eldritchhobbit

I agree with you that real life has plenty of horrors. I tend to think of horror literature/film or the Gothic as a way to understand and deal with the horrors of real life -- which is why I strongly support young readers' horror fiction, which gets demonized in certain circles.

I just recently saw The Innocents for the first time myself! Isn't is wonderful! Soooo spooky!

And your Halloween offering couldn't be more delicious! Talk about delivering the chills!

I love the rhythm of
"He *saw*,
she saw.....

see-saw....

She-saw.

Up and down.

Up.

Down."

And this is so shudder-inducingly perfect:
"Child-mind
adhered (like the little brain-bit on her shoe)"

And those last lines! WOW!

I can't thank you enough. I'm going to be rereading this one often!

::massive hugs::