Mich's Horror Corner

Hi everyone, my name is Mich. In this blog I will be posting my opinions and reviews of a wild variety of both books and movies. Please bear in mind that I am not a professional and this is merely a way for me to keep record of the media I consume and my thoughts about it. Feel free to send suggestions and your own opinions, there is nothing I would like more than to engage with others who also love horror.

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IT (book)

The Troop (book)

Diavola (book)

Penpal (book)

100% Match (book)

The Haar (book)

Stolen Tongues (book)

Seed (book)

Rose Madder (book)

Hereditary (movie)

Longlegs (movie)

Incantation (movie)

Rec (movie)

Weapons (movie)

Backrooms (movie)

Sinners (movie)

Perfect, disgusting, and realistic. Nick Cutter takes us into a germophobe's worst nightmare alongside a group of Boy Scouts and their Scoutmaster. It all starts when Tim Riggs takes his troop for a weekend trip to an uninhabited island, and a mysterious man appears out of nowhere with an uncontrollable hunger. From there, all hell breaks loose. As the story progresses and our cast gets infected, we also get some pieces of how this all came to be.

Those damn worms will stay with me for the rest of my life, truly horrific shit. Everyone tries so damn hard, from the kids to their parents, who are prohibited from even trying to get to that fuck ass island. The government and big pharma are responsible for it all, and the situation is managed brutally (as you would expect) with a coldness that truly makes you wonder whether ends justify the means. I know deep in my bones that I would not have had the heart to leave those kids to their deaths.

Do not, hypothetical reader, come into this book looking for a happy ending cause there is none. Still worth the time if you like body horror and interesting characters that are having the worst possible time ever.

Goodreads: 3.83/5

Personal Rating: 👻👻👻👻/👻👻👻👻👻

Definitely one of my favorite books this year, Jennifer Thorne caught me by surprise with this novel, ngl. It had it all: toxic family, haunted villa, a whole ass cast of ghosts, and Italy, what else could you possibly want?

Our protagonist is Anna Pace, a young woman who is funny as hell and, for most of the book, trapped in a miserable family vacation in Tuscany. The villa they stay in is, of course, haunted, with the locals clearly knowing more than they let on. As the plot moves forward, the paranormal activity grows more and more erratic, eroding the already fragile family dynamics. Thought to be fair, they truly didn't need much help from the ghosts since apparently every Pace (except Anna and no, I won't accept criticism on my girl) is an absolute asshole and then some. If you, dear hypothetical reader, ever give this book a chance, you will know what I am talking about.

Is it a masterpiece? No, but it is funny and easy to read. Furthermore, Anna is a very compelling character if you have an interesting (derogatory) relationship with your family.

Goodreads: 3.8/5

Personal Rating: 👻👻👻👻/👻👻👻👻👻

I am biased, and I do not care