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A review by talonsontypewriters
My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
you are not Crimson Peak. you will never be Crimson Peak
as a psychotic person I just fundamentally dislike "schizophrenia or supernatural" conflicts no matter how well-intentioned or comparatively respectful they are. can we do something more interesting with mental illness and neurodivergence in gothic horror please and thank you
as a psychotic person I just fundamentally dislike "schizophrenia or supernatural" conflicts no matter how well-intentioned or comparatively respectful they are. can we do something more interesting with mental illness and neurodivergence in gothic horror please and thank you
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Cannibalism
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Colonisation, War