Yes, and that kind of horror scares me most of all! Big Driver terrified me.
Mr. King touches on this point in On Writing or Danse Macabre he spoke of his son injuring himself, that was real horror to him.
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Yes, and that kind of horror scares me most of all! Big Driver terrified me.
Agreed. The dark of the human heart is much more frightening than any external horror, perhaps because we fear that Stranger that lies within us.That book was for me, very disturbing. It was horror in its purest form, but very little of it was supernatural.
Love Amy Tan!I am reading Amy Tan's The Valley of Amazement; I feel like I have been reading for weeks but have only read through page 150. There is so much interaction of many wonderful characters, so many descriptive words of the life of a Chinese courtesan!
Looking forward to finding a copy of this book on my trip to Seattle. Amy Tan is a wonderful author!I am reading Amy Tan's The Valley of Amazement; I feel like I have been reading for weeks but have only read through page 150. There is so much interaction of many wonderful characters, so many descriptive words of the life of a Chinese courtesan!
A very productive day mom2. Unfortunately between a cold and very little spare time, I haven't read nearly enough! And when that happens I just become cranky and out of sorts.Today was a good reading day! Walking Dead Survival Guide (well, that's a graphic novel, but still), Dave Barry's newest (It was okay. Pretty funny in parts, but he's running down, me thinks). Started LET THE OLD DREAMS DIE (short stories by John Ajvide Lindqvist) for me, and started ANOTHER FINE MYTH (Robert Asprin) with LilMan.
And I got my pages written for today! SCORE (LOL)!
Could it be that the "fear" we experience is a healthy reaction. But if one begins to lose that fear and becomes curious of the darkness, is that when it turns into something dangerous. This probably a simplistic theory, but it makes one wonder.Agreed. The dark of the human heart is much more frightening than any external horror, perhaps because we fear that Stranger that lies within us.
Cool!!!!!The Dark Tower
I really loved Big Driver - I guess I just like being scaredYes, and that kind of horror scares me most of all! Big Driver terrified me.
I loved Swamplandia.Swamplandia by Karen Russel
I loved that book, Tina! It's been a while since I read it, so the details to me are lost but it's one of my favorites.Finished The Thirteenth Tale this morning. Very sad story, full of loneliness and isolation. Had somewhat of an uplifting ending though.
I have this in my TBR pile.Finished The Thirteenth Tale this morning. Very sad story, full of loneliness and isolation. Had somewhat of an uplifting ending though.