Now that I've got it into my head, I think we really need to convince Ozgood Perkins to make the film version of @sarahgailey.bsky.social 's "Just Like Home."

Ozgood Perkins directing a film adaptation of anything by @haileypiperfights.bsky.social or Sarah Gailey’s “Just Like Home.”

Holiday season got you down? Don't sulk about it - write about it! Then send that writing to us!

Not saying I’m old, but this is my copy of Wuthering Heights from high school.

Children of the Night, please help us settle an ongoing debate here at the podcast Gothic steampunk castle tower: Could Dracula turn Frankenstein's Creature into a vampire? Support your answer.

Harry Potter and the Stop Giving That Lady Money.

SO and I watched a really entertaining B-movie last night called "Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers" (1988, Shudder). If you love boobies and blood, I highly recommend it.

America, no. Aren't we suffering enough?

$27 -> $189

🕯️ The Phantom Pulse is open Jan 1–Feb 14, 2026! Seeking speculative fiction that lingers in the grey corners of humanity - dread that seeps under the skin, strange obsessions, and the beautifully bizarre. 💰 $0.03/word (unpublished) 📖 horrortree.com/taking-submi... @thephantompulse.bsky.social

Nowhere is everywhere. (I just cracked myself up with that...) HAVE YOU BEEN TO NOWHERE? The Nowhere Series book 1 INTO THE GRAY and book 2 WITHIN THE BLACK Out now from @undertakerbooks.bsky.social ! AND THANK YOU LAUREN! Lauren rocks.

I survived my Worst Day of the Year yesterday, which is the day after we all get our Covid vaxes. Body aches, chills, mild fever, fatigue. But this year was less horrible than previous years, and 17YO even came out of his gaming hole to watch Star Wars with me on the couch. It's a post-vax miracle!

The TtT staff are around this weekend if anyone needs a monster-sitter. DM for hourly rates. (image: David Gough, Grief Crawling from the Ashes, 2021)

I just unloaded a HUGE burden from my life: I canceled Thanksgiving. I've hosted for 27 years now and I'm tired. 2025 has been rough (for all of us) and I can't summon the energy for all that prep, cooking, hosting, and cleaning.

Share a GIF of vid that reminds you of your teenage years.

We had a mandatory all-staff viewing of Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" over the weekend. We are now pleased to announce that we will be moving the podcast HQ from the dungeons to this magnificent tower on a cliff. (Hopefully with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi still in it.)

As we look toward next year & make preparations for horror events, organizers, I IMPLORE you to diversify your Women in Horror panels! Such amazing perspectives in all of these books, surely you can find new people to speak with. Find new faves! 👇🏾

He's Satan's problem now. R.I.H.

I love the cutie pie little trick-or-treaters, but the teens always have the most creative costume ideas and are the most grateful for getting candy. Some of the teens who came to my door last night had Hollywood-level sfx makeup, and I told them so.

Favorite scene from “Trick r Treat.” Go. Mine: When Rhonda and Sam share that look of mutual respect and understanding.

Remember to leave a babysitter out for Michael Myers tonight!

Follow-up on 17YO's trip to see a theater production of "Frankenstein:"

PHEW, I'm not uncool.

Instead of "dog" I keep typing "god" and I don't think that's 100% wrong.

Mine is full. Does anyone have a spare void I can scream into?

17YO is going to see a stage play of "Frankenstein" with his school today and I am so jealous. (Unfortunately, they did not need chaperones.) I told him that I want to hear all the details when he gets home, which in teen-speak will probably be, "Yeah, it was good." 🤚✋💪🦵🦶👂👃🧠🫀🫁

Watched “Sinners” for the 4th time last night, because in a world where *gestures broadly* at least that bit of cinematic perfection exists.

