It's that time again: time to take another sabbatical. I have one book to finish, a spinoff to write (you heard it here first), and another to edit. It's nose to the grindstone time. If for some reason you never hear from me again: it's been fun.

Stop scrolling and post two characters that bring you happiness.

Only one person mentioned here has had the number of books they've authored, co-authored, contributed to and so forth that are being read worldwide, go up since 2018. Care to guess who? HINT: it's not my ex-wife.

Many years ago, I was at a bar. I was walking around, and these two women saw me. I was unsure of the vibe I was getting from them. So I went up to them and asked them the most philosophical question I could (I wish I could remember what it was). They answered. I thanked them. I walked away.

I will never forgive Sega of America for this.

I KNEW IT!

Where are all the fans of the original Creepshow?

You can even get my books there! Crazy, huh? bookshop.org/beta-search?...

🕹️ Gradius II - Gofer no Yabou 📚 Gamest 21 👤 JapaneseMagazinesScans (Internet Archive)

Here's a bit of trivia about Capcom's Ghouls 'N Ghosts from @daintist.bsky.social: The Beelzebub daemon at the end of level 5 of Ghouls 'N Ghosts was quite possibly inspired by this engraving from the infamous 19th century book Dictionnaire Infernal, by Collin de Plancy.

Thanks to my wife, I think I'm back on track with better man. I'm not sure what I'd do without her. (picture unrelated)

Time for today's playlist. I'm in this kind of a mood. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Oh boy. I've hit a roadblock in better man, and at this point I'm not sure how to proceed. Maybe I need to put it down for a bit and come back to it later. (picture unrelated)

The bad news is that due to a subplot just not working, I had to pull two pages from better man yesterday. The good news is that I then wrote ten new pages. (picture unrelated)

There are times I just don't want to be known for the thing I'm known the most for, anymore. Retirement and fading into obscurity when it comes to gaming, especially Splatterhouse, sounds pretty good right now.

Today is an early '90s alternative rock kind of day. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Jumping on another bandwagon. pixelframe.design/dune-font-lo...

To any authors out there: do you find it uncomfortable if you're asked to read what you've written out loud, especially if what you've written is still in a rough draft? (long story) Also: picture unrelated. #author #writer

Curious cats are curious.

Five things to know about me: 1. I'm "The Splatterhouse Guy" 2. I'm an aspiring writer 3. I will post pictures of my cats, just because 4. I don't talk a lot about myself, except when I do 5. I'm living on borrowed time. If I make to to age 55, I'll be surprised

Another PC Engine game I recently, finally got my hands on is Splatterhouse. Although I've always loved the game's theme + graphics, I tend to find its brand of side-scrolling, beat-em-up gameplay boring. Well, I put some time into it last night -- and I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would!

Splatterhouse is coming. (to TurboGrafx-16) Source: GamePro 14 (September 1990) Scan Source: RetroMags #retrogaming #turbografx16 #namco

Hoy es viernes 13….pero también somos de splatterhouse

When my time comes, just put me in a position where I can look at this view and let nature take its course.

Today's writing music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJkK...

I'm on track to add twenty pages to the rough for better man between yesterday and today. Swiftly approaching 100 pages as the story is starting to form even more in my head.

What movie did you watch over and over as a kid? One that I still watch today. "I've got better things to do tonight than die."

If you see this, post a random selfie. Or not. It's your life, you don't have to listen to me if you don't want to.

#PhantomsFriday The Drowned Man's Ghost Tries to Claim a New Victim for the Sea, Thorvald Niss [1842-1905] Skagens Museum, Skagen, Denmark #TheVictorianBookoftheDead

This is so TRUE. 🤣

Been listening to this a lot recently. youtu.be/X0C3DHp36zc?...

Happy MAR10 day!

It's not much of an update, but it is an update. #Splatterhouse splatterhouse.kontek.net/new.html

Happy International Women's Day from West Mansion! Yeah, I know she's a damsel in distress, but at least she tried to fight back in the cutscenes of Splatterhouse 2010 (and she does fight in Splatterworld!).

HA! Nailed it! @scion238.bsky.social

Jumping on a bandwagon here. There's probably nothing here that will surprise anyone, though, if you know me.

Had a lot of fun playing some Blaster Master with @carina.delachancla.com's YM2612 + Drum covers, via @rumbleminze.bsky.social's SNES port with MSU1! If you like this please support Carina and rumbleminze for their hard work: epilis.bandcamp.com ko-fi.com/rumbleminze

Work is proceeding on better man, the sequel to nothingman. Here's a somewhat accurate representation of the end of a scene I wrote last night.

Truly, Gradius II is one of the greatest Famicom games ever created.

This. Also, there's a lot of Splatterhouse stuff out there, but I'm sure most of you have seen nearly all of it.

Just a heads-up: if over a month or so goes by with no updates from me here, and I didn't announce a sabbatical in advance, chances are I've succumbed to my various illnesses and died. To which I say: it's been fun, catch you on the flip side.

The last time I updated West Mansion was on November 27th, 2025. Is anyone wanting an update anytime soon, or shall I just keep going with what I've been doing?

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Giving a shout out to @ecmyers.com today, as his new book, a Choose Your Own Adventure Jr. story titled Kaiju Gaga, was released today! www.cyoa.com/books/kaiju-... I loved CYOA books when I was a kid. Here's a picture of my favorite one, along with a favorite from a competing line, Dragontales.

"Jennifer has become a mindless beast."

Is it morbid to spend your Sunday morning putting together a list of songs you want played at your memorial service? Because that's exactly what I've been doing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzVD...