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Diavola | Jennifer Thorne

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Litsy, there are times I eat with family and for the 1 1/2 hrs I am with them it‘s pure torture, so I can only imagine what 9 days in a Tuscan villa with 6 dysfunctional family members feels like for Anna. A nagging mother who wants stuff to happen so she can be a mother. An emotionally absent brick wall of a dad. A clingy twin who can‘t take responsibility for his choices. A sister so insecure, who just comes off so hateful and jealous. 👇🏼

Reggie And oh yeah, the Tuscan villa is haunted. I was laughing a lot at the sheer audacity of this horrible family. Have ya‘ll ever seen that episode of Family Guy where Meg admits that she knows she has to be the most hated family member or else they all fall apart. This was a lot like that. Don‘t read if you need to like characters. But it was a pick. 35m

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Luke-XVX

It | Stephen King

“Beep beep Richie”

Suet624 I‘m immersed in a book about The Troubles right now and that photo surprised me! 14h

Luke-XVX @Suet624 I can see that being a definite double take! 14h

DimeryRene @Suet624 That‘s the first thing I thought! Are you reading Say Nothing? 10h

Suet624 @DimeryRene Nope. Read that a few years ago. I‘m reading another one that‘s fascinating about Irish informers for the British hidden within the IRA.

Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland

(edited) 9h

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dabbe

Salem's Lot | Stephen King

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“Almost everyone thought the man and the boy were father and son.“

tpixie I read this book when it first came out as a teenager. I absolutely loved it. But from then on until probably finally in my 30s 😂 when we got a big black lab, I had to always make sure all the windows & draperies were closed at night time so I would not see a vampire out my window!!! 🪟 🧛🏻‍♂️ 😱 17h

Bookwomble @tpixie The vampire at the window element of Salem's Lot always put me in mind of the story The Vampire of Croglin Grange - very spooky! 13h

tpixie @Bookwomble ohh! Dare I read that?! 13h

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dabbe I'm in for a good scare, aren't I? 😱 13h

tpixie @dabbe yes! Although since you‘re an adult, you might do better than 14- 15-year-old me! 11h

tpixie @Bookwomble I found the vampire of croglin grange! https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0605661h.html (edited) 11h

dabbe @tpixie The 15-year old me who saw the original FRIDAY THE 13TH in the movie theater (so dating myself) still checks under her bed every night before she goes to bed. 😂 9h

tpixie @dabbe 🩵🩵🩵 I have to have at least a sheet over me- no matter how hot I am- a simple sheet can protect me from the bogeyman!! If it‘s off, he will come! And I never allow my feet or arms to hang over the bed! 😂 9h

dabbe @tpixie We are the best wimps, aren't we? 🩶🖤🩶 8h

tpixie @dabbe yes! We are!!! 🩵🪼🩵 8h

Bookwomble @tpixie Croglin Grange was first published in 1900 by an archdeacon, so it's not gory, but it is spooky. Nice find on Gutenberg 😊 I think it's only 5 or 6 pages, so should be a quick read 🧛‍♂️ 3h

ShyBookOwl On my tbr for YEARS now

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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego

Survivor | J F Gonzalez

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⚠️ EXTREME HORROR⚠️ This book was effed up! Vile, disturbing, violent, traumatizing, and I can't think of a TW this didn't have. 5 STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐! I was nervous to start this one as it is notorious, but it was excellent. Lisa is kidnapped and forced to star in a sn*ff film, and she will do whatever it takes to save herself and her unborn child... So yeah. I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't just about shock value. There is actually a plot ⬇️

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego And you get breaks between acts of depravity. Actually the first half had most the horrific stuff and the second half read like a thriller and had plot twists. Not many people I would actually recommend this to though. 17h

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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego

The Devil Crept In: A Novel | Ania Ahlborn

so-so

Creepy creature horror. I love Ania Ahlborn, but this was not my favourite. I didn't care for the POV of the kid, once the second POV came in it was better. The ending also left me with more questions than answers.

BarbaraBB That‘s too bad. I love her too. 14h

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CatMS

Spiral | Koji Suzuki

Mitsou Ando awoke from a dream in which he was sinkinging into the sea.

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CloakNQuill

Knock Knock, Open Wide | Neil Sharpson

Updated #January #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
So far all fit my ebook or free slot except Sister Snake which was audio.

Tagged will get me first bingo of the year but I don't want to finish it 😅 It's one of those standalone books that is SO GOOD!! I don't want to leave the story/characters. Ive been prolonging the inevitable.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Great progress!! 2d

Butterfinger I love your graphics. 2d

CloakNQuill @Butterfinger thank you! ☺️ 2d

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Read_By_Red

The Pretty Ones | Ania Ahlborn

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This may be a short audiobook, but there is so much packed in and it is gripping. Shalan did a phenomenal job narrating the novel. She brought Nell to life and I could really hear her awkward passiveness. She brought out the tension and terror felt by many. It is more of a psychological thriller than horror, and I would have liked a little more of the gory details, I still felt it was well written and narrated.

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willelax

Needful Things | Stephen King

2025 reading so far

wanderinglynn Awesome! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 11h

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candc320

The Creeper | A.M. Shine

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The Creeper is the perfect name for this story because it…is…CREEPY! Is it just superstition or is the “monster” real? I will say the audiobook didn‘t hold my attention as much as I would have liked - it didn‘t feel like a thrilling page-turner sort of story - but I did find it unsettling and worth a read. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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