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I guessed on a few, so I'm thrilled with my score! Three of my favorite holiday songs:
1. “Christmastime is Here“: not from a movie, but a tv show--the best holiday one ever! (A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS, of course!)
2. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas“: written for the movie MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS and sung by the incomparable Judy Garland.
3. “Silver and Gold“ by Burl Ives: another tv show (RUDOLPH).

“Beside his own person and his own interests, nothing is sacred to the psychopath.”
-Erik Larson

#Terrifying

#HauntsAndHexes

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#Psychotic. #CharacterCharm

@Eggs
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“For now, the tension was subtle, a vibration, like the inaudible cry of overstressed steel.”

#Murderer

#CharacterCharm

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I started reading this with so much expectations considering the high ratings everywhere. But, it turned out to be such a dull. Two men, one architect and one serial killer, the only common factor was they were both in Chicago.

It should have been 2 separate books for completely separate audiences. “Depraved“ was such a great book on H H Holmes and completely satisfies the true crime, serial killer bug in you.
#betterbooksahead

This was a long audiobook, but I stuck with it. This is really 2 stories in 1, which seems to be a common comment after people read it. NF about the building & celebration of the World‘s Fair in Chicago 1893, but also about a serial murderer who was in Chicago at the same time. Both were interesting, especially the World‘s Fair part. Chapters go back & forth between the 2 stories. IMO, it would be a better book if it just focused on World‘s Fair.

This book is really two separate novels about the same time period in the same city. This is the only connection between the architects of The 1893 World‘s Fair and the serial killer H.H. Holmes. The book is well researched. The chapters on Holmes were intriguing. The chapters on The World‘s Fair were tedious but informative. I started out reading linearly, but eventually read it as two books. Anyone interested in Chicago history will love it.

I thought this book was fascinating. It tells the true story of the creation of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago as well as the story of the serial killer H H Holmes and how he used the Fair to attract more victims.
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“I was born with the devil in me. I could not help the fact that I was a murderer, no more than the poet can help the inspiration to sing.”

#Evil #WickedWhispers

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I'm posting the #BookScavengerHunt prompts in order & today is 'Monochrome'.

Another one on the list but not yet read.

#Flerken #HauntedShelf @puddlejumper #Monochrome