So there's an Elric Fan Film being made? www.instagram.com/elric_fan_fi... An interview with the lead can be heard on the excellent @breakfastruins.bsky.social : pca.st/episode/f41c...

More fall foliage at Gimbter Heide in the Münsterland. #FallFoliage

Fall foliage at Gimbter Heide in the Münsterland #FallFoliage

Remember when Celebrated Film Director Otto Preminger Played Mr. Freeze? crimereads.com/remember-whe... I actually had no idea, but then I discovered the 1966 Batman at the worst possible time, during the gritty post-Dark Knight 1980s.

How Mortal Kombat (and moral panic) changed the gaming world www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n... An interesting look back on the moral panics about video games in the late 1990s/early 2000s.

"By the Power of Iburg Castle, I have the power." #MastersOfTheUniverse #MotU #BadIburg #ToyPhotography

Was delighted to talk with @princejvstin.com and @nerdsofafeather.bsky.social about what I'm reading (and to completely fail at keeping it to 6 books)

A look at the Dörenberg in Bad Iburg, the highest mountain in this part of the Teutoburg Forest with 332 meters above sea level. In front, you can see the forestry and the Dörenberg rehabilitation clinic. #BadIburg

Iburg Castle in Bad Iburg in the Teutoburg Forest. There has been a Castle here since the 11th century, but the current incarnation dates from the 17th century. #BadIburg

Halloween 2025 – with Bonus Skeleton Warriors As explained in this post, Halloween is still a fairly newish thing in Germany, only becoming popular in the past twenty years or so. When I was a kid, Halloween was completely unknown in Germany, even though All Hallows’ Day is a public holiday in…

2 shot dead at Tennessee plastics plant by gunman who was ex-employee www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... Germany lost two citizens to gun violence in the US this week. Both men were from my county originally.

Our general submission window is now open! We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more! For our full guidelines and schedule, visit: www.havenspec.com/submit/

Terrific interview with Margaret Atwood. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...

The Mythic Legions Turpiculus a.k.a Mr. Ugly, the horned bone monster from your nightmares. This is an amazing figure and if you're only going to buy one Mythic Legions figure, make it this one. #MythicLegions #ToyPhotography

The Mythic Legions Hagnon is looking extra spectral and spooky. #MythicLegions #ToyPhotography

Mythic Legions Hagnon, the cursed ghost skeleton. #MythicLegions #ToyPhotography

A closer look at the Mythic Legions Clavius and Tibius skeleton warriors. A local collectibles shop had a Mythic Legions sale and I may have gone a tad crazy on the Skeletons, but then Mythic Legions make great Skeletons. #MythicLegions

The Boneyard, featuring the Mythic Legions Graveyard Skeletons, Clavius and Tibius, commanders of the skeleton army, Hagnon, the cursed ghost skeleton, and Turpiculus, the horned bone creature from your nightmares. #Halloween2025 #MythicLegions

The Temple of the Great Pumpkin, guarded by two Scare Glows, a Schleich Eldrador shadow bat and shadow wolf, who is Scare Glow's pet, as well as Hagnon, the cursed ghost skeleton. The little skulls are offerings to the Great Pumpkin. #Halloween2025 #MastersOfTheUniverse #MythicLegions #MotU

A closer look at my window display: We have Hordak, Webstor and Wrap Trap, a Schleich fire scorpion, two pumpkins and my Ruhrpott mug, which is a pun that only works in German. #Halloween2025 #MastersOfTheUniverse #MotU

My Halloween window display featuring my spookiest action figures as well as some illuminated pumpkins and a skull. #Halloween2025 #MastersOfTheUniverse #MotU #MythicLegions

Halloween candy ready to be handed out. #Halloween2025

⚔️Enjoy this pic-heavy update featuring our advance copies of the new issues: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b... Pre-Order them here: new-edge-sword-sorcery-2025.backerkit.com/hosted_preor... 📚

The far right has long fantasized about killing non-white people using images of zombie hordes. Now it’s official government policy.

Resource. If your kids like the boy wizard books, but you don't want to support a bigot, here are some alternatives. Tiffany Aching Books by Terry Pratchett. Earthsea books by Ursula K LeGuin Young Wizards by Diane Duane All much better and written by better people.

