Crockett Houghton
@crocketthoughton.com
Horror Novelist. Film Critic. Husband. Fourth Thing.
Co-Founder & Lead Writer for https://frightaboutnow.com.
Co-Founder & Lead Writer for https://frightaboutnow.com.
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"Stranger Things has always been about change, friendship, and acceptance. It never changed to make people who didn’t get it feel better; it accepted itself for what it was beautifully."
👻📽️ Read @crocketthoughton.com's thoughts on the series finale here: www.frightaboutnow.com/p/stranger-t...
👻📽️ Read @crocketthoughton.com's thoughts on the series finale here: www.frightaboutnow.com/p/stranger-t...
STRANGER THINGS 5: THE END OF AN ERA
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I had a lot to say about the ending of Stranger Things. That show got me.
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I just felt a wave of anxiety imagining all the texts Bad Bunny will have to respond to between the Grammys and the Super Bowl.
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I just felt a wave of anxiety imagining all the texts Bad Bunny will have to respond to between the Grammys and the Super Bowl.
We need a sequel to the movie Groundhog Day but when everyone shows up it's just the movie Groundhog Day. No one will be disappointed.
February 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
We need a sequel to the movie Groundhog Day but when everyone shows up it's just the movie Groundhog Day. No one will be disappointed.
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The secret to finding 100% of your typos is just to wait until the piece is published, don't worry you'll find them all
February 2, 2026 at 1:38 AM
The secret to finding 100% of your typos is just to wait until the piece is published, don't worry you'll find them all
I went to the store with my wife today and kept telling everyone “I hope you have a bidet” instead of “good day” because we’ve been watching so much reality TV lately and I needed a personal challenge. I passed by the way, I don’t think I’m being voted off the island.
February 1, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I went to the store with my wife today and kept telling everyone “I hope you have a bidet” instead of “good day” because we’ve been watching so much reality TV lately and I needed a personal challenge. I passed by the way, I don’t think I’m being voted off the island.
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I was buying gluten free cookies earlier & the cashier blurted out "Ugh, gluten free is the worst!" Then she asked if I had tried gluten free cookies before & I said "Yeah, I have to eat gluten free. I have Celiac disease." Folks, I've never seen someone so embarrassed. 10/10 shopping experience.
February 1, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I was buying gluten free cookies earlier & the cashier blurted out "Ugh, gluten free is the worst!" Then she asked if I had tried gluten free cookies before & I said "Yeah, I have to eat gluten free. I have Celiac disease." Folks, I've never seen someone so embarrassed. 10/10 shopping experience.
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Realizing that onions are alive and then having to create a mental justification that they want to be eaten, like the pop tart mascot
February 1, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Realizing that onions are alive and then having to create a mental justification that they want to be eaten, like the pop tart mascot
I got a new library card today, the librarian reminded me that I can download Hoopla (to watch free movies & listen to audiobooks) and Cloud Library (so I can check out & read books on my tablet) and honestly, I never knew that. Libraries are magical places that we need to support vigorously.
February 1, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I got a new library card today, the librarian reminded me that I can download Hoopla (to watch free movies & listen to audiobooks) and Cloud Library (so I can check out & read books on my tablet) and honestly, I never knew that. Libraries are magical places that we need to support vigorously.
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The Kickstarter for my samurais vs zombies comic, THE DEATH POEM OF SENSEI OTORO is live! Click here now to join in! www.kickstarter.com/projects/770...
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#kickstartercomics #Kickstarter #zombiecomics #comics #samuraicomics #samurai
THE DEATH POEM OF SENSEI OTORO by Jonathan Maberry
Jonathan Maberry's spell-binding story about an aging samurai in a zombie-infested, feudal Japan!
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January 31, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The Kickstarter for my samurais vs zombies comic, THE DEATH POEM OF SENSEI OTORO is live! Click here now to join in! www.kickstarter.com/projects/770...
#kickstartercomics #Kickstarter #zombiecomics #comics #samuraicomics #samurai
#kickstartercomics #Kickstarter #zombiecomics #comics #samuraicomics #samurai
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It’s hard to imagine someone more universally enjoyed than Catherine O’Hara where the opinions range from “I like her and her work” to “I love her and her work” and that’s a pretty good legacy
January 30, 2026 at 6:19 PM
It’s hard to imagine someone more universally enjoyed than Catherine O’Hara where the opinions range from “I like her and her work” to “I love her and her work” and that’s a pretty good legacy
Catherine O’Hara has been a huge part of so many things I’ve loved. She’s a queen. She’s a legend. She will be missed.
January 30, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Catherine O’Hara has been a huge part of so many things I’ve loved. She’s a queen. She’s a legend. She will be missed.
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Why should I watch something that a director didn't even bother to make?
January 29, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Why should I watch something that a director didn't even bother to make?
