What happens when a foul-mouthed gamer is mistakenly recruited into the ranks of the undead? All hell breaks loose, duh! The Tome of Bill horror comedy series, starting with BILL THE VAMPIRE. There are reasons we fear the night. He's NOT one of them. www.amazon.com/dp/B0058I8A6K #books

I have successfully gotten the script written for THE RULES OF SUPERVILLAINY comic book! Working with Frank Martin, we'll be doing a 24 page comic book we'll fund with a Kickstarter. If it succeeds, we might do some more set in the Garyverse!

[Book Giveaway] Like #vampires, like outrageous comedy? Enjoy STRAIGHT OUTTA FANGTON, the story of a poor black #vampire working the graveyard shift. Free from November 13th to 18th! Part 1 of a trilogy in the United States of Monsters megaseries! www.amazon.com/Straight-Out... #books #urbanfantasy

I've never played any video game ever. Not what you'd call a "gamer." But I've enjoyed the adaptations. The recent Dungeons and Dragons movie was really fun. Loved Fallout, Last of Us (1st season anyway), and especially Arcane, which I think is one of the greatest shows of the streaming era.

The song in my head today is "Maybe" by the Ink Spots. Some time in the '90s, I bought a game called "Fallout" because I heard it had Ink Spots songs. It became one of my favourite games. (But it only had one Ink Spots song, and that was "Maybe.")

Describe a critical hit in-universe: "#Dracula got taken out in one shot by a cowboy using a bowie knife. The DM punished the character by killing him but it was still embarrassing for the campaign's climax." #tabletopgames #DND #RPGs

I really enjoyed the ending to #Dispatch. I may end up doing a replay to romance Blonde Blazer. Mind you, I'm actually least fond of the mini-game that it is named after.

Damn, hadn't picked up on that.

Poor Detective Fabien in #Bloodlines2 is definitely a Malkavian. Look at the door to his office versus reality. #vamily @outstar.bsky.social #vampirethemasquerade @huddyvonschland.bsky.social

A review of THE RETURN OF SUPERVILLAINY, the tenth of the Supervillainy Saga where Gary fights MAGE-NETO! The Master of Magicnetism! authormatthewdavenport.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/w... #SupervillainySaga #books #bookreview #superheroes @spazenport.bsky.social @crossroadpress.bsky.social

The female lead is a literal succubus and there's less gushing over how hot she is than a random Harry Dresden interaction with a woman. It's awesome.

Perhaps the strangest decision I made as an indie author was combining five or six trilogies I did into my UNITED STATES OF MONSTERS books. They were all in the same universe so it wasn't insane but my reasons were simple: it's easier to advertise one over a half-dozen. #urbanfantasy #books

Just finished THE LONG WAY DOWN by @craigschaeferbooks.com. I really enjoyed the first Daniel Faust novel and think it nicely sits between Hellblazer and The Dresden Files for darkness. I also think Caitlin the Succubus is awesome. I bought two of my friends copies for $2.99. Will read the rest.

The smartest man in the history of cinema is the police officer who went to John Wick's house, saw the dozen bodies in the house, and went, "Yeah, not my problem." #JohnWick #JohnWick4

Did you break up with Fozzie? I was rooting for you two!

I wouldn't know any of those Jeopardy answers if it weren't for D&D

I think one of the underrated appeals of #Dispatch is Robert Robertson is as close to the adult Peter Parker as we've had since Peter B. Parker from the Spider-verse films. He's incredibly good hearted, a hard luck case, and yet has incredible Rizz with the ladies. #videogames #Spiderman

Can it be? Has Vampire Reviews truly returned?

BAH GAWD! @elisahansen.bsky.social FROM THE TOP ROPE! Vampire Reviews looks back at the time the Lucha Libre legend El Santo fought Dracula... No, not that time... THE OTHER TIME! No, not that version... THE OTHER VERSION!

The problem with this is that people misunderstand the Trolley Problem. It is not about finding the right answer. It is about asking how you view the world. Objecting to the premise is a valid answer. Getting angry the premise exists makes you silly. #ethics #philosophy

A reminder that Ian Fleming killed James Bond twice in the books with both deaths intending to be permanent. Horowitz should remember he retconned the poison shoe and Bond wandering amnesiac into the Kremlin. #JamesBond #AnthonyHorowitz #Bond

To teach through a story is to present the situation and let readers draw their own conclusions. Never try and lecture because if the evidence is there, they will draw the correct one or they never would agree with the message in the first place. See Tolkien and the Ring. #writing #writingcommunity

Also, #ArsMagica taught me not to be an islamophobic asshole. So much so that, especially for a non-religious person, I've gotten a lot of mileage out of the "greater jihad" idea🤓😅 #TTRPG

Robert E. Howard's Conan gets a lot of flack from people who think its xenophobic but the big difference is that Conan is a well-traveled explorer who enjoys all the various cultures of world (admittedly while drinking and killing). #fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #grimdark #writingcommunity

Yeah, sooooo goddamn many now. I got one the other day that was so specific to my writing and scaled to be believable I actually googled the sender only to discover of course that it was a scam.

