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Dread Softly (2021)

2021 · Caryn Larrinaga · 192 pages · Netherlands

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Synopsis

A woman struggles to outsmart the demon who bargained for her father's soul. An elderly shut-in with a monstrous secret is tormented by a door-to-door salesman. Six-eyed creatures congregate on the ceiling of a remote bungalow, puzzling a newly rescued tabby cat. An imp's loyalties are torn between a vulnerable child and the god of dreams. In her debut horror collection, award-winning author Caryn Larrinaga spreads her nightmares under your feet. Fed by the dread her anxiety brings her, each of these eleven tales is a journey into an unsettling universe just parallel to our own—one populated by haunted objects, unwanted urges, and creatures from beyond human understanding. Dread softly.

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Why watch it?

A 2021 title built around Horror and psychological horror. Directed by Caryn Larrinaga.

Who is it for?

You’ll like it if you enjoy

Not ideal if you are looking for

  • Paranormal
  • Body horror
  • Witchcraft
  • Bestiary

Influences

  1. 1938
    Who Goes There?
  2. 1979
    Flowers in the Attic
  3. 2003
    Come Closer
  4. 2012
    In the Tall Grass
  5. 2014
    Horrorstör
  6. 2021
    Dread Softly

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