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Dehşet Gecesi
Kit Willer'i OldurunKacisSayili Dakikalar Moctezuma!
- GenresTurkish Literature
166 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1958
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June 14, 2021
Kerime Nadir, korkunun Anadolu'nun doğusuna güzelce ysindirilmiş hali, petrol detayı, çok beğendim. Oğlak Yayınları'nı tebrik ederim.
November 9, 2019
Kerime Nadir'den gotik bir vampir romanı. Kırk yıl düşünsem Kerime Hanım'ın bu denli fantastik bir eser yazmış olabileceği aklıma gelmezdi. Bayağı esrarlı şatolar, kan emen hortlaklar, devasa canavarlar var hikâyede. Türkçesi tertemiz. Maceraperest Klasikler serisini başlatmak için mükemmel seçim olmuş.
August 5, 2023
Çoook sevdim! Drakula hikayesi ama kadın versiyonu. Okuması baya keyifliydi. Her ne kadar Drakula'nın kopyası olsa da edebiyatımızda böyle bir eser olması çok güzel. ^^
July 19, 2026
I am back with another horror book, but this time it’s a horror novel from Turkish literature, and actually one of the earliest examples of its genre: *Dehşet Gecesi* (Night of Terror) by Kerime Nadir.
Journalist Mümtaz Evren decides to go to a hotel located on a mountain in Hakkari upon receiving an invitation. As he sits in his train compartment, there is a book in front of him. This book is *Kızıl Puhu* (The Red Eagle Owl), which he had previously discussed with his editor. The book tells the story of a man named Cengiz and his journey to the Kızılpuhu Mansion on a mountain in Hakkari to collect an inheritance left to his fiancée. At this point, we completely step into that book and read it through Mümtaz's eyes. The opening of the book begins with a highly intense atmosphere during a blizzard. Reaching Mount Cilo in Hakkari, Cengiz encounters a Kurd named Halo and his friends at a local inn. After being subjected to various insults and a beating from them, Cengiz is rescued by a woman who arrives at the inn, and he subsequently finds himself at the mansion. The woman is incredibly beautiful and, somehow, looks exactly like his fiancée. Introducing herself as Princess Ruzihayal, the woman is actually a vampire. I won't tell you any more of the plot from this point on; instead, I'll talk directly about where we should place this book within Turkish literature.
In the book, the horror progresses through shape-shifting monsters, witches, and vampires, but rather than placing them into strict categories, we read about them simply as monsters accompanying Ruzihayal. What the author does best is not limiting the horror to just monsters or supernatural events. Desolate mansions, dark nights, old portraits, unexplained noises, and a constantly felt sense of unease grow more intense as the pages turn. While it has a vibe that occasionally brings to mind Bram Stoker's *Dracula* and Sheridan Le Fanu's *Carmilla*, it builds a completely unique identity for itself thanks to details specific to the Anatolian geography (Kurdish themes, bandits, outlaws, being held captive on a mountain at gunpoint, etc.). Looking at it from a horror genre perspective, *Dehşet Gecesi* doesn't rely on the jump scares or violent scenes we are used to nowadays. Instead, it carries the traits of Gothic horror. Old houses, the silence of the night, uncertainty, and the progressive psychological wear and tear of the characters take center stage. Because of this, the emotion I felt while reading the novel was a constant state of unease rather than outright fear. That was the real reason I turned the pages so quickly. Honestly, the bandits were scarier than Ruzihayal to me, and the story could have done without those parts.
I think this is a book that horror literature lovers—and especially those curious about the history of the genre—should definitely give a chance. It was truly a pleasure for me to see that Kerime Nadir is not an author who only writes romance novels, and to encounter such an early example of Gothic horror in Turkish literature. Thanks to its atmosphere, characters, and the chill it leaves behind, it has become one of those works that will stay on my mind for a long time.
Journalist Mümtaz Evren decides to go to a hotel located on a mountain in Hakkari upon receiving an invitation. As he sits in his train compartment, there is a book in front of him. This book is *Kızıl Puhu* (The Red Eagle Owl), which he had previously discussed with his editor. The book tells the story of a man named Cengiz and his journey to the Kızılpuhu Mansion on a mountain in Hakkari to collect an inheritance left to his fiancée. At this point, we completely step into that book and read it through Mümtaz's eyes. The opening of the book begins with a highly intense atmosphere during a blizzard. Reaching Mount Cilo in Hakkari, Cengiz encounters a Kurd named Halo and his friends at a local inn. After being subjected to various insults and a beating from them, Cengiz is rescued by a woman who arrives at the inn, and he subsequently finds himself at the mansion. The woman is incredibly beautiful and, somehow, looks exactly like his fiancée. Introducing herself as Princess Ruzihayal, the woman is actually a vampire. I won't tell you any more of the plot from this point on; instead, I'll talk directly about where we should place this book within Turkish literature.