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my office's smart vending machine asked me if I wanted a "summary of my monthly spending." no I do not. that's fake
January 29, 2026 at 8:01 PM
my office's smart vending machine asked me if I wanted a "summary of my monthly spending." no I do not. that's fake
The fact that Darren Aronofsky made an entire series based on the Revolutionary War using AI and voice actors is surprising, disheartening, and disgusting. As an artist, he should know better and he should definitely be embarrassed.
January 29, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The fact that Darren Aronofsky made an entire series based on the Revolutionary War using AI and voice actors is surprising, disheartening, and disgusting. As an artist, he should know better and he should definitely be embarrassed.
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Welcome John Carpenter's THE THING to the National Film Registry! bloody-disgusting.com/movie/393134...
John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ Has Been Added to the National Film Registry
John Carpenter‘s The Thing has been selected by the Library of Congress as one of this year’s 25 films to join the National Film Registry due to their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to pre...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Welcome John Carpenter's THE THING to the National Film Registry! bloody-disgusting.com/movie/393134...
Continuing my journey of watching films I either chose to skip or didn’t know existed, I just finished Gunpowder Milkshake and holy hell, I have thoughts. The first being, why didn’t more people talk about this movie at the time? Why aren’t they still? It was honestly incredible.
January 29, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Continuing my journey of watching films I either chose to skip or didn’t know existed, I just finished Gunpowder Milkshake and holy hell, I have thoughts. The first being, why didn’t more people talk about this movie at the time? Why aren’t they still? It was honestly incredible.
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Exclusive Interview: GWENDOLYN KISTE creates a coven for female horror writers. https://ow.ly/Izr250Y4FoA
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Gwendolyn Kiste Creates A Coven For Female Horror Writers - Rue Morgue
A life shaped by monsters and a mission to uplift women converge in the author of "THE RUST MAIDENS'" fierce body of work.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Exclusive Interview: GWENDOLYN KISTE creates a coven for female horror writers. https://ow.ly/Izr250Y4FoA
I finally watched Terminator: Dark Fate and honestly, it got more hate than it deserved. It was full of the action we come to expect and had by far Arnold’s best performance. Linda Hamilton being back as Sarah Conner was fantastic. I don’t know what people expected.
January 28, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I finally watched Terminator: Dark Fate and honestly, it got more hate than it deserved. It was full of the action we come to expect and had by far Arnold’s best performance. Linda Hamilton being back as Sarah Conner was fantastic. I don’t know what people expected.
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One of the best ways to combat How Everything Feels Awful Right Now is to do something on a regular basis that helps others directly. Whether you go out and volunteer at a soup kitchen or stay home and volunteer for a helpline, those actions create hope & make positive changes feel attainable.
January 28, 2026 at 1:30 PM
One of the best ways to combat How Everything Feels Awful Right Now is to do something on a regular basis that helps others directly. Whether you go out and volunteer at a soup kitchen or stay home and volunteer for a helpline, those actions create hope & make positive changes feel attainable.
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At the end of the seance, the Ouija board literally said, "...don't forget to click like and subscribe."
They stopped making ghosts just after the civil war. You’ll never see a ghost with a man bun or hitting a juul
January 28, 2026 at 12:19 AM
At the end of the seance, the Ouija board literally said, "...don't forget to click like and subscribe."
I left TikTok a little over two years ago so the good news is, I don’t have to learn an entirely new platform today. It’s the small victories.
January 27, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I left TikTok a little over two years ago so the good news is, I don’t have to learn an entirely new platform today. It’s the small victories.
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The pineapple on pizza discourse (in my mind) has come to an end. The pineapple gang won. The battle starting now is for a pineapple ring on a burger. It’s different. It’s delicious. It belongs.
January 27, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The pineapple on pizza discourse (in my mind) has come to an end. The pineapple gang won. The battle starting now is for a pineapple ring on a burger. It’s different. It’s delicious. It belongs.
The pineapple on pizza discourse (in my mind) has come to an end. The pineapple gang won. The battle starting now is for a pineapple ring on a burger. It’s different. It’s delicious. It belongs.
January 27, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The pineapple on pizza discourse (in my mind) has come to an end. The pineapple gang won. The battle starting now is for a pineapple ring on a burger. It’s different. It’s delicious. It belongs.
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It's a weird thing and I know it, but I am proud to be an X-Men writer.
It feels like they have messages that are worth hearing somehow.
It feels like they have messages that are worth hearing somehow.
January 27, 2026 at 3:21 PM
It's a weird thing and I know it, but I am proud to be an X-Men writer.
It feels like they have messages that are worth hearing somehow.
It feels like they have messages that are worth hearing somehow.
I’m a horror guy, everyone knows that (if you know me anyway) but my comfort watches are Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse & Across The Spider-Verse. The art and the music and the stories of those films are incredible and I really need the next one already.
January 27, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I’m a horror guy, everyone knows that (if you know me anyway) but my comfort watches are Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse & Across The Spider-Verse. The art and the music and the stories of those films are incredible and I really need the next one already.
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ME: [begrudgingly practicing self-care because I refuse to let the world harden me]
January 27, 2026 at 8:23 AM
ME: [begrudgingly practicing self-care because I refuse to let the world harden me]