All Comments on 'Home for Horny Monsters Ch. 075'

Velvet seeing her parents worried me, and it’s tragic to see how founded that concern was last instalment. Truly some great writing as always in an absolutely cornerstone story for this whole platform. I had to go back and read some of it again as part of my brain just didn’t want to accept what had happened. Poor girl gave everything and she’ll be remembered

Also, can someone come get this girl the prophet of Apophis? Maybe they can use the old way of banishing evil with cats. Kiva needs to report her to Sekhmet like, yesterday, so that Ra can drop an entire sunlight ban hammer from reality on her. Finally show up YHWH for the plagues. Imagine being an angel Of The Lord and you get taken over by someone who stuck herself in a box for 3/4 of recorded history with powdered-dick-in-a-bag and worships a lizard if it was just a tail. Shame

I cried at the end of the previous chapter as Velvet saw her father and his twin. I think part of me knew she was dying bit hoped she hadn't. I am sure it was a choice you agonized over. It is surprising that other than Dana dying and coming back as a member of undead that none of the heros of the story have died yet. As much as I hate to see Velvet go I applaud you for making the story such a intricate tapestry of joy, sorrow, loss and triumph. When it would be so tempting to just make it happy happy.

~ OpenWillingAndAble (out of town and forgot my password)

Damn! So much bad news in this chapter. I hope Velvet egg is okay though.

It was a real tearjerker. I will be watching for the next chapter.

Is going to be VERY sorry they pissed of mike and company, shame about the uh priestess. I had hoped Kisas attack would have done more permanent damage..

Nothing like making a grown man cry.

It's a testament to how involved your writing has become. How 'life-like' even. With real emotions and real feelings from the readers as a result of those emotions from the very real characters you've created. It always sucks when one of the 'good guys' pays the ultimate price, but it always helps when that loss of life serves a purpose, like saving someone else, or helping someone to tap into their potential to do what must be done to save everyone else. My one hope is the somehow the egg has survived and Velvet's premonition becomes a reality of sorts. As always thank you for sharing here, and I can't wait for the next installment.

I love it immensely, all those emotions and stuff. Keep going...

As much as I hate the fact that Velvet died sometimes even the main characters can't make it to the end of a story.

I sit every month, and have done since the very first chapter, waiting for the next edition - I am totally addicted to Annabel (well to her stories - chance would be a fine thing literally !). To those who moan and grumble, go and write your own stuff. It costs you nothing to enjoy the fruits of Annabel's astonishing mind and style. I feel the personality of pretty much every character in the story due to the wonderful character development (ok I love Lilly most because she’s the hottest dominatrix with such a dirty mind). So NO not bored, not getting bored and will follow with joy for as long as Annabel keeps turning these stories out !

I had wished to read so much more of Velvet :( Wonder how this influences Mike (and Abella's) development long term. And if Abella's gonna be a surrogate mom if the egg survived or is that too far fetched? :)

Thanks once more for your beautiful tale

Wow! A mobile sentient weapon (with a sense of humour?) plus a gargoyle potentially imprinting a 'good' arachne egg [Is said egg possibly Mike's son or is that too fantastic?] and that's just spider sub-plots.

Thanks for continuing to boggle my imagination Annabelle.

That one was hard to swallow. Hopefully Leeds will be shattered into oblivion when the time has come.

As with previous posters you really hit this guy in the feels today. Thank you for sharing your amazing works!

This is extremely upsetting. I liked velvet a lot. I am hoping you don't bring her back though. I am of the mindset that death shouldn't be something that is taken lightly in stories. It ruins them in my opinion. Eulalie is going to have a shit fit about this and I am 100% sure Diana has Velvet's egg. I am so excited to read more of this. It is such a engaging story!

Oh my goodness, that made me cry , you put life into you world , I love it never stop.

That was an amazing chapter. I can't believe how real the emotions are. Mike is going to open a can of whoop-ass on Leads. I can't wait for the next chapter.

Well not mad per sae. But not happy that she just finds love and she gets bumped off...true tragedy. I hope you punish Leeds to full might of your pen...that guy NEEDS to be punished...BADLY!! AS the for star vote, that app does not have ability for me to give them to you, in quantity that you deserve. Please keep up the great work... i must go now as i feel terrible for losing a great spider, and great character, that was Velvet...RIP

OMG the final chapters brought tears to my eyes. Wonderfully written and such a dramatic and masterfully imaginative piece of creative writing. The feeling one felt when Mike found it happen to her. Then, as Abella talked to the dripping sound in the cave with her ever fading voice. A beautifully written end to that chapter Annabelle. Thank you.

Oof... that hurt. Gonna be tough to wait for the chapters where this gets some resolution. Being stuck at the grief point in a story really sucks.

Also, poor Beth... they're really in a tight spot this time.

there is nothing to say but!...... crying here!!!!!

I am mad at you Annabelle and I am going to be honest about it. You have no idea the love I bear for you and for your story. There is not a single author in this world who is as consistent as you are. You have my deepest respect. I have been writing for a while and I know the pain it takes to kill your character. To build every small detail, to give life to it, to make it sound natural, and to finally have people love it. It takes a lot to kill a character. But I am just not ready to accept that yet. I am simply not that brave. I am just one among the millions of reads you get but I have been with you since you issued your 1st chapter. I am sorry but this is truly disheartening. What is the point of living in fantasy when it would kill you the same way reality does. Yes you have the power to put smile on faces. And yes your magic here does come at a price of you snatching it away. But, can I please make a small request. It's going to be knocked over to nothingness. But,let the characters live. The signature of a good author is one who has the courage to kill his/her character, but it's fantasy world right? I want happiness here after a day of work and no I am not going to look for it in any other place. Why should I? I bear love for your story which will have me coming back to this same place. Just don't take this joy away from me. With the deepest of love~Manav

You are brave.

Bittersweet.

This gutted me. Velvet was such a lovely woman, who had struggled so much for what little happiness she had. She was so young. It is a grave injustice for her to pass like that. It hit me doubly hard because I did not see it coming at all. As upsetting as it is, I understand that moments like these are often quite important to the larger story. I have to give you credit for being able to write this. It must've been incredibly hard. Thank you.

As a writer I know the depth and pain it takes to kill a character. It's sometimes necessary and in this case was a fuel to set Mike on a path and new knowledge. At least for vindication allow leeds to die agonizingly and permanently.

I can understand why is chapter was difficult. The passing of Velvet was heartbreaking . Your depiction was impeccable.

-DK

I admit that I was a bit surprised about Velvet. Because there was so much potential for her further development, I didn't see it coming. That being said, you did this well. Her death wasn't some senseless, "Fuck you for caring" to the audience (like some authors I could name), nor was it a situation where it feels like you're just milking the death of some random character for more than its worth. When real people die, they usually don't get to have all their 'subplots' resolved and all wrapped up with a neat bow.

I feel I have to nitpick about Eulalie though. There is no way in hell an obvious monster could get a meaningful security clearance from the FBI (without some kind of mind control). It would have made more sense if she was just that good of a hacker that she could break into stuff. That being said, my bigger complaint is that, though it was established that she was big with computers and was a bit private about them, the idea that she is so good that she works for the government was not adequately set up. It was a thing you suddenly revealed, right when the plot dictated that she needed to have those skills, and it seemed very contrived. Given that she seemed to suddenly overshadow the capabilities of the other characters trapped outside the house, it seemed kind of like she was a Mary Sue in your own story.

I do want to say that I think bringing the Oregon characters from D&H into this was a good call. At this point in the story, there are already so many residents at the House that each one you add will reduce the amount of spotlight the existing ones get, on top of making the story harder to follow (getting the furry *k*itsune Yuki mixed up with the furry catgirl *K*aisa, for instance). I'm assuming most other readers of HFHM have or will also read D&H, so reusing those characters not only makes the 'screen time' of the characters feel less diluted and adds fewer totally new characters, but it allowed you to add more depth to the characters from D&H.

Amazing story / writing. Have always managed to comment saying how i've loved every bit of this story but clearly can't say that this time for the Velvet bit, the rest is as fantastic as ever. Suspect some people will give you grief for this but not me even though i really don't like when "good|" characters get killed off... :(

Still really looking forward to the next ch. where hopefully mike & the rest of the household will make a real mess of leeds!!!

