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Portrait of Decay, J.R. Blanes

Reveling in occult rituals gone wrong, body horror, and the creeping dread of the Southern Gothic, Portraits of Decay paints an enthralling tableau of obsession, revenge, and a thirst for control that asks the question: why ruin a painting when you can ruin a soul? Up-and-coming young artist Jefferson Fontenot has everything going for him: The hot New Orleans art scene has noticed him, and he's finally found his true love, Nevaeh Parker. But Fontenot's bright future hides a darkness known as Gemma Landry-the artist's lover …

The Heart of the Troll, Ima Dimitrova

In a world where science is the new religion and health is a monopoly, only the obedient survive. After climate disasters and a global health collapse, salvation comes with the “Pharma Care” reform: genetic edits, monthly boosters, and mandatory screenings — all tracked through a health file implanted in every citizen’s hand. Comply — you stay in the city. Refuse — you become a renegade. Ernest Goodman tries to follow the rules — until his time starts running out. Divorced and stuck in his mother’s basement, he works as a paid troll…

Howl, An Anthology of Werewolves from Women-in-Horror

Thanks to Netgalley and Black Spot book for the Advance Reader Copy. It was a great pleasure to read this awesome anthology.    Howl is a darkly beautiful and feminist anthology of short stories and poetry starring female werewolves and animalistic wolfish instinct. "We fear her because we are her: the feral, the wild, the mad." It is a collection of beautiful and most of the time, difficult stories of women werewolves, from a transition due to violence, to a mean to escape, the stories show the hard truce of how hard it is to be a woman…

Grace, by A.M Shine

Thank you to NetGalley and Aria & Aries | Aries for providing me with the ARC. I really liked this book. I found the lore building a bit on the lighter side and I definitely came for this so this part is a bit of a put off for me. But the plot is excellent and I loved how A.M Shine developed their characters with so much depth.  This story goes from an usual inheritance received in a creepy hometown with weird past and lore to a dark mysterious tale of children snatched and creepy local population. Grace came back for the first time since s…

Itch! By Gemma Amor

You'll definitely feel the itch ! This book is the feminist folk horror I needed. Thanks to Netgalley and  Hodder & Stoughton publishing who offer me to read the advanced reader copy. And thanks to Gemma for this awesome story packed with eerie vibes, small town vibes and girl power. Josie returns to her secluded rural hometown after a bitter breakup and tons of insecurities to meet... a body devoured by ants and bugs. What a lovely start!  As the story goes further, Josie has to deal with more murder and family issue while trying to …

With a dash of milk ?

For those who follow me on social media, you probably already know how crazy I can be when we are speaking TEA! I've back in Lisbon, Portugal for the last 6 weeks or so, and my usual struggles as a tea lover are back. You want a great coffee place? You can find them at every corner of Lisbon. But if you want a Tea break, it's either you walk around with a a thermos full of tea (that, I already do) or you start trying all the tea places in Lisbon and learn quick how to find the good ones. And trust me, there are not a lot of them.  I'm quit…

Meat Eaters by Meredith McClaren

From cartoonist Meredith McClaren, Meat Eaters is an awesome graphic novel about the monsters lurking beyond and within us all.  It was my first graphic novel in years so I struggled a bit to follow the plot at first, but as soon as i get started, it was so good !   The illustrations  and the comic strips in general, are top notch and the whole book is a gem. I came for the cover, literally hooked by the aesthetic and I didn't regret it.  I like the "behind the scene" bonuses at the end of the comic, it gives more insights about M…

A Lonely Broadcast #2, Kel Byron

Author : Kel Byron     Publisher : Self Published     Released : Feb 7, 2025     Page count : 242     Format : Ebook     Genre : Cosmic Horror     Content warnings : Blood, Violence, Swearing, Gore, Body Horror     Source : Kobo Ebook     Representation : Woman Lead     Part of a Series : Yes 1/2+ ★★★★★ — A new favorite !      " The other day, I saw a deer with its head on backwards, staring directly into the camera for an hour before I started throwing rocks at it just to chase it away. Worst part was, it started throwin…

Lord of the rings inspired patterns (Paid & Free)

As a big fan of Lord Of the Rings and The Hobbit, I cannot not try to knit some yarn projects with Lord of the Rings themes. I spent some time lately looking for all kind of knitting and Crocheting LOTR/The Hobbit patterns and I decide to put them all together here to share with you. Feel free to share with me here or on Bluesky what you create from them and I highlight your work on the blog with pleasure ! Disclaimer : These patterns are not my designs but links to other designers who have generously shared their patterns. If you have questions a…