Monthly Archives: October 2011

Exploring the Origins of Dracula

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

What could be a better review for Halloween than the ancestor to so much horror fiction–Bram Stoker’s Dracula.  I’d been meaning to read Dracula for ages–it was one of those classics I thought I ought to know about. I kept … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

As I’m sure you know, we’re coming up on November.  And as many in the writing and blogging community will know, that means National Novel Writers Month–NaNoWriMo in the shorthand, or NaNo if you want to make it really quick. … Continue reading →

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Oh the Horror! Maybe.

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

I was recently reading a book that got me thinking when it used a particular narrative device.  I’ve noticed this before, but I don’t know if there’s a name for it.  Maybe I’ll coin one.  Let’s call it the Hidden … Continue reading →

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Out on the Moor with Mr. Holmes

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

I’ve heard The Hound of the Baskervilles described as a horror novel.  I don’t think I’d go quite that far, but there definitely are some horror elements to it. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is … Continue reading →

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An Exploration on Being Dead

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Halloween is coming up, and I’ve been thinking about appropriate books to review.  Halloween is one of my favorite holidays (Costumes!  And candy!), but not the easiest for me to get into thematically with book reviews, since I don’t like … Continue reading →

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