#city of gods and monsters

[darling-book-mage]

♡ BOOK MAIL ♡

✶ Empire of the Vampire by @misterkristoff

✶ The Fair Isle Trilogy by @tessonja

✶ Curse of the Wolf King by Tessonja Odette

✶ Heart of the Raven Prince by Tessonja Odette

✶Kingdom of the Wicked by @kerrimaniscalco

✶ Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco

✶ The Raven and the Rush by @sarahmcradit

✶ City of Gods and Monsters by @kaylaedwardsauthor

✶ Bow Before the Elf Queen by @authorjmkearl

☾ Now I’m on a book buying ban 😬

☾ QOTD: Any book mail lately?

☾ AOTD: So this is my first ever book mail since I mostly buy my books in the store.

#empire of the vampire #the fair isle trilogy #curse of the wolf king #booklover #books #bookblr #bookblogger #bookaesthetic #bookacholic #bookaddict #heart of the raven prince #kingdom of the wicked #kingdom of the cursed #the raven and the rush #city of gods and monsters #COGAM #bow before the elf queen #booksbooksbooks #book haul #bookmail

[yazthebookish]

FIND YOUR MATCH: book boyfriend edition

#book recommendations #book recs #daughter of the forest #to bleed a crystal bloom #nightshade #city of gods and monsters #how to fail at flirting #seduce me at sunrise #sinners anonymous #clockwork prince

[daisystarrr]

when he's been sent to kill her but already he's trying to get a better whiff of her scent and describes it as honeysuckle and cedar smoke

#city of gods and monsters #fantasy books #urban fantasy #books #fiction

[point-toxic]

“Even if we don’t have forever, we do have today. And I believe that alone is worth celebrating.”

-City of God's and Monsters

#book quotes #city of gods and monsters

[theotherackerman]

Books read in 2022: 39/75 (reading goal)

City of Gods and Monsters by Kayla Edwards

#mine #rogue reads #city of gods and monsters

[doctorslippery]

#cthulhu #the king in yellow #yog sothoth #lovecraft #cosmic horror #elder gods #great old ones #many tentacled wonder #tentacles #dead astronaut #horror #dead #zombie #kaiju #giant monsters eating the city #noir

[egophiliac]

Hello!! I followed you for your absolutely amazing Twisted Wonderland comics (thank you for making them, by the way-) but I saw you posting about something called Ride Kamens? I haven’t heard of it before, what’s it about? Or if that’s a bit much to ask, where could I find more info about it? It seems right up my alley 👀

Thank you!

thank you! :> :> :> (this is also for the other anon who asked about where to find it, I am honored to be infecting the world spreading interest in this silly game)

Ride Kamens is still doing prerelease marketing and isn't out yet; it's set for "early summer 2024", so a bit yet to go! similar to Twst, it's a mobile game about anime boys loosely based on an existing franchise (Kamen Rider), although it seems like it's going to be more standalone/won't require familiarity with Rider going in.

the (very) basic premise is that your player character has just taken over their late father's role as a secret agent, supporting the city's superheroes by running a secret base disguised as a cafe (plus you have a personal butler for some reason) (the reason is because it's amazing). you also have to help the heroes regain their lost memories, and it looks like it'll have a bit of a route/choice aspect there (not romance, just different endings to the character episodes depending on what you do). the details are kinda hard to tell at this point but the characters seem like a really fun bunch; there's definitely big "idiots with emotional problems" energy which I am extremely into.

all the official info is in Japanese only at the moment, but here's the website and the ride_kamens twitter! (though the twitter is sort of overtaken by posts about the AnimeJapan exhibit right now, whoops.) and I believe some people are already planning on doing translations for it too? lots to look forward to! :D

