: https://wildwoodreads.com/2021/05/05/vintage-book-haul/

I couldn‘t find this as an e-book, but my library saved the day! This book reminded me of reading Nancy Drew as a kid, maybe because of the use of words and the font as well. It is scary and suspenseful. It kept me hooked.

Unpopular opinion:
Much like a corpse dragged out of a car submersed in water, this story was bloated and it stank.
Perhaps my expectations were too high. Perhaps I'm annoyed that I actually bought the book. I almost gave up on it but figured it would get better.
It really didn't.
Not very scary...too many irrelevant characters...and endless prose that made me question if he got paid by the word.
And the ending? Really?

1. In books, pretty much anything ghostly or demonic. In movies, I still think Freddy Krueger was a terrifying premise even though the movies no longer scare me.

2. Probably The Exorcist, at a ridiculously young age. If not A Nightmare on Elm Street. Hard to tell, I‘ve been watching them almost all my life.

3. I think this one has been on it the longest.

#spookysaturday

I read this for book club and really liked it. I've seen this book on multiple "scariest books I've ever read" lists, but just now picked it up. I didn't find it to be scary at all, but it held my attention to the end.

This one is what I would call a very slow burner. It‘s long, and for a while it‘s dry, and then it slowly picks up the pace until all of a sudden, wham! Scary good times! It tends to meander in a most circuitous way – although all threads are tied together by the end. The paragraphs are long and dense, and I didn‘t like any of the characters - but – I must say that when I finally got to the good parts, they were enjoyable.

So I picked this one back up the other day. I'm determined to finish this one once and for all. I'm not really sure why I never finished it. #bookspinbingo #Scarlathon2020 #TeamHarkness

I need to add to my scary book list! I've read books that creep me out, but only a few have actually scared me. Ghost Story made me literally jump a few times which has never happened before or since 👻

“The dream had been extraordinarily vivid, with the detail and texture of wakefulness.“

“Good magic lay only in human effort, but mad magic could come from around any corner.“

“Nobody can protect anybody else from vileness. Or from pain. All you can do is not let it break you in half and keep on going until you get to the other side.“

“And if we want to frighten you it is to frighten you to death.“

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description or reason for wanting to read the book. Some are old and some will be new. Don't judge me - I have a lot of books.
Day 6
#tbrpile

The last time I read a single page of this was Monday night at work and I've had no desire to go back. It's just so incredibly boring! I could not get into it at all and if other people's reviews are true, I'm not going to slog through over half the book to get to anything good. So nope #1stbailoftheyear 🤷‍♀️

I'm having the hardest time getting into this one. It's teetering on bail. Has anyone read it? Did you like it?

It took quite a while to get going, but when it did I couldn‘t put it down. A generational mystery of supernatural origins, cleverly connects seemingly random incidents in the disparate characters‘ lives. Fascinating, engaging, and super creepy!

Starting 2020 off under the weather but not as badly off as The Chowder Society! This was a very intricate and slow moving story but beautifully crafted and eerie. Lots of characters and moving parts involved in the recounting of the worst thing that's happened to a group of friends and how sometimes the dead don't lie quietly.
#BBRC #YeahBaby #SnowedIn @LibrarianRyan

My new video is up! In this episode, I review "Ghost Story" by Peter Straub, I cover the history of shapeshifters, and I receive an unwanted gift.

https://youtu.be/gpAEkEZerm8

When a #beautifulstranger comes to Millburn, the place becomes a literal #ghosttown as a once dormant horror terrorizes the imaginations of its residents, with special ire directed towards a group of old friends who form a club of sorts to trade stories of the supernatural (some of which might be true).
Not Madonna pictured here, but I was listening to this old favorite and it seemed to fit. 😱😨
@Cinfhen

If you're like me and not into the whole "Hallmark Holiday" reads, nothing says Christmas like a little #horror ?
Get your blood pumping and still earn some #themeread points with some twisted tales and ghostly stories

#wintergames #holidayhorror @Clwojick @StayCurious

Sat down to read and got totally distracted by an equally perfect ghost story!!! I'm beyond upset that I didn't sign up for the #Scarathalon and that is definitely a mistake I'll never make again!!! 😂👻

📚Ghost Story by Peter Straub
🎬Ghostbusters
🎶Ghosts ‘n‘ Stuff by deadmau5
#manicmonday @JoScho

#FallisBooked @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620
#GhostStory

I love a good ghost story and this one has been on my TBR for quite a while.
#ghoststory #fallisbooked

#ghoststory #fallisbooked @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#ghoststory #fallisbooked @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Desperately trying to read at the doctor's office but it's SO FLIPPING LOUD!!! Everyone's phones are blaring, the tv is blasting and the office staff is unusually loud, considering they're throwing around PHI! 😖 #grumpyoldlady

‘What is the worst thing you‘ve ever done?‘

I read this one over a couple months last year. It is a very detailed, well written small town horror story that has some slight Salem‘s Lot vibes to it. This is a long read so I would only recommend it to those who like a lot of detail in their stories. Overall I enjoyed it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Peter Straub is another author I enjoy very much.

An incredible disappointment. I saw this book featured prominently on “best” lists of contemporary horror, but found it to be as dull and plodding as the old men who feature as the novel‘s protagonists. There is much better, more creative, and more thoughtful horror to be found - this isn‘t worth the time.

Hey ladies! Here are some options for our little #lmpbc horror edition. I added a couple of classics that I have yet to read. Let me know if you have read any of these or if there are any you would be excited to read. I will tag the titles below so you can read the summaries. #groupH

Good book, very good with lots of really great stories in one book. really held my attention. Get a drink on a rainy days sit by the window and read.

I love the way the tension builds slowly - we know something bad happened in the past, but what? We also know that something even more terrible is coming. The claustrophobia builds as the blizzard traps the characters and closes the town off from the outside world.
I had to go back and re-read the prologue because it didn‘t make much sense until I understood more of the story.
Highly recommended to fans of the supernatural.