Peter Tapio
@petertapio.bsky.social
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Familiar from Hallmark
A selection of non-Hallmark films, mostly horror ones, with Hallmark regulars or actors, who have at least once been leads in Hallmark movies. Focus on actors, who have acted in Hallmark movies in thi...
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It's time for Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas! So, here's some Hallmark(-adjacent) lists from me!
First some horror and action in FAMILIAR FROM HALLMARK!
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First some horror and action in FAMILIAR FROM HALLMARK!
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Hey, new Robyn! It's dope!
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Robyn - Dopamine (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Robyn
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November 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Hey, new Robyn! It's dope!
youtu.be/vitil9qMN6A
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NEW EP: THE PREGNANCY PACT
A ripped-from-the-headlines Lifetime drama that has us wondering why so many people are obsessed with stories about teen girls behaving "badly," and asking where the line is between entertainment and exploitation.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
A ripped-from-the-headlines Lifetime drama that has us wondering why so many people are obsessed with stories about teen girls behaving "badly," and asking where the line is between entertainment and exploitation.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
November 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
NEW EP: THE PREGNANCY PACT
A ripped-from-the-headlines Lifetime drama that has us wondering why so many people are obsessed with stories about teen girls behaving "badly," and asking where the line is between entertainment and exploitation.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
A ripped-from-the-headlines Lifetime drama that has us wondering why so many people are obsessed with stories about teen girls behaving "badly," and asking where the line is between entertainment and exploitation.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Happy birthday to Gerald Butler, king of modern-day B-movie shlock. A celebration of his unique presence: crookedmarquee.com/the-chaotic-...
The Chaotic B-Movie Retro Charm of Gerard Butler
Move over, Statham! With the release of ‘Plane,’ Gerard Butler once again asserts his status as king of modern-day B-movie schlock.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Happy birthday to Gerald Butler, king of modern-day B-movie shlock. A celebration of his unique presence: crookedmarquee.com/the-chaotic-...
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Nice to see my June 2026 novel for pre-order at Marcus Books, one of the oldest Black-owned bookstores.
Love Is A Contact Sport
A Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social out 6/16/26
www.marcusbooks.com/book/9781636...
#BlackBookSky #Romancelandia
Love Is A Contact Sport
A Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social out 6/16/26
www.marcusbooks.com/book/9781636...
#BlackBookSky #Romancelandia
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Nice to see my June 2026 novel for pre-order at Marcus Books, one of the oldest Black-owned bookstores.
Love Is A Contact Sport
A Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social out 6/16/26
www.marcusbooks.com/book/9781636...
#BlackBookSky #Romancelandia
Love Is A Contact Sport
A Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social out 6/16/26
www.marcusbooks.com/book/9781636...
#BlackBookSky #Romancelandia
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Do you love "Vera?" Are you looking for more excellent, atmospheric British mystery series? Look no further than Kate Mailer's impressive list: crimereads.com/what-to-watc...
What to Watch: 6 British Mystery Series for Fans of Vera
Do you love the mystery show Vera on Britbox? (Also available on Amazon Prime Video and YouTube). Well, here are six British crime shows that could also rock your mystery boat. All of these are who…
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November 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Do you love "Vera?" Are you looking for more excellent, atmospheric British mystery series? Look no further than Kate Mailer's impressive list: crimereads.com/what-to-watc...
Thousands of new songs will be released just hours from now! But here's a song from last week!
youtu.be/8rZyK_WTZ8Y
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SISTRA - Things I Really Mean
YouTube video by SISTRAVEVO
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November 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Thousands of new songs will be released just hours from now! But here's a song from last week!
youtu.be/8rZyK_WTZ8Y
youtu.be/8rZyK_WTZ8Y
It's time for Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas! So, here's some Hallmark(-adjacent) lists from me!
First some horror and action in FAMILIAR FROM HALLMARK!
boxd.it/PO8o6
First some horror and action in FAMILIAR FROM HALLMARK!
boxd.it/PO8o6
Familiar from Hallmark
A selection of non-Hallmark films, mostly horror ones, with Hallmark regulars or actors, who have at least once been leads in Hallmark movies. Focus on actors, who have acted in Hallmark movies in thi...
boxd.it
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
It's time for Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas! So, here's some Hallmark(-adjacent) lists from me!
