Having read and greatly admired Thomas Tryon’s The Other a few years ago — a quietly sinister and psychologically astute piece of horror — I was eager to explore more of his work. Harvest Home, his…| 746books.com
My only previous encounter with Aldous Huxley was his classic sci-fi novel Brave New World and I wasn’t all that aware of his ‘manor house’ novels – of which Those Barren Le…| 746books.com
This week I’m taking part in the 1925 Club hosted by Kaggsy and Simon, with a book that has become a massive part of the public consciousness. A century on, Franz Kafka’s The Trial – a quiet, bureaucratic horror – still feels alarmingly familiar and impressively prescient. The Trial opens with Josef K., a respectable…|
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? by Henry Farrell is a darkly delicious psychological thriller. First published in 1960, this gothic tale of sibling rivalry, fading stardom, and festering resentment is a masterclass in suspense, blending campy melodrama with some creepy scares yet still delivering real emotional depth. The novel centers on the Hudson sisters: Blanche,…|
Donald E. Westlake’s The Ax (1997) is a darkly funny, razor-edged thriller that slices into middle-class anxiety with unnerving precision. I’ve never read Westlake before, but he built his reputation on clever crime stories and comic heist novels, unlike this book which offers a grim yet oddly hilarious look at desperation, morality, and the extremes…|
