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  @thomasmcnamara59292 күн бұрын

  Am I the only one watching this who finds her quite attractive and compelling?

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  @AWCMCultMovies2 күн бұрын

  I got one more laugh out of it than you did, and it was when Rebecca expressed what she would do in order to have a squirrel pie. Just the wording and the enthusiasm of her statement caught me off-guard and forced a laugh out of me. The story overall just struck me as an extended version of that old showbiz trope, the Aristocrats joke. What do you call a family like that? The Aristocrats!

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  @Scare-o-lyn2 күн бұрын

  I wasn't familiar with the Aristocrats joke, but I looked it up and was glad I did. That would've put that reading experience in a completely different light! 😂

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  @AWCMCultMovies2 күн бұрын

  @@Scare-o-lyn For a while after the 9/11 attacks, no one was ready to laugh. But there was a Friars Club Roast scheduled, and comedians kind of awkwardly started broaching the topic, to muted response. Then Gilbert Gottfried came onstage. He avoided the topic entirely by performing a particularly filthy and outrageous version of the Aristocrats joke (almost as bad as Baby in a Blender) and the crowd was in tears from laughing. It was like shock therapy or an exorcism, and then it was okay to laugh again.

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  @thatspookyfeeling3 күн бұрын

  Great vid, really loved! My husband and I live and breathe horror, and when the summer gets hot and dreadful with too much sun, we delve into horror and Halloween and all things spooky to cool down. Morticia

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  @Scare-o-lyn2 күн бұрын

  Thank you! The psychological torment of horror can distract from the physical discomfort of overheating for sure! 😂 A solid plan!

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  @_Mike.853 күн бұрын

  I just downloaded a few of those new-ish Firefly books the other day! Looking forward to reading them

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  @Scare-o-lyn3 күн бұрын

  I hope you enjoy them! I've only listened to the one so far, but it really ignited some nostalgia!

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  @thelestrangelair3 күн бұрын

  First, love your channel name! Second, thanks for the reading recs. 3rd, My husband and I are scary and we wear Butterscotch perfume which everyone says smells good which now amuses me, haha.

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  @Scare-o-lyn3 күн бұрын

  Thank you! If your husband and you are "scary," the butterscotch smell can just lull people into a (false or accurate) sense of security! 😂

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  @AWCMCultMovies3 күн бұрын

  My favorite Sonnet books are probably For the Sake Of & For the Sake Of 2. The plots follow the usual kidnapping/snuff/red room tropes, but what she does with the framework (particularly in the second one) is increasingly outrageous and intense. Another extreme book worth reading is "What Good Girls Do" by Jonathan Butcher. It's the most horrifying and haunting book I've read in the genre. It has a sequel, "What Good Men Do," but it seems unnecessary.

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  @Scare-o-lyn3 күн бұрын

  Thank you so much for the recommendations! I have 'What Good Girls Do' on my TBR, but it sounds like I should move it up the list!

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  @AWCMCultMovies3 күн бұрын

  @@Scare-o-lyn Yes, the character work is particularly well done. There's a scene in which someone who has been held captive her entire life experiences the outside world for the first time which is just beautifully written. But it disturbed me more than Delany's "Hogg" so TW TW TW.

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  @thefaceoffuzz6 күн бұрын

  That intro 😂😂

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  @Scare-o-lyn6 күн бұрын

  If only my impersonations were as good as Jefferson Mays! 😂

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  @BrentDavis756 күн бұрын

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  @Scare-o-lyn6 күн бұрын

  👽🖖

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  @ahleenpollock12506 күн бұрын

  Love your videos! Keep it up!

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  @Scare-o-lyn6 күн бұрын

  Wholesome! Thank you! 😊

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  @oblivionfan345Tony8 күн бұрын

  Rabbit Hunt surprised me honestly because many writers/directors seem to always go the "white people are the problem" way. While Rabbit Hunt addresses themes of racism but also on how black people do plenty to themselves that keep them down as well.

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  @Scare-o-lyn6 күн бұрын

  I feel like the juxtaposition between the extreme horror elements and the more nuanced commentary on race and other social issues made for a really unique reading experience.

