Mid-September is when I usually start looking ahead to October on RobAroundBooks, and my yearly 31 Shots of Shock reading project. That time is almost upon us again, and so it's time to not only reveal my new 31 Shots of Shock logo for this year … [Read more...]
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Introducing 31 Shots of Shock 2011
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31 Shots of Shock: #15 – ‘Cold to the Touch’ by Simon Strantzas
*Title: 'Cold to the Touch' by Simon Strantzas. Date Read: 15 October 2010 Available Online?: NO (available in The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 21 (Constable & Robinson)) Briefly: Deeply religious climatologist, Andrew Lauzon is sent to the … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #14 – ‘Lukundoo’ by Edward Lucas White
*Title: 'Lukundoo' by Edward Lucas White. Date Read: 14 October 2010 Available Online?: YES Briefly: While gathered in front of the fireplace with friends, Singleton relates the story of one of his past expeditions to Africa, where he had the … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #13 – ‘When I Was Dead’ by Vincent O’Sullivan
*Title: 'When I Was Dead' by Vincent O'Sullivan. Date Read: 13 October 2010 Available Online?: YES Briefly: Determined to make a ghost transpire in front of him, the tables are turned on the narrator one evening when he finds himself on the other … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #12 – ‘Afterward’ by Edith Wharton
*Title: 'Afterward' by Edith Wharton. Date Read: 12 October 2010 Available Online?: YES Briefly: Adamant that they want to live in a home that is remote and lacking in 'vulgar necessities', American couple Ned and Mary Boyne take up residence in … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #11 – W.S. by L.P. Hartley
*Title: 'W.S.' by L.P. Hartley. Date Read: 11 October 2010 Available Online?: NO (available in Nightshade: 20th Century Ghost Stories (Constable & Robinson)). Briefly: A writer begins to receive postcards from a mystery person, making him become … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #10 – ‘The Lady’s Maid’s Bell’ by Edith Wharton
*Title: 'The Lady's Maid's Bell' by Edith Wharton. Date Read: 10 October 2010 Available Online?: YES Briefly: Still weak and recovering from typhoid, Hartley is invited to take up the position of lady-maid at the country home of the sickly but … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #9 – ‘The House of the Nightmare’ by Edward Lucas White
*Title: 'The House of the Nightmare' by Edward Lucas White. Date Read: 09 October 2010 Available Online?: YES Briefly: While driving from the mountains into the valley, the narrator's attention is taken by a house which he gets occasional glimpses … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #8 – ‘Two Steps Along the Road’ by Terry Dowling
*Title: 'Two Steps Along the Road' by Terry Dowling. Date Read: 08 October 2010 Available Online?: NO (available in The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 21 (Constable & Robinson)) Briefly: A paranormal researcher arranges to spend a few days at … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #7 – ‘The Villa Désirée’ by May Sinclair
*Title: 'The Villa Désirée' by May Sinclair Date Read: 07 October 2010 Available Online?: YES (PDF format) Briefly: Louis Carson has arranged for his fiancee, Mildred Eve to stay alone at his country house, The Villa Désirée, until he can join … [Read more...]
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