Horror Literary 2012

The Croning by Laird Barron

Published in Spanish as El rito

Strange things exist on the periphery of our existence, haunting us from the darkness looming beyond our firelight.

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What it is

Properly scary · it messes with your head

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How it's told

Structure
Jumps in time
Who tells it
Third person, up close
Its world
A touch of the supernatural

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you want to be properly scared
  • you like fitting the pieces of a mystery together
  • you're drawn to the dark side of people

Maybe not if…

  • you prefer a story told in order
  • you're after something comforting

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Cosmic horror where knowing is the wound

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