JL | Blackness/Horror/Writing

This picture of Yvette is how I feel sinking my teeth into a Haydel’s king cake
#NewOrleans #MardiGras #BlackWriters

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I’m tired of healthy coping mechanisms. I want 3 giant daiquiris and a Level 10 crash out.
#MentallyIll #Unhinged

Louisiana bayou witch sun / goblin rising / fairy moon
#BlackWriters #BlackAndQueer

“Familias Unidas en Acción employs a three-pronged approach to achieve its mission through campaigning, popular education programs, and direct aid.“ And the default language on their website is Spanish 💜

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If you thought Liam Canejo Ramos was the kid in the halftime show, you have to donate to a local immigrant rights group. I make the rules now.

Familias Unidas en Acción in New Orleans is a great place to start.

I swear to GOD, y’all.

#SuperBowl #BadBunny #ImmigrantRights

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Tell me why my mom just called a squirrel a hussy for eating from her bird feeder 😭
#BlackMoms #BlackSky

Evil Boredom is how I get my side quests and some of my unhinged story ideas 🔪
#BlackWriters #WriterSky #BlackHorror

SO…NIGHTTIDE IS GROWING, AND I’M REALLY PROUD OF IT NightTide is growing -intentionally. This piece introduces our evolving staff structure, why we chose depth over news churn, and how NightTide has become a home for horror criticism, identity, and …

NightTide is growing. 🖤
I wrote about why we chose depth over news churn, how the magazine has evolved, and why NightTide is becoming a home for long-form horror criticism, identity, and thought leadership.
Proud of this team. Proud of this work.
Welcome home. 👻
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Living here is like living in a Marvel movie. Your car is collateral damage and you’re left wondering how tf to explain the situation to the insurance company.
~ With love, a native New Orleanian 🤦🏽‍♀️
#NewOrleans #BlackWriters

A short story I wrote got published today!!! I’d love for y’all to read it if you’re in the mood for something scary (tw, though, for anti-Black racism). And shouout to Harriet’s House Magazine for giving me a shot and being amazing to work with 🖤
#BlackWriters #BlackHorror #HorrorSky #HorrorWriters

They Collaborated on an Oscar-Nominated Film — Then Got Thrown Into Solitary The incarcerated men who produced footage for The Alabama Solution were abruptly transferred to solitary this month.

“The incarcerated men who produced footage for The Alabama Solution were abruptly transferred to solitary this month.”
#MassIncarceration #PrisonAbolition

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All my homies hate c0ps/🧊, AI & J K Rowling 💅🏽 #BlackWriters

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Real horror lovers know that the genre is historically political and subversive. Real horror lovers protect their communities and neighbors. Real horror lovers hate fascism. #ICE #BlackHorror #HorrorSky

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Gotta say, I’m a huge fan of whatever’s wrong with me 🥀
#BlackWriters #WriterSky #HorrorWriters

5 takeaways from the 2026 Oscar nominations, where 'Sinners' made history Sinners landed a record number of nods, while Avatar: Fire and Ash and Wicked: For Good fell short of their franchise predecessors.

“Before this year, no movie had ever gotten more than 14 Oscar nominations. Three films — All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land — shared the top spot. This year, Ryan Coogler's brilliant vampire story Sinners bested that by two, landing 16 nominations.”
I LOVE US 🖤🖤🖤🖤
#Sinners #BlackHorror #Horror

Freeze Relief Fund: Keeping Our Unhoused Neighbors Warm By Below Sea Level Aid

#NewOrleans - Below Sea Level Aid is preparing for the serious winter weather we’re facing this weekend! South Louisiana’s infrastructure and our people are NOT equipped for this kind of cold. Please donate here if possible and share wherever you can! 🖤💛
#MutualAid #Community

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Taking my first stab at #CreativeNonfiction for a writing contest I found out about 3 days ago 😅 I usually write horror fiction 🔪
Wish me luck?
#WriterLife #BlackWriters

It’s fine if Sinners wasn’t your bag for reasons….but I’m not letting you chitterling eating bitches get away with saying “it’s filler”, “it’s just from Dusk Till Dawn” “it’s overhyped, yall are acting like it’s The Godfather”

Locked out of the conversation? Sources within City Hall say public social media pages are inaccessible Sources within City Hall tell WDSU the city of New Orleans pages are inaccessible.

One thing about us…our politics is PETTY 🤦🏽‍♀️ #NewOrleans #LocalPolitics #BlackWriters

Me at my work retreat 😭 #Horror #BlackHorror #HorrorWriters #BlackWriters

Run by #Blackscholars, they lost major federal funding when they stood up for the truth about slavery. So please give if you feel inclined. They also have an *online store* with everything available in their gift shop if you need #Christmas presents!
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If you’re as disgusted as I am by that Charleston-yt-woman-doll foolishness, learning *real Black history* from Whitney Plantation in Louisiana might settle your stomach!
whitneyplantation.org
(Photo: tea_with_ladii on TT) #BlackHistory #Louisiana #TheMoreYouKnow

Video description: Johnny, a Balck nonbinary person, in a grey U N O sweatshirt and black headscarf at a desk in front of a red wall. | Shoutout to @Jesenia🌻 for the amazing read! This zine put langua... TikTok video by Black Horrific 🇵🇸🇨🇩🇸🇩

Loved it so much I made a video lol

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Horror & Disability The horror genre has long grappled with its portrayal of disability, often reflecting the societal prejudices of its time. Emerging alongside early cinema, many early horror works were influenced by e...

Check out this fantastic #zine! It gave me some great context & language for discussing how the genre has failed/harmed disabled people. There’s also a rubric/scorecard for assessing disability representation in horror media 🙌🏽 #HorrorMovies #DisabilityJustice
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Inside the Terrifier allegations and lawsuit as lead star sues horror franchise The hit horror franchise has broken records worldwide.

I’ve never seen a #Terrifier film BECAUSE people have been saying since 2018 that the violence against women in those films is gratuitous and unnecessary. And now I definitely never will. Watching “Sinners” for the 5th or 6th time instead 🧛🏽 #BlackHorror #HorrorMovies

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Also, my husband and I watched it this Halloween with my mom, who’d never seen it but LOVED it. He was in the play in middle school and I was shocked that adults let kids do this musical 😬 #HorrorComedy #1980s #1980sMovies

I’m not ready to let Halloween go, so here’s a shoutout to the Black musicians in “Little Shop of Horrors”! Not a traditional Halloween movie, BUT a great horror-comedy with amazing Black talent: Tichina Arnold, Michelle Weeks, Tisha Campbell, AND Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops. #BlackHorror #Motown

Whether you like his movies or not I don’t think you don’t need to go out of your way to mispronounce or misspell M. Night Shyamalan’s name

This is the most Louisiana front page I’ve seen in a minute 🤦🏽‍♀️ #Louisiana #NewOrleans

Taking #hurricaneseason one day at a time with nothing but anxiety meds and a prayer 😮‍💨
#NewOrleans #MentallyThrill