October Genre Discussion

Post by **bookowlie** » 15 Sep 2015, 12:23

The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne

KNewton · Post by **KNewton** » 15 Sep 2015, 22:26

Well I couldn't wait till October and read Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson today!

Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 15 Sep 2015, 22:40

KNewton wrote:Well I couldn't wait till October and read Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson today!

I want to read that...maybe I'll read it next.
I also have Hell House by Richard Matheson on my list.

Any suggestions?

kio · Post by **kio** » 15 Sep 2015, 22:44

So many good books so little time

can't wait until next month

KNewton · Post by **KNewton** » 15 Sep 2015, 23:00

Graverobber wrote:
KNewton wrote:Well I couldn't wait till October and read Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson today!
I want to read that...maybe I'll read it next.
I also have Hell House by Richard Matheson on my list.

Any suggestions?

Ooo I think I'm going to read Hell House next...or maybe the Woman In Black.

Pet Sematary by Stephen King was interesting...but I have not read much in the Horror or Supernatural genres.

Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 16 Sep 2015, 00:39

KNewton wrote:
Graverobber wrote:
KNewton wrote:Well I couldn't wait till October and read Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson today!
I want to read that...maybe I'll read it next.
I also have Hell House by Richard Matheson on my list.

Any suggestions?
Ooo I think I'm going to read Hell House next...or maybe the Woman In Black.

Pet Sematary by Stephen King was interesting...but I have not read much in the Horror or Supernatural genres.

I've found myself interested in The Woman in Black recently...probably won't get to it for a while...

kio wrote:So many good books so little time can't wait until next month

kio · Post by **kio** » 16 Sep 2015, 14:11

You couldn't go wrong with any of them @KNewton and @GraveRobber

Me personally, these are all going on my TBR list

gali · Post by **gali** » 17 Sep 2015, 01:05

kio wrote:You couldn't go wrong with any of them @KNewton and @GraveRobber Me personally, these are all going on my TBR list

Ditto!

"The Woman in Black" is by Susan Hill?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » 17 Sep 2015, 01:13

Would I be excluded if I read both of my aforementioned texts?

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 17 Sep 2015, 01:19

The Keep by F. Paul Wilson! It rocks!

Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 17 Sep 2015, 02:04

@kio
Will sub-genres be covered in this?

gali wrote:
kio wrote:You couldn't go wrong with any of them @KNewton and @GraveRobber Me personally, these are all going on my TBR list
Ditto!

"The Woman in Black" is by Susan Hill?

Yes it is

gali · Post by **gali** » 17 Sep 2015, 04:21

Graverobber wrote:@kio
Will sub-genres be covered in this?

gali wrote:
kio wrote:You couldn't go wrong with any of them @KNewton and @GraveRobber Me personally, these are all going on my TBR list
Ditto!

"The Woman in Black" is by Susan Hill?
Yes it is

kio · Post by **kio** » 17 Sep 2015, 11:48

Graverobber wrote:@kio
Will sub-genres be covered in this?

gali wrote:
kio wrote:You couldn't go wrong with any of them @KNewton and @GraveRobber Me personally, these are all going on my TBR list
Ditto!

"The Woman in Black" is by Susan Hill?
Yes it is

@Graverobber I think it would be hard not to cover them, so I think will cover them under the larger genre heading and discuss as much of it as we can over the course of the month. If the group wants to , we can always choose to read and delve further into specific subgenres in later months as well

Heidi M Simone · Post by **Heidi M Simone** » 17 Sep 2015, 15:36

So, I have stayed away from horror movies because I have had a very poor experience with The Exorcist when I was child (couldn't even sleep at night for several nights!). In turn, I've stayed away from books in this genre. However, being older, I'm willing to give it a try. Are there any suggestions of what Stephen King book(s) to read? Potentially something not too long and not too scary

.

If they are all long and scary, maybe more of a paranormal-type book?

Thank you, kio, for organizing this!

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » 17 Sep 2015, 15:58

hsimone wrote:So, I have stayed away from horror movies because I have had a very poor experience with The Exorcist when I was child (couldn't even sleep at night for several nights!). In turn, I've stayed away from books in this genre. However, being older, I'm willing to give it a try. Are there any suggestions of what Stephen King book(s) to read? Potentially something not too long and not too scary .

If they are all long and scary, maybe more of a paranormal-type book?

Thank you, kio, for organizing this!

For something paranormal but not scary, you could try 'The Green Mile'. You could also try 'Misery', which has a little bit of gore but is more more psychologically focused and not in any way paranormal.