This is, sadly, the last Orion's Belt I worked on, but it's a good one!

Orion's Belt magazine@orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social · 4h ago

🌞 OB summer issue #36 is now live for our subscribers, & also available to buy (link below). This issue was made possible by powerful, transformative stories, poems, & interviews that invite us to look inside ourselves, into our past, and at the world around us. Join the read & the journey! 🌞

Not only is the author of this piece in a conflict of interest (in my opinion) they are also a HWA trustee. And I know that if someone challenges the org in this, the response will be, as it has been in the past, "well, they ran unopposed, why didn't you throw your hat in the ring?" 1/?

Emma Cole@editrixemma.bsky.social · 16h ago

I know there is a disclaimer but I think if the author is touting the values of AI and has launched an "AI-powered writing coach" that is information that should be mentioned. I think if the op-ed is touting anything that could provide monetary benefit to the writer, that's something I want to know.

PSA that Eli Roth does not deserve your support, horror fans.

Next week I’m starting my book tour for DEVIL INSIDE. Fourteen stops in August. Here are most of them: 8/11: NYC at The Strand 8/12: NJ at Word Books 8/13: MA at Brookline Booksmith 8/14: MA at An Unlikely Story 8/15: NH at Gibson’s Bookstore 8/17: CA at Ripped Bodice LA

No cheating post your lock screen

David Demchuk 👻 (he/him) 📚@daviddemchuk.com · yesterday

no cheating post your lock screen

In case you missed it, here's the PW announcement! We're already finalizing the ARC & cover. I am excited. I am ready to make you suffer.

Undertow Publications 🇨🇦@undertow.bsky.social · 3d ago

The latest @locusmag.bsky.social — which you should subscribe to — has interesting book deal news, including forthcoming titles from @elliottgish.bsky.social @zinrock.bsky.social and @horrorsong.blog

If you love horror, you should get a subscription @darkertimes.bsky.social Their smart takes of the genre will deepen your appreciation of the oeuvre (yes, I'm a subscriber) www.darkertimes.com/subscriber-d...

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Just saw that Ice Cream Man trailer and... I mean, I've already seen Weapons and Eli Roth sucks so I think I'm good.

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. This slice of mayhem takes you into the middle of a storm and then…well, then things get worse. In a good way. Anyway, it’s only $12! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

it was so nice chatting with @mdelgadia.bsky.social about @darkertimes.bsky.social! we chatted about the subscriber drive, the joys of being edited, and how much we both miss websites - check it out: scare-me.beehiiv.com/p/darker-times

Behind the Scenes of DARKER TIMES With Co-Founder Emily C. Hughes

Talkin' shop about the brand-new horror site, in the midst of a summer subscriber drive!

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we have officially smashed through the 5,500 mark! look forward to a new you are error episode about misconceptions surrounding the video game crash of 1983 in the coming weeks. now let's get that aftermath zine

Nathan Grayson@nathangrayson.bsky.social · last wk.

thanks to the sale, we're now at 5,450! I have more than a year's worth of episodes planned for you are error, my previously short-lived podcast about gaming's greatest misconceptions, and am dying to get started. let's break 5,500

I'm sure he'll be tagged in this several times, but you should read the @sashabrown.bsky.social short story Fuck Me in a Whale: mastersreview.com/new-voices-f...

jordan@jordantyranny.bsky.social · last wk.

The only taxidermied blue whale in the world, 1865 CE, now housed at the Natural History Museum in Sweden. The public was allowed to enter the whale up until a couple was found having sex inside it. Now the whale’s jaws are opened only for special occasions, such as Swedish election days.

It is 2005. Jared Leto faces sexual misconduct allegations. It is 2012. Jared Leto faces sexual misconduct allegations. It is 2018. Jared Leto faces sexual misconduct allegations.. It is 2025. Jared Leto faces sexual misconduct allegations. It is 2026. Jared Leto faces sexual misconduct allega--

Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · last wk.

New BBC investigation. Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

successfully fought off this weird migrainey feeling and presented to acquisitions today, a win

Are you an emerging BIPOC author in Canada? You have until August 3 to apply for this. writersunion.ca/bipoc-writer...

