Reading Roundup: Horror Fiction

10/11/18 • 40 min

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'Are you crazy? Don't go in the Basement!'

What makes a horror story a horror? Who's the real monster? In this first episode, host Jessica Stone delves into the dingy depths of horror books with Claire Bell and Nik de Garis as they talk about some of their favourite spooky reads and puzzle out Jess's Horrible Horror Anagrams.

Listening Books is an audiobook charity for anyone who struggles to read or hold a book due to illness, disability, learning difficulty or a mental health issue. To find out more about what we do, go to www.listening-books.org.uk

'Are you crazy? Don't go in the Basement!'

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Get ready for a brand new podcast from the UK charity Listening Books looking at books with an audio slant. This series will look at the highs and lows of horror, why Mary Shelley was a goth, the upcoming book award season as well as why Charles Dickens would definitely have recorded his own audiobooks.

Listening Books is a UK Charity that provides audiobooks for anyone who struggles to read or hold a book due to an illness, disability, learning difficulty or mental health issue. Find our more at www.listening-books.org.uk.

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