25+ years or so later, I can finally watch all of Fruits Basket! Also the look on my kids' faces when this moment happened. ❤️🐈❤️

The Bear and the Nightingale - Katherine Arden

A frosty fairy tale based on Russian folklore.

Vasya Petrovna can see things most others can't: the domovoi in the stove, the vazila in the stable, the rusalka in the pond. The villagers whisper that she is a witch, but when an ancient evil awakens in the forest, a witch is the only thing that might save them.

The wintery imagery is so vivid in this book. Even though there are magical beings involved in the severe weather, it felt a lot like a man-vs-nature story as I was reading it because the winter itself seems alive and an entity of its own. The story unfolds slowly and deeply, so by the end of the book I felt like I was only just getting started with these characters and this mythos, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the trilogy!

Winternight trilogy: The Bear and the Nightingale | The Girl in the Tower | The Winter of the Witch

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Couldn't find an image that has all 3 books but would definitely recommend the full trilogy for this one, honestly each book kept getting better and better.

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Book recs: alien intelligences

Intelligent spiders, octupi, plants, bacteria, and even entire oceans, intelligence without sentience, extra terrestrials and strange intelligences evolved right here on Earth - alien minds can take many forms. Allow me to share with you some books featuring the most alien and fascinating ones.

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Really cool fantasy worldbuilding, really cool sci-fi worldbuilding, dark sapphic romances, mermaid books, vampire books, many worlds: portal fantasies, many worlds: alternate timelines, robots and artificial intelligences, post- and transhumanism

For more details on the books, continue under the readmore. Titles marked with * are my personal favorites. And as always, feel free to share your own recs in the notes!

“There are no monsters.”

Konstantin mb

By KaneScribbles

Morozko and Vasya

Lady with Parasol Oil on canvas, 1909. 18 1/2 x 24 in.

Masters of the Universe: Revolution | Official Trailer

Masters of the Universe: Revolution will stream on Netflix on January 25, 2024.

Poster

NOW STREAMING! Watch Masters of the Universe: Revolution today! Or catch up on Revelations, and watch this, because it's epic! Side note: I find this design of Skeletor with the one eye covered so incredibly hot. Give me that figure ASAP. At war with my love for this look on Evil-Lyn.

Background art I drew for SCAVENGERS REIGN.

Background art I made for SCAVENGERS REIGN

Background art I drew for the first episode of SCAVENGERS REIGN.

Streaming now on MAX

fan art of richter ♡

and olrox 👀✨️💖

im late but i hope yall enjoyed watching castlevania: nocturne!

ill probly post my work from the show sometime soon, but i wanted to say thanks so much to my supervisors and the team for yalls help and support, and for the opportunity to work on it!🙏 everyones so kind and amazing, what an awesome and superbly skilled team 🥹✨️

lol like, i started out watching the og castlevania series in 2020 during a really rough time in my life, and it was one of the big things that helped get me through it all and keep drawing. but,,,,, i couldnt have imagined ever actually having the opportunity to work on the next series soon after?? so rad!

used: wacom intuos pro tablet, clip studio paint, pencil & paper