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Don‘t we all.

“As you know, I rescued Mary from the gutter, and from almost certain starvation, when she was a child; I think her life is mine, to use as I see fit.”

I just started reading the “classic” The Great God Pan and boy are we off to a rough start 😅

Experimental brain surgery unleashes unspeakable, indescribable evil on the world.

Trouble is it's so unspeakable and indescribable I have no idea what it is except that the sight of it reduces people to gibbering idiots or makes them commit suicide. I recognise the story as a classic but it doesn't do anything for me, sorry.

Is Helen Vaughn a beautiful woman or the devil incarnate? #Scarathlon #TeamHarkness @StayCurious 16 points

Had a big old hunt through the bookshelves in order to find a "book with a minimalist cover" to read for the #ReverseReadathon Bingo. Doesn't get much more minimalist than this! (Although I do have an old hardback that is completely blank, just a deep blue and only writing on the spine. The Spouse argued that "nothing at all isn't minimalist design, it's just nothing". ?)

@DeweysReadathon

New video up! In this episode I review "The Great God Pan" by Arthur Machen.

https://youtu.be/5u5bI313Lzk

This was very fun and very spooky! I love it, I definitely need to read more classics. 4.5/5🌟

**Edit I'm an idiot who forgot their #LitsyAtoZ #ReadingChallenge 😑😑😑 @BookishMarginalia

This will be my G for Title

I just recently heard of #SerialReader and I'm absolutely loving it! This has basically been my week right here in a nutshell fueled by espresso 😂

#forest #letstraveljuly @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I had never heard of this story until I read Stephen Kings dedication in Revival and then i found it on #serialreader . I really enjoyed this old horror tale, it kept me interested and the author allows the reader to create a lot of the horror in their mind. I understand how this is a important influential work for Stephen King.

The shortest book on my TBR. I was honestly expecting more horror, but it wasn‘t that scary at all. There were no graphic scenes. Instead, the released was asked to do a lot of imagining based upon vague descriptions, which I guess is why it didn‘t really freak me out. I did find it funny that Goodreads recommended Harriet the Spy because I was reading this book - for the life of me I can‘t figure out why! #SFFTBRChallenge

A bit vague, and very dialogue-heavy. In my opinion, it benefits from being read in one or two sittings, rather than over several days as encouraged by the #SerialReader format, due to the number of characters and plotlines involved. I could see the influence on Lovecraft, but this wasn't as creepy and atmospheric.

I've been neglecting #SerialReader for nearly a year, so I decided to start reading this short, weird classic tonight.

Went to a very entertaining and informative talk on the life and works of Arthur Machen, and bought this new illustrated limited edition. I have no. 85/200. It's not my favourite Machen story, but the collector in me rejoices and the illustrations are cool. (This is also the last thing John Selway worked on before he sadly died very recently.) Also, I haven't read The Shining Pyramid before. 🤘😈

Finished listening to this in the AM. It was good. It wasn't very frightening, and it wasn't gory at all. Both of which aren't complaints. I can see where the style was influential for Lovecraft and King. It was a great imaginative piece which allows one's mind to elaborate on the horrors within the text.

I want to love these classic horror tales but I'm afraid that I never will.

Dr. Raymond: Clarke, there is no danger at all. Trust me.

Me: Clarke, get out of there NOW!

Sticking with the classic horror theme on Serial Reader.

OK FINE I'LL TRY IT. 😂 No, but seriously, this looks pretty fun! Starting with shorter issues and stuff I've read before.

Well it's tough to disagree with Stephen King and HP Lovecraft but this was a snoozefest and about as scary as my cat.