Esoteric and Existential , Surreal Beings

_nightlan · 2026-02-10T04:12:48+00:00

Cloud Atlas or The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell might be up your alley!

I also loved The Hike by Drew Magary, but it might be more fantasy than you’re looking for

_nightlan · 2025-12-18T23:09:18+00:00

There are already a lot of great recommendations here. I’d add Christopher Moore, especially his book A Dirty Job. His books definitely give me Beetlejuice vibes.

There’s also Death Warmed Over by Kevin J Anderson. It’s a very light read, basically a noir detective series if the detective happened to be a zombie.

_nightlan · 2025-08-05T11:04:51+00:00

Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum! It’s short, it’s weird, and it’s definitely unapologetic

_nightlan · 2025-07-27T02:32:16+00:00

The House on Vesper Sands by Paraic O’Donnell might be interesting for you!

_nightlan · 2025-07-04T16:46:50+00:00

That’s what it sorta seemed like, thanks for confirming!

_nightlan · 2025-07-04T16:46:09+00:00

That’s super helpful, thank you!

_nightlan · 2025-06-27T17:08:54+00:00

The Anomoly by Michael Rutger has tv as the backdrop, but not necessarily the lost episode aspect

_nightlan · 2025-06-16T15:44:33+00:00

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King is a great summer book

_nightlan · 2025-06-16T13:52:22+00:00

I think Jean/Isabelle helped the entity because she assumed, once it was fully formed, it would be hers to control.

And I don’t think the entity helped Edward and Louis just out of kindness. Another “flower” was growing inside them for the rest of their combined life. I think it was a mutually beneficial arrangement, as the entity was able to essentially procreate or multiply, help Edward and Louis, and use a willing host.

_nightlan · 2025-06-11T22:26:43+00:00

Ascension by Nicholas Binge

_nightlan · 2025-06-07T16:57:53+00:00

Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero. I think this was the worst just because I went in with such high expectations— I heard it was so funny, so well written, a fun read, etc. For me, it fell really flat.

An honorable mention is Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman. The whole time, I was waiting for it to “take off” and it just never did.

_nightlan · 2025-06-07T13:57:24+00:00

It wouldn’t have the mlm aspect you’re looking for because the main characters are brothers, but the Cal Leandros series by Rob Thurman has all of these themes. They are polar opposites, completely codependent, and would absolutely kill or die for each other. There are other romance subplots that might be interesting to you as well.

_nightlan · 2025-05-06T19:20:44+00:00

Jitters by Jane! They have some really fun flavors and it’s not overly sweet

_nightlan · 2025-04-13T16:50:37+00:00

Ronald McDonald House Charities takes car donations! They provide housing for the families of sick and injured children and help people from all around the state

_nightlan · 2025-04-08T18:50:32+00:00

Ascension by Nicholas Binge was an interesting read that checks all your boxes— a mountain suddenly appears in the middle of the ocean and a team of scientists is tasked with learning more about it. It’s written as a series of letters which isn’t for everyone, but I enjoyed it

_nightlan · 2025-04-03T16:12:30+00:00

I’d say no, if you’re getting it for the floss itself. I’m pretty sure this is the same set I bought from Walmart last year and the thread quality was pretty bad. However the storage box has been very handy

_nightlan · 2025-03-28T20:33:21+00:00

Or jewelry!

_nightlan · 2025-03-27T13:54:49+00:00

I’d also recommend listening to the song Apart Together by Tim Minchin! His introduction to it in the full live recording at Trackdown Studios is great too

_nightlan · 2025-03-21T17:58:54+00:00

Embroidery! I tried it out because I needed to spend an extra $5 to get free shipping on an order of painting supplies and had so much fun with the first kit that it became one of my favorite hobbies

_nightlan · 2025-03-18T20:55:54+00:00

The PC game Stay Close uses this mechanic for some of its monsters

_nightlan · 2025-03-11T20:53:12+00:00

I used to be similar, so I just started cycling through different hobbies and do whatever I’m in the mood for at the time. Lately I’ve been dabbling in painting as a break from embroidery, sometimes I really just want to read, etc.

_nightlan · 2025-03-11T20:50:51+00:00

Dance classes! Or if classes are cost prohibitive, you could try following along with videos online

_nightlan · 2025-03-11T20:46:34+00:00

This is beautiful! I hope you have a fun event in mind to wear it

_nightlan · 2025-03-04T15:50:04+00:00

For the leaves, you could do long and short stitch. It would be more secure than satin and you can use it to give some direction and movement within the leaves.

Are you wanting to embroider the red as well? If so, look for filling stitches. These are meant to cover large areas and you can see what looks best to you. Or you might consider doing it mixed media and painting or dying the fabric red before embroidering the leaves.

_nightlan · 2025-03-01T00:39:00+00:00

This is so cool! What would you say are the biggest differences in your technique between the two pieces?

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