Mike Palumbo
@mikepalumbo.bsky.social
constant reader, infrequent writer
books are my favorite thing; particularly horror, fantasy, and mystery
bass player in a past life
I mute and/or block accounts that post AI-generated works
new england
he/him
books are my favorite thing; particularly horror, fantasy, and mystery
bass player in a past life
I mute and/or block accounts that post AI-generated works
new england
he/him
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Barbarian Sci-fi Game Zine you-know-what-ing next week.
Hand drawn.
Bespoke 2d6 system.
Print and play.
Share this post and one or two might fall off the truck early!
If you wanna review copy for your blog, pm me.
You aren't gonna wanna miss this one!
Hand drawn.
Bespoke 2d6 system.
Print and play.
Share this post and one or two might fall off the truck early!
If you wanna review copy for your blog, pm me.
You aren't gonna wanna miss this one!
September 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Barbarian Sci-fi Game Zine you-know-what-ing next week.
Hand drawn.
Bespoke 2d6 system.
Print and play.
Share this post and one or two might fall off the truck early!
If you wanna review copy for your blog, pm me.
You aren't gonna wanna miss this one!
Hand drawn.
Bespoke 2d6 system.
Print and play.
Share this post and one or two might fall off the truck early!
If you wanna review copy for your blog, pm me.
You aren't gonna wanna miss this one!
#AugustReads
THE ATROCITY EXHIBITION, J. G. Ballard
VIRICONIUM, M. John Harrison
THE SECRET OF VENTRILOQUISM, Jon Padgett
🧵
💙📚
#BookSky
THE ATROCITY EXHIBITION, J. G. Ballard
VIRICONIUM, M. John Harrison
THE SECRET OF VENTRILOQUISM, Jon Padgett
🧵
💙📚
#BookSky
September 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
#AugustReads
THE ATROCITY EXHIBITION, J. G. Ballard
VIRICONIUM, M. John Harrison
THE SECRET OF VENTRILOQUISM, Jon Padgett
🧵
💙📚
#BookSky
THE ATROCITY EXHIBITION, J. G. Ballard
VIRICONIUM, M. John Harrison
THE SECRET OF VENTRILOQUISM, Jon Padgett
🧵
💙📚
#BookSky
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Arise, arise, Readers of the Oden! Spear shall be shaken, shield shall be splintered! A sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!
OLD GODS AND OTHER TALES is LIVE!
scottoden.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/p...
#BookSky #Sword-and-Sorcery #HeroicHistorical
OLD GODS AND OTHER TALES is LIVE!
scottoden.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/p...
#BookSky #Sword-and-Sorcery #HeroicHistorical
Publication Day!
Lo! ‘Tis the 29th day of August, and upon the rising of the sun was that collection of heroic fiction — historical and swords-and-sorcery — made available to the masses! OLD GODS …
scottoden.wordpress.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Arise, arise, Readers of the Oden! Spear shall be shaken, shield shall be splintered! A sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!
OLD GODS AND OTHER TALES is LIVE!
scottoden.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/p...
#BookSky #Sword-and-Sorcery #HeroicHistorical
OLD GODS AND OTHER TALES is LIVE!
scottoden.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/p...
#BookSky #Sword-and-Sorcery #HeroicHistorical
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Hey all!
I'm making a weird pulp sci-fantasy epic releasing this October and I need your help.
Seems like I'm struggling getting on track on bsky compared to that other site... So do follow and share for more info soon!!
Thanks bye!🔥
I'm making a weird pulp sci-fantasy epic releasing this October and I need your help.
Seems like I'm struggling getting on track on bsky compared to that other site... So do follow and share for more info soon!!
Thanks bye!🔥
August 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Hey all!
I'm making a weird pulp sci-fantasy epic releasing this October and I need your help.
Seems like I'm struggling getting on track on bsky compared to that other site... So do follow and share for more info soon!!
Thanks bye!🔥
I'm making a weird pulp sci-fantasy epic releasing this October and I need your help.
Seems like I'm struggling getting on track on bsky compared to that other site... So do follow and share for more info soon!!