Many, many thanks for sharing with us (even if we are upset currently) and appreciate the huge amount of work this must take to keep progressing.

my emotions are all over the spectrum right now with this. i cant wait to see the full force of Mikes family rain down upon Leeds. the justice will be swift and oh so perfect. Now on the note of the tower and the house. i wonder how that is going to end. someone im betting is going to find a new power and things are going to ramp up.

Another excellent chapter in this story. I can't wait for the next one!

-- Velvet: "No one is ever truly gone." I hardly knew her, and yet you made shed a tear... darn good writing! ttfn

Sorry, I lov(ed) this series but I'm not a happy camper. I used to look forward to the new installments, but that hasn't happened for several chapters now. It looks like you've caved to the chicken-shit arachnophobes who get creeped out by the arachne girls (but not snake-Ratu???). I don't get it. Velvet was the best thing that has happened to this series in a long time. It is no longer fun erotica and hasn't been for a while now. It's an increasingly dark adventure story. I don't care about Leeds. As a previous commenter said, we look forward to some happiness after a long day of work. This kind of story is no longer that. If I wanted dark battle and death, I wouldn't be coming to literotica. I'm not going to BS you and say "I'm not reading this anymore," I'm still checking in, but I gotta be honest, this isn't fun anymore. What an ignoble disservice to the amazing character Velvet had become.

I absolutely love this series. I found it when you were at 51 and binge read them constantly till I caught up. Thank you for continuing to give us amazing reading material monthly.

Well...

Shit.

The light that burns half as long burns twice as bright. The writing was there on the wall, and now it has been read. Dana can keep the secret we already know as long as she needs to, a parting gift as balm to the sorrow that will surely follow the rage. I find myself fearing for Mike in this state, the consequences he would endure with his mind far from in control, especially with his magic newly evolved. The others needs to be there, to help him stay himself and not let him cement into his wounded soul a far worse wound. Others can handle the 'burden' of destruction far better than dear Mike. His past has too much fuel to allow himself to walk those steps himself without a clear head. There is nothing wrong with not being a soldier or a killer, just the same as fulfilling those roles as necessary either. Mike wasn't chosen for those attributes and even with the cabin's proximity and preference of that type, it must be said again that she or her master was defeated by what Mike truely is: the Caretaker.

--Beautiful chapter. More tears form as I remember the scene back in the armory and what that likely meant. Poor Cerberus. Having to meet one of her sisters on the job rather than at the fence. Woah be to anything that thinks it could harm her though, with a banshee's song and an underworld guardian as her guide to reunite with her parents.

--Thank you for your work. Bless you for your tears and ours. You and yours Be well.

Too much positive thinking curdles and cripples one's perception of life.

Now that i'm an old guy, my friends are falling around me and that's come to seem pretty normal.

You are the creatorix here and this story is as your mind unrolls it.

Don't you dare give them their money back!

Great story. Sorely missed your stories and have checked frequently to see if any were posted. Keep writing. You are a great storyteller.

In all honesty Annabelle, I am a bit angry. I trust you to know what you're doing with your story in a way that nobody else can because it's your masterpiece, but I'm upset that this is it. I'm upset that I genuinely cared about Velvet more than possibly any other character. I'm happy that she was given a beautiful send-off, but I'm sad and angry that it happened. Leeds seems like a mini boss at this point, and for it to be his fault a character I cared for this much is dying feels like a slap to the face. I finished last chapter thinking that Velvet had barely made it out alive, and now I can see it for the beautiful death scene it was meant to be. It hurts so much more now that I've seen Mike break down, and Abella wake up to the final result.

My hope beyond hope here is that the egg is safe. Considering zombies probably can't get pregnant, that's where I expect that conversation about inherited abilities was headed.

Please take my angsty rambling as the compliment to your writing it is meant to be.

Knew it was coming, still wasn't ready. Thank you for your stories even the ones that kick you right in the feels

Might need tissues!? Should be "have tissue box on hand"

In response to Manav... get the fuck over it. This had to be one of, if not the hardest chapters for Annabelle to write in the HFHM series. It is INCREDIBLY hard to kill a beloved character like this... especially an innocent one like Velvet. But it happens in RL and in fiction and as always, life goes on. Perhaps you should stick to fairy tales if you can't handle it.