In the book, the horror progresses through shape-shifting monsters, witches, and vampires, but rather than placing them into strict categories, we read about them simply as monsters accompanying Ruzihayal. What the author does best is not limiting the horror to just monsters or supernatural events. Desolate mansions, dark nights, old portraits, unexplained noises, and a constantly felt sense of unease grow more intense as the pages turn. While it has a vibe that occasionally brings to mind Bram Stoker's *Dracula* and Sheridan Le Fanu's *Carmilla*, it builds a completely unique identity for itself thanks to details specific to the Anatolian geography (Kurdish themes, bandits, outlaws, being held captive on a mountain at gunpoint, etc.). Looking at it from a horror genre perspective, *Dehşet Gecesi* doesn't rely on the jump scares or violent scenes we are used to nowadays. Instead, it carries the traits of Gothic horror. Old houses, the silence of the night, uncertainty, and the progressive psychological wear and tear of the characters take center stage. Because of this, the emotion I felt while reading the novel was a constant state of unease rather than outright fear. That was the real reason I turned the pages so quickly. Honestly, the bandits were scarier than Ruzihayal to me, and the story could have done without those parts.
I think this is a book that horror literature lovers—and especially those curious about the history of the genre—should definitely give a chance. It was truly a pleasure for me to see that Kerime Nadir is not an author who only writes romance novels, and to encounter such an early example of Gothic horror in Turkish literature. Thanks to its atmosphere, characters, and the chill it leaves behind, it has become one of those works that will stay on my mind for a long time.
February 19, 2022
Bu kitabı hiç duymadan ve bilmeden rastgele bir şekilde bulduğum için kendimi çok şanslı hissediyorum. Yazarı ben değil, annem tanımıştı evde görünce. Türk edebiyat ve sinema tarihinin bu kadar önemli bir yazarını ben hiç duymamıştım ve bunun benim neslimin ötesinde de nedenleri olduğundan hiç şüphem yok. Hem yazarın kendisi Kerime Nadir'e bu harika eseri yazdığı için, hem Galip Dursun'a önsözde bu kitabı ve yazarı tarihi bağlamına yerleştirdiği için, hem de bu Klasik Maceraperestler dizisine bu kitapla başladığı için Çiğdem Bakırcıoğlu'na teşekkürler.
Bu yıl ilk klasik vampir hikâyesi denilen Carmilla'yı ilk kez okumuştum. Tamamen tesadüfi bir şekilde bu Türk vampir hikâyesini de bulduğum için çok mutluyum. Avını kendisine aşık etmeye çalışmaktan zevk alan kadın vampir hikâyelerine hayatımda daha çok ihtiyacım var gerçekten. Prenses Ruzihayâl bu açıdan Carmilla'yla aynıyken, Carmilla'dan kat be kat güçlü bir cadı aynı zamanda. Onun Anadolu ve Orta Doğu mitolojisinden gelen güçleri tam benim Türk kalbimin istediği havayı bu hikâyeye katıyordu. Arkadaşıma da yaptığım espriyi tekrarlamam gerekirse: Mükemmel vampir hikâyesini, Ruzihayâl'i de Carmilla gibi lezbiyen yaparsak bulmuş olacağım. (Aslında biseksüelini tercih ederim ama o zaman şaka oturmuyor.)
Bu yıl ilk klasik vampir hikâyesi denilen Carmilla'yı ilk kez okumuştum. Tamamen tesadüfi bir şekilde bu Türk vampir hikâyesini de bulduğum için çok mutluyum. Avını kendisine aşık etmeye çalışmaktan zevk alan kadın vampir hikâyelerine hayatımda daha çok ihtiyacım var gerçekten. Prenses Ruzihayâl bu açıdan Carmilla'yla aynıyken, Carmilla'dan kat be kat güçlü bir cadı aynı zamanda. Onun Anadolu ve Orta Doğu mitolojisinden gelen güçleri tam benim Türk kalbimin istediği havayı bu hikâyeye katıyordu. Arkadaşıma da yaptığım espriyi tekrarlamam gerekirse: Mükemmel vampir hikâyesini, Ruzihayâl'i de Carmilla gibi lezbiyen yaparsak bulmuş olacağım. (Aslında biseksüelini tercih ederim ama o zaman şaka oturmuyor.)
January 21, 2025
Okurken inanılmaz keyif aldım; gerildim, ürperdim, kimi yerlerde güldüm, çoğunlukla da korktum tabii ki. Fantastik tarafı da çok başarılıydı. Hikâye içinde hikâye tarzında olması beni yormadı, aksine daha bir heyecanlandırdı. Atmosferiyle, karakterleriyle, diyaloglarıyla o kadar doyurucuydu ki. Yer yer Dracula'yı hatırlattı. Yazarın etkilendiği çok açık. Gizemli kişiler, dile gelen portreler, hortlaklar, esrarengiz olaylar ve daha neler neler... Çok beğendim.
May 10, 2020
Fikir parlak, coşku büyük :) Çok uçulmuş ama nasıl uçulmaması gerektiğine dair güzel örnek.
May 12, 2020
Yüzde yüz yerli ve milli gotik romans. Kerime Nadir’i bir aşk romanı yazarı olarak hafife almıştım ne haddimeyse. Çok çok iyi bir kalemmiş.
May 3, 2024
"Kendisine karşı beslediğim çılgın arzu ile sonsuz tiksinti arasında şaşkın ve bitkin hâldeydim." sf 111
February 12, 2020
Güçlü bir kadın ana karakter? Trende okunacak bir kitap? Buldunuz efendim.
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