First some horror and action in FAMILIAR FROM HALLMARK!
boxd.it/PO8o6
First some horror and action in FAMILIAR FROM HALLMARK!
boxd.it/PO8o6
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A MERRY LITTLE EX-MAS is yet another sappy Netflix Christmas rom-com, but this one's got something the others don't, and that's Alicia Silverstone.
She's DELIGHTFUL.
My review of a movie I have, unexpectedly, a lot ot say about is right here, at @thewrap.com!
She's DELIGHTFUL.
My review of a movie I have, unexpectedly, a lot ot say about is right here, at @thewrap.com!
‘A Merry Little Ex-Mas’ Review: Alicia Silverstone Sleighs in Corny Netflix Rom-Com
Oliver Hudson and Jameela Jamil join Silverstone for a foamy cup of cocoa that’s trussed up like a film.
www.thewrap.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
A MERRY LITTLE EX-MAS is yet another sappy Netflix Christmas rom-com, but this one's got something the others don't, and that's Alicia Silverstone.
She's DELIGHTFUL.
My review of a movie I have, unexpectedly, a lot ot say about is right here, at @thewrap.com!
She's DELIGHTFUL.
My review of a movie I have, unexpectedly, a lot ot say about is right here, at @thewrap.com!
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A new newsletter, in which THE HUNTING WIVES (both show and book) are a lot of fun in different ways.
open.substack.com/pub/gregherr...
open.substack.com/pub/gregherr...
All My Exes Live in Texas
THE HUNTING WIVES is a lot of salacious fun
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November 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A new newsletter, in which THE HUNTING WIVES (both show and book) are a lot of fun in different ways.
open.substack.com/pub/gregherr...
open.substack.com/pub/gregherr...
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Reviewing The Running Man (2025) for The Film Verdict #filmsky 📽️ thefilmverdict.com/the-running-...
The Running Man - The Film Verdict
Glen Powell’s running man is in fighting shape in Edgar Wright’s remake, but given how slack the story becomes, the running time could stand a trim.
thefilmverdict.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Reviewing The Running Man (2025) for The Film Verdict #filmsky 📽️ thefilmverdict.com/the-running-...
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Edgar Wright's THE RUNNING MAN, released by Paramount, is about why monopolistic corporations, like Paramount, which manipulate the news to support a conservative agenda, like Paramount, are so evil they should be taken down by force.
So support the message by... giving Paramount money?
My review:
So support the message by... giving Paramount money?
My review:
‘The Running Man’ Review: Paramount Movie Argues That Opposing Paramount Is Paramount
Glen Powell is hunted for sport on national television in Edgar Wright's spirited, but tragically ironic adaptation of Stephen King's sci-fi thriller
www.thewrap.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Edgar Wright's THE RUNNING MAN, released by Paramount, is about why monopolistic corporations, like Paramount, which manipulate the news to support a conservative agenda, like Paramount, are so evil they should be taken down by force.
So support the message by... giving Paramount money?
My review:
So support the message by... giving Paramount money?
My review:
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Predator: Badlands is one of my favorite movies of the year, because it also encourages us to fight our dads.
www.slashfilm.com/2019806/pred...
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Predator: Badlands Proves That Fighting Your Dad Is Good, Actually - SlashFilm
Predator: Badlands is here to encourage us to put an end to cycles of toxic thinking at the source — it's time to fight our dads.
www.slashfilm.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Predator: Badlands is one of my favorite movies of the year, because it also encourages us to fight our dads.
www.slashfilm.com/2019806/pred...
www.slashfilm.com/2019806/pred...
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www.publishersweekly.com/9781496749512
Today, a featured STARRED review from Publishers Weekly. Harriet returns to battle corruption, save an innocent mother, and win justice for a journalist (by bicycle, of course!) #everyfifth #historicalmystery #historicalfiction @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
Today, a featured STARRED review from Publishers Weekly. Harriet returns to battle corruption, save an innocent mother, and win justice for a journalist (by bicycle, of course!) #everyfifth #historicalmystery #historicalfiction @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
www.publishersweekly.com/9781496749512
Today, a featured STARRED review from Publishers Weekly. Harriet returns to battle corruption, save an innocent mother, and win justice for a journalist (by bicycle, of course!) #everyfifth #historicalmystery #historicalfiction @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
Today, a featured STARRED review from Publishers Weekly. Harriet returns to battle corruption, save an innocent mother, and win justice for a journalist (by bicycle, of course!) #everyfifth #historicalmystery #historicalfiction @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
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New music weekly on the blog, Tidal and Spotify.
