All the people on TikTok who said “I’ve read Frankenstein a million times, and GDT’s film version completely misses the point” were lying. This movie absolutely understands that Victor is an irresponsible weirdo who completely fails to understand that a dad should care for his children.

Day off, which means I have a scented candle, a cup of tea, and am watching Frankenstein.

This week, I’m recapping the final book in the Another Day trilogy where we finally learn what happened to Elphaba (maybe?). #Booktok

A book that, my first go around, felt like a meandering side-mission, really worked for me this time. It’s the Magnificent Seven, but with robots and vampires! #Booksky

This was a gorgeous poetic look at the ways in which Elphaba’s view of the world came to be, and how her relationship with her father and siblings shaped her attitudes. #Booksky

Lmao, IG just removed a jokey story I posted about how old Windows download times would incorrectly display outrageous wait times, and it got flagged for “spreading misinformation.” I think the robots’ feelings got hurt. If you thought PEOPLE couldn’t handle nuance on social media…

So, I’ve never heard Rosalía’s music before, but I’m listening to her new album right now, and it’s like this transcendent experience, and I’m just sitting here in bed staring at the wall thinking I need to get back into writing because I am inspired…

Post an anime you love.

I’m just wondering when they’re going to start censoring existing Trek shows. An episode of DS9 has Rom quoting Marx… Glad I’ve got it all on physical media!

Holy crap, the finale of Star Trek: Khan is OUTSTANDING! The acting and production is so good!!! I REALLY want more audio dramas from Trek in the future! Naveen Andrews IS Khan. Wow. Spoilery thoughts below 👇

This week, I’m looking back to what I read in October! #Booksky

Feeling actually human today, which is nice. The cat tried to wake me up this morning, but then uncharacteristically decided to curl up in a purring ball under my chin, which was very sweet.

I didn’t have time to watch any scary movies this October (😭) so I intentionally set aside time tonight to watch Nightmare on Elm Street 3 (I love Nancy!), and since time is meaningless, and I can do what I want, I’m going to devote November to being scary movie month just because I want to.

Sitting at work listening to “Selina Transforms II” from the Batman Returns score and laughing to myself at how much this scene affected Tiny Me, even though I couldn’t possibly comprehend the emotions being expressed at that age. It’s still such an outstanding moment of pure acting and music.

Coworker: What the hell is this music?? Me: This is “He Vas My Boyfriend” from Young Frankenstein the Musical. Coworker: 😐

I’m playing strange goth music in the lobby today, and everyone thinks it’s for Halloween, and it mostly is, but it’s just nice to listen to my normal music at work without getting any weird looks.

Can we talk about the masterpiece that is “Kraken?!?” Holy crap! This whole album is outstanding! #EverybodyScream

Oh don’t mind me. I’m just gnawing at the bars of my enclosure, waiting for Florence +The Machine’s new album to drop soon.

Get to know me in three books: Wicked by Gregory Maguire Dracula by Bram Stoker The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman

A sumptuous and fun historical romp dripping in romance and drama (and vampires!) I loved how cinematic this was. #Booksky

So much of dystopian fiction really feels too real nowadays. I wonder if we’re going to see a rise of a subgenre in which people rebuild (either successfully or arduously) after the collapse of civilization. Because I personally would love to read more books like that for absolutely no reason at all

Hey #anime fans! So I don’t want to doomscroll on my lunch break anymore, and I’d love to get into a new anime series. I’m on Netflix and Tubi, and I’m looking for something with long character arcs and a fantasy or sci fi world. Shows I’ve enjoyed: Princess Tutu, Fullmetal Alchemist (BH), Naruto.

Cat is informing me that she’s never gotten any attention in her entire life, and I am a cruel and neglectful person because I’m not going back to bed so she can sleep somewhat near me. Clearly I am a monster. 🙄

This week, I’m going through the Sixth Wicked Book! This is a good one. #Booksky

Beautiful Creatures is my guilty pleasure paranormal YA series, and I have put off reading this (as yet unfinished) sequel series for too long. I love the character work in this! #Booksky

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.