You want your library's doors open? - Funding You want more open hours? - Funding You want better pay? - Funding You want bigger collections? - Funding You want more services? - Funding BUT - Funding = Politics #library #libraries #libraryfunding #libraryadvocacy #librarianship

Shout-out to my fellow Gen Xers who actually *don't* know the "Thriller" dance because our moms wouldn't let us watch MTV in general, and that video in particular, when it came out because we were 7. 🧟‍♀️🐺

What’s it like inside your head?

Wanna show your kids your hip to the latest trend while simultaneously scaring the sh*t out of them? #facebookmarketplace

Yeah, and?

Annual reminder that this is the best Halloween song ever.

A Tales to Terrify slush reader? Don't dream it: be it! Apply @ tinyurl.com/TtTSlushReader

“Crafting for Sinners” by @jennykiefer.com , chapter 14: 🐀🐀🐀🐀😬😬😬😬

Requirements to join our podcast as a volunteer slush reader: -Must love horror -Must be snarky -Must have a god complex when judging others -Must be willing to put up with grumpy, misanthropic (unpaid) co-workers -Cute pet photos a plus, but not required Apply here: tinyurl.com/TtTSlushReader

Every time an ADHDer writes a novel, an angel gets their wings 🪽 And you can get 22 of them for $25 (saving almost $100!) 📚 Featuring @jheijndermans.bsky.social, @rjmartin.bsky.social, @eliseswritings.bsky.social, trans cyberpunk from yours truly, and many more!🔥 itch.io/b/3300/adhd-...

Want answers? Then you must go INTO THE GRAY. Follow Ember through the tunnel of doom to Nowhere and help the lost find where they belong. Only maybe Ember’s a bit lost too. MG horror from @undertakerbooks.bsky.social The sequel WITHIN THE BLACK will be out in almost a month! 📚🩸

13YO and I are trying to watch more "Halloween" movies because we respect the original's place in slasher history but just aren't fans. We watched "Halloween 2" today and almost fell asleep.

I have started @jennykiefer.com's "Crafting for Sinners," and I am 100% down with all the yarn and knitting needle detailed descriptions. WRITE MORE KNITTING HORROR, PPL.

We're looking for volunteer first readers. Come play with us at the podcast. Forever... and ever... and ever. Apply here: tinyurl.com/TtTSlushReader

Today my oldest is 17, and he's so popular at school that the lunch for EVERYONE, K-12, was his favorite (sloppy joes) because the people in the cafeteria love him and knew today was his birthday. 😎💅

It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out that the mushrooms in each excerpt from “Field Guide to Common Mushrooms of the Pamogo Forest” aren’t real life mushrooms. 🫥🍄

Do you like reading short horror stories? Are you opinionated and judgey? Do you have a god complex? Tales to Terrify is looking for new volunteer first readers! If you think you got what it takes, fill out our application: tinyurl.com/TtTSlushReader (Remember: this is a strictly volunteer role.)

Confession time: I'd never seen Hitchcock's "The Birds" until last night, and I...didn't like it. If it had been directed by anyone other than him, I think it would be considered a B-movie at best, and definitely an MSTK3K movie. Please tell me I'm not alone in not liking this "classic." 🐓🐓🐓

Welcome to episode 714. We have two tales for you this week, about guardian eldritch horrors (by @amadolaila.bsky.social, read by @jimmyhorrors.bsky.social) and the risks of messing with time (by @linardos.bsky.social). talestoterrify.com/episodes/714-laila-amado-akis-linardos

Everyone else is all, "September 30: Bright and shiny! October 1: Spooky and scary!" And we're just over here, 365 days a year, like:

#Knitting Pattern: Knitted Eyeball Juggling Balls by Deborah Boyd. Red cup on the underside is the first 10 rows of the pattern done with needles two sizes bigger. Tentacles are yarn wrapped around Wikki Stix.

Been extra moody and antisocial lately. Perimenopause: “Don’t look at me. I’m just here for brain fog and irregular cycles.” Major depressive disorder: “You blame me for literally everything. I can’t ever do right in your eyes.” *blood test results return* Hypothyroidism: “I’M BACK, BITCHES!” Me: 😔

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