Chris Spivey (Author)
@darkerhue.bsky.social
Multi-award-winning writer and game designer. Veteran, part-time historian, podcaster, SFWA, and WWA member. Harlem Unbound, Haunted West, Genreless Podcast. Arc Dream Production Director (He/Him) #BlackLivesMatter
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Discover history as it was and history as it could have been. This is the West in full color! Explore #HauntedWest, where the Weird West meets real U.S. history. Let's ride! darkerhuestudios.com/shop #ttrpg #gaming #supportblackbusiness
Watching the Olympics and writing on the #DeadCityBlues drop for this month, coming along nicely. 🏅✍️ Probably helped that I spent a good chunk of yesterday reading Chester Himes, Jim Thompson, and Raymond Chandler. Turns out noir homework counts as real work. 😄📚
February 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Watching the Olympics and writing on the #DeadCityBlues drop for this month, coming along nicely. 🏅✍️ Probably helped that I spent a good chunk of yesterday reading Chester Himes, Jim Thompson, and Raymond Chandler. Turns out noir homework counts as real work. 😄📚
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Have you met the award-winning Weird Western TTRPG, Haunted West? 🤠👻
If not… partner, what’re you waitin’ for?
🔮 Supernatural horror
🩸 Gritty Action
📜 Alternate History
🎲 A genre-redefining tabletop experience
If you want a game that haunts your table long after the dice stop rolling, this is it
If not… partner, what’re you waitin’ for?
🔮 Supernatural horror
🩸 Gritty Action
📜 Alternate History
🎲 A genre-redefining tabletop experience
If you want a game that haunts your table long after the dice stop rolling, this is it
February 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Have you met the award-winning Weird Western TTRPG, Haunted West? 🤠👻
If not… partner, what’re you waitin’ for?
🔮 Supernatural horror
🩸 Gritty Action
📜 Alternate History
🎲 A genre-redefining tabletop experience
If you want a game that haunts your table long after the dice stop rolling, this is it
If not… partner, what’re you waitin’ for?
🔮 Supernatural horror
🩸 Gritty Action
📜 Alternate History
🎲 A genre-redefining tabletop experience
If you want a game that haunts your table long after the dice stop rolling, this is it
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We are LIVE!!! Come join us as we investigate strange rumblings in the 1927 Harlem art scene!
Join us for a Harlem Unbound Call of Cthulhu game benefitting #SadGirlsClub over at twitch.tv/tbhalflings!!
Chaos and horror for a good cause!! <3
Join us for a Harlem Unbound Call of Cthulhu game benefitting #SadGirlsClub over at twitch.tv/tbhalflings!!
Chaos and horror for a good cause!! <3
February 14, 2026 at 1:08 AM
We are LIVE!!! Come join us as we investigate strange rumblings in the 1927 Harlem art scene!
Join us for a Harlem Unbound Call of Cthulhu game benefitting #SadGirlsClub over at twitch.tv/tbhalflings!!
Chaos and horror for a good cause!! <3
Join us for a Harlem Unbound Call of Cthulhu game benefitting #SadGirlsClub over at twitch.tv/tbhalflings!!
Chaos and horror for a good cause!! <3
Trying a new-to-me bourbon, Old Foster 1910, & finally getting to finishing Warrior. 🥃📺 I’ve been this close for months but never had the time. Loved this show & really wish it had gotten more seasons.
Also realizing this combo puts me squarely in the Haunted West headspace…which feels about right.
Also realizing this combo puts me squarely in the Haunted West headspace…which feels about right.
February 13, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Trying a new-to-me bourbon, Old Foster 1910, & finally getting to finishing Warrior. 🥃📺 I’ve been this close for months but never had the time. Loved this show & really wish it had gotten more seasons.
Also realizing this combo puts me squarely in the Haunted West headspace…which feels about right.
Also realizing this combo puts me squarely in the Haunted West headspace…which feels about right.
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SORCERY (Oils, Palette Knife, Chalk, Pencil). A new #painting for #TheBlackCompanyRPG by…me.
#Soulcatcher blasts some annoying troops while taking a leisurely walk across a battlefield.
#Soulcatcher blasts some annoying troops while taking a leisurely walk across a battlefield.
February 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
SORCERY (Oils, Palette Knife, Chalk, Pencil). A new #painting for #TheBlackCompanyRPG by…me.
