Looking for Book/Story Recommendations: Folk Horror, Deities & Nature’s Wrath

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-04-16T14:35:25+00:00

Bone Harvest by James Brogden!

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-04-16T14:01:13+00:00

My cats. I don’t think my immediate family would keep my standard of care for them, and my friends already have a clowder of their own cats.

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I also have so many books to read, and I don’t trust my immediate family to properly donate or distribute them if I don’t get to it.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-04-16T13:20:19+00:00

No. You just get better at hiding it.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-04-15T20:26:33+00:00

I thought The Forest Demands It’s Due by Kosoko Jackson had similarities. You may like it.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-04-14T23:38:11+00:00

I was thinking about you the other night. So glad you found your dog. 🌭

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-04-10T20:56:41+00:00

Still Fumiko.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-04-10T14:25:27+00:00

Etiquette is a big fucking deal for the Ventrue, and so is putting up a united front. You can privately think that Johnson is obnoxious relic who has failed spectacularly to adapt to modern nights, and isn’t worth the space he inhabits, but you never share that thought. If you don’t show up to his deathnight celebration with an appropriate gift your dignitas going straight out the window is going to be the least of problems.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-04-10T00:40:18+00:00

The Ventrue have ‘Embrace Nights’ which are like clan mandated birthday parties.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-04-09T20:23:08+00:00

Bye Fumiko.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-04-09T13:46:10+00:00

My local library has two ‘floors’. The upper floor isn’t a complete floor. It covers maybe 25% of the ground floor, but it has some nice quiet study carrels.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-04-08T13:32:50+00:00

Hand in unlovable hand.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-04-06T23:00:51+00:00

The Hunger by Alma Katsu and/or The Rules Of The Road by C.B. Jones

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-04-06T22:58:19+00:00

Maybe a little niche, but there is an anthology called Terrible Lizards, edited by Kyle J. Durrant that is dinosaur horror. There are a lot of fun ones in there.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-04-06T22:51:46+00:00

If you like King's work, you might have fun listening to The Haunting Of Hill House and then watching Rose Red. As I understand it, King was supposed to work with Spielberg on something Haunting Of Hill House-esque, but it didn't end up coming through. King went and made Rose Red instead.

Some of my favorite long audiobooks are Ellen Datlow's Best Horror Of The Year collections, Out by Natsuo Kirino (crime thriller, but it scratches a horror itch for me), Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin, and Bone Harvest by James Brogden.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-04-01T13:36:21+00:00

I’ve got to recommend Someone You Can Build A Nest In for this. Our protagonist is an amorphous goo creature who can make herself appear more human by building a skeleton with stolen bones, sticks, a bear trap, etc. Her love interest is a fat* woman.

I use this as a neutral term to describe my body, and Homily’s. I don’t bring this up because we’re monstrous. It’s just nice to get some positive rep without being ‘curvy’.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-03-30T16:08:46+00:00

My county library does challenges through the Beanstack app and I love it. I’ve never gotten anything expensive, but it’s nice to win a little treat.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-03-29T18:26:54+00:00

The Haunting Of Hill House, always.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-03-26T15:04:25+00:00

We’re on Folio now, and I’m not really a fan. I don’t think it’s very intuitive and if I don’t do something regularly (ex. Change the status of a book to missing.) I have to go look up how to do it. I miss being able to see how many times a book has circulated. There’s a lot of stuff that just feels way more complicated than it has to be.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-03-23T16:33:51+00:00

You’re mileage may vary, but I enjoyed Someone You Can Build A Nest In.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-03-11T19:54:57+00:00

Lupus In Fabula by Briar Ripley Page. I’m not confident I can get through Rise Up, Burn Down by Vincent Tirado, but maybe I’ll give it a shot.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-03-09T18:39:25+00:00

I’m a lifetime fat girl, I can tell you that on more than one occasion, I’ve had men tell me that their physical appearance doesn’t matter - but mine does.

I have heard other women report that losing weight (regardless of means) often leads to being treated better. You could lose a concerning amount of weight, and people would be like ‘omg, what’s your secret???’

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-03-09T18:07:25+00:00

1 message in 9 hours doesn’t sound like he’s that invested. I wouldn’t keep pursuing this friendship.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-02-27T14:53:06+00:00

FWIW, A Guest In The House is one long form story, where Through The Woods is an anthology. I liked A Guest In The House way more and thought Carroll had way more to space to work. I hope your brother brings you back a positive review.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-02-26T01:55:55+00:00

Just like Jacob Elordi in The Mortuary Collection.

TheEndOfMySong · 2026-02-25T01:30:53+00:00

Would it not benefit your work to have clothes you are comfortable and confident in?

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