REVIEW: Whatever Happened to Cousin Charlotte? by Henry Farrell

Whatever Happened to Cousin Charlotte by Henry Farrell

Genre: Gothic Horror, Psychological Thriller

Read: 6th May 2017

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★★★★★ 5 stars 

A fantastic quick read of gothic horror. This novella preceeded the movie "Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte", upon which it is based. I love the movie though it's been years since I've seen it I shall have to pull it out again. Who else but our beloved Bette Davis could play cousin Charlotte? And she did so to perfection.

REVIEW: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? by Henry Farrell

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane by Henry Farrell

Genre: Psychological Thriller

Read: 5th May 2017

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★★★★★ 5 stars

Loved the movie. It has always been a favourite. I thought it was about time I read the book. It is a truly gothic horror tale well before its time, that is both creepy and sad. On the one hand you are sad for Blanche Hudson, the crippled sister imprisoned upstairs in her bedroom away from everyone. Then on the other you are sad for Jane, who is clearly mentally ill stuck in memories of the past that haunt her, unaware of reality and fantasy. She both loves and hates her more famous sister Blanche, living in the fantastical past in the early part of the century when she was once a child star. It is a sad tale, but creepy just the same. And well ahead of its time...