We are thrilled to reveal the cover art for our summer issue #36, coming out in August! More here: www.orions-belt.net/issues Cover Art “SUN II” by David Alvàrez, with design by @ashsmash.bsky.social. To subscribe & read it as soon as it’s released, & support our work: bit.ly/orionsbelt-patreon

Love this. I subscribe to three worker-owned mags already because this is the kind of stuff you can get from outlets that care about the writing, not clicks or whatever. It has a point of view. It has depth and meaning. And if you like that stuff you should pay the writers @darkertimes.bsky.social

Clay McLeod Chapman@claymcleod.bsky.social · last wk.

DARKER TIMES is doing a subscription drive and you should sign up. I got asked to write a piece about storytelling, but the most important thing here is our chance to help launch an amazing platform with a lot of talented people behind it doing amazing things: bit.ly/4hFzzho @darkertimes.bsky.social

Hannibal is on Netflix and I'm about to start a rewatch.

THE BONE BRIDES comes out September 29th! Hayao Miyazaki meets Guillermo del Toro in this Sapphic YA portal fantasy in which a girl must save her changeling girlfriend from a terrifying faery realm. Pre-order links here: linktr.ee/marleyroseteter

Movies my husband has brought home lately: Hail, Caesar!, The Gift, Soylent Green, and Seven. What we watched last night: the 1993 action/police drama Striking Distance. One of these days we'll stop scrolling through streaming channels for half an hour before landing on something terrible.

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Darker Times@darkertimes.bsky.social · 2w ago

Today marks day four of our Subscriber Drive, and we are IMMENSELY appreciative of every like, reshare, or kind word offered this week 🖤 Become a paid subscriber today to continue sharing the love! www.darkertimes.com/subscriber-d...

Fuck data centers.

SFGATE@sfgate.com · 2w ago

SFGATE columnist Drew Magary writes the hater's guide to data centers.

Is it steamy in here? Or are we just heavily breathing from running for our lives? 🥵 Sex and horror share a unique relationship where the monstrous can be explored. But, sometimes, sex in horror is just hot. Here's a thread of where you can find some of our favorite sex scenes in horror:

Hailee Steinfeld in a Satin Slip Dress

ALT: Hailee Steinfeld in a Satin Slip Dress

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This book!! Friends, I’m halfway through @claymcleod.bsky.social book Devil Inside and the metaphors, the imagery!! Holy hell, just gorgeous. The tabs!! I’m falling in love with this man all over again! Can’t wait to see him at #darkink next month!!!

Mike's online persona belies his really excellent prose. Inhalation is great and you should read it.

Michael Boulerice@michaelboulerice.com · 2w ago

Apparently INHALATION is selling well! But don't let that stop you from ordering a copy for your grandpa and grandma. Have one shipped to your grammie and popop. Buy a paperback for your meemaw and poopie. You know who loves reading? That's right, your gangan and gumpyboobs tinyurl.com/mux5k6su

This is really fantastic writing (of course, it's from Hailey) about a subject I find infinitely fascinating (of course). You should subscribe to Darker Times so they can keep publishing awesome stuff!

Darker Times@darkertimes.bsky.social · 2w ago

Discourse surrounding sex scenes in horror is not new. But Curry Barker's Obsession has raised a new wave of commentary. @haileypiperfights.bsky.social takes a look at this and what this discourse says about the consumer. Paid subscribers can read it here: www.darkertimes.com/obsession-se...

Going to NYC for work next month and I'm super excited! I get a lot of emails from agents asking if I want to meet up for coffee and I always have to say no, I'm in Toronto, but now I can set up in-person meetings! This is going to be fun.

Our first special guest post kicking off the Darker Times Subscriber Drive comes from wonderful @rachelharrison.bsky.social as she pens a wry, relatable essay about horror, anxiety, and facing down death. Read Do You Guys Ever Think About Dying? here: www.darkertimes.com/anxiety-horr...

Do You Guys Ever Think About Dying?

Rachel Harrison on anxiety, horror, and coming to terms with her inevitable death.

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There’s so much care going into this thing, and we love what we do so very much. Being worker-owned means the funding comes from subscriptions, and we want to grow to our fullest potential. To make our whole week, you can subscribe here: www.darkertimes.com/subscriber-d... (3/3)

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no! shut up!

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago

Could AI be conscious?