A selection of things that caught our attention in the world of horror this week
Mary Oliver“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”
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Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man“Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.”
Ursula K. Le Guin“When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow.”
13 horror books this week. Themes: Supernatural, dark academia, ghost, vampire, witch, western, slasher, and bizarro horror
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Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux“Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful words that he knew and just the saying of them comforted him.”
11 horror movies this week. Themes: Supernatural, psychological, vampire, revenge, killer, survival, and dark fantasy horror
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Ursula K. LeGuin, The Farthest Shore“There must be darkness to see the stars. The dance is always danced above the hollow place, above the terrible abyss.”
1 horror TV show this week. Theme: Ghost horror
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George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons“The strongest trees are rooted in the dark places of the earth. Darkness will be your cloak, your shield, your mother's milk. Darkness will make you strong.”
Edgar Allan Poe“The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls...”
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