J. Rohr
@jackblankhsh.bsky.social
Fiction writer and film critic. I also make music in a band called Beerfinger. Chicago Indie Critics.
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Remember, submissions aren't open yet for our next zine bundle, but we can't wait to see what you send in the first week of December! 5 zines, 5 prompts, and 5 possible pieces for you to submit--with a 10 cents per word payment to boot!
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Submission Calls
OPEN Zine call (December 1st through 7th) Zine PromptsFor this zine bundle, I’m looking for written pieces about these five prompts: -Cunty Horrors (cunty horror microfiction and mini-essays …
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November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Remember, submissions aren't open yet for our next zine bundle, but we can't wait to see what you send in the first week of December! 5 zines, 5 prompts, and 5 possible pieces for you to submit--with a 10 cents per word payment to boot!
cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...
cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...
If you go to THE RUNNING MAN expecting a dark satire that will skewer our current dystopia to its core, you'll be disappointed... accepting this is just pulpy popcorn escapism gives a good chance of killing boredom. #filmreview
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The Running Man Is a Pleasing Popcorn Thriller
THE RUNNING MAN is a refreshing remake that honors its origins while being a salient social commentary full of visual storytelling thrills.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
If you go to THE RUNNING MAN expecting a dark satire that will skewer our current dystopia to its core, you'll be disappointed... accepting this is just pulpy popcorn escapism gives a good chance of killing boredom. #filmreview
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Best places to performatively read our books:
-The Nightmare Box and Other Stories: directly outside former Black Panthers HQ in Oakland, California.
-Lupus in Fabula: the flooded streets of a sad, strange town.
-Shaky Pictures of Vanished Faces: a coffee shop you'll never find your way back from.
-The Nightmare Box and Other Stories: directly outside former Black Panthers HQ in Oakland, California.
-Lupus in Fabula: the flooded streets of a sad, strange town.
-Shaky Pictures of Vanished Faces: a coffee shop you'll never find your way back from.
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Best places to performatively read our books:
-The Nightmare Box and Other Stories: directly outside former Black Panthers HQ in Oakland, California.
-Lupus in Fabula: the flooded streets of a sad, strange town.
-Shaky Pictures of Vanished Faces: a coffee shop you'll never find your way back from.
-The Nightmare Box and Other Stories: directly outside former Black Panthers HQ in Oakland, California.
-Lupus in Fabula: the flooded streets of a sad, strange town.
-Shaky Pictures of Vanished Faces: a coffee shop you'll never find your way back from.
Checking out THE RUNNING MAN tonight... review coming soon... stay tuned!
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Checking out THE RUNNING MAN tonight... review coming soon... stay tuned!
Hey party people... I am going to be on BOTTOMS OF THE BARREL this evening... Que4 Radio AM1680 QUE4.ORG... www.bottomsofthebarrel.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Hey party people... I am going to be on BOTTOMS OF THE BARREL this evening... Que4 Radio AM1680 QUE4.ORG... www.bottomsofthebarrel.com
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Predator: Badlands is a fun distraction on a dull Friday, killing boredom even as it strains to tell a deeper story for franchise fans. buff.ly/ThhyGzA
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Predator: Badlands is a fun distraction on a dull Friday, killing boredom even as it strains to tell a deeper story for franchise fans. buff.ly/ThhyGzA
PREDATOR: BADLANDS is a fun ride, especially on the big screen, and though it's expanded lore is mainly for franchise fans, it does add a degree of depth to keep things relatable. #filmreview #PredatorBadlands
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Predator: Badlands Can Kill Boredom
Predator: Badlands is a fun distraction on a dull Friday, killing boredom even as it strains to tell a deeper story for franchise fans.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
PREDATOR: BADLANDS is a fun ride, especially on the big screen, and though it's expanded lore is mainly for franchise fans, it does add a degree of depth to keep things relatable. #filmreview #PredatorBadlands
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Checking out Predator: Badlands... review coming soon... stay tuned!
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Checking out Predator: Badlands... review coming soon... stay tuned!
Shameless self-promotion taste of the small solo section of "Murder of Crows" off the album Along the Winter River by Beerfinger... check the whole thing out on Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music.
