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A Head Full of Ghosts

Published: 2, June 2015

Author: Paul Tremblay

Genres: Fiction, Horror Fiction, Horror, Literature, Psychological Fiction, Suspense, Thrillers, U.S. Horror Fiction


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A spooky, strange, and perplexing book. Throughout the tale, and even at the end, the author leaves the reader with numerous unanswered questions. In this work, the reader's perception of events is crucial, so I recommend reading it with an open mind so you can appreciate it more.

This month, I'm just reviewing horror literature, as I've planned for quite some time. Today is October 4th, and this is my fourth horror novel review of the month.

Stephen King stated that he was terrified when he read this book, therefore I had to get it. Yes, it was frightening, and certain pages would make your skin crawl, but what scared me the most were the individuals drowning in mental illness and the close family members who were suffering alongside them.

Depression, paranoia, Schizophrenia, and hypersensitivity are all prominent themes in this terrifying tale, which is further enhanced by possession, demons, and exorcism. This is a novel that will make you jittery. Every time you enter a room or any lonely or gloomy location, it may cause you to look around and swivel your head backward to see behind you. Simply put, it will terrify you and will continue to scare you for a long time.

Okay, the plot twist was one thing that could have ruined this book for many readers, which is why it received low points and a low recommendation. However, I believe that a reader should give it a chance to determine whether it was good or not. It's a little slow-paced, with some plot-related details purposefully but deftly left out in order to avoid revealing the truth that would clear up the situations surrounding the twist and ending.

Oh, and contrary to its name, it has nothing to do with ghosts. In my opinion, ghosts are a metaphor for issues relating to past mental states and memories, and reading about these memories and mental states can make the reader feel as if they have seen or read about a ghost.


Synopsis:

“WINNER OF THE 2015 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVEL

A chilling thriller that brilliantly blends psychological suspense and supernatural horror, reminiscent of Stephen King's The Shining, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, and William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist.

The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when fourteen-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia.

To her parents’ despair, the doctors are unable to stop Marjorie’s descent into madness. As their stable home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. Father Wanderly suggests an exorcism; he believes the vulnerable teenager is the victim of demonic possession. He also contacts a production company that is eager to document the Barretts’ plight. With John, Marjorie’s father, out of work for more than a year and the medical bills looming, the family agrees to be filmed, and soon find themselves the unwitting stars of The Possession, a hit reality television show. When events in the Barrett household explode in tragedy, the show and the shocking incidents it captures become the stuff of urban legend.

Fifteen years later, a bestselling writer interviews Marjorie’s younger sister, Merry. As she recalls those long ago events that took place when she was just eight years old, long-buried secrets and painful memories that clash with what was broadcast on television begin to surface—and a mind-bending tale of psychological horror is unleashed, raising vexing questions about memory and reality, science and religion, and the very nature of evil.”


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Rating: 85/100
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American Psycho

Published: 1991

Author: Bret Easton Ellis

Genres: Adult, Crime Fiction, Literary, Satire, Fiction, Lawyers & Criminals, Self-Help, Psychology, Humor & Comedy, Horror, Dark Humor, Urban Life, Vintage Contemporaries

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Cutthroat capitalism, Reagan economics, Wall Street, cocaine, AIDS, nightclubs, awesome pop music, and serial killers are all part of this graphic novel's depiction of the 1980s decade. The author was placed on the FBI's watch list after the publication of this book.

My copy of the book had a psycho joke in it, and many of the pages were out of order, forcing me to go forwards and backward every few pages, but I still enjoyed it and thought it was a new trick by the publisher or author. If anyone else had the same problem, please leave a comment or send me a message and let me know if it was just me or if everyone had the same jumbled book.

I admit that I first watched the movie before reading the book. The movie and the book, in my opinion, are both fantastic, but they aren't always the same in some parts, and that was a great learning experience for me because it shows an idea can be executed In two different ways and you can still get an amazing result from both. Plus I enjoyed the main character in both versions. I am not a psycho but I laughed so much at a lot of things he did.

