My town hosts multiple annual events geared towards beer-drinking 20/30 somethings and I hate them all.

I went to high school with a guy with a similar name who got the nickname “Talefreakshow.” It was right there.

Tom Coombe, writer of several short horror stories. My biggest childhood horror influencers are the movie Poltergeist, but more importantly the novels of John Bellairs. #HorrorWritersChat

It used to be having to verify I'm human by clicking the pictures with crosswalks or buses or whatever. Now, it's the too-human-sounding, over-empathetic AI chatbots that treat extremely minor inconveniences like family tragedies.

character in a really painful allegorical novel about America: May Flower

March 2028. President Trump visits Walter Reed for his fifth checkup of the year. At a press briefing later that day, he tells reporters "You can't do it. But sometimes, you have to do it." He repeats this 12 times. His entire right arm is withered and purple.

Gemini: Devote some time to renewing old friendships this week by asking Keith from high school if you can borrow $4,500.

I don't want to be in a social media bubble, which is why my Facebook friends are 80 random people from all over the world. Most of their posts are in languages I don't speak/read, but the important thing is that I'm not in a bubble.

There was a brief era where Cinemax had a pretty respectable lineup, anchored by this and the short lived horror show Outcast and the even-shorter-lived hard boiled series Quarry (my favorite of the three).

Poor Sam Neill stars in three different movies made between 1993 and 1997 that I think are at most pretty good but are beloved by large swaths of the internet.

🎵🎵They’re whispering his name
 across this disappearing land… But hidden in his coat is a red right hand🎵🎵

It must be so exhausting to be Matt Walsh.

“This woman needs to be in fewer movies.” - the world’s richest and presumably smartest man

I am going to go live in a cave.

THE SHADOWS THAT WE CARRY is out now! A charity horror anthology featuring 20 stories from Horror Writers Chat members. All profits go to Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of Matt "MG" Mason. ebook & paperback: amzn.eu/d/098CFL12 paperback: ko-fi.com/s/c24c7af3a0 #TheShadowsThatWeCarry 💙📚 🩸📚

Why did they make her look like Bob from Twin Peaks?

The quasi-medical story I did write can be found here in my debut collection, along with stories of vampire priests, cursed movies, water-born viruses (OK, so another medical story) and evil statues. Thank you, #HorrorWritersChat folks.

I'm sorry. I'm pressed for time today. I can't go with a good why other than "I have this weird fear that it's something I would end up regretting." God I hate my fucking job so much. #HorrorWritersChat

You close your eyes in the waiting room, open them a field. Thousands have gathered before you to hear you speak words that come from your new mouth. "Minor side effects," the form said. You wish had read the fine print. #HorrorWritersChat

What's scary about dealing with the medical field is the not knowing. I haven't written much medical horror, but when I have, I try to build scares by just throwing out weird/disturbing details almost in passing, to make the readers say "Wait, what?" #HorrorWritersChat

I'm Tom Coombe, author of several short horror stories, and a better question is what type WOULD I volunteer for. #HorrorWritersChat

quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap

my gf works corporate and is on a training about AI and there's a word cloud for "what do you use AI for." the largest word by far is "Nothing" and the trainer is PISSED

this is a masterpiece

If they could find a way to turn AI into a slurry to feed farm animals, they would.

This is a hard post for me but anything will really help with her #cancer recovery. I love my baby Marmalady and want to be able to provide what is best for her quality of life ❤️🐱 and the main goal is to make sure that she will be able to do the walks that she loves! 🖇️ For the GoFundMe is in my bio.

Quentin Tarantino visiting the Criterion closet but bringing with him what he views as superior movies.

Please inform management if our new golf pro challenges you to a game of riddles.

While Bluesky was down, I paddled a small boat through the silvery fog on a subterranean lake

Just put the finishing touches on my big college commencement speech this weekend titled “A Promise of Hope: Embracing The Awesome Power of A.I.” Thanks to AI I also knew where to put all my applause breaks ;-)

It was my understanding that Democrats were legally required to praise Reagan when given the chance.

Pennsylvania resident here, and I have to say, when I voted for Fetterman in 2022, it was in hopes that he would one day go on Fox News to push the country to build a lavish ballroom.

Waffle, bacon, coffee, orange juice, plus a $4 tip

Santa Claus: The Movie (1985, when I was around 9) made me feel sorry for parents for having to subject themselves to it.

If you’re a writer, write “I waited” w/o saying it The receptionist steered me to a chair next to a pile of years-old issues of Redbook. Easy listening radio counted the minutes -- "Moon River," "Just the Way You Are," most of the Pina Colada song -- before McGrath emerged from his office.

We Are All Groguing to the World's Fair

"Chicken?" Oh, you mean tuna of the land.

Perhaps an unlikely middle aged character actor!!!

Starting to think a portable glass box that broadcasts an endless parade of obscenities and absurdities is not great for my mental health.

I'm in this with bunch of other fine authors.

The Lord of the Rings movies, for all their use of CGI, still felt tangible. The Hobbit was so green-screened and artificial that Ian McKellen wept in frustration. So this is a disappointing progression but maybe not a surprising one.

I know it's a cliche to say "This is like something out of a Stephen King novel," but given the number of deadly vehicles/drivers in his stories...

Hey that thing looks like something I want in my field of vision for 2 hours

Too many to choose from but the first thing that came to mind is “Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron” #HorrorWritersChat

I’m writing about a bunch of 1990s college guys starting a cult that worships the moon, and while things won’t end the way they do here, it’s where the narrator’s head is at. #HorrorWritersChat

My story "The Man From the Water Department" was inspired -- in a roundabout way - by this scene from The Simpsons. #HorrorWritersChat

Hi everyone. Tom Coombe here, author of several weird/religious/apocalyptic/cosmic horror stories. Not sure how strange this is but: give yourself little treats. (e.g. I like putting references to old stories into new ones. If I find room to do that, it makes me more excited. #HorrorWritersChat