George Daniel Lea/ExaggeratedElegy
@exaggeratedelegy.bsky.social
Writer. Queer. Agent of The Mighty Deep Woke (but don't tell anyone).
Author website:
http://www.strangeplaygrounds.com/
Amazon Author Page:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/George-Daniel-Lea/e/B00J60BJ82/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1
Author website:
http://www.strangeplaygrounds.com/
Amazon Author Page:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/George-Daniel-Lea/e/B00J60BJ82/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1
Taking a look at the last detachments in Codex: World Eaters (one of which happens to be my favourite of the lot).
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Fluffenhammer Adjacent: The Ages of Chaos, Codex World Eaters (10th Ed) The Detachments (Part 2)
YouTube video by ExaggeratedElegy
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January 6, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Taking a look at the last detachments in Codex: World Eaters (one of which happens to be my favourite of the lot).
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A look back over 10th edition Warhammer 40K and what it might imply for the future of the Codex format we've all come to know and love.
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Fluffenhammer Adjacent: The Future of The Codex?
YouTube video by ExaggeratedElegy
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January 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM
A look back over 10th edition Warhammer 40K and what it might imply for the future of the Codex format we've all come to know and love.
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A slightly later addition to 2025's Horror Christmas Calendar: @elliotchapman.bsky.social 's gothic tale, The Tree House (read by myself). A very happy new year to you all!
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Horror Christmas Calendar: The Tree House, By Elliot Chapman. Read by George Daniel Lea
YouTube video by ExaggeratedElegy
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January 1, 2026 at 4:36 PM
A slightly later addition to 2025's Horror Christmas Calendar: @elliotchapman.bsky.social 's gothic tale, The Tree House (read by myself). A very happy new year to you all!
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It was my sincere pleasure to sit down and chat recently with @pauladashe.bsky.social, in which we discuss everything from mutual influences -yes, Barker does come up once or twice- to Paula's exquisite collection, We Are Here To Hurt Each Other.
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Our Lives In Horror: Paula D. Ashe
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January 1, 2026 at 9:45 AM
It was my sincere pleasure to sit down and chat recently with @pauladashe.bsky.social, in which we discuss everything from mutual influences -yes, Barker does come up once or twice- to Paula's exquisite collection, We Are Here To Hurt Each Other.
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Ringing in the new year with some light and jaunty subject matter in the form of 1984's Threads, arguably one of THE most traumatic -and truthful- pieces of media ever created. Sincere content warnings if you seek this one out: Nothing hits quite like it.
Ring in the New Year with some light reading on nuclear annihilation, courtesy of Ginger Nuts of Horror. George Daniel Lea's analysis of the traumatic masterpiece Threads (1984) is here to sober you up.
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Threads 1984: The Nuclear Horror That Traumatized A Generation & Still Haunts Us - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
George Daniel Lea explores the traumatic power of the BBC's 1984 nuclear war film Threads. Dive into an analysis of its bleak realism, Cold War anxiety, and enduring legacy as a masterpiece of horror ...
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January 1, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Ringing in the new year with some light and jaunty subject matter in the form of 1984's Threads, arguably one of THE most traumatic -and truthful- pieces of media ever created. Sincere content warnings if you seek this one out: Nothing hits quite like it.
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I was honoured to host @exaggeratedelegy.bsky.social for a guest episode about the 'estranged parents' phenomenon. (Follow-up in the works.) idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com/public-bonus...
I Don't Speak German: PUBLIC BONUS: Estranged Parents, with George Daniel Lea
Jack is joined by friend (and friend-of-the-show), the writer George Daniel Lea, to talk about the online phenomenon known as 'Estranged Parents' or the 'Estranged Parents Movement'. George did ...
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December 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I was honoured to host @exaggeratedelegy.bsky.social for a guest episode about the 'estranged parents' phenomenon. (Follow-up in the works.) idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com/public-bonus...
Doing The Lord's work, introducing friends to Penda's Fen over the holidays (though what species of "Lord" in this context is up for some serious debate).
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December 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Doing The Lord's work, introducing friends to Penda's Fen over the holidays (though what species of "Lord" in this context is up for some serious debate).
Please join us over at the Horror Christmas Calendar for my own contribution, "Never Again" (read by David Court).
Huge content warnings: I wrote it in a particular frame of mind. A holly-jolly Christmas it is not.
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Huge content warnings: I wrote it in a particular frame of mind. A holly-jolly Christmas it is not.
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Horror Christmas Calendar (2025): Never Again By, George Daniel Lea (read by David J. Court)
YouTube video by ExaggeratedElegy
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December 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Please join us over at the Horror Christmas Calendar for my own contribution, "Never Again" (read by David Court).
Huge content warnings: I wrote it in a particular frame of mind. A holly-jolly Christmas it is not.
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Huge content warnings: I wrote it in a particular frame of mind. A holly-jolly Christmas it is not.
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Please join us this Christmas night for @timescarcass.bsky.social 's superb contribution to the Horror Christmas Calendar, Medusa:
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Horror Christmas Calendar (2025): Medusa, By Jack Graham (read by Elliot Chapman)
YouTube video by ExaggeratedElegy
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December 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Please join us this Christmas night for @timescarcass.bsky.social 's superb contribution to the Horror Christmas Calendar, Medusa:
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The audiobook of my new Christmas ghost story, read by @elliotchapman.bsky.social, is up over at @exaggeratedelegy.bsky.social's channel. youtu.be/qUuDc4I7lsI?...
