A review by theartisangeek
The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories by Horacio Quiroga
23/4/21
Did a video review on this one :)
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7/7/20
This ended up being quite a mixed bag of stories. The majority of them I enjoyed thoroughly -- they were short and gruesome/thrilling -- whilst a few others felt a bit lacklustre. Nevertheless, there were some real bangers in here such as The Feather Pillow, The Pursued, The Dead Man and Juan Darién. One of my favourites The Son, left me jaw dropped in shock at the end of the book. Quiroga has a talent of tapping into fears such as the disintegration of the mind and the fine line between life and death that at times had me reeling. Also, as someone who isn't a fan of venomous and bloodsucking creatures I was frequently left with a strong sense of unease lol.
I know a new edition of Cuentos de amor de locura y de muerte will be coming out later this year and even though my Spanish is far from great, I think it would be worth a try :)
1/7/20
Wow! A Uruguayan horror classic!! The selection of horror literature at most book stores always seem so limited -- especially when it comes to classics. Therefore I was so elated to find out about Quiroga a couple of months ago. Very excited to his work :)
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Did a video review on this one :)
------------------VIDEO REVIEW------------------
7/7/20
This ended up being quite a mixed bag of stories. The majority of them I enjoyed thoroughly -- they were short and gruesome/thrilling -- whilst a few others felt a bit lacklustre. Nevertheless, there were some real bangers in here such as The Feather Pillow, The Pursued, The Dead Man and Juan Darién. One of my favourites The Son, left me jaw dropped in shock at the end of the book. Quiroga has a talent of tapping into fears such as the disintegration of the mind and the fine line between life and death that at times had me reeling. Also, as someone who isn't a fan of venomous and bloodsucking creatures I was frequently left with a strong sense of unease lol.
I know a new edition of Cuentos de amor de locura y de muerte will be coming out later this year and even though my Spanish is far from great, I think it would be worth a try :)
1/7/20
Wow! A Uruguayan horror classic!! The selection of horror literature at most book stores always seem so limited -- especially when it comes to classics. Therefore I was so elated to find out about Quiroga a couple of months ago. Very excited to his work :)
You can find me on
Youtube | Instagram | Twitter | Tumblr | Website | The Storygraph