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No Ghost Ghost Story What kind of a ghost story has no ghost? Towards the end of your life, you promised me that if it were possible, you would send a sign, a sign to let me know that somewhere out there is the person I love. A person recognisable as you. I am sitting at my garden table watching the night. As I type this, I hope the keyboard starts
... See moreJeanette Winterson • Night Side of the River
I got to the front lawn by following the pattern of everyday life. I opened doors that weren’t there, turned down halls that could no longer be said to exist, and then looked out at the lawn through a window in empty space.
Douglas Lain • Wave of Mutilation
It was as if instead of entering a house she was entering the idea of a house, some archetype brought to life here before her.
Celeste Ng • Little Fires Everywhere: The New York Times Top Ten Bestseller
The Cockroach

enigmatic
Haruki Murakami • 1Q84: Book 3 (2Q84 2)
At any rate it seemed like someone below the stone mound was ringing the bell. I was sure of it. But who? It was at this point that an enigmatic fear began to well up inside me. Instinct told me not to get any closer to the source of that sound. I left, and with the bell ringing behind me hurried back along the path through the woods. Moonlight fil
... See moreHaruki Murakami • Killing Commendatore: A novel
Crambe bis cocta;
Arthur Machen • The Secret Glory
Footsteps approaching the door or only the heartbeat in his ears?
Stephen King • The Shining
A white suitcase stood in the corner of the room. My heart beat a little faster. I hadn’t brought that suitcase here. That must be where it was. Kozuka’s body. Trees danced outside the window, as if to tell me of the sinister nature of this place. But I had understood immediately what to do. Bury that suitcase in the forest, and this would all be o
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