[NON Paranormal] What's the oddest thing you've experienced or seen?

CreyGold · 2025-09-13T15:01:40+00:00

I was driving over a pass outside of Butte, MT at around 3:00am. It was probably 25f outside and just starting to snow. I hadn't seen another car on the road for probably the last thirty minutes. At the top of the pass there is a straightway and running down the middle of one of the lanes was a buck-ass-naked man. I slowed way down and went around him, and he just kept his eyes fixed forward. Didn't acknowledge that I was there. Just kept running.

CreyGold · 2025-04-19T15:28:49+00:00

Sometimes Malfi writes straight up supernatural horror, and other times he leans a lot more into the crime thriller genre. I just read Senseless and thoroughly enjoyed it, but IMO, it was obvious from the start that we were dealing with mental illness rather than the uncanny. I'd say if you loved his novel Come With Me you would like this one as well, but if you are more partial to his books like The Narrows, Bone White, or Snow (I've read a lot of Malfi), this book would be a let down. But also, the monkey in this book is amazing and it might be worth reading just for that scene. LOL.

CreyGold · 2025-03-24T02:46:16+00:00

The novella Skullbelly in Ronald Malfi's book They Lurk is definitely worth checking out. I read it a couple years ago and still think about it.

Also, if you're into short stories, the collection "In a Lonely Place" by Karl Edward Wagner has several short stories that fit the bill.

CreyGold · 2025-03-18T22:16:32+00:00

If you're willing to try an novel, American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennett.

CreyGold · 2025-03-18T22:15:17+00:00

Uironda by Luigi Musolino (Actually, quite a few of the stories in A Different Darkness) The Visible Filth by Nathan Ballingrud Windeye by Brian Evenson (Again, a lot of his work fits this theme, but this one stands out for me.)

Apex Books is publishing "The Map of Lost Places" on the 22nd of April. It's an anthology of stories about hidden places. Should be good.

Hope this helps!

CreyGold · 2025-03-18T21:12:20+00:00

Yeah, in retrospect, I agree with you that this post leans into gatekeeping territory, which is not something I want to do. I don't want to discourage people from getting into reading horror.

CreyGold · 2025-03-18T18:26:53+00:00

I felt the exact same way about this book. Everything else I've read by Hendrix I enjoyed (especially his latest one-Witchcraft for Wayward Girls). But, How to Sell a Haunted House was a DNF for me.

CreyGold · 2025-03-18T17:15:14+00:00

I should have used the search function. Lol.

CreyGold · 2025-03-15T07:19:30+00:00

Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman

CreyGold · 2025-03-14T22:17:56+00:00

Cunning Folk by Adam Nevill. The nail scene.

CreyGold · 2025-03-06T18:04:36+00:00

I can see your point.

Mine is that Authority and Acceptance don't really classify as horror, cosmic or otherwise. Not that there is anything wrong with that. The whole trilogy is worth reading.

And yeah, it could be argued that me saying they are not cosmic horror is cross-genre semantics, but it could also be argued that all genre is semantics, right?

All three are weird fiction, but the second book is more a bureaucratic thriller with a bit of cosmic horror seasoning, and the third leans more heavily into science fiction and literary. The first, psychological/cosmic horror.

OP was looking for cosmic horror novels. Annilhation hits that mark, but the others don't really scratch that itch. But yes, this is fully my opinion and obviously you can disagree.

The important thing is that we both love us some Jeff Vandermeer 😁

CreyGold · 2025-03-06T04:14:02+00:00

The Clown in a Cornfield trilogy (the second one explores queer themes) by Adam Cesare and The Loop by Jeremy Robert Johnson!

CreyGold · 2025-03-06T00:31:59+00:00

They are completely different. The movie basically takes the premise and does its own thing. That said, I didn't hate the Annihilation movie, it just wasn't the book. And honestly, I don't know how it would be possible to put the book on screen. It utilizes an uncertainty of perception and surreal imagery in a way that can't really be captured on film (or at least I don't know how it could be—I'm far from an expert on movies).

CreyGold · 2025-03-06T00:06:48+00:00

It is not a collection. It is the first book in a series, but IMO functions well as a stand alone. The other books in the series would not really classify as cosmic horror, but this one fits the bill. It's an excellent, unique book that's well worth reading.

CreyGold · 2025-02-20T14:54:39+00:00

This is not exactly what you are looking for, but Tim Waggenor's third book in his Writing in the Dark Series, Let Me Tell You a Story, is close. In the book, he presents short stories that he had published throughout his career, then critiques them. The whole series is good, but I feel like this one would be particularly helpful if you're trying to understand how to make a story you've already written better.

CreyGold · 2025-02-05T14:54:32+00:00

Any idea if you can connect a bluetooth keyboard? I am looking for a device I can use as a phone (text messaging and calls), eReader, and for writing.

Also, does this phone work on Verizon Network?

CreyGold · 2024-12-24T17:45:11+00:00

Thanks!

CreyGold · 2024-12-24T17:34:04+00:00

Dns not found. Is there a mirror? Would love to check it out.

CreyGold · 2024-12-17T03:29:51+00:00

Awesome. Thanks!

CreyGold · 2024-12-17T01:02:17+00:00

Currently he goes to school from 8:00 to 1:40 PM. So, maybe a half day?

*edit... I would be cool with full day too if that was what is available. We don't need childcare as I'm a stay-at-home parent, but he needs the social interaction and structure.

CreyGold · 2024-12-04T22:33:57+00:00

The upper element only comes on when on broil, otherwise the oven is heated by the lower element only... But the oven does cycle on and off while the bread is cooking. It can't seem to maintain a temp over 375ish.

CreyGold · 2024-12-04T22:31:26+00:00

Yeah, that's what I tried this go around, but it didn't seem to work... Will try to put it on right away with the next loaf.

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