Happy 38th Anniversary to the Max Headroom TV Hijackers!

It's been a poor week, but at least the neighbor's landscaper didn't start leafblowing until the minute after I finished recording a 20 minute YouTube video. #littlevictories

I (dimly) remember watching this on VHS in 1991 while high as hell in a dorm room. Thinking about it now, this is the dystopia I'd much prefer rather than our current one. Can we get a do-over?

You have a date...with the WICKERTURKEY!

I may have some words about Pinball Crawl Classics if you're interested in such things. Tune in and find out!

I should be more frugal with the holidays coming, but I saw this button tonight and had to buy it.

I worked with Sally on a film back in 2001 and she was “a hoot and a holler” as they say. It was from her I first heard @brendanlasalle.bsky.social’s favorite “Mountain Man” joke. You did well, Sally. Rest in Peace.

Vaesen side game successful! Started "A Wicked Secret" last night wherein the Society investigates happenings in a secluded woodcutters' village. When buying souvenirs at the General Store was suggested, only one thing came to mind: local-themed t-shirts! #vaesen

In addition to my Vampire 1e game, the cosmos has been dropping so not-so-subtle hints I should also be running Vaesen. Since the Gary Vampires are down a player tomorrow, we’re heading to 1800s Uppsala tomorrow for some mystery solving.

I'm tremendously enjoying Röki, which mashes together Scandinavian folklore, old LucasArts' style "point and click" video games, and feels like an homage to Jim Henson's "Labyrinth." Plus, plenty of girl-empowerment from our protagonist, Tove. Available on Steam if this sounds like your kind of jam.

I've got a full plate of work waiting for me today, but somebody still has to wake up early to feed the tomte in Röki.

And I wouldn’t turn my back on the sheep either, just to be safe.

King Dragon, by Dick Hart for the book “Russian Folk Tales” (1967), looks pretty stylish. Every dragon needs a cool jacket with epaulettes.

Just checking Dick Cheney’s dead

Thanks to everyone who persevered through my annual horror marathon without blocking/unfollowing me. Here's the Top 5 films from this year's watch: White Reindeer The Boys from County Hell The Blackcoat's Daughter Even the Wind is Afraid Tumbbad We know return to our normal posting schedule.

Events submitted and approved for @garycon.com in 2026: All-new DCC Brutal Lands game (x2 sessions) Primal Aereth (my DCC/Primal mash-up for fun game) and, as an outlier for my own enjoyment, "And the Sea Shall Consume You" (New England-set Vaesen game)

Day 31: 28 Years Later 28 Days Later, 28 years later. Long delayed sequels are always a hard sell with me. 28 Years Later doesn't compare to the original, but doesn't do it disservice either. The last 20 minutes are most effective, but the last 3 almost ruin it. 💀💀1/2 of 5 #31daysofhalloween

Day 30: Tumbbad Greed and forgotten gods don't mix. Indian folk horror that's as far from Bollywood as India is from California. Evocative imagery, fairy tale feel, and a captivating, scary story. One of the best of this year's marathon. 💀💀💀1/2 of 5 #31daysofhalloween

Happy Spooky Season Eve Eve to all who celebrate.

Day 29: Pyewacket Teen learns not to call up what you can't put down. Pretty average throughout, as it packs all its menace and terror into the last 20 minutes, elevating it a bit above what I anticipated. Has some atmospheric bits to steal for your next horror RPG. 💀💀💀 of 5 #31daysofhalloween

If you want to come hang out with me in Middle-earth, no better time than right now. LOTRO has a coupon code for a bunch of additional content, but it expires November 3rd. Free-to-play and one of the best Tolkien adaptions currently out there in case you're still on the fence.

I love this. This showing up today in my feed also solved my Gary Con event submissions for 2026.

This was such a fun day. Exploring Providence with @brendanlasalle.bsky.social, @magicmyconid.bsky.social, and Brian Courtemanche. Not mentioned in the article was the random encounter with a gondolier.

Day 28: The Bride (2017) An angry spirit is tied to an old photograph. I was hoping for historical Slavic horror plot, but that was just the opening. Bog standard from then on out with a repetitive "scary shot" and Russian Judi Dench (in appearance, not talent). 💀1/2 of 5 #31daysofhalloween

Meet Magni Ruckus-Maker. His wife left him for a jarl with a bigger ship, his brother-in-law burned down his mead hall, and his longship sank from dry rot. Now, Magni's getting some boys together to go a-viking. Mini by Footsore, backdrop by @handiworkgames.bsky.social, painting by me.

Day 27: The White Reindeer A love spell goes awry, leading to murder. Gorgeous black & white Finnish film set among the Sami people. Folk horror done 1950s' style complete with antlers, stone idols, and werereindeer. Dreamlike at times, but never disappointing. 💀💀💀💀 of 5. #31daysofhalloween

Frantically finished one project today because the next one arrives in the mail tomorrow. Hengest(es?) by Medbury and Footsore Miniatures, along with as yet unread background reading. #medburyminiatures #footsoreminiatures #jhbackdrops #historicalwargaming

Day 26: Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell Frankenstein continues his work in an asylum. 2026 Lee/Cushing/Price trifecta complete! Last entry in the Hammer Frankenstein series ends on a high note, pairing Cushing and David Prowse together for the first time. 💀💀💀 of 5 #31daysofhalloween

Day 25: Who Fears the Devil (1972) John the Balladeer fights the supernatural in Appalachia. Many will be surprised I hadn't seen this one before given my familiarity with the source material, but a good print has been had to find. Also, I had reservations about how good a film it could be. (1/2)

Day 24: Viy (2014) A priest holds vigil over a corpse and an English cartographer arrives in a remote village. An adaptation of Gogol's story, but not a well done as the 1967 version. Still, it has a weird vibe I enjoyed and warrants a future rewatch. 💀💀1/2 of 5 #31daysofhalloween

Nessie singing my song.

