Discussion What is your opinion on My House of Horrors?

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  1. animefan217

    animefan217 Well-Known Member

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    Are you still reading it or did you drop it, if so when and why?
     
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    It's better than sex. With ghosts.
     
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    I still read it, imho it is one of best novel.
     
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    felt the non-horror parts were pretty repetitive, really good reviews so might pick it up again sometime
     
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    There aren't many decent horror novld nowadays more so with a system.
     
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    The novel would be fine if he ran the house by day but is a live streaming detective/crimefighter at night with supernatural powers.
     
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    I've pretty much caught up with the translation. It’s a good read, but I’d suggest stockpiling some chapters (at least 30-50) before reading, as this is a novel were reading chapter by chapter really ruins the mood.
     
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    it's really, really good at the beginner

    but once u read past a few arcs, all the horror is gone.

    tbh the mc starts chasing after ghosts with his hammer, scaring the ghosts. and this is even before the ban happened/change to sci-fi

    that said the author still describes the scary places well but....every arc literally becomes the mc chasing after the ghosts and the ghosts running from him. the suspense and terror is gone
     
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    what ban?
     
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    china doesn't allow supernatural anymore. so the novel was banned and the author changed the novel from supernatural (ghosts) to sci-fi

    anyway the novel has ended and the ending isn't that good sadly. it's more or less the story of doctor gao and not the MC
     
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    Thats dumb why ban supernatural?
     
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    you're asking the wrong person in the wrong place.
    go ask china

    but anyway in china, there are many rural places were the people are very naive and easily believe things.

    this is why the chinese government decided to ban the supernatural stuff, so that things like sacrificing your children will not happen again.

    the whole censorship thing more or less started when china observed that many people started committing suicide in the belief that they will be reincarnated as an emperor after reading a novel that became extremely popular. it not only became an award winning tv, but went on to get a korean adaptation that again, won many awards.

    regarding this decision, i can't say if it's wrong or bad, because such an extreme measure was taken to save lives.but honestly it sucks because there are only left trashy horror shows now like japan, korea or thailand where the ghosts always wins in the end

    i guess the country needed the ban until their people realize that fiction is fiction i guess....
     
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    I've been following it for a year, and it's the only novel I've done that with. It's pretty great! Admittedly, I don't remember it all that well, since it's been a while since I've done a reread, but what I remember of it is pretty decent. Unfortunately, it is going to be over in about 60 chapters, and so far there are still some unfulfilled plot holes. (Where the hell are his parents? What's up with the door in the bathroom? And his body temperature? It got mentioned a couple times, but seems to have no real effect on the story, which makes me sad.) And the mc is a little too overpowered. No ghosts have attempted a rebellion or anything of the sort, he's a little too intelligent, and admittedly it doesn't feel like a horror story after a while. The transition from "I am running for my life" to "I am running for your life" would be a good twist, but it happened too fast.
     
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    Damnn. That's sad. I'll look out for any other stories the author writes.
     
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    ja dropped it at 200 or 300 chapters beacuse it didin't interested me anymore
     
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    his parents location was hinted at early on and around 300-400? i think? was more or less confirmed
    the bathroom door is answered at the end
    his body tempreture was explained to him the second he noticed but like you said, it has no effect on the story.

    i laughed. it's not only that. it's also the fact that he is getting into scarier and scarier scenarios/places and yet there is no effect on him. he just isn't scared anymore and becomes the one that everything, including the scary things, run from
     
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    Lol yes, I also laughed. I feel like they implemented it too early on, and everything is a bit less creepy, but I agree that was a fun twist. And I haven't read chapter 300-400 in a year, I should probably go back and reread, lol.
     
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    *...I still hear about it, but I never found a place to read it* :blobpeek:
     
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    many sites
     
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    Yeah... sure~