"Think back to your childhood. Do you remember when the anxiety started?"

I’m an old, grumpy geek, who writes cosmic and psychological horror – with a smattering of folk horror, recently. I’d never volunteer for clinical trials dealing with the mind/perception/memory/etc. #HorrorWritersChat

What was with the Greeks and heels? Talos bled out from his. Hercules had his attacked by a crab. Achilles took an arrow in his. It's like every saga was written by Κουέντιν Ταραντίνο.

Berek was actually inspired by my best friend's #LegendintheMist PC. Never going to get used to these being read aloud 💜

I absolutely love what they did with the Curse Eaters. When I wrote them, I was inspired by sin eaters and Japanese shrine magic...

Had so much fun working on this section of #HeartsofRavendale. Wanted it to capture the living essence of the Dales and inspire the players and GM. Many thanks to Amit for letting me help bring this world to life.

Just dropping this here with no context...

Played some community DnD at the library last night, as my 1st level death cleric. Kind of fun playing with strangers, laying rest to a minotaur skeleton, and dealing with weird fae. Loved how another player and I instinctually shared the same ridiculous Eastern Bloc accent for our drow 🧝‍♀️

Salthill in #HeartsofRavensdale changed a bit from its original concept, but so glad the Kneeling Knights remained. Helped add to the Dale's creepy and unsettling essence. If/when I run the campaign for my group, I'll probably start here (and bring back some the things cut from the original text).

Okay, this is surreal... Return of the Jedi opening day in Edmonton in 1983. I'm probably in this photo. Our school did their pre-summer field trip to this showing. Honestly, I miss that theatre. So many opening shows. Raiders of the Lost Ark. The Hobbit (1977). Empire Strikes Back.

As a lifetime GM, my respect for #MattMercer went through the roof for this. I've met so many GMs who'd have said "No, you can't" or "That's not in the rules." He gave Ironmouse her chance and the dice gods spoke. Embrace the chaos. Every time.

Happy #Beltane all! Blessings and inspirations 💜

The Bonetenders may be one of my favorite creations. Had so much fun writing them... hope people enjoy them when they pick up #HeartsofRavensdale. And can we just marvel at the art for awhile? Bloody hell 😍

#MementoMori by #TwoLittleMice reconfirms how gorgeous their games are. The hardcover, gold-leafed books aren't just pretty, the interior art is pure nightmare fuel. And I love it!

JR Fryer, writer for #KULT:DivinityLost and #LegendInTheMist. I typically write liminal and surreal horror, as well as folk horror recently. One of my favorite antagonists is Mr. Dark from Something Wicked This Way Comes, mainly ‘cause Bradbury got me into the genre as a kid #horrorwriterschat

Fifteen sessions since they discovered the city of Khwarel, and my players continue to call it 'Carl.' 😑

Not seen #TheLongWalk yet? Promptly unf%&k that shit. It is still living rent-free in my head days later. Easily one of the best #StephenKing adaptations because it strips out the Hollywood BS and just focuses on his strength - characters. Hoffman and Jonsson are miracles. Simple. Brutal. See it.

Another location video for #HeartsofRavensdale. Inspired by an actual place in Alberta. Indeed, lot of Ashstone stemmed from my childhood there. Find your magic every where!

After ten years, Episode 5 for THE LONG DARK dropped, finally revealing the fates of Astrid and MacKenzie. Buggy, little illogical, but overly an enjoyable (if bleak) ending to a decade's long story. Definitely intrigued by the upcoming sequel. In the meantime, going to play some more Survival mode.

Move over kudzu, it's time to start the killer sandbur horror trend... got one of them in my thumb yesterday and bled more than a Dorohedoro episode.

THE MIST set in Tokyo by NWR? Just inject that stuff into my veins XD Absolutely screams neon-noir #KULT.

Gone for half a century next week, but still close to my heart. Still remember oh'ing and aw'ing over his PBS MYSTERY! opening and cackling at the hilarious deaths of 26 children. Taught me the meaning of macabre and ennui, and how the weird and grotesque were delightful fun. An inspiration, always.

What is zonecore? Creating Exclusion Zone Botanist led me to search for the origins and critical works of the genre, including Roadside Picnic. Here are five elements of zonecore and a list of tabletop games for inspiration: omnes.exeunt.press/p/what-is-zo... #zonecore #ttrpg #boardgames #ezb

Dude, my worries for #BoneTemple were put to rest. Hot damn that was glorious, bloody fun. And - if I might say - infinitely better the 28 Years Later. Sort of glad I ~didn't~ see it in the theatre, 'cause I was up and dancing (flailing) with Fiennes in one of the best scenes I've watched in ages...

