There are times humanity is truly impressive, whether it’s a historic mission to space, or the time my gf’s cat was about to throw up and I picked her up and raced over to hold her over the toilet so we didn’t have to clean anything up.

They should send a tasteful yacht out to pick up the astronauts.

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The first horror movie I recommend to people.

I would be fascinated to meet the person who watches this and says “I can’t wait to vote for this man for president.”

Good thing this is a definitely very real business and not one based around a technology everyone hates built on foundation of questionable deals.

Thanks for reading #HorrorWritersChat folks. And thank you to everyone who has bought my (so far only) book.

I don’t often feel lonely but I do find my mood picks up when I go out and am around people. I know not everyone can always do that but if you can, it helps. It also helps with writing. The thing my newspaper editor used to tell us rings true: there’s no news in the newsroom. #HorrorWritersChat

I don’t do a lot of physical isolation. Most of my stories are set in cities and towns. But I often feature characters that are sort of isolated from humanity, and I’ve noticed I play that up by giving them unnatural/exaggerated speech patterns. #horrorwriterschat

Good question. As much as I like environmental isolation a la The Thing, I’ll rarely say no to an “outsider in an isolated community” story. #HorrorWritersChat

Hi #HorrorWritersChat community. Tom Coombe here, writer of weird/apocalyptic/sometimes religious horror. My pick for book and movie would be the same, even though they are actually very different, if that makes sense.

Previously known as “The Apples Over Innsmouth”

New flash from me, over at the mighty @maudlinhouse.bsky.social: maudlinhouse.net/the-great-go...

It must be fun to live in the little movie they're living in.

Trump reappears on Easter Sunday after strange weekend absence. Political commentators say the weird wounds on his hands "kind of make sense now."

The village section of Resident Evil 4.

Imagine having this, Psycho, North By Northwest and Citizen Kane on your resume.

Rising fuel prices have forced us to shut down our gasoline-powered slot machines

I'm not sure where this obsession with "good decision making" in books/movies/TV shows comes from but it seems like a miserable way to approach works of fiction.

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Aquarius: You will need to exercise diplomacy this week when your neighbor's awful kid starts taking trombone lessons.

Libra: Your eventual obituary will include the word "tycoon" but also the word "disgraced."

I’m reading a book now where there’s an important, inciting incident and character introduction in the prologue and if you skipped it the entire book would sort of fall apart.

SURPRISE RELEASE! THE CORPSE PRIEST is out today! This is a strange beast of a novella, a bloody cocktail of sword & sorcery, Ligottian pessimism, and cosmic horror. I’m going to talk a little about how this release came to be, inspirations, and more—SO PREPARE FOR A THREAD!!!

*shouting on a streetcorner* "It's not 'Nothing last forever,' it's 'Nothing ever ends'! It's the exact opposite of this idiot point he's trying to make!"

Fester's Quest, which my mom got me because I liked Charles Addams cartoons. None of those cartoons, however, involved you very slowly truding through a neighborhood taking 20 minutes to kill a blob with a musket.

Thank you for hosting! I will use this space to once again point people to my collection, filled with sea monsters, a clown apocalypse and the antichrist at summer camp.

“I whittle and carve through the agony. They numb me with wine made from banana peels. The key clicks home, the box is open. Inside sits the key we made with my tibia.” #HorrorWritersChat

I enjoy seeing people try to plan and strategize their escape. It’s really the only enjoyable part of “Saw.” #HorrorWritersChat

I think a lot of my characters are "imprisoned" in one way or another by their circumstances, even if they aren't physically locked up. #HorrorWritersChat

Hi everyone. Tom Coombe here, writer of many short horror works. Imprisonment is one area where my inclination to avoid happy endings kind of fades. A prison story that doesn't involve some sort of escape (even if it's the kind achieved in "Brazil") isn't one I want to explore. #HorrorWritersChat

If you get into politics it's always a good idea not to let yourself become embattled.

I hope there's a whole chapter about how UFOs are really demons.

Pretty amused by these “The No Kings protests aren’t necessary because America is not literally a hereditary monarchy” arguments I’ve spotted on Facebook.

It’s been 24 years but they probably showed some decent trailers beforehand. Maybe The Two Towers?

Can’t stop laughing at this post in my town’s Facebook group.

BlueSky rolling out a new AI thing at this point in history.

Virgo: Steer clear of conflicts this week by moving to the crawlspace.

Aquarius: Your return to the dating scene next month will be hindered by your insistence on calling it "the dating scene."

Sagittarius: You will become the hero your city neither deserves nor needs.

Time to go to as many comment sections as I can find and ask why the No Kings protestors aren’t at work. No matter how many times someone points out that it’s Saturday, I will not be daunted.

Luckily the most well-known AI company has a tool that’s going to replace the movie indus— excuse me, I’m being handed an update…

CBS/Paramount shows advertised during March Madness: • Range Country • Embarrassed Mike • Clue Seer • Range Country: Land Division • Mindtaster • My Sometimes-Bitch Wife • Smoke-Only Firefighters • Country Dental

This might seem tacky and possibly illegal but it’s important to note that Trump gets one year younger every time his name appears on something.

*seeing the first Harry Potter movie in 2001* This was OK, but hopefully in 25 years, someone will make a 10-hour version that saddled with the author's appalling bigotry.

PA governor signs bill making it illegal for kids to trick other kids into painting a fence.

If you’re a fan of “Serpent In The Rainbow” and swampy Cajun settings (as well as an authentic look at the world through the eyes of an artist) then run, don’t walk to this book-Richard Beauchamp, Author of Thrall & Our Lord, The Worm #horrorbooks #horror #indiebooks #bookworm #horrorcommunity

Thank you, Eryn. As I tend to do here, I'll promote my collection, featuring creepy found VHS tapes, a monstrous "eating club" and a town that has a weird way of celebrating Halloween. #HorrorWritersChat

My hankerings usually depend on whatever ideas I want to visit/revisit, rather than the seasons. I'm currently reworking an old story about a moon-worshipping cult at a 1990s college and trying my hand at horror-fantasy. #horrorwriterschat

"Well, you're a marigold. That's are impatiens. And tha--" "No, not the names you gave us. Tell us our true names." #HorrorWritersChat