Northern Exposure: No 498 Ratman’s Notebooks by Stephen Gilbert
Mother says there are rats in the rockery. ‘You’ll have to do something about them,’ she says, ‘or they’ll over-run the whole place.’ Ratman’s Notebooks was published in 1968 and was one of only four books that Stephen Gilbert wrote before he stopped writing altogether. The fact that it is still in print is probably…
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No 697 Your House is on Fire, Your Children All Gone by Stefan Kiesbye
I may not have got the full creepy quotient with my previous RIP read, Joyland, but Your House is On Fire Your Children All Gone has more than made up for it. With echoes of Shirley Jackson and the Brothers Grimm, Stefan Kiesbye has created a series of interconnected stories that culminate in a…
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No 700 The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares by Joyce Carol Oates
The full title of this collection is The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares: Novellas and Stories of Unspeakable Dread. Joyce Carol Oates might not seem like the first port of call if you are in the mood for some unspeakable dread, but novels such as Zombie, My Sister, My Love and We Were the Mulvaneys all…
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The R.I.P IX Reading Challenge
I love Autumn; it’s my favourite time of year. I love the back to school feel of it, the nip in the air. I’m too pale to be a summer kind of girl. Maybe that’s why the R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril Challenge over at Stainless Steel Droppings has caught my eye, the notion of welcoming autumn…
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