Thank you Annabelle for yet another chapter in this journey you have taken us all on... sad as it may have ended I know it is all in the interest of advancing your story-line. And I know DAMNED well that Mike is about to kick some serious ass because of it... which is something that is far too often denied the ones left behind in RL. Because in RL, there rarely is true justice served.

Like a candle burning on both ends. Tear jerker for sure. RIP.

Great chapter, tough chapter.

Good to see Mike embrace the monster within

Sorry to hear that it's tough to write to kill a character, but I am following you on litrotica for past 4 years and untill now you haven't killed any of the main and innocent monster. And that's the only reason I am interested and invested so much time on this series.

And for the comment that just like life this story don't have to be fair or happy ending, but that's the whole reason that we search for fantasy stories that can distract us from the losses and disappointment we are facing in our life. If we need to feel like real life we would read something else. You could kill someone else that can be reincarnate later on but some mortal monster.

It's a great journey till now but I wouldn't be following you anymore. Same goes for the Amazon.

You are a great writer and I wishes you to be the greatest.

Peace

Actual chills so many times! Outstanding as always

This was an amazing chapter... i cried. Alot. Im still crying as i write this. Thank you for this story and these amazing characters. And for dedicating so much time to this story. It has evolved into something amazing. I no longer come here looking for smut. But instead to see what happens next to my fav family of monsters and humans. Please keep writing. I know i will keep reading.

Hello Ms Howthorne,

As an avid reader of this tale I am well pleased, thoroughly engaged and totally frustrated to have to wait upon your next installment.

I consume the written word at a very fast rate and the frustration for the muse to do the right (write) thing with the tale or awaiting the author to put out the next installment sometimes having to wait a year for the next book has been an exercise in patience building...not happily, usually with very much grumbling for the the good yarn to continue.

Yours is a very good yarn IMHO.

SR

Sorry Annabelle but I just can't read anymore of this story. There are just too many characters and the plot is too convoluted. It should have been completed 30 chapters ago. Good luck.

I love the story did not think I was going to like it when I fit=rst started to read it but as I got further into it the more it grabbed for my attention and now . I can't get enough I kick myself because as soon as another chaapter comes out I read it a couple times over just too make sure I didn't over look something . great story as always looking forward to the next thank you .

It hurts to go out on an emotional low like this; however, it does help with other characters development. I seldom become emotional when reading. When Abella realized Velvet was gone, I lost it. Well done. Impatiently awaiting for the next chapter. CH

Well that was an unexpected turn of events. Very sad. Beautifully written.

Story is now impossible to follow. I agree it should have ended long ago.

I’m glad I had the tissue box handy. Please let Mike kick some Leeds ass!

Waiting “with bated breath”, for the next one!

NOT FUN ANYMORE.

Sorry to see Velvet die, but look what it has caused in Mike with his magic.

Keep up the good work and keep them coming.

Kydo

Can’t complain, she went out swinging. Beautifully written as always. Thanks!

Your drawing it out really,really long it seem for just once character a month' don't get me wrong it's my favorite story so far so keep it up because your one of few people who writes were it's belive abel. .B.T.

Great story, very sad to see velvet die. I hope they can save her egg at least mabye the aunt can raise her. In my opinion though, mike wont get his revenge just by killing leads, he would have to make him feel what its like to love and lose before it was satisfying.

looking forward to the next chapter, also can tink have children soon. I want to see adorable half goblin genius twins running around!

I have been crying all evening.

I got to say that this chapter surprised me. I Bet this was hard to write. It was hard to read this chapter without crying and even still writing this review I am still crying. But I think this has something to say about you as an author. That you can make us feel and relate to the characters is an awesome thing to be able to do. I look forward to the next chapter.

I'm fine with you killing her off as painful as it is

because evil must do evil, or their is no conflict which is boring,

but I have to be honest you've written so many good characters and velvet was one of them I take solace in knowing that she's with her father and mother but,

the most painful thing about this though, is I now know her child will grow up without ever having known her mother like she got to know her mother,

I am literally feeling the exact same way Mike is right now

I'm a person that believes in forgiveness and trying to find a way to get people United instead of fighting and dividing

But Android 16 in dragon Ball z said it best

there are those that words cannot reach

those that will not regret their actions

they will continue to hurt others and they have to be stopped

Leads has crossed that line and he must be stopped,

The quote the war doctor from Doctor who " NO MORE "

no more death he can't be allowed to harm anybody else.

