the slight but crucial difference between "apostrophe" and "catastrophe"

+++ Rest In Power - actor Anthony Head - who has sadly died earlier today - 5th of June 2026 +++ #AnthonyHead #OTD #BuffyTheVampireSlayer #TedLasso

Annals of AI fuckups: an author forwarded me the email below, in which the book club scammer mistakenly sent the AI output instead of the intended email pitch. Note the "strategic analysis", which illustrates the scammers' boiled-frog approach

‘This is idle talk,’ said Gandalf. ‘Needless is Théoden’s demand, but it is useless to refuse. A king will have his way in his own hall, be it folly or wisdom.’ -The Two Towers J.R.R. Tolkien #BookWormSat

That's a great, snappy editorial there, with obvious bonus points for looking straight into the mouth of Giger's iconic, Lovecraftian creature. Go read it, and perhaps the entire issue of the magazine?

Let's enjoy a br—actually you're all right thanks

💭 🎬 L'artiste franco-iranienne Marjane Satrapi, qui s'est fait mondialement connaître avec la bande dessinée et le film "Persepolis", est décédée à l'âge de 56 ans, a annoncé son entourage jeudi à l'AFP.

random meme for today 🙃

as a Hungarian who's been reading a bit (again) about astrology these past few weeks I appreciate this semi-random message from the Universe (I admit I haven't read the linked post yet, though, sorry 🙈 )

“Hackers say that they used Meta’s AI support chatbot to break into a host of high-profile Instagram profiles by asking the support bot to change the email address associated with the target account.” And the bot just went ahead and did it. [404media.co]

RIP Marcia Lucas :( variety.com/2026/film/ne...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8pt... I'm not following this topic closely but this semi-random video youtube's algorithm picked for my coffee break 🧟‍♂️ seems interesting... and worrying a bit.

Rise, "zombie" sea cucumber! Rise! phys.org/news/2026-05...

Two and a half episodes in this is brilliant indeed (hope it stays that way, and your mileage may vary, of course.) (And it has Geena Davis, Alfred Molina, to name just two great actors.) Thanks for the great recommendation, Mr. King.

Haven't watched the show (am not into supers, but some friends are 🤪), haven't read the article (just took a glance) so am the WORST to give an opinion 🤪 but the review says > '“But Superman is a good man!” (…) > > “Alright. But what if he wasn’t?”' …then it would NOT be Superman, would it, lol?

So this week's #WyrdWednesday theme is “Wyrd Waxing Nostalgic - Strange Statues, Peculiar Plaques, Odd Entities of Remembrance!” …and I have a strange little short story for that, in case you missed it back in 2020 when I published it: medium.com/@gaborcsigas...

'“[The radio] doesn’t produce the broadcast (…) but unlike a radio, the brain isn’t merely reproducing [a] signal with high fidelity—it’s interacting with it. And that interaction is what gives rise to our subjective experience.”' www.popularmechanics.com/science/a713... Ancient meets new again.

...hey, look, today it's actually #WorldDraculaDay 🧛🏻📖

Share a 2000s TV show you love. 📺 My choice (could also be Fringe, but repeating that right away would be boring, so here's another one I liked about as much)

Pick a Bond villain from the photos you already have on your phone. (Or on your drive, in case you're like me and don't really store photos on your phone.)

Don't show, don't tell. I guess crime writing advice would go like that. #writing #writingadvice (but not for real)

YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK

A boring film is an unmoving picture.

Which reminds me of this Monty Python sketch :D (via @mcclungmike.bsky.social )

How gothic is it that I missed #worldgothday by an hour or so, lol? (Btw, who thought it a good idea to have world goth day in May anyway? :-o Like, it's one of the least gothy months, if you ask me.) Here's a free-to-read #shortstory, anyway: gaborcsigas.medium.com/the-mirror-s...

whoever gets the title role will have extremely big shoes to fill after Suchet's legendary performance

Did someone say “Listen to them, the children of the night"? Did someone say #WyrdWednesday? I have an old, old tribute story for that at gaborcsigas.medium.com/the-fear-und... '“What music you make!” the Count spat out, the flickering torchlight painting his sharp features an otherworldly red.'

Alternatively, "Chekhov's gnu" might be a Pratchettian reminder to remember the author -- in this case Chekhov -- even by the third act. And then forever. Yeah, GNU #TerryPratchett (in case you missed what that is about, see www.reddit.com/r/discworld/... ) (via @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social )

For sale: salesman's soul, tastefully tarnished.

"Pulp Fiction and Grogu" "Fire Walk With Me and Grogu" "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Grogu" "The Mandalorian and Grogu and Grogu" could get weirdly metaphysical though. (via @cwreeve.bsky.social )

Haven't used Photoshop in ages, as I've started learning Affinity, prepping to switch. I still have my PS sub, though, and today, having done a routine update, I launched PS just out of curiosity. Adobe seems to think the AI "enhanced" img on the right looks better. I think it looks plastic. You?

"It was on a cold and misty morning in March that Holmes and I prepared to make an aerial survey of the countryside. Holmes had found the addition of a helicopter to his crime fighting arsenal to be of material assistance."

If you're a writer, write "I waited" w/out saying it. Mine: "Could help put him back together. Faster. Avoid the bloodshed." "As if you cared about him. Or any conflict." "It will take you hours. About six." "As if it all wasn't because of you! Had enough of your help. Sit the fuck back." So I did.

David Lynch's Alien: Covenant

Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played Shadowrun Anarchy 2.0 Changeling: the Dreaming (strongly customized though) Dragonbane Blade Runner RPG (The above as a GM. As a player, it's D&D5e, Call of Cthulhu, Delta Green, and Black Hack, though I'm not sure, haven't played as a player for quite a while.)

For those curious, it's also worth noting that the Speaker mentioned below is Ágnes Forsthoffer, a woman. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81g... (via @salomekjones.bsky.social )

In the #Shadowrun #ttrpg universe, if you have a hellhound at home, you have a… parapet.

#flashfiction inspired by #Lovecraftian stories. First published back in 2020 as a text only post (on FB.) What's new is that I added a photo of mine to it as a simple background, because why not. Trying to summon the spooky season already. Hope you like it.

Without stating your age post your favorite film released the year you turned 18. (I'm joking, obviously.) (…or am I.)

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The more inebriated version of the classic berserker is the barserker. #ttrpg #pun

Thena found these in a drawer. Six postcards we had made in 2013 from photos taken by David Southwell. Some magic still left in them, apparently, as they appeared out of nowhere.Four of them here.

Slightly diminish a book Stephen Prince: The Glowing

Got a rejection letter yesterday for a short story (of about 1000 words.) Not a match for them, it said. Sad, but part of the game, of course. I don't often submit stories. Nonetheless I'll find a home for this one sometime, anyway. :)

These could very well be screencaps from some awesome neo noir tv show, say, in the Lynchian or Mannian* vein. Mesmerizing shots. (via @buserror5.bsky.social) * is that a word? It is now. I meant it to mean as a reference to the works of Michael Mann, you know, of Heat (1995) fame.

Top 15 shows ever (off the top of my head, in no specific order) X-Files Twin Peaks Twilight Zone Dirk Gently's Holistic... Mindhunter Andor Columbo Poirot Fallout BoJack Horseman The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (starring Jeremy Brett) Mr Bean Boardwalk Empire (early) Fargo (early) True Detective

now show the same story from the pov of the original zombie the first of us

The Plot Dickens is a pun many have made, obviously (and verifiably, using google), but my brain's just joined them for some reason. 🙃

This reminds me of Sir Terry Pratchett's amazing stories for some reason. (via @mikes005.bsky.social )

"It was a name like Batleigh." "Catleigh? Datleigh? Fatleigh? Gatleigh? Hatleigh?" "Summerscote Hall." "Yes."