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Prompt Response 3

Horror Reader's Advisory
With the surge in popularity of Netflix’s The Bird Box, I think a catchy display could be a good idea to get people’s attention about the horror books on offer at the library. The display itself could include scenes from the movies or tv shows featured (copyright permitting) which would help draw in people to the display.
A small display of available titles along with bookmarks detailing books you might like based on your favorite horror movie/tv show/ video game could go over well and increase circulation of titles that might be languishing on the shelf. The bookmarks would use integrated advisory by connecting book titles to the movie/tv show/video game. Here are some sample lists, but there are many possible popular titles that this kind of bookmark could be done for:


If you liked Netflix’s The Bird Box, try these:

The Silence by Tim Lebbon

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Fireman by Joe Hill

The Passage by Justin Cronin

Blindness by Jose Saramago



If you liked Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, try these:

Southern Gods by John Horner Jacobs

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Cell by Stephen King

The Atlantis Gene by A.G. Riddle



If you liked Black Mirror, try these:

The Dark Net by Benjamin Percy

The Feed by Nick Clark Windo

Broadcast by Liam Brown

The Circle by Dave Eggers

 Children of the New World by Alexander Weinstein



If you liked It, try these:

Let Me In (a.k.a. Let the Right One In) by John Ajvide Lindqvist

The Devil Crept In by Ania Ahlborn

The Boy Who Drew Monsters by Keith Donohue

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

The Death House by Sarah Pinborough




References:

Cadden, Mary. “Love ‘Bird Box’? Here are five books to read besides the one it’s based on”. USA Today, 10 January 2019, https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2019/01/10/bird-box-book-and-five-other-books-like-read-next/2537344002/. Accessed 14 February 2019.

Snowman432. “Re: Might be a stretch but... books like the game Resident Evil 7? Survival horror/Southern gothic?”. Reddit, 30 September 2017, https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/73dd4p/might_be_a_stretch_but_books_like_the_game/. Accessed 14 February 2019.

Wilson, Kristian. “6 Books for ‘Resident Evil’ fans, because Zombie Killing and Monster Hunting Make for Great Reads”. Bustle, 22 March 2016, https://www.bustle.com/articles/149430-6-books-for-resident-evil-fans-because-zombie-killing-and-monster-hunting-make-for-great-reads. Accessed 14 February 2019.

Saleem, Rabeea. “Craving Black Mirror? Then You Need These Books in your Life”. Bookriot, November 28, 2017, https://bookriot.com/2017/11/28/black-mirror-books/. Accessed 14 February 2019.

Elwood, M. “It’s Here: More Books for Fans of Stephen King’s It”. Toronto Public Library, 20 September 2017, https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/bookbuzz/2017/09/its-back-.html. Accessed 14 February 2019.

Comments

  1. KelleyFebruary 15, 2019 at 9:46 AM

    Caitlyn,
    I really like this idea for a display. I think since Bird Box, and similar titles have received a lot of attention for their film/television adaptations, this would be a wonderful way to grab patrons' attention, and direct them to other titles that may not have gotten the same amount of attention. I like that you provided read-alikes for each individual title, rather than covering horror as a whole (I wish I had done this in my own display pitch). Very nice work!

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  2. Rebecca February 15, 2019 at 11:42 AM

    Hi,

    I like your idea, too. Like a growing number of people we have replaced cable with streaming services. Our library department has an ongoing "Read the Movie" section, but your idea to include popular programs from Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, YouTube, etc. is very timely. Thanks!

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  3. Erin CataldiFebruary 20, 2019 at 2:35 PM

    I think your idea of including the bookmarks is really smart, because oftentimes the items on your display will fly off the shelf. Great idea and full points!

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