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Mark Zidzik
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The #OwnVoices #Author of " #Dracula / Harker: A #Gay #Gothic #Romance " and unapologetic anti-reactionary. Hate my sexual orientation, politics, and book, and see if I care.
Book website: https://markzidzik.com
Author blog: https://markzidzik.com/blog
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"Heated Rivalry": MM romance or MM fantasy?
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
#HeatedRivalry #MMRomance
Women are feral for Heated Rivalry. What does that say about men?
The explosive popularity of the gay hockey TV drama reveals women’s desire for sex and romance without violence or hierarchy
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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Another aggrieved cultural gatekeeper bemoans change.

What do they expect? As humans become more monstrous, monsters become more human.

If the writer truly wants "evil incarnate," I know where to stuff their printed opinion--up their impaled @ss!

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#Dracula #vampire
Opinion: Vampires are more abused in pop culture than any other mythological creature – The Battalion
Do you remember a time in history when pure horror was measured by cruel, vicious, towering monstrosities that defied all rational thought? An era when horror l
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January 15, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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Are Anne Rice's vampires good influences for queer people and good gateways to foster empathy among straight people?

The older--and, presumably, wiser--I get, the less I think so and the more I think we can do better.

www.washingtonblade.com/2026/01/13/t...

#AnneRice #VampireChronicles #Lestat
‘The Vampire Chronicles’ inspire LGBTQ people around the world
AMC’s ‘Interview with the Vampire’ has brought feelings back to live
www.washingtonblade.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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Affirm those of us who affirm the rest of us: show some love for queer singer/songwriter Arlo Novak by listening to his songs and following him on Spotify. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈
#LGBTQmusic #LGBTQmusician #LGBTQsinger #QueerMusic #QueerMusician #QueerSinger #NewMusic #MusicDiscovery
January 14, 2026 at 6:01 AM
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Profit "trumps" principle (i.e., businessmen have tiny, if any, testes).
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president - LGBTQ Nation
"In the face of so many book bans and so much concern about decreasing school library sales of queer content" publishers are "passing" on LGBTQ+ books.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
January 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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Melancholic space Gothic

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January 12, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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A beautifully haunting Cantopop gay anthem called "Forbidden Colors" from 1988! by the duo Tat Ming Pair.
The song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwg...
The lyrics:
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The duo:
www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Q...
#Cantopop #LGBTQmusic #QueerMusic
禁色
YouTube video by Tat Ming Pair - Topic
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January 12, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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They're even better impaled AND set afire. (Love that crispy, charcoal-flavored crust.)
January 10, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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Every day of the last 40years of GOP getting elected for anything…
January 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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January 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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In dark times, a dark tale can offer relief—and vicarious revenge.
www.draculaharker.com
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDKY42RY/
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#Dracula #vampires #GothicRomance #ParanormalRomance #GayRomance #LGBTQRomance #QueerRomance #MMRomance
January 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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This is what MAGA calls American greatness.
#ICE #KristiNoem #Trump #MAGA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9CJ...
ICE officer fatally shoots driver in Minneapolis
YouTube video by Minnesota Reformer
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January 8, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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So what’s on the MAGA agenda for today’s anniversary of getting away with an insurrection? Are there going to be reenactments? Fresh feces smeared on the Capitol? T-shirts bragging, “I smashed the windows and stole a lectern, and all I got was a pardon and this shirt”? Maybe I’ll ask my senator.
a man in a military uniform is speaking into a microphone with the word disgraceful written below him
ALT: a man in a military uniform is speaking into a microphone with the word disgraceful written below him
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January 6, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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January 3, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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A "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" moment: "Congress? Congress? Congress? Congress?"
#Venezuela #Trump
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/03/a...
US captures Venezuelan leader Maduro in ‘large scale’ strike on country, Trump announces | CNN
President Donald Trump announced early Saturday morning that the US carried out a “large scale strike against Venezuela” and that President Nicolas Maduro and his wife have been captured and removed f...
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January 3, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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Young boy reading book in a ruined bookshop devastated by reactionaries - 2026.
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Young boy reading book in a ruined bookshop in London devastated by an air raid - 1940
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 AM
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"Metropolis's" 2026 isn't too different from our 2026 Trump-ass-ter. (Scroll down to the last section of the article to read how.)
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
New year, old warnings: what can films set in 2026 teach us?
From Doom and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes to Metropolis, Hollywood hasn’t predicted the most stable of years ahead
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:26 AM
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Whether the new year will be better is uncertain, but the new tagline and cover for my gay Gothic romance reimagining of "Dracula" are certainly better. (1/3)
#Dracula #vampires #GothicRomance #ParanormalRomance #GayRomance #LGBTQRomance #QueerRomance #MMRomance
A book cover with a black background that features the tagline "When those who shroud themselves in shadow hide no more," the title "Dracula/Harker: A Gay Gothic Romance--Part I," and the image of a dew-laden, cream-colored rosebud dripping a drop of blood from the center of its tightly wound petals.
January 3, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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In this case--unlike MAGA's nostalgia for an unenlightened yesteryear--let everything old be new again.
www.indiependent.co.uk/the-gothic-a...
#GothicFiction #GothicHorror #GothicRenaissance #GothicRevival #WutheringHeights #Nosferatu #Frankenstein
The Gothic Adaptation Renaissance: Should Classic Gothic Stories Keep Returning To Our Screens? : The Indiependent
Freya Parker dives into the glut of gothic adaptations in film and ask why now, and if these films are doing the originals justice
www.indiependent.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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A person calling themself a patriot is as performative as it gets. Are they expecting a parade in their honor?
December 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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CRUEL WORLD: You can only be the eternal companion of either Louis or Stack. Pick one.
ME: Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh [ad infinitum].

deadline.com/2025/12/sinn...

#Sinners #MichaelBJordan
December 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Robert Eggers' "Nosferatu" opened in U.S. theaters on December 25, 2024. My, how time flies when Trump is vomiting lies.
#Nosferatu
deadline.com/2025/01/nosf...
‘Nosferatu’: Read The Screenplay For Robert Eggers’ Dream Project Revamping A Gothic Nightmare
Focus Features' gothic horror movie Nosferatu from writer-director Robert Eggers reimagines the classic vampire tale.
deadline.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Best wishes for a scummy Christmas and the scummiest New Year!
www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/...
#Trump
December 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Hey, homophobes and transphobes, queer stuff is queer. Deal with it.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/merm...
Mermaids, unicorns, vampires are an empowering part of our queer folk heritage - LGBTQ Nation
Queer people have existed in folklore throughout history. Realizing that gives us magical powers, Sacha Coward says.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM