Ray Richards
@rayrichards.bsky.social
Star Wars fan since 1981. Wheel of Time fan since 1993. TTRPG fan since AD&D 2e. Lover of Horror and Lovecraft. Host of Hilltop Horror podcast (currently on hiatus).
When I saw TFA in the theater I enjoyed about every minute of it...but over the past decide FTA feels so much more like a hollow nostalgia trip. A rework of the greatest hits of the OT (ep4).
So today the scene I find original and interesting is Kylo Ren feeling the pull from the Light.
So today the scene I find original and interesting is Kylo Ren feeling the pull from the Light.
December 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
When I saw TFA in the theater I enjoyed about every minute of it...but over the past decide FTA feels so much more like a hollow nostalgia trip. A rework of the greatest hits of the OT (ep4).
So today the scene I find original and interesting is Kylo Ren feeling the pull from the Light.
So today the scene I find original and interesting is Kylo Ren feeling the pull from the Light.
So we're all thinking it aren't we? The new ending to #starwars Starfighter is that the kid is handed off...not to Rey...but to a now 90 year old Grogu.
a baby yoda from star wars is standing in the dirt with a blanket around its neck .
ALT: a baby yoda from star wars is standing in the dirt with a blanket around its neck .
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December 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
So we're all thinking it aren't we? The new ending to #starwars Starfighter is that the kid is handed off...not to Rey...but to a now 90 year old Grogu.
I saw some positive reaction to the idea that S #starwars Dtarfighter ending has changed to removed Rey.
I really hope not.
Starwars needs a path forward for the Jedi (the one differentiating factor for SW) and a build up to an NJO would be good.
youtu.be/l861dzkXd8s?...
I really hope not.
Starwars needs a path forward for the Jedi (the one differentiating factor for SW) and a build up to an NJO would be good.
youtu.be/l861dzkXd8s?...
"Star Wars: Star Fighter" Ending Has Changed Says Shawn Levy
YouTube video by KRISTIAN HARLOFF CLIPS CHANNEL
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I saw some positive reaction to the idea that S #starwars Dtarfighter ending has changed to removed Rey.
I really hope not.
Starwars needs a path forward for the Jedi (the one differentiating factor for SW) and a build up to an NJO would be good.
youtu.be/l861dzkXd8s?...
I really hope not.
Starwars needs a path forward for the Jedi (the one differentiating factor for SW) and a build up to an NJO would be good.
youtu.be/l861dzkXd8s?...
So #starwars fam...
The rest of the Knights of Ren were just like...normal dudes? Like not force sensitive or anything?
Also, maybe, they had welded their helmets in place (makes the cult Mandos look like wusses, man up Mandos)???
The rest of the Knights of Ren were just like...normal dudes? Like not force sensitive or anything?
Also, maybe, they had welded their helmets in place (makes the cult Mandos look like wusses, man up Mandos)???
December 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
So #starwars fam...
The rest of the Knights of Ren were just like...normal dudes? Like not force sensitive or anything?
Also, maybe, they had welded their helmets in place (makes the cult Mandos look like wusses, man up Mandos)???
The rest of the Knights of Ren were just like...normal dudes? Like not force sensitive or anything?
Also, maybe, they had welded their helmets in place (makes the cult Mandos look like wusses, man up Mandos)???
I'd watch movies about a Jedi, with a southern drawl, who goes around solving crimes across the galaxy.
Sabers Out!
Sabers Out!
December 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I'd watch movies about a Jedi, with a southern drawl, who goes around solving crimes across the galaxy.
Sabers Out!
Sabers Out!
Hey @infinata.bsky.social how does my #starwars headcanon sound:
His name was Luke Lars until the moment Leia asked him who he was...and then he took on the name of his father, in whose footsteps he felt he was now following.
That's why Vader/Emperor never found him with a simple Google search.
His name was Luke Lars until the moment Leia asked him who he was...and then he took on the name of his father, in whose footsteps he felt he was now following.
That's why Vader/Emperor never found him with a simple Google search.
a man in a stormtrooper uniform is talking to luke skywalker in a star wars scene .
ALT: a man in a stormtrooper uniform is talking to luke skywalker in a star wars scene .
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December 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Hey @infinata.bsky.social how does my #starwars headcanon sound:
His name was Luke Lars until the moment Leia asked him who he was...and then he took on the name of his father, in whose footsteps he felt he was now following.
That's why Vader/Emperor never found him with a simple Google search.
His name was Luke Lars until the moment Leia asked him who he was...and then he took on the name of his father, in whose footsteps he felt he was now following.
That's why Vader/Emperor never found him with a simple Google search.
#starwars
This is a good piece and I agree with it (even if I'd quibble a bit about Luke, but I didn't agree with how he was handled anyway).
