Karl Richter
@txkarlrichter.bsky.social
All-purpose journalist, writer. Bylines: Texas Observer, Rue Morgue. Read me on Texas horror at deepinthedarkheart.substack.com.
Watching Hammer's "The Mummy" (1959) and thinking about @joerlansdale.bsky.social 's "Bubba Ho-Tep"... There's a mummy accidentally sunk in a creek near a nursing home... 🤔
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Watching Hammer's "The Mummy" (1959) and thinking about @joerlansdale.bsky.social 's "Bubba Ho-Tep"... There's a mummy accidentally sunk in a creek near a nursing home... 🤔
I really liked this
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STAFF PICK | Netflix documentary ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ | Texarkana Gazette
When her difficult neighbor shot Ajike Owens to death, others who lived on the block were shocked but not surprised. Susan Lorincz had continually clashed with the families she lived among, so often t...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I really liked this
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I'm refocusing my Substack. It's now called Deep in the Dark Heart: Perspectives on Texas Horror. It will help you discover, understand, and appreciate Texas horror in the context of the Lone Star State's history and culture. If that sounds interesting, check it out! deepinthedarkheart.substack.com
Deep in the Dark Heart: Perspectives on Texas Horror | Substack
Deep in the Dark Heart will help you discover, understand, and appreciate Texas horror in the context of the Lone Star State's history and culture. Click to read Deep in the Dark Heart: Perspectives o...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I'm refocusing my Substack. It's now called Deep in the Dark Heart: Perspectives on Texas Horror. It will help you discover, understand, and appreciate Texas horror in the context of the Lone Star State's history and culture. If that sounds interesting, check it out! deepinthedarkheart.substack.com
John Carpenter's Old Yeller
John Carpenter's The Birdcage
John Carpenter’s Jurassic Park
October 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
John Carpenter's Old Yeller
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We are very, very close to 1,000 followers, which would be a great milestone to hit this Halloween season.
If you like the show, tell your friends! Let's hit 1K!
If you like the show, tell your friends! Let's hit 1K!
September 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
We are very, very close to 1,000 followers, which would be a great milestone to hit this Halloween season.
If you like the show, tell your friends! Let's hit 1K!
If you like the show, tell your friends! Let's hit 1K!
Hypothesis: The emphasis in writing advice on word counts predisposes overwriting. Experiment: Set content goals (describe the house, explain the families, express her emotions) and reach them in as few words as possible. Solving that puzzle means better writing and more fun than typing word storms.
kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter in a dark room .
ALT: kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter in a dark room .
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September 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Hypothesis: The emphasis in writing advice on word counts predisposes overwriting. Experiment: Set content goals (describe the house, explain the families, express her emotions) and reach them in as few words as possible. Solving that puzzle means better writing and more fun than typing word storms.
The right today: “Clearly, this violence was caused by the demonizing rhetoric of liberals — those psychotic communists who hate America, hate conservatives, and want to murder babies and destroy the country and your family, ...
September 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The right today: “Clearly, this violence was caused by the demonizing rhetoric of liberals — those psychotic communists who hate America, hate conservatives, and want to murder babies and destroy the country and your family, ...
It's gotten where pretty much anyone opining about inflammation can be dismissed as full of it. Inflammation is the latest version of stuff like the humor-imbalance hypothesis. It's another vague catch-all explanation for any and every health condition. And the quacks hawk their cures for it.
August 29, 2025 at 6:24 AM
It's gotten where pretty much anyone opining about inflammation can be dismissed as full of it. Inflammation is the latest version of stuff like the humor-imbalance hypothesis. It's another vague catch-all explanation for any and every health condition. And the quacks hawk their cures for it.
Staycation self care: Thoroughly cleaned my bedroom/office and rearranged to add an art station. New blinds and rug, too. Get ready for lots of bad sketches of that rooster!
August 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Staycation self care: Thoroughly cleaned my bedroom/office and rearranged to add an art station. New blinds and rug, too. Get ready for lots of bad sketches of that rooster!
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NEW EPISODE:
@claymcleod.bsky.social returns to talk about his new story collection ACQUIRED TASTE, and we dig deep into @stephenking.bsky.social's short fiction with SKELETON CREW. Plus, we celebrate our one-year anniversary!
LISTEN NOW:
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@claymcleod.bsky.social returns to talk about his new story collection ACQUIRED TASTE, and we dig deep into @stephenking.bsky.social's short fiction with SKELETON CREW. Plus, we celebrate our one-year anniversary!
