It's now Wednesday, but the rivers still rose. Come and join the party: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

It's Tuesday, and it's cold outside. Here, have a small present from us all: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom... "Twenty years ago, give or take a few days, the rivers rose as one, bursting their banks, and bringing floods with them. A devil walked out of the water..."

It's Tuesday, and it's cold outside. Here, have a small present from us all: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom... "Twenty years ago, give or take a few days, the rivers rose as one, bursting their banks, and bringing floods with them. A devil walked out of the water..."

just a note, while it's not snowing in Bristol, to remark that while we'll be shouting about this a LOT more on Friday, if you'd like updates and aren't gluued to your social media feeds, then signing up is a good way to go...

Immersive Makers Jam: a day-long free event on Mon 23rd Feb in London Next month I'll be running (with the brilliant Gryph Griffin) an immersive makers jam - a low-pressure space to try things out, learn from others, and meet collaborators! More info/bookings here: ticketpass.org/event/ENGMTG...

The ground holds secrets in David Barnett's "Scratch Moss." Our new review explores this devastating five-timeline folk horror tale. From coal pits to Red Clogs, the dread runs deep. #FolkHorror #BookReview gnofhorror.com/scratch-moss... @davidmbarnett.bsky.social

Endorsed by the man. Go on, sign up for updates. (Imagine the landscape of Withered Hill coming to you. And no, you can’t leave. You were always there…)

an update from The Devil’s Sound. For the lazy days between Christmas and New Year. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

There are two types of people in this world: People who immediately sang this to themselves to check and Liars

These are a series of rather oblique posts summoning the spirit of Yuletide, and leading the unwary to The Devil’s Sound, a six part immersive audio series set in @davidmbarnett.bsky.social’s Withered Hill universe. Head to www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom... and give it a follow.

We begin, appropriately enough, at the end. Where everything is revealed and some things are put to rest. #12daysofYule #thedevilssound #witheredhill

a little update from @davidmbarnett.bsky.social, @georgewalkley.com and I as we reach for the weekend. Tomorrow, we start 12 Days of Yule… www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

And again for the evening crowd.

Please check out the Kickstarter pre-launch page for THE DEVIL'S SOUND, the new immersive audio horrorexperience in the world of WITHERED HILL. Nobody wants your money (until next year!) but if you could sign up for updates, that would be absolutely fabulous. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

Massive news!!!! The Devil’s Sound - a six part immersive audio series, set in @davidmbarnett.bsky.social’s Withered Hill universe, is coming to Kickstarter January 9th. Sign up for updates: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom... Follow the Devil’s Sound Instagram: www.instagram.com/thedevilssou...

Happy 76th Birthday, Tom Waits!

Every new word in this sentence is worse than the last

THIS IS BRILLIANT!! Also probably quite interesting too

Chapter 2 is better. Get your (digital) wallets out and give Chris some money.

To be perfectly clear. What this means is 880 people are wrong. And 340 people can’t decide on a yes or no when asked a simple question (I fear for the way they might be dressing themselves). www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...

‘What year is this?’ And with that, realities crash together. Done. Semi-annual rewatch of David Lynch and @markfrost.bsky.social’s masterpiece. Wanted to do this again this year in light of our losing Mr Lynch. Thankyou both. Thankyou everyone involved. You changed my life.

@richardlittler.bsky.social seen on Vinted. Glad to know things are categorised properly.

this, from @davidmbarnett.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/opinion... Just in awe. For the writing, the frankness and the courage. And the coda.

i’m not crying you’re crying xkcd: Fifteen Years

One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.

You too can watch La Jetée (a masterpiece, & under 30 minutes) here:

things I learned today: You can’t say ‘shit’ on Kickstarter…

If you're looking for illustrations for "AI", don't use robots, glowing disembodied brains, or computer code in empty space. Here are a some alternative suggestions:

…and I should add that it’s really good. (I read it when it wasn’t open access and this is a gift)

Hurrah! My article on the Twilight 2000 RPG in the Journal of American Studies is now open access (OA), so anyone who wants to can have a read. OA is important to me, as I want my work on RPG history to go beyond the academy and reach the gaming public. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

More typographical sins from the office of the President.

That’s not a sign. It’s a poorly kerned (do I detect the hand of Microsoft word?) printout on sheets of A3 paper tacked to the wall.

I read a lot of opinions about AI and the future of work, and this post by @naomialderman.bsky.social is the best I've come across in a long time. It was written for young people the same age as my daughters, and the best compliment I can give it is that I immediately shared it with them.

This is a public service announcement to recommend pre-ordering @davidmbarnett.bsky.social's Scratch Moss. Out in the Spring, and the most brutal, gut-wrenching thing he’s written. If you thought Withered Hill was good, you’re going to be blown away by this. (www.canelo.co/books/scratc...)

A better one than the Calvin & Hobbes House of Leaves…?

Two days off work, and I’m (naturally) in the studio, but not answering emails. Today’s task, inspired by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social is to go and find a river that’s buried…

okay. Peanuts. (not allergic, just hate the smell) Do I have to have seen it *all* already? (If not - Moonwalker - walked out of the cinema). If so, then Watchmen. Crazy Horses.

Our forefathers tamed the brooks, and the streams, and the rivers. They harnessed the sea, and tethered the flow of life itself to their own ends. But none of it was ever theirs. The Devil’s Sound. A limited series immersive audio presentation. The journey begins soon.

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1673

Our forefathers tamed the brooks, and the streams, and the rivers. They harnessed the sea, and tethered the flow of life itself to their own ends. But none of it was ever theirs. The Devil’s Sound. A limited series immersive audio presentation. The journey begins soon.

Delighted to share the first research report from @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social It's a deep dive into the immersive arts exhibition and distribution ecosystem, bringing together interviews and recommendations from an incredible group of experts. immersivearts.uk/news/first-r...

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

what’s the word for having just signed a contract to do a thing that you’re not going to tell anyone about for about a week, after which it’ll dominate your creative life until, say, the end of November?

This would indeed appear to be the case. Stares very hard at @springer.springernature.com and wonders what they’re actually good for?

A hugely important update for authors and publishers: you may not be eligible, it's a defined list of titles based on US copyright registration and date eligibility, not everything in LibGen. But take five minutes to be sure 👉

He’s dead right about that. And walking the byways of Withered Hill might just open another door for you in 30 days time too…

Realised I'd shared this with friends over the weekend, but not you. Yes, it's a lovely old video on modelling, but crucially about 12 minutes in there's the most unhinged walk through of a railway diorama where there's vandals, death, lambs to slaughter, a bit more death and Druid stones.

I’m sorry the how long? (Looks at schedule. Decides to invent a day without meetings)

"The print edition of The Intelligence Illusion is available for order" www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/the-pri... It's been a long road to get here. Will write more about it over the next few days, but first I need to nap and rest a bit 🙂

People are making Rapture jokes like there's no tomorrow