patrickcarlson
@pjcarlson.bsky.social
Living the atomic half-life | Design Lead and Writer on @thelongdark.bsky.social |@hinterland.bsky.social | Game systems | The end of the world | My opinions only | More horror than you think
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patrickcarlson
@pjcarlson.bsky.social
· Oct 17
a blurred image of a person 's face with a few lines
Alt: from Jacob's Ladder, a favorite of mine
media.tenor.com
Nice to see things ramping up on this app. Mildly curious how this place picks up the pieces of what's left on the "other site."
As for me, I tend to post about cinema, horror games, apocalyptic ephemera etc. etc.
Also my cats, and occasional snapshots of life in the PNW.
Glad you're here.
As for me, I tend to post about cinema, horror games, apocalyptic ephemera etc. etc.
Also my cats, and occasional snapshots of life in the PNW.
Glad you're here.
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I guess it's chibi, gameboy, pixelart metroid time again.
4 colors
160x144px
4 colors
160x144px
December 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I guess it's chibi, gameboy, pixelart metroid time again.
4 colors
160x144px
4 colors
160x144px
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Full Moon over Japan — Burt Glinn, 1961
December 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Full Moon over Japan — Burt Glinn, 1961
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give Sam Elliot one monologue in Landman and some great OST and watch it turn from streaming whatever into profundity.
December 8, 2025 at 7:05 AM
give Sam Elliot one monologue in Landman and some great OST and watch it turn from streaming whatever into profundity.
just what are we trying to do here, people?
December 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
just what are we trying to do here, people?
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Just a smashing wormed corpse on this 16th century grave I spotted the other day in the cemetery of St. Peter in Salzburg's old town. Check out the toad detail...
December 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Just a smashing wormed corpse on this 16th century grave I spotted the other day in the cemetery of St. Peter in Salzburg's old town. Check out the toad detail...
“cat laying by the space heater” (2025)
December 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“cat laying by the space heater” (2025)
video games still think there is a mass culture.
There isn’t.
There isn’t.
December 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
video games still think there is a mass culture.
There isn’t.
There isn’t.
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I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
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Worth reading for lots of reasons, but particularly because it closes with something I see in my work and travels speaking on writing and AI. Many, maybe most students do not want AI-mediated schooling or lives. We can offer them something better. www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Worth reading for lots of reasons, but particularly because it closes with something I see in my work and travels speaking on writing and AI. Many, maybe most students do not want AI-mediated schooling or lives. We can offer them something better. www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
always helps me to turn to the classic stories.
“All we did was survive.”
“That’s enough.”
“All we did was survive.”
“That’s enough.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
always helps me to turn to the classic stories.
“All we did was survive.”
“That’s enough.”
“All we did was survive.”
“That’s enough.”
now reading (finally)
December 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
now reading (finally)
a motion picture that only becomes more relevant day by day. Watch the movie, buy John’s book.
Darkness Visible: The Cinema of Jonathan Glazer is available. If you haven’t already purchased a copy I encourage you to do so. I put a lot of work and heart into this one and if you enjoy my work I’d appreciate your support
stickingplacebooks.com/darkness-vis...
stickingplacebooks.com/darkness-vis...
Darkness Visible: The Cinema of Jonathan Glazer - Sticking Place Books
John Bleasdale Jonathan Glazer has created some of the most unforgettable images in twenty-first-century cinema. From the dreamlike menace of Sexy Beast to the haunting abstractions of Under the Skin ...
stickingplacebooks.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:19 AM
a motion picture that only becomes more relevant day by day. Watch the movie, buy John’s book.
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Darkness Visible: The Cinema of Jonathan Glazer is available. If you haven’t already purchased a copy I encourage you to do so. I put a lot of work and heart into this one and if you enjoy my work I’d appreciate your support
stickingplacebooks.com/darkness-vis...
stickingplacebooks.com/darkness-vis...
