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The Twisted Ones
T. Kingfisher
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Award-winning author Ursula Vernon, writing as T. Kingfisher, presents a terrifying tale of hidden worlds and monstrous creations…
When Mouse's dad asks her to clean out her dead grandmother's house, she says yes. After all, how bad could it be?
Answer: pretty bad. Grandma was a hoarder, and her house is stuffed with useless rubbish. That would be horrific enough, but there's more—Mouse stumbles across her step-grandfather's journal, which at first seems to be filled with nonsensical rants…until Mouse encounters some of the terrifying things he described for herself.
Alone in the woods with her dog, Mouse finds herself face to face with a series of impossible terrors—because sometimes the things that go bump in the night are real, and they're looking for you. And if she doesn't face them head on, she might not survive to tell the tale.
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Bookwyrm Ink\ \ Bookwyrm Ink\ \ • Oct 2 2025
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Bookwyrm Ink\ \ Bookwyrm Ink\ \ • Jul 10 2025
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ash.reads.horror\ \ ash\ \ • Mar 21
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\ \ Welcome back to my Director's Cut Reviews! Today I'm diving into Morsel by Carter Keane.\ \ \ \ Book: Morsel\ \ Author: Carter Keane\ \ Page Count: 208\ \ Setting: Ohio\ \ Genre: Horror\ \ Subgenre/Themes: Folk, Woods, Workplace, Cults, Survival, Eco, Bugs, Appalachian\ \ Comps: The Blair Witch, The Ritual, The Twisted Ones, Run On Red\ \ Rating: 4 stars\ \ Release Date: 04-14-26\ \ Brief Summary: Lou dedicated her time to her job. But when her mom fell ill, she took a step back in order to take care of her. Now that she's at risk of being fired, she greedily takes the offer her boss gives her: go take some pictures of a property in rural, Appalachian Ohio. When she gets there, a terrifying encounter leads to a sabotaged car. Stranded with her dog Ripley in the woods, Lou must fight to survive both humans and monsters alike.\ \ My Thoughts: I FLEW through this one so fast. IN less than 24 hours I was able to finish this delicious book. Is it perfect? No. But did I have a fantastic, fun time reading it? Absolutely I did. I loved how fast-paced this one was. I was never bored. The plot was always moving. It felt like a true survival horror with twists and turns around each corner.\ \ While I wish there was a little more time in the woods, I loved the setting. The tense atmosphere was definitely conveyed across the page. I also loved that the author tells us that the dog makes it right at the start of the book. Ripley was the bestest girl and while she went through hell, I was glad to know she would come out on top. The culty aspect and jabs at capitalism were also really well done.\ \ Lou was a very complex character. I loved how she adored her dog and would fight tooth and nail to ensure her safety. Both her and her dog are put through the ringer in this book. Lou has a lot of intrusive thoughts that she attributes to her inner goblin. These thoughts progressivly get darker as the novel goes on. We also see that Lou is not scared to defend herself against her attackers, with some pretty gnarly descriptions of body horror and the actions that cause it.\ \ Overall, I loved this book and definitely think it's worth your time.\ \ Upgrade for $5 or login](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/EszZKEfRg1j3sJH7LCZB/)
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ash.reads.horror\ \ ash\ \ • Jan 6
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\ \ I kicked off this year reading the fantastic Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature edited by Becky Siegel Spratford.\ \ You can find my review HERE, but I wanted to take this space to dive a little further on my own personal Horror journey.\ \ I'm often asked "What's the scariest book you've ever read?" And this is a very valid question. But it's also a loaded question as well, because what is scary to me may not be scary to you. This is because horror is subjective.\ \ What scares me? I think what gets under my skin the most is bleak horror. When there's no hope. One book that does this well is The Ruins by Scott Smith. It's a survival horror about four friends that take a vacation to Mexico and wind up getting stuck in some ancient ruins. One by one the characters are picked off, with hope dwindling with each life lost. While the characters annoyed me in this book, the hopelessness really got to me.