a story of the uncanny by Truman Capote
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I’ve just read Truman Capote’s short story Miriam. What has Truman Capote got to do with horror I hear you ask? That’s what I thought as well, when my flatmate told me to read the story. She assured me it was vaguely reminiscent of Shirley Jackson, and I think she’s right. It has that same ambiguousness of some of Jackson’s stories, where you’re not quite sure if something weird or uncanny has happened or not. Maybe it’s all in the person’s mind? But then, isn’t the most effective horror the kind that is all in your mind? In any case, it’s a good little story.
dfordoom)I’ve just read Truman Capote’s short story Miriam. What has Truman Capote got to do with horror I hear you ask? That’s what I thought as well, when my flatmate told me to read the story. She assured me it was vaguely reminiscent of Shirley Jackson, and I think she’s right. It has that same ambiguousness of some of Jackson’s stories, where you’re not quite sure if something weird or uncanny has happened or not. Maybe it’s all in the person’s mind? But then, isn’t the most effective horror the kind that is all in your mind? In any case, it’s a good little story.
