justin achilli
@jachilli.bsky.social
Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Studio Hermitage | ex-WoD, ex-Ubi, ex-etc. | shoe enjoyer | he/ him | not sure how I'm using this anymore, pardon the mess
Fans of horror stories and TTRPGs unite THIS TUESDAY in our new rules-lite game 13 Omens! The campaign launches on Kickstarter in three days, so RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW to get first access to exclusive campaign only benefits and PDFs! Join our Launch Oracle: https://bit.ly/4bTX5nf
Really into stuff that smells good. More so than normal, really.
Either the tick-tock crocodile from Peter Pan or that spooky goat-lizard-creature muppet.
Sleepy Hollow Reviews 🎃🐎@sleepingvillage.bsky.social · last wk.In honor of scary media month: what is the first piece of media you remember truly frightening you as a child?
October playlist day one! This first song is the quintessential Vampire: The Masquerade song, nuanced and sublime. It's about longing and the ache of parting, but also sirens lure sailors like vampires lure prey, and vampires also imply history, to which the Greek theme alludes. youtu.be/HFWKJ2FUiAQ
This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren (Official Video)
YouTube video by 4AD
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As a lifelong layerer, my soul rejoices. Now if only I lived somewhere that wasn't 85 degrees in December.
New York Magazine@nymag.com · 2w agoMen’s designers proposed extremely layered looks — shirts on top of shirts, socks on top of socks — on the fall runways.
Disappointed in myself for not buying more halloumi when it was on sale last week.
No, seriously, this is a remarkable movie. Watch it this Halloween season, I suggest!
THE SAVAGE HUNT OF KING STAKH Trailer
YouTube video by Deaf Crocodile
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I did a piece on The Savage Hunt of King Stakh for an upcoming collection of essays on film. It joins my pieces on Streets of Fire and Freejack! KS campaign starting soon, here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...
Coming soon: Cinematic Obsessions
Reflections on Cult Films that Broke the Rules
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I feel bad for falling prey to the production but damn if the Traitors doesn’t always make me wonder if these people are really squirrelly at their day jobs.
This is part of what made the World of Darkness a success: The proposed fantasy is very straightforward and enticing. There’s a secret world of supernatural power and influence — and you’re in on the secret.
Dennis Detwiller@drgonzo123.bsky.social · 3w agoThe main selling point of a #TTRPG is not mechanical. It is PREMISE. What do you do in the game? Why? This is why "genre-less rules engines" like GURPS have not slowly consumed and spit out the market leaders. "It can be ANYTHING!" "NO! In #Dnd you go in holes and murder things for gold."
Today is gray and cool and I found a sweater I like but I realized that I would never wear it as an actual sweater and would only ever wear it draped over my shoulders or tied rakishly as a scarf.
Listening to Dirty Three while making lunch and this is the most harrowing ravioli I’ve ever prepared
Have been thinking about lifestyle game events (conventions, site games, LARPs, etc.) and how difficult it might be to stage themed one-offs at places like Hashima Island, Kymlinge T-bana, etc., where the abandoned site could be part of the event.
After the arrests of powerful men across the world, you might be asking why the US has so much trouble holding its leaders accountable for lawbreaking. Since Nixon, all three branches of government have worked hard to ensure they can break the law with impunity www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
How America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account
Our national project of elite impunity
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Gave my mother one of my books once and suggested she put it on her shelf but never read it.
derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · last yr.my bluesky
