Michael Van Vleet (he/him)
@signalstation.bsky.social
Widower, in mourning. Writing type person. TTRPG work: Ennie award-winning Wassailing of Claus Manor; Devil, Aim For Me; DIE, GRAVE ROBBER, DIE!, writer on Trophy, Brindlewood Bay, Public Access, Planet Raygun etc. etc. | signalstation.itch.io
what if a whale ate a dude, but like... on accident
It’s my last #hauntalong of 2026! And it’s by special request, so I aim to please! So today I want to get into a little-known Canuxploitation flick: CANNIBAL GIRLS.
Cannibal Girls (1973) Original Trailer [FHD]
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"I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac." Well we all see a LOT OF THINGS, Don Henley!
[1970s thriller music, but restrained, suitable for a scene set in a library]
![[Quickly scanning through a microfiche, stopping, scrolling, magnifying a photo of a store opening to focus on Dracula standing in the crowd, white face, fangs, cape, being chill while a local luminary wields a giant pair of scissors to cut a ribbon.]
[Quick montage of words from headlines, centered in frame: Blood, Bargains, Grand Opening]
Me (clicking off the microfiche reader): I've got you now, you sonnuvabitch.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:az4z3ubu75hyjozaztfwu5ja/bafkreibq6fxl7gk5htrnyppww54rugkjesbcrdocrtwy7ztm5ryeve4myq)
oh this? yeah, my bucket list includes "have an innsmouth-like experience" I want to go to a small town and marvel at how ugly everyone is, maybe talk to a drunk I'm 50/50 on whether or not I need a mob to chase me out of town... for me it's mostly about the gawking.
I've trained my dog to salivate at the sound of a bell thanks to my invention, the edible bell
What could be more badass than impaling a dude with your own gravestone?
Cinema Strikes Back@cinemastrikesback.bsky.social · yesterday#Shocktober Sundel Bolong (1981) - Suzzana and Barry Prima, Indonesia’s two great genre stars, in a rape/revenge ghost melodrama where S becomes a sundel bolong (a “prostitute with a hole in her” - not that hole, you creeps). Overlong but amazing practical effects and wtf moments. Suzzana COMMITS.
this is a supercut of ~400 horror films that delivers the 'family moves to a haunted house' story in an absolutely amazing way. the top review on letterboxd is by the director and has an email address where you can get a download link. it is 100% worth your time.
about a cayce in the kinki region@cayce.zone · yesterdayFamily Go to the Bad House (Graham Hughes, 2026) boxd.it/14GgQ
Getting to do some campaign play of @signalstation.bsky.social's dustbowl era carnival mystery game and having a blast. It's a wonderful build on the Brindlewood Bay mystery system by @jasoncordova.bsky.social. I saw one of the best flirting scenes I've ever seen in play today also.
Happy #hauntalong! Today I'm recommending Slaxx (2020), a Canadian horror comedy about a pair of jeans that come to life and murders employees at a trendy clothing store. Yes. Killer jeans. That's the movie. It’s really silly and really fun.
“My story's not like a movie. It’s not heartstopping or intense or bloodcurdling or graphic or violent. No jump scares. To me, these qualities aren’t scary. Something that disorients, that unsettles what’s taken for granted, something that disturbs and disrupts reality-that’s scary.” -Iain Reid
Dracula *holding helpless victim*: I...am...Dracula Helpless Victim: But...my name is Dracula Dracula: Really? I've never met another Dracula Dracula: Me either! Do people always try to spell your name with- Dracula: -with a K! Yes! Dracula: Wow. Small world Dracula: It really is
Bonus clip of the villagers in NOVEMBER rejoicing after having killed the plague, which at the moment was embodied in the form of a black hog that could speak.
Our #hauntalong continues with a 2017 Estonian black and white film where we stretch the definition of horror to include sad folkloric stories of ghosts, deals with the devil, lycanthropy and love. "No one in the world ever gets what they want and that is beautiful" - TMBG, "Don't Let's Start"
https://gacha.o0o0.jp/gp/archives/43686 『ザリガニボーイズ フィギュアコレクション』12月発売予定。体は怪人だけど、ハートはザリガニ！ 日々楽しく遊んで暮らすだけ！！ The "Crayfish Boys Figure Collection" is scheduled for release in December. Their bodies may be those of monsters, but their hearts are those of crayfish! They simply enjo... #ガチャポン #gachapon
Local Wiki will show you all the interesting things within a 30 minute walk from you. www.neil-scott.com/localwiki By @neilscott.substack.com
Local Wiki
Wikipedia, but only for the things within a half-hour walk, pinned on a map.
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Haunt-Along 2026 Tonight we ride out with an overlooked gem by the director of 1994's Interview With A Vampire (this is relevant): Byzantium (2012)
I don't want to flood anyone's timeline with this stuff, so here's a bunch of Mexican horror comic covers I've been saving that I think some of you might like:
Got a package in the mail filled with my baby teeth and a note from The Tooth Fairy that said, "Through the light of Christ I now know that what I did was occult and wrong. Return money now to weaken Satan." Anyone else get one of these?
To the local crows, I'm a weird cryptid. They never know when I might be spotted in the neighborhood, but if they do the right arcane moves (swoop overhead so their shadow passes in my line of sight, or land on the street nearby) they can access otherworldly riches (a peanut from my pocket).
Hi! I'm running for office in B̵e̸l̷o̷w̷ ̴t̷h̸e̸ ̶H̸i̷l̶l̵s̷. Do you have $5 you can spare? Do you have two potatoes you can leave in a little saucer with some blood? My opponent believes that t̴h̸e̷ ̵s̷t̶a̸r̶s̷ ̸a̸r̸e̶ ̸a̴s̶h̷e̸s̶ ̷a̷n̸d̵ ̶w̵e̶ ̸d̸w̴e̶l̸l̶ ̶i̶n̴ ̷m̴i̶d̵n̶i̸g̷h̷t̸ but with your help w̷e̶ ̸c̵a̴n̸ ̶b̷u̴r̸n̵ ̵f̷o̸r̵e̸v̸e̷r̶
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