Candi Norwood 🧙📚🏳️🌈
@candikat.bsky.social
(She/her) Horror nerd, writer, reader, gamer, crafter, wife, dog and cat mom, social justice druid, cubicle dweller by day, hermit by night
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The Goth Garden by Felicia Feaster is a gorgeous art book that just happens to be packed full of history, lore, growing guidance, and uses of fifty plants and flowers to add to your very own goth garden - or at least to your bookshelf. #BookSky TY #NetGalley and Adams Media for the ARC.
The Goth Garden: The Mystery, Beauty, and Lore of Dark Gardening — CandiKat Horror
The Goth Garden by Felicia Feaster is a gorgeous art book that just happens to be packed full of history, lore, growing guidance, and uses of fifty plants and flowers to add to your very own goth gard...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The Goth Garden by Felicia Feaster is a gorgeous art book that just happens to be packed full of history, lore, growing guidance, and uses of fifty plants and flowers to add to your very own goth garden - or at least to your bookshelf. #BookSky TY #NetGalley and Adams Media for the ARC.
#BloodTies is the perfect adventure horror romance to read while waiting for WoW: Midnight to drop or if you’ve never played the game. @christiegolden.bsky.social does a masterful job telling the story for any fantasy lover, WoW fan or not. ARC from #NetGalley & @randomhouse.bsky.social #BookSky
Blood Ties — CandiKat Horror
Blood Ties is the perfect action adventure horror romance to read while waiting for WoW: Midnight to drop or if you’ve never played the game. Christie Golden does a masterful job describing enough of ...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
#BloodTies is the perfect adventure horror romance to read while waiting for WoW: Midnight to drop or if you’ve never played the game. @christiegolden.bsky.social does a masterful job telling the story for any fantasy lover, WoW fan or not. ARC from #NetGalley & @randomhouse.bsky.social #BookSky
#IllMakeaSpectacleofYou by Beatrice Winifred Iker is a chilling Southern Gothic folk horror novel set around the fictional Bricksbury University, a historically black college in Jonesborough, TN, in the heart of Appalachia. #BookSky TY to #NetGalley and @hachetteaudio.bsky.social for the ARC.
I’ll Make a Spectacle of You — CandiKat Horror
I’ll Make a Spectacle of You by Beatrice Winifred Iker is a chilling Southern Gothic folk horror novel primarily set in and around the fictional Bricksbury University, a historically black college in ...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#IllMakeaSpectacleofYou by Beatrice Winifred Iker is a chilling Southern Gothic folk horror novel set around the fictional Bricksbury University, a historically black college in Jonesborough, TN, in the heart of Appalachia. #BookSky TY to #NetGalley and @hachetteaudio.bsky.social for the ARC.
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Dinner by Jennifer Hayden is a hand-drawn memoir peppered with tongue-in-cheek (but potentially technically edible if you squint) recipes about how much she hates cooking. Every single night. In perpetuity. #BookSky ARC from @idwpublishing.com for my unbiased review:
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Dinner — CandiKat Horror
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Dinner by Jennifer Hayden is a hand-drawn memoir peppered with tongue-in-cheek (but potentially technically edible if you squint) recipes about how much she hates cooking....
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November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Dinner by Jennifer Hayden is a hand-drawn memoir peppered with tongue-in-cheek (but potentially technically edible if you squint) recipes about how much she hates cooking. Every single night. In perpetuity. #BookSky ARC from @idwpublishing.com for my unbiased review:
#Gothic by @pfracassi.bsky.social exemplifies what I like about his writing - smart and full of self-referential humor, gruesome imagery, and engaging (if not always likeable) characters and a thrilling plot. #BookSky ARC from #NetGalley and @clashbooks.bsky.social for my unbiased review:
Gothic — CandiKat Horror
Anyone who writes anything for any reason has experienced the dead stare of a blank page at some point, and some of my favorite fiction has explored that feeling. Though comparisons to Stephen King w...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
#Gothic by @pfracassi.bsky.social exemplifies what I like about his writing - smart and full of self-referential humor, gruesome imagery, and engaging (if not always likeable) characters and a thrilling plot. #BookSky ARC from #NetGalley and @clashbooks.bsky.social for my unbiased review:
Like Peyton Place, like Derry, there is something dark under the surface of the seemingly idyllic small town of Wilson Island in Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World by @cullenbunn.bsky.social #BookSky TY to #NetGalley and Gallery Books for the ARC for my unbiased review. Full review:
Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World — CandiKat Horror
Like Peyton Place, like Derry, there is something dark under the surface of the seemingly idyllic small town of Wilson Island. Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World by Cullen Bunn is an engrossing t...
