Barker doesn't generally express his politics directly in his work, but if you want to understand it, you need to read the criminally underrated Galilee.

Extending the tag somewhat: My 3 favourite Clive Barker novels: 1. Weaveworld 2. Sacrament 3. Imajica

My 3 favourite Stephen King novels: 1. The Gunslinger 2. IT 3. Desperation

Annual re-watch of the superb 1980s/1990s British kid's show, Knightmare, well underway: Despite having been a fan since I was in single digits, the show still endlessly surprises with its invention, atmosphere and sheer uniqueness. youtu.be/-MFMn6glCRw?...

What was it at first? Kirk's killer was trans. Oh no, wait! They have a trans romantic partner. Oh no, wait! They maybe kind of perhaps had a trans roommate at some point. But we're not going to show you any verifiable information, because it was lost or destroyed or our dogs ate it.

I swear to god, I've read about alien-worshipping suicide cults that are less brain-addled and downright weird than your Trump and Farage zealots.

Penguin Random House are to rerelease Clive Barker's Books of Blood with a new cover, a new introduction from Clive and an afterword by @gradyhendrix.bsky.social Check it out here, along with a brillaint essay about the collection from @exaggeratedelegy.bsky.social gnofhorror.com/clive-barker...

Vegetarian lasagna made with a mushroom duxelles instead of the traditional pork mince. Works an absolute treat. Takes a lot of time to prepare, as there's also a mushroom stock involved that itself is quite time-consuming, but well worth the effort.

Re-reading it at the moment for the purposes of a gigantic and extremely enthusiastic "My Life in Horror" article. It was my very first Barker book, and one of THE most important books in my life.

Aw, diddums. In any state of consistency, Charlie Kirk's fellow Fascists should be happy: He died as an example of every spiteful, vicious idea they espouse.

What The Hell Is Wrong With Us? returns, in which @kitgonzo.bsky.social and myself take a deep-dive into tje densely symbolic horror that is Weapons: youtu.be/MD1Y94LiOrE?...

I’m in awe of George’s memory of this game This is an exceptionally well written article about a genre defining game

"It speaks to me as a gay man on such a sincere, cellular level." youtu.be/g6SxNodGskE?...

A deep, deep dive into a much-beloved subject for this instalment of My Life in Horror: The 1999 cyberpunk horror masterpiece, System Shock 2.

It's funny how the ra-ra nationalists have absolutely nothing to say when South African Elon Musk attempts to actively interfere in our politics, or when Nigel Farage encourages US President Donald Trump to levy tariffs in order to do the same.

"What The Hell Is Wrong With us?" returns this Saturday, with an episode in which @kitgonzo.bsky.social and myself take a deep-dive into the recent horror masterpiece, Weapons: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Just watched Come and See for the first time. One of the most successful films ever made that I will never watch again.

"The character Gigi Allen was loosely based on the lawyer Roy Cohn, who served as special counsel to senator Joseph McCarthy during the McCarthy era. . ."

I think what I despise most about expressions of nationalism is their weakness. These servile, boot-licking slave-souls receive their appointed Master's signals and that's it; they're like Pavlov's dogs salivating at the sound of a bell.

Yeah, I dunno. Maybe it's because I've never really bought into the patent bullshit of identifying by the arbitrary, imaginary lines we draw around the bits of dirt we're coincidentally born on.

A fairly weird (er than usual) descent into Lovecraftian insanity this time around for @timescarcass.bsky.social and myself, as we dig our way down into the U/Dys-topian, science fiction, occult horror that is The Mound. youtu.be/WznVCX4Rh3Q?...

About half-way through a revisit of one of my favourite horror video games of all time, and one that's historically more significant than most realise (without System Shock 2, there's no Deus Ex or Bio Shock). youtube.com/playlist?lis...

New, exclusive advance access for my patrons: Lovecraft Retrospective on 'The Mound'. @exaggeratedelegy.bsky.social & I discuss Lovecraft's deranged Western / underground SF / dystopian satire. www.patreon.com/posts/lovecr...

THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND is here! Honored to be part of this tremendous gathering of authors. Thank you @cgolden.bsky.social and @briankeene.bsky.social for bringing us together, and @stephenking.bsky.social for letting us dream in his world🖤

It was my sincere pleasure recently to sit down with Steve J. Shaw of @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social and discuss the fascinating topic of portmanteau horror films: youtu.be/qIgVU3Bq8U4?...

Working on maybe the most important My Life in Horror article I'll ever write, on a purely personal level. The book that changed everything.