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  @amethystrose26719 күн бұрын

  I recognize the artist who did the cover of his pain, SUZZAN BLAC She is an oil painter who used her art to express the trauma and mental toll abuse has on a person. Her pieces are harrowing, brutal and beautiful; they have a lot of commentary on SA, CSA, Misogyny in media and society, it’s wild, I highly recommend seeing her other pieces, her work is amazing.

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  @Scare-o-lyn8 күн бұрын

  Thank you so much for sharing this! I love this kind of art and I thoroughly enjoyed looking up her other work online. You described it perfectly!

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  @jfrsnjhnsn10 күн бұрын

  Ok now do Michael Slade

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  @arlem52510 күн бұрын

  I've only read The Resurrectionist, which I loved. The film version was a pale imitation.

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  @Scare-o-lyn10 күн бұрын

  I've heard so many good things, I plan to read it next month!

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  @OrangeLibrary10 күн бұрын

  'To be Devoured' caught my interest. Looking it up now.

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  @Scare-o-lyn10 күн бұрын

  If you do read it, I'd be curious to hear your thoughts!

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  @OrangeLibrary10 күн бұрын

  There are 3 versions of 'The Stand'. Most people think there are only 2 versions. You have the lesser known abridged 1980 paperback version. The more well known abridged version is the 1978 first edition. The unabridged version was published in 1990.

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  @arlesthegreat12 күн бұрын

  Or: ‘an introductory guide to dating in Florida’

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  @Scare-o-lyn12 күн бұрын

  😂

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  @shaftomite00713 күн бұрын

  Thanks for these cool reviews! If you're really looking for extreme horror, check out "The Pig" & "The House" by Edward Lee.

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  @Scare-o-lyn12 күн бұрын

  Thank you for the recommendation! I haven't read him yet!

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  @shaftomite00713 күн бұрын

  Cool review, thanks. Liked and subbed.

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  @Scare-o-lyn12 күн бұрын

  Thank you! 😊

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  @TrevorJamesMcNeil13 күн бұрын

  So there is a direct link between Rage and Catcher In the Rye which also has an annoying, "realness"-obsessed protagonist and has been linked to at least one attempted presidential assassination.

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  @Scare-o-lyn12 күн бұрын

  That's so funny you bring that up. Catcher in the Rye is a book I've been meaning to read for years and I even thought of it when reading this. But my comparison was based on nothing more than preconceived notions. I really need to make reading it a priority!

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  @scottishguard13 күн бұрын

  Nameless, ambiguous, vague, obscure, indescribable terrors and entities of cosmic evil that predates Earth itself is his primary theme. You also need to bear in mind that the overall writing style was rather different a century ago, and most of the literature he consumed was written a century before he began. Like many authors from those periods, he is wordy, overly descriptive, and cautious with his word choice due to his contemporary audience (Stephen King or Clive Barker would have been rejected outright, back then). Lovecraft is an acquired taste for many folks. I think people who spend most of their time reading modern lit (as opposed to Victorian, for example) have a more difficult time staying focused on his story due to his prose. Twenty years ago, I had a very difficult time myself. I would read, but the words just began to blur. It was hard to continue and enjoy it, as well as retain it. Now, with college far behind me, many older authors read (such as Blackwood, Doyle, Christie, Verne, Burroughs, Stoker, Shelley, Walpole, etc.), and after several of Lovecraft's tales in audiobook format, I find him a delight to read. Because I immersed myself in the literature of that era. However, some folks still find him too wordy, too 'befuddling,' or just not an interest. It happens. There are several contemporary authors who write in that universe and bring it to life, in a more concise fashion, such as Byron Craft. If you like Pulp Era Cop and Gumshoe stories (with a Cthulhu theme), he is your man. If you have not yet purchased an audiobook of Lovecraft, might I suggest: "The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft" - an Audiobook by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society - By: H. P. Lovecraft - Narrated by: Andrew Leman, Sean Branney The narration is top notch and perfect for the stories and period. I listen to it frequently. It is available on Audible. I hope this helps. 'The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown' ~ H.P. Lovecraft

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  @Scare-o-lyn13 күн бұрын

  Thank you for the audiobook suggestion! I tried to sample it, but unfortunately, it doesn't get past the narrator's introduction (so I couldn't hear the cadence of their actual storytelling). I might take the plunge and get it anyway because I've had a lot of success enjoying other older stories in an audio format. Ironically, I think I was more critical than I usually would be because I enjoyed 'The Colour Out of Space' so much. I couldn't just dismiss my frustration as being simply a matter of the time period or not connecting with the author. A phrase I wasn't familiar with when I made this video is 'purple prose'. I may struggle with that regardless, but at the very least, the audio version would help with the extended sections of phonetic dialogue.