My daughter Ella is raising £500 for Thornton Rose RDA. Help her provide life-changing therapy for riders with disabilities. Every bit helps! Please consider donating, and if you can't, please share the fundraiser wherever you can. gofund.me/47b5dd50c

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If I want a book by a certain writer, I want a book by that writer, not AI slop written to imitate that writer.

‘Under the stuff I can’t throw out is the stuff my parents couldn’t throw out’: novelist Anne Enright on the agony of clearing her family home www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o... I very much feel this, since I'm in the same situation.

Apex is only $1000 off hitting their initial goal! Let's keep this pillar of the SFFH community running for another year (preferably with some stretch goals thrown in!)

WE BLOODY WON!! 🤖👊💥 Awesome news for Aussie writers & artists today: the Federal Government listened to us & agreed to back writers on the issue of copyright vs AI and big tech. Well done to the Aussie arts community for collectively speaking out & standing our ground on this: we did it! 💪💪

#Bremen stabil auch bei schlechtem Wetter. Für ein buntes #Stadbild.

2.000 Menschen bei Demo "Wir alle sind das #Stadtbild" in #Bremen www.butenunbinnen.de/nachrichten/...

"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm

In einem kurzen Video, das mein Kollege Adnan Turan gestern mit mir aufgenommen hat, erzähle ich ein bisschen vom Gucky-Tag und zeige ein Bild, das seit 1983 in der Redaktion vorhanden ist. Guckt mal hier: www.youtube.com/shorts/7q3yf...

„Science Fiction lese ich nicht“ - ein kluger Essay von Ursula K. Le Guin über die Liebe zur Science Fiction. Und über ein paar Vorurteile, die wir dringend loswerden sollten. #sciencefiction #leguin www.tor-online.de/magazin/scie...

Today's lunch: Pasta alla Norma #FoodSky

I'm at Galactic Journey again, reviewing a remarkable TV movie: [October 22, 1970] The Most Dangerous Game on West German TV: Das Millionenspiel (The Million Game) galacticjourney.org/october-22-1...

"Scorpia, I love you and I want to make a whole nest of little scorpions with you. How long will you keep me waiting?" - "Till Subternia freezes over, creep. Cause a) I have standards and b) I like girls." #MastersOfTheUniverse #MotU #ToyPhotography

Bob Sheckley's "The Prize of Peril" comes to life in this brilliant West German adaptation—The Million Game! Thanks, @corabuhlert.bsky.social ! galacticjourney.org/october-22-1...

Sting-Or has brought reinforcements, since he commands an army of creepy crawlies according to his mini-comic. The critters are Schleich Eldrador beasts, which go well with Masters of the Universe. #MastersOfTheUniverse #MotU #ToyPhotography

The Masters of the Universe Origins Sting-Or is an amazing figure. Best of all, his tail is fully articulated. And according to his mini-comic, he hails from Eternia, I.e. no relation to Scorpia. #MastersOfTheUniverse #MotU #ToyPhotography

So close to £5k: www.kickstarter.com/projects/191...

Support the 2026 @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter! Apex publishes amazing SF, dark fantasy, and horror and we need their stories now more than ever. I'll give an Apex gift subscription and dedication to one random person who promotes this Kickstarter! 1/ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Well, Frogs have invaded Bremen

Schaumburg Castle in the Weser uplands seen from the Paschenberg. Schaumburg Castle sits at 220 metres above sea level, while the Paschenberg is 332 meters high. #Schaumburg #Weserbergland

The view across the Weser Valley from the 332 meter high Paschenberg in the Weser uplands. Down below, you can see Schaumburg Castle. #Schaumburg #Weserbergland

A closer look at the "Kühner Henke" bell tower of Schaumburg Castle in the Weser uplands. Once upon a time, the tower was used as a prison. #Schaumburg #Weserbergland

The other surviving tower of Schaumburg Castle in the Weser uplands is this bell tower known as "Kühner Henke". It dates from the 16th century. #Schaumburg #Weserbergland

The so-called Georg tower is one of the surviving towers of Schaumburg Castle in the Weser uplands. This tower dates from the 14th century. #Schaumburg #Weserbergland