Instead of Clarence Oddbody, Black 🐐 Phillip intervenes in George Bailey's suicide in "It's a Delicious Life"

Michael Gingold’s Best Horror Films of 2025! https://ow.ly/xzoZ50XNRXm

Momo's verdict on Welcome to Derry: Total snoozefest Mine: Guess what I've been doing all day?

Watching Hammer's "The Mummy" (1959) and thinking about @joerlansdale.bsky.social 's "Bubba Ho-Tep"... There's a mummy accidentally sunk in a creek near a nursing home... 🤔

I really liked this www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2025/oc...

I'm refocusing my Substack. It's now called Deep in the Dark Heart: Perspectives on Texas Horror. It will help you discover, understand, and appreciate Texas horror in the context of the Lone Star State's history and culture. If that sounds interesting, check it out! deepinthedarkheart.substack.com

John Carpenter's Old Yeller

We are very, very close to 1,000 followers, which would be a great milestone to hit this Halloween season. If you like the show, tell your friends! Let's hit 1K!

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#thefrogisboiled Pass it on

Hypothesis: The emphasis in writing advice on word counts predisposes overwriting. Experiment: Set content goals (describe the house, explain the families, express her emotions) and reach them in as few words as possible. Solving that puzzle means better writing and more fun than typing word storms.

The right today: “Clearly, this violence was caused by the demonizing rhetoric of liberals — those psychotic communists who hate America, hate conservatives, and want to murder babies and destroy the country and your family, ...

It's gotten where pretty much anyone opining about inflammation can be dismissed as full of it. Inflammation is the latest version of stuff like the humor-imbalance hypothesis. It's another vague catch-all explanation for any and every health condition. And the quacks hawk their cures for it.

Staycation self care: Thoroughly cleaned my bedroom/office and rearranged to add an art station. New blinds and rug, too. Get ready for lots of bad sketches of that rooster!

NEW EPISODE: @claymcleod.bsky.social returns to talk about his new story collection ACQUIRED TASTE, and we dig deep into @stephenking.bsky.social's short fiction with SKELETON CREW. Plus, we celebrate our one-year anniversary! LISTEN NOW: redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...

Every time anybody calls any politically charged event or decision "a distraction" from some other thing, a jack in the box should pop up and punch them in the mouth

Amen!

Happy to have contributed a review of Joe Lansdale's story selection "The Essential Horror"... Get your Rue Morgue Halloween issue September 1 -- or better yet, subscribe!

One of my favorite horror podcasts. Check it out!

"The last thing I expected on a roasting hot first day of summer was a zombie movie sequel making me cry." open.substack.com/pub/horrorwi...

DÉJÀ BOO | Longlegs (2024) "Upon a recent second viewing at home, I’m rethinking how much of my initial response had to do with that feeling of being a part of something. Was I a marketing victim in 2024? Had I wanted to like Longlegs more than I actually did?" open.substack.com/pub/horrorwi...

REVIEW | Fears: Tales of Psychological Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow open.substack.com/pub/horrorwi...

Welcome to my house! open.substack.com/pub/horrorwi... My first Substack post. Check it out! (Bonus points if you can identify the quote in the headline/subhead.)

horrorwithak.substack.com?r=2akbs&utm_... Starting a new thing!

Hands up if you're also pondering the Amanda/Mike to Dedra/Syril spectrum

Share your favorite smile from a horror movie

Serious question: Why does anyone enjoy playing Monopoly?

@badhandbooks.bsky.social Could you please check messages through your website re: a review copy request I submitted? (Sorry to pester, but I'm on a tight deadline.) TIA

Some pics from the Gourds reunion shows over the weekend

folks again unless you have no other choice do not get in a helicopter for any goddamn reason

“Legal wrangling aside, it's ironic that many people rabble-rousing at school board meetings about protecting parental rights are eager to undermine other parents' rights to see after their kids' religious education as they please.” Great piece by @txkarlrichter.bsky.social - check it out!

My latest column, on Texas' Ten Commandments in schools bill www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2025/ma...

My first! www.nytimes.com/badges/games...

Wishing you all gemütlichkeit* tonight, tomorrow and Boxing Day (whatever that is 😉)! *A German term that refers to a state of warmth, friendliness, and good cheer, often associated with feelings of comfort and coziness. It conveys a sense of belonging, well-being, and relaxation.