Hooked! It's so bizzare to come across such fresh ideas from horror stories written almost a century ago. The spectrum of imagination and creativity iHooked! It's so bizzare to come across such fresh ideas from horror stories written almost a century ago. The spectrum of imagination and creativity in the stories hooked me to 'lovecraftian horror'. This collection has 10 of his stories, and I'm definitely going to explore more, if not all, of his tales of myths, monsters, macarbe, and madness....more
I started this novel cause it was lauded as the most horrifying of King's work (even by his own admittance). It's not a gory, supernatural horror but I started this novel cause it was lauded as the most horrifying of King's work (even by his own admittance). It's not a gory, supernatural horror but a rather tragic tale. The tragedy IS the source of horror. There were some instances though where I had to stop, not because they were too graphical, but rather too deep and saddening. It's a slow burn, like most of King's work, but that does a good job of attaching you to the characters, only to leave you feeling for their pain later on. Sad and depressing were my feelings after finishing it....more