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November 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Like Peyton Place, like Derry, there is something dark under the surface of the seemingly idyllic small town of Wilson Island in Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World by @cullenbunn.bsky.social #BookSky TY to #NetGalley and Gallery Books for the ARC for my unbiased review. Full review:
#ShinyHappyPeople is perfect for introducing new horror readers to something approachable but still scary enough for more seasoned horror fans and with all the dark humor we’ve come to expect from @claymcleod.bsky.social. TY #NetGalley and Delacorte for the ARC. #BookSky Full Review:
Shiny Happy People — CandiKat Horror
The teenage years can be hard. You have to worry about dating and friendships and family and things and people changing, growing, and it can feel like everyone is moving on without you and you’re all ...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
#ShinyHappyPeople is perfect for introducing new horror readers to something approachable but still scary enough for more seasoned horror fans and with all the dark humor we’ve come to expect from @claymcleod.bsky.social. TY #NetGalley and Delacorte for the ARC. #BookSky Full Review:
Version 3 of the game that launched my favorite system (Powered by the Apocalypse aka PbtA) #TTRPG #Kickstarter
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Version 3 of the game that launched my favorite system (Powered by the Apocalypse aka PbtA) #TTRPG #Kickstarter
#TheHouseofIllusionists by Vanessa Fogg is a charming collection of speculative stories about love, connection, family, life, death, and more. #BookSky ARC from #NetGalley and @interstellarflight.bsky.social for my honest review:
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November 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#TheHouseofIllusionists by Vanessa Fogg is a charming collection of speculative stories about love, connection, family, life, death, and more. #BookSky ARC from #NetGalley and @interstellarflight.bsky.social for my honest review:
Lindy Ryan has done the improbable, which is to make me grateful that my day job is so pedestrian - unlike the Evans family in Another Fine Mess (follow-up to the hilarious Bless Your Heart), I rarely have to deal with the undead.
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Full review:
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Another Fine Mess — CandiKat Horror
A mix of horror, mystery, and dark humor, with a dash of nostalgia thanks to the mid-90s setting, this second entry in the Bless Your Heart series is as comforting as a cozy mystery - though the body ...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Lindy Ryan has done the improbable, which is to make me grateful that my day job is so pedestrian - unlike the Evans family in Another Fine Mess (follow-up to the hilarious Bless Your Heart), I rarely have to deal with the undead.
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Full review:
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#ThePlaceWhereTheyBuriedYourHeart by @christinahenry.bsky.social is not only a legitimately scary story, but running through it is an undercurrent of grief and guilt and a fraught mother-daughter relationship. TY to #NetGalley and @berkleypub.bsky.social for the ARC. Happy Book Birthday! #BookSky
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart — CandiKat Horror
Every neighborhood has a haunted house, and in thirteen-year-old Jessie’s neighborhood, that’s the McIntyre place, and like any teenager, she just wants her eight-year-old brother Paul to go away so s...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#ThePlaceWhereTheyBuriedYourHeart by @christinahenry.bsky.social is not only a legitimately scary story, but running through it is an undercurrent of grief and guilt and a fraught mother-daughter relationship. TY to #NetGalley and @berkleypub.bsky.social for the ARC. Happy Book Birthday! #BookSky
November 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“Stories are medicine,” says Cynthia Pelayo in her story, “We Women Speak of Wolves” from #Howl, the new werewolf anthology edited by Lindy Ryan & Stephanie M. Wytovich,& reading these stories made me feel the truth in that. #BookSky TY #NetGalley & Black Spot Books for the ARC
Howl — CandiKat Horror
“Stories are medicine,” says Cynthia Pelayo in her story, “We Women Speak of Wolves” from Howl, the new werewolf anthology edited by Lindy Ryan and Stephanie M. Wytovich, and reading these stories mad...
