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J.’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at J.’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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An Tuarisgeal: A Scottish Werewolf Story
Scotland doesn’t really do werewolves. Witches, water horses, urisks, yes — but wolf-men, not so much. Ireland is crawling with werewolves, France too, but here the stories thin to almost nothing.
Almost, because in Gaelic tradition there survives a dark little fragment called An Tuarisgeal, recorded in the Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness back in the 1920s. The versions differ in d Read more of this blog post »
Almost, because in Gaelic tradition there survives a dark little fragment called An Tuarisgeal, recorded in the Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness back in the 1920s. The versions differ in d Read more of this blog post »
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The Yew Tree: Omen D.D. Book 1
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"A Dark, Twisting Start to an Addictive New Series!
The Yew Tree: Omen D.D. Book 1 by J. Jinx completely pulled me into its eerie, atmospheric world from page one. The writing is rich and immersive, with that perfect blend of dark mystery and psycholog" Read more of this review » |
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| More of a pamphlet than a book, but well worth a read if you are interested in collectors of folk tales and what drove them. | |
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Randy B. Batten:
I awoke with my neck on fire and a six-inch Martian sand tick sunk headfirst into my coarcted artery. As blood loss threatened unconsciousness, I gripped the insect in my right hand and ripped it from my flesh, but it was too late; I was infected now
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| I have now read all four of the Popular Tales of the West Highlands: Orally Collected and also the two volumes of More Popular Tales of the West Highlands. I loved them! Firstly it is the most amazing collection of stories with everything from curses ...more | |
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| I suspect that if you are considering reading this book you will probably already be aware of the story of Peter Stumpf, the so-called “werewolf.” The novel centres on whether Stumpf is truly a beast or a man when he commits his brutal murders. If de ...more | |
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Horror Aficionados
— 29705 members
— last activity 38 minutes ago
If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or ...more
Once Upon a Time...
— 438 members
— last activity 5 minutes ago
Exploring the magic and fantastical. We read traditional fairy tales, mythology, folklore, fractured fairy tales, retellings, new/original works, high ...more
Into the Forest
— 2108 members
— last activity 25 minutes ago
A group to discuss the fairy and folk tales, world mythologies, mythic fiction, magical realism fiction, and monsters. Of course, we also discuss rete ...more
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
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— last activity 8 hours, 8 min ago
Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction Even though our main themes are horror, fantasy, and science fiction we also love other genres too which are re ...more
Read Scotland
— 291 members
— last activity Jan 03, 2026 12:00PM
Welcome to Read Scotland where we share our love of Scottish literature! Explore books written by Scots, set in Scotland or about Scotland. Set a goal ...more
Rainbow Readers Readalong
— 6 members
— last activity Sep 01, 2024 03:11PM
Here we are in the nice wee country of Scotland and not a lot of readers out there . I would like you all to join in and read some great books from Sc ...more
