I posted an update regarding Mental Health and Horror in our Discord last week but I realize that not everyone can see that, so I'm sharing what I posted here on BlueSky. I will continue to do so from here on forward.

#AlanWake2 is incredible. Built upon the familiar foundations of survival horror, the game treads new territory in brilliant and charming ways while expanding, through fascinating approaches, the universe started by AW and Control. It honestly feels like the next stage of video game evolution.

I’ve spent over a year writing an exhaustive guide to Malibu’s most iconic citizen. Barbie was one of the first loves of my life and it was an honor to write 9k+ words on her impact on culture. https://www.slashfilm.com/1341484/an-exhaustive-guide-to-barbie-lore/

had a great time on SCARRED FOR LIFE podcast talkin about a film that moved me as a young buckaroo. thats right bud we talk GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH what a treat thank you for having me https://open.spotify.com/episode/3b5OLv7vLQzVuhoPhVbb7U?si=NMPueiCsQuKXN0N3fADqcw

My stepdad's death has been difficult to process. Complicated relationships often are. But I've been missing him lately, which is confusing and painful on its own. I wrote this before he died and I needed to share it. https://medium.com/@ariel.fisher.08/sunbeams-on-a-cloudy-day-faf23f451c8a

Just a reminder that there's a fantastic collection of short stories coming 7/25 called Haunted Reels and it was curated by @davidlawsonjr.bsky.social with authors such as @breagrant.bsky.social, @crobertcargill.bsky.social, @aaronmoorhead.bsky.social, @justinhbenson.bsky.social, and many more.

New Gunship song. That's it. That's the skeet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_ulVpYs6vg

A reminder that just because someone works regularly in the entertainment industry, that doesn't mean they are rich by any reasonable measure. Many writers of your favorite shows and actors in your favorite TV and films live hand to mouth. That is who we are fighting for.

Universal's massive blu-ray set of every one of their Classic Monster movies (that's 31 films - including Spanish DRACULA) is usually $149.98. Today it's reduced to a staggeringly low $69.99. That's $2.25 a film! https://t.co/Cgh63e5aui

Three years ago today, I married @afis8.bsky.social. I love her with all my heart and can't wait to see what the rest of our lives will bring.

PSA that it's really easy to keep copies of your work for posterity on Authory, a website I never shut up about because it's a freelance writer's dream come true in a thousand different ways. You can set it up to auto-add each new byline to your portfolio as they post.

@alexwinter.com Good on ya for making this a more inclusive and safe space for all! Kudos!

Hit me with a studio logo that always gets you pumped

In case anyone here was still wondering about the current state of twitter:

you could easily fill a book with movies that ate absolute shit at the box office and became big moneymakers thanks to cable and rentals, prioritizing regurgitated IP over original work bc 'box office' is the equivalent of eating your seed corn

A story in three pictures:

10 years ago, some friends and I ate at a local restaurant called Pacific Rim before going to the theaters for, you guessed it, Pacific Rim. We all made a pact that when the Jaeger used the ship as a weapon we would jump up and cheer. The audience was not amused but we didn't care. Love this movie.

“It’s creepy, and creepy only gets creepier with age. Scary fades. Creepy is forever. Creepy, you can’t wash away.” I asked Kyle Edward Ball all about his unnerving horror hit SKINAMARINK: https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/the-internet-has-been-my-co-director-kyle-edward-ball-on-skinamarink

me and my friends would have killed the Skinamarink with hammers I can tell you that much

Helping others with genuine intentions is such a punk fucking rock thing to do.

You can even pre-order it! https://darkmattermagazine.shop/pages/haunted-reels

Just a reminder that there's a fantastic collection of short stories coming 7/25 called Haunted Reels and it was curated by @davidlawsonjr.bsky.social with authors such as @breagrant.bsky.social, @crobertcargill.bsky.social, @aaronmoorhead.bsky.social, @justinhbenson.bsky.social, and many more.

My wife is hot. That's it. That's the skeet.

Threads isn’t launching in countries that have privacy laws respecting user consent and control of their own personal information and communications. Not sure what else there is to say.

Hey Filmsky, which movies have you watched the most times in the span of a year? Easy. GREMLINS 1 and 2. I'd finish GREMLINS, rewind the tape in our 2nd VCR, and start watching GREMLINS 2. When GREMLINS 2 was over, I would swap the tapes and start again. Did that multiple times on weekends.

