Welcome to Litsy!

les oiseaux arrivent;
barricadez vos fenêtres —
c‘est la fin du monde ! ?

the birds are coming;
board up your windows —
it‘s the end of the world! ?

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #frenchhaiku #moviehaiku #thebirds #hitchcock #TippiHedren

It was shades of duMaurier/Hitchcock at the mall food court today when this bird first stalked us while my friend was waiting for her pretzel order then followed us to our table where it bided its time until flying at my friend and attempting to steal her pretzel. The bird did not get the pretzel, but neither did my friend choose to continue eating. This is the bird perched on the back of my chair, moments before making its move.

I have a mild bird phobia AND YET the movie (which I saw first) and the short story (which I decided to read to see how it differed from the movie) both live absolutely RENT FREE in my mind which is why I immediately bought tickets to Malthouse Theatre‘s The Birds - because what‘s a little more bird related trauma?!

Absolutely phenomenal one woman show. It‘s a lightly modernised version of the short story & 😍 but also 😩 & 🥺 & tbh also 😱

These short stories are intense. I have read and loved du Maurier‘s novels, but I had no idea she had written short stories or that they would scare the bejesus out of me. It‘s a subtle kind of spine tingling scare. You shudder and kind of look over your shoulder. They are so good. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I‘ve only read the short story, The Birds, but it is ten times scarier than the Hitchcock movie. It has a different slant and fills the imagination with all kinds of horrible possibilities. Well worth the read. On to the rest. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I‘m actually ornithophobic so I took a gamble with this one — I‘ve never seen the film adaptation. It was as scary as I feared but in a great way. Birds can be terrifying, okay? 😖😹 #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

I really enjoyed this short story. The audio was very atmospheric with the music and sound effects. Great classic story that was a great palate cleanser.

#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

@TheAromaofBooks book 5 #bookspinbingo

So very much looking forward to #CreepyChristmas with @teebe ☠️ 1. The Birds by Daphne du Maurier ☠️ 2. It is the mundane reality of the horror (in the book version, not the film) a family under siege and a father desperate to keep them safe from a danger that cannot be reasoned with. ☠️ 3. My #UnpopularOpinion is that the written word is far scarier than any film. ☠️ 4. Ghosts ☠️ 5. At Christmas time, decorative toadstools 🍄!!

Perfect October read.