Le Fantôme de l’Opéra suit l’histoire d’amour de la jeune chanteuse Christine Daaé et le Viscomte Raoul de Chagny qui sont tourmentés par, et oui, comme vous l’avez deviné, le Fantôme de l’Opéra. Dans ce récit, le fantôme (inspiré par une véritable personne qui a été abrité dans les souterrains de l’Opéra Garnier) prend aussi la forme d’un Ange de la Musique qui est à la fois professeur et une figure autoritaire dans la vie de Christine. Mais le changement de locataires des directeurs de l’opéra ainsi que la réunion des deux amis d’enfance viennent bouleverser les manies du fantôme contrôlant.
Book Review: Her Body & Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Her Body & Other Parties is a feminist short story collection that grapples with the horrors of the female experience, particularly in relation to female bodies, identities, as well as personal autonomy and storytelling.
Book Review: Rouge by Mona Awad
“Rouge” follows the unraveling of our main character, Mirabelle. After her mother’s passing, Belle stays in California, cleaning up her mother’s apartment. From there, she’s recruited to Rouge, a Spa that promises her that she can be her Most Magnificent Self, the very same Maison de Méduse that her mother attended before she went the Way of the Roses.
Book Review: Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
“Woman, Eating” follows a 23-year-old vampire starting her art internship and living independently from her mother for the first time.
Book Review: The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez
“The Dangers of Smoking in Bed” is a collection of dark, unsettling, and, at times, grotesquely graphic stories set at the heart of Buenos Aires. Ghosts, superstitions, disappearing children, troubled teenagers, and more!
Book Review: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
“The Turn of the Screw” is a suspenseful gothic short story following a young governess hired to care for two charming orphans.
Book Review: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is a well-known short fantastical horror story perfect to read during the Halloween season.
Book Review: There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
“There’s Someone Inside Your House” is a young adult thriller reminiscent of I Know What You Did Last Summer and the Scream franchise (teenagers are being targeted and murdered – but this time for their past sins.)
Book Review: Coraline by Neil Gaiman
“Coraline” by Neil Gaiman is a terrifying Children’s book but a classic amazing for kids and adults alike!
Top 5 Classical Gothic Fiction You Need to Read
Gothic fiction combines horror and fiction.
This genre touches on themes of the sublime, death, and sometimes even romance. Gothic fiction is stereotypically set in an old manor, abbey, castle, or any gothic German-like architectural building, etc., but it is not limited to these places.
Often times, gothic fiction alludes or allows for the horrific imaginary to become reality. Gothic fiction is often described as a pleasurable, subtle admiration and excitement, for horror.
