#HorrorLit

[lobster-tales]

Books Read in 2024

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

When the whole world hurts, you bite it. Don't you?

[housewarningparty]

The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey has such a fucking cool cover. And it's gay and has gross magicians and monsters and shit. I need it so bad

[thehistorymarshal]

The Creature from Frankenstein is not handsome.

I'm sorry to deflate a million fanart, but the descriptions in the text of Frankenstein go against the conception of him being handsome. For example, on the top of Chapter V, he is described as follows

His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful! Great God! His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun-white sockets in which they were set, his shrivelled complexion and straight black lips

"Beautiful" here is meant as a bit of irony, contrasting his intent of a handsome creating turning out like the horrific amalgam of dead flesh the body was. As bonus evidence against the Monster supposedly looking pretty, here's one from the final letter, from when Captan Walton finally sees him.

I entered the cabin where lay the remains of my ill-fated and admirable friend. Over him hung a form which I cannot find words to describe—gigantic in stature, yet uncouth and distorted in its proportions. As he hung over the coffin, his face was concealed by long locks of ragged hair; but one vast hand was extended, in colour and apparent texture like that of a mummy.

It's very obvious that the Creature was meant to be beautiful, but because he's made of rotten body parts it came out horrific and uncanny. I imagine he looks like a ghoul from Fallout, honestly.

[renaissancelamb]

*Me listening to Halsey

"It's giving"

[spongey445]

A Look at Goosebumps Slappyworld (Part 2)

A Look at Goosebumps SlappyWorld (Part 1) Hello, Spongey here. It’s time to finally end a saga. By that, I mean another Goosebumps series. In Part 1, I lined up what we’re doing here so you can visit that to hear all about SlappyWorld. Basically, it’s the follow up to Most Wanted where Slappy gets more stories because he sure needed more. At the time I didn’t know when the series end, but soon…

[ngdrb]

My new short horror story, The Executioner's Gallery: Canvas of Death, is now available on Amazon Kindle for $0.99. It is 37 pages long and can be found at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQGTMMKD.

An art curator uncovers a collection of paintings that depict violent executions from a bygone era. As he becomes increasingly consumed by the artwork, he inadvertently awakens the spirits of the executed individuals.

[thefandomentals]

This holiday season, check out Cat's list of eight indie publishers for all the horror lovers in your life!

[xamdsona]

Things Have Gotten Worse since we Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca wouldn’t have hit as hard if I didn’t already have abandonment issues and a fear of bugs and parasites.

[thebelladonnaprose]

The Cat & the Full Moon

As I walked out of the house to take the laundry into the basket my dog started barking at what I thought was air or simply nothing on top of the roof of my neighbor's house. I laughed and told my brother our dog was going crazy when in reality, I was petrified; our dog never barks at air. He barks at animals and people, but, surely, never air. I knew something was up. I tried looking onto the roof through the fallen, dead, branches yet I saw nothing.

My brother and I had finished putting the socks and undergarments in the basket and I ordered my brother to take it into the house while I finished up. As I was grabbing the last of the clothes, I heard a meowing. I tried to see where it was coming from and saw a cat perched on the wooden boards that held my mother's grape vine high in the sky. I had a bad feeling, after all, the grape vine was dead from the winter freeze that struck us a few weeks ago and the cat was strange.

It seemed gloomy and childish, like a token of the past coming back for me. Like it was here to haunt me, take me, kill me. It was an adorable cat to say the least, dark grey with yellow, dilated eyes that seemed to be begging me for something. I did not like it. My brother came back and I showed him the cat, he said not to call it's attention or he might get down from where he was perched and the dog might chase him and it simply would not end well.

Once my brother left, I was tempted to go back to see the cat. I had a bad feeling about it however I could not help but smile when I saw it. I thought it was strange how he was looking at me. I left. But yet again, I was tempted to go back. This time I felt my gut telling me to not get near, it was only waiting for me to be alone to take me. It was waiting for me to be alone so no one would come looking for me.

After walking towards the cat but staying a considerable distance from him, I went back inside but not before realizing there was a full moon and wondering if the cat had anything to do with it. Once I was safe in my den, I kept thinking about the cat. I couldn't stop thinking about it. I heard my mom call me to go outside and when I got there, the dark grey kitten was between my mom's feet and I told her the events of before. She brought the cat inside and gave him shelter from the bigger cats and scary dogs.

