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Loving it so far. About 30% of the way in. Love the intricate details of each character, the setting. Everything.
Couldn't sleep the other night and made the terrible mistake of trying to read this alone at 3:30am. I do not recommend doing that if you value dreams over nightmares.

How does it read? I've been intrested in it but the formatting makes it seem like a difficult read?

Loving it so far. About 30% of the way in. Love the intricate details of each character, the setting. Everything.
Couldn't sleep the other night and made the terrible mistake of tryi..."
Salem's Lot is definitely a favorite of mine and I've read it 2-3 times now. It never fails to scare, even when I already know what's going to happen.

Loving it so far. About 30% of the way in. Love the intricate details of each character, the setting. Everything.
Couldn't sleep the other night and made the terrible mistake of tryi..."
Definitely had some nightmares when I read that one!
Half way through The Last House on Needless Street
by Catriona Ward, which is also a group read this month, really into it, it's odd and intense and keeps pulling you in for a little more every time you want to close it.




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I've only just started the other day, but things are already getting weirder, and I'm excited to see where this goes!

Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction is from Quirk Books. I don't know if the two publishers are connected, but Valancourt's ties to two Quirk publications, Monster and Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction, have spawned some very good books. I plan on picking up The Bishop of Hell and Other Stories and I've already read and greatly enjoyed The Dead Hours of Night and A Nest of Nightmares.


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I listened to Salem's Lot last month and really enjoyed it!!
I'm jumping between two totally opposite genres, one is
The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne which is a Norse high fantasy and it's really hitting the spot right now.
The Shadow of the Gods
And Midnight From Beyond the Stars by Kenneth W. Cain, a space horror anthology which has been hella good, at night I have to peel myself away from it because I read way too late.
Midnight From Beyond the Stars
The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne which is a Norse high fantasy and it's really hitting the spot right now.
The Shadow of the Gods

And Midnight From Beyond the Stars by Kenneth W. Cain, a space horror anthology which has been hella good, at night I have to peel myself away from it because I read way too late.
Midnight From Beyond the Stars

Krystal wrote: "Started Tender Is the Flesh and yep, it's pretty disturbing."
I've had my eyes on it lately but I'm also apprehensive to get it haha.
I've had my eyes on it lately but I'm also apprehensive to get it haha.
Kasia wrote: "Krystal wrote: "Started Tender Is the Flesh and yep, it's pretty disturbing."
I've had my eyes on it lately but I'm also apprehensive to get it haha."
Been interested in that one too but I'm also a bit squeamish about it. And since I have so much to read right now I'll wait a bit and think about it.
I've had my eyes on it lately but I'm also apprehensive to get it haha."
Been interested in that one too but I'm also a bit squeamish about it. And since I have so much to read right now I'll wait a bit and think about it.

I've heard about this one, I may have to give it a try!



Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction is from Quirk Books. I don't know if the two publi..."
Oops, got them confused, I guess. I can simplify by saying I want to read ALL the books. ;)


I hope you enjoy it, Wendy!
Char wrote: "WendyB wrote: "
Reading this for my Halloween challenge. Only a few pages in and am blown away by the writing."
I hope you enjoy it, Wendy!"
I'm loving it!
I'm kicking myself for not reading it much sooner. It's sooo good.

I hope you enjoy it, Wendy!"
I'm loving it!
I'm kicking myself for not reading it much sooner. It's sooo good.






The other option: Set it aside for a week or two then start over. By that time you may find you've adjusted to that rhythm and have little trouble following it.

The other option: Set it aside for a week or two then start over. By that time you..."
I was feeling like it was something like that. I just have to find the rhythm. I wouldn't want to put it aside, I want to be immersed in it. I had trouble at the beginning even my first time reading it, don't know why I can't find it.
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Enjoy, it's a crazy book.