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  @stinkwalker12 күн бұрын

  Most of the literature I read and re-read is from the 19th century, it just so happens to be my favorite period of writers (Edgar Allan Poe, Jane Austen, Fyodor Dostoyevsky). Having said that, everything she touched up on was on point. It’s not a matter of acquired taste for the classics nor older literature, Lovecraft simply is superfluous with adjectives in his writing, which is ironic given that the genre he helped develop is known for ambiguous creatures that don’t require so much explaining. He also can’t write a scene to save his life, most of his stories amount to static descriptions. The archaic prose he aimed for in his writing was outdated long before he came to the scene, so that isn’t a defense either. Also, Clive Barker is known for his beautiful prose, he’s evidence you can be verbose if you’re a master in the craft. I think he “would’ve been rejected” back then, as you said, for the same reasons as Poe whose writing was too avant garde for the period, but not because of his elegant verbosity.

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  @Jamie-su7gn13 күн бұрын

  No idea how i ended up here. From Stephen King review to you. Interesting.

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  @AndyFraserA14 күн бұрын

  I've always wanted to learn Italian but every time I get to anything to do with eating I have flashbacks to this film. Mangia! 😳😵‍💫🤢🤮 The version of Caligula that's shown on British TV has most of the naughty stuff removed. Then it's just an average film that happens to have a top notch cast (Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren and John Gielgud no less!).

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  @Scare-o-lyn14 күн бұрын

  Oh, you poor thing! 😂 Honestly, I'm surprised there's enough footage to make a clean version of Caligula. Lol. But it's been quite a while since I saw it, so maybe my memory has exaggerated it.

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  @AndyFraserA14 күн бұрын

  @@Scare-o-lyn I just looked up Caligula on the BBFC website and it looks like the "clean" version is 98 mins while the uncut version is 156 mins. There's no way I'm watching that much Caligula! 😳🤣

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  @quietreader15 күн бұрын

  Just found your channel today, watched the wrath James white video. Really love your genuine vibe and reviews, esp now it seems like a trend for KZreadrs and tiktokers to shit on ppl for even reading the genre.

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  @Scare-o-lyn14 күн бұрын

  Thank you! Yeah, it's one thing to share an opinion about not liking something. It's a whole 'nother thing to actively pursue yucking someone's yum simply because you want to jump on a bandwagon.

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  @quietreader14 күн бұрын

  @@Scare-o-lyn precisely my point, and lmao! 'yucking someone's yum' has now been added to my vocabulary. Looking forward to your future videos

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  @shaunhupp183615 күн бұрын

  Probably not gonna hear much from Otis anymore as he was caught recently sharing naked pictures of readers with another author and joking about a reader's SA....

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  @shaunhupp183615 күн бұрын

  In fact, Judith pulled 4 of her books because they involved OB

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  @Scare-o-lyn15 күн бұрын

  I hope you don't mind, but I pinned your comment so other people can see what I clearly missed. It's so disappointing. You're supposed to write about terrible people, not be a terrible person! 😒

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  @shaunhupp183614 күн бұрын

  @@Scare-o-lyn in case you weren't aware, Stephen Cooper was the other author he was sharing pics with. He was also a booktuber but his channel is now gone.

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  @XstickbuddyX11 күн бұрын

  @@shaunhupp1836 Oh shit him? I was wondering where he went. it's odd because one of his books just got an audible cover.

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  @william3onfire15 күн бұрын

  The Resurrectionist - easily his most famous

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  @madmanelsd12315 күн бұрын

  Ok. Sounds like a waste of time unless you jerk off to abuse

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  @deadpilled294215 күн бұрын

  I'm glad I'm not the only one that gets tripped up thinking of words to say.

