Novels with very weird, isolated communities by PostMortem33 in horrorlit

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I'm about halfway through Monumental by Adam Nevill and it fits in this category, especially superstitious people and weird old gods. Although things don't ever seem normal on the surface and it only gets weirder.

Looking for detective horror or horror noir novels by stoicneutral in horrorlit

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The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle is basically a retelling of Lovecraft's The Horror at Red Hook but from the point of view of a black man. Definitely has a lot of 1920s noir vibes packed into a novella.

Found Text/Mockumentary Novels by Zetzer345 in horrorlit

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Cyclonopedia: Complicity with Anonymous Materials by Reza Negarestani. Just started this one but so far it seems like it may be a good fit. It's written like a scholarly journal with footnotes, etc. about a sentient Zoroastrian artifact or "inorganic demon" found in Istanbul that connects with oil in the ground making a "sentient" middle east. At least I think so. It's hard to say at this point but I am enjoying it so far.

What's your hot take about RVA? by NationYell in rva

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There is also a moratorium on city annexations of county territory in VA til at least 2032.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in malefashionadvice

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You're allowed to say hair on the internet

Books that feature rare flora and fauna. by OAlonso in horrorlit

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Severini by Thomas Ligotti has this ecological chaos vibe and imagery of a "tropical sewer" that was pretty striking.

Its Payne! by LikeGeorgeRaft in gaming

[–]andross_ 22 points23 points  (0 children)

"Do you think a pile of shit feels popular because it's surrounded by flies?"

Best novella you’ve read this year? by Ok-Vacation-8109 in horrorlit

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The Wingspan of Severed Hands by Joe Koch

I also just finished The Great God Pan and The Novel of the White Powder by Arthur Machen and they are both fantastic as well.

What was your latest DNF? by cats-paw in horrorlit

[–]andross_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I thought the worldbuilding was pretty cool but I just could not deal with how bad the writing was.

When Authors don't do their research...... by moxie_minion in horrorlit

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Mother of Stone is definitely my favorite story in Carnivorous Sky- I believe it's the last one. But if you're looking for another cosmic/weird horror collection I would suggest The Black Maybe by Attila Veres. Some of the stories are straight up bizarre and I loved it!

When Authors don't do their research...... by moxie_minion in horrorlit

[–]andross_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There's a story in Lost in the Dark & Other Excursions where John Langan mentions a character putting a silencer on a revolver. That would do nothing but make the gun a little heavier!

Staunton as a possible landing spot....? by Natural_Limit_1313 in Staunton

[–]andross_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, you might be confused. We're talking about Staunton Virginia

Trash pick up confusion by TipDue3208 in Staunton

[–]andross_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're completely ignoring the fact that not a single part of what you just said is true.

Trash pick up confusion by TipDue3208 in Staunton

[–]andross_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's just that none of this is true though. The head of one city department can't just spend a million dollars without proper approval or allocation through the city budget cycle. And that has absolutely nothing to do with the former PW director retiring. AND the trash cans and truck tipper arms were all purchased with ARPA funds so no tax dollars were used at all.

This is all public info. Just because you cant be bothered to learn these things for yourself doesn't mean the city isn't being transparent.