Hands up if you've never even been on the site? Is it a site? Or an app? Or do you have to pull on Sam Altman's balls and make a wish? I've never seen the interface.

Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · yesterday

Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak

The fact that here in the UK we call a dog's erection a "lipstick" has forever ruined this franchise for me.

Bloody Disgusting@bloody-disgusting.com · 10h ago

Regal has revealed the official INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER popcorn bucket: The Lipstick-Face Demon Collectible Popcorn Container! Available at select locations starting August 19, while supplies last.

Jesus...the mental yoga required to follow this line of reasoning! Administrative and commercial platforms use AI. Fuck it then, we'll let it write the stories and paint the art and compose the music then. Cos that's the same thing. And this was disseminated by the HWA? One more nail in the coffin.

Holly Lyn Walrath@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · 23h ago

There is a lengthy pro-AI screed in the latest HWA newsletter and it is . . . a mood.

This is maybe the scariest episode I've ever released. Annie Jacobsen joins me for a conversation about BIOLOGICAL WAR: A SCENARIO - her speculative non-fiction menace of a book, in which she traces an engineered pathogen from its lab escape to the end of civilisation. Enjoy. Sort of.

I just recorded an episode with Liam about this book. It's reaffirmed my praise for the novel. Truly brilliant.

Talking Scared Podcast@talkscaredpod.bsky.social · 7d ago

I've just finished Liam Higginson's THE HILL IN THE DARK GROVE and it's possibly my favourite novel of the year. Folk-horror steeped in Welsh lore and identity, a Celtic riff on The Shining, with the most fantastic prose and two characters you deeply root for. Can't recommend it enough

Weekend listen? Neil @talkscaredpod.bsky.social , Nat @natcassidy.bsky.social , & Chris @scribeofhades.bsky.social catch up, dive deep and discuss Book Five of the Stephen King's Dark Tower series, WOLVES OF THE CALLA. Catch it anywhere you listen to Podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

I've just finished Liam Higginson's THE HILL IN THE DARK GROVE and it's possibly my favourite novel of the year. Folk-horror steeped in Welsh lore and identity, a Celtic riff on The Shining, with the most fantastic prose and two characters you deeply root for. Can't recommend it enough

And so we come to the Calla, to meet old friends, new enemies, a pain-in-the-ass robot and death-dealing women. It’s the new Dark Tower Deep Dive! Wherever you get podcasts.

Aaaand the WOLVES OF THE CALLA deep dive is recorded. 2 hours 20 minutes of gunfights, robots, roses and jokes about "wet commala" It'll be out tomorrow!

We're delighted to share the fantastic lineup of moderators who will be joining @rachelharrison.bsky.social on her KISS SLAY REPLAY tour! We can't wait to see you all at the altar! Have you saved the date? 💒 🎟️ Tickets on sale now: https://bit.ly/4ebrhMc

Saw The Odyssey. I was expecting a life-changing movie considering how much the myth means to me. I ended up bemused. I liked it very much overall, but paradoxically found so many individual moments undernourished or abbreviated. Felt like it had been edited within an inch of its life.

It’s a horrid history lesson on Talking Scared. Danielle Giles leads a tour of 16th century London in GENTLE THINGS - complete with murder, misogyny and medicinal cannibalism. All podcast platforms

I just recorded a conversation with Annie Jacobsen about her pair of nightmare speculative non-fiction 'Scenarios' – Nuclear War and Biological War. This episode is going to make all of you VERY nervous indeed.

Happy Friday. I get to spend all day researching and writing about the Michigan Dogman. There are worse jobs.

Good Boy's new Spanish cover. I love it so much.

I just recorded an episode with Danielle Giles about her historical Gothic romance, GENTLE THINGS. One of the most purely enjoyable books i've read all year. It's next week's episode.

New Patreon Exclusive (I'm really pumping them out this month!) HUSHED TONES - my honest and candid reviews of the books I read for the show. Subscribe if you want the inside scoop.

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I promise you candid reviews of the books I read. Dear christ are these candid! I sincerely hope I can keep my title as Cheeriest and Kindes

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Sam Neill horror movie marathon: Jurassic Park Dead Calm Omen III In the Mouth of Madness Possession Event Horizon What a time!

I'm watching RED ROOMS after putting it off for years. The sense of slowly choking dread is quite something. I'm worried about what i'll see or hear.

had SUCH A DANG GOOD TIME on new episode of TALKING SCARED @talkscaredpod.bsky.social thank you for having me. we got riled up and peeked behind the mask a little bit SUCH A GOOD TIME open.spotify.com/episode/7A2f...

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You're a parent. The sun is disappearing and it is cold in July. How long do you hold on, and what do you do when you can't? Pre-order WHAT DO WE TELL THE KIDS by @lphernandez.bsky.social. badhandbooks.com/purchasedire...

What Do We Tell The Kids by L.P. Hernandez (paperback) — Bad Hand Books

The sun is disappearing. Days grow dimmer and cold sets in at what should be the height of summer. A family of four huddles in their Texas home, pretending there is another reason the power is out....

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Patreon-subscribers get even more Chuck Tingle Chuck stuck around for my Profiling the Monster series - where I ask special guests about the movies, music, books and culture that made them who they are. Patrons can also get the first in the series, with Paul Tremblay. Subscribe - support - enjoy!

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Profiling the Monster – Chuck Tingle by Talking Scared on Patreon. Join Talking Scared's community for exclusive content and updates.

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@talkscaredpod.bsky.social had his first ever s’more 🔥 but indoors, because red flag warning

KLAXXON - @chucktingle has returned to the show for a life-affirming conversation. Sure, we talk about the extreme gore and in his FABULOUS BODIES… but we also discuss art, musical misbehaviour, Chuck’s childhood, and why everyone can be the greatest author in the world. All podcast platforms

New Patreon Exclusive The first of a new series of asking the biggest horror authors which culture makes them tick. First in the hot seat (fittingly) is Paul Tremblay Subscribe, support, enjoy.

Profiling the Monster - Paul Tremblay | Talking Scared

A new kind of exclusive for patrons. I ask select guests about the landmark cultural moments that made them who they are. From horror books

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With thanks to the amazing Neil McRobert, author of GOOD BOY and host of the @talkscaredpod.bsky.social for these kind words about ARSON BY DESIGN. A horror collection coming 8/25 from @rapturepublishing.bsky.social Available to preorder now in paperback and deluxe, signed hardcover.

Not sure if this week’s episode is about a dystopian nightmare or cold, hard reality. Naomi Kritzer’s OBSTETRIX follows a kidnapped fertility doctor, forced to work as a cult’s in-house OBGYN. consider this VERY of-the-moment in America. All podcast places

Audio coming soon! Load up your playlist with Good Boy by @talkscaredpod.bsky.social for your #summerween listening pleasure 🐾🎧 Available wherever you get your audiobooks. 7th July 2026.

Patreon Subscribers - here it is, my 30-minute review of BACKROOMS and my thoughts on liminality in horror. Subscribe - support - enjoy

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I’m very pleased to announce that GOOD BOY will be available in audiobook from July 7th - narrated by Philip Bartley in a fine northern accent! I’m so thrilled that this little book just keeps chasing balls and breaking hearts. Preorder now at all the usual audiobook places.