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November 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM
“Stories are medicine,” says Cynthia Pelayo in her story, “We Women Speak of Wolves” from #Howl, the new werewolf anthology edited by Lindy Ryan & Stephanie M. Wytovich,& reading these stories made me feel the truth in that. #BookSky TY #NetGalley & Black Spot Books for the ARC
#Hazelthorn by C. G. Drews is a Gothic tale with a crumbling mansion and creepy family members, and modern trappings such as a queer romance, botanical body horror, and being othered - so, yes, it is right up my alley. #BookSky TY #NetGalley and @rbmediaco.bsky.social for the ARC.
Hazelthorn — CandiKat Horror
Hazelthorn by C. G. Drews is a Gothic tale complete with the classics, a crumbling mansion, mysterious atmosphere, and creepy family members, and modern trappings such as a queer romance, botanical bo...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
#Hazelthorn by C. G. Drews is a Gothic tale with a crumbling mansion and creepy family members, and modern trappings such as a queer romance, botanical body horror, and being othered - so, yes, it is right up my alley. #BookSky TY #NetGalley and @rbmediaco.bsky.social for the ARC.
It’s All Hallows’ Eve Eve, and if you haven’t read enough to curb your creepy cravings, I recommend these short story collections, new and classic, that you still have time to dip into before the bell strikes November! #Horror #HorrorAnthology #HorrorShortStories
October 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It’s All Hallows’ Eve Eve, and if you haven’t read enough to curb your creepy cravings, I recommend these short story collections, new and classic, that you still have time to dip into before the bell strikes November! #Horror #HorrorAnthology #HorrorShortStories
A mix of folk horror and true crime - if you’re me, that’s enough to draw you in - but what makes #TheSoundoftheDark by @dannythechurch.bsky.social special is the characters - especially relatable heroine Cally Darker. #BookSky TY to #NetGalley and @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social for the ARC. Review:
The Sound of the Dark — CandiKat Horror
A mix of folk horror and true crime - if you’re me, that’s enough to draw you in - but what makes The Sound of the Dark by Daniel Church special is the characters - especially relatable heroine Cally ...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A mix of folk horror and true crime - if you’re me, that’s enough to draw you in - but what makes #TheSoundoftheDark by @dannythechurch.bsky.social special is the characters - especially relatable heroine Cally Darker. #BookSky TY to #NetGalley and @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social for the ARC. Review:
#TheHouseSaphir by Marissa Meyer is a thrilling reimagining of the Bluebeard story with a tough, funny heroine and filled with magic, romance, and all the gothic-y goodness of the folktale that inspired it. #BookSky ARC from #NetGalley, @macmillanpubusa.bsky.social, & @macmillanaudio.bsky.social
The House Saphir — CandiKat Horror
The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer is a thrilling reimagining of the Bluebeard story with a tough, funny heroine and filled with magic, romance, and all the gothic-y goodness of the folktale that inspi...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#TheHouseSaphir by Marissa Meyer is a thrilling reimagining of the Bluebeard story with a tough, funny heroine and filled with magic, romance, and all the gothic-y goodness of the folktale that inspired it. #BookSky ARC from #NetGalley, @macmillanpubusa.bsky.social, & @macmillanaudio.bsky.social
#WitchesofDubiousOrigin by @jennmckinlay.bsky.social is a cozy witchy fantasy filled with libraries, curses, and romance - like all the best cozy witchy books. #BookSky TY to #NetGalley and @berkleypub.bsky.social for the ARC for my honest review here:
Witches of Dubious Origin — CandiKat Horror
Witches of Dubious Origin by Jenn McKinlay is a cozy witchy fantasy filled with libraries, curses, and romance - like all the best cozy witchy books.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
#WitchesofDubiousOrigin by @jennmckinlay.bsky.social is a cozy witchy fantasy filled with libraries, curses, and romance - like all the best cozy witchy books. #BookSky TY to #NetGalley and @berkleypub.bsky.social for the ARC for my honest review here:
