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Andy Futuro's avatar

I will never look at Mistletoe the same way again. Absolutely ghoulish.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Just trying to raise public awareness👍

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Karla Quath's avatar

Loved this story, gona take some notes for when writing mine.

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erniet's avatar

I wondered how you'd work plants into "Ten Lords a-leaping!"😂

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Honeygloom's avatar

Mistletoe!! Although there is quite a lot of greenery associated with the holidays. But mistletoe is my favorite🖤

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erniet's avatar

Mistletoe is a good one.

I've heard holly berries have a laxative effect...not quite what one looks for in a horror story even if the results might be horrific...😂

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Ashley T.K.'s avatar

I can't tell if I'm shivering from the content or how cold the story makes me feel by description of the weather alone.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Aw thanks! Setting is a challenge for me sometimes, I’m glad it worked out ok ☺️

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A.P. Murphy's avatar

So that's what you wanted the research material on Spring-Heeled Jack for!

It was a wonderful story, winterish and ghastly, and of course a plant was at the bottom of it all along...

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Honeygloom's avatar

Ha! Yeah, I really liked the image of Spring-Heeled Jack jumping around and terrorizing people. I’m glad you liked it!

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A.P. Murphy's avatar

It's a very powerful image in its grotesqueness, the combo of that Victorian-era freak with ancient nature/folk beliefs in a modern noir setting is a delicious mashup.

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Keith Long's avatar

Phenomenal. Love the imagery of a too tall figure appearing in a window. The ending too was great

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Honeygloom's avatar

Thank you so much 😊

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Shaina Read's avatar

The plant horror queen! We bow to you Honeygloom.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Aw man, the plants are the real stars here☺️

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Skyla's avatar

They are terrifying. What a great Christmas present 🗣️🗣️

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Honeygloom's avatar

Thank you!! 😊

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Theresa Greene's avatar

So great, Honeygloom!

Still miss HH but you are such a wonderful writer!

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Honeygloom's avatar

Thank you so much! Thank you for reading!

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Emil Ottoman's avatar

Way to keep the momentum up. Tight take on a hardboiled nightmare with some holiday flair. Fuckin' love it. Moved like I wanted it to, great voice, solid imagery, intact interiority. Yeah, fuckin' dig this one, especially the fatalist ending.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Oh man, thank you! 🙏

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Emil Ottoman's avatar

Story definitely passed all my acid tests. Fuckin’ dope one.

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Honeygloom's avatar

🫠🖤

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

In my mind, these lords look a little like the baby-alien at the end of Alien: Romulus. 😳 Scary. haha

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Honeygloom's avatar

Ooo yeah, that thing was 😬 Imagine it in a top hat.

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Liz Zimmers's avatar

Wow! Fantastic! Much as I love them, I’ve always been wary of oaks. I’ll be more attentive to any signs of mistletoe!

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Honeygloom's avatar

Ha! Thank you! 😊

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Emily S Hurricane's avatar

Chilling! Love all the little details twined together. And that ending, chef's kiss.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Thank you 🙏

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EJ Trask's avatar

wow this has everything!!! your lords are terrifying.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Thank you!!

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Nick Winney's avatar

This was delightfully surreal and macabre. just amazing what the mind can dream up. the skeletal leaping lords... ive got a great mental image going on... Nutmeg street... loved that! mistletoe poison and parasite... ingenious! Thank you ! 😎

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Honeygloom's avatar

Ah thank you 🙏

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Garen Marie's avatar

The Lords and their legs, the killer mistletoe. The dark holiday vibe. Loved this mystery and how you tied up so neatly in a bow. RIP Fenn - at least for another century.

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Honeygloom's avatar

I’m so glad you liked it!

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