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(she/her) THE FEAST OF THE INNOCENTS (2022) / British lit PhD / Gothic cosmic horror author / William Godwin and Charles Maturin are my patron saints / https://ko-fi.com/colinharker

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Meme triptych of Duke Leto and Paul Atreides

Text:

We must not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.
Why not?
Because people are fucking idiots, Paul.
They're just... incredibly stupid.

Meme triptych of Duke Leto and Paul Atreides Text: We must not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind. Why not? Because people are fucking idiots, Paul. They're just... incredibly stupid.

05.03.2026 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 561    πŸ” 183    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

"He remembered the blood, red and black and sweet and bitter, and thought of how terrible the mystery of desire was. And yet, with his hands and with his eyes, he could not help but continue to worship that mystery."

#amwriting #horror #WiP

05.03.2026 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There are instances where I'm sympathetic to that argument, but what MZB did was truly beyond the pale to the point where I just don't think I could do that even if I wanted to.

05.03.2026 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So glad I never even started reading her...

05.03.2026 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How am I supposed to fall asleep listening to this book when it drops hilarious lines like β€œhave you ever had a girlfriend?” and β€œmaybe you need to submit a romantic liaison application” that make me burst out laughing 🀣

04.03.2026 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember this ridiculous scene with the ant-obsessed boyfriend 🀣 #FrightClub

05.03.2026 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OMG I forgot to add: Michael Mann’s Redgauntlet

05.03.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

for some context here, the number of americans who disapprove of this war is on par with the number of americans who thought the vietnam was a mistake *during the tet offensive*

05.03.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 416    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

You’ll be in my thoughts, my friend! Wishing you a speedy recovery!

04.03.2026 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Stanley Kubrick's Melmoth the Wanderer
Fritz Lang's Confessions of a Justified Sinner
Ken Russell's The Monk
David Lynch's Gormenghast
Robert Eggers' Mandeville
Martin Scorsese's Wieland

04.03.2026 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Guys, this is a romantasy -- I got tricked into reading a romantasy!! 😩

04.03.2026 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How am I supposed to fall asleep listening to this book when it drops hilarious lines like β€œhave you ever had a girlfriend?” and β€œmaybe you need to submit a romantic liaison application” that make me burst out laughing 🀣

04.03.2026 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm cracking up that you remember this incident 🀣

04.03.2026 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, I could have said who amongst us doesn't want to sit in our favorite author's lap and ask them if they've read the Book of Eibon or Unaussprechlichen Kulten, but I didn't. I'm the soul of restraint, for gosh sakes. I deserve some credit!

04.03.2026 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

These trends are pretty existential for the GOP, but I also think that this administration is catastrophic for the GOP because they are causing generational anger across many demographics that...isn't going away any time soon.

04.03.2026 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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02.03.2026 05:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NOCTRANS Ep 224 - 'THE SIN EATER' part 2 Spotify video

Discover the horrifying secret of the Soulmate Algorithm and a man addicted to the virtual experience of death itself...

That's right, folks: the chilling climax of my story "The Sin-Eater" just dropped on Nocturnal Transmissions! Check it out here:

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02.03.2026 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Lynda Carter performed the voice of Magnolia in Fallout 4? I just hit on Lynda Carter?!

04.03.2026 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I think it's all but guaranteed that the Democrats will win Texas given how thoroughly the GOP have fucked themselves over with their Hispanic voters after going mask-off with the vicious racism.

04.03.2026 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The level of motivated reasoning required for some pundits to convince themselves that Netanyahu, Adelson, et al. did not actually understand their own interests when they strongly favored Trump to win is beyond my comprehension

04.03.2026 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 697    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 1

No, I totally get that. I have projects like that, that I've had to abandon. It's hard, but it happens.

04.03.2026 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Come on, who amongst us does not innocuously imagine whether their favorite author is an eldritch entity known for destroying the human mind through sanity-shattering closet dramas, jeez...

04.03.2026 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh that's so cool! I had a phase when I was a teenager where I was obsessed with Chambers' King in Yellow stories! I still need to read your book -- can you drop a link for me?

04.03.2026 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, I'm just being innocently speculative, jeez! 🀣

04.03.2026 06:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Seven months later, this is still a thought experiment that unnerves me.

04.03.2026 06:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Right?! Where are Claire and Jill?!

04.03.2026 05:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So let me get this straight: I have enough charisma points leveled up in Fallout 4 to get Magnolia to take my character out for a night on the town, but not enough for her to wake up the next morning and say "that was terrific, but let's not do that again"? 🀣

04.03.2026 05:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The key word being "almost" 🀣

04.03.2026 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think it's mostly straight men who are into both Boba Fett and Hunk, which makes it even more interesting as a phenomenon.

04.03.2026 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The amount of men who have a crush on Hunk in Resident Evil is insane. Dude is just a guy with a gas mask! Is this the Capcom version of the Boba Fett phenomenon?!

04.03.2026 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2