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  @Scare-o-lyn14 күн бұрын

  The struggle is real! 😂

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  @BrentDavis7515 күн бұрын

  Great video. I'll definitely give Bluejay a whirl - Megan Stockton seems an interesting author.

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  @Scare-o-lyn14 күн бұрын

  I hope you like it! Both books I've read from her have been really atmospheric.

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  @pleasereadyourbook15 күн бұрын

  Bluejay sounds really interesting, added it to my summer TBR.

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  @Scare-o-lyn15 күн бұрын

  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

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  @centy6415 күн бұрын

  The Judith Sonnet book I've enjoyed the most was Fetal Backwash (not part of a writing challenge) just because it's fun and gross though I admit I've only read 4 of her books so far. I wouldn't look forward to any more Otis Bateman books he and another EH author have been involved in controversy lately and has deleted all his social media and authors he's worked with have removed those collaborated books from sale where they can. As always I love your channel, you express yourself so well and capture a lot of my own feelings about the genre in a matter of fact way, looking forward to more.

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  @Scare-o-lyn15 күн бұрын

  Oh gosh. That's so genuinely disappointing about Otis Bateman. Ugh. Thank you for bringing that to my attention. I won't be recommending him again. Thank you for the kind words and the recommendation! Added to the TBR!

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  @thefaceoffuzz15 күн бұрын

  Another awesome video! 2 of these seemed eespecially good.

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  @thimble36915 күн бұрын

  Cool. thanks

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  @holbrookjr16 күн бұрын

  Wow, these were excellent, insightful reviews! Thank you for getting beneath the surface!🙏🤘

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  @Scare-o-lyn15 күн бұрын

  Thank you so much! 😊

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  @emilypound17 күн бұрын

  I read His Pain after hearing so much about it here on Booktube and ... yeah. It was revolting. Absolutely revolting. The sexual violence in that book was off the chain. Having said that, it was strangely fascinating. I didn't hate it and I don't know why. It was just so visceral, I guess that's why. And I have to say ... BEST BOOK COVER EVER. Whoever did that ... kudos to you.

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  @Scare-o-lyn16 күн бұрын

  I completely agree about the cover! So surreal and emotive.

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  @vancesumrall182919 күн бұрын

  I had to look up if the author was a white man because if he was rabbit hunt would seem very racist, as if comparing the concept of reparations to the murder and rape of white people. I'm glad he's black because woof i was scared

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  @shaunhupp183619 күн бұрын

  Recently read Magik. I wont look at a spitoon or vase the same now....

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  @Scare-o-lyn18 күн бұрын

  A valid response. 😂

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  @shaunhupp183619 күн бұрын

  I just read Dead Inside.... yep.....that was a book

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  @nobunnyspecial20 күн бұрын

  I love when people genuinely review books like his instead of just reacting the entire length of the video, like "this happened and it was GROSS! this happened and it was AWFUL!" there really is a deeper meaning to these books and I'm glad you're discussing it. Thank you!

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  @Scare-o-lyn19 күн бұрын

  Thank you so much! I really appreciate that. 😊

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  @entr3_nou511 күн бұрын

  KZreadrs really be picking up books with blurbs like “this is about an evil murder man that murders people and it’s really gross” and then review it like “oh my god I can’t believe the author wrote a book about an evil murder man that murders people! This is so gross and bad!” 😂

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  @nobunnyspecial10 күн бұрын

  @entr3_nou5 LOL yes! And they're like only truly evil and sick people would read/write this. Too late, you read it too! You're evil now!

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  @aazhie2 күн бұрын

  I took a Horror Movie class at my college and loved it. I got the highest grade because I actually addressed the underlying messages in movies, and the teacher obviously had to tell the class multiple times to get deeper than "Freddy Kreuger is really cool and impossible to beat, yeah!"

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  @thefaceoffuzz20 күн бұрын

  That thumbnail is fire 😂.

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  @Scare-o-lyn19 күн бұрын

  Thank you! 😂

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  @BrentDavis7522 күн бұрын

  I didn't know of a Stephen King novel called Desperation - so, thank you! I must read more Ketchum - so far I've only read his short story, The Box, which I enjoyed.

