A young Victorian man stands beside a decaying portrait of himself in a dark gothic room, capturing the eerie supernatural horror of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.

Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Vanity, Murder, and Masterpieces I have wanted to read The Picture of Dorian Gray for a while. Dorian Gray is prominent in pop[…]

Metal tub of bobbing apples on a lantern-lit garden path; a jack-o’-lantern glows as masked children approach a stone house at night.

Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie

Hallowe’en Party Review: A Poirot Mystery with “WHOAH” Moments It was October and I wanted to find a spooky Halloween mystery read to[…]

Rainy night at a lonely motel: neon sign, one lit window, a Victorian house on the hill, and a 1950s car in the mud—evoking Robert Bloch’s Psycho.

Psycho by Robert Bloch

More Than a Movie: A “Spooktober” Review of Psycho This book has been on my to-be-read shelf for at least two years. I[…]

Vintage gramophone and ten little soldier figurines beside a stormy window overlooking Soldier Island — moody scene inspired by Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None Book Review: The Original Blueprint for Terror I have been a big Agatha Christie fan since I was[…]

A lone shepherd in a golden desert at sunset gazes toward the Egyptian pyramids, with a half-buried treasure chest in the sand.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Finding Treasure Within: A Review of The Alchemist I’m not entirely sure how Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist landed on my to-be-read stack, but[…]

Silhouetted woman approaches a fog-shrouded Gothic mansion under a full moon, evoking the eerie atmosphere of The Haunting of Hill House.

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Review

A Masterclass in Psychological Terror I might be the only person to have not watched Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House (maybe I[…]

A vintage-style painting depicting Phileas Fogg, Aouda, Passepartout, and Detective Fix on their global journey; Fogg rides an elephant with iconic landmarks like the Taj Mahal, Sphinx, and a steamship in the background, along with a hot air balloon in the sky.

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne Around the World in Eighty Days was my third Jules Verne book, having previously[…]

Post cover of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson As a fan of psychological horror, I’ve been on a journey[…]