This is The Terror meets Beloved in the old west, and it’s absolutely spectacular. American gothic is definitely an underrated genre. #Booksky

To celebrate the impending release of Wicked For Good, I am continuing my recap of Maguire’s Wicked books with the first book in the Another Day trilogy! #Booksky

A novella inside a novella inside a short story? Yes, it does work! It’s always good when King gets to play around in dark fairy tale fantasy worlds. #Booksky

This does NOT go where I expected, but the journey is still a lot of fun! I really enjoyed how it digs into the nature of Puerto Rico, and its diverse culture and the lasting wounds of colonialism. #Booksky

A melodramatic soapy tale full of misdirection and scandal (and ghosts) that feels like it would work better as a play than as a novel. #Booksky

This translation was DELIGHTFUL, and I need this to be performed live, somehow by a poet and a DJ. #Booksky

This week, I’m finishing up Beowulf with digressions about Batman and Conan! #Booksky

My favourite thing about Scary Season is I have a TON of horror novels lurking in my Kobo from indie and contemporary authors that have been WAITING for this season! Mwahahahahahaha!!! #Booksky

Williams is so good at writing teenagers that, if you read this as an adult, these kids will STRESS you out in good ways. And the adults? They’re all flawed and human and messy, too. Also, the twists and turns will give you spinal issues, so wear a brace. #Booksky

It took a while to get through, but only because I really wanted to savour the gorgeous prose and sparkling imagery. This book is an EXPERIENCE. #booktok

10 Horror Movies to get to know me by: 👿Conjuring 2 🩸Suspiria (‘77) 🦇Dracula (‘92) 🎃Sleepy Hollow (‘99) 😴Nightmare on Elm Street Pt 2 🎁Hellraiser 👩‍🚀Alien 🏰Crimson Peak 🧛🏻‍♂️Nosferatu (‘24) 💐Midsommar

So this week, I’m talking about the ICON that is Grendel’s Mother with digressions about Godzilla and Shakespeare! #Booksky

“Like a toy chihuahua barking at me from a tiny purse / That’s how much it hurts” is an OUTSTANDING lyric, and I am going to use that in my real life. 🧡

OMG CANCELLED IS SO GOOD! ADDING TO MY HALLOWEEN PLAYLIST IMMEDIATELY! 🧡

LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL JUST WENT LIVE! #TaylorSwift

This book will either leave you wide eyed and awestruck or narrow-eyed and frustrated, but it’s a great hinge point for the series. I liked it much better this re-read. #booksky

If you ever want to have your sense of time exploded, Dmitri Shostakovich attended a production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar and was apparently a big fan of the music!

This week, I’m talking what I read in September, featuring digressions about TS Eliot, badly-written sapphic pairings, and audiobook re-releases. #Booksky

Watching Enterprise, and the way the show treats T’Pol is just appalling. Like, yes, Trek has had a bad habit of sexualizing female characters since the beginning, but they would never have set up a pratfall where Deanna Troi or Seven of Nine fell chest-first onto the face of a male character 🙄

Just discovered the original Addams Family series on Tubi (whoooo!) and I’m shocked that it only ran for 2 seasons?!? It was such an iconic show!

The only good thing about this whole Tylenol debacle is that I finally learned that paracetamol is the UK equivalent to acetaminophen. Honestly, I thought it was some kind of opioid painkiller I’d never heard of, and wondered why so many folks in books were popping such extreme pills for basic pains

The cat: I’M DESPERATE FOR CUDDLES! PLEASE HUG ME! Me: Ok, fine, here, I’ll read on the bed and you can sit next to me. *2 seconds later* Cat: You know, this is boring. I’m done. Bye. *2 seconds later* Cat: (yelling in the hallway) WHY DOES NO ONE GIVE ME ATTENTION?!?!

LMAO, not Disney panicking and releasing the Mandalorian and Grogu trailer early.