#Slewfoot

[bebemoon]

look for the name AMAYA (requested by anonymous) | victorian-era black satin and velvet high-neck frock dress, { hair/beauty } backstage @ veronique branquinho a/w 2o17, le ruemarcel "kelly" button-up ankle boots in black, brom's illustrated dark fantasy "slewfoot: a tale of bewitchery", ancient future "heart clam" ribbon necklace (s/s 2o24)

[witchlingmother]

My 5 star reads of the year so far ⭐️

[pearlescentpixie]

[ghostlylivresbooks]

Oh they've really entered their horror era now. 👀

🖤 Picked up a copy of Slewfoot by Brom! Can we take a moment for these illustrations?!

[witchesroad]

SLEWFOOT (2021)

if it is a witch they want, then a witch they shall have.

[cabinetteofcuriosities]

21 for luck;

[lesbianacademic]

the illustrations of forest and creek in slewfoot by brom.

[mind1997]

A star appeared in the cloudless night, sparkled, another, then another, then a hundred thousand...

The insects and night creatures began their song, the moon peeked, out from behind the hills, bathing the forest in its silver glow.

_Slewfoot ~Brom

[toopoorforaudible]

[babu-s]

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery - Gerald Brom

[calmingcataclysm]

I, too, would kill anyone that murdered my cat in cold blood

[oddishfeeling]

do you have any book recommendations? pls i need lots 💙💙

this is such a loaded question friend. but lucky for u, i am procrastinating assignments, my take out has yet to arrive, and i just finished another book!

horror fic has been my choice for the last several books

the centre by ayesha manazir siddiqi is about a young Pakistani woman living in the UK. she's a translator for Urduru films. language and translation are central to this book. people are becoming fluent in a matter of weeks in complex languages.... the centre is gorgeous if not entirely mysterious, magical even. but whats the catch?? beautifully written. vivid details. anisa is a flawed, honest, and genuine feeling mc, as are the people in her life. i just finished it a couple hours ago n i miss my girls.

slewfoot by brom is set in 17th century Connecticut. our protag, Abitha, is not from this town but she does he best to adhere to the Puritan standards, if not for her well being, than that of her husband's. something stirs in the outskirts of the village, in the forest and beyond. she finds help from an unlikely source while also fostering a deep inner power of her own. these characters felt so well thought out, the writing is magnetic and the action is well paced. it puts so many preconceived notions right on their head. i loved this book and can't wait to read brom's other novel, the child thief, a retelling of peter pan and the lost boys!

sister, maiden, monster by lucy a. synder was oh so gay and oh so cosmically horrendous. this is like h.p. lovecraft wasn't a weird racist. this is like if biblically accurate angels were once just women in love. this is horrifying, visceral, and relevant to our COVID world. i was gawking at so many of the details. there are so many monster themes actually, it's perfect. the story is told through 3 povs of 3 different women. and we love women! and horror! i didn't expect to pick this one up but I'm so glad i did.

mary: an awakening of terror by nat cassidy do u know what it's like to be virtually invisible? forgotten? disaffected? do u know the pure joy of having a precious collection, adding to it over time, and it being almost ur only reason for living anymore?? then you're a lot like mary. and mary is a lot like plenty of women who get the chance to live beyond adolescence, who are cast out by society-- deemed invaluable. mary is utterly lost at a time in her life she feels she should have it all figured out. she goes back to her hometown, an ambiguous small town in the middle of the desert, and some unlikely characters help her piece things back together. i finished this book feeling so close to mary. we are friends now. there is mystique, horror, fables, myths, bad guys, mysterious architecture, and well mary is not the most reliable narrator. loved this one too.

the last house on needless street by catriona ward i had no idea where this book was going and i loved piecing the narrative together through several characters and their povs. it forces u to confront ur own biases regarding mental health. u are sympathetic to the characters in the most painful, heart wrenching ways. there is murder. there is mystery. there is missing children. there are cats. this book surprised me and it was fun to have to find a couple reddit threads to be sure i was understanding the story correctly. i felt like i read this kind of fast! which is always fun too.

brother by ania ahlborn this one pissed me off a bit. but in a good way because i was so deeply invested. this one is set in Appalachia. i'm not one for stereotypes, especially bc i think Appalachians have a bad rep and it's of no fault of their own. that being said, the insular feel of the book and the absolute claustrophobia those mountains create in this story were like a character in it of itself. our protag, michael, knows there's something beyond. he's seen them on colorful postcards. but his own mind and his own heart seem utterly trapped here. this one is heartbreaking. it's horrifying. and it'll make u dizzy from the amount of times u change ur mind. excited to read her other novel, Seed, because this one stuck with me so much!

a couple honorable mentions that fit the theme:

the vegetarian by han kang korean food. infidelity. art. nightmares. inexplicable mindfucks! this story was scary because it felt very.. possible? no monsters this time. no spells. just... the mind deteriorating. could happen to any of us.

a certain hunger by chelsea g. summers what if girlbossing is just a quick pivot from sociopathy?? what if the crimes are so much more gratifying than say, fame or fortune or even love?? women can be sociopaths too, you know!! this one is fun bc the protag is crazy and it's fun to slip into these characters. cathartic even. omg did i mention, she's a foodie too! just like me :-)

[wordsthatmattered]

Sadly, one cannot know the best of times until they are gone, until they are lost. How I would give the rest of my days to have just one of those days back.

Slewfoot by Brom

[selkiemaidenfae]

books read in 2023: slewfoot: a tale of bewitchery by brom

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-between my mother's pagan teachings and my father's conflicted views on christianity, i often find myself unsure who god even is.

-why do you limit yourself to only one?

-how many gods do you think there are?

-not as many as there used to be.

[my-balalaika]

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

[godzilla-reads]

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