Episode · The Book Review · 2024-10-26
Books mentioned on Two Horror Authors on the Scary Books You Should Be Reading
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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American Psycho
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis is a satirical psychological horror novel that explores the depraved and hyper-materialist life of a wealthy New York City investment banker named Patrick Bateman.
Discussed“she's like P Patrick baitman from BR Eon El's American Psycho”
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The Reformatory
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due is a gripping historical horror novel set in Jim Crow-era Florida, following a young boy sent to a terrifying reform school where he can see and communicate with ghosts.
Recommended“this is the Reformatory it's by Tanana RDU she's a horror expert I feel like whenever I watch a documentary about horror movies which I watch way too many of”
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Come Closer
Discussed“and that is come closer by Sarah Grant it's a book that after seeing you recommended to hear and hearing her talk about it I'm ashamed not to have read but tell me a little bit about it”
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The Wolfen
Discussed“the first four novel I ever read and I think I must have been 11 or 12 was Whitley striber wolfen the werewolves novel and there's chapters in there that are from the grandfather wolf”
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The Tommyknockers
The Tommyknockers by Stephen King is a science fiction horror novel about a Maine community whose residents are progressively altered and controlled by the otherworldly technology of an ancient alien spaceship unearthed in the woods.
Discussed“but yeah so I started with a wolf and I didn't discover King until this must have been about 88 till Tommy knockers that was my first king I ever read and that was my gateway to him”
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The Shining
The Shining by Stephen King is a classic horror novel about a struggling writer and recovering alcoholic who takes a winter caretaker job at an isolated, haunted mountain hotel with his family.
Discussed“I've read The Shining I don't know probably 10 times I love that novel”
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It
It by Stephen King is a sprawling horror epic that follows a group of children confronting a shapeshifting entity in their fictional hometown of Derry, Maine, while exploring themes of childhood trauma and nostalgic memory.
Recommended“but I think my favorite just for the Nostalgia is it I'll never not be I'll never not be living in it I feel like and what is it I've it's a quite a large book it's over a, PES”
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Experimental film
Experimental Film by Gemma Files is a complex psychological horror novel that follows a former film critic who becomes obsessed with a mysterious, cursed piece of archival footage linked to a tragic historical figure.
Recommended“the next book that you characterized Loosely sorry if I'm overusing your phraseology here as an altimer is experimental film by Gemma files”
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A Head Full of Ghosts: A Novel
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay is a critically acclaimed contemporary horror novel that follows a family participating in a reality television show centered around their teenage daughter's apparent demonic possession.
Recommended“and this is a headful of ghosts the author is Paul Trimble oh man headful of ghosts Paul Paul was at the top of his game with that book”
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20th Century Ghosts
20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill is a chilling and acclaimed short story collection that showcases the author's versatility and mastery of supernatural fiction, featuring inventive tales that explore grief, nostalgia, and terror.
Discussed“for horns this was a very long time ago was 20th century ghost which is a short story collection and I don't know if I said this at the time but it is stuck with me”
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Fever House
Fever House by Keith Rosson is an energetic, fast-paced horror novel driven by a classic and macabre premise involving an evil severed head that wreaks supernatural havoc in an otherwise recognizable world.
Recommended“the next two books on your list fever house and the Devil by name are by rosson and the first one in particular has a classic a classic conceit”
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The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs is a classic dark fantasy novel about an orphan boy who discovers witchcraft and magic after moving into his uncle's mysterious house.
Recommended“there is a a work of Dark Fantasy by a writer named John Blair's called the house with a clock in its walls”
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Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“just because he also had a book come out this year that book was called horror movie”
“I remember that we spoke in a restaurant on in Boston around 2010 for horns and shortly afterwards I had a nervous breakdown and a divorce”
“my third book NS feratu was sort of a stab my attempt to write it”
“this was my first book Heart-Shaped Box”