Wrath

'Bia!'

She loved how he shouted her name. The dæmon turned to the one who called her and smiled. Her smile dropped when she saw the caller. Merely human, his anger was so pathetic it bored her. For a moment, she just looked at him, waiting. He had no spark in his eyes, his chest was merely heaving out of fear. She reached out and grabbed his throat. Maybe, he would truly be angry, if she killed him. Bia squeezed and watched the man's fear shift to the wrath she had wanted She let go. Her work here was done.

She wants your blood, she owns your soul

It takes a very strong kind of woman to hurt people she doesn't want to harm.

Tess is a leannan sídhe which means she needs blood to survive. During her years on earth, Tess never really learned to have her own interests. It was always about what the people whose blood she drank wanted. Tess is O Negative and can therefore only drink O Negative blood.

Tess is one of my favourite characters to ever write. She is a very strong woman and I always enjoy putting her in front of new obstacle. To be honest, I probably put her in front of too many obstacles. 

Appearances

There be Demons

'Everything daemonic is between divine and mortal.'
Diotima to Socrates

Greek mythology has always been fascinating to me and the dæmons are especially interesting. The difference between them and the gods is subtle, but important.

Where ares is the god of war, fighting in the battles is what he does and goading people is what he loves, but in a way he is still a spectator. Meanwhile, Polemos is the personification of war. He embodies the battle and the blood she on both cities.

I currently write drabbles about 10 of the Daímones.

Adikia 

Injustice

Injustice is everywhere and so is Adikia. She is covered in tattoos each showing one of the wrong-doings she cherishes so much.

Ananke

Necessity

No one can stop Ananke. She is inevitable. According to Plato, she was there at the creation of the universe where she was united with Nous (intellect), but that union ended as chaos spread.

Bia

Anger

Anger is not the opposite of love and Bia loves to remind Eros from that. While she says otherwise, her anger controls her more than she controls it.

Coming soon...

Hypnos

Sleep

Everybody needs sleep and therefore everybody needs to stand in Hypnos' good graces. The personification of sleep want nothing but peace and quiet.

Kratos

Strength

Kratos walks with the strength of a thousand men and their burden looms above him. He could carry the heavens with a smile.

Limos

Famine

Starving is a matter of concentration. Limos knows that and to him it is an art. When he looks at his reflection, the way his ribs spread his skin makes him smile.

Coming soon...

Moirai

The Fates

Fate comes in threes. Here, it is Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos. The three are a package deal, not even looking for individuality. Heroes may try to defy them, but in the end, fate is stronger than hubris and they will cut that thread of life. 

Coming soon...

Polemos

War

Blood in Sand (in Forgotten Ones)

War and love go hand in hand. At least that's what Polemos tells Eros whenever he makes his advances. Apart from that, he just loves the battle. Every splatter of blood on his skin broadens his smile. 

Thanatos

Death

I have always seen the personification of death as a lonely soul. There is a beauty in death, reflective in Thanatos that he hopes takes the fear away from those he carries into the underworld. While one of the most powerful of the Daímones in ability, he holds none of it within the underworld. Aidoneus (Hades to the Olympians) only gets to reign, because Thanatos lets him.

O Negative

Let me interrupt your day to talk about the insanity that is Irish mythology
What am I talking about?

• O Negative is a novella
• It's about a leannan sídhe and a human on the road trip from hell.
• There is a romance subplot, because I like writing romance subplots.
• It's not cute though, sorry.
• There is a lot of gore, like a lot of it.

Ireland

So, you might ask yourself where in Ireland the characters go. It all starts in Belfast. From there on it go to Tiobraid Árann (Tipperary) on a slightly longer route. Paddy and Tess drive all of it in a pretty old car.

It's indeed a long way to Tipperary.

Vampires? Kind of...

The Leanhaun Shee (fairy mistress) seeks the love of mortals. If they refuse, she must be their slave; if they consent, they are hers, and can only escape by finding another to take their place. The fairy lives on their life, and they waste away. Death is no escape from her. She is the Gaelic muse, for she gives inspiration to those she persecutes. The Gaelic poets die young, for she is restless, and will not let them remain long on earth—this malignant phantom. 

W. B. Yeats in "Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry"

Leannan sídhe are essentially the vampiric muses of Irish mythology. They require blood to live and they acquire the blood by binding a mortal into a contract. The leannan sídhe will then exchange inspiration for the blood of the person who signed their contract. 

The Music

I made a playlist. Of course I made a playlist. There's even some Paganini, because Paddy likes to play the violin.

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Hi, I'm Alice

Hello there,

I'm Alice de Sampaio and I write Gothic Horror. Ravens and books is a blog about my books and about what I read. At the moment, I am based in Antwerp, Belgium which is something you will definitely notice in my writing.




My main series is called Nightmares of History and based around mythological characters through the ages. It's the gods and creatures of ancient myths navigating time on their way to an inevitable Ragnarøkkr. If you want a slightly less fancy description, you could say it's a mythology crossover. One thing I do for the series is writing a lot of spin-offs centred around the vampiric characters in the series which include classical vampires and Leanhaun Shee which are vampiric muses from Irish Mythology. Nightmares of History started with the spin off novella O Negative.

O Negative

  Belfast, 1946

Paddy and Tess are on the road trip from hell. 

After the war, all Paddy wanted was playing music. Now, he can't even pick up his violin. His muse comes in the form of the mysterious Tess who trades inspiration for his precious blood. Together, they go on a journey to the caves of Cruachan and beyond, the others always on their trail. 

Will Tess be able to keep Paddy from the horror and betrayal her world holds?
For NaNoWriMo 2019, I'm working on Winged Pain which is the chronological start to Nightmares of History. It features Loki, Thanatos, and Thalia experiencing the battle of Troy while Loki tries to kick off Ragnarøkkr.

Winged Pain

The battle of Troy is raging. Thalia been watching and now a new player appeared. Loki has caused mayhem on the battlefield and Thanatos is hellbent on stopping him.

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