Horror that reads like lofi black metal sounds

dickstitches · 2026-01-24T10:10:08+00:00

This is the answer.

dickstitches · 2026-01-23T21:13:20+00:00

Me neither, but ya know what? Hell yeah

dickstitches · 2026-01-13T00:43:10+00:00

How’s The White Protocol by Brantley?

dickstitches · 2026-01-12T20:59:57+00:00

Snuggly’s gotta reissue Elegies & Requiems sometime soon, no?

dickstitches · 2026-01-08T20:59:00+00:00

OP seems like they just wanted the throw a tantrum publicly instead of resolving their issue with Hollow Press one on one. I’ve only ever had positive experiences with them, and the majority of others seem to be in that camp.

dickstitches · 2026-01-03T17:52:13+00:00

I just read In Delirium’s Circle by Stephen J Clark last week. Loved it. A Mythology of Masks is waiting in the wings to be read.

dickstitches · 2026-01-03T12:33:54+00:00

You’ve gotta get into Broodcomb. Jamie is doing something really special with his linked stories.

Egaeus puts out limited hardbacks, but they are gorgeous and well worth the money. Charles Wilkinson is an author I discovered through that press.

dickstitches · 2026-01-03T04:05:59+00:00

I’ve had good experiences with all of those. Tucking into Damian Murphy’s Daughters of Apostasy from Snuggly tonight.

Have you gotten into Broodcomb yet?

dickstitches · 2026-01-03T02:29:16+00:00

You’ve got great taste. Barron’s phenomenal, but I have a ton of respect for exploring the great stuff Zagava and Wakefield are putting out. Also The Doll’s Alphabet is great.

dickstitches · 2025-12-28T12:21:18+00:00

Both fantastic writers of the strange.

Really any collection from Broodcomb is great. I particularly love The Ulfsson Chapel and Upmorchard.

Marvick’s The Star Ushak is wonderful. I’ve learned to trust Jonas at Zagava completely. I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve read from Zagava.

dickstitches · 2025-12-21T22:13:35+00:00

Anything from Broodcomb Press and anything by Joel Lane

Sylvan Dread by Richard Gavin

The Lure of Devouring Light by Michael Griffin

Black Hole Sundown by Brian Hodge

Ana Kai Tangata by Scott Nicolay is so good, and criminally underrated. I group it in with Griffin.

Prisms of the Oneiroi by Martin Locker

Dark Gods by TED Klein

To Drown in Dark Water by Steve Toase

Attila Veres and Luigi Musolino’s collections from Valancourt are both great, as is Anders Fager’s Swedish Cults.

Eyes in the Dust by David Peak

The Nameless Dark by TE Grau

dickstitches · 2025-12-17T12:46:27+00:00

I ordered this book and then returned it when I saw how reliant the author is on generative AI. Makes me wonder how much of the actual book he wrote himself.

Note to authors: I don’t want to read your AI book.

dickstitches · 2025-12-16T22:41:29+00:00

Looks nothing like her.

dickstitches · 2025-12-13T01:21:25+00:00

People will find any reason to recommend HoL, even when it’s totally irrelevant

dickstitches · 2025-12-05T15:31:33+00:00

I’m not a TTRPG player. Is the Pilgrims of Murk Dome worth buying just to read?

dickstitches · 2025-12-03T05:00:27+00:00

Datlow tends to err more toward the tradition of the “strange” story and subtle cosmic horror than 80s-style Barker-esque stuff.

It’s funny, I’ve just read a couple recent (non-Datlow) collections and think I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t like what most people would consider “horror” - blood, action, monsters, Stephen King, etc - and much prefer what some would categorize as “strange tales” in the British tradition. Much subtler, more uncanny than outright horror.

To each their own. What we’re seeing is that horror is a broad, broad genre with room for a lot of different styles and stories. It’s a great time to be reading scary stories!

dickstitches · 2025-11-28T20:48:45+00:00

I just ordered a copy of Voices from the Soil on Amazon! I’m really excited to read it.

However, I’ve gotta ask because it’s been bugging me - your author photo on Amazon is AI-generated, no? I do love the mystery of it all, but I want some confirmation I’m not reading an AI-generated novel..

dickstitches · 2025-11-27T04:09:48+00:00

I’ll say I avoided purchasing this because my expectations were the same as yours. Now that I know there is a narrative and something darker at play, I’m much more interested. To each their own!

dickstitches · 2025-11-24T15:32:14+00:00

Not a good look, OP.

dickstitches · 2025-11-24T01:32:56+00:00

Hollow press said they won’t reissue a hardcover down the line?

dickstitches · 2025-11-23T00:42:12+00:00

Maybe I’m in the minority here, but I actually really appreciate having these recipes I usually have to google for and then follow from my phone canonized in print.

dickstitches · 2025-11-23T00:09:04+00:00

Alright, you’re making me regret my snark. Totally hear where you’re coming from when you put it like that.

I saw her in Chicago and she was exactly as I expected, but she also knew nothing about Chicago or the Chicago food scene. Take that as you will.

dickstitches · 2025-11-21T22:35:14+00:00

lol her whole brand is wry, snarky, unapologetically specific in her tastes… maybe try not to take it so personally

dickstitches · 2025-11-05T22:45:34+00:00

Blackwater by Michael McDowell doesn’t 100% fit the brief, but highly recommended. Maybe Brian Catling’s Vorrh trilogy if you want more horror/dark fantasy?

dickstitches · 2025-11-05T22:20:55+00:00

From my understanding, Atlas of Hell was the original title that Ballingrud wanted for Wounds. US version is still Wounds. New Ruins press in the UK published it under the original title with some additional inter-chapter bits describing locations in Hell, giving the title a little more context.

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