#heavymetalmonday #music #hardrock #heavymetal
#heavymetalmonday #music #hardrock #heavymetal
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Shameless self-promotion taste of the small solo section of "Murder of Crows" off the album Along the Winter River by Beerfinger... check the whole thing out on Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music.
#heavymetalmonday #music #hardrock #heavymetal
#heavymetalmonday #music #hardrock #heavymetal
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SUBS OPEN NOW! For December, the office holiday party is the setting for stories we're seeking. What happens when you’re forced into a social setting with a bunch of people you would never willingly socialize with except for a paycheck? Subs open from Nov 1-4: bit.ly/4fQLeGx
November 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
SUBS OPEN NOW! For December, the office holiday party is the setting for stories we're seeking. What happens when you’re forced into a social setting with a bunch of people you would never willingly socialize with except for a paycheck? Subs open from Nov 1-4: bit.ly/4fQLeGx
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Bury yourself in the final story of Bodies, Tractor Beam's Halloween mini-issue! 💀🥭✨
"Fruiting Bodies," written by Emily Yang and illustrated by our community through our first open call is available to read now on Substack.
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"Fruiting Bodies," written by Emily Yang and illustrated by our community through our first open call is available to read now on Substack.
tractorbeamearth.substack.com/p/fruiting-b...
Fruiting Bodies
What do the mangoes remember?
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November 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Bury yourself in the final story of Bodies, Tractor Beam's Halloween mini-issue! 💀🥭✨
"Fruiting Bodies," written by Emily Yang and illustrated by our community through our first open call is available to read now on Substack.
tractorbeamearth.substack.com/p/fruiting-b...
"Fruiting Bodies," written by Emily Yang and illustrated by our community through our first open call is available to read now on Substack.
tractorbeamearth.substack.com/p/fruiting-b...
My latest review takes a look st ANYTHING THAT MOVES a giallo inspired thriller set in Chicago that looks great, though the story could play out a bit better. #horror
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Anything That Moves is a Giallo Treat
Anything That Moves offers a visually grand but narratively imperfect giallo sexploitation thriller about a sex worker stalked by a killer.
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November 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
My latest review takes a look st ANYTHING THAT MOVES a giallo inspired thriller set in Chicago that looks great, though the story could play out a bit better. #horror
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Trick or treat soilpunks! 👻
Meet Sophie Strand, guest editor of Tractor Beam's forthcoming Halloween mini-issue, Bodies. Sophie is a poet, writer, and self-identified compost heap based in the Hudson Valley who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology.
Meet Sophie Strand, guest editor of Tractor Beam's forthcoming Halloween mini-issue, Bodies. Sophie is a poet, writer, and self-identified compost heap based in the Hudson Valley who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology.
Introducing Bodies, A Hauntingly Soilpunk Mini-Issue
Guest Editor Sophie Strand on death, decay, and becoming food
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October 31, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Trick or treat soilpunks! 👻
Meet Sophie Strand, guest editor of Tractor Beam's forthcoming Halloween mini-issue, Bodies. Sophie is a poet, writer, and self-identified compost heap based in the Hudson Valley who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology.
Meet Sophie Strand, guest editor of Tractor Beam's forthcoming Halloween mini-issue, Bodies. Sophie is a poet, writer, and self-identified compost heap based in the Hudson Valley who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology.
Time for the annual 3rd Coast Review #horror recommendations... got to include my own suggestion, a little book called "I Live in Hell" by Mike Salinas... lot of great picks on here from various writers, so take a look!
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Abbot and Costello Meet the Crazy Mixed-Up Featured Creatures from Planet X | Third Coast Review
Welcome to the sixth installment of Third Coast Review’s Featured Creatures... Find your next scare here.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Time for the annual 3rd Coast Review #horror recommendations... got to include my own suggestion, a little book called "I Live in Hell" by Mike Salinas... lot of great picks on here from various writers, so take a look!
thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2025/10/...
thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2025/10/...
Reminder that I'm sharing scary stories tonight at
THE EVE
A virtual storytelling ritual.
