← Feed

Posts

• View post

  The black iron gates open but the prisoners cannot pass. Garden Of Delight, “Necromanteion IV (S.O.C.R.)”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eu9amq0DYo #goth #rock #metal

• View post

  Vampires of Avonmouth by Tim Kindberg “Kindberg fuses Ghanian mythology with images of the direction social media and AI might go, creating a cyberpunk thriller that is both a tense race against an assassin and an exploration of whether souls are more than information.” More thoughts: https://davidjhiggins.wordpress.com/2026/09/11/vampires-of-avonmouth-by-tim-kindberg/ #cyberpunk #thriller

• View post

  Our Lady of Holy Slaughter by S.J. Shank “Shank combines the dangers of being lost behind enemy lines and the brutality of holy war with less ostensibly mundane threats, creating supernatural horror that is as much about belief as survival.” More thoughts: https://davidjhiggins.wordpress.com/2026/09/18/our-lady-of-holy-slaughter-by-s-j-shank/ #horror #supernatural #historical #novella

• View post

  A blur of motion The finest of golden roads Leading to stillness #haiku #poetry

• View post

  Geometry and water. Corlyx, “The Holy Vampire”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_JEyyPtI-4 #goth #darkwave #PostPunk

• View post

  A hand on the trunk Taking the fewest of steps To share but not guide #haiku #poetry

• View post

  V : A Vampire Crime Novel by Brian Yansky “Yansky blends classic crime noir with vampire tropes, creating a well-paced thriller with fresh stakes.” More thoughts: https://davidjhiggins.wordpress.com/2026/10/09/v-a-vampire-crime-novel-by-brian-yansky/ #vampire #noir #thriller

• View post

  Rust corrupts a hinge Sun strikes my falling axe blade The door sticks no more #haiku #senryu #poetry

• View post

  Is the pain better out than in? Suzi Sabotage, “Sacrifice”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ54gDR7lQY #synthpunk #coldwave #darkwave

• View post

  Primordial Dawn: Book 1 by Baileigh Higgins & Marc Jooste “Higgins and Jooste blend the dangers of powerful predators with the dangers of losing one’s support structure, creating post-apocalyptic fiction that features dramatic combat without sacrificing realism. “Note: while one of the authors is blessed with a spiffing surname we are unrelated.” More thoughts: https://davidjhiggins.wordpress.com/2026/10/16/primordial-dawn-book-1-by-baileigh-higgins-marc-jooste/ #PostApocalyptic #Sci...

• View post

  The sun rolls onward A spoke is not the wheel Mired in the rain #haiku #senryu #poetry

• View post

  The Dark Forest of Aneth by Stephanie Flint “Flint combines a few realistically skilled protagonists with the possibility that seemingly minor changes made now could have significant impacts later, creating a fantasy tale that can be read as both a character-driven solving of local issues and a turning point in the history of the world.” More thoughts: https://davidjhiggins.wordpress.com/2026/10/22/the-dark-forest-of-aneth-by-stephanie-flint/ #fantasy

• View post

  The rumble of rain Cleanses away the day's dirt Trapped in the echo #haiku #senryu #poetry