{"id":7963,"date":"2025-01-08T22:11:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/yet-to-read-horrifically-haunted-buildings-dragons-and-whimsy\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T22:11:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:11:30","slug":"yet-to-read-horrifically-haunted-buildings-dragons-and-whimsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7963","title":{"rendered":"Yet to Read Horrifically Haunted Buildings \u2013 Dragons and Whimsy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Yet to Read is the weekly meme where I take a lot at books on my shelves (physical and digital) that I haven\u2019t gotten around to reading yet and books on my wishlist that I\u2019ve wanted to add to my shelves for a while. I link these posts up to\u00a0Can\u2019t Wait Wednesday<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Shelf Control<\/a>!<\/p>\n

From the Shelves<\/h2>\n

I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ve seen anybody talking about Wakenhyrst but to be fair, it released when I was firmly not paying attention the the book world. I grabbed it cheap on Kindle at some point because the premise intrigued the hell out of me. <\/p>\n

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\u201cSomething has been let loose\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In Edwardian Suffolk, a manor house stands alone in a lost corner of the Fens: a glinting wilderness of water whose whispering reeds guard ancient secrets. Maud is a lonely child growing up without a mother, ruled by her repressive father.<\/p>\n

When he finds a painted medieval devil in a graveyard, unhallowed forces are awakened.<\/p>\n

Maud\u2019s battle has begun. She must survive a world haunted by witchcraft, the age-old legends of her beloved fen \u2013 and the even more nightmarish demons of her father\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From the Wishlist<\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve been getting back into horror in recent years. Loved it as a kid and just got too anxious for it in my twenties but now I\u2019m back into it and I haven\u2019t read a single Stephen King novel. Whether he will or won\u2019t be my cup of tea, I don\u2019t know yet but I\u2019d like to start from the beginning and those who know me should know how much I love a haunted hotel.<\/p>\n

Everybody knows The Shining. If you haven\u2019t read the book (like me), you\u2019ve at least heard of the absolute classic movie featuring Jack Nicholson, and perhaps the more recent sequel, Doctor Sleep. <\/p>\n

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Danny is only five years old but in the words of Old Mr Hallorann he is a \u2018shiner,\u2019 aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of the Overlook hotel, Danny\u2019s visions grow out of control.<\/p>\n

As winter closes in and blizzards cut them off, the hotel seems to develop a life of its own. It is meant to be empty. So who is the lady in Room 217 and who are the masked guests going up and down the elevator? And why do the hedges shaped like animals seem so alive?<\/p>\n

Somewhere, somehow, there is an evil force in the hotel \u2013 and that too is beginning to shine.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Have you read either of these? Are you a Stephen King fan or find him overrated? What\u2019s your favourite story about a haunted building? Let me know in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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