TheBradMunson
@bmunson00.bsky.social
Writer, editor, ghost, podcaster. marketer, for more than *cough. cough* 60 years. at thebradmunson.com. Thoughts on the insane amount of pop cult I absorb and the job, joy, agony, fascination of storytelling.
Working on an "evil clown" story (sort of) in audio form right now -- TK, as we used to say in copyediting. But it reminded me of a cover for a wfh novel I never actually got to write. I own the cover now; all I need to do is actually have a story to tell. But DAMN, it's spooky...
August 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Working on an "evil clown" story (sort of) in audio form right now -- TK, as we used to say in copyediting. But it reminded me of a cover for a wfh novel I never actually got to write. I own the cover now; all I need to do is actually have a story to tell. But DAMN, it's spooky...
#0siris, on Amazon Prime, is a noisy, shadowy new sf-action pic filled with BFGs that never run out of ammo. Decent sfx, but someone might want to tell the filmmakers that we prefer an actual plot with our gunfire, and characters that are more than NPCs in a forgettable FPO. Maybe next time.
July 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
#0siris, on Amazon Prime, is a noisy, shadowy new sf-action pic filled with BFGs that never run out of ammo. Decent sfx, but someone might want to tell the filmmakers that we prefer an actual plot with our gunfire, and characters that are more than NPCs in a forgettable FPO. Maybe next time.
There's no good reason why I've enjoyed #LegoMasters so much. It's grown people, Making insanely complicated LEGO constructs. With Will Arnett relentlessly teasing them and ridiculing the network. But Arnett is being replaced by Nick Cannon -- NICK CANNON -- next season. So I be done.
July 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
There's no good reason why I've enjoyed #LegoMasters so much. It's grown people, Making insanely complicated LEGO constructs. With Will Arnett relentlessly teasing them and ridiculing the network. But Arnett is being replaced by Nick Cannon -- NICK CANNON -- next season. So I be done.
Very sad to see #ResidentAlien go, but not surprised. Glad, instead, that we got so many seasons of this funny, sweet, surprisingly smart show with All The Best People. Also happy they've tied up almost all the plot threads already. Still, I admit I was hoping for seven seasons and a movie.
July 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Very sad to see #ResidentAlien go, but not surprised. Glad, instead, that we got so many seasons of this funny, sweet, surprisingly smart show with All The Best People. Also happy they've tied up almost all the plot threads already. Still, I admit I was hoping for seven seasons and a movie.
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Angry? I got you. Seriously. Either one will do.
July 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Angry? I got you. Seriously. Either one will do.
You should not only read Kingfisher, you should follow this account and read the full, insane story.
I just opted out of a non-essential trip from Cali to DC because two stops at the DMV to FINALLY get my REAL ID was more time and effort than I wanted to put up with. I’m old and grumpy that way.
I just opted out of a non-essential trip from Cali to DC because two stops at the DMV to FINALLY get my REAL ID was more time and effort than I wanted to put up with. I’m old and grumpy that way.
So Stepson needs to get his driver’s license switched over to New Mexico, which is fine. We go to the local DMV franchise location. He has passport, social security card, old license, the lot. But they cannot use one of the forms of proof of residence, so we go home.
July 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
You should not only read Kingfisher, you should follow this account and read the full, insane story.
I just opted out of a non-essential trip from Cali to DC because two stops at the DMV to FINALLY get my REAL ID was more time and effort than I wanted to put up with. I’m old and grumpy that way.
I just opted out of a non-essential trip from Cali to DC because two stops at the DMV to FINALLY get my REAL ID was more time and effort than I wanted to put up with. I’m old and grumpy that way.
@DropoutTV, in general, and #GameChanger, in particular, is an absolute blast, especially this season of GameChanger. Not a game show, not a comedy show; a mind-altering experience. 7 seasons, watch them all right up to this week. Laugh, shout, scream and cry along with the rest of us!
July 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
@DropoutTV, in general, and #GameChanger, in particular, is an absolute blast, especially this season of GameChanger. Not a game show, not a comedy show; a mind-altering experience. 7 seasons, watch them all right up to this week. Laugh, shout, scream and cry along with the rest of us!
