Billy Joe Stratton

Oh man, the previews were great!

The Dark Age of Rage: Garland’s and DeCosta’s Apocalyptic Monument to the Ruins of History 28 Years Later picks up precipitating virus now settled into a slow burn through United Kingdom and affected areas of Europe nearly three decades removed from the original outbreak

Posting a little late, but loved DaCosta’s 28 Years Later! It doesn't just give us zombies; it gives us the banality of evil. Jack O’Connell channels the ghost of Jimmy Savile in a role that is also a terrifying reflection for our own time. My review: hollywoodprogressive.com/literature/d...

Yes, I have taught grad and upper-level undergrad seminars! Such a great time and very well received! (Sorry for the delayed response, was away from socials for a while during break--lord knows we all need that sometimes).

Inside the cult of the elusive Thomas Pynchon As the legendary American author releases his long-awaited new novel, Martin Chilton explores Pynchon’s reputation as one of the most ‘reclusive’ writers working right now

Hmm, sure, call it a cult. But as far as I know Pynchon's books have a body count of zero.

My Gravity's Rainbow undergrad class was among the best I've ever taught. The students loved it, too—or so the letter I received through the W.A.S.T.E. postal system assured me.
#KeepCoolButCare

In the name of Michael's devil eyes--the FINAL "Slasher Nation" column from the master himself, @sgj.bsky.social just arrived from @fangoria.bsky.social! While all wicked things must come to an end, can't wait for what thrills & chills he'll be conjuring in his next bloody chapter!
#Horror #Slasher

Reading Fight Club in America’s New Society of the Spectacle The political right's nostalgic indulgence in its own mythic portrayals of America’s past throws Fight Club’s cultural ironies into even sharper relief.

Last night's @nin.com show was a brutal history lesson. We were the kids in Doc Martens raging against the machine's surveillance state; all that's changed is now we pay a monthly subscription. Reznor's still feeding the perfect drug for our downward spiral.
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Why they gotta drag Kentucky into this, tho!

Between Axl and Slash those speakers don't stand a chance!

That's a great impulse, and that witch's story . . . it can't be called back . . .

In the Habitations of Specters: On Stephen Graham Jones’s “Mapping the Interior” | Los Angeles Review of Books Readers can feel confident following Stephen Graham Jones into the dark and obscure landscapes of his fiction.

Stoked to see words from my first piece w/ @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social on @sgj.bsky.social's Mapping the Interior blurbed on the back of the new @torbooks.bsky.social 🔥ed!
Just as cool-seeing his previous indie classics getting their own swanky new skins #horror
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Down to the wire & just finished the final interview w/ @sgj.bsky.social bsky.social for my book on his horror canon. Some stories have teeth. This one bites back. Can't wait to share the blood, sweat & fears behind a life shaped by monsters. @fangoria.bsky.social
@sagapressbooks.bsky.social

Thanks for sharing, man, and for the nice words!🦬🧛‍♂️🦫

Thanks for sharing--it's my favorite review!

How Can You Stop a Country from Happening? | Los Angeles Review of Books Billy J. Stratton examines Stephen Graham Jones’s “The Buffalo Hunter Hunter.”

My review of @sgj.bsky.social's 'The Buffalo Hunter Hunter,' is up at @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social. It confronts the haunting specter of American genocide through the vampire tale, charting the depths of trauma & vengeance in the wake of the Marias Massacre.

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Yeah, was just looking at several of these online! So cool, and love the way the titles are translated, too!

And talking about not talking about fight club . . . More are breaking those rules as I'm honored to be on @sgj.bsky.social latest "Best Reads" list at his official website via my article on Fight Club! It's a treasure trove, check it out at WWW.DemonTheory.net.
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Man, from you that means a lot!

Reading Fight Club in America’s New Society of the Spectacle The political right's nostalgic indulgence in its own mythic portrayals of America’s past throws Fight Club’s cultural ironies into even sharper relief.

I def broke the first rule of fight club in this one!
@chuckpalahniuk.bsky.social's critique of consumerism is hitting hard in 2025! My latest examines its enduring relevance within our new "Society of the Spectacle."
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#FightClub #SocietyOfTheSpectacle #NIN

Indeed!

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Glad you like it! Yes a cuff or wristband for sure. Does that mean I need to make a gauntlet next!?!?!

AI isn’t what we should be worried about – it’s the humans controlling it The dread that AI evokes seems a distraction from the more disquieting scrutiny of humanity’s own dark nature.

@greatdismal.bsky.social Neuromancer predicted our AI reality decades ago—the problem is not sentient machines, but human exploitation of tech. My latest article considers why our fear is better directed at the corporate powers controlling AI, rather than the tech itself. #AI #cyberpunk #posthuman

Yaaas! Or as Jams says...so grim, so true, so reeeaallll!

Saw this wild self-own circulating around the matrix today, which is also an excellent example of the absence of irony. 🥸

Oh yes, David Lynch is def my all-time favorite director. Great issue all around, RIP. "Now it's dark . . ." On of my fav albums too, what's your song?

Lovin' the latest SlasherNation column by @sgj.bsky.social in @fangoria.com! The question Jones asks is not an easy one: "If not exactly justice, though, then what is it slashers are after? Jason, Leatherface, Jigsaw, Freddy & of course, Billy, they're all there, but you'll have to read to find out.

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As @sgj.bsky.social's tour for @sagapressbooks.bsky.social #TheBuffaloHunterHunter kicks into high gear w/ books flying off the shelves, it seems time to add a song to the soundtrack in honor of Good Stab's success. After all, the future seems very bright indeed!
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From this day onward, March 18th will forevermore be known as Buffalo Hunter Hunter day!
@sgj.bsky.social's latest offers a powerful & haunting tale of loss & survival, the entanglements of memory, history & truth. At the same time, it's a reminder that books & stories never exist in isolation!

Oh, and the hits just keep coming...

@sgj.bsky.social shared some cool insights w/ @paperbackbish.bsky.social at The Buffalo Hunter Hunter launch. Jones at his best: taut dialogue & brooding descriptions of the land, to heart-wrenching details of colonial violence, w/ an avenging vampire roaming Blackfeet territory to settle scores.