My third read for Twenty Books of Summer is short book packed full of atmosphere, which unsurprisingly won the Shirley Jackson award. A group of young acid-folk musicians are sent off to an old country house a la Mike Oldfield by their manager to work on that difficult second album (at least I think it's … Continue reading Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand
Tag: Gothic
The Addams Family (2019)
The Addams Family is an animated version of Charles Addams series of cartoons about a peculiar ghoulish family Which doesn't exactly tell you much and probably assumes a level of familiarity which is probably justified amongst all but the very youngest viewers. I have been an Addams Family fan since I was quite young, largely … Continue reading The Addams Family (2019)
The Bone Key
Subtitled ' The Necromantic Mysteries of Kyle Murchison', The Bone Key by Sarah Monette is a collection of ten stories linked by said Mr Booth and was nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award in 2007. Booth is an academic, specifically a curator of manuscripts in a museum located in an unnamed city , and this, … Continue reading The Bone Key
Grand Day Out | Strawberry Hill House
Back in January the Book God and I took a short trip to Strawberry Hill to visit an exhibition and just generally have a look around. Shamefully, despite the fact that I have lived not too far away for over 30 years, this was my first visit but I know I will be going back … Continue reading Grand Day Out | Strawberry Hill House
Bride of the Book God 2 