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"Sredni Vashtar" (1912) by Saki
Perfect intersection between plausible childish imaginative speculation married with the macabre vs. potential supernatural horror. Fun satirical narrative voice in depicting a sickly boy put-upon by his coddling elder cousin/guardian. Hilariously dark ending. Reads somewhat like a Dahl story.
— May 30, 2023 12:07AM
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Perfect intersection between plausible childish imaginative speculation married with the macabre vs. potential supernatural horror. Fun satirical narrative voice in depicting a sickly boy put-upon by his coddling elder cousin/guardian. Hilariously dark ending. Reads somewhat like a Dahl story.
Vladimir
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"The Willows" (1907) by Algernon Blackwood
Nicely chilling tale that slowly creeps up on you, mostly through pathetic fallacy transformed into fictional reality. It does drag on a bit after the middle and before the final movement though.
— May 30, 2023 12:02AM
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Nicely chilling tale that slowly creeps up on you, mostly through pathetic fallacy transformed into fictional reality. It does drag on a bit after the middle and before the final movement though.
Vladimir
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The Screaming Skull (1908) by Francis Marion Crawford
Neat little monologue conveyed to a guest of the narrator that sounds very modern, though overstays its welcome by going over the same things stylistically. Still, even if quaint by modern standards, the idea of a haunted skull screaming bloody murder and crushing unsuspecting and sceptical people's windpipes is fun and, in its way, creepy.
6/10 story
— Sep 29, 2022 01:00AM
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Neat little monologue conveyed to a guest of the narrator that sounds very modern, though overstays its welcome by going over the same things stylistically. Still, even if quaint by modern standards, the idea of a haunted skull screaming bloody murder and crushing unsuspecting and sceptical people's windpipes is fun and, in its way, creepy.
6/10 story
Vladimir
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The Other Side (1908) by Alfred Kubin
Loved this little excerpt from the novel, especially how it feels like a proto-ecofiction with how various animals become increasingly aggressive and territorial and take over the City while people are struck down by a sleeping disease.
— Sep 14, 2022 01:40PM
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Loved this little excerpt from the novel, especially how it feels like a proto-ecofiction with how various animals become increasingly aggressive and territorial and take over the City while people are struck down by a sleeping disease.
