![]() ![]() He was convinced his daughters had been switched somehow. At first their frantic parents were relieved to have them home, but then their father descended into madness. When they reappeared suddenly, shivering and naked but otherwise unharmed save for three identical scars along their necks, they had no memory of what they’d endured over the past month. Iris Hollow is one of three sisters who disappeared without a trace for a whole month ten years prior when she was just 7 years old. With that being said, I am immensely pleased to have stumbled upon a young adult horror novel called House of Hollow. Aside from Neil Gaiman, a story telling god, in my opinion, there are very few modern authors who can truly embody this classic gothic feel, where both the terrifying setting and the lyricism send shivers up your spine. Favorite classics include The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, a psychological horror masterpiece, and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein or, the Modern Prometheus. ![]() My favorite books are usually gothic in nature, dark and brooding but with incredibly beautiful prose. There’s something about the lurid appeal of the darkness and the fear of that which lurks in the shadows that is so incredibly compelling. You probably can’t tell yet from the things I’ve reviewed so far in this blog, but I have an intense love for the creepy and weird when it comes to books. ![]()
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