#The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

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Horror

Are you looking for some books to read for Halloween? Well, here are 10 books you can read to get in the mood for Halloween. I’ve always included which age group I think each book is suitable for. White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson (teens) The Grip of It by Jac Jemc (adult) The Woman in Black by Susan Hill (adult) Don’t Turn Out the Lights by Jonathan Maberry (teens) Nothing But Blackened…

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I need more people to read The Woman In Black and start talking about Arthur Kipps. Not that there’s really anything to say about him. He is the most average guy known to man. I just want him collectively recognised because I’ve decided I like him. He’s such a guy to me. Can we get some fanart in the chat or something please gang??

Anyway as soon as I get free time both young Arthur going through horrors and dilf Arthur fanart will grace your timelines you’re welcome in advance xx

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The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

Cover art by John Lawrence

Hamish Hamilton, 1983

Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House. The house stands at the end of a causeway, wreathed in fog and mystery, but it is not until he glimpses a wasted young woman, dressed all in black, at the funeral, that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black - and her terrible purpose.

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Tarot October BPC | October 23 | Queen of swords - spooky stand-alones

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THE WOMAN IN BLACK

UK

1989

Directed by Herbert Wise

Screenplay by Nigel Kneale

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Haunted houses in 📚

“Whatever was about, whoever I had seen, and heard rocking, and who had passed me by just now, whoever had opened the locked door was not 'real'. No. But what was 'real'? At that moment I began to doubt my own reality.”

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Susan Hill, The Woman in Black 📖

#Art 🎨 by IrenHorrors, DeviantArt

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Back in Black

THE WOMAN IN BLACK The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, Tuesday 6th February, 2024 Arthur Kipps is an old man with a story to tell.  He employs a young actor to give him tips and training so he feels able to tell his loved ones the story that has haunted him for thirty years.  The Actor (Mark Hawkins) in the light of Kipps’s lack of presentation skills, proposes a reworking of the material, a…

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Best 10 Books in.....Horror

I’ve comprised a list of the 10 best books from the horror genre. This list is in no particular order and this list is only my opinions based on what books I’ve read in the past. Enjoy! I came to read this book back in 2018 and I remember it kept me pretty hooked throughout the entire story. The story follows two young boys when they initially think the circus has come to town during the month…

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I think one thing I really like about The Woman In Black is how much attention Arthur puts on looking after his physical and mental health throughout the entire book. Like even when he’s experiencing devastating horrors, his first thoughts are still eating a balanced meal, running a warm bath, getting a good night’s sleep, etc etc. It really helps to emphasise how much of a normal, healthy guy he is with no ties to the events at Eel Marsh House, which emphasises the horror of the whole “it can happen to anyone, all you have to do is SEE her” factor of the ghost story. And also, it’s a really really nice change of pace imo from like 90% of gothic horror protagonists, and adds to his credibility as a reliable narrator a lot — don’t get me wrong, there’s 100% a time and place for characters who loose their grip and get sucked into the horrors with the events that break them (I’m writing one of them right now lol), but I also love the fact that Susan Hill chose to write a character that clings on STUBBORNLY throughout the entire story.

Like, for a story that’s very very clearly heavily inspired by a LOT of tried and done gothic horror tropes, I admire the fact that almost every action the characters take or every element of the story feels very purposeful, and nothing really feels put in there for the sake of being in there other than a couple of callbacks and motifs to famous 19th C. novels.

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set texts will really have literature students dry heaving over their laptops at family dinner

uni library? nothing

google scholar? nothing

online archives? nothing

how are the relevant articles pay-walled, outside of institutional access, or straight up NOT THERE

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Book for July 2023

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

Chosen by Susan!

When: Tuesday July 25th, 7pm

Where: The Keller Taproom, 23-27 Broughton St Ln

If you would like to join us to discuss the book, send an email to the address on the home page, or send us an ask!