Exploring Gothic Horror, One Haunted Quill Stroke at a Time
Title: The Devil and Mrs. Davenport Author: Paulette Kennedy Format: Paperback Rating: 🖤🖤🖤🖤 Publisher's Summary The first day of autumn brought the fever, and with the fever came the voices. Missouri, 1955. Loretta Davenport has led an isolated life as a young mother and a wife to Pete, an ambitious assistant professor at a Bible… Continue reading Gothic Book Review: The Devil and Mrs. Davenport
Title: The Woman in Black Author: Susan Hill Format: Hardcover Rating: 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 Publisher's Summary A classic ghost story about a menacing spectre haunting a small English town. Arthur Kipps is an up-and-coming London solicitor who is sent to Crythin Gifford—a faraway town in the windswept salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway—to attend the funeral and… Continue reading Gothic Book Review: The Woman in Black
Title: The Writing Retreat Author: Julia Bartz Format: Paperback Rating: 🖤🖤 Publisher's Summary A young author is invited to an exclusive writer’s retreat that soon descends into a pulse-pounding nightmare… Alex has all but given up on her dreams of becoming a published author when she receives a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: attend an exclusive, month-long writing retreat… Continue reading Gothic Book Review: The Writing Retreat
Title: Plain Bad Heroines Author: Emily Danforth Format: Paperback Rating: 🖤🖤🖤🖤 Deep Dive I'm trying something new with this review! This book grabbed me and didn't let go and I thought it deserved a longer, more in-depth look at all of its Gothic glory. Let me know what you think and if you'd like more… Continue reading Gothic Book Deep Dive: Plain Bad Heroines
Title: The Last Heir of Blackwood Library Author: Hester Fox Format: Paperback Rating: 🖤🖤🖤 Publisher's Summary In post–World War I England, a young woman inherits a mysterious library and must untangle its powerful secrets… With the stroke of a pen, twenty-three-year-old Ivy Radcliffe becomes Lady Hayworth, owner of a sprawling estate on the Yorkshire moors.… Continue reading Gothic Book Review: The Last Heir of Blackwood Library
As the days get longer and the flowers start to bloom, it's easy to think of spring as a time of renewal and hope. But for fans of gothic horror, spring can also be a time of darkness and dread. Here are five gothic horror novels that take place in the spring, perfect for those… Continue reading 5 Modern Gothic Novels Set in Spring and Summer
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