Ben Solo living through the redemption is what makes sense.
It's the new thing we didn't see with Anakin.
And yes, heros matter to boys (see me & Luke).
This is a good piece and I agree with it (even if I'd quibble a bit about Luke, but I didn't agree with how he was handled anyway).
Ben Solo living through the redemption is what makes sense.
It's the new thing we didn't see with Anakin.
And yes, heros matter to boys (see me & Luke).
Yesterday I published a new essay on Substack about the wounded masculine in Star Wars — how three generations of men tried (and failed) to reconcile power with tenderness — and why the story of Ben Solo still matters.
#thehuntforbensolo #bensolo #starwars #reylo #bensololives #kyloren
#thehuntforbensolo #bensolo #starwars #reylo #bensololives #kyloren
Let Him Live
The Case for a Ben Solo Film and the Healing of the Masculine
alinacorbett.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
#starwars
This is a good piece and I agree with it (even if I'd quibble a bit about Luke, but I didn't agree with how he was handled anyway).
Ben Solo living through the redemption is what makes sense.
It's the new thing we didn't see with Anakin.
And yes, heros matter to boys (see me & Luke).
This is a good piece and I agree with it (even if I'd quibble a bit about Luke, but I didn't agree with how he was handled anyway).
Ben Solo living through the redemption is what makes sense.
It's the new thing we didn't see with Anakin.
And yes, heros matter to boys (see me & Luke).
Pretty wild...
youtu.be/E54kCB7icsI?...
youtu.be/E54kCB7icsI?...
"Thriller" by Michael Jackson as if it was a blues [Blues AI Cover]
YouTube video by Spooftify
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Pretty wild...
youtu.be/E54kCB7icsI?...
youtu.be/E54kCB7icsI?...
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Looking for upcoming horror games? 💀
Wishlist INFERIUS this #SteamScreamFest
Horror game inspired by Amnesia X Inscryption set in Dante's Inferno
#horrorgame #inferius
Wishlist INFERIUS this #SteamScreamFest
Horror game inspired by Amnesia X Inscryption set in Dante's Inferno
#horrorgame #inferius
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Looking for upcoming horror games? 💀
Wishlist INFERIUS this #SteamScreamFest
Horror game inspired by Amnesia X Inscryption set in Dante's Inferno
#horrorgame #inferius
Wishlist INFERIUS this #SteamScreamFest
Horror game inspired by Amnesia X Inscryption set in Dante's Inferno
#horrorgame #inferius
I would have accepted this as season 3.
October 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I would have accepted this as season 3.
I really enjoyed episodes like this...but if they're gonna clock in at 35min then we should be getting 20 episode seasons. 🤷♂️
youtu.be/PhJOMPp5FBs?...
youtu.be/PhJOMPp5FBs?...
Din Djarin VS the Krayt Dragon | The Mandalorian | Official Clip
YouTube video by Star Wars
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I really enjoyed episodes like this...but if they're gonna clock in at 35min then we should be getting 20 episode seasons. 🤷♂️
youtu.be/PhJOMPp5FBs?...
youtu.be/PhJOMPp5FBs?...
It's funny because of all the "dead" people coming back, I think there is a real narrative and thematic reason for Ben's story to continue.
I don't think we need a Ben Solo movie but also Darth Maul was cut in half and he's fine so the idea that anyone is ever alive or dead is silly. They don't even let an actor being dead stop them
October 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
It's funny because of all the "dead" people coming back, I think there is a real narrative and thematic reason for Ben's story to continue.
The Hunt for Short Round!
So far we had these In the news
•Hunt For Ben Solo
•Willow back in the headlines
•Where The Acolyte could’ve gone
What’s next? 👀
More Indiana Jones Content? Solo 2?
•Hunt For Ben Solo
•Willow back in the headlines
•Where The Acolyte could’ve gone
What’s next? 👀
More Indiana Jones Content? Solo 2?
October 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The Hunt for Short Round!
So we should expect a pre-ST Kylo Ren story where he discovers the original Ren huh?
Qimir / The Stranger eventually became the first Ren and founded the Knights of Ren, reveals Leslye Headland in The Art of The Acolyte book.
(1/3)
(1/3)
October 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
So we should expect a pre-ST Kylo Ren story where he discovers the original Ren huh?
LF/Disney...you can just...go back and correct the mistake.
Make the movie.
Make the movie.
Inside scoop on the Hunt for Ben Solo.
"Sources close to the project emphasize that this was not a loose concept or early pitch. The film, operating under the codename Quiet Leaves, had a finalized screenplay and was entering early prep and staffing stages."