October 30, 2025 | 6:30 P.M. CST
🎟️ bit.ly/theeve2025
Dim the lights and join us if you dare.
#TheEve2025 #StorytellingRitual #CozyThriller #GothicVibes #HalloweenCountdown
THE EVE
A virtual storytelling ritual.
October 30, 2025 | 6:30 P.M. CST
🎟️ bit.ly/theeve2025
Dim the lights and join us if you dare.
#TheEve2025 #StorytellingRitual #CozyThriller #GothicVibes #HalloweenCountdown
THE EVE | Where the Shadows Whisper | October 30, 2025 • 6:30 PM CT Virtual Horror Event
Experience a virtual evening of spine-tingling thrills with authors, actors and artists. Games, giveaways and ghoulish delights. October 30, 2025 • 6:30 PM CT. Tickets from $17.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Reminder that I'm sharing scary stories tonight at
THE EVE
A virtual storytelling ritual.
October 30, 2025 | 6:30 P.M. CST
🎟️ bit.ly/theeve2025
Dim the lights and join us if you dare.
#TheEve2025 #StorytellingRitual #CozyThriller #GothicVibes #HalloweenCountdown
THE EVE
A virtual storytelling ritual.
October 30, 2025 | 6:30 P.M. CST
🎟️ bit.ly/theeve2025
Dim the lights and join us if you dare.
#TheEve2025 #StorytellingRitual #CozyThriller #GothicVibes #HalloweenCountdown
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Fifteen horror zines for $15. What could be more beautiful than that?
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Zine Freak Bundle (Issues #1 through 15) | Cursed Morsels Press
The first fifteen issues of our zine for $15, including Landlord Lair, Spooky Sexy Soapbox, Florida Man, Reviews of Films That Don't Exist, Nightmare Birds, All Cops Are B____, My Morbid Childhood...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Fifteen horror zines for $15. What could be more beautiful than that?
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www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/zine...
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NOW AVAILABLE FROM RHP PRESS:
One way or another, the ocean claims its own.
There are worse things than cancer.
Yeah, Maybe don't rob that bank during hunting season.
Some scammers are born with it.
GET ISSUE #14 TODAY: bit.ly/4oJ45rV
One way or another, the ocean claims its own.
There are worse things than cancer.
Yeah, Maybe don't rob that bank during hunting season.
Some scammers are born with it.
GET ISSUE #14 TODAY: bit.ly/4oJ45rV
October 28, 2025 at 1:13 AM
NOW AVAILABLE FROM RHP PRESS:
One way or another, the ocean claims its own.
There are worse things than cancer.
Yeah, Maybe don't rob that bank during hunting season.
Some scammers are born with it.
GET ISSUE #14 TODAY: bit.ly/4oJ45rV
One way or another, the ocean claims its own.
There are worse things than cancer.
Yeah, Maybe don't rob that bank during hunting season.
Some scammers are born with it.
GET ISSUE #14 TODAY: bit.ly/4oJ45rV
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I've sent out all rejections (~245) and acceptances (3) for the Flesh submission call. Whether or not you got in, consider submitting to our next call in December. We have five zine prompts to choose from, and you could write a piece for each one! cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...
Submission Calls
OPEN Zine call (December 1st through 7th) Zine PromptsFor this zine bundle, I’m looking for written pieces about these five prompts: -Cunty Horrors (cunty horror microfiction and mini-essays …
cursedmorsels.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I've sent out all rejections (~245) and acceptances (3) for the Flesh submission call. Whether or not you got in, consider submitting to our next call in December. We have five zine prompts to choose from, and you could write a piece for each one! cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...
THE EVE
A virtual storytelling ritual.
October 30, 2025 | 6:30 P.M. CST
🎟️ bit.ly/theeve2025
Red mist. Unspoken truths.
Many voices. One night.
You’re invited to the threshold.
Dim the lights and join us if you dare.
#TheEve2025 #StorytellingRitual #CozyThriller #GothicVibes #HalloweenCountdown
A virtual storytelling ritual.
October 30, 2025 | 6:30 P.M. CST
🎟️ bit.ly/theeve2025
Red mist. Unspoken truths.
Many voices. One night.
You’re invited to the threshold.