I absolutely love your writing and I've been reading this story for years now I know how painful it must have been to do something like this

and the fear of not only losing a character you've grown so much creating

but also the fear of angering some people that may leave the story, but I'm staying till the very end I'm not going anywhere Anna I love your story I love your world I love your writing keep it up! 🤗😍

Good choice. Lotta people saying they're leaving because you killed her but fuck it, people die. I like that Mike knew that he had to let the part of her soul he held free, very wise of him. I wish we could have seen velvet and Abella really bond over stuff but I guess they kinda can if velvets voice becomes a recurring thing, like a force ghost *0*

10/10 love the foreshadowing of the velvets sister hearing her just like velvets heard her father. Keep your chin up kid, you'll do everything you can and then some but people will still complain so just keep on keeping on and don't be afraid to write death in the future because it turner some people off

Ps: discord id: craftingDemigod#9075

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To writerannabelle

This was a truly amazing and emotional chapter for me to read. The way you have written this story is truly an inspirational experience. It has a real world aspect because thing's in life don't always end perfectly and not everyone gets to go home to live happily ever after. There is lots of loss, pain, grief, anger, and so much more. You have been able to incorporate all that in this tale and it's just mind blowing. So please continue your work and know that your true fans are always there for you. From your fanboy R.S

As sad as it is, the chapter was incredibly moving and still wonderfully written. I don’t subsribe to the belief that HFHM has to many plots and characters. I am enjoying the journey, thank you.

A beautiful send off for a character that quickly became as beloved as the rest of the cast. Thanks for another amazing chapter, tear jerker though it was.

As usual awesome and with feeling

I laughed at the visual of Eulalie flying through the air, hanging onto a sentient mace and cried at Velvet's passing. Those are the things that make the story real. It brings home the reality of these beings. Monsters don't have love, these beings do. It's hard to think of them as monsters when you read about their thoughts, feelings and emotions. Loss is, unfortunately, a part of life and love, you can't have a real story without it. Thank you for your wonderful stories! Mickey Ray.

This was very sad, but I will continue to read this story as long as her egg is okay.

Thank you Annabelle!

Fantastic as always! Don't exactly have constructive feedback, but I felt compelled to share my thoughts since you mentioned reading the comments.

I am always impressed with stories that give death meaning and don't simply use it as a means for purposeless tear-jerking or as simply an obstacle to overcome. It's very clear this will impact Mike and the gang's character growth and I can't wait to see where it goes. Gotta fuck up Leeds first though!

As for Velvet, she will be dearly missed. It was so heartwarming to see Eulalie have a little sister after Ana and Darren passed. She had some great character moments in D&H and here. I'm hoping Ana and her spirit continues should the egg be safe. Either way, go join your parents and your uncle you probably don't know about yet, you deserve to see them again.

And speaking of Eulalie, I guess I never paid to close attention to her in this book with all the other shit going on. Cause I love this analytical side of her! I can't recall a character this lovably straight-laced other than Death, so I'm very much looking forward to her integrating into the House more.

Finally, can zombies get pregnant? I guess with Mike's magic, anything is possible. If that's what Dana was alluding to, then wow there is so much to look forward to!

So sad and so well written. It would be wonderful if all of the nice ones lived, but that isn't how the world works and I don't expect fiction to work that way either. I discovered this series by accident and could not be happier. Thank you so much for the hard work and originality you put into this. Now quit fooling around and give us 76!

Well, this caught me by surprise. I was expecting Abella to loose her wing and didn’t see this coming. This was well written and adds an interesting twist to the story. Yes, I did need a tissue when I read it.

I am a little reluctant at this point to anticipate the story after you caught me this time but I am assuming Dana has the egg. It will be interesting to see who raises her.

OH the whining!

Are there 'too many' characters? Maybe...depends on who you like, right? Like Tink and Naia and Lily? Yeah, too many...

Remember when people were angry that Dana was a zombie lesbian? That it was cruel or weird that she loves only women, but needs Mike's jizz?

Remember when Beth was smart but not magical?

Remember when Zel was human-ish just long enough for Mike to knock her up, but then she was 'regular' again (but still pregnant)?

When Jenny was a crazy loose cannon?