#Soulcatcher blasts some annoying troops while taking a leisurely walk across a battlefield.
#Soulcatcher blasts some annoying troops while taking a leisurely walk across a battlefield.
Have you met the award-winning Weird Western TTRPG, Haunted West? 🤠👻
If not… partner, what’re you waitin’ for?
🔮 Supernatural horror
🩸 Gritty Action
📜 Alternate History
🎲 A genre-redefining tabletop experience
If you want a game that haunts your table long after the dice stop rolling, this is it
If not… partner, what’re you waitin’ for?
🔮 Supernatural horror
🩸 Gritty Action
📜 Alternate History
🎲 A genre-redefining tabletop experience
If you want a game that haunts your table long after the dice stop rolling, this is it
February 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Have you met the award-winning Weird Western TTRPG, Haunted West? 🤠👻
If not… partner, what’re you waitin’ for?
🔮 Supernatural horror
🩸 Gritty Action
📜 Alternate History
🎲 A genre-redefining tabletop experience
If you want a game that haunts your table long after the dice stop rolling, this is it
If not… partner, what’re you waitin’ for?
🔮 Supernatural horror
🩸 Gritty Action
📜 Alternate History
🎲 A genre-redefining tabletop experience
If you want a game that haunts your table long after the dice stop rolling, this is it
Curious about one of the things I’ve been working on? The amazing folks at R. Talsorian Games just dropped a big update on Night City 2045 for #CyberpunkRed!!! 🦾🌆
I’m elated to be working alongside such incredible creatives. So grateful and very excited for when it drops. #FreelanceWriter
I’m elated to be working alongside such incredible creatives. So grateful and very excited for when it drops. #FreelanceWriter
In our first Dev Log for Night City 2045, J Gray reveals the full extent of what is in the book, including all authors and what district brings what to it.
Our largest information drop about our upcoming book for Cyberpunk RED is now live here with art!
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Our largest information drop about our upcoming book for Cyberpunk RED is now live here with art!
rtalsoriangames.com/2026/02/12/w...
Welcome to Night City 2045 – Dev Log #1 Contents
Hello, choombas! We’re ramping up to the June 17 physical release of Night City 2045 with a weekly series of articles offering a sneak peek of the book! And in case you don’t yet know, Night City 2…
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February 12, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Curious about one of the things I’ve been working on? The amazing folks at R. Talsorian Games just dropped a big update on Night City 2045 for #CyberpunkRed!!! 🦾🌆
I’m elated to be working alongside such incredible creatives. So grateful and very excited for when it drops. #FreelanceWriter
I’m elated to be working alongside such incredible creatives. So grateful and very excited for when it drops. #FreelanceWriter
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Our next incredible #BHM table, The Bleeding Script, is a one-shot of @darkerhue.bsky.social's Harlem Unbound, an official setting for @chaosium.bsky.social Call of Cthulhu! Catch us live this Friday the 13th at 8p EST. All proceeds support #SadGirlsClub.
twitch.tv/tbhalflings
twitch.tv/tbhalflings
February 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Our next incredible #BHM table, The Bleeding Script, is a one-shot of @darkerhue.bsky.social's Harlem Unbound, an official setting for @chaosium.bsky.social Call of Cthulhu! Catch us live this Friday the 13th at 8p EST. All proceeds support #SadGirlsClub.
twitch.tv/tbhalflings
twitch.tv/tbhalflings
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This week, Eddy broke out the harmonica to play Once Upon a Time in the West. 🎵🤠 Why did Chris pick this over any of the “Man With No Name” films? Did Eddy love it? Did Chris sing again? 😄
Only one way to find out… 🎙️
Only one way to find out… 🎙️
1013 Once Upon A Time in the West
Podcast Episode · Genreless · 02/01/2026 · 2h 9m
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February 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This week, Eddy broke out the harmonica to play Once Upon a Time in the West. 🎵🤠 Why did Chris pick this over any of the “Man With No Name” films? Did Eddy love it? Did Chris sing again? 😄
Only one way to find out… 🎙️
Only one way to find out… 🎙️
Thanks, brain. I only wanted about three hours of sleep before you decided to fully power on. 😵💫✨ Now it’s just thoughts, plans, and ideas doing laps at top speed. Would it kill you to schedule this for daylight hours?
