“The Phantom ‘Rickshaw” by Rudyard Kipling (1888)
“You’ve too much conceited brain, too little stomach, and thoroughly unhealthy eyes.”
Turns out this Kipling guy can write. This was an enjoyable old ghost story with a lesson about not being a cad.
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“Greed” by Becky Cloonan, Jordie Bellaire, Travis Lanham (2013)
“Kindly take your place by the dead horse.”
I liked what I read here, but it’s clear it’s not meant to stand alone. It’s too brief and it feels like we’re (rightly) meant to read this entire book and perhaps the series before getting to this point.
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In My Skin by Marina de Van (2002)
“Are you sure it’s your leg?”
I had a minor existential breakdown in the hours after I watched this. It wasn’t explicitly about the horrifying scenes in the movie, but something about the experience put me in the mindset for it. It was perhaps exacerbated by an interview with the writer/director/lead actor in which she discussed many things, including the small note that she doesn’t consider this a horror movie.