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31 Shots of Shock #7: ‘The Grave’ by P. D. Cacek

October 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

*Title: 'The Grave' by P. D. Cacek. Date Read: 07 October 2011 Available Online?: NO (read from the anthology, 999 (William Morrow Books), edited by Al Sarrantonio) Briefly: On her way home from her job as a teacher, young Elizabeth spots … [Read more...]

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31 Shots of Shock #6: ‘The Signal-Man’ by Charles Dickens

October 9, 2011 By 1 Comment

*Title: 'The Signal-Man' by Charles Dickens. Date Read: 06 October 2011 Available Online?: YES. Briefly: Curious about the solitary life of a signal-man the narrator descends down the railway embankment to have a chat with one such lonely … [Read more...]

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31 Shots of Shock #4: ‘The Vision of Tom Chuff’ by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

October 9, 2011 By 2 Comments

*Title: 'The Vision of Tom Chuff' by J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Date Read: 04 October 2011 Available Online?: YES. Briefly: Tom Chuff is an evil, abusive drunkard who has his family shaking in fear at his very presence. One evening at home he … [Read more...]

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31 Shots of Shock #3: ‘Amerikanski Dead at the Moscow Morgue’ by Kim Newman

October 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

*Title: 'Amerikanski Dead at the Moscow Morgue' by Kim Newman. Date Read: 03 October 2011 Available Online?: NO (read from the anthology, 999 (William Morrow Books), edited by Al Sarrantonio) Briefly: Mother Russia finds itself once again … [Read more...]

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31 Shots of Shock Reading Challenge

October 6, 2009 By 8 Comments

Welcome (finally) to the hub page for my 31 Shots of Shock - a reading challenge to read one horror-related short story every day throughout the month of October, in the lead up to Halloween. Below you will find my reading schedule for the challenge … [Read more...]

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31 Shots of Shock: Rob needs your help!

September 25, 2009 By 19 Comments

If you were reading RobAroundBooks at any time during the month of October last year, then you may have noticed a distinctly creepy atmosphere around the place, as I joined Memory over at Stella Matutina, on her 31 Tales of Terror reading challenge, … [Read more...]

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Penguin’s ‘setting up’ for Christmas (and saving you a stack of cash too)

November 12, 2008 By 7 Comments

Remember back at the start of October when I got more than a little excited over Penguin's new Gothic Red series, with their luscious cover designs? Well the good news is Penguin have released the series as a single boxed set at a hugely discounted … [Read more...]

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’31 Tales of Terror’ #31: The Tell-Tale Heart

October 31, 2008 By 2 Comments

Note: This review is a direct copy of one completed for my own 100 Shots of Short challenge *Title: The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Date Read: 05 October 2008 Available Online?: YES Briefly: A dark tale about the murder of an old man. … [Read more...]

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’31 Tales of Terror’ #30: The Bully of Brocas Court

October 31, 2008 By Leave a Comment

*Title: The Bully of Brocas Court by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Date Read: 30 October 2008 Available Online?: YES Briefly: Desperate to find a worthy boxing opponent for Farrier-Sergeant Slogger Burton, Yeomanry Captain and Baronet Sir Fred Milburn … [Read more...]

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’31 Tales of Terror’ #29: How He Left the Hotel

October 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment

*Title: How He Left the Hotel by Louisa Baldwin Date Read: 30 October 2008 Available Online?: YES Briefly: A retired soldier, turned lift-operator narrates how his contentment at shunting passengers daily, up and down the floors of a swanky hotel, … [Read more...]

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