Fandom Promos

[galerian_ash]

Have you already decided what fandom(s) to write for? If so, how about doing a little promoting? :D

We've all chosen tiny obscure canons, needless to say. But by posting here you might be able to entice someone else to give it a try — or perhaps you'll even run into a fellow fan, who can't wait to read your coming fic.

Your promo can be long or short, and contain whatever you feel like. Want to post a couple of intriguing screencaps from a movie? Quote a few paragraphs from a book? Rec the best episode of an anime or a TV series? Talk about why you love your favorite character and/or pairing from your fandom? It's all good; anything goes!

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Just Like Home

[reeby10]

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey is a standalone horror novel published in 2022. The summary from goodreads:

“Come home.” Vera’s mother called and Vera obeyed. In spite of their long estrangement, in spite of the memories -- she's come back to the home of a serial killer. Back to face the love she had for her father and the bodies he buried there.

Coming home is hard enough for Vera, and to make things worse, she and her mother aren’t alone. A parasitic artist has moved into the guest house out back, and is slowly stripping Vera’s childhood for spare parts. He insists that he isn’t the one leaving notes around the house in her father’s handwriting… but who else could it possibly be?

There are secrets yet undiscovered in the foundations of the notorious Crowder House. Vera must face them, and find out for herself just how deep the rot goes.

This is a classic gothic haunted house story in the guise of a true crime thriller. It's a story about family and how love can haunt you years later even though (or perhaps because!) it is monstrous. It asks the questions "Who are the real monsters?" and "What terrible, beautiful things can love create?" I will admit that it's a pretty slow read for the majority, but the end more than makes up for that for me. Sarah Gailey's writing is full of fantastically visceral imagery, and this book really reflects that.

CW: blood, gore, toxic/abusive relationships, character death, torture, presumed hallucinations, possession (highlight to read)
Feel free to hit me up if you're interested and would like more detail on anything!

Re: Just Like Home

[tildytwo]

I just realized—I think I may have read this book? Never made the connection that it was Sarah Gailey of River of Teeth fame?

Re: Just Like Home

[reeby10]

They've got very different vibes, so I can see why you wouldn't have made the connection!