#ride kamens #joseimuke games are serious business #this is why like 99% of my posts about it so far have been just 'hey it's that guy' :') #the characters look like fun i'm just waiting to properly meet them! #i suspect they're doing a bit of a reverse-twst where instead of familiarity with the source drawing you into the game #they're aiming to get people into rider via handsome animes #we have officially reached the zany gambit phase of the franchise #honestly i have no idea what the actual quality of the game is going to be but by god am i gonna play it anyway because C'MON #i do think it looks like fun though! based on the op it looks like the villains might be turning people into monsters? #and the chaostones are from space or something WHY NOT #(also i was SO happy to see that there's a background that looks like our old friend the Wireworks and Explosion Factory) #(you made it in! can't wait for a character to dramatically explode in you ❤️) #(man i hope nijigao city is just full of toku landmarks) #(round up all the boys for a field trip to the local quarry surely nothing will go wrong there)

[ofj-art]

#this meme was made for magical girls #at what point in kyubey’s creation for the magical girl system were they like #‘well if they’re gonna fight horrific monsters and eventually die they might as well should get cute little outfits’ #it’s awesome i have zero complaints #also imagine trading your god damn soul and becoming a magical girl and then your outfit is just awful #just party city #cough cough magia reco cough COUGH #huh what was that what I dont know what you mean #pmmm #pmmm spoilers #in the tags not the actual image lmao #this is not a pmmm spoiler free account but like if you haven’t #watch it i swear to god WATCH IT #ITS TWELVE EPISODES AND REBELLION WHICH IS AN ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS MOVIE WATCH ITTTT #anyway that’s for the uninitiated #the rest of us have already made the deal with the devil #for ruffles and bows and unimaginable psychological torment #puella magi madoka magica #madoka kaname #fanart #art #artist #kyubey #meme redraw #madoka magica #pmmm fanart

[tempoaryblogformightyjensblog]

I need all newcomer FNAF fans to understand that William is not a normal child killer. Not in the sense that he has some great depth, but rather he is fixated on killing/hurting children to a weird degree. There is no normal degree, but he somehow found a weird degree.

I made a post about this a couple years back, and I did get the facts slightly off, so I will give an updated take. Ahem

He did not just kill 5 children at Freddy's, when Freddy's opened 2 years later he got a fake identity to kill 5 kids again. He used his apparently very wealthy company and his insane level of technological genius to build several highly advanced machines that function like they are from the 22nd century, have stuff like 'voice mimic lure' and many other advancements, and he used these godly accomplishments to kidnap and kill more children. He discovered Scarecrow-esqe hallucinogenic gas and used this for, you guessed it, torturing kids in his underground lab. They had like a whole fake house down there with a bed and a dinner table and everything bro was intricate.

After he became undead, he went to a fake pizza place he knew was a trap juuust so he could see if there were any actual kids here to kill.

So film fans if you are asking yourself if William is just a normal child killer, the answer is no. It is more that he is on some sort of crusade upon children everywhere and dedicates his entire existence to killing or hurting more kids. It's his goal in life, it drives him. He would invent time travel but only if every time the device was used to travel in time, it kicked an orphan in the balls.

#FNAF #FNAF movie #William Afton #I made a joke in that last post that how if he gained the power of god he would use it to kill kids and that KIND of happens? #In the FF books he is empowered by the demon Eleanor and becomes this giant trash monster #And he tries to destroy the city and Larson's narration implies the reason he is doing so #Is to kill the children in the city #Hyperfixations

[dizzyrobinsims]

Just watched Nimona

The fact this movie never got a theater release because of Blue Sky's closure and Disney deciding to nix it once acquired will forever break my heart holy shit.

Like up front it is BEAUTIFULLY animated, the writing is tight as hell, the story is genuinely moving and amazing. By that alone it deserved to be in theaters.