Horror Christmas Calendar (2025): Medusa, By Jack Graham (read by Elliot Chapman)
YouTube video by ExaggeratedElegy
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December 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The audiobook of my new Christmas ghost story, read by @elliotchapman.bsky.social, is up over at @exaggeratedelegy.bsky.social's channel. youtu.be/qUuDc4I7lsI?...
A happy Christmas Eve to you all! Tonight, the Horror Christmas Calendar presents: HannahDoll, by @bookdragonauthor.bsky.social (read by Lex Jones):
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Horror Christmas Calendar Hannah Doll, by Charlotte Bond.
YouTube video by ExaggeratedElegy
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December 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A happy Christmas Eve to you all! Tonight, the Horror Christmas Calendar presents: HannahDoll, by @bookdragonauthor.bsky.social (read by Lex Jones):
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This evening's offering from The Horror Christmas Calendar is: How To Make Gingerbread For Your Family, by @kitwhitfield.bsky.social, read by @bookdragonauthor.bsky.social:
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Horror Christmas Calendar: How To Make Gingerbread For Your Family, by Kit Whitfield
YouTube video by ExaggeratedElegy
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December 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This evening's offering from The Horror Christmas Calendar is: How To Make Gingerbread For Your Family, by @kitwhitfield.bsky.social, read by @bookdragonauthor.bsky.social:
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The first entry in the Horror Christmas Calendar features The Witch's Yule, by Matthew Brockmeyer, read by @kitwhitfield.bsky.social
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Horror Christmas Calendar 2025 The Witchs Yule By Matthew Brockmeyer (Read by Kit Whitfield)
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December 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The first entry in the Horror Christmas Calendar features The Witch's Yule, by Matthew Brockmeyer, read by @kitwhitfield.bsky.social
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May be a bit absent from the social media for a while. Been having some mental health issues this year and recent world events have not helped. Pulling back to recollect, muster some energy and get myself back on an even keel. Stay well, take care of each other and much, much love.
December 16, 2025 at 4:11 AM
May be a bit absent from the social media for a while. Been having some mental health issues this year and recent world events have not helped. Pulling back to recollect, muster some energy and get myself back on an even keel. Stay well, take care of each other and much, much love.
Please join Kayleigh Dobbs and I as we discuss Folk Horror and various other subjects in our latest chat.
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Strange Playgrounds: Folk Horror: A Cultural Discussion (With Kayleigh Dobbs)
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December 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Please join Kayleigh Dobbs and I as we discuss Folk Horror and various other subjects in our latest chat.
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Please join @wolfkang1.bsky.social and myself for our latest discussion on the Alien series, with a specific focus on Alien: Earth.
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Strange Playgrounds: Alien Earth (With Wolfkang1.0)
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December 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Please join @wolfkang1.bsky.social and myself for our latest discussion on the Alien series, with a specific focus on Alien: Earth.
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If you operate in horror in any capacity and you fancy having a chat about the subject, come and join me over at Our Lives In Horror! Drop me a message or a response below and let's set something up.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
If you operate in horror in any capacity and you fancy having a chat about the subject, come and join me over at Our Lives In Horror! Drop me a message or a response below and let's set something up.
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Let's Play Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Part 10: Proper RPG Stuff.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
*Cough* Born in Blood Volumes 1 and 2 *Cough*
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November 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
*Cough* Born in Blood Volumes 1 and 2 *Cough*
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I'm fairly well-versed in obscure video game horror, but I've never heard of this: A peculiar piece never released outside of Japan, from the same talent that brought us Clocktower.
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The Horror Masterpiece That Never Left Japan | Yuuyami Doori Tankentai (PS1)
YouTube video by Dungeon Chill
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November 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
I'm fairly well-versed in obscure video game horror, but I've never heard of this: A peculiar piece never released outside of Japan, from the same talent that brought us Clocktower.
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A look at Guillermo del Toro's recent adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
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Strange Playgrounds: Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein
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November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A look at Guillermo del Toro's recent adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
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Working on a "My Life in Horror" article discussing the seminal 1984 British film, Threads (if you know, you know).
To say that it's currently "going to places" is an understatement.
To say that it's currently "going to places" is an understatement.
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Working on a "My Life in Horror" article discussing the seminal 1984 British film, Threads (if you know, you know).
To say that it's currently "going to places" is an understatement.
To say that it's currently "going to places" is an understatement.
Continuing our deep-dive into classic UK children's show, Knightmare, Strange Playgrounds takes a look at the much more experimental second series.
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Strange Playgrounds; Knightmare, Series 2
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November 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Continuing our deep-dive into classic UK children's show, Knightmare, Strange Playgrounds takes a look at the much more experimental second series.
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Andy Serkis as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Renoir may be the most brilliant performance in the history of the medium. When the writing's this brilliant, it deserves nothing less.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Andy Serkis as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Renoir may be the most brilliant performance in the history of the medium. When the writing's this brilliant, it deserves nothing less.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Haven't cried so much owing to a video game for a long, long time.
Haven't cried so much owing to a video game for a long, long time.
November 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Haven't cried so much owing to a video game for a long, long time.
Haven't cried so much owing to a video game for a long, long time.