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Wordy Words on WordsWhen I originally read this, I was impressed that the kid could basically fall asleep on command. I’m pretty quick to fall asleep and my wife gets pretty jealous of it, but I can’t just zonk out when I’m super stressed about things - like I can only imagine this kid was. And I really enjoyed the fever dream state of this book. Absolutely dreadful episode of the show, but the book was good. Except for one thing: You know how in movies they sometimes try to be cute and slip in names as an homage to the movie-maker’s influences? Like how in Friday the 13th, Tommy was at Karloff’s Garage? Or how in Scream, Rose McGowan said “Wes Carpenter?” And you know how it NEVER feels natural? These names are critical to the point where they seem almost unique to that individual. Are there other people named Wes? Sure! But in the context of horror movies, is there really any other Wes? Or a Karloff? It takes me right out of the story. It’s even harder in books because I can’t exactly read when my eyes are rolling in my head. That said, Stine has avoided it almost entirely until this book. He fell HARD in this book. Two characters. One named Bruce. One named Wayne. They’re always together so it’s “Bruce said,” “Wayne added.” Ugh. ——— <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/horrorbooks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#horrorbooks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/horrorbookstagram?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#horrorbookstagram</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/readmore?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#readmore</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/readmorebooks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#readmorebooks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/readmorehorror?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#readmorehorror</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wordywordsonwords?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wordywordsonwords</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/goosebumps?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#goosebumps</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/goosebumpsbooks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#goosebumpsbooks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/goosebumpsseries?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#goosebumpsseries</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bookstagram?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookstagram</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/book?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#book</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/books?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bookrecommendations?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookrecommendations</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/booklover?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#booklover</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bookaddict?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookaddict</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bookaholic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookaholic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/constantreader?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#constantreader</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/horror?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#horror</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rlstine?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rlstine</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rlstinebooks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rlstinebooks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rlstinegoosebumps?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rlstinegoosebumps</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/spooky?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spooky</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/spookybooks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spookybooks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bibliophile?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bibliophile</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bookstagrammer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookstagrammer</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/booklovers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#booklovers</a>

Well_Worth_A_ReadRiding The Nightmare had me galloping through the pages, It is loaded from cover to cover with delightfully dark and disturbing tales from one of the best storytellers in horror, Lisa Tuttle. My review is posted at <a href="https://wellwortharead.blogspot.com/2023/08/riding-nightmare-by-lisa-tuttle.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://wellwortharead.blogspot.com/2023/08/riding-nightmare-by-lisa-tuttle.html</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/Ridingthenightmare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ridingthenightmare</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/lisatuttle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lisatuttle</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/valancourtbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#valancourtbooks</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/horrorfam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#horrorfam</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/promotehorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#promotehorror</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookreview</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/bookstogon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookstogon</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/readmorehorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#readmorehorror</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

Well_Worth_A_ReadA quick and creepy read that explores death, grief, love, and what one may or may not be willing to do for a second chance at life. 5 stars to <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/Guests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Guests</a> by <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/KealanPatrickBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KealanPatrickBurke</a> My review is posted at <a href="https://wellwortharead.blogspot.com/2023/04/guests-by-kealan-patrick-burke.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://wellwortharead.blogspot.com/2023/04/guests-by-kealan-patrick-burke.html</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#horror</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/horrorreaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#horrorreaders</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/readmorehorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#readmorehorror</a>

MichelleMHaven't been on here a lot lately as I had a ton of work before the holidays... in that time I read 2 boring books so I just started <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/ReturnOfTheLivingElves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReturnOfTheLivingElves</a> by <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/BrianAsman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrianAsman</a> hoping to break the spell! ❄️🎅🎄 <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/HorrorBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HorrorBooks</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/ReadMoreHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReadMoreHorror</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

MichelleMI just finished Autumn Bleeds Into Winter by <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/JeffStrand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JeffStrand</a> (for the <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/XmasEvilReadathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XmasEvilReadathon</a>!) and loved it! It kind of reminded me of Dear Laura by <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/GemmaAmor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GemmaAmor</a> (they both include a teenager vs criminal showdown) but each one is incredible in their own way! <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/HorrorBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HorrorBooks</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/ReadMoreHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReadMoreHorror</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/HorrorLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HorrorLit</a>

MichelleMStarted <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/TheChristmasKiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheChristmasKiller</a> by <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/AlexPine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlexPine</a> as my first <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/XmasEvilReadathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XmasEvilReadathon</a> read! It fulfils the prompt 🩸Slay Bells - read a slasher🩸<a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/horrorbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#horrorbooks</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/readmorehorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#readmorehorror</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thriller</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mystery</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

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