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Mike Palumbo
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constant reader, infrequent writer

books are my favorite thing; particularly horror, fantasy, and mystery

bass player in a past life

I mute and/or block accounts that post AI-generated works

new england
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If you see this, post a DC comics cover you love.
The cover to issue 680 of the SUPERMAN comic book. Painted by Alex Ross, it depicts Krypto, a large white dog wearing a red Superman cape and a yellow collar with a tag in the shape of the Superman 'S' emblem, standing on the head of a lion statue, with the buildings of Metropolis in the background. Krypto's cape is blowing in the wind. The subtitle reads "DOG OF STEEL".
July 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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If you inherited a movie theatre,
what's your first double feature?
📽🍿

...too obvious?
A poster for the film THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, Hammer Films, 1957. The title in a green, dripping typeface across the center, set over an illustration -- the monster, with a shackled claw outstretched, looms over a frightened woman bearing the likeness of actress Hazel Court. In the lower left, a yellow-toned photo of Peter Cushing as Baron Frankenstein, working with lab equipment. In the upper left corner, the tagline "NO-ONE WHO SAW IT LIVED TO DESCRIBE IT!" Across the bottom, a red bar with the cast members listed in white. A poster for the film DRACULA, Hammer Films, 1958. Black background. On the right hand side of the poster, an illustration of Dracula, bearing the likeness of actor Christopher Lee, menaces an unconscious woman. In the upper left, in yellow, the tagline "The Terrifying Lover -- who died -- yet lived!" In the lower right, in yellow, the warning "DON'T DARE SEE IT ALONE!" The film title in bold red across the left center, with the cast members listed above and below in gray, and production credits listed below in white.
May 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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10) SUNFALL, C.J. Cherryh
The cover of C.J. Cherryh's SUNFALL - a man in a black robe stands among damaged statues on a parapet, with a red sun and orange-purple sky in the background
March 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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9) THE BIRTHGRAVE, Tanith Lee
The cover of Tanith Lee's THE BIRTHGRAVE -- an illustration of a blonde-haired woman wearing a mask and a red gown, holding a dagger and staring into the sky from the top of a volcano, with ruins in the distance
March 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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8) THE FORGOTTEN BEASTS OF ELD, Patricia A. McKillip
The cover of Patricia A. McKillip's THE FORGOTTEN BEASTS OF ELD -- an illustration of a white-haired woman, a lion, a bird, a cat, and a dragon, with a tower in the distance
March 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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7) THE ETCHED CITY, K.J. Bishop
The cover of K.J. Bishop's THE ETCHED CITY -- two bees crawling on a split, leaking pomegranate, set against a black background
March 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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6) THE LATHE OF HEAVEN, Ursula K. Le Guin
The cover of Ursula K. Le Guin's THE LATHE OF HEAVEN -- a gradient moving from blue at the bottom to orange at the top, with icons of a mountain, a cloud, an egg, and a horse
March 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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5) COMPANY OF LIARS, Karen Maitland
The cover of Karen Maitland's COMPANY OF LIARS - a medieval-style illustration of a beast's head with the mouth open, filled in black, with the details, in gold, made from smaller illustrations of skulls, crosses, trees, and runes
March 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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4) WE ARE HERE TO HURT EACH OTHER, Paula D. Ashe
The cover of Paula D. Ashe's WE ARE HERE TO HURT EACH OTHER -- what appears to be a face made of teeth, set against background of city buildings and a winged statue
March 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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3) THE MEMORY POLICE, Yoko Ogawa
The cover of Yoko Ogawa's THE MEMORY POLICE -- a blue toned photograph of a young Asian woman, with bits of the photograph replaced by red and white scrawls
March 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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2) EVERY HEART A DOORWAY, Seanan McGuire
The cover of Seanan McGuire's EVERY HEART A DOORWAY -- a wooden doorframe and open door in the middle of a forest
March 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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For International Women's Day, recommend ten books by women.

1) THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, Shirley Jackson

💙📚
The cover of Shirley Jackson's THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE -- an orange toned photograph of an old, large house, with tree branches in the foreground.
March 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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January 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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“You will be visited by three spirits."