Featuring Sabine McCalla, Devin Shafter, Luke Bell, Tristen, Liam Kazar, James Steinle, h.pruz, Adam Selzer, Amelia Riggs, The Mountain Goats, Rowan Newby, Mavis Staples, Steve Gunn, Elanor Moss, Natalie Jane Hill, Bella White and many others.
Featuring Sabine McCalla, Devin Shafter, Luke Bell, Tristen, Liam Kazar, James Steinle, h.pruz, Adam Selzer, Amelia Riggs, The Mountain Goats, Rowan Newby, Mavis Staples, Steve Gunn, Elanor Moss, Natalie Jane Hill, Bella White and many others.
OCTA New Music Weekly - Episode #349
Courtney Marie Andrews concert on Saturday was special. I loved every moment. It's a special release week too. I hope I can do it justice, because I got back
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November 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
New music weekly on the blog, Tidal and Spotify.
Featuring Sabine McCalla, Devin Shafter, Luke Bell, Tristen, Liam Kazar, James Steinle, h.pruz, Adam Selzer, Amelia Riggs, The Mountain Goats, Rowan Newby, Mavis Staples, Steve Gunn, Elanor Moss, Natalie Jane Hill, Bella White and many others.
Featuring Sabine McCalla, Devin Shafter, Luke Bell, Tristen, Liam Kazar, James Steinle, h.pruz, Adam Selzer, Amelia Riggs, The Mountain Goats, Rowan Newby, Mavis Staples, Steve Gunn, Elanor Moss, Natalie Jane Hill, Bella White and many others.
I saw the first two episodes of MISTLETOE MURDERS season 2! Can recommend! Of course, watch the first season before these new episodes!
"MISTLETOE MURDERS is a well-acted, captivating mystery show whose biggest flaw is the fact that it only comes out once a year. STREAM IT!"
decider.com/2025/11/07/m...
decider.com/2025/11/07/m...
Stream It Or Skip It: 'Mistletoe Murders' Season 2 on Hallmark Channel, which digs deeper into Emily's past as she solves a trio of new murders
Season two of Mistletoe Murders brings out more of Emily’s backstory and, of course, more dead bodies. Merry Christmas!
decider.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I saw the first two episodes of MISTLETOE MURDERS season 2! Can recommend! Of course, watch the first season before these new episodes!
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Previewing Netflix Christmas movies (and that Jonas Brothers Disney+ joint) on Deck the Hallmark @deckthehallmark.bsky.social #tvsky 📺
Netflix Is Releasing Some AMAZING Christmas Movies in 2025 — Here’s What to Watch!
YouTube video by Bramble Jam Media
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November 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Previewing Netflix Christmas movies (and that Jonas Brothers Disney+ joint) on Deck the Hallmark @deckthehallmark.bsky.social #tvsky 📺
Hey, a new series for Bears in Games: Neo! Bears In Motion! See a bear in motion palying Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star!
Hi! I went ahead and did ten days of workouts reviewing this here Nintendo Switch game, Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star! Please check it out, if you don't mind me getting weirdly into Ring Fit's Dragaux. youtu.be/lP7Ax3wW4QA
You Are Already Swole! - Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star | Bears in Motion #001
YouTube video by Bears in Games: Neo
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November 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Hey, a new series for Bears in Games: Neo! Bears In Motion! See a bear in motion palying Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star!
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Days off? Who needs ’em! 😅🎄
A new week of DTH kicks off tomorrow with our Netflix Christmas Preview Show — and we’ve got another festive, jam-packed lineup coming your way!
Which episode are you most excited for? 👇
👉 Listen or watch for FREE: deckthehallmark.com
A new week of DTH kicks off tomorrow with our Netflix Christmas Preview Show — and we’ve got another festive, jam-packed lineup coming your way!