Today is National Black Cat Day in the U.S. to raise awareness of black cats in shelters. Believe it or not, they still have the lowest adoption rates because of superstition or other biases. Raven (adopted 2 yrs ago) is the sweetest, most snuggable cat. #BlackCat #NationalBlackCatDay #AdoptDontShop
October 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Today is National Black Cat Day in the U.S. to raise awareness of black cats in shelters. Believe it or not, they still have the lowest adoption rates because of superstition or other biases. Raven (adopted 2 yrs ago) is the sweetest, most snuggable cat. #BlackCat #NationalBlackCatDay #AdoptDontShop
#Witchtober Day 25 Kiki’s Delivery Service
October 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
#Witchtober Day 25 Kiki’s Delivery Service
#ClownInACornfield watch party with the #100HorrorMoviesin92Days gang through the filter of Raven’s head as usual. #HorrorMovies #TheLastDriveIn #MutantFam
October 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
#ClownInACornfield watch party with the #100HorrorMoviesin92Days gang through the filter of Raven’s head as usual. #HorrorMovies #TheLastDriveIn #MutantFam
#PsychopompandCircumstance by @edenroyce.bsky.social is a Southern Gothic tale of family secrets and the power of choice that takes place in an alternate magic-filled version of Reconstruction-era South Carolina. #BookSky TY to #NetGalley and @torbooks.bsky.social for the ARC for my honest review:
Psychopomp and Circumstance — CandiKat Horror
Psychopomp and Circumstance by Eden Royce is a quiet Southern Gothic tale of family secrets and the power of choice that takes place in an alternate magic-filled version of Reconstruction-era South Ca...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
#PsychopompandCircumstance by @edenroyce.bsky.social is a Southern Gothic tale of family secrets and the power of choice that takes place in an alternate magic-filled version of Reconstruction-era South Carolina. #BookSky TY to #NetGalley and @torbooks.bsky.social for the ARC for my honest review:
#Herculine by @emotrophywife.bsky.social is a funny, sad, horrific story about a trans woman and her friends, family, and being sacrificed to or otherwise ripped apart by demons. #BookSky TY to NetGalley and @sagapressbooks.bsky.social for the copy for my honest review here:
Herculine — CandiKat Horror
Herculine by Grace Byron is a funny, sad, horrific story about friends, family, and being sacrificed to or otherwise ripped apart by demons. And bonus points for the reference to the dark Americana p...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#Herculine by @emotrophywife.bsky.social is a funny, sad, horrific story about a trans woman and her friends, family, and being sacrificed to or otherwise ripped apart by demons. #BookSky TY to NetGalley and @sagapressbooks.bsky.social for the copy for my honest review here:
#TheEverlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social is a thrilling, time-traveling fantasy adventure about the lust for power and the power of love, about heroes and villains, about history and mythology and the stories we tell. #BookSky TY #NetGalley and @macmillanaudio.bsky.social for the ARC. My Review:
The Everlasting — CandiKat Horror
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow is a thrilling, time-traveling fantasy adventure about the lust for power and the power of love, about heroes and villains, about history and mythology and the storie...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#TheEverlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social is a thrilling, time-traveling fantasy adventure about the lust for power and the power of love, about heroes and villains, about history and mythology and the stories we tell. #BookSky TY #NetGalley and @macmillanaudio.bsky.social for the ARC. My Review:
#Witchtober Day 21: Bell, Book, and Candle (1958)
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Bell, Book, and Candle (1958) — CandiKat Horror
Witchtober Day 21
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October 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#Witchtober Day 21: Bell, Book, and Candle (1958)
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