Toil and Trouble
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“No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality” - Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
weirdo, reader, pinko, crone
she/they
“No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality” - Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
Not totally unrelated: I’ll never forget how happy-squee I was the day I learned that Hugh Beringar (*swoon*) is the son of the Third Doctor.
November 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Not totally unrelated: I’ll never forget how happy-squee I was the day I learned that Hugh Beringar (*swoon*) is the son of the Third Doctor.
I would like to touch your monkey
November 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I would like to touch your monkey
Adjacent topic [getting around Berlin], have you seen Ampelmännchen? I just learned of him yesterday and I’m a little obsessed.
November 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Adjacent topic [getting around Berlin], have you seen Ampelmännchen? I just learned of him yesterday and I’m a little obsessed.
Don’t worry, my TBR is still huge. There is so much amazing talent out there, it blows my mind.
I don’t only read horror, but when I do… damn this was a good creepy book month!
I don’t only read horror, but when I do… damn this was a good creepy book month!
November 1, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Don’t worry, my TBR is still huge. There is so much amazing talent out there, it blows my mind.
I don’t only read horror, but when I do… damn this was a good creepy book month!
I don’t only read horror, but when I do… damn this was a good creepy book month!
The Once and Future Witches - Alix E. Harrow
Girl Dinner - Olivie Blake
It Came From the Closet - anthology, var.
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Stephen Graham Jones
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng - Kylie Lee Baker
Girl Dinner - Olivie Blake
It Came From the Closet - anthology, var.
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Stephen Graham Jones
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng - Kylie Lee Baker
November 1, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The Once and Future Witches - Alix E. Harrow
Girl Dinner - Olivie Blake
It Came From the Closet - anthology, var.
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Stephen Graham Jones
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng - Kylie Lee Baker
Girl Dinner - Olivie Blake
It Came From the Closet - anthology, var.
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Stephen Graham Jones
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng - Kylie Lee Baker
Why I Love Horror - anthology, var.
Feral Creatures - Kira Jane Buxton
Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave - Mariana Enriquez
The Woods All Black - Lee Mandelo
A House With Good Bones - T. Kingfisher
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Feral Creatures - Kira Jane Buxton
Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave - Mariana Enriquez
The Woods All Black - Lee Mandelo
A House With Good Bones - T. Kingfisher
…
November 1, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Why I Love Horror - anthology, var.
Feral Creatures - Kira Jane Buxton
Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave - Mariana Enriquez
The Woods All Black - Lee Mandelo
A House With Good Bones - T. Kingfisher
…
Feral Creatures - Kira Jane Buxton
Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave - Mariana Enriquez
The Woods All Black - Lee Mandelo
A House With Good Bones - T. Kingfisher
…
I just realized I always read that opener (“during the week…”) in Ron Howard’s voice 🤣
October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I just realized I always read that opener (“during the week…”) in Ron Howard’s voice 🤣
I think of it kind of like a cross between corned beef hash and spam. It’s only “gross” if you overthink it, but isn’t most food, really? Plus, it’s worth it for the awful/offal jokes, alone.
October 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I think of it kind of like a cross between corned beef hash and spam. It’s only “gross” if you overthink it, but isn’t most food, really? Plus, it’s worth it for the awful/offal jokes, alone.
Andrew’s mom had dementia (RICD). It’s horrible all around. I’m so sorry. 🥺
October 22, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Andrew’s mom had dementia (RICD). It’s horrible all around. I’m so sorry. 🥺
Janeane stole the show.
October 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Janeane stole the show.
It’s does have its “of its time” moments, but otherwise it’s a pretty straightforward folk horror story. The tale is fairly simple, the “groovy” bits are mostly just there for atmosphere and tension building.
October 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It’s does have its “of its time” moments, but otherwise it’s a pretty straightforward folk horror story. The tale is fairly simple, the “groovy” bits are mostly just there for atmosphere and tension building.
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John Wick, Wicker Man, and Wicked make for a *very* odd trilogy.
October 7, 2025 at 4:35 AM
John Wick, Wicker Man, and Wicked make for a *very* odd trilogy.
Reminds me of Keats’ death. The open window. Maybe she, too, had a long illness confined in her bed, and the window is open for her to fly away, free, now.
October 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Reminds me of Keats’ death. The open window. Maybe she, too, had a long illness confined in her bed, and the window is open for her to fly away, free, now.
I definitely perked up at the anti inflammatory stuff. Sounds lovely
October 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
I definitely perked up at the anti inflammatory stuff. Sounds lovely
Can you grab me a will to live, with stevia?
October 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Can you grab me a will to live, with stevia?
Turtle Island?
September 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Turtle Island?
I am a horror loving, middle aged, old house loving, Seattleite with super anxiety disorder, so it was directly up my alley 🤣, but even that said, was a totally creepy, fun read! Thanks!
September 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I am a horror loving, middle aged, old house loving, Seattleite with super anxiety disorder, so it was directly up my alley 🤣, but even that said, was a totally creepy, fun read! Thanks!
I want to say I learned about bodies liquefying in Stiff by Mary Roach, so this struck me as totally plausible when I read it yesterday, and just finished today, which is why I’m commenting on an old post, because I wanted say how much I loved this book!
September 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I want to say I learned about bodies liquefying in Stiff by Mary Roach, so this struck me as totally plausible when I read it yesterday, and just finished today, which is why I’m commenting on an old post, because I wanted say how much I loved this book!