Daniel Dockery
@dandock.bsky.social
Writer at Crunchyroll, Polygon, WIRED, Vulture, GamesRadar, Inverse, Pokemon, Paste Magazine and other places / Rep'd by Aevitas Creative / Author of Monster Kids: How Pokémon Taught A Generation To Catch Them All / Picked Charmander
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Excited to announce that my next book, I AM THE NIGHT, not only has a great cover but is available for pre-order now: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Going in on a classic
January 2, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Going in on a classic
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Final day of the 25% off Barnes & Noble sale!
If you're a Premium or Rewards member at Barnes & Noble, you can preorder I AM THE NIGHT at bn.com from 12/30-1/1 and get 25% off with code PREORDER25!
January 1, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Final day of the 25% off Barnes & Noble sale!
The spider pit sequence in Peter Jackson's King Kong is one of my favorite scenes in blockbuster history. It's a miserable nightmare, taking special effects spectacle and aiming for pure discomfort.
January 2, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The spider pit sequence in Peter Jackson's King Kong is one of my favorite scenes in blockbuster history. It's a miserable nightmare, taking special effects spectacle and aiming for pure discomfort.
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FINALLY. After multiple blown breakers, several post-prod attempts derailed by unwanted AI tools, and a nice test run for my new computer, the video version of the episode is live!
January 1, 2026 at 11:53 PM
FINALLY. After multiple blown breakers, several post-prod attempts derailed by unwanted AI tools, and a nice test run for my new computer, the video version of the episode is live!
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In 2026, dream as big as Ridley Scott, an eighty-eight-year-old man whose IMDB page looks like this
January 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
In 2026, dream as big as Ridley Scott, an eighty-eight-year-old man whose IMDB page looks like this
I don't know a lot about the Sonic franchise so I'm always fascinated when people discuss the games. "The 2009 game where Sonic uses a sword is quite poor. I prefer the 2008 game where he turns into a werewolf." Uh huh. Yeah. That sounds right, I guess.
January 1, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I don't know a lot about the Sonic franchise so I'm always fascinated when people discuss the games. "The 2009 game where Sonic uses a sword is quite poor. I prefer the 2008 game where he turns into a werewolf." Uh huh. Yeah. That sounds right, I guess.
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I don't know who emotionally needs this right now, but here's a bunch of big creature animatronics from the late '90s
July 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I don't know who emotionally needs this right now, but here's a bunch of big creature animatronics from the late '90s
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One of my personal favorite movie trends was the late 90's resurgence of the "creature feature" monster movie. Spurred on by the deft mix of animatronic and CGI work in films like Jurassic Park, this brief comeback was the millennial equivalent of what moviegoers saw in the wake of JAWS.
October 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
One of my personal favorite movie trends was the late 90's resurgence of the "creature feature" monster movie. Spurred on by the deft mix of animatronic and CGI work in films like Jurassic Park, this brief comeback was the millennial equivalent of what moviegoers saw in the wake of JAWS.
MAGFest is next week, and I'm very excited for it.
But I am also making peace with the fact that there is a better than zero chance that the flu will strike me down and I will have to cancel.
But I am also making peace with the fact that there is a better than zero chance that the flu will strike me down and I will have to cancel.
January 1, 2026 at 7:42 PM
MAGFest is next week, and I'm very excited for it.
But I am also making peace with the fact that there is a better than zero chance that the flu will strike me down and I will have to cancel.
But I am also making peace with the fact that there is a better than zero chance that the flu will strike me down and I will have to cancel.
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📚 Our new book is out today! 📚
The Animation Atlas, our round-the-world trip through the global history of animation, is now available from all good bookshops!
The Animation Atlas, our round-the-world trip through the global history of animation, is now available from all good bookshops!
October 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
📚 Our new book is out today! 📚
The Animation Atlas, our round-the-world trip through the global history of animation, is now available from all good bookshops!
The Animation Atlas, our round-the-world trip through the global history of animation, is now available from all good bookshops!
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Can’t wait for this one
Excited to announce that my next book, I AM THE NIGHT, not only has a great cover but is available for pre-order now: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
December 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Can’t wait for this one
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Give yourself a present: From today through January 1, Barnes & Noble Premium and Rewards members can get 25 percent off their preorder of A PLACE BOTH WONDERFUL AND STRANGE: The Extraordinary Untold History of Twin Peaks with coupon code PREORDER25:
A Place Both Wonderful and Strange: The Extraordinary Untold History of Twin Peaks|Hardcover
For the first time, the complete history of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks—from the landmark, original cult series that changed the course of television to its 25-years-in-the-making sequel—i...
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December 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Give yourself a present: From today through January 1, Barnes & Noble Premium and Rewards members can get 25 percent off their preorder of A PLACE BOTH WONDERFUL AND STRANGE: The Extraordinary Untold History of Twin Peaks with coupon code PREORDER25:
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Get really into dinosaurs. That's my recommendation for a happier life. Each day, I get news like "Look at this big freak that used roam the Earth!" or "Ya know the big freak you already loved? Fossils show it was even more freakish!" and it's a blessing every time.
