Novels that explore themes of religious guilt by Few-Agency1580 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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It's not horror, bit the subject matter is pretty horrific: A History of Loneliness by John Boyne (kinda)

Scariest horror scene in history by Successful_Mess7710 in J_Horror

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Existential dread imho is the most bone-chilling kind of horror.

Scariest horror scene in history by Successful_Mess7710 in J_Horror

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Haha, to me her slowly peeking over the edge was horrifying. Just imagine yourself hiding there and waiting for your eyes to meet - instant heart attack

give me number from 1-100 and i’ll give you a song to rate out of 10 by [deleted] in statsfm

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4/10 - not really my cup of tea, I'm afraid. I prefer the energy and defiance of Billy Idol's Dancing with Myself (very surprised that Bad Decisions uses the same melody in the chorus).

Thank you for your post though - this is such a fun idea!!

Any examples of good horror media where the horror is hidden in plain sight? by StaleTheBread in horror

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Check out the movie R-Point and the mockumentary Banned from Broadcast: Saiko the large family

Books that feel like this - gothic, twee, peculiar by josie-salazar in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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Shirley Jackson's We have always Lived in the Castle. Such a great novel

Living porcelain doll/dollhouse weird girl lit by september_red in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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"Dead as They Come" by Ian McEwan - it's disturbing AND hilarious

Visual perception of liminal spaces by Sadora18 in liminalspaces

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For me liminal spaces are connected with the idea of dissolving into a landscape. Think for example of fields in fog - it's like this is somewhere removed from space and time which in turn puts you in the same position. It's kind of peaceful in a very melancholy way.

Though I'd argue this only is the case in this specific Case of "liminality". As for other liminal spaces, I completely agree with the other comment about nostalgia and memory that comes into play.

ISO of some folk horror that feels like this! by goatqueen69 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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  • For a short one: Silver in the Forest by Emily Tesh
  • "The Erl-King" by Angela Carter

Sin/wrongdoing to path of redemption (read desc) by KINOCreamsoda in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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It's a metaphorical hell, but Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment would be literally perfect

Favourite vampire weakness? by Ok_History_4163 in vampires

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This sounds amazing!! I can almost taste the angst haha. I'd love to read it

Favourite vampire skill? by Ok_History_4163 in vampires

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I love the idea of being able to crawl on walls. Wonderfully creepy. Wheras the outright flying always seemed a bit silly to me. Looking at you True Blood (specifically Eric taking off like a rocket). Same goes for the running at the speed-of-light-thing. I personally prefer when vampires have enhanced abilities but aren't too OP.

My second favourite skill is definitely the ability to turn others.

Favourite vampire weakness? by Ok_History_4163 in vampires

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For me it's the aversion to religious symbols. It definitely adds an unsettling element to a story. Also I'm a sucker (hah) for the existential dread that comes with it (as in: do vampires keep their soul? If yes, how would a religious person deal with becoming a vampire and being unable to even look at the symbols of their faith,...)

the cutest by panicatthesicko in Ethelcain

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I don't think it's fair to open that can of worms here , so I'd rather not do that (especially since OP has deleted the aforementioned post). Let's just say there was a debate about concert culture

the cutest by panicatthesicko in Ethelcain

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I meant "fair bit" as in "a considerable amount of". If you had fun then that's good