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Morgan Sheppard (1037 KP) created a post

Jan 11, 2026  
January arrives heavy with reflection, that deep, aching pull towards something half-remembered, half-dreamed ❄️✨ and there is no better word for it than hiraeth.

Ellis Clarke has never felt at home anywhere, until a visit to Beddgelert awakens an overwhelming sense of belonging, woven with nostalgia, mystery, and the quiet presence of Luke Maddox—a Guardian of Wales and red Dragon who knows she is his other half, even if she does not yet know herself 🐉❤️.

As winter lingers and the year opens before us, Hiraeth explores destiny, lost responsibility, and the question January so often asks: Will you claim the truth of who you are, even if it changes everything? ✨📖

📚 Begin Ellis and Luke’s journey here 👉 https://books2read.com/Hiraeth2021

#JanuaryReads #Hiraeth #WelshMythology #DragonRomance #UrbanFantasy #WinterReading #ComingHome #FantasyRomance
     
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2) (2008)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2) (2008)
2008 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Ron Perlman's second - and last - outing as the titular Hellboy, this is more-or-less completely removed from the previous film with some of the events and characters from that film only mentioned in passing.

This time around, Hellboy and his comrades from the BPRD find themselves facing off against a ruthless prince (played by Luke Goss), who wishes to awaken the Golden Army of the title in order to destroy mankind.

This comes across as more 'fairy-tale'y than I remember the last film as being, perhaps because of the larger array of creatures here, and in the heavy-lifting of the exposition (which, I've only recently learned, Neil Gaiman was involved in) at the front.

It's also about the only film I can think of that ends near the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland! (although the stereotypical Irish accent annoys)
  
The Spine of Night (2021)
The Spine of Night (2021)
2021 | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
I don't really know enough about rotoscoping or the much loved Heavy Metal and Fire and Ice to make any comparisons, but what I can stay is that I initially found the animation of The Spine of Night really quite jarring. The wonderful painted-like backgrounds felt at odds with the harsh character designs, a point that was further driven when the hyper violence kicked in. However, by the halfway point I was utterly hypnotised by what was unfolding.
The expressions and emotions of these characters come across quite realistic in an oddly surreal way, wrapped up in an epic fantasy narrative that spans centuries, performed by an impressive voice cast.
The Spine of Night surely isn't for everyone, but if you have even a passing interest in animation and don't mind gore, then you'll probably get a kick out of it.