Dim the lights and join us if you dare.
#TheEve2025 #StorytellingRitual #CozyThriller #GothicVibes #HalloweenCountdown
THE EVE | Where the Shadows Whisper | October 30, 2025 • 6:30 PM CT Virtual Horror Event
Experience a virtual evening of spine-tingling thrills with authors, actors and artists. Games, giveaways and ghoulish delights. October 30, 2025 • 6:30 PM CT. Tickets from $17.
bit.ly
October 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
THE EVE
A virtual storytelling ritual.
October 30, 2025 | 6:30 P.M. CST
🎟️ bit.ly/theeve2025
Red mist. Unspoken truths.
Many voices. One night.
You’re invited to the threshold.
Dim the lights and join us if you dare.
#TheEve2025 #StorytellingRitual #CozyThriller #GothicVibes #HalloweenCountdown
A virtual storytelling ritual.
October 30, 2025 | 6:30 P.M. CST
🎟️ bit.ly/theeve2025
Red mist. Unspoken truths.
Many voices. One night.
You’re invited to the threshold.
Dim the lights and join us if you dare.
#TheEve2025 #StorytellingRitual #CozyThriller #GothicVibes #HalloweenCountdown
My latest article @filmobsessive.com looks back at RACE WITH THE DEVIL... a fun fright flick from 1975 that should maybe be on your watch list this scary season... this cult classic never feared blending genres into one fun ride. #horror
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Race with the Devil Still Delivers Delight
RACE WITH THE DEVIL remains a cult classic fifty years after its release because it never feared to blend multiple genres into one fun ride.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
My latest article @filmobsessive.com looks back at RACE WITH THE DEVIL... a fun fright flick from 1975 that should maybe be on your watch list this scary season... this cult classic never feared blending genres into one fun ride. #horror
filmobsessive.com/film/film-fe...
filmobsessive.com/film/film-fe...
My latest review at Film Obsessive.
SHELBY OAKS employs some novel storytelling ideas, but despite an atmospheric aspect doesn't use enough of its potential to be a grand scare. filmobsessive.com?p=296049
October 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My latest review at Film Obsessive.
Kozy Krampus from Underland Press is now available... spice up your Halloween or Holiday season with these unhinged horrors... check out my story "The Cheshire's Killer Cousin"
www.underlandpress.com/kozy-krampus/
www.underlandpress.com/kozy-krampus/
October 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Kozy Krampus from Underland Press is now available... spice up your Halloween or Holiday season with these unhinged horrors... check out my story "The Cheshire's Killer Cousin"
www.underlandpress.com/kozy-krampus/
www.underlandpress.com/kozy-krampus/
My interview with Allen Danziger and Ray Spivey about their recent release The Weed Hacker Massacre is now available on @filmobsessive.com
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Allen Danziger and Ray Spivey Discuss The Weed Hacker Massacre
Allen Danziger and Ray Spivey discuss their horror comedy, THE WEED HACKER MASSACRE, a spoof of slasher sequel cash grabs.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My interview with Allen Danziger and Ray Spivey about their recent release The Weed Hacker Massacre is now available on @filmobsessive.com
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filmobsessive.com/film/film-ne...
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The deadline for our #opencall is around the corner! 👀✍️🍄🎨
We're seeking original art for our first-ever mini-issue on Substack, centered on death, decomposition, and bodies.
Read our latest newsletter to find out how you can submit:
tractorbeamearth.substack.com/p/want-to-il...
We're seeking original art for our first-ever mini-issue on Substack, centered on death, decomposition, and bodies.
Read our latest newsletter to find out how you can submit:
tractorbeamearth.substack.com/p/want-to-il...
October 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The deadline for our #opencall is around the corner! 👀✍️🍄🎨
We're seeking original art for our first-ever mini-issue on Substack, centered on death, decomposition, and bodies.
Read our latest newsletter to find out how you can submit:
tractorbeamearth.substack.com/p/want-to-il...
We're seeking original art for our first-ever mini-issue on Substack, centered on death, decomposition, and bodies.
Read our latest newsletter to find out how you can submit:
tractorbeamearth.substack.com/p/want-to-il...