Emily C. Hughes
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Bram Stoker Award-winning horror bitch. Writer, critic, listmaker. HORROR FOR WEENIES on sale now. Reviews etc in the NYTBR, Reactor, Vulture, Slate, & more. She/her. 🍉
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Emily C. Hughes
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· Dec 10
2025’s New Horror Books
All the new horror books coming in 2025, featuring an array of slashers, ghosts, vampires, cults, monsters both human and otherwise, and all manner of nebulous eldritch terrors.
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GOOD MORNING the 2025 horror list is LIVE! repost to destroy a TBR: readjumpscares.com/2025s-new-ho...
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There are few great critical outlets left putting out work worth reading. Bright Wall/Dark Room is one of them.
Doing one of those earnest posts where we kindly remind you that we lost half our operating budget over the summer, and that we're looking for ways to keep this whole thing going, and that if you like what we do or that we exist, the best thing you could possibly do to support us is to subscribe
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November 22, 2025 at 6:04 AM
There are few great critical outlets left putting out work worth reading. Bright Wall/Dark Room is one of them.
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something i'll note is that if nuzzi ran catch-and-kill ops for rfk jr and lizza knew this prior to him being appointed as HHS, and instead of telling anyone, he decided to save it for his substack long after rfk jr had made communicable disease into federal policy, that's completely fucked
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
something i'll note is that if nuzzi ran catch-and-kill ops for rfk jr and lizza knew this prior to him being appointed as HHS, and instead of telling anyone, he decided to save it for his substack long after rfk jr had made communicable disease into federal policy, that's completely fucked
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a new and wonderful way to enjoy the smiths without having to listen to morrissey
They’re really good at this
This Charming Man - EZ Band (The Smiths Norteño Cover)
YouTube video by EZ BAND
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November 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
a new and wonderful way to enjoy the smiths without having to listen to morrissey
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Must be a definition of ceasefire I’m not familiar with
BREAKING: At least 24 people are dead and 54 wounded after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began in October, officials say.
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 20 killed
Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on October 10.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Must be a definition of ceasefire I’m not familiar with
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Today, while walking in the market with her three-year-old daughter, Sama'a witnessed an Israeli bombing run which targeted civilian cars and nearly claimed her life. Every day is a struggle for her and her family. Please give what you can.
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Today, while walking in the market with her three-year-old daughter, Sama'a witnessed an Israeli bombing run which targeted civilian cars and nearly claimed her life. Every day is a struggle for her and her family. Please give what you can.
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
this week I did two heavy workouts (including a squat PR) and planted, no joke, 300 spring bulbs in my yard and my mom's yard and today I can't even bend over to put a plate in the dishwasher, bodies are a scam
November 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
this week I did two heavy workouts (including a squat PR) and planted, no joke, 300 spring bulbs in my yard and my mom's yard and today I can't even bend over to put a plate in the dishwasher, bodies are a scam
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people are reading "catch-and-kill" in the journalistic sense but she was probably just finding raccoons for him to eat
November 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
people are reading "catch-and-kill" in the journalistic sense but she was probably just finding raccoons for him to eat
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This is very cool. Often food pantries need to spend their money making sure everyone has the basics to keep them fed and healthy, but not on the spices and flavors that make an enjoyable meal. www.burlapandbarrel.com/products/don...
Donate a Holiday Spice Set • Give the Gift of Flavor | Burlap & Barrel
Help make someone's holiday meal special. When you purchase a single jar, 3-pack, or 6-pack of our equitably sourced spices, we’ll donate that exact set to a New York food pantry supporting families i...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This is very cool. Often food pantries need to spend their money making sure everyone has the basics to keep them fed and healthy, but not on the spices and flavors that make an enjoyable meal. www.burlapandbarrel.com/products/don...
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While on tour promoting 'Wake Up Dead Man', Rian Johnson goes off on AI for “making everything worse in every single way.” bit.ly/47UBPfH
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
While on tour promoting 'Wake Up Dead Man', Rian Johnson goes off on AI for “making everything worse in every single way.” bit.ly/47UBPfH
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i promise i don’t mean to high horse this but if you’re thinking about giving lizza ten bucks there are a lot of good independent journalists whose work you could subscribe to for a month instead
November 22, 2025 at 7:34 AM
i promise i don’t mean to high horse this but if you’re thinking about giving lizza ten bucks there are a lot of good independent journalists whose work you could subscribe to for a month instead
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The continuing bamboo metaphor is like…a child’s fingerpaint version of a braided essay. Bamboo was invented by Steven Bamboo
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The continuing bamboo metaphor is like…a child’s fingerpaint version of a braided essay. Bamboo was invented by Steven Bamboo
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logging off is not enough I need to go back in time and kill lord byron
November 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
logging off is not enough I need to go back in time and kill lord byron
i love 2 receive emails from fans
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
i love 2 receive emails from fans
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speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
Kempsville High School assistant principal charged for threats against police, ICE
Virginia Beach assistant principal John Bennett and Mark Bennett charged for conspiring threats against police and ICE agents. Both are held without bond.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
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a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
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atomic scientists moving the “a real guy gets Christmas Caroled” clock two minutes closer to midnight
November 22, 2025 at 2:39 AM
atomic scientists moving the “a real guy gets Christmas Caroled” clock two minutes closer to midnight
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oh hey I’ve been offline for the last twelve hours or so having a nice day celebrating family and friends and not looking at my phone, so like was today normal, or,
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
oh hey I’ve been offline for the last twelve hours or so having a nice day celebrating family and friends and not looking at my phone, so like was today normal, or,
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MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
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does mamdani smell really good in person or something. like he seems very charming yes but what the fuck lol
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
does mamdani smell really good in person or something. like he seems very charming yes but what the fuck lol
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wait so did Zohran actually dog-walk the fucking president with nothing but his own insane charisma am I understanding correctly
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
wait so did Zohran actually dog-walk the fucking president with nothing but his own insane charisma am I understanding correctly
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
if you’re on a facetime in costco a week before thanksgiving I think they should put you under the jail, is the thing
November 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
if you’re on a facetime in costco a week before thanksgiving I think they should put you under the jail, is the thing
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Every “it isn’t strictly criminal” guy should be put on a watch list
November 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Every “it isn’t strictly criminal” guy should be put on a watch list