Darkness Visible: The Cinema of Jonathan Glazer - Sticking Place Books
John Bleasdale Jonathan Glazer has created some of the most unforgettable images in twenty-first-century cinema. From the dreamlike menace of Sexy Beast to the haunting abstractions of Under the Skin ...
stickingplacebooks.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Darkness Visible: The Cinema of Jonathan Glazer is available. If you haven’t already purchased a copy I encourage you to do so. I put a lot of work and heart into this one and if you enjoy my work I’d appreciate your support
stickingplacebooks.com/darkness-vis...
stickingplacebooks.com/darkness-vis...
picked up and read the four issue run this morning — even by 90s Dark Horse standards this ended up being an intense read. Lots of Alien: Earth backwards echoes. I wonder if some of this made its way into the mood board for that show.
That show so reminded me of these old Dark Horse comics.
That show so reminded me of these old Dark Horse comics.
December 7, 2025 at 7:12 AM
picked up and read the four issue run this morning — even by 90s Dark Horse standards this ended up being an intense read. Lots of Alien: Earth backwards echoes. I wonder if some of this made its way into the mood board for that show.
That show so reminded me of these old Dark Horse comics.
That show so reminded me of these old Dark Horse comics.
it’s uncanny how the images and words that hang with us in life, from this or that movie or book, anticipate so many things better than any friend’s advice, or parent’s quiet nudge.
We were already always where we’d end up being, just set apart in time from the moment itself.
We were already always where we’d end up being, just set apart in time from the moment itself.
December 7, 2025 at 6:45 AM
it’s uncanny how the images and words that hang with us in life, from this or that movie or book, anticipate so many things better than any friend’s advice, or parent’s quiet nudge.
We were already always where we’d end up being, just set apart in time from the moment itself.
We were already always where we’d end up being, just set apart in time from the moment itself.
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif.
December 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif.
what a franchise — Wendy’s, Burger King, Casablanca!
Netflix, which rarely carries a single movie from before 1980, wants you to know how thrilled they are to acquire that classic piece of franchise IP, Casablanca
December 7, 2025 at 5:55 AM
what a franchise — Wendy’s, Burger King, Casablanca!
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I've just handed in the last page for Event Horizon and #5's an absolute belter. Real honour to be back doing all this. I'll be talking about it all more with @oblivionbarpodcast.com soon, too, so take a gander and we'll circle back soon!
We ask @tristansbones.bsky.social comics writer and artist about his most pivotal comics and how he got into the industry!
Want to see his terrifying artwork? Grab Event Horizon: Dark Descent is at comic shops.
#IDWDARK #Horror #EventHorizon #EventHorizonDarkDescent #HorrorComics #Advice
Want to see his terrifying artwork? Grab Event Horizon: Dark Descent is at comic shops.
#IDWDARK #Horror #EventHorizon #EventHorizonDarkDescent #HorrorComics #Advice
December 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I've just handed in the last page for Event Horizon and #5's an absolute belter. Real honour to be back doing all this. I'll be talking about it all more with @oblivionbarpodcast.com soon, too, so take a gander and we'll circle back soon!
nobody will remember:
- your salary
- how "busy" you were
- how many hours you worked
people will remember:
- that one person or fictional character you could NOT shut up about, you made sure they never forget
- your salary
- how "busy" you were
- how many hours you worked
people will remember:
- that one person or fictional character you could NOT shut up about, you made sure they never forget
December 7, 2025 at 2:51 AM
nobody will remember:
- your salary
- how "busy" you were
- how many hours you worked
people will remember:
- that one person or fictional character you could NOT shut up about, you made sure they never forget
- your salary
- how "busy" you were
- how many hours you worked
people will remember:
- that one person or fictional character you could NOT shut up about, you made sure they never forget
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
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"Leaders" and their Lists
December 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"Leaders" and their Lists
this is cool
Updated 1:1055 (LEGO Ent-D set scale) chart! Already filling out a good bit, probably gonna take a little break to get through some commissions but I'm excited to keep on it! :)
What should I build next?
What should I build next?
December 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
this is cool
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