further reading list

If you want to know more about these sorts of mental states, I recommend José Luis Ricón Fernández de la Puente’s recent write-up of his experiences, Nadia Asparouhova on her experiences, and her how-to guide.

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

The Haunting of Hill House

he most reactionary horror movies of the past few years (read: longlegs and the substance )

the conjuring: the devil made me do it (2021)

The stories in Are You Happy? are all imbued with what I call the Ostlund effect: sudden wonder, unexpected marvel, a quiet reckoning.

A family who can’t communicate, a telephone call, a litany of bird-related meals. That particular story was called “Talking Fowl with my Father.”