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A review by oracle_of_madness
Daphne by Josh Malerman
dark
tense
4.5
Thank you Netgalley and Publisher for this Arc!!!
After finishing this book, I read in the acknowledgements Malerman expressing that Daphne is a love letter to horror, to basketball, and also to anxiety. This made me really see how powerful this horror story is. It's anxiety that the main character, Kit, deals with and it's the ghost story of Daphne that really burrows in the girls basketball team's minds which creates the reality of the horror itself. It's the constant unwanted thoughts of this scary ghost, Daphne, that brings her to life to actually murder her victims.
This is brilliant horror. I felt like the writing is similar to Stephen King 80's-90's era which I love. I definitely recommend this to horror fans!
Out September 20, 2022!
After finishing this book, I read in the acknowledgements Malerman expressing that Daphne is a love letter to horror, to basketball, and also to anxiety. This made me really see how powerful this horror story is. It's anxiety that the main character, Kit, deals with and it's the ghost story of Daphne that really burrows in the girls basketball team's minds which creates the reality of the horror itself. It's the constant unwanted thoughts of this scary ghost, Daphne, that brings her to life to actually murder her victims.
This is brilliant horror. I felt like the writing is similar to Stephen King 80's-90's era which I love. I definitely recommend this to horror fans!
Out September 20, 2022!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail