John Langan
@johnlangan.bsky.social
Writer. All monsters, all the time. Filthy liberal.
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I wish it didn’t feel so unusual and inspiring to see a leader treating everyone like they matter and saying that we have a responsibility to help each other
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I wish it didn’t feel so unusual and inspiring to see a leader treating everyone like they matter and saying that we have a responsibility to help each other
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It's a crime that films like THE DARK AND THE WICKED didn't get a theatrical release. It's time to fix it!
@variety.com just announced @filmbot.bsky.social's “Lost Films of COVID” a run of 2020-21 movies that missed their shot at the big screen. I've harbored a pipe dream of creating the PandemiFest, a touring fest of horror films lost to COVID. Which films would I put on the cyclorama? Here's my top 20!
PandemiFest
Twenty great horror movies lost to COVID
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It's a crime that films like THE DARK AND THE WICKED didn't get a theatrical release. It's time to fix it!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Giger's version of the chest-bursting Alien was rejected for being too turkey-like.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Whether that mark was born with him, or whether it was the scar left by some desperate wound, no one could certainly say.
November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Whether that mark was born with him, or whether it was the scar left by some desperate wound, no one could certainly say.
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Pictured below: Jacques Derrida and Harold Bloom in the woods of Weehawken, New Jersey, agreeing to terms before their pistol duel.
November 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Pictured below: Jacques Derrida and Harold Bloom in the woods of Weehawken, New Jersey, agreeing to terms before their pistol duel.
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Anyway hey go read a new substack post that doesn’t make you want to light yourself on fire.
November 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Anyway hey go read a new substack post that doesn’t make you want to light yourself on fire.
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The death of two national guardsmen is a horrific tragedy.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The death of two national guardsmen is a horrific tragedy.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
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This: “they [the students] also have to care about themselves, enough to believe in their own significance.”
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This: “they [the students] also have to care about themselves, enough to believe in their own significance.”
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it’s a wicked world in all meridians
November 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
it’s a wicked world in all meridians
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RIP Alice Wong. 2025 has been a rough year. 😭
November 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
RIP Alice Wong. 2025 has been a rough year. 😭
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Join us today at 6pm Eastern -- it will change your life. 👀 😁 www.youtube.com/live/Yz7aoz1...
Or watch any time later!
Or watch any time later!
November 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Join us today at 6pm Eastern -- it will change your life. 👀 😁 www.youtube.com/live/Yz7aoz1...
Or watch any time later!
Or watch any time later!
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Tomorrow! 🤯
@jrevolver.bsky.social @johnlangan.bsky.social @amandaheadlee.bsky.social @marysangiovanni.bsky.social
@jrevolver.bsky.social @johnlangan.bsky.social @amandaheadlee.bsky.social @marysangiovanni.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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I figured since I'm out buying books that I should get one I don't have a physical or digital copy of.
The Fisherman by John Langan @johnlangan.bsky.social
The Fisherman by John Langan @johnlangan.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I figured since I'm out buying books that I should get one I don't have a physical or digital copy of.
The Fisherman by John Langan @johnlangan.bsky.social
The Fisherman by John Langan @johnlangan.bsky.social
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There are few, if any, contemporary writers who make me want to simultaneously start a new story right now and also give up writing forever as much as @johnlangan.bsky.social.
Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions
John Langan, author of Bram Stoker Award-winning novel The Fisherman, returns with thirteen new tales of cosmic horror in Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions. Look for Lost in the Dark and Other …
wordhorde.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
There are few, if any, contemporary writers who make me want to simultaneously start a new story right now and also give up writing forever as much as @johnlangan.bsky.social.
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I still believe Christine Blasey Ford and I still believe Anita Hill.
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I still believe Christine Blasey Ford and I still believe Anita Hill.
