Aberration by Nicholas J Ripley | Book Review I spent a good ten minutes staring at my wall after finishing the final page of Aberration, wondering where reality ended and the 'red' began. Nicholas J. Ripley has delivered an A24-style psychological fever dream that is as much a brutal dissection…

Huckleberry Finn: The Purposeful Discomfort of a Satirical Masterpiece Does The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn still deserve its "classic" status, or is it merely an uncomfortable relic? In this deep-dive analysis, I move past the star ratings to examine why Mark Twain’s satirical masterpiece was…

Gothic Horrors & Cyberpunk Short Stories: My April Reading Hopefuls New month, new books! My April reading lineup is a wild mix of gothic horror, indie scares, and cyberpunk dreams. From pulling a title out of my skull cookie jar to letting my husband pick a read, here are the five books I’m…

Q1 Favorites + March Reading Wrap-up Can you believe we’re already three months into 2026? Whether time is flying or dragging, it’s officially time for my first Top 3 Books of the Quarter! From cozy solarpunk that moved me to tears to a 5 skull nonfiction collection that nearly broke my ranking…

Hi Souls! It's Wednesday. How's your week going? What are you reading, writing, playing, listening to, or whatever else you want to share.

Confession: I use bookstore trips as therapy, and now my home is paying the price. I'm putting myself on a book buying ban and starting a new project to get reacquainted with the books collecting dust on my TBR shelves (yes, plural). Episode One of The TBR Showcase is live! bit.ly/GrimTBR #books

I sometimes ask my husband to choose me a book to read, just to break up the monotony of my usual go to genre (horror). This time he chose The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. #currentlyreading #readerscommunity #booksky #bookcommunity

I’m Exorcising the Em Dash (Kind of) I have a confession to make—I’m an em dash junkie. But now, I’m summoning semicolons, colons, parentheses, and more to join the haunted house that is my writing. Come see how punctuation in writing can change everything.

Hi Souls! Guess who's back? That's right, it's me! With a squeaky clean new book blog to show off. thegrimhobbyist.wordpress.com

Me when people say they don’t like horror movies 🖤

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Another art piece of mine and my friend's OCs Echo and Magpie. Magpie likes gifting random gifts to Echo just to say some punny pick-up lines. Yes, Echo kept the toad and contacted a taxidermist to preserve it. #artsky #OC #digitalart #artist #art #sketch #artwork

Look at this beautiful edition of the book The Devils by Joe Abercrombie! The art is so gorgeous! #booksky #grimdark #grimdarkfantasy #grimdarkbook

My OC Echo claiming my friend's OC Magpie. All hers. 🖤🏳️‍🌈 #artsky #OC #digitalart #artist #art #sketch #artwork

💀🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈💀 Created the Pan flag out of books! 🩷💛🩵 #booksky #bookstack #pridemonth #lgbtqia

Book Haul! Went book shopping with the hubby and his brother, so this stack is a collection of all three of our choices. #booksky #bookhaul #bookstack

Drew a friend's OC Carmine Barletti! #artsky #OC #digitalart #artist #art #sketch #artwork

Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews Rating: 💀💀💀💀💀 (5) Thank you Netgalley for the ARC! Beautifully tragic gothic horror written in poetic prose by my new favorite autobuy author! If you loved Don't Let The Forest In by the same author, you'll love this! Comes out in October! #booksky

Hey, it's been awhile! I don't have anything book related for you, but I do have art. This is Dusty Harley, one of my rp characters. #sketching #art #artist #artsky #artwork #digitalart #OC

I don't understand why paranormal investigators get hung up on certain names. They focus on this particular spirit and when no one responds to their questions, assume they don't want to talk and move on. No asking to see if there's ANYONE ELSE there instead.

I did Beetlejuice nails this time around for fun. #nailart #Beetlejuice #beetlejuicenails

Got my scan results today. No cancer markers indicated in the rest of my body beyond my thyroid bed. The radiation is doing its job killing the tissue and cancer cells. I'll know more in April after ultrasound and bloodwork on if I'm free and clear, but this is a step in the right direction.

Not only did I pick up a blind date with a book, but I picked up a couple of metaphysical books while at 2nd and Charles yesterday. #bookhaul #minibookhaul #metaphysicalbooks #crystalgems #reikihealing #distanthealing #horrorbooks #bookcommunity #readmorebooks #bookcollection

I've never done one of these blind date with a books before, but I've always thought it looked like fun. And since this was my final day of cancer treatments, I thought I should celebrate. #blinddatewithabook #bookhaul #booksky #yahorror #horrorbooks #sheisahaunting #trangthanhtran

Work In Progress Graveyard Doodle Art! Just doing some silly doodle art. I've always loved Zentangle and Doodle Art. I don't know what I'm doing but I'm having fun while doing it. #doodleart #zentangle #noviceartist #newartist #artistsoftiktok #sketching #art #artist #artsky #artwork

My cat Ripley is making me so sad. She's so confused as to why I'm in my room and won't let her in. She keeps crying at the door. I told her it won't be long now. Thursday I'll be free.

