Matt Ruff
@bymattruff.bsky.social
Author of Lovecraft Country, Fool on the Hill, Bad Monkeys, and various other novels.
https://www.bymattruff.com
https://www.bymattruff.com
Trying to read this with an open mind, but it doesn't bode well that Yudkowsky needed three years to figure out that intelligent beings are hard to control.
November 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Trying to read this with an open mind, but it doesn't bode well that Yudkowsky needed three years to figure out that intelligent beings are hard to control.
Would also recommend this other Steve Cognetti movie from earlier this year.
October 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Would also recommend this other Steve Cognetti movie from earlier this year.
New Hell House LLC installment just dropped on Shudder.
October 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
New Hell House LLC installment just dropped on Shudder.
I really liked A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE but had a feeling a lot of viewers would be unhappy about the ending and boy was that right.
October 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I really liked A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE but had a feeling a lot of viewers would be unhappy about the ending and boy was that right.
More details/tickets here: tinyurl.com/bdh6zhtd
October 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
More details/tickets here: tinyurl.com/bdh6zhtd
A reminder if you’re in Chicago: tonight at 6:30 I’ll be at the U. of Chicago Divinity School with Tananarive Due and Juan Martinez for a panel on Horror Writing and Religion, hosted by @americanwritersmuseum.org as part of their “American Prophets” series.
October 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A reminder if you’re in Chicago: tonight at 6:30 I’ll be at the U. of Chicago Divinity School with Tananarive Due and Juan Martinez for a panel on Horror Writing and Religion, hosted by @americanwritersmuseum.org as part of their “American Prophets” series.
Finished watching Alien: Earth and really enjoyed it. I'd describe it as the rare example of an idiot plot that (mostly) works, and at some point when I've got time I'll try to unpack that in an essay.
October 3, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Finished watching Alien: Earth and really enjoyed it. I'd describe it as the rare example of an idiot plot that (mostly) works, and at some point when I've got time I'll try to unpack that in an essay.
When you've been watching Alien: Earth and find yourself staring at the sourdough containment.
October 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
When you've been watching Alien: Earth and find yourself staring at the sourdough containment.
I'll be at the University of Chicago on Friday, Oct. 10 as part of the @americanwritersmuseum.org American Prophets series, talking about "Horror Writing & Religion" with Tananarive Due and Juan Martinez.
Details/tickets here: tinyurl.com/bdh6zhtd
Details/tickets here: tinyurl.com/bdh6zhtd
September 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I'll be at the University of Chicago on Friday, Oct. 10 as part of the @americanwritersmuseum.org American Prophets series, talking about "Horror Writing & Religion" with Tananarive Due and Juan Martinez.
Details/tickets here: tinyurl.com/bdh6zhtd
Details/tickets here: tinyurl.com/bdh6zhtd
My good friend @nisishawl.bsky.social, the author of Everfair and Kinning, is having a fundraiser for a book she literally dreamed into existence. You can check out the details here:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-nisi-...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-nisi-...
September 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
My good friend @nisishawl.bsky.social, the author of Everfair and Kinning, is having a fundraiser for a book she literally dreamed into existence. You can check out the details here:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-nisi-...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-nisi-...
September 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
My sourdough baguette game needs work, but it tastes great.
August 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My sourdough baguette game needs work, but it tastes great.
~30,000 Scoville units, which I know barely rates, but I come from people whose idea of spicy is pickled cabbage, so
August 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
~30,000 Scoville units, which I know barely rates, but I come from people whose idea of spicy is pickled cabbage, so
Shrimp and eggplant fra diavolo with sourdough buckwheat noodles, because why not?
August 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Shrimp and eggplant fra diavolo with sourdough buckwheat noodles, because why not?
My man Teddy, hiding in the tall grass.
August 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My man Teddy, hiding in the tall grass.
Today at #Worldcon I'm on the "Reanimate This!" panel at 1:30 PM and the "Realism as it Relates to Fear" panel at 3 PM. Also doing an autograph session from 6-7 PM in the Garden Lounge.
August 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Today at #Worldcon I'm on the "Reanimate This!" panel at 1:30 PM and the "Realism as it Relates to Fear" panel at 3 PM. Also doing an autograph session from 6-7 PM in the Garden Lounge.
Fun genre mashup, currently on Shudder, in which a Madrid club dancer steals her boss's drug stash and hides from the mob in an apartment building where witches are preparing to incarnate a god. Like Dario Argento riffing on Tarantino.
August 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Fun genre mashup, currently on Shudder, in which a Madrid club dancer steals her boss's drug stash and hides from the mob in an apartment building where witches are preparing to incarnate a god. Like Dario Argento riffing on Tarantino.
This week I baked my first Pullman loaf. Top crust got a little over-browned but it tasted fine. (The loaf pan also comes with a lid if you want perfectly square sandwich slices.)
August 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This week I baked my first Pullman loaf. Top crust got a little over-browned but it tasted fine. (The loaf pan also comes with a lid if you want perfectly square sandwich slices.)
I'll be attending Seattle Worldcon this month.
Details on my panels and other events can be found in this post:
bymattruff.com/2025/08/01/i...
Details on my panels and other events can be found in this post:
bymattruff.com/2025/08/01/i...
August 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I'll be attending Seattle Worldcon this month.
Details on my panels and other events can be found in this post:
bymattruff.com/2025/08/01/i...
Details on my panels and other events can be found in this post:
bymattruff.com/2025/08/01/i...
So my last big life skill pickup as I close out my fifties is learning to bake sourdough.
(Clockwise from upper left: homebrew starter, classic boule, sourdough focaccia muffins, sourdough wheat bread.)
(Clockwise from upper left: homebrew starter, classic boule, sourdough focaccia muffins, sourdough wheat bread.)
July 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
So my last big life skill pickup as I close out my fifties is learning to bake sourdough.
(Clockwise from upper left: homebrew starter, classic boule, sourdough focaccia muffins, sourdough wheat bread.)
(Clockwise from upper left: homebrew starter, classic boule, sourdough focaccia muffins, sourdough wheat bread.)