Shirley Jackson

[close] You don’t have to be an English or Literature Major to enjoy great books! We want people to read for the fun of it and not worry about feeling they need to be "smart." We will be reading both traditional, and more modern classic novels. Please feel free to openly discuss any aspects of the books that we read in the forums, and remember that we're reading these books for FUN! So pour yourself a yummy beverage and let's discuss these books like we're sitting with a bunch of friends! We all vote on what book to read next and we read in a three month rotation (Pre-1910, 1910-1959, 1960-2004), so please visit our polls to help us select our next book https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/78394-classics-without-all-the-class?type=group (we pick a book two months ahead in case there is a monster read, people can get started on it early if they desire [Anna Karenina comes to mind....] Our Facebook can be found at the link below. https://www.facebook.com/ClassicsWithoutAllTheClass Our Twitter account is @CWATC_bookclub. If you would like to see what book we have already read, or what might be coming up or if you just need some ideas on what classics to read, visit our bookshelf: https://www.goodreads.com/group/bookshelf/78394-classics-without-all-the-class We don't have our podcast anymore, but if you want to go back and listen to our previous episodes, you can do so via itunes you can do so here: itpc://classicswithoutclass.libsyn.com/rss Old Blog http://cwatc-bookclub.blogspot.com/

[close] E.T.A. Hoffman, H.P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson and (arguably) Clive Barker all moved horror fiction forward in their time. Who's doing so today? I think a case could be made for Thomas Ligotti and Glen Hirshberg also making advances in the field -- but I'm curious about what YOU think. Who are the authors who moved beyond the tropes and created something truly extra-ordinary? This is the place to talk about horror that comes across as highly imaginative, or (to use a phrase I ordinarily dread) "outside the box". (Note: this group will also be a place where I'll be sharing updates and offering a chance to discuss my forthcoming novella CHILDREN OF NO ONE -- due out from DarkFuse in late March).