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February 11, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Thanks, brain. I only wanted about three hours of sleep before you decided to fully power on. 😵💫✨ Now it’s just thoughts, plans, and ideas doing laps at top speed. Would it kill you to schedule this for daylight hours?
Working with the Winter Olympics on in the background and loving it. 🏅❄️ I especially have a soft spot for curling after trying it a couple of times; it's way harder (and more fun) than it looks. Perfect mix of focus and chill today. 😄
February 10, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Working with the Winter Olympics on in the background and loving it. 🏅❄️ I especially have a soft spot for curling after trying it a couple of times; it's way harder (and more fun) than it looks. Perfect mix of focus and chill today. 😄
Have you heard of KamCon? If not, you should absolutely check it out. 🎲✨ Arc Dream’s own Shane and Dennis will be there, and it’s going to be brilliant. (Prices listed in Canadian dollars.)
February 10, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Have you heard of KamCon? If not, you should absolutely check it out. 🎲✨ Arc Dream’s own Shane and Dennis will be there, and it’s going to be brilliant. (Prices listed in Canadian dollars.)
Finished the first two episodes of #StarfleetAcademy and we are enjoying it so far, lots of potential and some nice Trek nods. 🖖 That immediately sent me down a rabbit hole: what’s my Star Trek ranking based only on the shows I’ve actually seen? Least favorite to most favorite. Engage shields. 😄
February 10, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Finished the first two episodes of #StarfleetAcademy and we are enjoying it so far, lots of potential and some nice Trek nods. 🖖 That immediately sent me down a rabbit hole: what’s my Star Trek ranking based only on the shows I’ve actually seen? Least favorite to most favorite. Engage shields. 😄
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VOD to Ep.1 of “A Dog Pawing at the Door”, a “Harlem Unbound/CoC” original story for “Apochromatic Unlimited:Harlem Renaissance Forever" event, supporting Lavender Rights Project ( buff.ly/Do0Fo1f ). Thank you to Nerdgasm Noire& (@nanicoolj). Please check it out and donate.
A Dog Pawing at the Door: A part of Apochromatic Unlimited's BHM celebration
Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/nerdgasmnoire
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February 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
VOD to Ep.1 of “A Dog Pawing at the Door”, a “Harlem Unbound/CoC” original story for “Apochromatic Unlimited:Harlem Renaissance Forever" event, supporting Lavender Rights Project ( buff.ly/Do0Fo1f ). Thank you to Nerdgasm Noire& (@nanicoolj). Please check it out and donate.
Ok. Today is nothing but spreadsheet work. 📊 I’ve got a HUGE Delta Green coffee mug filled with Swing’s Coffee, a tasty almond croissant at the ready, and a clear mission in front of me. Caffeine, carbs, and cells...let’s go! ☕🥐
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February 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Ok. Today is nothing but spreadsheet work. 📊 I’ve got a HUGE Delta Green coffee mug filled with Swing’s Coffee, a tasty almond croissant at the ready, and a clear mission in front of me. Caffeine, carbs, and cells...let’s go! ☕🥐
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Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
2026 Writing: Day 39 ✍️
Daily word count: 4,353
Total word count: 26,944
Very good writing day. 🔥 Now shifting gears to watch the (non-Eagles) Super Bowl. Beer ready, snacks deployed, and no real dog in the fight, so… go SPORTS team, go! 🍻🏈😄 #SuperBowl60
Daily word count: 4,353
Total word count: 26,944
Very good writing day. 🔥 Now shifting gears to watch the (non-Eagles) Super Bowl. Beer ready, snacks deployed, and no real dog in the fight, so… go SPORTS team, go! 🍻🏈😄 #SuperBowl60
February 8, 2026 at 11:42 PM
2026 Writing: Day 39 ✍️
Daily word count: 4,353
Total word count: 26,944
Very good writing day. 🔥 Now shifting gears to watch the (non-Eagles) Super Bowl. Beer ready, snacks deployed, and no real dog in the fight, so… go SPORTS team, go! 🍻🏈😄 #SuperBowl60
Daily word count: 4,353
Total word count: 26,944
Very good writing day. 🔥 Now shifting gears to watch the (non-Eagles) Super Bowl. Beer ready, snacks deployed, and no real dog in the fight, so… go SPORTS team, go! 🍻🏈😄 #SuperBowl60
Writing day before the Super Bowl, even if my Eagles aren’t in it, we’ll still watch. ☕🏈 Got coffee, word count goal, and some noir vibes queued: Shadow of a Doubt and Gun Crazy, while I work on the next #DeadCityBlues drop for #HarlemUnbounding. Let’s go. ✍️🖤
February 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Writing day before the Super Bowl, even if my Eagles aren’t in it, we’ll still watch. ☕🏈 Got coffee, word count goal, and some noir vibes queued: Shadow of a Doubt and Gun Crazy, while I work on the next #DeadCityBlues drop for #HarlemUnbounding. Let’s go. ✍️🖤
Trying to wrap up a work project today, and I’ve got the Olympics on in the background. 🏅📺 It’s perfect as something to watch and listen to while working. Also… a little jealous of a friend who’s actually there right now. 😄
February 7, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Trying to wrap up a work project today, and I’ve got the Olympics on in the background. 🏅📺 It’s perfect as something to watch and listen to while working. Also… a little jealous of a friend who’s actually there right now. 😄
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Hey, GMs, are you heading to Origins 2026? We're looking for some game masters looking to run games for us through Studio2 Publishing.