For days, we kept the cat in a safe haven, giving him food and shelter. One day, the day after I felt like we were neglecting it, he disappeared. Vanished, left no trace, nothing. I felt chills run down my spine, I didn't like it, because now, it had a reason to come back for me.

-robin, march 8 2021

*This is based on an experience I had the night I wrote this in 2021. I am publishing it here because it was previously on Wattpad but I don't write there anymore.

[housewarningparty]

Shout out to Paula Ashe, it only took like 10 pages of We Are Here To Hurt Each Other for me to have my first 'put the book down and breathe deep for a minute' reaction

[kaptenorgazmo]

i forgot this blog existed uhm heres everything ive read this year so far

Come closer, fight club, little star and handling the undead were all re reads hehe

[trilogiesofterror]

The Ripper Lives: Jack the Ripper Series I - Into the Black (4/10) is Free to Download on Amazon worldwide until June 23. Always Free on #KindleUnlimited

THE TRAIL OF JACK THE RIPPER LEADS DEEP INTO THE DARK ABYSS

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CRPWWQHW "I scanned every shadow for something I could not name but which crept out of view like an ambush. My partner absently kicked a rock, and the tinkle as it skimmed the ground gave me cause to jump; I turned to face the sound, and something crunched underfoot - a lump of something dry and brittle, like petrified wood - reduced to dust. At that, the lantern tilted slightly, dangling, wavering ethereally in our direction. IT WAS AWARE OF US NOW." From the horror beneath the ruins of an ancient Church to the squalor of an outcast's makeshift shelter to an unlikely Buck's Row home that sounds the alarms of suspicion, the investigators' search for answers takes them on a ride through Hell. Gut-wrenching turns raise the stakes skyward, and, for the team, the pressure cooks. "The crypt's loose stone floor practically shuddered under his weight, and I was left with just a single thought. Was I looking into the face of Jack the Ripper?"

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Book Series: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR7Y98R6

[theremightbecupcakespodcast]

Talking about where I have been, plus: From the Pantry, originally episode 19, to honor the recent eclipse: In which Carla starts with Dolores Claiborne and Gerald's Game--Stephen King's planned In the Path of the Eclipse series—and explores folktales used to explain solar eclipses. It gets weird.  Recommended and referenced reading: Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781501143809 Gerald's Game by Stephen King  https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781501144202 Scarecrow Gods by Weston Ochse  https://www.amazon.com/Scarecrow-Gods-Weston-Ochse/dp/1929653956/ Seal Team 666 by Weston Ochse hardcover at Bookshop:  https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781250007353 / ebook at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/SEAL-Team-666-Weston-Ochse-ebook/dp/B0085UCZLE/ Dante’s The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso—my recommended translation is by Robin Kirkpatrick, a leading expert on Dante. The meticulous notes are superb. This is the version translated by Kirkpatrick and illustrated by Eric Drooker: bookshop.org/a/6560/9780143107194  Hozier, “Unreal Unearth”: https://open.spotify.com/album/3gF9KIynrJaC80HbVayPMx https://music.apple.com/us/album/unreal-unearth/1687585357 How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Care/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bw Substack: http://theremightbecupcakes.substack.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theremightbecupcakes and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.  Where to Find Cupcakes: Substack: http:/theremightbecupcakes.substack.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakes Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremightbecupcakes Instagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahaunted Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/804047-there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast-group Contact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.com

[boldbrewsbooksandbooze]

Currently reading: Hide by Kiersten White.

I peeped and saw that there's a bunch of mixed reviews on this one. I'm excited to give it a go!

What are you reading?

[littlehornedoak]

it's spooktober so my Horrific Myths prints are a spooksbreadth bit cheaper

Check them out here!

[akithewriter]

[FREE BOOK ON AMAZON]

Summary: Estranged from her mother and with only virtual friends to keep her company, Sandy Meyers has always felt alone. That changes when she meets Joyce, a mysterious and quiet woman who makes one solemn promise: To keep Sandy safe. Though puzzled by Joyce’s words, Sandy treasures their brief connection—until Joyce vanishes without a trace. Fearing the return of her loneliness, Sandy quickly bonds with Carter, a charismatic and renowned artist she meets at a club. But as their relationship intensifies, Sandy’s behavior takes a dark and violent turn, inexplicably tied to the haunting allure of Carter’s art.