🜃 Black Candle Games 🜃
@blackcandlegames.bsky.social
Indie dev creating tenebrous #ttrpgs. Currently making The Dead & The Damned, an occult western inspired by games like Hunt: Showdown and movies like The Wind, built on Mörk Borg. https://linktr.ee/blackcandlegames
Formerly DreadGazeebo on Twitter
Formerly DreadGazeebo on Twitter
In HS I was aiming to be a journalist, I then shifted to architecture after enjoying learning AutoCAD. I was "good at computers" and was told there was money there, so here I am 17 years deep in IT / Sysadmin work and I couldn't be more miserable professionally. I'm 40, it's too late to start over.
November 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
In HS I was aiming to be a journalist, I then shifted to architecture after enjoying learning AutoCAD. I was "good at computers" and was told there was money there, so here I am 17 years deep in IT / Sysadmin work and I couldn't be more miserable professionally. I'm 40, it's too late to start over.
I love Finland.
Käärijä - Disko Balls (Audiovideo)
YouTube video by Käärijä
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November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I love Finland.
Ah yes, after being unemployed for a 9 month stretch and then finally getting back on my feet this holiday season I'll finally be able to...
Buy new appliances, because my stove and dishwasher both died! Each only around 5 years old.
I'm finally old enough to say "don't make em' like they used to"
Buy new appliances, because my stove and dishwasher both died! Each only around 5 years old.
I'm finally old enough to say "don't make em' like they used to"
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Ah yes, after being unemployed for a 9 month stretch and then finally getting back on my feet this holiday season I'll finally be able to...
Buy new appliances, because my stove and dishwasher both died! Each only around 5 years old.
I'm finally old enough to say "don't make em' like they used to"
Buy new appliances, because my stove and dishwasher both died! Each only around 5 years old.
I'm finally old enough to say "don't make em' like they used to"
Hell is real and we live inside it
November 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Hell is real and we live inside it
One of the greatest of all time has a surprisingly relatable take. Feels good man.
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
One of the greatest of all time has a surprisingly relatable take. Feels good man.
How is #anime so popular? A huge swath of its content heavily depicts: sexualization of children, absurd body standards, infantilization of women, toxic and rigid gender stereotypes, and the list goes on.
People say "It's cultural" or "doesn't adhere to western standards" and I think it's bullshit.
People say "It's cultural" or "doesn't adhere to western standards" and I think it's bullshit.
October 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
How is #anime so popular? A huge swath of its content heavily depicts: sexualization of children, absurd body standards, infantilization of women, toxic and rigid gender stereotypes, and the list goes on.
People say "It's cultural" or "doesn't adhere to western standards" and I think it's bullshit.
People say "It's cultural" or "doesn't adhere to western standards" and I think it's bullshit.
"The multiverse" is just capitalism, why do people lap this shit up so much?
October 21, 2025 at 4:09 AM
"The multiverse" is just capitalism, why do people lap this shit up so much?
The corporate hellscape that is Dungeons & Dragons is exhausting to see. I miss when #dnd was still a game more than it was a "product".
October 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The corporate hellscape that is Dungeons & Dragons is exhausting to see. I miss when #dnd was still a game more than it was a "product".
Why do we keep putting Jared Leto in movies? He's a literal sex cult leader and a terrible, terrible actor. All of his movies are dogshit. Why does this keep happening?
October 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Why do we keep putting Jared Leto in movies? He's a literal sex cult leader and a terrible, terrible actor. All of his movies are dogshit. Why does this keep happening?
I do a horror movie marathon every year from Sept 1st to Nov 6th, at least 1 movie per day. It was already easy to avoid watching Blumhouse movies, but it now it's not even a consideration!
Thanks for helping to ease my analysis paralysis Jason Blum, you antiquated dickhead.
Thanks for helping to ease my analysis paralysis Jason Blum, you antiquated dickhead.
Blum too. At least find a new way to say "it's here to stay" jfc
October 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I do a horror movie marathon every year from Sept 1st to Nov 6th, at least 1 movie per day. It was already easy to avoid watching Blumhouse movies, but it now it's not even a consideration!
Thanks for helping to ease my analysis paralysis Jason Blum, you antiquated dickhead.
Thanks for helping to ease my analysis paralysis Jason Blum, you antiquated dickhead.
Horrors be damned, I'm making this game.
Set in a dying world inspired by the wild west, but without America's despicable history. People from all walks of life struggle together, trying to survive a doomed world afflicted by a curse unleashed by detached and apathetic rich people. #ttrpg #morkborg
Set in a dying world inspired by the wild west, but without America's despicable history. People from all walks of life struggle together, trying to survive a doomed world afflicted by a curse unleashed by detached and apathetic rich people. #ttrpg #morkborg
October 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Welp, ye' olde Atreyu lyric of "hate can be a positive emotion if it forces you to better yourself" rings loud lately.
