by Amanda Nevada DeMel (@shtuff4avacadoes) The Tribe is a unique horror novel. It’s not a gross-out horror and it doesn’t have a continuous stream of terrors. What differentiates it from other quiet horrors is the emphasis on the Jewish way of life. Taking place in the early 1980s, memories (and survivors) of the Holocaust are… Continue reading The Tribe by Bari Wood
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6 Jewish Horror Novels
by @Mantis Shrimp, curator of HOWLS book club nominees for August's “Horror Nagila” category Judaism is not exactly devoid of the ghastly and macabre. The Torah mentions the mysterious Azazel, which may or may not be a goat-eating demon. An aggadah (legend) tells of two ghosts who, to stave off boredom in their cemetery, would tell… Continue reading 6 Jewish Horror Novels