More preview photos, revealing some of the remarkable clarity of the scans & printing for the forthcoming S.R. BISSETTE'S TYRANT®: ORIGINAL ART EDITION. FYI, I've signed & shipped ALL the signature sheets to the printer (a week ago today); still time to order your copy or copies, see link below.

The first woman to translate The Odyssey, this woman was being hassled by misogynistic trollers. So she put a button on her website for "misogynistic trollers" to fill out a form for their trolling, one that gives permission to quote them online. Which I think is great. Her translation is greater.

The translator behind “The Odyssey” renaissance

When University of Pennsylvania classics professor Emily Wilson’s translation of “The Odyssey” was published in 2017, it introduced countless

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Some people do have a backbone. “It is simply this easy to say no to funding transphobia”

'Black Mirror' Director Ally Pankiw Roasts 'Harry Potter' TV Series

'Black Mirror' director Ally Pankiw has shared a post giving a "hard no" to an apparent offer to work on HBO's 'Harry Potter' series.

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A healthy handful of announcements remain, but the latest entry into THE LIBRARY OF THE UNDEAD is @briankeene.bsky.social with his gut-punch of a story "Undead." I mean, how could this book ever exist without him?

A gorgeous shelf-talker.

Peter Hall@peterhallhuman.bsky.social · yesterday

I saw the first as a staff pick just the other day!

Tomorrow night at 7 I'll be the conversation partner for the hardest working man in horror, Clay McLeod Chapman, talking about his latest--DEVIL INSIDE. Come join us at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA!

Directed by Val Guest, screenplay by Guest based on the novel Sleep Long, My Love (1959) by US mystery writer, Hillary Waugh.

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On the @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social channel at 4.05pm, Jack Warner & Ronald Lewis star in the 1962 crime drama "Jigsaw", with great location shots filmed in & around Brighton. artandhue.com

I've signed @zero-hour.bsky.social's petition calling on Andy Burnham to Secure Our Future—to meet the UK's climate and nature commitments, pass the Nature + National Security Bill, and reject all new oil and gas. Will you join me? www.zerohour.uk/andy

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This afternoon on #TPTV Thursday 13th Aug. All #TPTVsubtitles 13:00 SIR LANCELOT (1957) 13:30 REBECCA (1940) 16:05 JIGSAW (1962) 18:20 STRANGE BUT TRUE? (1996) 18:55 THE BROTHERS (1974)

“It is certain, in any case, that ignorance allied with power is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” ~ James Baldwin.

tonight in boston with the mighty mighty kylie lee baker: bit.ly/4wc5N8m

If you love indie horror, drop what you're doing and subscribe to THE DEVIL'S ROCK, you know he had all the best tunes! Choose the left hand path. 👹🤘

PAUL FINCH@paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 2d ago

Anyone still need persuading to subscribe to THE DEVIL'S ROCK Youtube Channel? Follow the link below and you get the movie's first ten minutes FREE. As soon as we get 500+ subscribers, you get the whole movie FREE. Remember, it costs nothing to subscribe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygx6...

You will NEVER fix this Country unless you get the fucking money OUT of Politics. #EndCitizensUnited

I wonder how many ICE BRO's would quit if they were suddenly drafted to Ukraine in order to help defend that country from Russia?

Andrew Lawrence@ndrew.bsky.social · 3d ago

these guys need to go to jail for this, theres no coming back from this without it

Let’s remember today that Nigel Farage wants to - leave the ECHR - repeal the Equality Act - Strip back workers rights - Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts - repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes “no fault evictions” He is not on your side youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...

If UK media actually explained Nigel Farage’s policies to the public no one would be supporting him

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Brian Keene@briankeene.bsky.social · 2d ago

Good morning. Today, we revisit one of the last great Horror novels of the mass market paperback era -- Sarah Langan's Audrey's Door. www.briankeene.com/algorithmzer...

I met Wrath James White some years ago, and I admire his work. Also this magazine - PUNK NOIR--is that not an irresistible concept?

The United States of Agony: A Review of The Ecstasy of Agony by Wrath James White — by Robert Guffey

THE ECSTASY OF AGONY Author: Wrath James White Publisher: Clash Books Price: $18.95 (US) Isbn: 978-1955904742 Wrath James White’s The Ecstasy of Agony is a dark and valuable reflection of the ugly …

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Activists are being told to avoid drinking and Tweeting because its own members are “the biggest threat to Reform”. bylinetimes.com/2026/08/11/r...

Reform UK Tells Its Activists ‘Don’t Drink and Tweet’' Because 'The Biggest Threat to Reform Is the People in It'

EXCLUSIVE: "If this was sat on the desk of an anti-Reform journalist, what are they going to do with it?” the leaked internal training course warn its members

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Banning Maus is obscene.

Sandieglo@sandieglo.bsky.social · 4d ago

On this day in 1994 the world said goodbye to the much loved actor #PeterCushingOBE (1913-94). His career spanned all genres over six decades but he's forever remembered as Baron #Frankenstein and Prof. #VanHelsing in a series of Hammer Films. What's your favourite Cushing film?

Robotaxis just started testing in London and nobody asked the drivers whose livelihoods are on the line. One click to sign with me: the.organise.network/campaigns/ne...

Z-Grade thermonuclear warriors on Night Flight Plus. https://ow.ly/COkB50Zy4GL

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Dr. Benny Graves rustles up the cream of the crop of "MAD MAX" rip-offs!

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Loved all of these and very much looking forward to TWISTED PIKE! If you love a wee bit of twisted folk horror, you'll get a kick out of these!

David Barnett@davidmbarnett.bsky.social · 5d ago

With seven weeks to go to the publication of TWISTED PIKE you've just got time to comfortably read the first three books in my folk horror series. www.canelo.co/authors/davi...

Quick reminder for Sydney friends, I'll be a guest at the awesome @ozcomic-con.bsky.social in September. I'll have special deals on the Gulpepper Mythos trilogy (The Gulp, The Fall and The Rise), Sallow Bend, Blood Covenant and Recall. Hope to see you there!

The Keeper is proof that original Black horror in cinema is one of the most exciting genres still deserving of deeper exploration.

BlackStar Film Fest 2026 Review: 'The Keeper' Finds Terror in the Fear of Loss | Black Girl Nerds

The Keeper, a haunting Black horror short that transforms childhood fears of mortality and loss into a powerful, original story.

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Jeff Bezos has just been crowned the world's third richest person...while Amazon dodges billions in tax. Right now, governments are negotiating new global tax rules. Tell the UK Government: don't cave to the super-rich. 38d.gs/n9zw

Stand up to Trump and Bezos: stronger tax rules NOW

Jeff Bezos has just been crowned the world's third richest person...while Amazon dodges billions in tax. Right now, governments are negotiating new global tax rules. Tell the UK Government: don't cave...

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