March 2010

  • Cirque du Freak

    By sarajean on 3/27/10 8:25am
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    What an incredible disappointment.

    With a movie deal, rave reviews, and even an endorsement from J.K. Rowling on the cover, I wholeheartedly expected—well, something. Something bigger, something better, something much more extraordinary. All I found in Darren Shan’s novel Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare, however, was an enormous letdown.

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  • The Open Window

    By akgoemans on 3/14/10 8:55am
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    SakiSaki
    Seems like I don't have time for lengthy horror stories anymore. Well, they certainly make interesting reading when traveling. This particular story, The Open Window, is a relatively short one by Saki (or Hector Hugh Munro). It is a weird little story about a man's visit to his new neighbors.

    Since the story is incredibly short, I won't spend too much time talking about the plot. It basically has a main character, Mr. Nuttel, who is obliged to visit the neighbors when visiting his sister. At one of these houses, whilst waiting for the lady of the house to come down and greet him, he ends up chatting to one of the kids in the house. Unfortunately for him, she turns out to be a bit of a gossip.

    And even worse for Mr. Nuttel, she loves talking about weirdly morbid details of their family history.

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  • The Evil Eye

    By akgoemans on 3/8/10 10:54am
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    Lady WildeLady WildeThe Evil Eye by Lady Wilde was one of the stories in the horror story collection I checked up recently. Since I had read it expecting a creepy horror, I was initially disappointed. However, when I look back on it now, I am kinder in my view of it and figure that the story certainly has its own merits.

    The story itself does not have a main plot or major character. Rather, it describes a series of events that revolve around a particular theme – the concept of an Evil Eye. The author explains the general idea of the evil eye and explains how it influences people. She describes the various ways in which folks might be influenced or manipulated by people possessing this power. At the same time, there is ample coverage of people's superstition in this matter.

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