I don't know what anyone in Alien: Earth is worrying about: Just tank Adrian "Eddie" Edmondson up on Special Brew (Toilet Duck if none is available), give him a frying pan or cricket bat and send him in. We already know he's practically indestructible.

Once every so many years, we get these ominous potatoes turning up on the drive of the primary house where I work, and it skeeves me out. What are they planning?

Jack MacKay discusses his childhood fears "Writing horror for young people is not just about exorcising your childhood demons. It’s about revealing a part of your soul that you hope a child might recognise and realise, “wow, I’m not alone.” @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social 📚💙 🩸📚 #kidlit #BookSky

He desperately wants everyone to stop talking about the fact that he's a filthy serial child-abuser. That's what it's going to be about for at least the next few months. Even though he is a filthy serial child abuser and everyone knows it at this point.

Please join @timescarcass.bsky.social and myself once more st the dining table for another course of Hannibal: Digested. youtu.be/4a9U22MuscY?...

Gretchen got suspended, so we have to extra spread the word about Black Flame's release. I had the chance to read it a few months back and it's such a brutal hard look at cultural trauma, assimilation, self hatred, revenge, and the messiness of history. It will knock your socks off

⚔️ ✍️ SHORT STORY SUBMISSIONS FOR NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY's 2026 ISSUES ARE NOW OPEN ✍️⚔️ Details here: newedgeswordandsorcery.com/submissions

How do you make a Fascist, narcissist, man-baby, life-long failure, bankruptcy-trailing, rapist, child-abuser, blithering perpetual incompetent who only has any station or platform at all due to inherited money and influence look any worse than he already does? 🤔🤔🤔

BTW, the first 30 minutes or so of this video by @timescarcass.bsky.social and @exaggeratedelegy.bsky.social features an absolutely glorious takedown of the conservatism and imaginative poverty of the Potter franchise: youtu.be/zIhx2mJsuYc?...

Please join @timescarcass.bsky.social and myself as we take a deep-dive into Lovecraft's horror, conspiracy-thriller, science-fiction hybrid novella, The Whisperer in Darkness: youtu.be/zIhx2mJsuYc?...

"Is your social worker inside that horse?"

BOOK REVIEW Hello fellow #booksky peeps today Ben Unsworth reviews Into The Wild Green Yonder by @timlebbon.bsky.social and Peter Crowther. "It’s a book best enjoyed with a cup of tea and a slice of angst." gnofhorror.com/into-the-wil... 🩸📚 💙📚

There are literally thousands of NSFW artists, writers and otherwise creators whose livelihoods are currently threatened by the idiotic, ill-conceived and ludicrously implemented "Online Safety Act" as recently introduced in UK law.

New Lovecraft Retrospective: @exaggeratedelegy.bsky.social & I chat about The Whisperer in Darkness, Lovecraft's eerie tale of occult alien conspiracy and colonialism in the hills and forests of Vermont. Exclusive advance access for my patrons. www.patreon.com/posts/lovecr...

Absolutely thrilled to have been part of this! You'll find my written contribution in the insert book and also some discussion on the film in the extra, "We Are What He Writes." Many, many thanks to Jonathon Zaurin and @neilsnowdon.bsky.social for including me.

Love me some Codex: Compliant, so I do. And this one has an Eldar/Aeldari subject, which hits me right in the nostalgia, as the Space Elves were my first army for 40K, way back in the "lead harlequins and War Walkers" when. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYj3...

Hey there. Still short of covering my recent massive vet bills for curing Emily's cancer, in case anyone else wants to help... www.gofundme.com/f/help-cure-...

I am the co-host - with my friend and comrade @danielharper.bsky.social - of a podcast called (rather eccentrically) 'I Don't Speak German'. It's about the far-right... which, sadly, is a much less niche category than when we started in 2019. idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com

Hey, alpha manosphere dude-bros: Did you know that breathing is seriously gay? And you can trust me on that, as a gay dude. We all chug that air like you wouldn't believe. Gayest thing you can do. So y'all better stop, otherwise, people might think you're on our side of the fence.

"He's not a wild card; he's the card you get on top of the pack with the instructions on it." Nadja, What We Do In The Shadows.

Please pull up a chair with myself and @timescarcass.bsky.social at the dining table as we discuss the pivotal episodes of Hannibal, Futamono and Yakimono: youtu.be/9AMXWZsV2SY?...

We'll be back at the good Doctor's table over on ExaggeratedElegy tomorrow morning for the pivotal episodes, Futamono and Yakimono: youtube.com/playlist?lis...