What book are you reading right now?

One of my friends gave me the this Classic Tales of Horror anthology for my birthday.

An absolute cracker of a read – or, rather, a cracking multitude of mini-reads.

Every non-work morning – because some of the stories are too long to read in the short time I have before going to work, and I couldn’t cope with the suspense of not finishing one straight away – I read one story, whilst sipping my matcha latte, with Louis Catorze on my lap. 

Catorze loves this book, too, mainly because it’s fun to nuzzle the corners of the hard cover (I allow him this) and to try to chew the ribbon bookmark (I don’t allow him this, but it doesn’t keep him from trying). However, I also think part of the appeal is trying to assert himself over it and remind it of exactly who is the creepiest of them all. Not even a conglomeration of the best classic horror literature in the world (Bram Stoker, Washington Irving and even a few of Catorze’s own countrymen such as Honoré de Balzac and Guy de Maupassant) could be creepier than Catorze. 

Here he is, choosing his moment of ambush during exactly the right story:

He wouldn’t … would he?
He would. And he did.

For more Catorzian capers, please visit http://louiscatorze.com

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21 responses to “La véritable horreur”

  1. Kate Crimmins avatar

    I’m glad he is so “literary!”

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      He is a very cultured and well-read cat!

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  2. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    Got to admire Louis’s sense of the dramatic !

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Dramatic is what he does best!

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    larrypam

    Legend has it that penniless Poe kept his tubercular wife warm by having their cats lie on her. I believe she died anyway. Pam Lindholm-LevyPortland , Oreg

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Oh my goodness, maybe they smothered her! Maybe they liked boys and wanted their Cat Daddy to themselves!

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  4. Audrey Driscoll avatar

    Did you read that story aloud? It may very well horrify poor Louis!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      He’s pretty strong. He can take most horror (since he causes it!).

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  5. alicephilippa avatar
    alicephilippa

    There’s something comforting about the classic horror.

    I’m not sure why you need to read creepy stories when you are living in your own nightmare.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      I read them mainly to cheer me up!

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  6. Herman avatar
    Herman

    Hahaha… great photographs! It’s definitely showing the story of your life… 😹

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Yes, the stealth attack is a very Catorzian thing!

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  7. Dr. CaSo avatar

    That’s adorable! Maybe the Roi is reminding you that a past reincarnation or another of himself is what inspired those writers! You should be so proud of him, how many of us can that that we’ve had such a significant impact on literature?

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      I know! Neither other-coloured cats, nor dogs, have had quite the same impact.

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  8. cat9984 avatar

    Excellent choice for a black cat

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Haha, he knew, didn’t he?

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  9. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    I love the last picture. In the latter, Louis looks to fondle the letters.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      He was stomping!

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    2. mmechapeau avatar
      mmechapeau

      I feel embarrassed. I didn’t picture him stomping at all.

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      1. iamthesunking avatar

        He’s only tiny, but he’s a proper stomper!

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  10. cathysrealcountrygardencom avatar

    An excellent selection to put the willies up a cat!

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