So we meet again, little
snarklings.
As promised, this week,
I’ll be diving into Gothic books. I shall list my favorite books first
because I have a wide taste of Gothic culture under my belt. In a few weeks, I
shall go into other Goth folk’s favorite films.
Vampire Kisses series by Ellen Schreiber
“The most exciting things to happen in Dudsville in my lifetime, in
chronological order:
The 3:10 train jumped its tracks, spilling boxes of
Tootsie Rolls, which we devoured.
A senior flushed a cherry bomb down the toilet, exploding
the sewage line, closing school for a week.
On my sixteenth birthday a family rumored to be vampires
moved into the haunted Mansion on top of Benson Hill.”
(Excerpt from Vampire Kisses, the first book in the Vampire Kisses series by Ellen
Schreiber)
Don’t you ever wish that
a family of vampires moved into your neighborhood? Well that’s what happens to
Raven, the Gothic heroine of the series. She and her vampire boyfriend,
Alexander, must defend boring little Dudsville from blood thirsty vampires,
shut down an upcoming vampire club that’s opening in the middle of town, and oh
yeah- did I forget to mention that Alexander has vampire enemies who are out to
kills him and Raven?
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
“Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He
kills the dead.
So did his father before him, until his gruesome murder by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father's mysterious and deadly athame, Cas travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. Together they follow legends and local lore, trying to keep up with the murderous dead—keeping pesky things like the future and friends at bay.
When they arrive in a new town in search of a ghost the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, Cas doesn't expect anything outside of the ordinary: move, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a ghost like he's never faced before. She still wears the dress she wore on the day of her brutal murder in 1958: once white, but now stained red and dripping blood. Since her death, Anna has killed any and every person who has dared to step into the deserted Victorian she used to call home.
And she, for whatever reason, spares his life.”
So did his father before him, until his gruesome murder by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father's mysterious and deadly athame, Cas travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. Together they follow legends and local lore, trying to keep up with the murderous dead—keeping pesky things like the future and friends at bay.
When they arrive in a new town in search of a ghost the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, Cas doesn't expect anything outside of the ordinary: move, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a ghost like he's never faced before. She still wears the dress she wore on the day of her brutal murder in 1958: once white, but now stained red and dripping blood. Since her death, Anna has killed any and every person who has dared to step into the deserted Victorian she used to call home.
And she, for whatever reason, spares his life.”
I only have six words to
say about this book. I couldn’t put this book down. Seriously, it was that
good. It was such a good read- I can’t wait for the next book in the Anna series to come out! Or better yet,
a movie version!!!
Dracula by Bram Stoker
"Denn die Toten reiten
schnell."
“For the dead travel fast”
[Opening line in Dracula]
If you had watched
countless movies about Count Dracula and vampires, then you may want to bite
the source- Bram Stroker’s Dracula.
This book is filled with suspense, death and love. (It’s been a while since I
had read this book, I’ll admit it.) This
book is written through journal enterys and new paper clippings carefully
crafted to form the well known story of an undead man who seeks redemption. I
only have one thing to say:
Now that’s how it’s done
Twilight.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
This is another book
that I’m intending on catching up on- it’s been about ten years since I last
read this book. I recall thinking that Frankenstein monster was nothing but a giant
teddy bear who just wanted to be accepted and loved. When he didn’t get what he
wanted, he threw a huge child-like tantrum. Neither alive nor dead, this is a
sure book for my little snarklings to pick up.
Complete Stories and Poems by Edger Allen Poe
This alcoholic author’s
writings are well known throughout the Goth world. In fact, it is almost a
sterotype for Goth folks to read this collection of poems and short stories. I
myself had never read this book (I know- big shocker, right?) The terrifying
monster isn’t found in a physical being- it’s found within oneself.
Until we meet again. In
next week’s post, I shall be going over Gothic movies.
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than happy to accept feedback and criticism.
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Books I'm reading:
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruce
Dracula in Love by Karen Essex
Unbroken by Paula Morris
The Sheen in the Silk by Anne Perry
Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender
Gothic books
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