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Guillermo del Toro is a true artist, and, since missing Nightmare Alley, it had been too long since I've seen one of his films in theaters. I was so happy to see his latest last night during its limited run. I've yet to read the source material, but his take on Frankenstein is hauntingly emotional and the film just looks amazing. Isaac and Elordi are brilliant. Streaming on Netflix tomorrow!

Centique I saw it at the cinema too! So beautiful on the big screen 😍 Only had to cover my eyes once. The sawing got to me more than the body in the courtroom - that was fine 😂😂 31m

JacqMac I can‘t wait for this to drop on Netflix. I‘ve been excited since he started filming lol 19m

Suet624 Can‘t wait to see Isaac. now

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totefairie

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Reread of Mary Shelley's classic before Guillermo del Toro's film adaptation drops tom🎧📖
1/6 from our @tbrgirlies_bookclub TOTM
#frankenstein #maryshelly #classics #ebook #audiobook #goodreadsreadingchallenge #goodreads #totefairie

RavenclawOwlCat I tried to like it and I couldn‘t! Granted, that was 8 years ago and maybe I‘d feel different now but classics are tougher to enjoy with the language difference. 4h

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Branwen

One Dark Window | Rachel Gillig

I can't get over how good this is so far! I'm absolutely loving it!

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Texreader

Powers of Darkness: The First Dracula | Bram Stoker

Almost 300 pages into this chunkster I‘m finally at Part Two!

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥳👍🏼💝. 16h

Teresereading I visited Whitby and read this afterwards. Fantastic to be able to visualise the setting. 14h

Texreader @Teresereading Oh that is so cool!! 4h

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Texreader

Powers of Darkness: The First Dracula | Bram Stoker

Well, well, well there‘s an evil magic ring in this Swedish version of Dracula. A ruby ring.

Could this 1899-1900 version have any influence on Tolkien? Did Tolkien read Swedish? He was a language genius, so maybe.

Bookwomble Magic rings are deeply embedded in folklore and mythology, so Tolkien is much more likely to draw his inspiration from the Northern European and English traditions that were his life work. I can't definitely say he didn't read that book, but I'd think it unlikely. It's fascinating, though, that the Swedish translator of Dracula was probably drawing on the same cultural motifs 😊 12h

Texreader @Bookwomble I‘m certain you‘re correct. 4h

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Cathyloves2read

The Heiress: A Novel | Rachel Hawkins

so-so

The Heiress was a fairly quick and entertaining read, and I liked the way the audiobook was structured—told through alternating past and present timelines with different narrators. That made it easy to follow and kept things interesting. However, I found the story a bit predictable overall, aside from one surprise near the end. I also didn‘t find the female characters particularly likable, which made it harder to connect with the story.

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Bookwomble

The Gormenghast Trilogy | Mervyn Peake

I think this was less a #BookHaul and more a #BookSpree 🤭 Especially if the other five books I bought while we were away are added in! 😳
• I have the Gormenghast trilogy (+Maeve's sequel) already, and have read them many times as they are amongst my very favourite books and Peake is a favourite author and poet, but only in a collected edition, so now I have the individual editions in a 1973 printing.
• The Detective in Film is a 1972 vintage, ⬇️

Bookwomble ... so naturally focuses on movies up to that date, and primarily the Hollywood Golden Era. Lovely photo illustrations, and makes a good companion to the classic horror film books I picked up earlier in the year.
• We are Not Numbers are short essays by young Gazan people, and look likely to be simultaneously enlightening and heartbreaking. Published in April 2025, some of the contributors have since been killed in the ongoing genocide 😢 1d

Bookwomble • The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai is, I've read, one of his best regarded novels, and I enjoyed the short stories of his I've read, so high hopes for this one.
• Blade Runner: A Movie is the Burroughs' story that Ridley Scott borrowed the title from for his actual movie, which Burroughs' book isn't, and it turns out he borrowed the title from someone else! I haven't liked the little of Burroughs I've read, but I'll give this a go. 1d

Bookwomble • I Am a Bird from Paradise by Hāfez selects some of his poems translated by Davis, and I'm reading and enjoying this one.
• Retrograde collects three short stories by, again, Osamu Dazai, and:
• The Glow in the Dark by Bolivian author Liliana Colanzi is a short story collection of "gothic horror and cyberpunk" tales themed around the consequences of a real nuclear fallout disaster. 1d

AnnCrystal 📚👏🏼🤩👍🏼💝. 1d

TieDyeDude Nice haul/spree! 1d

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Roary47

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

so-so

3✨Classic! One I will probably keep re-reading. While I know the story I feel like there is more depth each time I read it. 🥰🧟‍♀️💛

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Roary47

Juniper and Thorn | Ava Reid

so-so

3✨When I read this I had no idea how to describe it in order to review it. The writing was beautiful and almost poetic. The main story line was interesting, and while it was based loosely on fairy tales it was very unique. Now with that said the triggers in this book were ones I didn‘t know I had! The main character was very hard on herself and self destructive in a non-permanent way. Overall, a good book yet off my shelves. #FableBR

Littlewolf1

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dabbe

Carmilla | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

pick

First published in 1872, Carmilla stands as one of the earliest works of vampire fiction—predating Dracula by over two decades—and has earned enduring attention for its atmospheric storytelling and complex themes. Le Fanu‘s prose is lush, gothic, and heavily descriptive, filled with misty forests, moonlit rooms, and an ever-present sense of unease. ⬇️

dabbe The pacing can be slow by modern standards, with long digressions and subdued tension rather than overt horror. However, this deliberate rhythm builds an immersive, dreamlike quality that I found quite haunting and effective. 2d

TheBookHippie I love this book. 2d

Deblovestoread Great review! Stacked 2d

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AnnCrystal Grand review. Always wanted to read this 📚👏🏼🤩👍🏼💝. 1d

dabbe @TheBookHippie IKR? 🩶🖤🩶 1d

dabbe @Deblovestoread @AnnCrystal And it's short, too! 🩶🖤🩶 1d

lil1inblue I'm sold. Stacked. 1d

dabbe @lil1inblue YAY! 💛🍁🧡 24h

wildwoodreads I loved Carmilla 20h

dabbe @wildwoodreads IIKR? just fell into the language and setting. 🩶🖤🩶 20h

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