It is utterly bizarre hearing words I wrote read aloud #HeartsofRavensdale 😳 (Also the first words I wrote for the Dales... the world grew from this passage).

Another reminder of how amazing the art is in #HeartsofRavensdale. Love this game and so proud to have been a part of it.

Not gonna lie, this may be one of the most beautiful books in my collection. I don't want to even unwrap the thing XD

Explore two villages in the Dales with the Legend in the Mist team! Had so much fun working on this game... and collaborating with Artist Alejandra Pinal was an absolute pleasure. What an inspiration.

One thing ~not~ on my Bingo Card list today was being an absolute emotional wreck watching #ONE_PIECE (on Netflix). Mark Harelik as Dr. Hiriluk deserves an Emmy nomination. Plan and simple. Genuinely floored by how incredible his performance was. Like criminally amazing.

Got to play ONCE MORE INTO THE VOID at the @magpiegames.bsky.social community game-day. Just a delightful time exploring my trauma-cat, medical officer and interacting with some fantastic players and talented GM. Would love playing this PC again.

Coming up next week :-)

Positively terrified about tonight's penultimate session. After learning Gaia's true history and the Big-Bad's intentions, the PCs are about to gain an airship to travel anywhere on the map. And sure as shit, I know they're going to bugger off to Fenrir-knows-where rather than save the world...

Had to laugh tonight. After multiple sessions, my GM finally figured out why I've been naming my Court SPY's personas the way I do: Simone Paolina Yarbrough, Sadie Persimmons York, and Skyler Philomena Yates. Fun character, but keeping track of her accents has been a nightmare XD

Friend invited me to join #Basement1F's midnight viewing of Star Odyssey (1979). I thought the 'Italian Star Wars rip-off' would be Star Crash (1978). Holy god, if only it HAD been that travesty. I can't express how intensely bad this film was. And, it was all played seriously, making it even worse.

The more I read about seminal games and their developers, the more it's confirmed people with passion and vision change the world... and how increasingly rare that trend is becoming. #FightMagicItems is an inspiring insight into early JRPG development and a must-read for game designers.

Well, if it wasn't hard enough not being in Tokyo, just watched #FamilyRental. That was simply perfection. Brendan Fraser is a miracle amongst miracles in this heartfelt film. Also nearly feel outta my chair when Tamae Andô of #MidnightDiner showed up. Easily one of my new favorites.

Yes, you can pet the kitty in #NIOH3... All praise the Great Scampus!

The irony of a Nazgul running after the Olympic Rings is not lost on me...

You know there's a nerd convention in town when the kid sitting at another booth in the sushi place is named Atreyu. Never in my life have I ever wished as hard to have had a stuffed horse on hand as I did yesterday...😏 (thumb's up to the parents setting their child on the road to trauma early).

Think I'm gonna have a minor heart attack XD IT'S HERE! #HeartsofRavensDale #LegendInTheMist

Proud to have been one of the lead writers on #HeartsofRavensdale

Rewrote my old KULT (2nd ed) 'starter' scenario for #KULT: Divinity Lost. A KULTmas present. Was so surreal revisiting something I created nearly 30 years ago. It's available for free, so do check it out 😅 drive.google.com/file/d/1XqNB...

#RedMoonRoleplaying took on my rewrite of Frozen Moments for #KULT: Divinity Lost. I never get used to talented people making my writing come to life 😅 youtu.be/IV-P9mLFCSg

The Factory Must Grow! #arknights #endfield

Second day work canceled. Not that I could get there anyway XD Not looking forward to going out to shovel the walk for the first time in two (?) years.

So surreal getting to contribute to JTAS after playing Traveller since the early 80s...

Spent the afternoon reading new game system, #Solitaria, and enjoying all-you-can-eat sushi/ramen/rolls/etc. Interesting system, thus far, with some cool ideas. Apart from the salmon skin roll, the food has been insanely good. Bart-in-eel-sauce was unexpected 😅 In-coming food coma...

My latest WIP the antagonists are a cosmic horror and its human loyalists (police) cleaning up the 'undesirables,' including the reporter stumbling onto their activities. It's a retelling/update of something I wrote back in the 90s, but felt uncomfortably relevant writing now.

I've read some dark stuff but holy hell... 100 Ghost Stories That Will Lead to My Own Death just gets darker and darker. And we're only at story #40. In truth, the 'intros' are what makes my skin crawl. Surreal and sedate wtfness punctuated by mental and physical abuse. I am not making it to 100 😬😅

Xmas present from one of my #FabulaUltima players... I have the nagging suspicion they're trying to tell me something 🤨