Goodreads Ireland discussion

"From wool of bat, and tongue of dog" to "rapping at my chamber door", here is the Halloween Buddy Read thread. The main focus is on Edgar Allan Poe's short stories, but other horror related reads can also be discussed here.

Its also a free audiobook on librivox for anyone trying to save pennies :)

Good call Seraphina ☺
Chapters have a few decent collections of all his stories ranging from 4 euro.

It's great when an old book is picked due to the easy access of it

Absolutely. I'm really looking forward to delving into Poe's stories. I loved The Raven and some of his other poems.

Well I'll read at least 5 Poes and I'll try for another horror as well ☺Might go with the new on i bought The Three by Sarah Lotz

Kevin wrote: ""From wool of bat, and tongue of dog" to "rapping at my chamber door", here is the Halloween Buddy Read thread. The main focus is on Edgar Allan Poe's short stories, but other horror related reads ..."

Great Kevin. I'll buy the kindle version now for 99 cents.

I'll try maybe three Poes and one or two of my Victorian and Edwardian ghost stories and see how I get on

I don't know if anyone has mentioned HP Lovecraft but his horror stories were my favorite when I was in high school - Chilling Tales of HP Lovecraft.

I've always wanted to give him a go, Barbara. I hope to get around to him soon, but it's unlikely to be this Halloween I think :(

I read a few bits but nothing in years. I've looked at the collections a few times but not taken a proper plunge

The graphic novel I'm currently reading,Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft, is actually inspired by H.P. Lovecraft work. It's definitely living up to the creepiness level of Lovecraft. Within the first few pages, a child and two teenagers watch their father get murdered. Then they move to a creepy old house in MA. Horror is not a genre I typically gravitate to, but tis the proper time of year.

My science fiction/fantasy group read At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror
awhile back. I found it overly descriptive.

Well I'm starting the Vanishing Witch by Karen Maitland. Its got witches and superstition so fits in for Halloween.

I read The Black Cat by Poe today and couldn't really get into The Murders in the Rue Morgue. Any suggestions what to try next?

The Tell-Tale Heart or the Cask of Amontillado would be good choices, Trelawn.

I read the Tell-Tale Heart before but I'll try the other one, thanks Kevin.

From the collection of Victorian and Edwardian ghost stories I just read The Squire's Story. It's not really a ghost story but still it was good.

Mr Poe certainly enjoys the motif of burying people within walls.

Burying people alive was a real worry at the time, to the point they had bells in the coffins which I'm sure you have heard. What do you think of him so far Trelawn?

Not sure Kevin, I really enjoyed his poetry but I'm not loving his short stories so far. Up next The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde methinks :-)