February 7, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Hey, GMs, are you heading to Origins 2026? We're looking for some game masters looking to run games for us through Studio2 Publishing.
I’ll admit it, I’d never seen Cleopatra Jones (1973) before, and it was an absolute blast. 💥 Have you seen it? If not… why not? Go fix that. 😄
Then come check out our Genreless episodes on it and let’s talk about this kickass, stylish classic. 🎙️🎬
Then come check out our Genreless episodes on it and let’s talk about this kickass, stylish classic. 🎙️🎬
February 7, 2026 at 1:49 AM
I’ll admit it, I’d never seen Cleopatra Jones (1973) before, and it was an absolute blast. 💥 Have you seen it? If not… why not? Go fix that. 😄
Then come check out our Genreless episodes on it and let’s talk about this kickass, stylish classic. 🎙️🎬
Then come check out our Genreless episodes on it and let’s talk about this kickass, stylish classic. 🎙️🎬
Back into Fallout 4 this morning, wandering the Commonwealth again. It’s a good game, but it’ll never quite be Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas for me. 😄
Honestly, though, I’m mostly using it to build up the mental energy to walk the dog in 16-degree weather. ❄️🐶 Wish me luck.
Honestly, though, I’m mostly using it to build up the mental energy to walk the dog in 16-degree weather. ❄️🐶 Wish me luck.
February 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Back into Fallout 4 this morning, wandering the Commonwealth again. It’s a good game, but it’ll never quite be Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas for me. 😄
Honestly, though, I’m mostly using it to build up the mental energy to walk the dog in 16-degree weather. ❄️🐶 Wish me luck.
Honestly, though, I’m mostly using it to build up the mental energy to walk the dog in 16-degree weather. ❄️🐶 Wish me luck.
🎷 Hey Hepcats, have you rolled dice with the multi-ENnie-winning, Diana Jones-nominated #HarlemUnbound yet? No? Why not?! You might’ve missed the groundbreaking indie darling 1E, but don’t sweat it. Bigger, Pulpier, & Expanded Second edition exists! 👀 #CallOfCthulhu #Gumshoe #RPGHorror #TTRPG
February 6, 2026 at 4:20 AM
🎷 Hey Hepcats, have you rolled dice with the multi-ENnie-winning, Diana Jones-nominated #HarlemUnbound yet? No? Why not?! You might’ve missed the groundbreaking indie darling 1E, but don’t sweat it. Bigger, Pulpier, & Expanded Second edition exists! 👀 #CallOfCthulhu #Gumshoe #RPGHorror #TTRPG
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about gaming group dynamics: what we look for in a table, in a system, & how mechanics shape player choices. 🎲 I’ve always loved crunchy games (old-school roots), especially seeing how systems & subsystems mesh together… though I’ll happily flex for the rule of cool.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about gaming group dynamics: what we look for in a table, in a system, & how mechanics shape player choices. 🎲 I’ve always loved crunchy games (old-school roots), especially seeing how systems & subsystems mesh together… though I’ll happily flex for the rule of cool.