If you too are going through a Hammer/80’s schlock phase, follow me: boxd.it/nSFf

Happy Friday the 13th in February aka Goth Galentine’s Day.

Congratulations to this year's authors! Thank you for bringing more horror into our lives! Here's a link to all things Summer Scares: raforallhorror.blogspot.com/p/summer-sca...

For those of you who were keeping up with the mass market mess, here is a more informative article. Trade paperbacks cost only 30c more to make and are priced $18-20 now, where mass market paperbacks didn't sell at $12. So... there's your answer. It's about margins. boingboing.net/2026/02/10/t...

I wish I could watch a new Peter Cushing / Christopher Lee movie every day for the rest of my life. That double billing!! Preferably directed by Terrence Fisher.

hello this is the official petition to bring back mass market paperbacks!! mmpbs are good actually and everyone should do them!! i think esp romantasy readers would really love that shit! and you can still spray those edges!!! bring back mass market paperbacks thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

An amazing ep!!!! Two favorites here.

Would you like to meet a ghost? Today I’m discussing Pulse (2001) with my friend and fellow librarian cinephile Tom Brown. We had such a fun time discussing loneliness and 💀 ! open.substack.com/pub/chloesno...

Stream @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social starting TODAY on Independent Lens on PBS. Watch the full documentary here: https://bit.ly/4rdp8nm

Many of you already know that our colleague and founding board member, Fobazi Ettarh, has passed away. We want to take a moment to acknowledge her loss and honor what she meant to libraries, our community, and her friends and loved ones. www.thrivelib.com/news/honoring-fobazi-ettarh

“If our country does manage to save itself, it will be because people just like these librarians say enough is enough. We the people have a right to read what we want, and no billionaire or self-appointed prophet will take that right from us.” @la-cac.org open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

The update here left me weepy with how full of love it is. If you can help with end of life expenses, here's where and how.

Soon 👀

✨MARK YOUR CALENDARS ✨ Next Tuesday (February 10), Neo Sora's unmissable new film HAPPYEND — a mesmerizing vision of resistance, rebellion, and the irrepressible spirit of youth — will make its streaming debut on the Criterion Channel!

@jimlaczkowski.net and I got to chat about Send Help! The new Sam Raimi movie that is both gross and kind of amazing? Jim went with Patrick in a big crowd and I went in 4DX. Listen here— open.substack.com/pub/chloesno...

Volunteer #librarians from around the world joined forces to build the Nancy Drew collection on Open Library—volunteering their time to organize series, verify editions, untangle authorship, and clean up metadata so anyone can discover these books. Learn more ➡️ blog.openlibrary.org/2026/01/30/a...

I have nightmares about this staircase.

Just found out that I was quoted in this article about Native cinema in 2025 on Letterboxd— very flattered and also, horror lovers should see Mārama! letterboxd.com/journal/nati...

How you can support resistance efforts in Minneapolis through literary activism. That, plus this week's book censorship news: bookriot.com/supporting-m...

Don’t sleep in your makeup or your contacts, no matter how drunk you are.

Publishing for Minnesota is a response from bookish folks to ongoing ICE raids causing harm to immigrant communities, our neighbors across the country. Funds raised from the auction support those most impacted, in urgent need ❤️‍🩹 Auction opens Thursday, January 29 📚 www.32auctions.com/publishingforMN

Minneapolis has seen a stunning 1,646% spike in calls from families who can't pay rent because they're afraid to leave their homes to work. This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time. People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.

You can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PocketCasts or wherever you get your pods. Heres a handy dandy link to Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

Little preview of Junji Ito's forthcoming MOBY DICK adaptation. He seems to be... taking a few liberties with the original text lol.

Today on the pod, Ashley Casseday (Loser’s Club, Keep It Weird podcast) and I chat about all things Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (1980), including if it’s a good adaptation, Wendy as a feminist icon, and where to get that sweet Apollo sweater. Listen! open.substack.com/pub/chloesno...