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THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
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This Saturday, Nov. 15th, Penn State Harrisburg will host COSMIC HORRORS: NOT IF, BUT WHEN, a conversation between quantum physicists and authors Amanda Headlee, John Langan, Mary SanGiovanni, and Yours Truly, moderated by @jrevolver.bsky.social. Free to the public! sites.psu.edu/apsmas25/202...
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This Saturday, Nov. 15th, Penn State Harrisburg will host COSMIC HORRORS: NOT IF, BUT WHEN, a conversation between quantum physicists and authors Amanda Headlee, John Langan, Mary SanGiovanni, and Yours Truly, moderated by @jrevolver.bsky.social. Free to the public! sites.psu.edu/apsmas25/202...
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This is what it looks like when you get @johnlangan.bsky.social to sign a book for you and then @claymcleod.bsky.social finds out you didn’t pay for it.
(Side note: read the first story in Corpsemouth, “Kore,” this morning and it’s pitch-perfect, creepy and unsettling.)
(Side note: read the first story in Corpsemouth, “Kore,” this morning and it’s pitch-perfect, creepy and unsettling.)
November 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is what it looks like when you get @johnlangan.bsky.social to sign a book for you and then @claymcleod.bsky.social finds out you didn’t pay for it.
(Side note: read the first story in Corpsemouth, “Kore,” this morning and it’s pitch-perfect, creepy and unsettling.)
(Side note: read the first story in Corpsemouth, “Kore,” this morning and it’s pitch-perfect, creepy and unsettling.)
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Talk about Horror Joy! Had a blast this weekend @christineharrold.bsky.social. The good people @horrorjoypod.bsky.social should interview her! She’s created one of the best horror gatherings around! @mwmercier.bsky.social Also, talking with @johnlangan.bsky.social makes me want to be smarter.
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Talk about Horror Joy! Had a blast this weekend @christineharrold.bsky.social. The good people @horrorjoypod.bsky.social should interview her! She’s created one of the best horror gatherings around! @mwmercier.bsky.social Also, talking with @johnlangan.bsky.social makes me want to be smarter.
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I highly recommend Zig Zag Claybourne’s work—particularly Afro Puffs Are the Antennae of the Universe. If you haven’t read it yet, you’re missing out on a lot of fun.
January 31, 2024 at 6:29 PM
I highly recommend Zig Zag Claybourne’s work—particularly Afro Puffs Are the Antennae of the Universe. If you haven’t read it yet, you’re missing out on a lot of fun.
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Republicans (shrieking): STOP OPPRESSING CHRISTIANS WE ARE SO PERSECUTED WE JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO PRAY IN PUBLIC WITHOUT YOUR SCORN
Also Republicans:
Also Republicans:
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Republicans (shrieking): STOP OPPRESSING CHRISTIANS WE ARE SO PERSECUTED WE JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO PRAY IN PUBLIC WITHOUT YOUR SCORN
Also Republicans:
Also Republicans:
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@johnlangan.bsky.social’s name card told me in an otherworldly voice to hide @claymcleod.bsky.social’s name card. I’m not responsible for its disappearance.
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
@johnlangan.bsky.social’s name card told me in an otherworldly voice to hide @claymcleod.bsky.social’s name card. I’m not responsible for its disappearance.
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Did my first interview for A Mythos of Monsters and Madness and had a blast. I recommended checking out @lorekeating.bsky.social and @raebolt.bsky.social along with other terrific writers. And of course, I mentioned the work of @johnlangan.bsky.social .
www.castlebridgemedia.com/podcast-1/ep...
www.castlebridgemedia.com/podcast-1/ep...
Podcast | Castle Bridge Media
www.castlebridgemedia.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Did my first interview for A Mythos of Monsters and Madness and had a blast. I recommended checking out @lorekeating.bsky.social and @raebolt.bsky.social along with other terrific writers. And of course, I mentioned the work of @johnlangan.bsky.social .
www.castlebridgemedia.com/podcast-1/ep...
www.castlebridgemedia.com/podcast-1/ep...