Me getting ready for isolation: Going to read and get so much done! Me in isolation: Staring blankly at the wall and binge watching TV shows.

Took my radiation iodine dose today, so starting my isolation. I gotta stay away from everyone for 7 days. At least I've got books and tv and my computer to keep my occupied.

Birthday Party Demon by Wendy Dalrymple is out today! A five star read for me that I recommend, especially for Goosebumps fans! Published by Mad Axe Media. #booksky #newrelease #horrorbooks #yahorror #pinkhorror #thecraft #90snostalgia #bookreview #bookrecommendations #birthdaypartydemon

Day two of my long list of appointments for my cancer treatments. Feeling queasy this morning, but I feel like that's due to hunger. Can't wait to be off this low iodine diet

Day one of my multiple doctor's appointments to prep for radiation iodine treatment for my thyroid cancer. It's too damn early, but might as well get it out of the way for the day.

There's something so satisfying about spending time organizing your bookshelves. I'm worn out and my back hurts, but the results! So good. How do you organize your books? Alphabetical? Height? Color? Genre? #booksky

Song of the Day! 101 Go by The Bellwether Syndicate! #songoftheday #gothicrock #gothrock open.spotify.com/track/5FIYyv...

Book Journal Update Halfway through February, I read a bunch, but I don't have any finished books to show for it. All the books so far, save for the two I'm currently reading, have been DNFed. ❓️How's your month of reading going so far?

Anyone else pause life and sit around waiting for appointments - like doctor appointments - when you get closer to time? Or just me? I've been zoning out doing nothing all day today.

💀🖤 Happy Valentine's Day my lovely Souls! 🖤💀 Hope you have a wonderful day, even if you don't celebrate. ❓️Are you doing anything special today or on the weekend? Or just having a normal Friday?

Tarot readers: Do you have a deck that likes to slap you in the face with cold, hard facts? Keeps it real and tells you like it is? I sure do. It amuses me every time, but also welcomed, because I do need an attitude adjustment sometimes. It's like they're saying: "Stop being an idiot!" 🤣 #tarotsky

Hey Doomscrollers! Wait! Stop in your tracks! Okay, now unclench your jaw. You're welcome.

Song of the Day! The Altar by 13 Candles! #songoftheday #gothicrock #gothrock #deathrock #postpunk @listigeplaylists.bsky.social open.spotify.com/track/08a17I...

I'm so proud of myself. Despite losing the energy, I pushed myself to clean anyways. Only half the house, but I'll get the other half tomorrow.

When you're practically buzzing with energy in the morning but you waste it on silly things, so now you have no more energy to clean the house. 😩

Hi Souls! I was tagged in this scavenger hunt over on #bookstagram I figured I'd share it here too! One Word: Sheets A Setting: The Haunting of Hill House A Color: The Priory of the Orange Tree A Number: The Seven Deadly Sins An Animal: Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? A Name: Rebecca #booksky

#booksky #bookreview The Corner Of Her Eye: Book Two by JJ Carpenter Rating: 💀💀💀💀 (4) A wonderful continuation of this paranormal horror series! My full review here: yt.openinapp.co/chs8y

Played the date night challenge over on #bookstagram Who with? Ice Planet Barbarians How we met? My Best Friends Exorcism Where is date? The Haunted Messa When is date? 61 Hours What we talk about? Such Sharp Teeth Second Date? Distrust That Particular Flavor #booksky #bookchallenge #bookstack

I won a giveaway by VampireFreaks and got this cute little headless horseman plushie! His head comes off and everything.

Friday Movie Night! We're watching Psycho Goreman. #horrormovie #psychogoreman #movienight

This is late, but life got in the way. I list my top ten favorite movies of 2024 in my newest YouTube video! yt.openinapp.co/46hss

Song of the Day! Almas by Acid Bats from their Cosmogonia album released in 2014! #songoftheday #gothicrock #gothrock #deathrock #postpunk @listigeplaylists.bsky.social open.spotify.com/track/3hLL2m...

More #bookmail from a dear friend @shdws-in-my-pgs.bsky.social ! Thank you so very much. 🖤 I ate the snacks that came with the package already 🤣 #booksky