I've stagnated on my projects, but with the rise of dogshit-AI-everything I now realize the only way to exist is to create real things with my hands. I'm diving back in. #ttrpg
I've stagnated on my projects, but with the rise of dogshit-AI-everything I now realize the only way to exist is to create real things with my hands. I'm diving back in. #ttrpg
October 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Welp, ye' olde Atreyu lyric of "hate can be a positive emotion if it forces you to better yourself" rings loud lately.
I've stagnated on my projects, but with the rise of dogshit-AI-everything I now realize the only way to exist is to create real things with my hands. I'm diving back in. #ttrpg
I've stagnated on my projects, but with the rise of dogshit-AI-everything I now realize the only way to exist is to create real things with my hands. I'm diving back in. #ttrpg
I've recently learned that I think I'm a massive fan of David Lynch's work. Saw Eraserhead ages ago and I hated it, I wrote him off as over hyped.
I recently started watching Twin Peaks, which has lead me down the rabbit hole to his YouTube weather forecasts.
This man was an absolute treasure.
I recently started watching Twin Peaks, which has lead me down the rabbit hole to his YouTube weather forecasts.
This man was an absolute treasure.
September 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I've recently learned that I think I'm a massive fan of David Lynch's work. Saw Eraserhead ages ago and I hated it, I wrote him off as over hyped.
I recently started watching Twin Peaks, which has lead me down the rabbit hole to his YouTube weather forecasts.
This man was an absolute treasure.
I recently started watching Twin Peaks, which has lead me down the rabbit hole to his YouTube weather forecasts.
This man was an absolute treasure.
July 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Man it's really hard to work on my game and not just sink into melancholy or a video game escapism hole. America is such a pit of fucking despair.
June 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Man it's really hard to work on my game and not just sink into melancholy or a video game escapism hole. America is such a pit of fucking despair.
If the only way you know how to market your #ttrpg or content for elf games is to tear down other people's projects - you're fucking doing it wrong.
May 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If the only way you know how to market your #ttrpg or content for elf games is to tear down other people's projects - you're fucking doing it wrong.
Been practicing layout and saddle stitching for zines by creating a mini solo experience for The Dead & The Damned. It's heavily inspired by the original @morkborg.com but I had a lot of fun making it. #ttrpg #morkborg #roleplaying #osr #occultwestern
April 14, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Been practicing layout and saddle stitching for zines by creating a mini solo experience for The Dead & The Damned. It's heavily inspired by the original @morkborg.com but I had a lot of fun making it. #ttrpg #morkborg #roleplaying #osr #occultwestern
I really wanted to like Hold Your Breath because there are not many horror westerns to begin with, especially good ones.
Unfortunately despite the great performances and costuming, this leaned far too hard on mental illness tropes when it could have been great as a supernatural thriller.
Unfortunately despite the great performances and costuming, this leaned far too hard on mental illness tropes when it could have been great as a supernatural thriller.
February 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I really wanted to like Hold Your Breath because there are not many horror westerns to begin with, especially good ones.
Unfortunately despite the great performances and costuming, this leaned far too hard on mental illness tropes when it could have been great as a supernatural thriller.
Unfortunately despite the great performances and costuming, this leaned far too hard on mental illness tropes when it could have been great as a supernatural thriller.
Back on that game design horse today, feels good. More updates soon.
January 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Back on that game design horse today, feels good. More updates soon.
Share 4 of your favorite film directors. #Filmsky
* Danny Boyle
* John Carpenter
* Ari Aster
* Jordan Peele
Runners up: Tomas Alfredson, M. Night Shyamalan, Emma Tammi, Wes Anderson, and Hanna Bergholm.
* Danny Boyle
* John Carpenter
* Ari Aster
* Jordan Peele
Runners up: Tomas Alfredson, M. Night Shyamalan, Emma Tammi, Wes Anderson, and Hanna Bergholm.
November 15, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Share 4 of your favorite film directors. #Filmsky
* Danny Boyle
* John Carpenter
* Ari Aster
* Jordan Peele
Runners up: Tomas Alfredson, M. Night Shyamalan, Emma Tammi, Wes Anderson, and Hanna Bergholm.
* Danny Boyle
* John Carpenter
* Ari Aster
* Jordan Peele
Runners up: Tomas Alfredson, M. Night Shyamalan, Emma Tammi, Wes Anderson, and Hanna Bergholm.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and we were #405,937!
September 18, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and we were #405,937!
Woof, Twitter is rough. There must be no legit advertisers left over there. I logged on to this and I can't even fathom why any algo I touch would feed me this. I think it might be about time to nuke Twitter and just start over here with a solid effort.
May 22, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Woof, Twitter is rough. There must be no legit advertisers left over there. I logged on to this and I can't even fathom why any algo I touch would feed me this. I think it might be about time to nuke Twitter and just start over here with a solid effort.