*deep breath*

But BOY HOWDY am I SALTY AS FUCK that a animated movie that is accessible to kids, especially queer kids, got knocked out of the process to reach theaters when

IT JUST CASUALLY HAS A INTERRACIAL GAY COUPLE WITH A (metaphorically) ADOPTED (literally) TRANS CHILD AS THE 3 MAIN CHARACTERS IN THE MOVIE THE FUCKING HELL WE COULD'VE HAD ALL THIS PERFECTLY DONE QUEER MEDIA ON THE BIG SCREEN AS A COHERENT AMAZING STORY FUC-

#Nimona #Nimona film #God I feel Nimona so hard I actually had to fast forward some scenes because I am not in a GREAT headspace right now so it was kinda #triggering at the moment because hahaha yeah people see me as a monster. Whooooooooo. #like god I hope so many kids watch this #young teens trying to figure stuff out #And like I have fond memories of the OG Nimona- I was There for the webcomic #but the ending of the original comic ngl kinda scarred me a bit #and I'm so glad it shifted #LIKE SPOILERS FOR WHAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE MOVIE BUT WHAT I REMEMBER FROM THE END OF THE COMIC #but in the comic spoilers Nimona does live but still wanders and it's left open whether she and Ballister ever meet again #I could be misremembering but yeah #like as a NB person it made me feel like I may never find a home- a place to belong #so I think the fact that Nimona and Ballister met at the end #where it shows the city is open to embracing Nimona #it kinda puts a salve on that wound #LIKE DON'T GET ME WRONG I recognize the power of the OG ending #Stevenson was exploring his own feelings and figuring themselves out and they were younger so it made sense #but sometimes even beautiful worthy media can leave a negative mark #depending on the person #because we all have different experiences and what is healing to one can be poison to the other #so YMMV on which ending you like better

[aroaessidhe]

aro & ace books: multiverse / portals!

Portal Fantasy

An Accident of Stars - adult fantasy duology, aro woman major POV character

Perception Check - NA portal fantasy, demi man major character

Alternate universes

The Art of Saving The World - YA sci-fi, ace lesbian MC

Sal & Gabi Break The Universe - MG sci-fi duology, aro (& probably ace) boy MC

Multiverse / cosmic type vibes

No Gods, No Monsters - adult contemporary fantasy/horror with some multiverse elements, an ace trans man MC

The City We Became - adult contemporary fantasy/cosmic horror, an (aro?)ace-coded woman MC

in both of these the ace MC is one of a large cast, aceness is not a focus, and also the multiverse stuff is one of many sff elements!

#aspec books / aspec database

#aspec books #this is kinda a combo of a few different things but. yknow. #an accident of stars #The Art of Saving The World #the city we became #no gods no monsters

[mourningmaybells]

do any of u understand my vision

#Poor Little Meow Meow: Horror and Existential Dread Edition #rusty lake #i am in eskew #horrors ranging from existential dread to big monster to god entity #or haunted city. whatever. idk #‘chosen by the horrors’ is more like a position of power btw just to clarify #evil dead #the walten files #disco elysium #dracula’s daughter #us 2019 #the last man on earth 1964

[gagedraws]

Games of 2022 wishing a Merry Christmas 🎄

#christmas #mario strikers battle league #mario and rabbids sparks of hope #pac man museum plus #pac man world re pac #cuphead dlc #cuphead show #house of the Dead remake #bendy and the dark revival #project playtime #choo choo charles #monsters and mortals #mx mario #god of war ragnorok #resident evil 8 dlc #splatoon 3 #sonic origins #sonic frontiers #river city girls 2 #hello Neighbor 2 #poppy playtime chapter 2 #Multiversus #kirby and the forgotten land #kirby dream buffet #nintendo #playstation #Xbox #pc #cute #video game

[avocadoraisin]

I LOVE YOUR VAMP!HOFFMAN 😭😭😭😭😭😭

THANK UUUU im so in love w this concept. i know ive seen other people play with it before i did. he was just made to be a vampire like damn

even in my mind i keep thinking of what else is going on in their little world, both in the one where Strahm is a human or a werewolf.

like, was he a vampire before or after Angelina's death? Were they vampires together, the only other person in the world the other could fully depend on and trust and understand, until one day she was taken from him?

