A selection of things that caught our attention in the world of horror this week
Albert Einstein“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
Tadeusz Borowski, This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen“What a curious power words have.”
A taste of things to come.
Randall Munroe, xkcd: volume 0“Take wrong turns. Talk to strangers. Open unmarked doors. And if you see a group of people in a field, go find out what they are doing. Do things without always knowing how they'll turn out.”
5 horror books this week. Themes: Supernatural, monster, ghost, and haunted house horror
See: A Selection of Horror Books Released, 30 Jun to 6 Jul 2024
Aaron Swartz“Be curious. Read widely. Try new things. What people call intelligence just boils down to curiosity.”
4 horror movies this week. Themes: Serial killer and werewolf comedy horror
See: A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 30 Jun to 6 Jul 2024
Mark Twain, Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review“There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations.”
1 horror TV show this week. Theme: Anthology horror
See: A Selection of Horror TV Shows Released, 30 Jun to 6 Jul 2024
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Angel's Game“It's curious how easy it is to tell a piece of paper what you don't dare say to someone's face.”
Lemony Snicket, The Wide Window“Tears are curious things, for like earthquakes or puppet shows, they can occur at any time, without any warning and without any good reason.”
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Published: 6 July 2024
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