{"id":1732,"date":"2022-10-14T09:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/?p=1732"},"modified":"2022-10-26T14:54:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:54:01","slug":"house-of-horrors-hssl-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/house-of-horrors-hssl-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"House of Horrors: HSSL Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s that time of year again! The ghosts are boo-ing, the zombies are asking for “bRaiiNS” and midterms seem much scarier now that they are back in person. But we’ve got your back through all of this. Featured in this post are some of the Top Horror Titles from our collections, and our favourite streaming content! Scroll through it all if you dare *spooky noises**ghost emoji*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some Scary Reading Stuff<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Perhaps one of the most frightening books ever written and it\u2019s in our collection! Based on a classic but effective premise (house small on the outside but dizzyingly huge and spooky on the inside), this book will make you feel like you\u2019re in an escape room adventure- and it\u2019s a not<\/em> supremely pleasant one. But that\u2019s what this season\u2019s about, eh?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yes, the movie was great, it was amazing, and it was chilling. But. The. Book. Is. Always. Better! If you\u2019ve loved this plot of a terrified mother facing paranoia as a film, we should tell you the book is better- or worse? <\/em>You get it. Even though its main twist is known to many, we assure you, the book will still keep you awake at night.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you haven’t read Jackson, can you even call yourself a horror fanatic? (And King too, but you\u2019ll see him in a sec!). You\u2019ve read and streamed plenty of Haunted House titles, but we assure you, no one <\/em>does it like Jackson. She perfects the Haunted House trope, we\u2019re not just talking jump scares, we\u2019re talking unreliable narrator that will make you want to reach for the lights, but also hide under the covers. Read it if you dare!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lord of the Flies by William Golding <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do you know what\u2019s even more horrifying than supernatural beings defying natural laws and rendering everything possible? The answer is insufficiently socialised human beings stuck in a race for survival, or as Golding portrays it; a group of children stranded on an island without supplies or adult supervision. This is no Home Alone, this is pure savagery<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pet Sematary by Stephen King<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The King of horror is here (get it? hehe), and he\u2019s got a long list of titles competing for this spot. But unlike his other works that are rich with humanity in characterisation and deal with narrators that make us question the world around us, \u00a0Pet Sematary<\/em> manages to be his most terrifying novel by dint of its simple, devastating concept: a magical cemetery where buried things come back to a sort-of life\u2014but aren\u2019t quite what they once were. See how King turns one of the most precious things in the world (our pets) into a living, breathing nightmare.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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But these are just some of our top picks. Here\u2019s a list of more titles old and new, pop and classics to satisfy your horror needs this trick-or-treat season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Dracula<\/a> by Bram Stoker <\/li>
  2. We Need to Talk about Kevin<\/a> by Lionel Shriver<\/li>
  3. Night Film<\/a> by Marisha Pessl<\/li>
  4. Ring<\/a> by Koji Suzuki <\/li>
  5. Blindness<\/a> by Jos\u00e9 Saramago<\/li>
  6. The Shining<\/a> by Stephen King<\/li>
  7. The Only Good Indians<\/a> by Stepehn Graham Jones<\/li>
  8. Little Darlings<\/a> by Melanie Golding<\/li>
  9. Boo<\/a> by Shinie Antony et al (Short story collection) <\/li>
  10. The Book Eaters<\/a> by Sunyi Dean<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Some Spooky Streaming Stuff<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

    To get into the spirit, we have picked out some horror\/Halloween movies that are free for all McGill students through available streaming services. Cosy up, take some time for yourself this Halloween (or better yet, have a horror movie marathon with your closest buds), and SCREAM with these picks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To refresh how to use these services click here <\/a>to read our McGill Films 101 blog post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Find the favourites in the bibliography here (with much more being added than what is featured): https:\/\/mcgill.on.worldcat.org:443\/list\/18173632<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Criterion on Demand <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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    A single click on your VPN and you have access to so many wonderful horror films. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Our favourites on Criterion: <\/p>\n\n\n\n