Thanks bye!🔥
#15MoviesToGetToKnowMe
The Royal Tenenbaums
Chungking Express
Seven Samurai
Casablanca
The Third Man
Fight Club
Pulp Fiction
Sonatine
Monty Python and The Holy Grail
The Great Dictator
Young Frankenstein
Shaun of the Dead
Tokyo Drifter
Bride of Frankenstein
Beetlejuice
The Royal Tenenbaums
Chungking Express
Seven Samurai
Casablanca
The Third Man
Fight Club
Pulp Fiction
Sonatine
Monty Python and The Holy Grail
The Great Dictator
Young Frankenstein
Shaun of the Dead
Tokyo Drifter
Bride of Frankenstein
Beetlejuice
#15MoviesToGetToKnowMe
Young Frankenstein
Monty Python and The Holy Grail
The Bad News Bears
Star Wars
Annie Hall
Superman
The Muppet Movie
The Jerk
Popeye
Airplane!
The Blues Brothers
Local Hero
Better Off Dead
After Hours
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Kept it to a 1975-85 timeline.
Young Frankenstein
Monty Python and The Holy Grail
The Bad News Bears
Star Wars
Annie Hall
Superman
The Muppet Movie
The Jerk
Popeye
Airplane!
The Blues Brothers
Local Hero
Better Off Dead
After Hours
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Kept it to a 1975-85 timeline.
#15MoviesToGetToKnowMe
Casablanca
Rear Window
The Sting
The Great Escape
The Thin Man
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
It’s A Wonderful Life
History of the World, Pt. 1
The Maltese Falcon
Animal House
Indiana Jones: Last Crusade
Laura
Treasure Island
Clash of the Titans
Casablanca
Rear Window
The Sting
The Great Escape
The Thin Man
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
It’s A Wonderful Life
History of the World, Pt. 1
The Maltese Falcon
Animal House
Indiana Jones: Last Crusade
Laura
Treasure Island
Clash of the Titans
August 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
#15MoviesToGetToKnowMe
The Royal Tenenbaums
Chungking Express
Seven Samurai
Casablanca
The Third Man
Fight Club
Pulp Fiction
Sonatine
Monty Python and The Holy Grail
The Great Dictator
Young Frankenstein
Shaun of the Dead
Tokyo Drifter
Bride of Frankenstein
Beetlejuice
The Royal Tenenbaums
Chungking Express
Seven Samurai
Casablanca
The Third Man
Fight Club
Pulp Fiction
Sonatine
Monty Python and The Holy Grail
The Great Dictator
Young Frankenstein
Shaun of the Dead
Tokyo Drifter
Bride of Frankenstein
Beetlejuice
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I'm pleased to share my open access article "Decadent Echoes: Arthur Machen, M. John Harrison, K.J. Bishop, and the Ends of Mystery", from a forthcoming issue of the journal Humanities:
www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/14...
www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/14...
www.mdpi.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I'm pleased to share my open access article "Decadent Echoes: Arthur Machen, M. John Harrison, K.J. Bishop, and the Ends of Mystery", from a forthcoming issue of the journal Humanities:
www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/14...
www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/14...
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THE GUITAR NECK IS HIS ATOMIC BREATH!!
August 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
THE GUITAR NECK IS HIS ATOMIC BREATH!!
Reposted by Mike Palumbo
Unfriendly reminder:
August 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Unfriendly reminder:
#JulyReads
HIGH-RISE, J. G. Ballard
THE ANNUAL MIGRATION OF CLOUDS, Premee Mohamed
THE CITADEL OF FORGOTTEN MYTHS, Michael Moorcock
A CLOCKWORK’S DREAMING AND OTHER TALES, Scott Oden
THE HONJIN MURDERS, Seishi Yokomizo
WEARING THE LION, John Wiswell
🧵
💙📚
#BookSky
HIGH-RISE, J. G. Ballard
THE ANNUAL MIGRATION OF CLOUDS, Premee Mohamed
THE CITADEL OF FORGOTTEN MYTHS, Michael Moorcock
A CLOCKWORK’S DREAMING AND OTHER TALES, Scott Oden
THE HONJIN MURDERS, Seishi Yokomizo
WEARING THE LION, John Wiswell
🧵
💙📚
#BookSky
August 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#JulyReads
HIGH-RISE, J. G. Ballard
THE ANNUAL MIGRATION OF CLOUDS, Premee Mohamed
THE CITADEL OF FORGOTTEN MYTHS, Michael Moorcock
A CLOCKWORK’S DREAMING AND OTHER TALES, Scott Oden
THE HONJIN MURDERS, Seishi Yokomizo
WEARING THE LION, John Wiswell
🧵
💙📚
#BookSky
HIGH-RISE, J. G. Ballard
THE ANNUAL MIGRATION OF CLOUDS, Premee Mohamed
THE CITADEL OF FORGOTTEN MYTHS, Michael Moorcock
A CLOCKWORK’S DREAMING AND OTHER TALES, Scott Oden
THE HONJIN MURDERS, Seishi Yokomizo
WEARING THE LION, John Wiswell
🧵
💙📚
#BookSky
Saw multiple people walk out during the hip-breaking scene in THE SHROUDS.