In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition. We’ve also added a list of additional recommended reading:

On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”

Library workers are burned out, and they're clear on what's creating some of the worst mental health conditions both inside and outside the library. Here's what they had to say, as well as ways and means by which library worker mental health can be improved. This is a call to action.

I never understood why people would want to see or read dystopian fiction during dark times. This year, a switch was flipped in my brain. I’ve found immense solace and comfort in reading The City & the City and watching 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and I’m still trying to figure out why.

Minneapolis born and raised. This is a great way to lend a hand whether you’re physically in MN or not. Let’s help!!

If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help. The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later: thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/

🏚️ OUT NOW 🏚️ The reappearance of an old flame, held hostage by a man claiming to be her husband. A seemingly-innocuous invitation laced with a coded signal for help. An impossible neighborhood with a terrifying secret.

Twin Peaks: The ‘bang bang bar’ logo of the Roadhouse, reflected in a pool of grime.

Really happy that @storystudiochicago.bsky.social is co-sponsoring a fundraiser to support the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights on Saturday, January 24th at 4:30pm 🧵 www.eventbrite.com/e/fundraiser...

Hey folks Calvary Food Shelf has been helping out people in Minneapolis for 30 years, and now they’re ramping up to meet the crisis, including doing home deliveries so people don’t have to risk going out. They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?

Organized Chaos ~ 📷 ~ Antje Woolum

Tonight kicks off the 2026 portion of the WHY I LOVE HORROR book tour. I am at Park Ridge Public Library to introduce a great panel of @hwachicagochapter.bsky.social authors. Hosted by @michaelallenrose.bsky.social. Join us! The snow will be done by then. parkridgelibrary.libcal.com/event/15227293

My guest Patrick Ripoll (96 Greers podcast, Tracks of the Damned, Wizard Jail) and I chatted about Carnival of Souls (1962)- a movie near & dear to our hearts. Listen to our convo on Apple, Spotify, PocketCasts or wherever you listen to pods. open.substack.com/pub/chloesno...

28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE is the goods; my favorite sequel of the bunch (so far). Nia DaCosta's follow-up is a richer and even more daring examination of the best bits about 28 YEARS LATER, with an all-time Ralph Fiennes performance and killer soundtrack.

Thread of remote ways to support Minneapolis

How do YOU discover books to read? Have your reading habits changed in past year? Pls take a few minutes to answer this anon, multiple-choice informal survey: reading-2026.paperform.co I'll post results on my blog. One goal: to help book creators. Thank you! 🩷📚 #BookSky #EduSky #KidLit

Everytime I go to the Music Box Theater in my carhart hat.

A Twilight Zone episode made real. My state rep filed a bill to send librarians to prison for TWO YEARS hard labor for attending a professional conference. It failed bc it is crazy but it didn’t stop the lies. Librarians are under attack—this isn’t opinion, it’s fact. And I won’t stop fighting it.

I loved 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple & think everyone who saw last year’s masterpiece will really enjoy it! Zombies were once people, guys. What a concept. Great performances & a rockin’ soundtrack. I’m also a huge fan of Nia DaCosta & will watch anything she directs. #28YearsLaterTheBoneTemple

New episode! It looks like we're in for another great year of horror releases, and I'm talking about some of the ones I'm excited to check out

Excellent movie rec’s here!!

2025 is over. 25 favorite films episode is here. Thank you Patrick. Thank you Bill for joining me yesterday to talk for 5 hours about many titles despite being one of the more difficult years for me. Thank you for listening to Director's Club; this always means a lot. www.jimlaczkowski.net/2025films

2026 is already shaping up to be another banner year in horror, if our massive preview is any indication:

Wheeeeee can’t wait to listen and add all of these to my watchlist!

Happy new year! This year I asked my podcast guests what their favorite horror movies was in 2025 (new or new to them). Listen to this bonus episode to find out their answers, and get the watchlist ready: open.substack.com/pub/chloesno...