Thursday, March 20, 2014

Seven of the most disturbing short stories

At The Barnes & Noble Book Blog Nicole Hill tagged seven short stories that haunt her, including:
“A Rose for Emily,” by William Faulkner

Faulkner can be a divisive reading experience. But he is the man I love, all because of that sinister sense of humor and a love for the macabre. “Emily,” with its cantankerous Southern spinster and her house of lies and secrets, has it all and some heebie-jeebies to spare. Never before has a single strand of silver hair been so gosh darn barf-inducing. It does make for a wonderful Zombies song, though.
Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue