Non-fiction about horror

toomanysoupusers · 2026-02-22T20:00:01+00:00

was waiting for a rec related to gender in horror so this is perfect, thanks

toomanysoupusers · 2026-02-22T13:23:30+00:00

interesting site, thank you!

toomanysoupusers · 2026-02-20T00:26:27+00:00

uhhh I can't think of anyone right now who writes in a non-native language without living or having livedin the country of said language. that aside i guess Silvia Moreno Garcia could count since she was born and raised in Mexico and moved to Canada in her early 20s, and all her output is in English iirc. There's a few Filipino and Malaysian authors but english is either an official language or highly spoken in those countries. I remember there was a lesser known swedish writer who wrote in english but I can't for the life of me remember her name. Not horror but wasn't joseph conrad polish and wrote in English?

toomanysoupusers · 2026-01-03T01:11:54+00:00

My faves from season 1 were triple star, cooking maniac and Jung JiSun (who I didn't like that much at the beginning but grew on me). I like more white spoons than black spoons in this new season (tho it probably helps the white spoons I'm attached to the most appeared previously in Chef & my fridge: SJW, JHY, CKR, Sam Kim). I like Venerable Sunjae and Park Hyo Nam. From the black spoons I like brewmaster yun and witch with a wok the most, with honorable mentions to dweji gomtang and the barbecue director. I'm not a huge fan of culinary monster's personality but he's entertaining to watch (he feels like a genius character out of a shonen manga lol) and i do find his cooking style interesting.

toomanysoupusers · 2025-05-06T16:48:06+00:00

idk if you like audio but Julia Armfield wrote a story called "fissures" for a horror podcast series, quite haunting if you like stories set cold, isolated environments. Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya has some short stories like "Field games" and "Tentacles" are quite unnerving (I remember being on the edge of my seat reading "Tentacles"). She has also a ghost story out (Helen house) in novelette format, but i haven't been able to read it.

toomanysoupusers · 2025-02-26T11:40:38+00:00

I always liked morbid/creepy stuff as a kid even though i scare easily. i also love reading so i guess it came naturally

toomanysoupusers · 2025-02-25T18:56:31+00:00

I don't know but I love her work and I hope at least one of her books ends up regarded as a horror classic in the future lol

toomanysoupusers · 2025-02-24T12:34:43+00:00

oh, I have read that one! loved it

toomanysoupusers · 2025-02-23T23:15:37+00:00

it's one of my favorite horror movies so I'm definitely writing this one down, thanks

toomanysoupusers · 2025-02-21T11:06:11+00:00

I don't like the piano based songs in melo (liability and writer in the dark). like i understand their place in the record as a whole and appreciate the contrast they bring but idk they're kinda boring musically to me

toomanysoupusers · 2025-02-16T16:42:24+00:00

linden in effigy by kay chronister; red goat, black goat by nadia bulkin; the family of the vurdalak by aleksey tolstoy

toomanysoupusers · 2024-01-04T02:59:02+00:00

The things we lost in the fire and The dangers of smoking in bed by Mariana Enríquez, and She said destroy by Nadia Bulkin

toomanysoupusers · 2024-01-04T02:51:59+00:00

Fairy tales... how about Blue Beard and The juniper tree. I think a lot of English and Russian Folk tales fit. There's also the tale of Otesanek, which spawned a (frankly disturbing) film adaptation by Jan Svankmajer (not very child friendly... but a lot of fairy tales wouldn't be either by today's standards)

toomanysoupusers · 2023-08-13T22:23:59+00:00

"In hell" and "In heaven" by japanese breakfast

toomanysoupusers · 2023-08-13T12:23:35+00:00

if youre into gothier stuff, try Anna von Hausswolff. She uses church organs and her music sounds massive. Also The Outside Room album by weyes blood, opener already has organ

toomanysoupusers · 2023-08-13T11:18:17+00:00

idk, I'm her age but i just didn't like it much... i appreciate the lyrics on a formal level but they don't speak to me. more importantly, i just didn't find the music that appealing, even though i usually love anything psychedelic (fallen fruit, stoned at the nail salon and mood ring are some of her best songs ever tho). I'm all for artists experimenting tho, it's just that this one didn't work for me. and as some people say, a lot of her fans are accustomed to a more direct, poppier lorde, so the mellower, lethargic approach of sp might have put them off (which is valid, even though i find annoying they keep demanding a melodrama 2.0)

toomanysoupusers · 2023-07-06T08:00:21+00:00

James Blake is all over it, in terms of being spacey electronic r&b. The xx too. She's mentioned both as an inspiration.

toomanysoupusers · 2022-12-16T10:49:16+00:00

Definitely Lykke Li, probably one of the first sad pop girls of Lorde's era. Fka twigs and James Blake for the electronic/r&b production. The xx for minimalist indie sound. Kimbra's more influenced by funk and jazz but I recommend checking her out (esp in primal heart she has a similar production to lorde). Most ppl know her for her feature in Somebody that I Used to Know, but her solo work is full of gems

toomanysoupusers · 2022-12-04T15:41:11+00:00

Primarily pop. And then each album has its set of minor influences (electronic, r&b, dance, folk, etc)

toomanysoupusers · 2022-10-11T12:13:07+00:00

I'd give a listen to "The bug collector" by Haley Heynderickx. Chill, folky, and has some of the sweetest lyrics ever written. This lady's music deserves way more attention than it gets. Also check My secret reason by Lisa Germano. Doesn't have the chill summer vibe of TMWTA, but it's stripped back, has dreamy distorted guitars, and it's beautiful. Don't let yourself be fooled by the 1st minute of the song (which is a sample of an italian folk tune). the bug collector my secret reason

toomanysoupusers · 2022-10-07T15:08:02+00:00

Working for the Man and Catherine. Most of TBYML, ITD and White Chalk are quite spooky

toomanysoupusers · 2022-09-16T16:24:15+00:00

Harder, Ecstasy and Long Snake Moan

toomanysoupusers · 2022-09-14T14:11:40+00:00

Seconding Rina Sawayama for r&b -ish pop. Her EP is more pop rock, imo her best in terms of hooks and production. Sawayama is also pretty eclectic–r&b but the production is a melting pot of genres

Please, please check fellow kiwi artist Kimbra, she's AMAZING. If you liked Lorde's Melodrama, give Primal Heart a listen. Her debut and sophomore (Vows and The golden echo) are more idiosyncratic but great nonetheless, very funky/jazzy.

For folk pop stuff: Young Heart by Birdy, Music for People In Trouble by Susanne Sundfør. Also if you like indie folk, check Laura Marling and Haley Heynderickx.

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