I've watched this movie a buncha times and it's more of a delight every damn time. Good for horror folks, but also a good book for writers -- it speaks to some central anxieties of what it is to be a storyteller.

Hell yes!

me seeing this while working on a new story in present tense

Someone was like you can't make pretzels better. And then someone else did.

Mass market paperbacks were better when they were 7"x 4", and not the current 8" x 4.5"

if you listen to an audiobook it's fine to say you read the book and anyone who disagrees is just being obnoxious

William Shatner's "Common People" is damn near at the top of the list youtu.be/cMXhWf0vE7c?...

The past clings to us, but only if we let it. Don't miss October's STONE'S THROW story "Like Silver" by Derek Alan Jones. Read it here: bit.ly/4gUnanB

Unsolicited Vic pic

Authors getting to a certain point in their careers where they can publish doorstopper books is a good thing. And there should be more of that.

LA people! We’ve got copies of SILK & SINEW at @vromansbookstore.bsky.social in Pasadena and @barnesandnoble.com in Glendale! Get em while they’re hot off the @badhandbooks.bsky.social press.

More than a decade ago, I sat down with @marcmaron.bsky.social in his garage to tape something new called a podcast. This time, he came to me to record his last episode. We talked about the power of conviction, decency in an age of division, and the true story of America.

Yesssssssss

Revisiting Derry, Maine via audiobook. A @stephenking.bsky.social book/story is my happy place. Reminds me of the days as a kid when I’d be flipping through my mom’s copies of his books. (He was also her favorite author.)

Remember that time when Frank Oz gave us 4 classics in a row?

CJ's here to make the start of your week better. We've got a brand new @ShelCompton story for you. It's a haunting bit of flash. Dig "Ghosts": www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/ghosts-by-sh...

ICYMI: My essay on Buckaroo Banzai: victordeanda.substack.com/p/movies-ins...

I think I’m aging like a fine wine* *turning into vinegar

He means Jim Gandolfini and y'all should get on that if you like Things That Are Good

Nope

Wait wait wait someone get Mr. Mint, Jr. on the phone RIGHT NOW this is a billion dollar idea

until we replace all the christopher columbus statues with this true italian american icon, we will never be a proper country.

💜

Your annual reminder that, in addition to being a horrible person who did horrible things, Christopher Columbus was also a gigantic idiot who was convinced—despite people telling him otherwise—that he had landed in Asia (rather than a new continent) up until his death.

Thrilled to have a new teacher poem up at this week at @porcupinelit.bsky.social. (The linebreaks are best on a non phone screen.)

Now is an excellent time to register for this:

It’s an #unboxing for my Nebula and BSFA award finalist #SFF novel, THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN! Ahead of the release of its sequel on October 21, THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL, I got more copies of the first book in the series. #books @press-android.bsky.social

remember when

Really excited (and terrified) to watch Bigelow's new film, A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE.

Only took 45 years for me to realize Jack also has the shining in The Shining.

A favorite of mine growing up. Which made it all the more surreal when I ran into Peter Weller and John Litghow at different locations on the same day.

Love something as much as Michael Crichton enjoyed torturing fictional teams of scientists.

If you haven't noticed, I really like to celebrate stuff (movies, books, TV shows) I love. I can understand if that's annoying. I just don't enjoy putting creative stuff down.

This movie is so damn great. Every part of it. Especially the cinematography and matte paintings.

What's the best reboot of a franchise? For me... PLANET OF THE APES.

PANIC ROOM is such an underrated Fincher film. Top 5 for me. Perfect in every way. Including the casting. I've never been more afraid of a country western musician.

I love Part 1 and Part 2. A fantastic adaptation. Especially Part 1.

My favorite Scalzi.

This AI overview is killing me

It really is insane that working for ICE is a job people choose to have. Like people legit wake up, and get ready to go to work at the Kidnapping Industrial Complex like it ain’t nothing.

Since Pennywise's true form is close to a giant spider, does that mean he's a kaiju?

AVAILABLE NOW: Some say the world will end in fire or flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today, including @zakariah.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

Francis Ford Coppola remembers Diane Keaton.

well this sounds completely cuckoo and I cannot wait

Spoiler alert: Tess became a dog person, as did I.

Godspeed, beautiful queen ✨

Lol

Meet the fascist chode who sucks