The Horla by Guy De Maupassant

It was very short. Very intense. Could have turn into a full blown psychotic experience. I’m glad it didn’t.

Most definitely the shortest of the book club choices – pity really as it has an amazingly haunting atmosphere, you want the story to go for just a little longer. On the other, as someone who doesn’t like to be scared, it might have been just the right amount for me.

I haven’t known this before reading the book and actually before writing this review but there are few version of this story that may or may not be a reflection of Guy de Maupassant’s real life paranoia. I think I will do little more research into it.

This is a rare Gothic gem of a read.