Books in the Freezer discussion

This one is a repeat of last year and a prompt that's very flexible. This can be a memoir of a notable person in horror, a history of a haunted place, a deep-dive on burial practices etc.

I’m thinking of Witch-Hunting in England by Andrew and David Pickering for this one.

Has anyone read The Radium Girls? Do you think it would qualify?

@Mikayla Yes. And yes! That book is truly horrific. Those poor women.

Just finished Scoundrel by Sarah Weinman. Excellent, interesting and fast paced book about Edgar Smith a truly vile human being who had many people hoodwinked.very scary in that he was able to finagle his way out of prison.

I am so excited this topic is back. I start going down a rabbit hole of spooky non-fiction, there is so much to choose from. I want to read all books about spirit photography from the turn of the century, then I think maybe I'll dive into Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders, or perhaps 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics, but then there's My Dark Places. It's all too much, my tbr list grows like a leviathan every day.

I read American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century last year and I was completely paranoid and jumpy. I consume so much true crime and Israel Keyes' crimes still managed to freak me out. I think this book suffers a little from thinking Keyes is a lot smarter than he was, but still a chilling figure in the world of serial killers.

I'm thinking I might FINALLY get around to reading Devil in the White City with this one.

I'm really enjoying The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar for this one! It's the same author as Horror Noire, so I may have to check that one out after. (And adding lots of movies to my watch list, of course...)

Carrie (brightbeautifulthings) wrote: "I'm really enjoying The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar for this one! It's the same author as Horror Noire, so I may have to check that one out after. (And adding lot..."

I just started that yesterday, and also in the the enjoying camp.

I read Gossip from the Forest: A Search for the Hidden Roots of Our Fairytales and gave it 3 stars.

I liked the idea behind this book but with each chapter being about a different topic, some were more interesting to me than others. The nonfiction chapters varied but I did like all of her takes on classic fairy tales.

I read American Predator this year as well!

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Danse Macabre by Stephen King. And here endeth this year's challenge!

Into The Uncanny by Danny Robbins