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Discussion: Halloween Bingo 2017: Questions about the spaces
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Reply to post #50 (show post):

I'm going to say no to haunted car. Structure implies building so it could be haunted house, church, school, apartment, etc.
In a previous post in this thread, I think Moonlight mentioned that any other kind of shifter, not werewolf, would qualify for the 'monster' square. So, to clarify, something like a feline-shifter, or bear-shifter, or an "I don't know what kind of animal this person is turning into"-shifter, would totally work, right?

I have a Paige Tyler romantic suspense ("Her Fierce Warrior") where the main heroine has been experimented on and turned into an animal shifter of some sort, but the summary doesn't quite say what animal. Whatever it is, she sprouts fangs and really sharp teeth, and now has the agility and strength of a predator.

I suppose if this one isn't quite qualified, I'm sure no one would be opposed to "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"? I assume there are any number of mythical and fantastic creatures mentioned in this book. Not quite horror, I know. But I figure it wouldn't hurt to ask.


On a separate question: Would Mary Stewart's 'Nine Coaches Waiting' qualify for either the Classic Horror square, or the Terrifying Women Square?
Reply to post #63 (show post):

There is a magical realism tag on the first page of the Ghost Bride's Top Shelves page--tagged by 41 people as magical realism.
Reply to post #65 (show post):

Ani yes that qualifies regarding monster.

Hmm Nine Coaches Waiting is tagged as a classic on GR so yes it can be read for that or terrifying women.
Reply to post #66 (show post):

Ani yes you can use it. I tend to say as long as it's tagged on first page of GR you can use it for that. Check back though if it's not since of course GR tags can sometimes not have something tagged that it should though.
Reply to post #67 (show post):

Yay! Cool! Thanks! I think I've about got all the squares with a book ready now!
I've read Ghost Bride. It is definitely magical realism. It would also fit for "ghost", "haunted house," "supernatural," "terrifying women," and "diverse voices."
Reply to post #70 (show post):

Brilliant. Thanks. That gives me a few options. :)
Reply to post #70 (show post):

So "Terrifying women" isn't strictly "horror"?

Although I suppose a lot of what happens to her is horrifying in the book...
Reply to post #72 (show post):

Terrifying women is any book that fits any of the squares, written by a woman. I checked my definition, and it is a bit narrower than I intended, so I am changing it in the discussion group. It should track with diverse voices, but be limited to women.
Reply to post #64 (show post):

A "haunted location" need not necessarily be a building, though, right? In MR's definition it expressly says "structure OR location". I'm asking because two of my "possibles" for that square involve haunted locations -- a small town / valley and a moor pathway, respectively --, not (single) buildings.
Reply to post #73 (show post):

Ok, thanks for the clarification!
Reply to post #64 (show post):

Fair. Absolutely fair. Ghost Racers will fit into demons, I believe, so I can still use it for that.

Reply to post #64 (show post):

Thanks for the clarification, OB :)
Reply to post #71 (show post):

I believe I read The Ghost Bride for the diverse authors square last year. I had also considered it for the young adult square, though I'm not sure if chilling children would be the equivalent this year, as I don't really consider The Ghost Bride a horror. But Li Lan is a teenager, though I can't recall if either of her two "suitors" are teenagers.
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