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Mother Horror Thoughts · May 29, 2026

Every Decade Unlocks a New Level & Superpower! I've Entered: THE CRONE ERA

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) · Mother Horror Thoughts

CRONE ERA UNLOCKED! I’m officially 50 fucking years old today. My skeleton, all these bones, are like OLD, dude. wtf

To celebrate, here are 50 All-Time favorite books! (the last book in a series represents the whole thing)

THE REFORMATORY by Tananarive Due

REVELATOR by Daryl Gregory

BAT EATER and OTHER NAMES for CORA ZENG by Kylie Lee Baker

PERFUME by Patrick Süskind

THE SILENT COMPANIONS by Laura Purcell

I WAS A TEENAGE SLASHER by Stephen Graham Jones

RING SHOT by P. Djèlí Clark

IT by Stephen King

AMID THE VASTNESS OF ALL ELSE by C. S. Humble

HAMNET by Maggie O’ Farrell

OUR SHARE OF NIGHT by Mariana Enriquez

BETTY by Tiffany McDaniel

THE SPARROW by Mary Doria Russell

THE PRINCESS BRIDE by William Goldman

THE BLUEST EYE by Toni Morrison

ROSEMARY’S BABY by Ira Levin

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE by Shirley Jackson

WAKENHYRST by Michelle Paver

N0S4A2 by Joe Hill

THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald

PARABLE OF THE SOWER by Octavia E. Butler

THE HOBBIT by J. R. R. Tolkein

JITTERBUG PERFUME by Tom Robbins

THE BERRY PICKERS by Amanda Peters

REBECCA by Daphne Du Maurier

MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

SISTERS by Daisy Johnson

THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME by Donald Ray Pollock

IN THE VALLEY OF THE SUN by Andy Davidson

THE DARK TOWER SERIES by Stephen King

THE MIRIAM BLACK SERIES by Chuck Wendig

A SONG OF FIRE AND ICE by George R. R. Martin

BELOVED by Toni Morrison

MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM by Grady Hendrix

CUNNING FOLK by Adam L. G. Nevill

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE by Anne Rice

EAST OF EDEN by John Steinbeck

THE HACIENDA by Isabel Cañas

BETWEEN TWO FIRES by Christopher Buehlman

LITTLE EVE by Catriona Ward

OLD SOUL by Susan Barker

A SECRET HISTORY OF WITCHES by Louisa Morgan

I REMEMBER YOU by YRSA SIGURDARDÓTTIR (pronounced UR-suh SIG-ur-dar-daughter)

HOUSE OF HUNGER by Alexis Henderson

THE MUMMY THE WILL AND THE CRYPT by John Bellairs

THE DOLL FACTORY by Elizabeth Macneal

THE PATH OF THORNS by A. G. Slatter

THE SALT GROWS HEAVY by Cassandra Khaw

THE BOTTOMS by Joe R. Lansdale

THE LAST WITCH by C. J. Cooke

Life advice/sage wisdom

—Wear sunscreen
—Drink more water than you think you should
—Compliment others freely and generously
—Say “I love you” to your family often
—A day spent in nature is never wasted
—Buy all the books
—Don’t worry about what anyone thinks
—Love yourself
—Beauty comes from the inside
—Material possessions and wealth are nothing compared to health, being loved and loving in return
—We aren’t thankful enough for this beautiful planet & animals, we can do better
—Ignore the haters

Read the original on sadiehartmann.substack.com

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