I'm catching up on the Dexter revivifications (meh), and was delighted to see #ClancyBrown as the big bad in #DexterNewBlood. What an actor. What a voice. More than 350 acting credits, live action and voice. Character actors like him are rare and wonderful but rarely get the attention they deserve.
July 24, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I'm catching up on the Dexter revivifications (meh), and was delighted to see #ClancyBrown as the big bad in #DexterNewBlood. What an actor. What a voice. More than 350 acting credits, live action and voice. Character actors like him are rare and wonderful but rarely get the attention they deserve.
THE OUTSIDER is one of the best King adaptations ever, from novelist Richard Price with brilliant performances from #CynthiaErivo, #BenMendelsohn and so many others. Almost forgotten because it premiered in January 2020, it is deep, terrifying, touching amazing. On HBO Max and Amazon Prime.
July 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
THE OUTSIDER is one of the best King adaptations ever, from novelist Richard Price with brilliant performances from #CynthiaErivo, #BenMendelsohn and so many others. Almost forgotten because it premiered in January 2020, it is deep, terrifying, touching amazing. On HBO Max and Amazon Prime.
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Hey! Goin' to SDCC? Dig REVIVAL? We've got a panel and a signing for that. Get a free poster by series co-creator Mike Norton! @imagecomics.com @lukeslens.bsky.social @aaronbkoontz.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Hey! Goin' to SDCC? Dig REVIVAL? We've got a panel and a signing for that. Get a free poster by series co-creator Mike Norton! @imagecomics.com @lukeslens.bsky.social @aaronbkoontz.bsky.social
#Revival is kinda-sorta a #zombie story, but it's way more interesting than just another #TWD rip. And it stars Melanie Scrofano (Wynona Earp, Strange New Worlds, Letterkenny), so of COURSE I'm there. A little violent, a little sexy (like Scorafino herself), and wholly unexpected.
#MelanieScrofano
#MelanieScrofano
July 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
#Revival is kinda-sorta a #zombie story, but it's way more interesting than just another #TWD rip. And it stars Melanie Scrofano (Wynona Earp, Strange New Worlds, Letterkenny), so of COURSE I'm there. A little violent, a little sexy (like Scorafino herself), and wholly unexpected.
#MelanieScrofano
#MelanieScrofano
#ResidentAlien just keeps getting better and better, but the latest episode with Stephen Root as @alantudyk.bsky.social ‘s Dad is just too damn good to be true.
July 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
#ResidentAlien just keeps getting better and better, but the latest episode with Stephen Root as @alantudyk.bsky.social ‘s Dad is just too damn good to be true.
The 2025 Shirley Jackson Awards for,outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastichave just been awarded. You can see the names of the winners and nominees in a new post on my website, link in bio , or go to https://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/.
July 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The 2025 Shirley Jackson Awards for,outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastichave just been awarded. You can see the names of the winners and nominees in a new post on my website, link in bio , or go to https://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/.
@inthedeepestsouth.bsky.social Ah, another Tudykion fan. Apropos of nothing, have you been watching Murderbot? Maybe my favorite sf adaptation since The Expanse …
July 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
@inthedeepestsouth.bsky.social Ah, another Tudykion fan. Apropos of nothing, have you been watching Murderbot? Maybe my favorite sf adaptation since The Expanse …
I would listen to either Nathan Fillion or Alan Tudyk do anything. They could fart the alphabet and I'd be there. Now they're planning a new podcast, "Once We Were Spacemen," where they interview various sci fi pop cult celebs. I'm ready!
#nathanfillion #alantudyl #sciencefiction
#nathanfillion #alantudyl #sciencefiction
July 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I would listen to either Nathan Fillion or Alan Tudyk do anything. They could fart the alphabet and I'd be there. Now they're planning a new podcast, "Once We Were Spacemen," where they interview various sci fi pop cult celebs. I'm ready!
#nathanfillion #alantudyl #sciencefiction
#nathanfillion #alantudyl #sciencefiction
Just found out there’s a Shel Silverstein postage stamp. Maybe there is a wise and benevolent God after all.
Nahhhh …
Nahhhh …
July 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Just found out there’s a Shel Silverstein postage stamp. Maybe there is a wise and benevolent God after all.
Nahhhh …
Nahhhh …
Nat Cassidy is a damn genius at storytelling, and I hate him for it. Pure envy, I admit it. And his newest, When the Wolf Comes Home, is his best yet. Read it. Read ALL of his stuff; And read more about my love/hate relationship with Cassidy in my blog. Link in bio, y'dork.
#horror #natcassidy
#horror #natcassidy
July 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Nat Cassidy is a damn genius at storytelling, and I hate him for it. Pure envy, I admit it. And his newest, When the Wolf Comes Home, is his best yet. Read it. Read ALL of his stuff; And read more about my love/hate relationship with Cassidy in my blog. Link in bio, y'dork.
#horror #natcassidy
#horror #natcassidy
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Happy birthday to this king of fabulosity
February 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Happy birthday to this king of fabulosity
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I'm so glad this exists
The Sad Bastard Cookbook is a radical mutual aid project. I like the print edition, but the ebook is free!
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The Sad Bastard Cookbook by tRaum Books
by Rachel A. Rosen and Zilla Novikov || Food you can make so you don't die.
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January 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I'm so glad this exists
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a tween came into the store for a copy of Wicked, which wasn’t anywhere it was supposed to be because we are still restocking, but after looking everywhere I finally found it in the back, and I sang, 🎶popular/these books are quite pop-yoo-hoo-lar🎶 as I put it in her hand and she looked SO HAPPY
January 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
a tween came into the store for a copy of Wicked, which wasn’t anywhere it was supposed to be because we are still restocking, but after looking everywhere I finally found it in the back, and I sang, 🎶popular/these books are quite pop-yoo-hoo-lar🎶 as I put it in her hand and she looked SO HAPPY
I worked with Dean Lowell, @lolofilm.bsky.social, on a book in the #WolfCop universe a long time ago -- great fun and a good guy. SO good to see his new film, #DieAlone, getting some well-deserved attention! Go, Lo!
January 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I worked with Dean Lowell, @lolofilm.bsky.social, on a book in the #WolfCop universe a long time ago -- great fun and a good guy. SO good to see his new film, #DieAlone, getting some well-deserved attention! Go, Lo!
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As a writer, my biggest weakness is similes. It’s like… uh…
January 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
As a writer, my biggest weakness is similes. It’s like… uh…
There are a whole lot of media/marketing newsletters out there these days (the joy and horror of Substack has finally hit us all), but this is one of the few I actually read and enjoy/learn from. ... The 26 Biggest Myths in the Entertainment Industry…Debunked open.substack.com/pub/entertai...
The 26 Biggest Myths in the Entertainment Industry…Debunked
The 2024 EntStrategyGuy Hollywood Myths Update
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January 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
There are a whole lot of media/marketing newsletters out there these days (the joy and horror of Substack has finally hit us all), but this is one of the few I actually read and enjoy/learn from. ... The 26 Biggest Myths in the Entertainment Industry…Debunked open.substack.com/pub/entertai...
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 19
#booksky 💙📚
#bookchallenge
Day 19
#booksky 💙📚
#bookchallenge
December 5, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 19
#booksky 💙📚
#bookchallenge
Day 19
#booksky 💙📚
#bookchallenge
The first 7:30 or so of #Heretic is a textbook example of establishing backstory and character without interminable awkward dialogue, a blatant info dump, or voice over. #ScottBeck & #bryanWoods continue to show us they know their stuff. And #SophieThatcher, #ChloeEast? So strong, so fast. Terrific.
December 30, 2024 at 4:02 PM
The first 7:30 or so of #Heretic is a textbook example of establishing backstory and character without interminable awkward dialogue, a blatant info dump, or voice over. #ScottBeck & #bryanWoods continue to show us they know their stuff. And #SophieThatcher, #ChloeEast? So strong, so fast. Terrific.