John found him. He knows. Is he also a vampire? Are all apprentices vampires, gathered up by John who is a lone vampire himself? taking advantage of other coven-less vampires who feel like they need a purpose, much like the plot of the series itself? but they use traps as an unconventional (and frowned upon) method to feed?

it rotates in my mind on the daily

#saw #werepire au #jenna answers #jenna shut up #like they dont attract the attention of all vampires in the area bc they would still consider them monsters for their methods #but in like a hypocritical way probably #ough god and then thinking about Strahm and Perez being a teeny tiny pack. the only one in the city #and Strahm and Hoffman feel for each other in that sense. of feeling alone. and realizing they can be alone together #ough #its in their nature to be enemies. but what if.. #anyway.. #jk i’m back what if Perez isn’t a werewolf herself but she just knows strahm is one #he’s truly lone wolfing it out there but considers her part of his pack anyway

[mayybirds]

Important question, do more of the RE8 villagers survive in this version?

Yes, very much yes. I can't, at this time, guarantee any specific characters other than Elena (definitely) and Luiza (probably), and an undetermined number of unnamed villagers, but I definitely plan for some of the villagers to survive.

While the total wipe-out of the Village in RE8 is a lot more believable than other "total wipes" like Raccoon City or the Pueblo in RE4, as it seems significantly smaller than both RC or the Pueblo, and has a more intelligent breed of bioweapon under specific instruction to exterminate the Village, Resident Evil has a weird and kind of uncomfortable history with complete massacres over its long history that I'm always inclined to push against. It's lazy, uninteresting writing to me when it's a trope recycled so frequently... especially given it's very clearly mostly used to provide clean narrative "closure" between each game by eliminating any other survivors other than the main protagonists (and Wesker lol). Like... RE4, for example, functions as a contained narrative because the Pueblo dies at its end. Its function is over in the continued story of "Resident Evil"... it only matters going forth in the context of Leon, Ashley, and Ada as characters. But as a writer, I'm much more intrigued by a version of that story that involves other survivors. What would it mean to live through something like that, not as the hero outsider protagonist, but as a civilian? How do you even recover? Who would you be after?

The weight of the horror of the complete destruction of a place that's isolated to a single game becomes faded when it's the same shit in every game. I'm sick of it, and bored of it. It would hit harder if it wasn't every damn game... better to take it apart and try something new with its empty box.

#Idk maybe it's because I'm Jewish but I am always expressly interested in the narratives of survivors of massacres & genocides #even over the stories of the “heroes” #and I understand! Functionally! This is not the point of Resident Evil. But I still believe there's missed opportunities in the series #in terms of not calling back to existing set pieces through the eyes of new characters #sorry i'd play the fuck out of a game set in Raccoon City or the Pueblo through the eyes of a civilian survivor. Same for RE8 #RE8 as an entity works better with its total annihilation thematically because it IS treated as a part of it's tragedy... #but it still gets lost beneath the greater narrative importance given to Saving Rose #and I'm out here like. babes what Miranda did to Rose was fucked up and I get why it's Ethan's primary concern but also #THIS WOMAN BROUGHT THAT VILLAGE TO ITS KNEES AND BURNED IT TO THE GROUND BECAUSE IT JUST DIDN'T MATTER TO HER #SHE DIDN'T HATE IT SHE DIDN'T LOVE IT SHE JUST DIDN'T NEED IT #AND THAT IS SO FUCKED UP AND SO INTERESTING AND BY GOD I WILL HAVE SURVIVORS WHO CAN CONFRONT THAT WITH HER #“YOU WERE OUR GOD AND YOU WERE OUR MONSTER AND IF WE WILL DIE IT WILL NOT BE QUIETLY AND CONVENIENTLY” #....I Have feelings is that obvious yet lol #asks #anonymous #Through the Valley to Life

[doctorslippery]

#cthulhu #the king in yellow #yog sothoth #lovecraft #cosmic horror #elder gods #great old ones #many tentacled wonder #tentacles #dead astronaut #horror #dead #zombie #kaiju #giant monsters eating the city #nyarlathotep