Halloween 2020, Day 2

[eldritchhobbit]

Here’s a Halloween-relevant article by Kim Taylor Blakemore at CrimeReads: “The New Gothic: Feminist and Unapologetic - Tracing the Evolution of Gothic Heroines from the Mid-20th Century to the Present Day Through 7 Novels.” 

On a related note, this is a timely reading list from Emily Wenstrom at Book Riot: "5 Modern Authors Upholding the Gothic Feminist Tradition in 2020.” One of the works recommended is one of the stellar “must read” novels of the season, Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia. Here, have a taste:

Catalina slowly leaned closer to her, whispering in her ear. “It’s in the walls,” she said.

“What is?” Noemí asked, and the question was a reflex, for she found it hard to think what to ask with her cousin’s blank eyes upon her, eyes that did not seem to see; it was like staring into a sleepwalker’s face.

“The walls speak to me. They tell me secrets. Don’t listen to them, press your hands against your ears, Noemí. There are ghosts. They’re real. You’ll see them eventually.”

- from Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (2020)

Chilling, no? A longer excerpt is available here: “Read an Excerpt from Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Haunted House Mystery.”

Comments

re: oct 2

[acciochocolate]

Sounds like a good read or two!

Re: oct 2

[eldritchhobbit]

Wonderful! Hope you enjoy.

[acciochocolate]

BTW, where else are you posting these?

[eldritchhobbit]

I love your icon! ❤️

Thanks for asking. The same posts each day will be on my

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[acciochocolate]

Good to know! Did you tell folks at BPAL forum of the new posts?

My non-made-for-me icons may be borrowed w/ credit to the maker. :)

[eldritchhobbit]

I haven't! That's a good idea. Thanks! I sort of fell out of the habit, and I'd have to create a new profile now, because my old profile (from which I'd made a decent number of posts) is linked to an email address I no longer have. I should sign up and start over, I suppose! I still love BPAL. That new Book of the Dead fragrance locket from the Trading Post is so marvelous!

Thanks! :) :) :)

[acciochocolate]

The mods can help you get the account back.

[eldritchhobbit]

Oh, good idea! I need to ask. Thanks!

Do you happen to know how to contact the mods if you're not logged in with an account? I know how to pose questions once you're in, but getting in is the issue. (Thanks! And sorry for my cluelessness.)

[acciochocolate]

Oh, goosh, I don't know. Let me post in the Help section for you.

[eldritchhobbit]

That is so awesome of you! Thank you. I can always set up an all-new account, but I did have a lot of history attached to that old one. It's totally my fault I let my old email address go without realizing I needed it to reset my account info.