Everyone's sharing things they wrote in 2025, so here's a reminder that I wrote 31 consecutive essays on John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN during the month of October, totaling somewhere around 30k words. I'm very proud of this project, and I'd love to turn it into a book if anyone's interested!

Are there any cozy romance books that take place in or around a video store? Prefer one that’s available on audio but it’s not a requirement. #BookSky @bookspotlight.bsky.social #ReadersOfBlueSky

For the afternoon/early evening folks!

The #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days Challenge Book Club is coming back in January! Our first read will be Daniel A. Olivas’ Chicano Frankenstein! Come join us! Buddy Read on @thestorygraph.com: app.thestorygraph.com/readalongs/5... Discord: discord.gg/AxwhAGn5MS

Found family is sometimes better at making you feel seen than your own family. 💚❤️

Lowkey Christmas morning with @replicantredux.bsky.social is my favorite…

It’s a Christmas miracle! My @vinsyn.bsky.social order showed up today!

How I’m turning up to the BlueSky Christmas party

Hanging out at $50 of the $925 I need to pay Jan. rent. Could a couple of folks help me get that to $65 by tomorrow morning? Also: Thanks for sharing my posts and increasing visibility. I know it’s a busy week for a lot of people—the time you invest makes a big difference.

Also, y’all should be following @dailydead.bsky.social too if you’re not already!!!

This weekend, I officially wrapped up my part-time gig & I’m doing my best to not let this ruin my holidays (I can just start really freaking out on January 2nd lol). But subs — both free & paid — help me keep going with my writing so any shares/subs are greatly appreciated. Thank you! 🖤🖤🖤

Hey! @ashxashes.bsky.social has landed on this app. Her deep cuts column could use a new home because it’s also not a Dread anymore. Hire, pay, and treat her like a person if you have room on your roster. Thanks, This Loud Bitch

YES. Every time we are expected to say “AI has SOME good uses”, even though the kind currently discussed (the slop producing kind) is not the same thing as the “good at spotting statistical anomalies” kind, and that disingenuous bullshit is to try to make people shut up about the slop engines!

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Ya know... Hearing things makes me glad I'm not one of the "cool kids"... Sheesh...

lmaoooooo

Reading from what some call the Book of Black Carols on Saturnalia, an undulating hungry void pierces the veil and its many maws endlessly echo "come in, and know me better man"

AND I was on @finalgirlsfeast.bsky.social to talk about THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE BARN! Two Christmas horror podcasts in one week and I am in my ELEMENT, y'all. finalgirlsfeast.libsyn.com/episode-102-...

I'm back on @proghorrorpod.bsky.social this week! Talked with @jeremywhitley.bsky.social, @benkahncomics.bsky.social, and @megamoth.bsky.social about the delightful IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE.

My favorite quote from the book… #GastroHorror

The running theme between the Epstein story, banning trans healthcare for minors, religious homeschooling and the complaints about adult children estranging themselves is a fundamental American belief that children are property with no rights of their own

If you want to hear our thoughts about Gremlins (mentioned in our most recent episode), check out this episode where we were joined by @rewindfee.com to discuss it! bit.ly/FGFGremlins

I can't believe this is already the last episode of 2025! Thank you to everyone who made guest appearances on @finalgirlsfeast.bsky.social! I'm already scheduling early 2026, so if you'd like to come chat about #GastroHorror, pop me a DM!

If you want to be put on the NICE list, be sure to check out today's Christmas and New Year's-themed issue of HORRORVERSE! Subscribe: horrorverse.net Issue 072's #Letterboxd: horrorverse.net/72 @candikat.bsky.social @sarahstubbssays.bsky.social @beedelores.bsky.social @macabredaily.bsky.social

We’re looking for genre films in horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and disability. 🩸 Unlike many other festivals, we offer screening fees and/or accessibility assets. The regular deadline is coming up sooner than you’d expect (January 31, 2026), so visit filmfreeway.com/accesshorror to submit your film. 🎥

"man with balloon"

Muting a Black woman to claim the vote was unanimous is so incredibly on the nose

Rian Johnson bringing his own copy of RAVENOUS to put onto the Criterion Collection shelf is probably the best thing that’s going to happen to me this week. youtu.be/U2plMSuOgrI

✨Announcing our JANUARY 2026 Criterion Channel lineup! ✨ Start the year off by savoring multiple levels of nostalgia with a survey of '90s cinema's riffs on the '70s, or turn a new page with a collection of films about dreamers seeking fresh starts in life.

I'll admit, there's still a handful of horror films I need to catch up on from the year. That said, here are my top ten of 2025 for @dreadcentral.bsky.social:

Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

This was a really nice holiday read!

Rob Reiner (1947–2025)

we should all watch a rob reiner movie tomorrow, this entire site, just pick one and put it on at like 8pm est

I can’t totally put into words why this news about Rob Reiner has upset me so much. Yes, he was a great filmmaker and yes, he was an even better man. But more than anything, I’m just filled with sadness over this being the new normal. Waking up to a tragedy and going to bed to a different one.

Rob Reiner made some great movies but he was also unafraid to speak the truth, and was one of the public voices who knew you don’t squander your platform, and only got louder about opposing evil fucks as he got older. Legend.

Take care of each other out there.

starting now! #horrorsky youtu.be/4H0MxJA2NS0?...

Horror fans, I've got a JADE DANIELS IS MY FINAL GIRL shirt (XL) and a copy of MY HEART IS A CHAINSAW for one lucky winner! To enter, show me proof of a donation of $10+ to a food bank this holiday season. I'll pick a winner from all you kind folks! cc @igreggreene.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social

Happy 100th birthday, Dick Van Dyke. So many movies I've enjoyed watching him in. Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Cold Turkey, Dick Tracy, Night at the Museum, Fitzwilly, Some Kind of Nut, and more.

An interesting observation since starting daily walks again (it’s been probably 6 months since I’d walked the neighborhood) is that the Trump signs/flags/etc seem to have come down. I doubt ideologies have changed but at least I don’t have it in my face now.

This is wonderful 😭

Today's HOME INVASION issue drops at 12pm ET. Here's an issue breakdown: horrorverse.net/71 @beedelores.bsky.social @candikat.bsky.social @macabredaily.bsky.social @sarahstubbssays.bsky.social

We added some new inventory to our online shop, just in time for the holidays! In addition to our Cursed Cooking and Modern Mummies anthologies, we now have tote bags, hand-beaded earrings, and more! Be sure to check it out at cateyepress.com/store and support indie horror!

Anti-A.I. stamps! For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital! You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)

This morning, Disney announced a deal with OpenAI. Read more about the WGAW’s advocacy against the theft and exploitation of writers’ works by AI models: www.wga.org/contracts/kn...

I love this movie so much and am always grateful when called upon to discuss it! Thank you @pleaserspunishers.bsky.social for having me! I had an absolute blast! #GastroHorror

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