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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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A couple of horror novels to prove I still read books.

The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis

Bad Seed by William March

April 22, 2026 by ingres77 Leave a Comment

The Bad Seed (1954) – 4 stars I’ve been intending to write this review for some time….which means I’m really struggling to dredge up memories of the book. Published in 1954, The Bad Seed tells the story of Rhoda Penmark, an 8 year old sociopath, and her mother, who is uncovering the truth of her daughter’s callous indifference to human suffering. Rhoda murders a classmate over a penmanship award that she felt she deserved, and she would go on to murder the maintenance man at […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: bad seed, Koji Suzuki, Spiral, The Ring, Walter Tevis, William March

ingres77's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: bad seed, Koji Suzuki, Spiral, The Ring, Walter Tevis, William March ·
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Later that summer, when Mrs. Penmark looked back and remembered, when she was caught up in despair so deep she knew there was no way out…

The Bad Seed by William March

Dracula's Guest and Other Stories by Bram Stoker

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James

The Dare by RL Stine

The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

October 19, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

The Bad Seed – 3/5 Stars The book about a bad kid hurting and killing other people, and the questions around what makes her tick. I guess I think I have seen the movie of this years ago, but other than “bad kid” I don’t recall much of it. The book dives into the psychology and especially the genetics of the questions of “bad kid” in ways that I imagine are pretty early for the genre. So this is the book that sort of started […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: bram stoker, dracula's guest, ghost stories of antiquary, jay anson, M.R. James, R.L. Stine, the bad seed, The Dare, William March

vel veeter's CBR12 Review No:556 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: bram stoker, dracula's guest, ghost stories of antiquary, jay anson, M.R. James, R.L. Stine, the bad seed, The Dare, William March ·
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