Week 6 Assignment 3

Occult Horror
Stephen King
Neil Gaiman
Anne Rice


The setting for Occult Horrors seems to almost always be someplace spooky, haunted, or someone crooked in that location and their spirit has yet to "crossover". I believe this is a genre that is frequently turned into movies (IE The Exocist) and gain cult-like fame. There is usually enough information to give you grisly, vivid details on how the individual died. Overall, these books are not for the faint of heart.






Comic Fantasy
Terry Prachett
Christopher Moore
Douglas Adam


Just like any other Fantasy setting, the reader is transported to a mystical, imaginative land with dragons and unicorns. Needless to say, none of these lands or creatures exist. The difference is that these novels are satires to other more serious Fantasy Book. The best way to describe them? Think of the Scary Movie franchise by the Waynes Brothers. Another example? Shrek. While these are typically found in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy section, they seem to be shorter in length as compared to other Fantasy books. Best recommended to those who don't take Fantasy too seriously.






Religious/Clean Romance
Beverly Lewis
Jenny B. Jones
Cindy Woodsmall


Every librarian has dealt with that one customer (or maybe many) that wants a good, clean romance to read. To be honest, I didn't think they existed. Clean/Religious romances are similar to Christian fiction books...nothing graphic, no cursing, and everyone is fully clothed on the front cover. The overall setup of the plot is no different then any other Romance novel you read...minus the sex and half naked people on the cover...






Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Classified as Sci-Fi/Fantasy but can also fall under Horror and Mystery


Let's be real...if multiple people go to visit this beautiful, tranquil area and then you and your entire group either kill each other or die from cancer. Why are all these people dying? What is going on in Area X? No offense, that is some scary stuff right there, along with trying to figure out what secret government staff is taking place. (It HAS to be the government! Isn't it always?!) I haven't read this novel yet, BUT it has been added to my list. It is a part of a trilogy, so I am confident all will be answered by the end.




First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
Classified as Paranormal Romance but can also fall under Occult
Charley Davidson is a part-time Private Eye and full time Grim Reaper...that's right, she sees dead people. Particularly dead people who have died under less than ideal circumstances, IE murder. On top of her having random dead people pop up all over the place, including her apartment, she has had an entity following her around since she was born. She assumed it was a ghost, but is now realizing it is something much darker and more dangerous. Needless to say, more information cannot be given because it gives the story away, but this comedic paranormal romance take a much darker turn, still with bits of humor, the more you read into the series.