Christian Bale did this role perfectly as with any role he does and he made this character so fascinating to watch. I think it was possible to do all that this character did in those times but now it is not possible because of the technology and I miss those books and stories because today's authors must be very inventive in order to get around all of the advanced technology, such as a camera in every corner and hand.

Because of what the main character does and thinks, some parts of the book may offend some readers. So don't read or watch the movie if you're easily offended or can't handle gore and murder.

I'm not going into detail because I consider this book and its main character to be an art piece, and I don't want to spoil it for readers who think the same way I do, so just read the book and then watch the movie if you haven't already, and enjoy the art that few can fully understand.

Synopsis:

“INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this modern classic, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other.

Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan. Young, handsome, and well educated, Bateman earns his fortune on Wall Street by day while spending his nights in ways we cannot begin to fathom. Expressing his true self through torture and murder, Bateman prefigures an apocalyptic horror that no society could bear to confront.

“A masterful satire and a ferocious, hilarious, ambitious, inspiring piece of writing, which has large elements of Jane Austen at her vitriolic best. An important book.” —Katherine Dunn, bestselling author of Geek Love”


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Recommended: 100/100 Yes.

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House of Leaves

Published: 7, March 2000

Author: Mark Z. Danielewski

Genres: Contemporary Literature, Fiction, Horror, Romance, Satire, Suspense, Postmodernism, Literary Fiction, Literature


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This is a book that demonstrates how to use words to create art and transform a book into a work of art. It's the story of a family who lives in a house that appears to be much larger on the inside than it is on the outside. House of Leaves is a prime example of nonlinear dynamic literature because of its unusual format and structure, as well as its unusual page layout and style.

It has a lot of footnotes, many of which are footnotes themselves, with references to fictional books, movies, and articles. Some pages, on the other hand, contain only a few words or lines of text, arranged in strange ways to mirror the story's events, creating an agoraphobic and claustrophobic effect. The book must be rotated at times in order to be read. The novel is also notable for its multiple narrators, each of whom interacts with the other in complex and perplexing ways.

This is a horror novel, but many readers will conclude that it is a love story. I will leave it to the readers to comment on their thoughts on the conflict. I know it's a satirical book, but I'd like to hear what everyone has to say about it, so leave a comment or send me a message.

The format, colors, pages, fonts, and words all contribute to the storytelling and create an atmosphere that I never imagined possible in a book. To understand what I'm talking about, you must read and see the book for yourself. If you want to fully appreciate this masterpiece, make sure to purchase the full-color version.

If you enjoy suspense, horror, and having nightmares about books, this is the book for you. On several levels, the story will have an impact on you. Yes, some characters and the size and time it takes to finish this book may be too much for some readers, but if you understand art and enjoy postmodernism, you will undoubtedly become a fan of the author. I'm awarding a perfect score because I believe this book is a work of art, and I comprehended it.


Synopsis:

““A novelistic mosaic that simultaneously reads like a thriller and like a strange, dreamlike excursion into the subconscious.” —The New York Times

Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap of paper, parts of which would occasionally surface on the Internet. No one could have anticipated the small but devoted following this terrifying story would soon command. Starting with an odd assortment of marginalized youth -- musicians, tattoo artists, programmers, strippers, environmentalists, and adrenaline junkies -- the book eventually made its way into the hands of older generations, who not only found themselves in those strangely arranged pages but also discovered a way back into the lives of their estranged children.

Now this astonishing novel is made available in book form, complete with the original colored words, vertical footnotes, and second and third appendices.

The story remains unchanged, focusing on a young family that moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly wrong: their house is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.

Of course, neither Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Will Navidson nor his companion Karen Green was prepared to face the consequences of that impossibility, until the day their two little children wandered off and their voices eerily began to return another story -- of creature darkness, of an ever-growing abyss behind a closet door, and of that unholy growl which soon enough would tear through their walls and consume all their dreams.”


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Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.

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