LISTEN NOW:
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Episode 44: Skeleton Crew with Clay McLeod Chapman
Listen to The Scares That Shaped Us on RedCircle
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August 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
NEW EPISODE:
@claymcleod.bsky.social returns to talk about his new story collection ACQUIRED TASTE, and we dig deep into @stephenking.bsky.social's short fiction with SKELETON CREW. Plus, we celebrate our one-year anniversary!
LISTEN NOW:
redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...
@claymcleod.bsky.social returns to talk about his new story collection ACQUIRED TASTE, and we dig deep into @stephenking.bsky.social's short fiction with SKELETON CREW. Plus, we celebrate our one-year anniversary!
LISTEN NOW:
redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...
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Every time anybody calls any politically charged event or decision "a distraction" from some other thing, a jack in the box should pop up and punch them in the mouth
August 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Every time anybody calls any politically charged event or decision "a distraction" from some other thing, a jack in the box should pop up and punch them in the mouth
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Amen!
I guess editors don't get enough love, because many of them seem taken aback when complimented. But it's an art, and it deserves appreciation.
So here's to all of my editors. Thanks for improving my work, saving me from myself, and pushing me in new directions. Also for putting up with me!
So here's to all of my editors. Thanks for improving my work, saving me from myself, and pushing me in new directions. Also for putting up with me!
August 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Amen!
Happy to have contributed a review of Joe Lansdale's story selection "The Essential Horror"... Get your Rue Morgue Halloween issue September 1 -- or better yet, subscribe!
August 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Happy to have contributed a review of Joe Lansdale's story selection "The Essential Horror"... Get your Rue Morgue Halloween issue September 1 -- or better yet, subscribe!
One of my favorite horror podcasts. Check it out!
It's my birthday today. If you want to get me something, you can support @scaresshapedus.bsky.social in any way you like. Signal boost, follow the show, head to your favorite podcast app and give us a five-star review, tell your friends about it. It's my precious baby and I want it to keep growing.
August 13, 2025 at 6:43 AM
One of my favorite horror podcasts. Check it out!
"The last thing I expected on a roasting hot first day of summer was a zombie movie sequel making me cry."
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NEXT-DAY NOTES | 28 Years Later (spoiler-free)
Characters’ evolving love sets sequel apart
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June 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
"The last thing I expected on a roasting hot first day of summer was a zombie movie sequel making me cry."
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DÉJÀ BOO | Longlegs (2024)
"Upon a recent second viewing at home, I’m rethinking how much of my initial response had to do with that feeling of being a part of something. Was I a marketing victim in 2024? Had I wanted to like Longlegs more than I actually did?"
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"Upon a recent second viewing at home, I’m rethinking how much of my initial response had to do with that feeling of being a part of something. Was I a marketing victim in 2024? Had I wanted to like Longlegs more than I actually did?"
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DÉJÀ BOO | Longlegs (2024)
On second watch, Osgood Perkins' hit less effective, Nic Cage more distracting
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June 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
DÉJÀ BOO | Longlegs (2024)
"Upon a recent second viewing at home, I’m rethinking how much of my initial response had to do with that feeling of being a part of something. Was I a marketing victim in 2024? Had I wanted to like Longlegs more than I actually did?"
open.substack.com/pub/horrorwi...
"Upon a recent second viewing at home, I’m rethinking how much of my initial response had to do with that feeling of being a part of something. Was I a marketing victim in 2024? Had I wanted to like Longlegs more than I actually did?"
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REVIEW | Fears: Tales of Psychological Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow
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REVIEW | Fears: Tales of Psychological Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow
First published in Rue Morgue Issue 221, November/December 2024
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June 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
REVIEW | Fears: Tales of Psychological Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow
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Welcome to my house! open.substack.com/pub/horrorwi...
My first Substack post. Check it out! (Bonus points if you can identify the quote in the headline/subhead.)
My first Substack post. Check it out! (Bonus points if you can identify the quote in the headline/subhead.)
Welcome to my house!
Enter freely. Go safely, and leave something of the happiness you bring.
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May 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Welcome to my house! open.substack.com/pub/horrorwi...
My first Substack post. Check it out! (Bonus points if you can identify the quote in the headline/subhead.)
My first Substack post. Check it out! (Bonus points if you can identify the quote in the headline/subhead.)
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Starting a new thing!
Starting a new thing!
Horror with a K | Substack
Notes on horror fiction and cinema, stabs at scary stories, sometimes serious, sometimes playful. Click to read Horror with a K, a Substack publication. Launched 4 months ago.
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May 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Starting a new thing!
Starting a new thing!
Hands up if you're also pondering the Amanda/Mike to Dedra/Syril spectrum
April 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Hands up if you're also pondering the Amanda/Mike to Dedra/Syril spectrum