The three spirits:
Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, and Christopher Lee, from the film HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS
December 24, 2024 at 7:21 AM
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Introduce yourself with
One book 📚
One movie 🎥
One album 💿
One tv show 📺
The cover of Roger Zelazny's novel, A NIGHT IN THE LONESOME OCTOBER. Illustrated by James Warhola, it depicts several of the "players" at a gathering. In the foreground, Sherlock Holmes sits with Count Dracula and Snuff the dog. In the background, Rastov the monk converses with Crazy Jill in front of the fireplace. Several other characters are gathered in the corners of the room. The poster for Wes Anderson's film, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS. White logo against a pink background, with a photo of the cast -- Gwyneth Paltrow, Danny Glover, Anjelica Huston, Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, and Bill Murray standing in the back row. Wilson is holding a falcon. Grant Rosenmeyer and Jonah Meyerson standing in front of Stiller, all three wearing matching red track suits. Owen Wilson laying outstretched on the floor in front of the rest of the cast, wearing a cowboy hat and a fringed leather jacket. A beagle rests at his feet. The cover of The Cure's album, WISH. Designed by Andy Vella. Red gradient background, with a distorted looking Earth, held by scribbled hands. The logo for the television series FRASIER. The show title in blue gradient against a black background, with a white outline of the Seattle skyline above it.
November 7, 2024 at 9:09 PM
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Question for #wrestlesky 🤼 folks - does anyone know of a site that sells new, unworn WWE shirts that are no longer in production?

I'm looking for the Antonio Cesaro & Tyson Kidd "Established" shirt.

Found some pre-owned ones on eBay but really don't want to buy used (one of them had pit stains 🤢).
A picture of the WWE Antonio Cesaro & Tyson Kidd "Established" t-shirt. In the foreground, the front shot of a gray shirt, with the names Cesaro and Kidd across the chest in white font, flanked by Swiss Cross and Canadian Maple Leaf designs. In the background, the rear shot of the same shirt, with "Est. 12.01.14" across the shoulders in white font. The 12.01.14 date is set against a red background.
June 7, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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if u see this post a wolf
A screenshot from PULP FICTION. Set in the kitchen of a suburban home. John Travolta as Vincent Vega and Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield, standing off to the left, wearing suits and covered in blood. In the center of the frame, Harvey Keitel as Winston Wolf (a.k.a. "The Wolf"), holding a coffee mug and wearing a tuxedo.
June 7, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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*taps the sign*

the sign --
A screenshot from my profile, reading "I mute and/or block accounts that post A.I.-generated works"
June 5, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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And tonight I saw the damned concert.
The Damned performing at Big Night Live in Boston, MA.
May 30, 2024 at 4:03 AM
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Jonathan Hickman's run on FANTASTIC FOUR and FF -- including the Future Foundation lineup with Spider-Man in place of Human Torch -- is one of my favorites.
Illustration by Gabriele Dell'otto, of the Future Foundation era lineup of the Fantastic Four -- The Thing, Spider-Man, Invisible Woman, and Mr. Fantastic -- in their white & black uniforms.
May 14, 2024 at 4:50 PM
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I’ll have you know, Ticketmaster, that I already bought the damned tickets.
A screenshot from an email inbox, of a message from Ticketmaster with the subject “The Damned Tickets Are Waiting For You”
May 10, 2024 at 12:41 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚

Day Twenty: THE LATHE OF HEAVEN by Ursula K. Le Guin
The cover of THE LATHE OF HEAVEN by Ursula K. Le Guin. Designed by Jim Tierney, it has the author's name in white at the top and the book title in blue in the middle. A blue semi-circle with a bright pink outline is set at the bottom, with larger semi-circles radiating outward, sunburst-style, changing to red with an orange outline as the design moves to the top. Four objects are placed throughout -- a mountain, a cloud, a shiny metallic egg, and a horse.
May 6, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚

Day Nineteen: THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN by Gene Wolfe
Cover of the first volume of THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN by Gene Wolfe. The author's name and book title in the upper left, set against an illustration by Laura Brett, depicting an open gate, a sword stuck in the ground, and a city in the background. Cover of the second volume of THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN by Gene Wolfe. The author's name and book title in the upper left, set against an illustration by Laura Brett, depicting a cloaked figure looking up a long, winding path towards a city.
May 5, 2024 at 12:19 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚

Day Eighteen: THE PASTEL CITY by M. John Harrison
The cover of THE PASTEL CITY by M. John Harrison. The title at top in white, with the author's name below it. Set against an illustration by Gray Morrow, depicting a cloaked man on horseback looking toward the viewer from barren hills, while a raven flies overhead. In the background, a futuristic city set against the night sky.
May 4, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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Tanith Lee has been one of my favorite discoveries of the last few years, S&S or otherwise
Cover of COMPANIONS ON THE ROAD by Tanith Lee. Illustrated by Juliet Stanwell Smith, it depicts three men on horseback looking back at three riders following them in the distance. Cover of THE BIRTHGRAVE by Tanith Lee. Illustrated by George Barr, it depicts a woman with light hair, wearing a pale white mask with gold trim, and an ornate red gown/robe, running away from a dark-haired man in a purple tunic. In the background, a volcano erupts behind a temple.
May 3, 2024 at 2:34 PM