D&D introduced me to massive amounts of history and multiculturalism with Forgotten Realms, Al-Qadim, Maztica, and Kara-Tur. Vampire: The Masquerade showed me LGBTA, counter culture, and Goth anarchism. - When people argue about "woke" in gaming. #tabletopgames #RPGs #DND #vamily

AI marketing spam disturbs me: "👋🏾 Yo! I'm all about highlighting authors with dope stories and perspectives! My newsletter is fire, btw - 50,000+ book lovers are waiting to hear from you! 🤩 Wanna chat about your book, your writing process, and what's next? Let's vibe! 📚" #writingcommunity

I just want this character as a ghoul. Is that wrong? I mean, yes, objectively making people ghouls is evil but it's no more wrong than general vampire behavior! Give me Verona! And a clean haven! @chinesegon.bsky.social #bloodlines2 #vamily @outstar.bsky.social

My opinion of Democrats now.

VAMPIRES AND MIRRORS: The lack of a reflection might be old mirrors being silver backed but another was that in some folklore #vampires aren't actually solid at all. These #undead are physical ghosts. Their spirits return to their bodies during the day as opposed to their corpses walking around.

Thanks, I can see that. Fabien’s story lands harder, but we’re passive observers, while Phyre’s we actually live. Love the counter-intuitivism of show-vs-tell, even when one’s objectively better lol.

The Democrats caving is something that leaves me utterly speechless...and I'm an anarchist. #ChuckSchumer #ACA #politics

On behalf of all self-published authors, I authorize you to reach out & tell us if you really enjoyed something we wrote. We’re all dog-paddling in a sea of self-doubt & impostor syndrome & those little messages mean a lot. Unless stated otherwise, our DMs/inboxes are always open for kind words 💞

I listed the five things that @thechineseroom.co.uk needed to add for the game to go up a point on my ratings. 1. More save slots 2. The ability to clean your haven 3. Fast travel or a skip for Fabien's sections 4. The ability to take Verona as a ghoul 5. More sidequests Maybe stealth lock breaks.

Great article. I feel like there's a fantastic story with Fabien but it's also a very linear one that means Phyre is the more enjoyable character because for all of its issues, you are at least in control. As a neurodivergent gamer, I felt more for Phyre's inability to relate to Safia's empathy.

I genuinely did not expect to be moved by anything in #bloodlines2. I was wrong and was. #vamily #vampirethemasquerade @outstar.bsky.social #fabien #phyre #videogames

They made me change 'fetish gear' to 'fancy lingerie,' curse it! :)

Just started watching Wednesday at the in-laws' behest, and I really, really, really love the Addams family. So far, this…doesn't feel like them? I'm hopeful it improves, but for right now… is this Addams family without the family?

I so want to see some competitor come out with an ad spot featuring Wednesday Adams and a manager telling her to smile...

Writing What Hurts - 10-26 My new newsletter is live. This one breaks down the stories in the brand new collection. Circumstances prevented the normal ways this might have been marketed so look. There are 10,000 of you. If even 10 percent are really interested... this is good stuff. Share! Subscribe

A reminder that Indiana Jones is robbing a bunch of locals of their sacred idol for the purpose of preserving history--despite it being in use by a living culture. He's a real jerk in Raiders. #indianajones #archaeology

#Bloodlines2 isn't a sequel to #Bloodlines except for the fact it is a single-player Vampire: The Masquerade game that involves stealth, combat, investigation and dialogue in a city setting. Seriously, it's such a weird complaint. It's like saying Fallout 3 isn't a Fallout game. #videogames #vamily

Warning to the #WritingCommunity There's a new and quite convincing SCAM going around. Watch out for an email offering to include your book in some fancy BOOK CLUB. I've now seen these from the "Toronto Public Library" and the "Paris Anglophone Book Club." Block and ignore! And please share 💙

The cost for #Bloodlines2 turns out to have been 62 million dollars across two studios, not including marketing. So far, it hasn't yet recouped those losses but I hope it will have staying power. The game is really the future of the WOD IP. gameworldobserver.com/2025/11/07/s...

Listening to the audiobook of TO SIFT THROUGH BITTER ASHES by @davidniallwilson.com, which is a Vampire: The Masquerade Dark Ages novel. Summarized, it's about vampires seeking for the Holy Grail and despite that high concept, it is some of the best historical fiction I've ever read. #vamily

So, I just found this review, thanks to @ctphipps.bsky.social - and it's the kind that can turn a not great day around quickly. The Ominbus, first four books in my Donovan DeChance series. kellshaw.com/blog/dechanc... - if any of the10k or so of you are interested... www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Passed 130k words, but the brakes are on and the wall is right in front of me...There is major work to be done. I need to amp up some of the darker parts, add in details to make the ending more powerful, and cut about 25,000 words (lol), but the end is in sight. #cat #writing #wip

Also, sometimes, though I know monthly payments can be small, over a couple of years a small payment every month starts looking more like an advance :)

I strongly recommend people pick up Knights of the Dinner Table Magazine #320 and not just for the fantastic comics but what really matters: them reviewing one of my books in the back! #comics #books #spaceopera #tabletopgames #KnightsOfTheDinnerTable #SpaceAcademy @crossroadpress.bsky.social

"Why save the world when you can rule it?" THE RULES OF SUPERVILLAINY - Gary Karkofsky gets a chance to finally live his life as a supervillain when he finds a magic cloak. But what will his wife think? Link: www.amazon.com/Rules-Superv...