Got me thinking.. What's the strongest reaction you've seen an audience member have to a scene in a cinema?
During the birthday party scene in SIGNS I saw a whole row of young women literally throw their popcorn in the air like a cartoon.
During the birthday party scene in SIGNS I saw a whole row of young women literally throw their popcorn in the air like a cartoon.
Someone in my audience had a very audible negative reaction to the dog scene in TOGETHER. So that was fun!
August 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Saw multiple people walk out during the hip-breaking scene in THE SHROUDS.
Reposted by Mike Palumbo
Sketch-A-Thon @ Home continues! So many amazing artists taking part and raising funds for @cartoonart.bsky.social, including @shaenon.bsky.social! Order a sketch (or ten!) while you can--time runs out Sunday night!
www.cartoonart.org/calendar/202...
www.cartoonart.org/calendar/202...
July 26, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Sketch-A-Thon @ Home continues! So many amazing artists taking part and raising funds for @cartoonart.bsky.social, including @shaenon.bsky.social! Order a sketch (or ten!) while you can--time runs out Sunday night!
www.cartoonart.org/calendar/202...
www.cartoonart.org/calendar/202...
Reposted by Mike Palumbo
Tonight on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein special episode, we look at "Behind the Wall of Sleep" (1970) by Black Sabbath—the first Lovecraftian track in heavy metal history.
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne
(3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025)
R.I.P.
deepcuts.blog/2025/07/23/b...
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne
(3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025)
R.I.P.
deepcuts.blog/2025/07/23/b...
“Behind the Wall of Sleep” (1970) by Black Sabbath
Now from darkness, there springs light Wall of sleep is cool and bright Wall of sleep is lying broken Sun shines in, you have awoken—Black Sabbath, “Behind the Wall of Sleep” England. A…
deepcuts.blog
July 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Tonight on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein special episode, we look at "Behind the Wall of Sleep" (1970) by Black Sabbath—the first Lovecraftian track in heavy metal history.
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne
(3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025)
R.I.P.
deepcuts.blog/2025/07/23/b...
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne
(3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025)
R.I.P.
deepcuts.blog/2025/07/23/b...
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In a strange crashing together of worlds, I created a page where you can find ALL of my author-direct work -- from straight historical fiction to historical fantasy to the gentlest of cozy fantasy:
scottoden.wordpress.com/books-by-sco...
scottoden.wordpress.com/books-by-sco...
Books by Scott Oden
Since 2005, I’ve been writing a myriad of historical adventure, fantasy, and sword-and-sorcery . . . as well as a side-trip into cozy fantasy in the style of Grahame and Milne. This page is m…
scottoden.wordpress.com
July 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
In a strange crashing together of worlds, I created a page where you can find ALL of my author-direct work -- from straight historical fiction to historical fantasy to the gentlest of cozy fantasy:
scottoden.wordpress.com/books-by-sco...
scottoden.wordpress.com/books-by-sco...
If you see this, post a DC comics cover you love.
July 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
If you see this, post a DC comics cover you love.
Reposted by Mike Palumbo
If you see this, post a DC comics cover you love.
July 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
If you see this, post a DC comics cover you love.
Reposted by Mike Palumbo
This is the time for Superman.
July 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
This is the time for Superman.