October 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Get really into dinosaurs. That's my recommendation for a happier life. Each day, I get news like "Look at this big freak that used roam the Earth!" or "Ya know the big freak you already loved? Fossils show it was even more freakish!" and it's a blessing every time.
Every Trump interview about his health is a gem. You think you understand his mind and then he comes up with something like "I drink three liters of Mountain Dew in the shower because it helps my gums."
January 1, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Every Trump interview about his health is a gem. You think you understand his mind and then he comes up with something like "I drink three liters of Mountain Dew in the shower because it helps my gums."
Carrying this advice into 2026.
Get really into dinosaurs. That's my recommendation for a happier life. Each day, I get news like "Look at this big freak that used roam the Earth!" or "Ya know the big freak you already loved? Fossils show it was even more freakish!" and it's a blessing every time.
January 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Carrying this advice into 2026.
I think my biggest issue with Stranger Things is that I'm just not into its mythology. Whenever it's this coming-of-age, '82 Spielberg riff, I'm really into it. But the minute someone comes up and says "You don't understand. The Demogorgon IS the moon," I tune out relentlessly.
January 1, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I think my biggest issue with Stranger Things is that I'm just not into its mythology. Whenever it's this coming-of-age, '82 Spielberg riff, I'm really into it. But the minute someone comes up and says "You don't understand. The Demogorgon IS the moon," I tune out relentlessly.
In 2026, dream as big as Ridley Scott, an eighty-eight-year-old man whose IMDB page looks like this
January 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
In 2026, dream as big as Ridley Scott, an eighty-eight-year-old man whose IMDB page looks like this
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hello! do you like supporting independent bookstores? would you like a 20% discount on all books, including preorders? good news: oblong's annual new year's sale is today!
go get your books at a discount and give my staff some work to do: oblongbooks.com
go get your books at a discount and give my staff some work to do: oblongbooks.com
a cartoon of a wizard holding a wand and a purple pot
Alt: Merlin from The Sword in the Stone waves a wand and lowers books into a purple bag.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:38 PM
hello! do you like supporting independent bookstores? would you like a 20% discount on all books, including preorders? good news: oblong's annual new year's sale is today!
go get your books at a discount and give my staff some work to do: oblongbooks.com
go get your books at a discount and give my staff some work to do: oblongbooks.com
Final day of the 25% off Barnes & Noble sale!
If you're a Premium or Rewards member at Barnes & Noble, you can preorder I AM THE NIGHT at bn.com from 12/30-1/1 and get 25% off with code PREORDER25!
January 1, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Final day of the 25% off Barnes & Noble sale!
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For the last day of the year, I'm gonna share one of my favorite pieces from each month of 2025.
In January, I chronicled Spider-Man's long history as an animated character for @vulture.com: www.vulture.com/article/best...
In January, I chronicled Spider-Man's long history as an animated character for @vulture.com: www.vulture.com/article/best...
The 15 Best Episodes Across Every Animated Spider-Man Series
The web-slinger’s latest cartoon adventure, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, premieres on Disney+ later this month.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
For the last day of the year, I'm gonna share one of my favorite pieces from each month of 2025.
In January, I chronicled Spider-Man's long history as an animated character for @vulture.com: www.vulture.com/article/best...
In January, I chronicled Spider-Man's long history as an animated character for @vulture.com: www.vulture.com/article/best...
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What they also had was an unprecedented and unrepeated blank check budget owed to the Batmania drifting off Tim Burton’s movies. We’ll probably never see anything like it again. Read @dandock.bsky.social’s book next year, I AM THE NIGHT, for the full context of how this programming miracle happened.
Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
January 1, 2026 at 3:25 AM
What they also had was an unprecedented and unrepeated blank check budget owed to the Batmania drifting off Tim Burton’s movies. We’ll probably never see anything like it again. Read @dandock.bsky.social’s book next year, I AM THE NIGHT, for the full context of how this programming miracle happened.
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one unexpected outlook change from being a dad is taking the self care people 10x more seriously when it comes to dealing with weirdly directed anger and rage (including Online). many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers
December 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
one unexpected outlook change from being a dad is taking the self care people 10x more seriously when it comes to dealing with weirdly directed anger and rage (including Online). many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers
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I love Lord of the Rings trivia. I will never tire of hearing about how Viggo Mortensen actually broke his toe. You can absolutely come up to me in public and tell me shit like "If you look closely to this shot in Helm's Deep, you can see an Uruk-hai break-dancing. That's actually Daniel Craig."
December 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I love Lord of the Rings trivia. I will never tire of hearing about how Viggo Mortensen actually broke his toe. You can absolutely come up to me in public and tell me shit like "If you look closely to this shot in Helm's Deep, you can see an Uruk-hai break-dancing. That's actually Daniel Craig."
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Day 2 of the Barnes & Noble pre-order sale!
If you're a Premium or Rewards member at Barnes & Noble, you can preorder I AM THE NIGHT at bn.com from 12/30-1/1 and get 25% off with code PREORDER25!
December 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Day 2 of the Barnes & Noble pre-order sale!