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Ocean reads :-) wants to read: Hey there!

I suddenly woke up one day and thought; I want to read something downright WEIRD. I'm mean kind of INSOMNIA (Stephen King) to THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME (H.P. Lovecraft). Just something super unapologetically strange.

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Aug 10, 2026 02:39AM  · 1 like · 
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About Ocean reads :-)


Books added: 166
Location: Blackburn, A8, The United Kingdom
About: MY TOP AUTHORS:

H.P. Lovecraft
Edgar Allen Poe
Stephen King
Erin Morganstern
Jeff VanderMeer
Robert Aickman

And I'm more than open to recommendations!

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The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
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Aug 10, 2026 07:17AM  · 
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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
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Aug 10, 2026 07:19AM  · 
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The Croning by Laird Barron
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Aug 10, 2026 07:20AM  · 
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The Fisherman by John Langan
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Aug 10, 2026 07:21AM  · 
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The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
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Aug 10, 2026 07:21AM  · 
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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
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Aug 10, 2026 07:23AM  · 
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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
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Aug 10, 2026 07:24AM  · 
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The Hike by Drew Magary
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Aug 10, 2026 07:24AM  · 
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Ubik by Philip K. Dick
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Aug 10, 2026 07:26AM  · 
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Song for the Unraveling of the World by Brian Evenson
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The 333 Syndrome by Izzy Bond
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Ocean reads :-)'s Favorite Books

The Imp of the Perverse by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson
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The Shadow over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft
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The Haunter of the Dark by H.P. Lovecraft
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