#StarWars
"Sources close to the project emphasize that this was not a loose concept or early pitch. The film, operating under the codename Quiet Leaves, had a finalized screenplay and was entering early prep and staffing stages."
#StarWars
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
LF/Disney...you can just...go back and correct the mistake.
Make the movie.
Make the movie.
Imagine a "Search for Ben Solo" where we see more of Luke/Ben from different angles as Ben realizes how much the dark side tainted how see experienced the world and his family.
Luke Skywalker & Ben Solo
Art by Rolfwolf www.deviantart.com/rolfwolf/art...
#StarWars #LukeSkywalker #BenSolo
Art by Rolfwolf www.deviantart.com/rolfwolf/art...
#StarWars #LukeSkywalker #BenSolo
October 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Imagine a "Search for Ben Solo" where we see more of Luke/Ben from different angles as Ben realizes how much the dark side tainted how see experienced the world and his family.
Hell with it!
Give us Mara Jade send her and Luke's son to Rey!
Give us Ben Solo returns!
Give us a Rey (& Ben & Kid Skywalker??) NJO!
There IS no StarWars without the Skywalkers at the heart of a saga.
Sorry.
Give us Mara Jade send her and Luke's son to Rey!
Give us Ben Solo returns!
Give us a Rey (& Ben & Kid Skywalker??) NJO!
There IS no StarWars without the Skywalkers at the heart of a saga.
Sorry.
to me the more important thing of this whole story is that Adam Driver clearly didn't come away from the experience hating it, was totally willing to do more, even with an idea he was a part of... and for some reason, I just love that (don't know why, but I just really do!)
October 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Hell with it!
Give us Mara Jade send her and Luke's son to Rey!
Give us Ben Solo returns!
Give us a Rey (& Ben & Kid Skywalker??) NJO!
There IS no StarWars without the Skywalkers at the heart of a saga.
Sorry.
Give us Mara Jade send her and Luke's son to Rey!
Give us Ben Solo returns!
Give us a Rey (& Ben & Kid Skywalker??) NJO!
There IS no StarWars without the Skywalkers at the heart of a saga.
Sorry.
October 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
#starwars fam...why can't we have nice things!???
A post ep9 Ben Solo story?
Essentially a retcon of the destruction of the skywalkers?
Why did you kill this Disney!!!???
LF try it again!
Fit it into your NJO!
youtu.be/NNFYGLcDYPM?...
A post ep9 Ben Solo story?
Essentially a retcon of the destruction of the skywalkers?
Why did you kill this Disney!!!???
LF try it again!
Fit it into your NJO!
youtu.be/NNFYGLcDYPM?...
Bob Iger should go to jail.
YouTube video by EcksClips
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
#starwars fam...why can't we have nice things!???
A post ep9 Ben Solo story?
Essentially a retcon of the destruction of the skywalkers?
Why did you kill this Disney!!!???
LF try it again!
Fit it into your NJO!
youtu.be/NNFYGLcDYPM?...
A post ep9 Ben Solo story?
Essentially a retcon of the destruction of the skywalkers?
Why did you kill this Disney!!!???
LF try it again!
Fit it into your NJO!
youtu.be/NNFYGLcDYPM?...
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Look at that poster!
October 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Look at that poster!
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Tomorrow!
Up next: a change of pace for Crossroads! We're going with some British found footage folk horror to kick off the Halloween season with a really creepy choice: BORDERLANDS (2013), U.S. title: FINAL PRAYER.
Join us next Friday at 9pm ET on Tubi for #FolkHorrorFriday
Join us next Friday at 9pm ET on Tubi for #FolkHorrorFriday
October 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Tomorrow!
No, you misunderstand me. It's an *evil* fucking room.
1408
John Cusack plays a writer (yes, it's a Stephen King adaptation) who made a career debunking hauntings, he wants to debunk an infamous haunted hotel room and has to convince Samuel L. Jackson's hotel manager to let him stay. This one's an a very fun movie, total rollercoaster ride!
John Cusack plays a writer (yes, it's a Stephen King adaptation) who made a career debunking hauntings, he wants to debunk an infamous haunted hotel room and has to convince Samuel L. Jackson's hotel manager to let him stay. This one's an a very fun movie, total rollercoaster ride!
September 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
No, you misunderstand me. It's an *evil* fucking room.
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Join us for #FolkHorrorFriday at 9pm ET as we watch THE BROTHERHOOD OF SATAN (1971). American movies really took to satanic cults rather than pagan ones, yet many of the same themes and tropes are there.
September 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Join us for #FolkHorrorFriday at 9pm ET as we watch THE BROTHERHOOD OF SATAN (1971). American movies really took to satanic cults rather than pagan ones, yet many of the same themes and tropes are there.