#American Noir

[amelialaurich]

May 23 2024, Bellingham WA

[americannowhere]

American Nowhere, Vol. 27

[candlelitcorners]

At least 4 ghouls in the woods beneath my bedroom window are positively salivating at my low sanity, as of late.

[chaoticnutcase]

[eloquenthubak1982]

[labellepetitefleursauvage]

So hold me like a gun with the safety off

Squeeze the handle firm and the trigger soft

All the stars will die, the oceans will melt

So take me now while the gods can't hear us

[everydayesterday]

[sandythereadingcafe]

REVIEW & GUEST POST:

HERA'S CURSE (American Noir 1) by #ShaunGriffin at The Reading Cafe:

'A good read if you like a thriller with a noir feeling.'

[thereadingcafe]

[amelialaurich]

y’all mind if i *sprints directly into the forest and no one ever hears from me ever again*

[americannowhere]

American Nowhere, Vol. 13

[candlelitcorners]

I live a ways outside of town.

No one should be around.

thud, thud, thud...

I'm sitting on the porch one nigh with a steaming cup of tea. The sun is all but set. My house is surrounded by dense, dry forest; the noise is coming from someplace not far off, echoing off the pond.

thud, thud...

It's rhythmic, maybe footsteps. I consider a few animals as a take a sip from my mug. Must be a heavy animal. Would have to be walking very slowly.

The idea is unsettling. It doesn't quite fit.

thud, thud, thud, thud...

It's not getting further away, or nearer for that matter. It sounds just out of eyesight- Just past the tree line. I stare down from my porch into the greenery, squinting to see... anything at all. The scraping, gravely, sound continues.

thud, thud, thud...

It's familiar, right at the front of my brain. I wait as if something will emerge from the woods, but nothing does.

thud, thud, thud...

All at once I recognize the sound.

thud, thud...

A shovel? Someone... digging? Someone digging just out of sight.

thud, thud, thud, thud, thud....

My breath quickens as I set down the mug. I get up, perhaps too quickly. How long have they been watching?

Hurrying inside, the sounds stops abruptly. I hear a metallic clatter outside as I lock the door.

[chaoticnutcase]

[senorboombastic]

Album Review: Creeper - Sanguivore

Words: Ben Forrester Despite being victims to a lockdown album release in 2020, Southampton punk rock gang Creeper did not let the pandemic deter them. They made sure that they saw out the release of their brilliant second LP by stepping into arenas with Alice Cooper and The Cult, as well as frolicking around Europe with My Chemical Romance, not to mention playing their biggest headline shows to…

[labellepetitefleursauvage]

Time to start cramming Creeper albums before next week 🙌🏻