Typical Books of Terror: Horror Books and Fiction Discussion

Today on Typical Books with Lydia we have Horror in the Woods by Lee Mountford. This was a Book Market find from a previous haul, so I am glad to bet getting to it. A perfect little splatter novel to follow House of Leaves.   Lee's work is on Amazon ▹ https://amzn.to/37CWQuw

Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. 

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little show.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca 

Today on Typical Books we get into my final thoughts on House of Leaves. It was... okay. Okay? Well, it does say on the facing page "This is not for you".   Thank you to Jo-Anne for piquing my interest in this book all over again. I did like the horror aspects here and it was a perfect time to read it!  Mentioned in this video... a link to a wiki which is a potential spoiler so I regret I cannot type it here. Unfortunately in saying as much, I fear I am feeding the unearned (? perhaps) mystique that this book already has enough of.  What a Catch-22.  I gave it 2.5 stars... and I liked it.

Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. 

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little show.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca 

Today on Typical Books with Lydia we have a little haul, some upcoming ARC reading and new horror releases from HWA authors with books like:  Cries to Kill the Corpse Flower by Ronald J. Murray  

Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. 

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little show.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca 

Today on Typical Books with Lydia we have a dozen of my favourite vampire novels and collections. Two books I don't have make the list too.

Thank you to Jason of Jason's Weird Reads for the idea, and fo the upcoming video on top vampire fiction too!

I first knew of Jason through the Darkness Dwells podcast, and then heard a familiar voice on The Great Lakes Horror Company podcast and only then did I discover his booktube channel!

Books mentioned are:

Vampires by David J. Skal

And also:

The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas

Head over to http://www.vampirelibrary.com/fiction/ for a huge list of vampire fiction and nonfiction too!

Today on Typical Books with Lydia we have seven of my favourite nonfiction vampire books. A handful of books I don't have make the list too.

Thank you to Jason of Jason's Weird Reads for the idea, and fo the upcoming video on top vampire fiction too!

I first knew of Jason through the Darkness Dwells podcast, and then heard a familiar voice on The Great Lakes Horror Company podcast and only then did I discover his booktube channel!

Books mentioned:

Vampires by David J. Skal

Wish list!

Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend by Mark Collins Jenkins

Also good ones:

Infamous Lady: The True Story of Countess Erzsébet Báthory by Kimberly Craft

For more go to: http://www.vampirelibrary.com/non-fiction/

Today on Typical Books with Lydia we have part nine of my horror bookshelf tour.  Wow! One more to go. This bookcase has a mix of extreme and classic horror, some reference and manga. A real wildcard. 

If you are visiting the show in June of 2020, please take a look at:

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And at any time, you can consider a donation to the Southern Poverty Law Centre : https://www.splcenter.org/ who do amazing analysis where most dare not look.

Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. 

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little show.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca 

Opinion at Halfway Through the Hall  Today on Typical Books with Lydia we have a progress vlog on House of Leaves. It has been 20 years since this book was published, so better late than never I suppose.   Not much to say except that I love the story of the Navidson Record, and not so much the 'other' story contained in the footnotes. Judging from the response here and on Instagram - where I posted a short vlog and portion of this - I am not alone.

Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks.

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little show.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca

Today on Typical Books with Lydia we have new releases from HWA authors for late May 2020 and my thoughts so far on reading House of Leaves. This was a DNF from years ago that I picked up after a request from Jo-Anne.

Books mentioned:

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski -

Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. 

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little show.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca 

Chilly Gothic Horror for Spooky Nights!

Today on Typical Books with Lydia we have Voices in the Snow by Darcy Coates.

This was published in 2020 via Poisoned Pen and is the first part of the Black Winter series.

Clare meets Dorran under the wildest of circumstance. Normally, when a story is at its heart a girl-meets-boy story I balk. I bail. I barf. But not here, as it is more of a girl-meets-house like many Coates novels are.

I can relate to so much of this - driving in the most hellish of winter, being stranded in the cold, dealing with distance between family members be it physical or not. I’ve no real experience with the heart of this story, however, which is a true monstrosity, and it is played out very well.

There are some minor plot questions and some minor gardening, time, and physics questions I had but these are small compared to the scope and plot as I enjoyed it all very much. I could guess that half of my questions would be answered had I re-read back a little instead of ploughing forward, but it was a compelling page-turner if there is one.

Looking forward to the next book in this series and I’ve rarely ever wanted to read a series so that is saying quite a bit!

Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. 

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little show.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca 

Quiet Horror for Horsey People  Today on Typical Books with Lydia we have The Pet by Charles L. Grant. As an author of quiet horror, I mean to read more Grant as I had read his short work before this. If you are a fan, let me know the best next read!

Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. 

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little show.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca