_Both realism and modernism are in a sense, attempts to reckon with history_ The Lit Crit Guy on Mann’s The Magic Mountain

The wrap up on Mann, realism, and why The Magic Mountain remains urgently relevant ⬇️

What does he sing, running through the mud of Europe, while stamping on the hands of his now dead comrades? He sings an old Schubert song from happier times called “The Linden Tree.” thehaunt.substack.com/p/the-descen...

I consider Fascination to fall under the Gothic Marxism genre popularized by @thelitcritguy.bsky.social and a good example of Blochian optimism for the proletariat's prospects because the main dude was able to choose class solidarity in the end over being drained dry by smoking hot French vampires.

a key reason they see an opening for such a blatant speech crackdown is that they already did one to Palestinian and anti-genocide activists and it got enthusiastic bipartisan approval

hey bluesky, I'd be grateful if you'd read this thing I wrote lawcha.org/2025/09/15/s...

I've finished and collected all my writing on The Magic Mountain, so if you'd like to read 10,000 words on realism, Lukacs, Bloch, Jameson and one of the most remarkable novels of the twentieth century, here you go: www.patreon.com/posts/138874...

I've finished and collected all my writing on The Magic Mountain, so if you'd like to read 10,000 words on realism, Lukacs, Bloch, Jameson and one of the most remarkable novels of the twentieth century, here you go: www.patreon.com/posts/138874...

Another episode where I bring my unique "how exactly did you get this way" character to what was once a well respected show

Once again, thank you to @laborkyle.bsky.social & of course the benevolent Pepsi corporation for unlocking this episode of @horrorvanguard.bsky.social from the crypt vault. soundcloud.com/user-3179105...

This is class solidarity. In case you’re at all confused.

🧛‍♂️«Dos son los grandes monstruos de nuestra cultura: Frankenstein y Drácula. El primero es creado, literalmente, a partir de pedazos de desfavorecidos y de gente trabajadora» ⚡️ Pedro Pujante reseña Capitalismo: una historia de terror (@thelitcritguy.bsky.social)) en La Opinión de Murcia. ⚡️

Please read my new essay, it's very good 😌🫶

One of my personal top five episodes of @horrorvanguard.bsky.social covers this film: podbay.fm/p/horror-van...

Asking for funding is a wildly uncomfortable experience but we gotta do it: this newsletter is reader-funded, and I've got some goals I need your help to accomplish. This month, I'm hoping to reach 50 paid subs to the newsletter. If I reach 1000 by end of 2026, I'll fly to you and fight your boss👊

Mel was a guest way back on episode 99 where we talked about everyone favorite bisexual awakening: The Mummy. Share and pitch in!

In continuing "never beating the psychoanalysis allegations" news I'll be speaking at this next month

My contract with Blizzard ends in one month. I'm still looking for a fulltime role as a senior writer or narrative designer! If you need someone who can write poetic prose, emotive dialogue, and sharp stories, I'm here. ✨

i am absolutely not okay

just decided to finally get round to watching a movie I've been meaning to get to for an age and oh shit its maybe my new favorite film I've ever seen, yeah cool cool

just decided to finally get round to watching a movie I've been meaning to get to for an age and oh shit its maybe my new favorite film I've ever seen, yeah cool cool

The Acid Horizon Research Commons launches today at 3 PM EST. Meet your instructors for the first session of Fall 2025: Grafton Tanner and Jeremy R. Smith. See our site for scholarship details and join a class this weekend.https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-main

NEW Bonus episode of @horrorvanguard.bsky.social now up - a film utterly nightmarish but I finally understand America now. www.patreon.com/posts/new-bo...

Are we asking the wrong question about loving chatbots? | iai.tv/articles/ai-... Nolen Gertz argues that fixating on whether AI romance is “real” hides the costs that make it possible, from mass data extraction and invisible moderation work to water- and energy-hungry data centers. #AI #techsky

Starting again

I continue to be bad at promoting work, but got to say., the last few @horrorvanguard.bsky.social episodes I've got to do with @laborkyle.bsky.social have been really good stuff.

Being subjectively integrated into a constant data production leads to a feedback loop in which our behaviour becomes modulated via the data we produce. Good thing the internet isn't being algorithmically used by rightist media operatives and platform oligarchs to peddle the fascist virus, right?

If you can, consider joining my Patreon. Its one of the only ways I get paid to write about pop culture, especially now when the industry is in such a dire www.patreon.com/stevebaxi

Also big thanks to @thelitcritguy.bsky.social not only for his great book but also for recommending Julia Round

I skipped last weekend but for good reason: I have a really fun essay out tomorrow on Patreon

lmao I just checked and some of the films I've picked for HV are - Red Rooms - Saint Maud - Tar - A Cure for Wellness - The Devil's Bath I'm fine. This is fine. I'm fine.

It's true 😌

They absolutely have, this is one of my favourite podcasts, I very much recommend it.

I continue to be bad at promoting work, but got to say., the last few @horrorvanguard.bsky.social episodes I've got to do with @laborkyle.bsky.social have been really good stuff.

We’re at sea with our great friend Jon! Enjoying how important community and working together can be. Oh, and how glorious are whales! If only we could break away from the oppression and hyper individualism of the captain… if only!

NEW LEFT PAGE!! Episode 94 - Moby Dick: The White Whale is Everything w/ @thelitcritguy.bsky.social We’re talking about one of the books of all time! It’s all here: capitalist and individualist violence, whales, religion, and of course, the joys of being gay Enjoy! shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...

NEW EPISODE: Though @rosegardenofeyes.bsky.social remains in the wilds of New England, join @laborkyle.bsky.social and @thelitcritguy.bsky.social for a discussion of why movies rock, the evils of American racial capitalism, & the metaphysical truth of zombie John Brown soundcloud.com/user-3179105...

NEW EPISODE: In which @thelitcritguy.bsky.social talks about his favourite TV show, and @laborkyle.bsky.social talks about his fave genre of historiography. The center of the Jon/Kyle Cinema Venn Diagram gets ever closer: soundcloud.com/user-3179105...

Time to go to work in the shit factory!

surprise i just dropped a new article! i had a lot of thoughts about how people don't know how to engage with fiction, which ties into chatgpt delusion & book bans among other things. big thanks to @cxorlando.bsky.social for telling me to write about it when i posted a throwaway insta story

About a month ago I started lifting with a trainer twice a week and just smashed by deadlift pb so Ws in the chat please 💪

So honored to participate in this super fun conversation with @joshuagooch.bsky.social about his brilliant book, Capitalism Hates You!

🎧 So excited to launch our latest podcast episode, Capitalism Hates You, on horror film and Marxist theory, with the incredible @joshuagooch.bsky.social and Johanna Isaacson. Available on Spotify, Apple, the usual places, or right here: share.transistor.fm/s/535654e1

✨ My dear friend, my co-host and fellow spectre is undergoing some very transformational surgery. If you can, please do chip in so she can afford to recover without worrying, and share the post below to spread this more widely ✨

I’m fortunate enough to have insurance and good friends who are there for me, but I could definitely use some support. Please pitch in or share if you can.

A dear dear friend of mine is undergoing some life-affirming surgery tomorrow morning, and could use a bit of a lift getting back on her feet. If you can spare a few bucks, that would be amazing

featuring my acceptance speech for Best Podcaster/Prettiest Boy at the Ball.