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Literature: Horror titles by Panamanian writers

Whether you celebrate “Halloween” or not, it’s the perfect time to read horror literature, there are a variety of options, or to pick up a book you haven’t finished.

Writers like Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe are two of the greatest exponents of horror literature, and several of their titles have even been adapted for the big screen.

At the domestic level, there are also numerous proposals from domestic writers, below we present a selection of horror titles that you could read this season.

‘Fear Hour: Horror stories that will keep you awake’

Wendy Barsallo’s 2022 publication is a collection of short stories that “feed on people’s natural fears of the unknown, and especially of cruel death.”

“Shadows of Redemption” (Rolando Santamaría)

Aiden Youngblood, a young agnostic from a Christian family, is haunted by the ghost of his ex-girlfriend, a nightmare that is unleashed after he takes a strange drug to try to get over the death of his ex-partner.

Not only will this boy pay the consequences of his mistakes, as it will also affect the people around him, in addition, the Youngblood bloodline has a dark secret.

“An Anthology of Horror and Suspense: A Tribute to Edgar Allan Poe”

The stories in the anthology are related to terror, mystery, murder, witchcraft, ghosts, demons, among others, and taking as a reference the “lord of terror”.

The book was written by authors from Panama, Colombia and Venezuela, who are members of the Society of United Writers (SEU).

‘The Exorcist of Vacamonte’

Journalist Fígar Ábrego’s two-volume work tells the story of priest José Carlos Gerber (a fictional character inspired by Panamanian priests David Cosco and Reynaldo) fighting against demons.

‘The Curse of Hollow Creek and Other Stories: Tales of Horror’

A compilation of 15 horror stories, based on the most popular legends of Panama and the world, in addition, Florentino Hidalgo, author of the publication and winner of the Tristán Solarte Award 2020, included his short novel “The Curse of Hollow Creek” as a supplement.

“Holy Asylum” (Miguel Esteban)

In a place, located in an idyllic landscape, which welcomes elderly people or people with health problems, mercy and depravity merge, but also peace and horror or beauty and eerie.

A young woman who will soon graduate as a nurse will enter the old structures Holy refuge looking for answers about the death of his father, who allegedly committed suicide.

In order to find the answers, we will have to go down into the ghostly cellars, the tombs that were supposed to be closed and it is possible to have contact with the souls from the other side.

Source: Panama America

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