Jonathan Barkan

Here is March's update.

Here is February's update.

I posted an update regarding Mental Health and Horror in our Discord last week but I realize that not everyone can see that, so I'm sharing what I posted here on BlueSky. I will continue to do so from here on forward.

There are little hints and storylines throughout. My recommendation is to use the cheats in the menu and go full God mode through Control. Focus on the story, atmosphere, and experience, which I think is so damn cool.

Before AW 1 or 2? Definitely before 2 but certainly after 1. There's an AW-centered DLC with Control that is very fun and creepy. The way everything connects together is so cool.

#AlanWake2 is incredible. Built upon the familiar foundations of survival horror, the game treads new territory in brilliant and charming ways while expanding, through fascinating approaches, the universe started by AW and Control. It honestly feels like the next stage of video game evolution.

CC @mechamelissa.bsky.social

The Only Guide To Barbie Lore You Will Ever Need - /Film Consider this a crash course in the fantastic, plastic life of Barbie, from controversies to crossovers and all the storytelling in between.

I’ve spent over a year writing an exhaustive guide to Malibu’s most iconic citizen. Barbie was one of the first loves of my life and it was an honor to write 9k+ words on her impact on culture.

https://www.slashfilm.com/1341484/an-exhaustive-guide-to-barbie-lore/

had a great time on SCARRED FOR LIFE podcast talkin about a film that moved me as a young buckaroo. thats right bud we talk GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH what a treat thank you for having me

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3b5OLv7vLQzVuhoPhVbb7U?si=NMPueiCsQuKXN0N3fADqcw

Sunbeams On A Cloudy Day I wrote this on April 24, 2023, two days before my stepdad Kerry Mac Con passed away.

My stepdad's death has been difficult to process. Complicated relationships often are. But I've been missing him lately, which is confusing and painful on its own. I wrote this before he died and I needed to share it.
https://medium.com/@ariel.fisher.08/sunbeams-on-a-cloudy-day-faf23f451c8a

My deepest condolences, Richard.

Just a reminder that there's a fantastic collection of short stories coming 7/25 called Haunted Reels and it was curated by @davidlawsonjr.bsky.social with authors such as @breagrant.bsky.social, @crobertcargill.bsky.social, @aaronmoorhead.bsky.social, @justinhbenson.bsky.social, and many more.

Preorder 'Unicorn' and stream 'Monster In Paradise': https://linktr.ee/gunshipmusicThis video contains bright, flashing lights and/or imagery that may cause ... GUNSHIP - Monster In Paradise [Official Music Video]

New Gunship song.

That's it. That's the skeet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_ulVpYs6vg

A reminder that just because someone works regularly in the entertainment industry, that doesn't mean they are rich by any reasonable measure. Many writers of your favorite shows and actors in your favorite TV and films live hand to mouth.

That is who we are fighting for.

Universal's massive blu-ray set of every one of their Classic Monster movies (that's 31 films - including Spanish DRACULA) is usually $149.98. Today it's reduced to a staggeringly low $69.99. That's $2.25 a film! https://t.co/Cgh63e5aui

Three years ago today, I married @afis8.bsky.social. I love her with all my heart and can't wait to see what the rest of our lives will bring.

PSA that it's really easy to keep copies of your work for posterity on Authory, a website I never shut up about because it's a freelance writer's dream come true in a thousand different ways. You can set it up to auto-add each new byline to your portfolio as they post.

Been itching to get this one but I have a long list of games I need to at least play for a little bit before I start buying new stuff.

@alexwinter.com Good on ya for making this a more inclusive and safe space for all! Kudos!

Hit me with a studio logo that always gets you pumped

In case anyone here was still wondering about the current state of twitter:

You got this.

you could easily fill a book with movies that ate absolute shit at the box office and became big moneymakers thanks to cable and rentals, prioritizing regurgitated IP over original work bc 'box office' is the equivalent of eating your seed corn

A story in three pictures:

Well, this just works out perfectly.

Welp, gonna start using that, haha!

10 years ago, some friends and I ate at a local restaurant called Pacific Rim before going to the theaters for, you guessed it, Pacific Rim. We all made a pact that when the Jaeger used the ship as a weapon we would jump up and cheer. The audience was not amused but we didn't care.

Love this movie.

I really like this trend but there's no way I'm cleaning my office for a picture, ha!

(I saw the date too late but I still love this)