Before Death Took a Holiday?

Simpler times, yes.

Look at the world that has been built since those things, even just since Mike 'tamed' the Faerie Queen.

This is a SERIES of books, folks. Not one (very) long novel.

Who did you WANT to get killed off? Tink? Abella?! (Bad enough her essential characteristics were utterly compromised to meld the spider storyline.) Even in comics (as good an analogy as any), characters, even the biggest, DIE. If there is ZERO threat, and we all know it, that there will NEVER be repercussions, then the threat is never real and the stakes are never actually very high. No drama. Why even bother?

Comparing this is nearly anything else on the site is mostly pointless too. If you don't know by NOW that this is not as much about the sex as it is other parts of the story, how dense ARE you?

I, personally, am fine with one less spider. Others seem to really like them. Eh...

I hope the best characters can break through.

This was a very sad chapter. But it was also one l knew you had to write. Things have to have some balance. As I find myself saying with words that that put your prose to shame. Thank you for getting better and better. So now I must endure the pain of waiting like everyone else!

Is book 3 going to be in hard back?

Well love I have been reading your stories for a few years now, they have kept me company in my retirement. And I thank you for that. I look forward to future adventures and stories. Keep up the good work and that's for sharing

I come to this site to read wonderful stories and this is my favorite. Please keep up the wonderful work.

Bullshit like this causes shadow men to happen.

Very stuff to read, brought out emotions I did not know we're under my surface.

I am so grateful for your work and hope that it continues.

Thanks again

Sad chapter, brilliantly written. Masterclass storytelling!

As Eulalie is obviously asexual I am about 80% sure that the egg survived the fire. I refuse to believe that you would go through so much about the Arachne redeeming their race only to leave them doomed to extinction

A friend of my recently passed from covid related issues. Losing a good friend is hard… much harder than people think. Not quite as bad as losing a parent, but close to it.

Goosebumps all over, crap now my eyes are sweating. Yeah, heard that right, just sweating.

I have been reading your series almost from the beginning. I have loved each one but this is the first time I have felt compelled to comment. This was brilliant. I did not expect the feelings I had when Velvet passed but it just shows your skill to have made me care so much for not only Mike but also Velvet. This is one of the few series on this site that when a new chapter drops I get excited and is undoubtedly my favourite. Thank you. You are amazing and I can't wait to read as many stories in this series as you write.

One of the best chapters yet.

When you have a new favorite character... aaaand it's gone. I hope Mike goes nuclear next chapter. This is the first time he's screwed up so badly, he should get some much-needed character growth out of it.

Very good story telling...it was unfortunate that Velvet had to die, but now it will make it so much better when they find her egg is still intact...hopefully. I enjoy your writing oh so much...5 stars!!

I have to say, when I started this chapter I was already planning what I was going to write here. Phrases like I am bored with writing the same praises to an ongoing litenay of chapters that excite and thrill.

In truth after reading that I can honestly say that I have never before reading any book cried for any character.

I am so so excited about what mike is going to do in retaliation and I hope he finds a way to at least see velvet one more time. This is an amazing chapter

Damn you for ripping my heart out like this. Please, for the love of God, make the fight against Leeds satisfying. This CAN’T just end with “he took a few bad hits but he’ll be back”. We need some Mike going Hulk after this. 5 stars

Still killing it, no pun intended, lol! Thank you for continuing to write phenomenal chapters. I eagerly await the next installment!

My heart. You beautiful wretched author. Oh my poor heart

Damn.

Well... Fuck. That was beautiful and heartwrenching.

Damn. Nobody does it like you. The highs, the lows. The thrills, the sorrows. The victories, the defeats. The imagination! The core values you weave throughout. I have read everything authored by you on Literotica. I have read HFHM beginning to end three times now, waiting for next chapters. You have me in your clutches. I am at your mercy.

I'm with Mike. Kill that Devil.

Your story keeps evolving & getting more deep & meaningful...It is way beyond so many of the shallow stories here! It should be published in print...would be a great series to have & treasure. Thank you for putting in the incredibly creative work to make this. <3

Thank you for the last year and a half that I have been reading your story I look forward to reading the rest of Mikes adventures

I do hope the spider egg is found safe. I love your stories.

Now I have tears in my eyes. Damn these onion cutting ninjas.