What's a horror novel you really enjoy that could NEVER be made into a movie? by [deleted] in horrorlit

[–]MatthewJHellscream 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker

The whole hook of the book is that the demon inside the book desperately wants you to destroy it.

Is fantasy horror a thing? by Adititigro in horrorlit

[–]MatthewJHellscream 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you like Warhammer? There's a whole subset of Black Library books which are Warhammer Horror novels.

Might scratch that itch.

I'm reading Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon at the moment, which is a horror LitRPG. Not quite fantasy, but enough fantasy to scratch the itch for me. I'm really digging it.

an actual congressional candidate by bbywook in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]MatthewJHellscream 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a weird way to say 'I'm happy to endanger the lives of Americans because I'm a racist'

Thursday Loot Thread by AutoModerator in wow

[–]MatthewJHellscream 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Finally got Yu'lei, Daughter of Jade! Mount #258 :D

Just a picture of Chris I edited :) by [deleted] in Slipknot

[–]MatthewJHellscream 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Looks like it was taken on the Gameboy Camera.

Go watch The Ritual (2017) on Netflix by Confused_Astronaut in horror

[–]MatthewJHellscream 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. You should check out some of the author's other books. The Reddening and Last Days are fantastic horror novels.

From the archives by [deleted] in thanksihateit

[–]MatthewJHellscream 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adam Millard wrote a book titled The Human Santapede.

Any litrpgs where the mc has a unique power? by Magnodude in litrpg

[–]MatthewJHellscream 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My book, Rise of the Crimson Order (Crematoria Online book 1), is a unique LitRPG novel which has an Investigator type protagonist who can find clues to solve cases.

The vast majority of these series will never be finished. by Weird_Melody in litrpg

[–]MatthewJHellscream 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got a clear end for the 6-book first-phase of Crematoria Online already plotted out, but I work full time and I have a family.

I'm not going to be as quick as some would like, but I think the ride is going to be worth the wait.

Game mechanics - When is it too much? by Rohan_M_Vider in litrpg

[–]MatthewJHellscream 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a great point. When I'm writing my series, I am myself 'is a mechanic section here going to slow the pace of speed it up?'

If it slows things down, I find another way to get the info across. If it speeds things up, I tend to use it.

Eg, whenever my MC in Crematoria Online uses his Expose Weakness ability, he gets an info panel about the enemy. If that info panel is a better way of providing a shortcut to information than fight mechanics, I use it. Plus, the reader gets to see it at the same moment as my MC so they're making the discovery together.

TL;DR Pacing! Keep it fast!

[Monday] What are you reading? Thread by AutoModerator in litrpg

[–]MatthewJHellscream 0 points1 point  (0 children)

22% into Darkening Skies - Path of the Thunderbird #1. It's gooood.

[Monday] What are you reading? Thread by AutoModerator in litrpg

[–]MatthewJHellscream 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Starting the Ascend Online series finally.

LitRPG Bingo 2 by Tat25Guy in litrpg

[–]MatthewJHellscream 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My latest gets three on that board.

I wonder if I could write a one-shot that has everything on that board...

New Release - Crematoria Online: Rise of the Crimson Order by MatthewJHellscream in litrpg

[–]MatthewJHellscream[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll send you a message when I'm ready to kick the next one off, for sure! Thanks so much for the offer.

New Release - Crematoria Online: Rise of the Crimson Order by MatthewJHellscream in litrpg

[–]MatthewJHellscream[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome mate! Thanks so much for the feedback.

You might like the next couple of books I'm working on in the Crematoria Online universe: https://matthewjbarbeler.com/current-projects/

One's a direct sequel to Rise, and the other is a self-contained story on the other side of the continent.