horror
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The Long Walk
100 boys from the country are chosen to partake in the Long Walk. The rules are simple. Walk no less than a 4mph pace for as long as you can. You cannot veer off the path. You cannot receive help from anyone outside of the competition. And you cannot stop. If you do, you are…
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Angel Down
and so let me leave you with this: if you’re a fan of experimental styles, and the complexity of human design, and if you hold on to a bit of hope even in the midst of pervading despair, few books deliver a more haunting picture of survival, and in the cacophony of explosions and the…
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Misery
Unnecessary Backstory (feel free to skip ahead): My first King novel was Needful Things, which was an assigned reading for me in undergrad. I was intrigued by the premise, but wasn’t too amazed by the execution. It didn’t have the same level of gore or fear or suspense that was purported to me by King’s…
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Superstitions and Ghost (?) Stories
In 5th grade, my teacher asked us if our families had any superstitions. One of my classmates responded that, according to his mom, when his bed isn’t made, his guardian angel is still sleeping. From that moment in my life, I have become vigilant in fixing my bed every morning. Now, I fix my bed…
Via Justine De fant 