Happy to be in another fine mix this week with my drabble, “At the Seams”! A fond farewell to EIC @laurenwrites.bsky.social—best wishes on all your pursuits! Welcome, Jane Morecroft and Angela E. Zolner, to the helm!

horrortree.com/trembling-wi... First strike for ‘26: My drabble “Floater” is up today on Trembling with Fear. A hundred words have it that you can’t look away. Literally. Thanks, @horrortree.com!

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Your yearly reminder. #vaccinate #staywell

A mysterious old man. A sudden and inexplicable act. And from there, a small town becomes the epicenter of violence and bloodshed driven by poisonous bigotry and hate. @ericlarocca.bsky.social weaves themes of loss and trauma against the search for an ever-absent god. @clashbooks.bsky.social

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OPUS is a thinker film on the subject of post-Jonestown cults. Ayo Edebiri is unafraid and compelling, and Malkovich is superb in his creepy charisma and treachery. (Think: the fantasies of Elon Musk as articulated by Right Said Fred.)

The year is approaching its 66.6% mark, and I’ll say that WEAPONS is the most engaging new flick I’ve seen. Director Zach Cregger ups the ante on themes from BARBARIAN (2022) with a narrative whose lines cross (literally?) from slow-burn batshit to full-on paroxysmal batshit. Tons of fun!

Look, I’ve got nothing against smiling. You do it when you absolutely must. But when a strange dog in a strange town flashes one at you… My drabble, “The Smile Factor”, is in the TWF mix here on horrortree.com. #dystopia #beasts

When you want Ripley in power but to put Ripley in power you have to deploy Carrie.

As a person who had religion stuffed into his young head—eventually rejecting it at age 13—I’ll say that HERETIC was a refreshing deconstruction. Grant’s performance=metal. The film’s greatest stunt, though, was that it was fair to believers too. I mean, somebody had to take the booby prize home.

We’ll be waiting for you. 🌘

Listen, I want to make something good and goddamn clear regarding trump and his cult: If you’re a “no eye for an eye” person, a “turn the other cheek” person, or other comparable idiot, GET OFF MY FEED, NOW! You are not my friend. Did people go soft on the nazis? It’s no different in principle.

www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-n... Looking forward to being in this one. I’ll see you there well after dark on April 26! Many thanks to Eric Howerton, OSU Center for Poets and Writers, and Tulsa LitFest for making it happen!

DOGE explained. youtu.be/TNV1U34p6jk?...

Good, splatty fun, with a skein of imaginative kills—like the entire Final Destination franchise went full demonic overdrive. And all with that boutique King verve.

A fantastic night’s fog. My heart’s milieu.

Is anyone going to talk about the fact that AI could never exist (or survive) without organic humans at the helm?

I don’t know if this country has the smarts or the guts to be any better, but I’ll say one goddamn thing: I’m gonna have my kicks and fly my freak flag high. So should you. Work, play, love, read, see movies…and be there for yours. Stand up. To hell with the bullies. DISOBEY. xoxo, FMS

This one looks VERY promising! youtu.be/9Nk_EoUWaOo?...

Fare ye well, David Lynch, and thank you for an incredible body of work and a lasting influence on this writer’s visual evolution. Your legacy will endure.

horrortree.com/trembling-wi... Greetings, horror public! I’m launching my page with my first piece of the year, amongst other fine morbid delights from @horrortree.bsky.social! Enjoy, and let’s creep some people out in ‘25! They need it! #horror #drabble