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  @Scare-o-lyn21 күн бұрын

  Jack Ketchum is definitely one I want to read again, too! The struggle is real between wanting to read more from the new authors I've discovered and wanting to keep trying out new ones. Lol.

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  @BrentDavis7521 күн бұрын

  @@Scare-o-lyn By the way, I've been listening to the Dead Inside audiobook, and I'm enjoying it a lot (which may be cause for concern). Like you said, it's rather well written.

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  @Scare-o-lyn20 күн бұрын

  I'm so glad you're liking it! This is a shame-free zone for enjoying weird, dark things! Dead Inside is a limit tester for sure, though. 😂

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  @BrentDavis7522 күн бұрын

  I see that Sporror (Spore Horror) is a growing sub-genre... I'll have to check it out.

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  @Scare-o-lyn22 күн бұрын

  I didn't realize Sporror was a thing, but I'm glad it is!

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  @shellbell333Ай бұрын

  So surprised this doesn’t have more views, great video! Audio is a bit quiet though :)

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  @Scare-o-lynАй бұрын

  Thank you! Thank you for the feedback, as well. I just started recording in a different room, so hopefully, the sound is improved. 😊

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  @BrentDavis75Ай бұрын

  Regency romance is a bridge too far for me, however -- thanks to you I am reading a Wrath James White novel (The Resurrectionist) and I have the audiobook of Dead Inside. The Expanse series sounds intriguing.

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  @Scare-o-lynАй бұрын

  Fair enough! I knew it would be for a lot of people, but that's what I read in May and I had to speak my truth! Lol. I haven't read 'The Resurrectionist' yet, but it's been on the TBR. I'll need to get to it soon so we can compare notes! The Expanse Series is long, but so worth the time investment! The writing is just fantastic and you can see the effort that went into them.

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  @BrentDavis75Ай бұрын

  @@Scare-o-lyn I learnt a bit about Bridgerton, which is cool. Being exposed to books / fandoms that aren't in one's wheelhouse (as they say) is healthy I think. All the best.

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  @veryhungryzombie4427Ай бұрын

  I really like your vibe

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  @Scare-o-lynАй бұрын

  Aw, wholesome! Thank you! 😊

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  @thefaceoffuzzАй бұрын

  Such a horrible case. Wonderful and respectful video though!

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  @Scare-o-lynАй бұрын

  Thank you! Respectful was definitely something I was aiming for!

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  @WjyndigoАй бұрын

  Wow this was a heavy story.

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  @Scare-o-lynАй бұрын

  It really was. Yet somehow, the ending is hopeful.

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  @BrentDavis75Ай бұрын

  Blimey, what a tale... Great video.

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  @Scare-o-lynАй бұрын

  Thank you! 😊

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  @BrentDavis75Ай бұрын

  I've wondered about Dead Inside. Been tempted to get it.Thanks to your review I think I'll take the plunge.

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  @Scare-o-lynАй бұрын

  Oh, please let me know what you think, if you do!

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  @BrentDavis75Ай бұрын

  @@Scare-o-lyn Will do.

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  @LA_HAАй бұрын

  [Correction] Great review. Thank you. Just found your channel while looking for an audio-read of King's "Eyes of the Dragon" and "The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three." I vaguely remember this anthology, including this story, and the other stories were more memorable. I hope I'm not mistaken, but if "The Long Walk" was in this one, I liked and remember it more. So, I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the others. Regarding this story, though, I saw you were looking to trying some science fiction, so you might like to take an occasional trip into The Twilight Zone (TV series and anthologies of short stories) because, man, they do psychological dives and mob mentality extremely well. Two that are a kind of psychological companion pieces to that part in "Rage" about the other students turning on the moral kid are "The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street" and "The Shelter" (which takes place during a party). I believe those two are available in story form in the books, but if not, watching the episodes are beyond worth it

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  @Scare-o-lynАй бұрын

  Oh, those sound intriguing! Thanks for the recommendation! 😊

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  @pamelacurl8342Ай бұрын

  I read it years ago before any of the real stuff happened.