Rob Kirby
@robkirbycomics.bsky.social
Cartoonist. Reviewer @ Publishers Weekly. Dog person. Books incl QU33R (Ignatz winner). Latest from Graphic Mundi: my memoir Marry Me a Little. A 2023 year-best pick in Oprah magazine.
A pal of mine is in Detroit rn and I told her to go visit the house where I grew up and she did it and even sent a pic! I am so persuasive lol
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A pal of mine is in Detroit rn and I told her to go visit the house where I grew up and she did it and even sent a pic! I am so persuasive lol
Some lovely stuff here at Minneapolis’s Museum of Russian Art
November 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Some lovely stuff here at Minneapolis’s Museum of Russian Art
It’s a beautiful day to vote. And to virtue signal!
November 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
It’s a beautiful day to vote. And to virtue signal!
31. 28 YEARS LATER ('25) This 3rd film focuses on tween boy trying to keep his mother alive as he searches for a Dr to cure her illness in a land plagued w/ the deadly, ravenous infected. Film boasts an unpredictable story w/ many tonal shifts well handled. A nice wrap-up to #31HorrorFilms31Days 👍🎃💀
November 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
31. 28 YEARS LATER ('25) This 3rd film focuses on tween boy trying to keep his mother alive as he searches for a Dr to cure her illness in a land plagued w/ the deadly, ravenous infected. Film boasts an unpredictable story w/ many tonal shifts well handled. A nice wrap-up to #31HorrorFilms31Days 👍🎃💀
30. KNIFE + HEART ('18) Paris, 1979. A mysterious killer is stalking the performers of a small gay porn film outfit. But why? Anne, the boss lady, investigates. This is arthouse horror at its most stylin', poetic & sexy—and it's super gay too! Icing on the bloody cake, obvs. 👍 #31HorrorFilms31Days
October 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
30. KNIFE + HEART ('18) Paris, 1979. A mysterious killer is stalking the performers of a small gay porn film outfit. But why? Anne, the boss lady, investigates. This is arthouse horror at its most stylin', poetic & sexy—and it's super gay too! Icing on the bloody cake, obvs. 👍 #31HorrorFilms31Days
29. I BLAME SOCIETY ('20) Dark satire about a struggling filmmaker who turns to murder to see if that might be her ticket to success. Funniest scene: Bro-y producers cluelessly mouthing words like "intersectionality" and "ally." This movie is very 2020, which seems so long ago #31HorrorFilms31Days
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
29. I BLAME SOCIETY ('20) Dark satire about a struggling filmmaker who turns to murder to see if that might be her ticket to success. Funniest scene: Bro-y producers cluelessly mouthing words like "intersectionality" and "ally." This movie is very 2020, which seems so long ago #31HorrorFilms31Days
28. REVENGE ('17) Coralie (THE SUBSTANCE) Fargeat's directorial debut is a ferocious thriller about a woman stalking the 3 creeps—one's a rapist—that left her for dead. In this era of overwhelming governmental villainy getting away w/ everything, I found this highly cathartic. #31HorrorFilms31Days
October 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
28. REVENGE ('17) Coralie (THE SUBSTANCE) Fargeat's directorial debut is a ferocious thriller about a woman stalking the 3 creeps—one's a rapist—that left her for dead. In this era of overwhelming governmental villainy getting away w/ everything, I found this highly cathartic. #31HorrorFilms31Days
27. FRANKENSTEIN ('25) Guillermo Del Toro's signature style over substance (mostly) carries the day in this latest adaptation of Mary Shelley's timeless tale, but there are places where a lighter touch/less bombast might've been welcome. It's def a see-it-at-the-theater film! #31HorrorFilms31Days
October 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
27. FRANKENSTEIN ('25) Guillermo Del Toro's signature style over substance (mostly) carries the day in this latest adaptation of Mary Shelley's timeless tale, but there are places where a lighter touch/less bombast might've been welcome. It's def a see-it-at-the-theater film! #31HorrorFilms31Days
26. BABY BLOOD ('90) Super-entertaining monster fetus tale from France, with a bravura performance by Emmanuelle Escourrou as the unfortunate mother-to-be. It's a (very) bloody good time. #31HorrorFilms31Days
October 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
26. BABY BLOOD ('90) Super-entertaining monster fetus tale from France, with a bravura performance by Emmanuelle Escourrou as the unfortunate mother-to-be. It's a (very) bloody good time. #31HorrorFilms31Days
