Tag: dark thriller
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What Makes a Scary Book?
Scary books are not restricted to a genre, nor do they have to contain the same formula or tropes as other scary books. Here are a list of things that make a scary book in my eyes. If you have some favourite scary tropes or elements you want to talk about, leave a comment! An…
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Brom’s Slewfoot is a Rich and Bewitching Masterpiece of Horror
Step into this immersive dark tale of bewitchery, discovery and power with Brom’s Slewfoot. This is a must for fans of Alexis Henderson’s The Year of the Witching or any horror-soaked colonial tale in the isolated landscape of the early American colonies. Brom’s vivid and atmospheric detail will suck you in, so be careful –…
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Somewhere in the Dark by R.J. Jacobs – A Psychological Thriller You Need to Read
At less than 300 pages, Somewhere in the Dark won’t take up a full afternoon to read, but I promise you, you will be thinking about it for the rest of the night. Somewhere in the Dark is my second R.J. Jacobs read in a week, but I admit that it is the one I…
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The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup is a Dark Crime Thriller Must Read
The Chestnut Man is the adult crime fiction thriller to read. It has a series of murders that get more gruesome the deeper into the story we go, at times giving you that visceral reaction from the description of the victims. It has a year-old missing persons case that returns to the spotlight, bringing with…