#Butcher's Masquerade

[mekkthemighty]

Just finished book 5 and its an absolute banger of a book, I'm still fucked up by the epilogue, absolutely still recommending this series to anyone with sensory organs

Spoilers but not real spoilers

Carl has entered the game. Carl is on a kill streak x3. Carl is on a rampage x10. Carl is godlike x30.

Donut was absolutely cheated in that pet show, Mongo absolutely should've won.

Prepotente is The GOAT and absolutely is the smartest boy

Vampire ballerina dinosaur footloose

Vrah and Circe are mother and daughter.. that's all I have to say about that

Katia.. like.. my guy.. what the absolute fuck! you set up like that from the goddamn start and cliffhanger reveal me at the moment of climax all while sprinkling in backstory with horrific implications for her character like a goddamn menace! I literally cannot think of anything else!

Matt you've done a fantastic job creating an incredibly fun and creative series, I promise to look at the weird wall art stuff the next time I'm at home depot

[mongo-the-liensis]

The worst thing to happen to Carl was that vampire pterodactyl thing

[benedictusantonius]

[2025|007] The Butcher’s Masquerade (2022) written by Matt Dinniman

[garygoldenbignaturals]

hi @salems-lots i was your secret santa!!! drew the lovely rosario in a somewhat ominous manner, i sincerely hope you like it ^_^ have a wonderful christmas and happy holidays!!

[draconicmaw]

Matt Dinniman has created an entirely unique experience for me.

Typically, with a long book series, they are not all "as good" as the best one in the series. This best book, typically, is not the first or the last book. Somewhere, an author hits a peak in their series where one book in particular just hits REAL GODDAMN HARD. That becomes the Beloved book. The fandom may not agree on a lot, but most will agree that the Beloved book is the best book in the series (there will, of course, always be haters or outliers).

Matt Dinniman, on the other hand, sends out a BANGER each fucking time. Like wow. Each book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series becomes my favorite in the whole series as I go through them. I'm about 75% of the way through The Butcher's Masquerade, and GODDAMN it's my favorite so far.

And that happened with each book beforehand!

Now, I know I have 2 more to go after this until I am caught up with everyone else, but holy shit, this trajectory is PROMISING.

UGH. I JUST CAN'T. THANK YOU FOR READING

[drackiszunk]

Miriam…. “My beautiful boy.”

I’m literally crying in the middle of the airport waiting for my flight.

“Would you do the same thing to save me?”

“Without hesitation.”

I will break you all cause I’m an emotional wreck. Are these books supposed to make me cry?!?

[waterkangaroo]

Book 5 acquired! And I got Matt to sign my feet 🥰

[cairfrey]

“My daddy says you’re the cat’s bitch,” the little boy said.

...

“He says you’re a cheater and you whore yourself to the macro AI and to the mudskippers. He says now that the brain worms have taken over, you’re going to die any day now.”

“Ask your dad why that other guy is always coming over when he’s not home,” I said.

-Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 5: The Butcher's Masquerade, Matt Dinniman

[rigorousdoor21]

become incredibly enthralled with ps styled art. <3

[samirant]

I’ve been hopping back and forth between tumblring through the Bridgerton and Polin tags and then listening to The Butcher’s Masquerade and I’m telling you, the whiplash is intense.

Having a great time, though.

[luthienebonyx]

I laughed. I laughed at the absurdity of it all. Here I was, about to get sucked into a literal hell, sitting down at a party, talking to a tattooed, topless fish woman while listening to a mushroom dude named Horton play a poorly-tuned guitar, singing my cat’s favorite song. All while the entire universe watched.

Matt Dinniman. The Butcher's Masquerade: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 5

[cateyedfox36]

When a cat named donut just shuts your shit down..