I’m private on Twitter for safety, and a lot of boutique labels aren’t here yet, but I want to put it out into the universe that I want to contribute an essay to a physical media release. My video essay for the REVEALER DVD was a joy to create, and I’d love to write an essay for another release.

Movies I've watched since joining Bluesky: Evil Dead (2013) - Still a banger. Eagerly awaiting the movie that combines all three books/deadites into one story. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - Liked it, didn't love it. I want to revisit it. John Wick 4 - My favorite of the franchise.

10 games to get to know me (no order): Lunar the Silver Story (Sega CD) Silent Hill 2 Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh The Last of Us Alan Wake Resident Evil 2 The Legend Of Zelda: ALTTP The 7th Guest Gothic 2 Final Fantasy VII

i still work here & we’re all enraged and trying to fight it. but once again clicking on this (including via Yahoo), even if to express anger or make fun of it, isn’t helping. google will rank this shit high and it simple won’t help us.

Co-signed. THS is the only festival I've been to where it felt like time slowed down. I would watch a few movies, write my reviews, do a Q&A or two, and still have time to go for a hike. I don't know what kind of time fuckery is afoot in Telluride but it's incredible.

2 things about this to add to ample existing discourse: - GQ piece was commentary, not reporting. an opinion piece that incorporates previously established fact doesn't need comment from subject (see: every op-ed section) - i edited jason for years. he's nothing if not responsible vis-a-vis facts

Anyone else seeing headlines like this (constantly, I might add) and thinking, "What's the fucking point?" I've been in a depressed place for months and the fact that the world needs to get worse before it *might* get better isn't helping at all. Why contribute to a system that wants to kill us?

Hey Filmsky, which movies have you watched the most times in the span of a year? Easy. GREMLINS 1 and 2. I'd finish GREMLINS, rewind the tape in our 2nd VCR, and start watching GREMLINS 2. When GREMLINS 2 was over, I would swap the tapes and start again. Did that multiple times on weekends.

10 games to get to know me: Ori and the Blind Forest Hollow Knight Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Zelda BOTW Horizon: Zero Dawn Ghost of Tsushima Portal 2 Animal Crossing Wytchwood Stray

10 games to get to know me (no order): Lunar the Silver Story (Sega CD) Silent Hill 2 Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh The Last of Us Alan Wake Resident Evil 2 The Legend Of Zelda: ALTTP The 7th Guest Gothic 2 Final Fantasy VII

This is an accurate summary of what happened to the David Zaslzav piece I wrote for GQ. https://wapo.st/3JLUyh3

Movies I've watched since joining Bluesky: Evil Dead (2013) - Still a banger. Eagerly awaiting the movie that combines all three books/deadites into one story. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - Liked it, didn't love it. I want to revisit it. John Wick 4 - My favorite of the franchise.

Just got an invite code to invite @knightlight.bsky.social to BlueSky! Skeet it, y’all!

Since BlueSky is a fresh start and a clean slate, I have no qualms saying that Depeche Mode's #PlayingTheAngel is a flawless album from front to back. Every song absolutely slaps.

Happy Independence Day! -Trans rights are human rights. -Black lives matter. -ACAB. -Vote like your life depends on it (because it does). -Capitalism will be the end of us all.

A huge congratulations to @lovelyzena.bsky.social on joining the Paper Street Pictures team! They're very lucky to have her on their roster!

A huge congratulations to @lovelyzena.bsky.social on joining the Paper Street Pictures team! They're very lucky to have her on their roster!

Happy Independence Day! -Trans rights are human rights. -Black lives matter. -ACAB. -Vote like your life depends on it (because it does). -Capitalism will be the end of us all.

Hey it's me, Sonic the Hedgehog! Is America truly free if police routinely harass and murder people of color for simply existing in public spaces? Are we free to pursue happiness if millions of people are one missed paycheck or hospital visit away from homelessness? Liberty and Justice for who?

Great movie.

This thread is absolutely delightful.

Reconnecting with my Twitter Mutuals.

Aleksander Walijewski: Alternative Posters has been given the "Project we love" seal of approval from @kickstarter.com! Help crowdfund our extra special, Iimited edition artbook: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/posterspy/aleksander-walijewski-limited-edition-poster-artbook