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author of EAT THE RICH,
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hello bluesky. my name is andrew rivas. over the past four years i have self-published six books that haven’t gotten much attention. despite that, i love being an author and am very proud of my weird little books and would like to tell you about them. you can find my books @ andrew-rivas.com
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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.

KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.

His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
THE BOOK OF QUEER SAINTS VOL. 2, ed. By @maeisafraid.bsky.social

TBOQS2 has: a demonic anglerfish using a pop star as a lure; righteous revenge against family vloggers (it’s just a prank!); combat magicians breaking kayfabe to find missing organs; a concerning amount of cannibalism—
November 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
thank you to everyone i follow who reminded me to watch pluribus by posting "don't look at anything beforehand. just watch pluribus." they were correct. don't look at anything beforehand. just watch pluribus.
November 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
CONVULSIVE, by @horrorsong.blog

“If art gives, this takes.” CONVULSIVE is a short story collection suffused with bad vibes (complimentary), a rhythm that will make your heartbeat stutter, beautiful descriptions of some of the worst shit you’ve ever witnessed—
November 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
SHOCKTOBER (YEAR 4) is in the books. 28 horror movies. 3 games. 3 books. no engagement, i just do it for the love of the game. see you next year. sorry if i clogged your feeds with dumb reviews
November 1, 2025 at 12:39 AM
SHOCKTOBER (YEAR 4) NIGHT 31
SMILE 2 (2024) ★★★★★.
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A ★★★★★ review of Smile 2 (2024)
this movie has everything. a fucked up title card. dance crew jumpscares. the freezer of an abandoned pizza hut. an unforgettable concert experience. smile 3 should reveal that the president's daughte...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
brb rereading the shining
🚪 Open Call - March 1–2, 2026!
Views From The Overlook seeks one new voice to join an anthology set in Stephen King’s world of The Shining.

💰 $2,000 USD advance + royalties
🕰️ 24-hour window: Mar 1–2, 2026
👉 horrortree.com/taking-submissions-views-from-the-overlook/

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting
October 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
SHOCKTOBER (YEAR 4) NIGHT 30
SMILE (2025) ★★★★1/2.
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A ★★★★½ review of Smile (2022)
i can't tell if this movie is scary or just triggering. i think it's both. either way it fucked me up (complimentary)
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October 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
SHOCKTOBER (YEAR 4) NIGHT 29
28 YEARS LATER (2025) ★★★.
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A ★★★ review of 28 Years Later (2025)
the longer i think about this one, the less i like it. great performances and some striking imagery don't save this movie from wonky logic and some baffling choices. yeah sure, ralph fiennes is awesom...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
SHOCKTOBER (YEAR 4) NIGHT 28
WHEN EVIL LURKS (2025) ★★★.
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A ★★★ review of When Evil Lurks (2023)
the last act of this movie is nuts. it drags in the middle and the acting/story is mediocre but there’s definitely some fucked up shit happening here
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October 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Check out the cover to BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror (+ More) Vol. 4, out June 2026!

🔥And then go grab a copy of this year's Vol. 3 at 20% off from our webstore through the weekend🔥

store.tenebrouspress.com/products/bra...

Art by @mattblairstone.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
SHOCKTOBER (YEAR 4) NIGHT 27
GOOD BOY (2025) ★★★★★.
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A ★★★★★ review of Good Boy (2025)
the best acting from a dog since 1982's The Thing. if that sounds like faint praise; it's not. indy is amazing in this movie. it's spooky, but not very scary, but that doesn't matter. every moment ind...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
SHOCKTOBER (YEAR 4) NIGHT 26
FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES (2025) ★★★★★.
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A ★★★★★ review of Final Destination Bloodlines (2025)
A perfect movie. Every kill is great, they add some more stupid lore shit (complimentary) to the mythos, and its a perfect send-off for Tony Todd. Easily the best one.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
BOUND IN FLESH: AN ANTHOLOGY OF TRANS BODY HORROR
ed. by @lormaggot.ca

Thirteen stories that test the boundaries of flesh, that poke & prod & twist & stretch & rip & tear the meat that binds you, that binds all of us, in a collection that’s sure to make you squirm. It’s disgusting (complimentary).
October 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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White House of Leaves, is that anything
He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
SHOCKTOBER (YEAR 4) NIGHT 24
DEATH OF A UNICORN (2025) ★★.
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A ★★ review of Death of a Unicorn (2025)
less than the sum of its parts. this movie has jenna ortega, paul rudd, and will poulter, and is about billionaires trying to exploit killer unicorns. it should be at least fun, if not good, but it's ...
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October 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
SHOCKTOBER (YEAR 4) NIGHT 23
THE GORGE (2025) ★★★1/2.
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A ★★★½ review of The Gorge (2025)
the middle third of this movie has annihilation vibes. the rest of the movie is pretty mid but there’s a really rad forty minutes in the middle.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
SHOCKTOBER (YEAR 4) NIGHT 22
FINAL DESTINATION 5 (2011) ★★★★.
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A ★★★★ review of Final Destination 5 (2011)
the fifth movie in a series is where i should start complaining about diminishing returns, but i’m not, because: 1) the balance beam death is almost as iconic as the highway scene in the second movie,...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Forgive me, Chicago, I was not aware of your game
October 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
SHOCKTOBER (YEAR 4) NIGHT 21
HISTORY OF THE OCCULT (2020) ★★★★★.
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A ★★★★★ review of History of the Occult (2020)
saw someone pitch this as "what late night with the devil wishes it was" and that's pretty apt. everything about this movie rules. the use of B&W (and sometimes red). how much it hates fascism. the ip...
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October 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
SHOCKTOBER (YEAR 4) NIGHT 20
BRING HER BACK (2025) ★★★★1/2.
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A ★★★★½ review of Bring Her Back (2025)
usually creepy kids in horror doesn’t do it for me but the scene where ollie eats the knife fucked me up bad
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October 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
ANTIFA SPLATTERPUNK, ed. by @ericraglin1992.bsky.social

Warlocks in pointed, white hoods having their own black magic turned against them. A police-state run by pig-men in dead pig’s skin. Snorting ghosts & punching fascists so hard they pass through the Wall Between Worlds. Stories as resistance.
October 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM