Don't you hate when you're browsing good-reads and you come across something you should have rated a long time ago but somehow overlooked?

No idea how I managed to overlook this, but The House, which is basically 2 connected novellas in one book, was my introduction to Extreme Horror and I've been on board ever since.

I remember being chilled and sickened (like truly sickened) by some of the stuff in this book, but with each sting of nasty was another feeling, maybe exhilaration? That followed. I remember this realization that I had when I finished the first novella. I thought, "This actually disgusted me, I actually felt fear." And then a giddiness rose up in me as I realized I was starting the second novella with a bit of fearful reluctance!

As a horror fan, I think one of the things we cherish most is that which truly affects us, sicks us out or scares us. And the longer you remain true to the genre, the harder it becomes to get that scare or that gag that got you into it in the first place.

I'd given up hope on being truly affected by horror again, until I read this book and realized that there was a whole new level of Horror Fiction I hadn't explored, one that took things further.

So yeah, that's all I'm going to tell you. No spoilers or anything. You should go in fresh the way I did. If this is the kind of thing you're looking for, check it out. Just know that once you take it further, you're going to keep looking for this kind of literary thrill.