Kickstarter pledges being cancelled makes things difficult for small, independent creators. Signal boost again! 3 days to go, and the goal is in sight!
Erika Sanderson@erikasanderson.com · 3w agoWe have 3 days left to fund BECK’S END from @shadowsatthedoor.bsky.social. With little time and pledges suddenly being cancelled, every share and bit of support we get is invaluable. If you like indie folk horror, this one’s for you! www.kickstarter.com/projects/330...
I chatted to the wonderful @mostlymarknixon.bsky.social about Beck's End, the new folk horror audio drama from @shadowsatthedoor.bsky.social . It's a great project with an incredible cast and it's crowdfunding now.
Interview: Mark Nixon for Beck's End - Alasdair Stuart
Mark Nixon is one of the dynamos of UK horror audio drama. Along with the relentlessly talented David Ault, Mark’s Shadows at the Door is responsible for some of the best horror audio drama being…
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Many people in my feed enjoy horror and audio drama. And I hope some of you might want to support the kickstarter for Beck’s End! It will be produced by @shadowsatthedoor.bsky.social and distributed by @rustyquill.com – and I’m really hoping for it to get made! www.kickstarter.com/projects/330...
Beck's End - A Folk Horror Audio Drama
A new atmospheric folk horror audio drama set in a remote English village, where something ancient stirs beneath the water.
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I loved Olga Tokarczuk’s “Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead”! Among many things, it made me wonder if @tkingfisher.com has read it; it seems like something she would appreciate.
Review by aneilert - Før plogen din over de dødes knokler
Quirky and very entertaining story with a protagonist who is eccentric, to say the least. Ms. ...
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I was trying to read a really very promising-looking recipe for a beautiful cheesecake, but it was impossible to ignore the *disgusting* images for a nail-fungus treatment that kept popping up between paragraphs. Who on earth thought a cooking site was a good place for these ads?
Yes, Swiss scientist Fritz Zwicky coined the term “dark matter” which is impressive, but he also coined the term “spherical bastard” to describe people who are bastards no matter which way you look at them, and I think that should be celebrated more.
Elaine: He said you should see your own show? Jerry: He said I should see my own show! E: So what did you tell him? J: What could I tell him? If I wasn't me it would have been good advice! George: What's going on? E: Jerry's doctor told him to see his own show G: Your doctor has a show?
Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
Micah@rincewind.run · 7mo agoDiscworld QOTD, from Hogfather
I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
Congrats to @jonnysims.bsky.social and @alexanderjnewall.bsky.social and everyone else at @rustyquill.com for the #MagnusLive show. Had a blast last night! What a long and strange trip it’s been. Now just for someone to tell Alex he couldn’t *possibly* produce a Magnus musical!
Have you ever had an earworm stuck in your head? Find out more on 2nd July… www.kickstarter.com/projects/330...
Coming soon: Earworm: A Ghostly Audio Drama Musical
A pleasing terror infused with hip-hop, jazz, and ghosts.
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This is the text of the keynote speech I gave today at the annual Jack Williamson Lecture at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. marthawells.dreamwidth.org/649804.html
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System Collapse, the next Murderbot book, comes out tomorrow November 14 and my book tour information is here: marthawells.dreamwidth.org/637680.html
Nobody ever pronounced a name they encountered in a book wrong. They just might have pronounced it differently to other people.
"The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" is Wes Anderson's second film of the year and - despite running only 39 minutes - an unqualified masterwork.
Wes Anderson’s Roald Dahl Short Film Is One His Best Works
“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” based on Roald Dahl’s short story, is Wes Anderson at his cinematic best—a charming, electric act of showmanship.
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A piece of excellent news, always a good way to start the week!
Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com · 3y agoEither we get Season 3 or we don't. If we don't I'll write a book.
