Hi everyone! I’ve been reading some light horror for the whole of October, but for Halloween I’m thinking I’d like to read something particularly chilling/scary/unsettling. I’m specifically looking for something short, that I could start and finish on the day. Ideas so far: Anything by Junji Ito. …

[image] omk3: 人間椅子 by Edogawa Ranpo. t h i s o n e

Oooh if you end up deciding to do 人間椅子 I might try to join you! It’d be fun to read something spooky for the season, maybe a little impromptu discussion group? :eyes:

[image] omk3: 人間椅子 by Edogawa Ranpo. A third if you have recommendations of how/where to read it! although I think I would probably prefer the Ito version instead

[image] DIO-Berry: if you have recommendations of how/where to read it! It’s available for free on Aozora , Bookwalker and Amazon . There’s even an audio vesrion on youtube . I wouldnt know about a physical copy. [image] DIO-Berry: I would probably prefer the Ito version instead Anything…

[image] omk3: It’s available for free on Aozora , Bookwalker and Amazon . There’s even an audio vesrion on youtube . I wouldnt know about a physical copy. Thank you! [image] omk3: Anything in particular you’d recommend? Ah, rather I meant I’d like to read the Ito version of 人間()椅子() just…

[image] DIO-Berry: Ito version of 人間(にんげ)椅子 Oh right, I had forgotten about that! I’ll probably leave it for after I read the original though. [image] DIO-Berry: his manga about his cats Thanks for the recommendation, but I’ll only touch it if I know for certain nothing bad happens to…

[image] omk3: Thanks for the recommendation, but I’ll only touch it if I know for certain nothing bad happens to the cats. :eyes: He’s not a monster.

[image] omk3: Thanks for the recommendation, but I’ll only touch it if I know for certain nothing bad happens to the cats. :eyes: I can only stomach horror if it happens to humans. :sweat_smile: I think there’s an epilogue that talks about how long they lived but it’s daily life with a horror…

[image] omk3: 人間椅子 by Edogawa Ranpo Sounds like a good plan! I wanted to read some Edogawa for some time already :slight_smile: [image] omk3: for Halloween I’m unusually busy on Monday, so I will probably read the majority of it on the 1st (which is Allhallows so it’s still about spir…

[image] NicoleIsEnough: Sounds like a good plan! I wanted to read some Edogawa for some time already :slight_smile: Yay! The more the merrier! And of course, November 1st still counts as a spooky day! [image] NicoleIsEnough: make it a mini-bookclub (just one thread ofc) over in the Book …

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