25. CHRISTINE ('83) Stephen King's rather bloated (IMHO) 1981 novel about an evil 1958 Plymouth Fury is adapted for the big screen by director John Carpenter, who improves upon the OG with his tighter storytelling and trademark visual acumen. It's a pretty smooth ride. #31HorrorFilms31Days
October 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
25. CHRISTINE ('83) Stephen King's rather bloated (IMHO) 1981 novel about an evil 1958 Plymouth Fury is adapted for the big screen by director John Carpenter, who improves upon the OG with his tighter storytelling and trademark visual acumen. It's a pretty smooth ride. #31HorrorFilms31Days
24. HEART EYES ('25) A really fun fusion of slasher & rom-com, with both elements coalescing surprisingly well. It gets a little too SCREAM-like in the last 20 minutes or so but it's still a good funny/scary time, with some gnarly ass kills and several laugh out loud moments #31HorrorFilms31Days
October 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
24. HEART EYES ('25) A really fun fusion of slasher & rom-com, with both elements coalescing surprisingly well. It gets a little too SCREAM-like in the last 20 minutes or so but it's still a good funny/scary time, with some gnarly ass kills and several laugh out loud moments #31HorrorFilms31Days
23. CEMETERY MAN ('94) This aggressively strange, gruesome black comedy proceeds in episodic fashion and sports a fully committed performance by a never hotter Rupert Everett and super-stylin' direction by Michele Soavi. Not everything works but most of it does. #31HorrorFilms31Days
October 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
23. CEMETERY MAN ('94) This aggressively strange, gruesome black comedy proceeds in episodic fashion and sports a fully committed performance by a never hotter Rupert Everett and super-stylin' direction by Michele Soavi. Not everything works but most of it does. #31HorrorFilms31Days
22. GOKE, BODY SNATCHER FROM HELL ('68) Japanese item about survivors of a plane crash trying to further survive blob-like aliens that turn their victims into blood-thirsty ghouls. This modest little monster mash has such a groovy look/feel that it made the Criterion collection. #31HorrorFilms31Days
October 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
22. GOKE, BODY SNATCHER FROM HELL ('68) Japanese item about survivors of a plane crash trying to further survive blob-like aliens that turn their victims into blood-thirsty ghouls. This modest little monster mash has such a groovy look/feel that it made the Criterion collection. #31HorrorFilms31Days
21. THE SECT ('91) Jamie Lee Curtis's sister Kelly is being chased by an evil satan worshipping cult, who have Rosemary's Baby-type plans for her. This one's got some great scenes & setpieces (incl one w/ a bunny w/ a tv remote that's BONKERS) but shoulda had a tighter runtime. #31HorrorFilms31Days
October 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
21. THE SECT ('91) Jamie Lee Curtis's sister Kelly is being chased by an evil satan worshipping cult, who have Rosemary's Baby-type plans for her. This one's got some great scenes & setpieces (incl one w/ a bunny w/ a tv remote that's BONKERS) but shoulda had a tighter runtime. #31HorrorFilms31Days
20. DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE ('31) Fredric March won an Oscar for his striking performance as the good Dr. & his fiendish, uncomfortably predatory alter-ego. This was pre-code, so Miriam Hopkins got to be fabulously slutty in her early scenes. Gorgeous B&W cinematography too. Big 👍 #31HorrorFilms31Days
October 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
20. DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE ('31) Fredric March won an Oscar for his striking performance as the good Dr. & his fiendish, uncomfortably predatory alter-ego. This was pre-code, so Miriam Hopkins got to be fabulously slutty in her early scenes. Gorgeous B&W cinematography too. Big 👍 #31HorrorFilms31Days
19. BRING HER BACK ('25) Orphaned teenaged brother & sister get placed w/ a weird foster mother (Sally Hawkins) and her even weirder son in this recent Aussie chiller-diller. A tense, gnarly and emotionally involving experience—I was very afraid for those kids from the get-go #31HorrorFilms31Days
October 22, 2025 at 2:43 AM
19. BRING HER BACK ('25) Orphaned teenaged brother & sister get placed w/ a weird foster mother (Sally Hawkins) and her even weirder son in this recent Aussie chiller-diller. A tense, gnarly and emotionally involving experience—I was very afraid for those kids from the get-go #31HorrorFilms31Days
18. AT MIDNIGHT I'LL TAKE YOUR SOUL ('64)