Day 23: The Bloody Judge Cruel magistrate hunts witches and treachery in 17th century England. I'm nearly in the home stretch and haven't seen a Chris Lee film yet this year, so here I am. This one is weird, not seeming to know what kind of film it wants to be or even what audience it's for. (1/2)

Day 22: The Enchanted Man returns to his family home to discover strangers living on his land. Not really horror, more like a strange contemporary fairy tale set in the backwoods of Florida. Not a bad film, but not what I expected. Enjoyable nonetheless. 💀💀1/2 of 5 #31daysofhalloween

Day 21: The Ghost Galleon Fashion models board a ghost ship filled with those pesky blind Templar zombies. Third installment in the Spanish "Blind Dead" series, this one isn't quality by any means, but the muddy, pan-and-scan version I watched did it no favors. 💀 out of 5 #31daysofhalloween

That time Hellboy visited my college town 7 years before I enrolled.

Only Tuesday and it’s already one of those weeks where I wish I was back working in the archives.

Day 20: To the Fire You Come At Last Four men carry a coffin along a corpse road to its final resting place. Atmospheric short (45 min.) film shot in black and white and mostly at night. Period folk horror with small cast and budget, yet well done nonetheless. 💀💀💀 of 5 #31daysofhalloween

Day 19: The Haunting of Pendle Hill Woman goes searching for her missing father who vanished while investigating the Pendle Witch Trials. I was hoping for some good folk horror fun, but got wooden acting and dreadful plotting instead. Do not recommend. 💀 of 5. #31daysofhalloween

My Vampire players are thoroughly populating the ‘90s World of Darkness music scene with fictional bands. So far we have: The Blank Stares The Blue Rudys (blues/ska hybrid band) Scud Rocket The Dead Travel Fast Hospital Television Wireflower and Dead Air Choir Puts Baby Chorus to shame.

Day 18: Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum Youtubers explore a notoriously haunted asylum in order to hit their streaming goals. K-horror found footage film that's better than most entries in the genre. Creepy despite the usual "running and screaming" aspects to FF movies. 💀💀1/2 out of 5 #31daysofhalloween

Day 17: Ouija: Origin of Evil 1960s California family meddles with things they shouldn't thanks to Parker Bros. Normally, I'd skip a movie like this, but I heard good buzz about the sequel film. Turned out to be pretty decent for a PG-13 horror flick. 💀💀1/2 out of 5. #31daysofhalloween

Day 16: Blood Vessel Adrift Allies board Nazi ghost ship. Mash-up of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Last Voyage of the Demeter." Better than I anticipated. This one is the backstory to your next Delta Green or Night's Black Agents campaign. 💀💀1/2 out of 5. #31daysofhalloween

Dreamt last night that a company produced a line of 28mm minis based on Shirley Jackson's "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" complete with angry villagers. Today is already disappointing since I really want those to be a real thing.

Day 15: The Evil A couple opens drug rehab facility over a gate to Hell (which happens less often than you'd expect giving the US health care system). Looks like a TV movie and it's about as scary as a commercial. The film's last 5 minutes knocks a whole 💀off the rating. 💀 of 5 #31daysofhalloween

A ton of spooky stuff in PDF for a sawbuck, some of it from my fevered brow.

Sunday is first actual game session of the Vampire: The Masquerade (1e) chronicle I'm running. We had far too much fun running everyone through their Preludes. Well, most of us had fun. Kenya and Luther might disagree. I posted these on the group Pintrest board as a reminder of their actions. #vtm

Day 14: Shutter (2008) Weird photo happenings after an American couple run over a woman while in Japan. I heard good things about this one, but I failed my Research check. Turns out I should have watched the 2004 J-horror original and not the remake. Live and learn. 💀💀 of 5 #31daysofhalloween

I got really excited this morning because I discovered a skirmish Early Medieval wargame that looks very similar play-wise to the Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game. I was ready to jump onboard until I saw the art credits: "Illustrations: Guillaume Rousselot and Midjourney AI" OK, moving on.

Day 13: Nomads Doctor gains a dead anthropologist's memories of people who might not be people. Interesting premise (based on a Chelsea Quinn Yarbro novel), but less excellent execution. So '80s it features Mary Woronov and Adam Ant. Also proves California is cursed. 💀💀 of 5. #31daysofhalloween

Day 12: The Blackcoat's Daughter Unsettling happenings at a girls' boarding school over holiday break. Folks, we have a contender for best of the 2025 film marathon. Ominous from start to finish. Go into this one blind and you'll be riveted like I was. 💀💀💀💀 out of 5. #31daysofhalloween