Synopsis Step into the dark roots of Christmas past where the Krampus punishes the bad boys and girls. Christmas time is truly the darkest and creepiest time of the year filled with devilish creatures lurking in the shadows waiting to get us. Best known is the Krampus who has been the subject of films and […]
Mythology
Review: Academy of Villains (Academy of Villains #1) by Ever King
This is the first book in the Academy of Villains series, a dark academia fantasy romance where each installment is inspired by a Greek mythology love story.
Review: Loreland Bestiary by Hope Christofferson
Synopsis Turn your gaze toward the skiesWhere wyvern, lung, and phoenix fly.As mermaids swim through oceans blue Under Arctic ice, past coral hues. Accounts arise from here and there, Of manticores in hidden lairs, And faeries dance ’round mushroom caps As brownies steal your fabric scraps. But beware the moon and mind the howls For many hungry beasts doth prowl. My dearest […]
Review: In the Garden of Monsters by Crystal King
In the Garden of Monsters brings together art, history, and mythology, all wrapped up in a delightfully fun romance novel.
Review: Tribes of the Gods Endure by Kay Ni C.
Synopsis Tribes of the Gods Endure is a fictional mythological tale about the concealed mysteries of Ireland and the Irish people. The ancient gods of Ireland have been forgotten for a long time and rarely talked about, but they are shared from one generation to the next by older people in local bars. They are […]
Review: Mist Gallows (The Prophecies of Ragnarok #3) by Meri Benson and Marie Sinadjan
Synopsis Are you ready for the battle of a lifetime? The end has begun. Ragnarok has arrived as prophesied. The Great Winter has brought Midgard to its knees, and it’s only a matter of time before the gods and their armies clash on Vigrid one last time. Desperate to save the realms, Victor leads his […]
Review: The Devising (The Dark Oak Chronicles #3) by Jacob Sannox
Synopsis The Third and Final Book of The Dark Oak Chronicles.After all of the victories and the losses, with fortresses toppled and armies broken, a once united human realm has been shattered; its people scattered within unending forests.Dark Oak, former King of the Dryads, stands ready to unleash his forces against not only humanity, but […]
Review: Age of The Dryad (The Dark Oak Chronicles #2) by Jacob Sannox
Synopsis The second book of The Dark Chronicles. The dryads have risen up against humanity. Queen Cathryn’s realm is broken, her people have scattered, and the future is uncertain.She gives Tolucan, a newly knighted commoner, a seemingly impossible, secret quest; to seek out the sole weakness of Dark Oak, King of the Dryads, and to […]
Intro to Indie Horror + Representation
Similarly to my original Intro to Indie posts (which you can check out here: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-fi) this is an idea I’ve been brewing for months. Also feel free to check out my original Intro to Indie + Rep post for Fantasy here. Not just where to start with horror or underrated horrors, but horror from authors you […]
Review: Harvest Nights by Ahmed H. Alameen
Synopsis “A Lovecraftian horror tale inspired by Native American Myths and colonial times” Harvest Nights is a story told through a young boy named Chua (Snake), who narrates the story of how the days were gone and replaced by nights when a strange shooting star appeared in the sky in 1811 Colonial America (Great Comet […]
Dreams of Fire (Gael Song series 0.5) by Shauna Lawless
Synopsis The immortals of Ireland renew their ancient warfare as the new generations come to terms with their place in the world. Part of Shauna Lawless’s critically acclaimed Gael Song series, the novella Dreams of Fire introduces medieval Ireland as it was a century before The Children of Gods and Fighting Men. Rónnat and Fódla are Descendants of […]
Review: Dark Oak (The Dark Oak Chronicles #1) by Jacob Sannox
Synopsis Humanity has finally defeated the Dark Lord, but Morrick fought on the wrong side. Though he was a slave, he is branded a traitor and must earn the trust of new lords in order to return to his family – if they are still alive… Now that their common enemy is dead, the nobles […]