evil house

“It’s–true?” she called faintly. “It’s true?” And for the first time her voice rose strong enough to penetrate the door. “Oh, God–is it true?”

Burnt Offerings by Robert Marasco

January 5, 2024 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

I got this thanks to becoming aware of Valancourt Books and their publishing efforts to reprint classic horror (and other genres). My generous mom got me several titles for Christmas, and I was excited to see Burnt Offerings. I saw the movie a while ago, mainly because I love horror, Oliver Reed, and Bette Davis and from my recollections it was quite scary and in line with the novel. I could go on at length here about Oliver Reed’s ability to play fatherly and menacing so […]

Even New Houses Can Be Haunted

The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons

January 9, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

This is the only horror novel Anne Rivers Siddons ever wrote, and the only book of hers I’ve ever read, so I feel like we were on some sort of haunted parallel footing here. This is a very well done haunted house story written in a lyrical style, but with a lot of brutal, horrible scenes. The contrast between the nice, aesthetic portions of the book and the growing realization that a nasty little scene is right around the next page makes for a tension-filled […]

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