Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome back! Let's look at the Demon Cycle, a grimdark fantasy about demons that rise out of the ground every night to hunt humanity!

Some readers call this series brilliant and top quality, others call it frustrating as hell. So here's my objective overview, balancing all the pros and cons of this series so you know what to expect.

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0:00 Intro
1:40 The Concept
3:15 Worldbuilding – and the Fear of Darkness
6:02 A Lot of Grim, a Lot of Dark
7:25 Not about the Monsters
8:51 The Bitterest Rivals
10:56 Character Work – A Mixed Bag
16:05 Plots – The Epic, the Slow, and the Weird
18:14 So much Seggsual Violence....
21:23 The Drop Off
23:21 Representation
26:23 Content Warning OMG
26:35 Is the Ending worth it?
27:16 How much should you try?
27:46 Outro