Here’s @realgdt.bsky.social in NYC expanding on his rallying cry of ‘fuck AI!’, talking about how art and even love come from shared pain and movies can save your life. This shit made me and others in the audience cry as much as his version of Frankenstein…

The superstitions and mysteries around Ireland's 'fairy forts'. Many ringforts in rural Ireland were associated with fairy activity and supernatural happenings in the recent past, writes @marionmcgarry.bsky.social ATU www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #Halloween

Ann Radcliffe eating hard cheese right before bed to give herself nightmares, Stoker claiming Dracula was the result of a nightmare induced by a “too generous helping of dressed crab,” let’s go back to the golden age of eating incredibly rich food before bed to create horror literature

You were never meant to leave.

#ITWelcomeToDerry premieres October 26 on HBO Max.

Share one of your favourite moments from a HORROR film or TV show

I would love that. A movie of the second half of the book would feel so timely too. Horror movies get sequels that ignore the previous sequels, so there’s no reason not to do that.

We had an interview with Jonathan Janz recently and here are 5 #sciencefiction #horror #books he recommends! #scifibooks #horrorbooks #booksbooksbooks #booklover #fullybookedca #booksky

Mary Shelley, creator of Frankenstein, was born on this day in 1797.

#books📚💙 #horrorbooks🩸📚

10 writers by whom you've read more than 5 books.

JRR Tolkien
Edgar Allan Poe
HP Lovecraft
Terry Pratchett
Bram Stoker
Arthur Machen
Laird Barron
Paul Trembley
Grady Hendrix
Caimh Mcdonnell

I unironically use my local library a lot. Ebooks, audio books, physical books, the seed exchange, the meeting spaces?? Passport services?? Citizenship and English classes? I grew up in the teen hangout area as a housing insecure youth with a bad parent. Libraries are important, I'm pissed

Yes it's dated, but I still love this movie for the surreal mood it creates. Also, a story within a story within a story.
#movies

Oh man! UPS just dropped off the first physical proof copies of FATHER GAETANO’S PUPPET CATECHISM by @cgolden.bsky.social and @mikemignola.bsky.social. Layout by @toddkeisling.com. These turned out beautifully.

A few direct pre-orders w/signed bookplate remain: badhandbooks.com/preorders/fa...

"A pessimist is a well-informed optimist."
– old proverb

Starting 2025 with some much needed Demonic Ass kicking.

Some 2024 reads. Lots of great books to add in 2025.