Melbourne

2164 readers

42 users here now

This community is a place created for the people of Melbourne and Victoria. We are a positive, welcoming and inclusive community. We might not agree about everything, but we always strive to stay civil and respectful.

The focus of our discussions is based around things that affect Victoria, but we are also free to discuss our local perspective on wider issues. Or head to the regular Daily Random Discussion thread to talk about anything.

Full Community Guidelines

Ongoing discussions, FAQs & Resources (still under construction)

Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)

Feedback & Suggestions

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

lodion@aussie.zone

RustyRaven@aussie.zone

briongloid@aussie.zone

bot001@aussie.zone

YarraByte@aussie.zone

Discussion Thread ❌️🤖😥 Friday 1st August 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 days ago by RustyRaven@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

152 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Oh where, oh where, has my YarraByte gone?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I've been on a lil extreme horror analysis binge on YT (love it when they're 1-5 hours long). Doesn't matter if I haven't seen the movie or read the books they're talking about, it's a good way to determine whether I'd watch/read it myself.

I've also found a couple of creators who are AFAB/women, which I love. Mertkaykay (movies and games) and Earlybird (mostly old ps1/pc games) are two examples I'd recommend.

Edit: my own suggestions (both books) for body horror/extreme horror are:

Demon Shield by Bruce King (haunted church grounds turned up to 1000, I don't even know how to describe what takes place in that book). ?/10.
The Necroscope series by Brian Lumley. Vampires are alien parasites, mix in some weird sexual stuff, the KGB, the vampire home planet, and a protag who can talk to ghosts. 10/10.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

Nice. I should probably watch while I still can