Which episode are you most excited for? 👇
👉 Listen or watch for FREE: deckthehallmark.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Days off? Who needs ’em! 😅🎄
A new week of DTH kicks off tomorrow with our Netflix Christmas Preview Show — and we’ve got another festive, jam-packed lineup coming your way!
Which episode are you most excited for? 👇
👉 Listen or watch for FREE: deckthehallmark.com
A new week of DTH kicks off tomorrow with our Netflix Christmas Preview Show — and we’ve got another festive, jam-packed lineup coming your way!
Which episode are you most excited for? 👇
👉 Listen or watch for FREE: deckthehallmark.com
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Happy 3rd Publish-iversary to my first book, Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man! It has been a wild (and stressful) past three years. I didn't have as much time as I wanted to debut Viv to the world, but I'm glad there are people who love her as much as I do! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711852...
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Happy 3rd Publish-iversary to my first book, Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man! It has been a wild (and stressful) past three years. I didn't have as much time as I wanted to debut Viv to the world, but I'm glad there are people who love her as much as I do! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711852...
Hey, @girlsgonehallmark.bsky.social and @deckthehallmark.bsky.social, if you at some point feel you don't have enough Hallmark to discuss, you could talk about movies the regular (or even one time) Hallmark actors have done outside of Hallmark! I've started a list with some of those!
boxd.it/PO8o6
boxd.it/PO8o6
Familiar from Hallmark
A selection of non-Hallmark genre films with Hallmark regulars or actors, who have at least once been leads in Hallmark movies. Focus on actors, who have acted in Hallmark movies in this decade.
boxd.it
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hey, @girlsgonehallmark.bsky.social and @deckthehallmark.bsky.social, if you at some point feel you don't have enough Hallmark to discuss, you could talk about movies the regular (or even one time) Hallmark actors have done outside of Hallmark! I've started a list with some of those!
boxd.it/PO8o6
boxd.it/PO8o6
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Don’t forget to subscribe to @genadoesthings.bsky.social newsletter where she’s giving you a preview from the book she’s working on… super good stuff!!
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genawatchesthings.ghost.io/r/ffbd9482?m...
Another sample from the book
Somehow (stubbornness, a desire to distract myself from the now-everyday horrors of current events), I am continuing to edit my manuscript. I am now on a fifth edit, and, as I always answer whenever a...
genawatchesthings.ghost.io
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Don’t forget to subscribe to @genadoesthings.bsky.social newsletter where she’s giving you a preview from the book she’s working on… super good stuff!!
genawatchesthings.ghost.io/r/ffbd9482?m...
genawatchesthings.ghost.io/r/ffbd9482?m...
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Found families are everything! crimereads.com/nine-crime-n...
Nine Crime Novels Featuring Found Families
My historical novel published in 2021, Death at Greenway, used research on the real people who had lived on the estate of Agatha Christie’s holiday home in the English Riviera during World War II. …
crimereads.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Found families are everything! crimereads.com/nine-crime-n...
Cozy-ish Christmas mystery! 6 episodes or 3 TV-movies, however you want to see it! MISTLETOE MURDERS! Season 2!
"MISTLETOE MURDERS is a well-acted, captivating mystery show whose biggest flaw is the fact that it only comes out once a year. STREAM IT!"
decider.com/2025/11/07/m...
decider.com/2025/11/07/m...
Stream It Or Skip It: 'Mistletoe Murders' Season 2 on Hallmark Channel, which digs deeper into Emily's past as she solves a trio of new murders
Season two of Mistletoe Murders brings out more of Emily’s backstory and, of course, more dead bodies. Merry Christmas!
decider.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Cozy-ish Christmas mystery! 6 episodes or 3 TV-movies, however you want to see it! MISTLETOE MURDERS! Season 2!
Hey, some heavy metal for a change! Streets of Rage!
youtu.be/q7W9h5CaEWw
youtu.be/q7W9h5CaEWw
Streets of Rage
YouTube video by Omnium Gatherum - Topic
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November 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Hey, some heavy metal for a change! Streets of Rage!
youtu.be/q7W9h5CaEWw
youtu.be/q7W9h5CaEWw