[hanavesinauttija]

Damn now I need to wait a full month for the next Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobook. Heck. At least I got to listen to Princess Donut sing Wonderwall

[angelxmachinery]

i saw this post today and ive never done anything like this before but it seemed fun so i thought i'd jump in :>

this is my nosferatu, rosalie and i love her very much. shes like if a feral badger was a girl

Alright all ye merry jesters, the time for tom foolery is nigh! With April Fool's Day approaching, we're all putting our Kindred to work at Hooter's to get money for... whatever. Things. We're putting everyone in skimpy outfits for our amusement and that's the long and short of it! This is a clan free-for-all, feel free to dress whichever OC you desire in this bright orange scantily clad uniform and put them beside our own hardworking hotties! (Lyre belongs to me, Clive and Godwynn belong to @thesixthplaneteer!)

Like the other collaborations, I will take all submissions at the deadline and smush them all into one final collab piece - the deadline will be March 31st!! (A Monday!) I tried to answer how to submit here in case you were curious! It would be great for you to post a PNG of your character beneath a cut when you reblog the piece just for easier management!

(For reference, Godwynn is 6'1" while Clive and Lyre are about 5'7"! )

IF YOU WANT TO DRAW AND FEEL LIKE YOU CANNOT DRAW DO NOT LISTEN TO THAT VOICE THAT IS THE DEVIL DECEIVING YOU! Please draw your OC next to them if you want to I would cry and love to see it!

[belghast]

Dungeon Crawler Carl - This weekend I finished up the Dungeon Crawler Carl series and talk about why I fell in love with its case of quirky characters.

[draconicmaw]

The Butcher's Masquerade final thoughts

Wow! What a rollercoaster. This book had me crying a total of 4 times.

The foreshadowing from the Cookbook is always cool but also anxiety-inspiring. Is it going to be used in Carl's plan...? Is this a problem they will face...?

Big Tina was an absolutely delightful yet tragic addition to this story. Her roaring for her mommy toward the end was one of the times I cried. And dinos with vampirism...? Absolutely wild, 10/10.

Carl's mission to slaughter all the hunters was so masterful, and I love how he succeeded so thoroughly. It was poignant to learn the backstory of some of the hunters, that this was also their own last ditch effort for survival, and that Carl used that as a political weapon before being muted at the end of the floor is definitely going to set up more stuff in the 6th and 7th book.

Katia getting the crown of the sepsis whore was something I anticipated occurring. Its description and continuous reference was too much for it not to come back and in a big way. However, I did not see it coming that it would be because of Eva. That bitch. Also, it's the show runner's goal to have them all turn on each other at some point.

Vra's death was anticlimactic and I love it. She really deserved to die with no one really watching or caring. Can't get over the Vra and Circe thing. Incredibly fucked up but so on brand for them.

The AI negating Carl's debuffs on the 7th floor...! Now, did it do that for everybody or just its favorite crawler... Remains to be seen. I am leaning toward the latter.

Where the hell did Samantha go?

"Are you breaking up with me? Is it because of Louis?" Lol damn girl who all do you think you are dating?!

I am actually so damn sad about Firas. When he and Louis were introduced in The Gate of the Feral Gods, I did not think I was going to be so attached to them.

But honestly, that devastation does not compare to Miriam Dom. Holy shit I ugly cried about that. Poor Pony. He is his mother's Good, Smart boy. Also I love that he just straight up broke the 7th floor. Fuck you, Cascadia.

Signet becoming aware and sacrificing herself was so touching. Also, the intimate but platonic bond between her and Carl was so beautiful. They really loved each other. I loved seeing a deep bond portrayed between a male and a female character where she isn't like a sister, daughter, or mother. Just a really good friend. A soul-friend, if that makes any sense.

Also, let's not forget Bea! Fuck you, Bea! So glad that Donut got to say everything she needed to her. So glad that Carl doesn't even care because he really has so much more on his plate to deal with and Bea doesn't really deserve any more headspace than what she got.

The Popovs getting out because of their game guide... I love how so many of the game guides really want the best for the crawlers (even though some are awful, like Maggie's).

I really want to know what happened with Chaco, Mordecai, and Odette! They just keep teasing us with that story!

Also, just have to say that this book really made my crush on Carl infinitely worse. What can I say...? I love a dangerously competent man with nothing (everything) to lose.

Gosh, there's probably more to mention. This book was packed!

Anyway, I am going to listen to a palette cleanser before I start listening to the 6th book. You'll hear from me soon!