Jack Probst
@jackprobst.com
writer of sappy personal essays about music, comedy, and film. also writing a book about growing up with a rare bone disorder. it’ll be funny, i swear.
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Jack Probst
@jackprobst.com
· Nov 1
Surviving 24 Hours at Music Box of Horrors - Merry-Go-Round Magazine
Repertory, art house, and indie theaters across the country come alive during October with horror programming, especially the all night marathon. But what is it like to actually survive one? Jack Probst offers a full log of just that experience at Chicago's Music Box of Horrors!
merrygoroundmagazine.com
Two weeks ago, my buddy Jon and I attend a 24-hour horror movie marathon at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social. I wrote about my love for horror movies, lifelong friendships, and the experience of watching films in a theatre full of like-minded folks for @mgrmagazine.bsky.social.
Motherfucker, I will drive to another state to see a movie if it isn’t playing near me.
"You’re not going to get in the car and go to the next town to see a movie," says Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
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January 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Motherfucker, I will drive to another state to see a movie if it isn’t playing near me.
Call me controversial, but I think more horror movie trailers need ticking clock sounds. Definitely not enough of that happening.
January 16, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Call me controversial, but I think more horror movie trailers need ticking clock sounds. Definitely not enough of that happening.
Had an iNterview for a Position at an oRganization I really want to work for. Cross your fingers.
January 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Had an iNterview for a Position at an oRganization I really want to work for. Cross your fingers.
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What if we closed our eyes and held hands and tried screaming in the hole together at the same time
January 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM
What if we closed our eyes and held hands and tried screaming in the hole together at the same time
Another one of these today. Feeling grateful to have the time to play Animal Crossing.
Mandatory buzzwords meeting today at work.
January 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Another one of these today. Feeling grateful to have the time to play Animal Crossing.
I have almost entirely forgotten all of the buttons in Animal Crossing.
January 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I have almost entirely forgotten all of the buttons in Animal Crossing.
I'm at the combination civil war and world war 3.
January 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I'm at the combination civil war and world war 3.
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A timeline cleanse for you.
January 14, 2026 at 11:33 PM
A timeline cleanse for you.
Is the man in the box from Low’s “Words” the same man in the box from Alice In Chains’ “Man In The Box”?
January 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Is the man in the box from Low’s “Words” the same man in the box from Alice In Chains’ “Man In The Box”?
I love this EODM cover from a dumb soundtrack. They got the lyrics right and everything.
Blinded By the Light by Eagles of Death Metal on Apple Music
Song · 2018 · Duration 4:34
music.apple.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I love this EODM cover from a dumb soundtrack. They got the lyrics right and everything.
LinkedIn is so dumb. I shouldn’t have to know anyone’s jobs.
January 14, 2026 at 4:46 AM
LinkedIn is so dumb. I shouldn’t have to know anyone’s jobs.
I want to play video games but Luna is watching Dug the dog from Up and I don’t have the heart to turn the channel.
January 14, 2026 at 3:32 AM
I want to play video games but Luna is watching Dug the dog from Up and I don’t have the heart to turn the channel.
It’s so easy to not be a piece of shit and yet, here we are. Like, I have such a good time being nice and cool and a good friend and neighbor. Get with it, America!
January 14, 2026 at 3:10 AM
It’s so easy to not be a piece of shit and yet, here we are. Like, I have such a good time being nice and cool and a good friend and neighbor. Get with it, America!
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Oh man, I just realized the seed art at the State Fair this year is going to be *something*.
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Oh man, I just realized the seed art at the State Fair this year is going to be *something*.
Mandatory buzzwords meeting today at work.
January 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Mandatory buzzwords meeting today at work.
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Necktie erections at half mast
January 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Necktie erections at half mast
The new Sault record is missing something… needs more pepper. Something to kick things up a notch.
January 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The new Sault record is missing something… needs more pepper. Something to kick things up a notch.
Ah, yes. That’s definitely what is making him feel “overwhelmed” and nothing else.
ICYMI: David Harbour has dropped out of an upcoming movie starring Pedro Pascal, Eva Victor, Olivia Wilde, and Matthew Lillard, allegedly to rest after feeling “overwhelmed” by the wrapping up of Netflix's show Stranger Things. bit.ly/3NqNJpE
January 13, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Ah, yes. That’s definitely what is making him feel “overwhelmed” and nothing else.
They have Kirby plate covers at Kyra Revolving Sushi rn.
January 11, 2026 at 11:44 PM
They have Kirby plate covers at Kyra Revolving Sushi rn.
when they say that something has a 1,300% increase, it sure makes it seem like they made it up. you're pulling numbers out of the air.
January 10, 2026 at 10:18 PM
when they say that something has a 1,300% increase, it sure makes it seem like they made it up. you're pulling numbers out of the air.
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You can tell the federal government what gender-affirming care for youth means to you and your family RIGHT NOW, as there is public comment currently open on their plans to functionally illegalize it.
Comment here:
www.regulations.gov/commenton/CM...
Comment here:
www.regulations.gov/commenton/CM...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
January 10, 2026 at 12:12 AM
You can tell the federal government what gender-affirming care for youth means to you and your family RIGHT NOW, as there is public comment currently open on their plans to functionally illegalize it.
Comment here:
www.regulations.gov/commenton/CM...
Comment here:
www.regulations.gov/commenton/CM...
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On this week’s SCOTT HASN’T SEEN, we watch WHAT’S UP, DOC? starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal. Joining us is actor, improviser and writer Ele Woods!
Available exclusively at @cbbworld.bsky.social - subscribe for a year and get two months free!
Available exclusively at @cbbworld.bsky.social - subscribe for a year and get two months free!
January 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
On this week’s SCOTT HASN’T SEEN, we watch WHAT’S UP, DOC? starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal. Joining us is actor, improviser and writer Ele Woods!
Available exclusively at @cbbworld.bsky.social - subscribe for a year and get two months free!
Available exclusively at @cbbworld.bsky.social - subscribe for a year and get two months free!