In this 1st-ever Brazilian horror film, Undertaker Coffin Joe terrorizes a small community as he searches for the perfect woman to bear his child. A true oddity, w/ a repellent protagonist -couldn't wait to see him get his comeuppance #31HorrorFilms31Days
In this 1st-ever Brazilian horror film, Undertaker Coffin Joe terrorizes a small community as he searches for the perfect woman to bear his child. A true oddity, w/ a repellent protagonist -couldn't wait to see him get his comeuppance #31HorrorFilms31Days
October 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
18. AT MIDNIGHT I'LL TAKE YOUR SOUL ('64)
In this 1st-ever Brazilian horror film, Undertaker Coffin Joe terrorizes a small community as he searches for the perfect woman to bear his child. A true oddity, w/ a repellent protagonist -couldn't wait to see him get his comeuppance #31HorrorFilms31Days
In this 1st-ever Brazilian horror film, Undertaker Coffin Joe terrorizes a small community as he searches for the perfect woman to bear his child. A true oddity, w/ a repellent protagonist -couldn't wait to see him get his comeuppance #31HorrorFilms31Days
17. DANGEROUS ANIMALS ('25) Aussie thriller features a twisted serial killer who kills his victims by feeding them to sharks. But he may have met his match in Zephyr, a badass final girl who fights him tooth and nail. Tense and exciting—I yelled at the screen several times. #31HorrorFilms31Days
October 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
17. DANGEROUS ANIMALS ('25) Aussie thriller features a twisted serial killer who kills his victims by feeding them to sharks. But he may have met his match in Zephyr, a badass final girl who fights him tooth and nail. Tense and exciting—I yelled at the screen several times. #31HorrorFilms31Days
16. DEATH WALKS AT MIDNIGHT ('72) Valentina, a gorgeous model, under the influence of a drug, has a vision of a woman being horribly murdered. Soon Valentina finds herself stalked by the same killer. Nice set-up but too much police procedural ensues. But a rousing climax! #31HorrorFilms31Days
October 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
16. DEATH WALKS AT MIDNIGHT ('72) Valentina, a gorgeous model, under the influence of a drug, has a vision of a woman being horribly murdered. Soon Valentina finds herself stalked by the same killer. Nice set-up but too much police procedural ensues. But a rousing climax! #31HorrorFilms31Days
14. ONE MISSED CALL ('03) J-horror about a group of friends who start receiving phone calls from...themselves! (insert eerie music here). Then 2 days later they die. MY VERDICT: Liked it better when it was about a cursed videotape and called RINGU ('99)
#31HorrorFilms31Days
#31HorrorFilms31Days
October 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
14. ONE MISSED CALL ('03) J-horror about a group of friends who start receiving phone calls from...themselves! (insert eerie music here). Then 2 days later they die. MY VERDICT: Liked it better when it was about a cursed videotape and called RINGU ('99)
#31HorrorFilms31Days
#31HorrorFilms31Days
Jasper reminds us all: slow n steady, that's how to get the thing done
October 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Jasper reminds us all: slow n steady, that's how to get the thing done
Instead of a fuck-ton of people protesting at the capital, this time organizers opted for several rallies throughout the Twin Cities. The one on Fairview drew a very vocal crowd of I'm guessing about 2 thousand or so. I hear one of the Mpls rallies (guessing at one at the stadium) was HUGE.
October 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Instead of a fuck-ton of people protesting at the capital, this time organizers opted for several rallies throughout the Twin Cities. The one on Fairview drew a very vocal crowd of I'm guessing about 2 thousand or so. I hear one of the Mpls rallies (guessing at one at the stadium) was HUGE.
This was some restaurant-quality homemade soup, courtesy of the husbo
October 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This was some restaurant-quality homemade soup, courtesy of the husbo
13. THE UGLY STEPSISTER ('25) This Norwegian film, a darkly satiric/feminist update of the Cinderella story, is squirm-inducing and often downright disgusting (laudatory). If you liked The Substance you'll want to see this, perhaps on a double bill?
#31HorrorFilms31Days
#31HorrorFilms31Days
October 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
13. THE UGLY STEPSISTER ('25) This Norwegian film, a darkly satiric/feminist update of the Cinderella story, is squirm-inducing and often downright disgusting (laudatory). If you liked The Substance you'll want to see this, perhaps on a double bill?
#31HorrorFilms31Days
#31HorrorFilms31Days