It’s time for R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril VIII, Carl’s annual event, the goals succinct and satisfying:
1. Have fun reading (and watching).
2. Share that fun with others.
Mystery.Suspense.Thriller.Dark Fantasy.Gothic.Horror.Supernatural.
Some stories that I’ve already read, that I wish I could still read for the first time for this event?
The first two stories in Richard van Camp’s collection Godless But Loyal to Heaven
Kelley Armstrong’s Omens
Linwood Barclay’s Tap on the Window
Benjamin Constable’s The Three Lives of Tomomi Ishikawa
Lauren B. Davis’ Our Daily Bread
Jonathan Maberry’s Rot & Ruin
and, my ATF zombie story,
Corey Redekop’s Husk.
But I hope that doesn’t sound like complaining because I’m really excited about the stack at hand too.
Joseph Boyden’s The Orenda
Kelly Braffet’s Save Yourself
Janie Chang’s Three Souls
Lynn Cullen’s Mrs Poe
Lene Kaaberbøl’s mysteries: The Boy in the Suitcase, Invisible Murder, Death of a Nightingale
Laurie R. King’s The Bones of Paris
Stephen King’s The Shining
Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, ed. Dead North: Canadian Zombie Fiction
Claire Mulligan’s The Dark
Evan Munday’s The Dead Kid Detective Agency
Ted Naifeh’s Courtney Crumrin series
George Pelecanos’ mysteries: The Cut and The Double
Jennifer Quist’s Love Letters of the Angels of Death
Emily Schultz’s The Blondes
Carsten Stroud’s Niceville and The Homecoming
Rupert Thomson’s Secrecy
Dan Vyleta’s The Crooked Maid
Joey Comeau’s The Summer is Ended and We Are Not Yet Saved
Craig Davidson’s Sarah Court
And the latest installments in The Walking Dead (Robert Kirkmas, volume 18) and Sweet Tooth (Jeff Lemire).
And I’ve been reading it for ages, so I can’t officially count it as an R.I.P. read, but I aim to finish Charles Palliser’s The Quincunx this season.
As you’ve probably already guessed, I’m aiming for PERIL THE FIRST, a minimum of four works, along with some short stories and some films.
Are you reading for this event too?
What book(s) are you most excited about?
If you’ve read for this event in the past, what were some of your favourites?
Are there any on my list that you think I should nudge up (or down) the stack?
Are any of these on your list of possibles as well?
BTW, there is a readalong of Elizabeth Kostova’s The Historian for this event as well (click on the image to the right for details on Carl’s site:: it’s a great story and the audio version, full-cast, is very entertaining as well.
I am also taking part in RIP! I haven’t taken part for a couple of years so I am really looking forward to getting back into the event. I am particularly looking forward to reading my first Agatha Christie novel! Happy reading through that great list of books 🙂
It’s great that you’re back in the fold. I hope you enjoy the Agatha Christie novel. I’ve only read a couple of hers myself, and keep meaning to try another. Maybe I should update my page to include…. *frowns* Oh, never mind.
Just noticed the tombstone–very amusing–now just need cool weather to complement it. 🙂
We just had a thunderstorm last night and the temperatures forecast to drop by ten degrees through today and tonight, so bring on the RIPness!
Your stack always make me drool. Plus, your tombstone is so cute! Happy reading.
Cute-ness CAN be an important factor in tombstone design IMO. Lightens up the matter.
Wow, that is quite a pool of choices you will be drawing from! I read The Castle of Otronto, claimed to be the first gothic novel, last year or the year before (they all start to blur after awhile) and it was a real hoot and a half. Dan Simmons’ The Terror was also a most excellent selection and a couple of Shirley Jackson novels. These are the ones that I remember most.
I know. It’s crazy, isn’t it? Funnily enough, I studied the Walpole in school, and I don’t remember it being funny (must have been the homework quotient). I’ve never read Dan Simmons, but I’ve really enjoyed Shirley Jackson’s stories…I’ll give them both some thought…cuz obviously I need to ADD to this list. Heheh.
I will be reading for this, but I still have to compile my list. I fear I am a bit slow this time around. Yours look very good, and so many options!
And I just saw the modified tombstone: love it! Will you be using it for your RIP posts?
Hee hee. Thanks for saying so, and yes, definitely. It’s all I can do to stop myself from using it ALL the time. And, yes, too many options, but I like to have choices (er, like to be completely overwhelmed by them)!
Aim to finish Q by the end of October??? Hmm. I was thinking it makes an appropriate RIP read, too. I am noting Our Daily Bread, though as I have one of her other books on the go right now maybe I should wait? And I have been lusting after the Mulligan novel, which I had my finger on the mouse ready to click away and buy but know I really shouldn’t since it is a hardcover…. Let me know whether I should keep waiting or indulge!
Well, we can dream, right? No, don’t wait for Our Daily Bread. It’s too good. And, yes, I will happily let you know about the Mulligan novel; so far, it seems a fair fit for you, but I’m only a couple of chapters into it…