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While I like watching films about ghosts, entities, haunted houses, etc. I can't say I've read much in this specific genre lately and clearly I've been missing out. I do love dark paranormal thrillers and the story gives you a lot of supernatural with a healthy mix of traditional, old school horror and more modern, neo-noir drama. The story reminds me of urban legends you read as a kid but for a more adult audience. The main character's physical impairments and her psychological abilities isolat
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J.A. Ironside has produced a story with all of the power and feel of a local legend, but with a refreshingly modern and approachable twist. The work, which echoes classics like The Woman in Black, creates a terrific atmosphere from the get-go, drawing readers into the setting; a small, backward town in Yorkshire, marooned in the centre of the moors.
Always a fan of a good ghost story, I have seen my fair share of the ‘haunted house and rattling chains’ trope which often dominates this area of fi ...more
Always a fan of a good ghost story, I have seen my fair share of the ‘haunted house and rattling chains’ trope which often dominates this area of fi ...more
I Belong to the Earth is a modern gothic novel WAY better than the classics I was forced to read in college. I always enjoyed the concept of a gothic novel but never read one that wowed me. Until now. This book has the creep factor, the horror element, the romance, and a heroine that turns out much stronger than the ones in gothic novels of the past. It's like reading a classic, but without the boring parts. Enjoyable read for young and old.
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