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Hexingtide (Early Access) by Will Phillips Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying

Been reading through the play-test rules for Hexingtide, and I've got to say, its probably the most fun I've had reading through a #TTRPG all year.

Highly suggest checking this out if you're at all into horror, tabletop role playing games, or monster hero fiction!

willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide

Painted up @reaperminiatures.bsky.social Halloween Batling to celebrate the first week of October! Halloween is approaching, eat lots of candy corn, and above all else, have fun!

#miniatures #minipainting #minis #halloween

A reminder that right now all AI is subsidized by venture capital. No one yet is quite certain what the real price of profitable AI will be, and thus no one can accurately predict what will happen when it legitimately comes to market. Energy prices alone will make many uses cost prohibitive.

SIDE NOTE: Thinking of kicking off the first weekend of October with a meta slasher marathon tomorrow. So far I got

Behind the Mask
CUT
Cherry Falls
and Wes Craven's New Nightmare

What other films should I add to the list?

‘Cut’ (2000) Review: Is This The Best Scream Rip-Off? Cut is a movie opaquely made to ride the coattails of the Scream franchise’s explosive success. At least, that is what I said about it two years ago in my foreign slashers article. Everything I said t...

Got to write a review for @horrorpress.com of a rough around the edges slasher gem, 2000's CUT! What can I say, I love horror movies about making horror movies.

horrorpress.com/reviews/1110...

Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1

‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ Review: I Am So Confused Right Now The opening sequence of The Strangers: Chapter 2 is a promising start to what soon becomes a bafflingly bad movie. Since Chapter 1, I had been hopeful that the trilogy would find purpose for itself be...

THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2 continues to spirals into a baffling mess of absurdity. Madelaine Petsch shines, but the movie is still a hollow slog. Review by @ladiazforever.bsky.social #horrorsky

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:

1. Watching #WildAtHeart on the big screen.
2. Seeing #BlueVelvet in widescreen after years of pan & scan VHS.
3. Listening to a Badalamenti score.
4. Nice day reading a book by Mark Frost.
5. Starting a #TwinPeaks rewatch w/ a new person.

Ray Bradbury Comics 2 (6823)

As the sun falls on this lovely September Monday, I must remind you all: please watch Fréwaka if you haven't, its so good

also thank you bluesky for actually formatting article preview images correctly unlike tw*tt*r, which had a 50/50 shot of either posting what you wanted or exploding your dog from space with a laser

‘Cry_Wolf’ Review: The Aughts Slasher That Outsmarted ‘Scream’ What’s worse than summer ending and having to go back to school? How about transferring to an elite boarding school in the middle of the year? You’ve probably heard me talk endlessly about the hundred...

unofficial 6th small pleasure in life, reading a good article on @horrorpress.com! (always be plugging people)

a little late to plug this one, but @brendanjesus.bsky.social wrote a review last week of a 2000's slasher I liked a lot: Cry_Wolf! Check it out here:

horrorpress.com/reviews/1098...

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:

1. feeling your sweatshirt protect you from a cold wind
2. hot tea the morning after a long night out
3. watching a dish you're cooking come together
4. finding a metrocard that has value still in your pocket
5. reading a good comic

those overly ripe almost jelly persimmons go STUPID hard

The Best Horror Movies of 2025 So Far I don’t know about you, but it feels like I stepped out of the theater after seeing Wolf Man, blinked, and suddenly it was September. It’s been a very busy year in general, but as always, especially s...

So we're 9 months into 2025, has it been a good year for horror? Here are the best horror movies of 2025 so far according to.... well us! Article by @ladiazforever.bsky.social #horrorsky

It’s 2025, of all the horror movies to champion and celebrate, J**p**s C***p**s should not be one of them.

That certainly was one of the Conjuring movies of all time!

Maybe one day we'll get a Conjuring film as good as the original, but until then, read this review I wrote for Horror Press!

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny
Happy Weekend Everyone!

Saw Macon Blair's The Toxic Avenger tonight! Perfectly low brow, campy nonsense chock full of practical effects and dead on comedic timing. The most I've laughed in a movie in recent memory. I think I actually enjoyed it more than the original!

(Sacrilege to Troma fans or can I live?)

HORROR 101: The Texas Chain Saw Family Trees Welcome BACK to Horror Press’s Horror 101, a series of articles where we explain horror movie legends and their lore. For beginners, the confused, or just those who need a refresher, these articles ar...

Ever wanted to learn about the Texas Chain Saw family tree? Read our Horror 101! Article by @ladiazforever.bsky.social #horrorsky

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Hey everybody! If you saw this article earlier, please reread it!

There were some major errors and omissions in it that have since been corrected. Not here to spread misinfo, and am always looking to improve my writing.

Thanks again to @filmsonwax.bsky.social for helping fix things!

Thank you for helping me correct myself! One of my favorite things of writing about movies is getting to learn from the other cool people in the film space. Sometimes learning means making mistakes and fixing them.

New version of the article with the addendum should be going up soon! Thanks again!

You are 100% correct! I will be adding an addendum to the article with this information!

I appreciate you reading the article and giving me this information, the last thing I want to do is steer people in the wrong direction or misinform anyone. My fault, and I will take the steps to correct that.

Wendy Carlos Pioneer of Horror Movie Synth Soundtracks Some musicians actively strive to be the ones brought up in every conversation and fought for in every debate. Some of them even succeed. That some is John Carpenter. You can’t walk more than five fee...

Another article from the vault: because more fans of horror scores need to know who Wendy Carlos is. Article by @ladiazforever.bsky.social #horrorsky #musicsky

‘MEAT’ (2025) Review: Slow-Cooked, and Worth the Wait It’s been a hot minute since my interview with director Roger Conners talking about his feature film Meat. Armed with three thousand metallic spikes and a burning desire for revenge, the instantly ico...

Our review of MEAT is here! We've been following this movie since the beginning and we're so excited for everyone to finally see it! Review by @ladiazforever.bsky.social #horrorsky

‘Together’ Review: Starts Strong, But Loses Steam by Its Final Act Together is a film that made me resent a relationship I’m not even in. It really is that effective. Director Michael Shanks debut feature is one of the most entertainingly uncomfortable explorations o...

Is TOGETHER a GOOD horror movie? Is it a GREAT body horror movie? Does it warrant the price of admission? Read our review by @ladiazforever.bsky.social to find out.

All the Dolls in the Chucky Franchise, Ranked And hello to all you horror heads as well! I’m still bounding with energy from that wicked Chucky Season 2 finale (recap here), I need somewhere to put it. We’ll be waiting a hot minute until Don Manc...

We love Chucky at Horror Press. So we dug out our definitive ranking of all the Chucky dolls! Enjoy! Ranking by @ladiazforever.bsky.social #horrorsky