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Charlie Blay
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The Enchantment
Go to therapy, Eric. The only disturbing things about this particular story are an author's willingness to overshare a thinly veiled metaphor about their religious trauma and the fact that "one of the writers shaping horror's next golden age" apparently doesn't have to do much more than rip off The Woman In Black and give it a worse ending.
— Nov 06, 2026 08:42PM
Go to therapy, Eric. The only disturbing things about this particular story are an author's willingness to overshare a thinly veiled metaphor about their religious trauma and the fact that "one of the writers shaping horror's next golden age" apparently doesn't have to do much more than rip off The Woman In Black and give it a worse ending.
Charlie Blay
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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
There's a somewhat nihilistic edge to the uniquely queer horror in this story, and one that's fairly hard to appreciate. It feels more cynical and cruel than representative. I felt somewhat disappointed, purely because of the praise and recommendation that I've heard for this story. Regardless, the style and presentation make it worth the read.
— Nov 05, 2026 05:56PM
There's a somewhat nihilistic edge to the uniquely queer horror in this story, and one that's fairly hard to appreciate. It feels more cynical and cruel than representative. I felt somewhat disappointed, purely because of the praise and recommendation that I've heard for this story. Regardless, the style and presentation make it worth the read.