\ \ Where did my love for Horror start? Let's take a journey into the past. As stated in my Instagram post, watching my dad play Resident Evil One really stuck with me as a kid. The scene with the giant snake truly traumatized little me. Looking back on it now, it makes me laugh. Everything was so cringy. The graphics weren't great and the dialogue was corny. But its a classic for a reason and I still love it dearly. "You were almost a Jill Sandwich!"\ \ Another instance was when I was flipping through the channels, looking for something to watch. Stephen King's IT was on television. My young, innocent mind believed that someone would truly make a movie involving kids playing Tag Your It...So you best believe I was in shock when I see a clown holding balloons, inviting children to float. Then blood spewing out of the sink all over Beverly's bathroom. You best believe I hit the guide button on that TV remote and figured out that it was rated R. I ran to my room in terror as my mom laughed at me. And yes Child's Play did the same thing to me too. Who knew a movie involving a doll was actually a slasher in disguise.\ \ So what made me stop being such a scaredy cat? Honestly, I think playing Resident Evil 4 made me start appreciating horror more. I slowly started building myself up, until I could handle movies like Sinister (WHICH PHEW terrified me a lot). Final Destination also terrified me. To think that near death experiences had become a death sentence had me on the edge of my seat. And death definitely gets creative when taking back what it's owed.\ \ I love chasing that rush I feel when watching something scary. I love looking in the background for something subtly creepy (i.e. Haunting of Hill House ghosts in the background). I feeling my heart race as I wait for the jump-scare to pop up on the screen, or the fake out to cue the scare when I least expect it.\ \ So what books got me into reading horror?\ \ Well of course Stephen King kick started me. Now you may think I'm going to mention The Shining. While that is a FANTASTIC book of his and an all time favorite, Misery was one of my first and favorite works.\ \ When I joined bookstagram, my world was opened to all kinds of horror novels. I never knew so many horror books/authors existed.\ \ Some of the wonderful books I've discovered and will forever recommend are as follows:\ \ Come Closer by Sara Gran\ \ The Reformatory by Tananarive Due\ \ Below by Laurel Hightower\ \ I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid\ \ Mary by Nat Cassidy\ \ Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven\ \ Bat Eater and Other Names by Cora Zeng\ \ Night Film by Marisha Pessl\ \ We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer\ \ Slewfoot by Brom\ \ The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher\ \ Eynhallow by Tim McGregor\ \ ...and so many more books!\ \ I love that Horror has a little bit of something for everyone.\ \ Love Romance? How about a gothic horror with a dash of romance on the side?\ \ Love Thrillers? So many horror books toe the line of thrillers.\ \ Love History? There are so many historical horrors out there to try out.\ \ Your favorite genre has a place in horror. There is a horror book out there for everyone! Want a rec to get you kickstarted? As for a rec on my profile page.\ \ Thanks for coming to my TED talk lol.\ \ Join for free or login](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/eSRBVSlLmBBDQSFv3TEq/)
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ash.reads.horror\ \ ash\ \ • Nov 25 2025
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Cryptid Horror Books
I put up a tripe/Subgenre request in my stories to see what you all are looking for as far as book suggestions go. One category you all wanted to see is Cryptids.
The above books all deal with a type of Cryptid! What are some that I missed/are your favorites?
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Bookwyrm Ink\ \ Bookwyrm Ink\ \ • Oct 2 2025
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Bookwyrm Ink\ \ Bookwyrm Ink\ \ • Jul 10 2025
These books will stay in your head indefinitely.
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Chanterelle Solace\ \ Sabie\ \ • May 23 2025
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Horror Fantasy: T.Kingfisher Books
What’s waiting for me in my cozy corner? Some horror fantasy🤎👻
I was super excited to receive this edition from @illumicrate @evernightbooks as @redwombatstudio is one of my favourite authors as I continue to read more of gothic fantasy books from them!
I’m honestly super excited for all three and had them in my TBR so I knew that when @evernightbooks announced them and the fact that it was still available in stock, I knew I had to get it!
This made me wish that there was a Gothic or Horror Fantasy Book Box but I am not sure there is enough demand for it! Maybe one day, it’ll become a popular sub-genre like Romantasy🥹🤎
🏷️🏷️• #evernight #tkingfisher #thehollowplaces #ahousewithgoodbones #thetwistedones
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