“Have I not reason, beldams as you are? Saucy and overbold, how did you dare To trade and traffic with Macbeth In riddles and affairs of death, And I, the mistress of your charms, The close contriver of all harms, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for October, 2017
“He is not easy to describe. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. He must be deformed somewhere; he gives a strong […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
‘Go back!’ he cried. ‘Go back to the Land of Mordor, and follow me no more!’ His voice sounded thin and shrill in his own ears. The Riders halted, but Frodo had not the power of Bombadil. His enemies laughed […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“…until one began to execute atrocities, a fiend in hell; this ghastly demon was named Grendel, infamous stalker in the marches, he who held the moors, fen and desolate strong-hold; the land of marsh-monsters, the wretched creature ruled for a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Day 2 brings us the White Witch, Jadis, self-styled Queen of Narnia, Empress of the Lone Isles, etc. etc.
Last year, I did 36 (!) famous monsters from the movies for my Inktober challenge. This year, my theme is Monsters of Literature! First up, while not the chronological beginning of literary horror, he (it?) looms significantly in the imagination […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…