#JuneReads
EMPIRE OF THE SUN. J. G. Ballard
KING OF ASHES, S. A. Cosby
THE BOOKSHOP, Evan Friss
BEHOLD THE MAN and THE WHITE WOLF’S SON, Michael Moorcock
SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN, John Wiswell
#BookSky
💙📚
🧵
EMPIRE OF THE SUN. J. G. Ballard
KING OF ASHES, S. A. Cosby
THE BOOKSHOP, Evan Friss
BEHOLD THE MAN and THE WHITE WOLF’S SON, Michael Moorcock
SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN, John Wiswell
#BookSky
💙📚
🧵
July 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
#JuneReads
EMPIRE OF THE SUN. J. G. Ballard
KING OF ASHES, S. A. Cosby
THE BOOKSHOP, Evan Friss
BEHOLD THE MAN and THE WHITE WOLF’S SON, Michael Moorcock
SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN, John Wiswell
#BookSky
💙📚
🧵
EMPIRE OF THE SUN. J. G. Ballard
KING OF ASHES, S. A. Cosby
THE BOOKSHOP, Evan Friss
BEHOLD THE MAN and THE WHITE WOLF’S SON, Michael Moorcock
SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN, John Wiswell
#BookSky
💙📚
🧵
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#bitsyjam 93 - man in the moon
submissions open from today through the end of the month!
itch.io/jam/bitsy-93...
submissions open from today through the end of the month!
itch.io/jam/bitsy-93...
man in the moon (bitsy jam #93)
A game jam from 2025-06-22 to 2025-07-01 hosted by adam le doux. Welcome to the bitsy jam for june! Theme This month's theme is
itch.io
June 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
#bitsyjam 93 - man in the moon
submissions open from today through the end of the month!
itch.io/jam/bitsy-93...
submissions open from today through the end of the month!
itch.io/jam/bitsy-93...
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A reminder that the batshit insulting comment from a stranger online doesn’t need to be responded to! Some people take things too literally, are too young, too old to know how to use the internet, or are so profoundly stupid because their parents are siblings. You can just BLOCK and move right on
June 13, 2025 at 8:12 AM
A reminder that the batshit insulting comment from a stranger online doesn’t need to be responded to! Some people take things too literally, are too young, too old to know how to use the internet, or are so profoundly stupid because their parents are siblings. You can just BLOCK and move right on
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33% funded in the first 24 hours! If we can hit 50% by the first 48, we'll be well on our way not only towards funding, but towards hitting some of our stretch goals as well! This includes MORE ART, and AUTHOR/ARTIST PAY RAISES as well.
June 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
33% funded in the first 24 hours! If we can hit 50% by the first 48, we'll be well on our way not only towards funding, but towards hitting some of our stretch goals as well! This includes MORE ART, and AUTHOR/ARTIST PAY RAISES as well.
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The article doesn't include the link, and it's not (currently) showing in search at Itch.io --
itch.io/b/2613/bundl...
itch.io/b/2613/bundl...
June 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The article doesn't include the link, and it's not (currently) showing in search at Itch.io --
itch.io/b/2613/bundl...
itch.io/b/2613/bundl...
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The Dark, Remains, and New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine: Short Fiction Reviews by Paula Guran locusmag.com/2025/06...
The Dark, Remains, and New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine: Short Fiction Reviews by Paula Guran
The Dark 3/25 Remains #1 New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine #3, #4 Louis Inglis Hall’s “Malo Malo Malo Malo” in The Dark #118 is a stunning and indescribable story about a powerful man compelled…
locusmag.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Dark, Remains, and New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine: Short Fiction Reviews by Paula Guran locusmag.com/2025/06...
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Fix your hearts people.
June 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Fix your hearts people.
#MayReads
CRASH and DROWNED WORLD, J.G. Ballard
TYPHOID MARY, Anthony Bourdain
ACROSS THE BOARD, Tim Clare
BIRD BY BIRD, Anne Lamott
SKRAYLING TREE, Michael Moorcock
CARIBBEAN CRISIS & VOODOO ISLAND, Moorcock & Hodder
CUGEL’S SAGA, Jack Vance
HOW FICTION WORKS, James Wood
🧵
#BookSky 💙📚
CRASH and DROWNED WORLD, J.G. Ballard
TYPHOID MARY, Anthony Bourdain
ACROSS THE BOARD, Tim Clare
BIRD BY BIRD, Anne Lamott
SKRAYLING TREE, Michael Moorcock
CARIBBEAN CRISIS & VOODOO ISLAND, Moorcock & Hodder
CUGEL’S SAGA, Jack Vance
HOW FICTION WORKS, James Wood
🧵
#BookSky 💙📚
June 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM