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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 1d

Exciting feline developments! Monty says: "I'll still give you a swat if you get up in my face, but . . . *sigh* . . . I GUESS you can sleep on my butt."

An orange tabby cat sitting on a green couch looks over at the grey tuxedo kitten curled up behind him with the back of her neck and shoulders resting against the right side of his butt. Another grey-and-white kitten rests his head on her own butt.

The same scene as the previous picture but the orange cat is staring in front of himself as if resigned to having his butt serve as a kitten pillow

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 2d

With Crispin Glover at last night's IFC screening of his latest directorial effort, No! You're Wrong. Or: Spooky Action at a Distance, starring two generations of Glovers as four generations of the ill-starred Muldoon family. (Apparently I can't even smile without looking inadvertently creepy 🤷)

Me with an inadvertently creepy grin crouching next to actor/director Crispin Glover as he signs a copy of one of his books

Me standing in line outside IFC Center fanning my hand towards the marquee reading "Crispin Hellion Glover's No! You're Wrong."

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 2d

All three cats are on the couch with me right now and I'm pretty sure I just caught Monty slow-blinking at Delia 😮

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 2d

Dental Phantom, c.1898. Or, what it feels like to live in 2025.

The dental phantom was first created by the Glaswegian dentist Eduard Oswald Fergus a few years earlier as a tool for students to practice their craft before working on human subjects.

A metal head with a mouth wide open as if it is screaming. Inside are a full set of dentures.

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 2d

With Crispin Glover at last night's IFC screening of his latest directorial effort, No! You're Wrong. Or: Spooky Action at a Distance, starring two generations of Glovers as four generations of the ill-starred Muldoon family. (Apparently I can't even smile without looking inadvertently creepy 🤷)

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 3d

(Dexter seems more into this show than Delia, which makes sense since he's a total mama's boy)

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 3d

This show might be a bit too adult for the kids but they have to learn about necrophilia sometime

Two sleepy grey-and-white kittens chilling on the couch in the glow of the TV

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 3d

PS if anyone wants to come into the comments to say they think true crime is inherently gross exploitative copaganda why would you want to watch that ew: I am already aware that people have these opinions

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 3d

Fuck it, gonna check out the Sexy Ed Gein Show (going into it expecting more vibes than verisimilitude)

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 4d

In further litter box news: just now Monty used his box and the kittens sat right next to it, openly staring while he did his business. I guess I'm not alone in having the kids hover outside the bathroom door while I use the human toilet. How am I raising a couple of weird piss voyeurs?

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 4d

SCANDAL: Dexter took a dump in Monty's litter box this morning 😮

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING NEWS: For the first time ever, all three cats are napping on the couch with me!

POV: You're sitting on an emerald green couch with your feet up next to a couple of books including A Spectre is Haunting Greentree by Carson Winter. An orange cat is sitting on your torso from thigh to chest, eyes closed. Just past your knees, a pair of grey-and-white kittens are asleep curled up together in a big ball of fur.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 5d

POV: you are going to be bitten

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 4d

there’s this weird idea a lot of people seem to have about how all of us writers and artists must secretly want to use AI and are merely resisting temptation for ethical reasons, and like, no, it’s not hard for me to resist drinking the bowl of Piss With Glass In It actually

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING NEWS: For the first time ever, all three cats are napping on the couch with me!

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 5d

Kittens, man. Yes, he got himself into that predicament.

(Note that I took the bag off his head right after this video and he suffered no ill effects beyond crumbs on his face)

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 5d

Dexter says hey

A pair of adorable grey-and-white kittens are sprawled on a blanket. The one on the right has his mouth open mid-meow and looks very goofy

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 5d

Playing this song for the kittens to explain why the Big Ginger Man can be such a grump
youtu.be/X8dPa2S4vL0?...

Death to smoochy- My Stepdad's Not Mean, He's Just Adjusting

YouTube video by kwendroo76

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 5d

Dexter says hey

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 5d

The kittens have each taken a play-swipe at the tip of Monty's tail today and were met with a stern glance and a brief meow respectively: NO swats or hissing! They're not friends yet, but it's progress

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 5d

Cat update: currently sitting on the bed with all three cats for the first time. Monty is chilling next to me while the kittens chase each other around (they really love to run and jump on the mattress).

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Sasha Ravitch ☄️ @sasharavitch.bsky.social · 6d

LC von Hessen is 🤌🤌🤌

LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 7d

"Thornback Hall" was written after re-reading one of my favorite Shirley Jackson stories, "A Visit," and hopefully reflects her acid humor. "Thornback Hall" contains social awkwardness, anxieties of encroaching middle age, etymology, and a bawdy Restoration-style poem written by yrs truly.

The first page of "Thornback Hall" by LC von Hessen in Cosmic Horror Monthly. A curious kitten stands in the background

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 7d

"Thornback Hall" was written after re-reading one of my favorite Shirley Jackson stories, "A Visit," and hopefully reflects her acid humor. "Thornback Hall" contains social awkwardness, anxieties of encroaching middle age, etymology, and a bawdy Restoration-style poem written by yrs truly.

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 6d

UPDATE: She's fine! I've now started covering Monty's food bowl when the kids are outside their kitchen homebase just in case

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · 7d

My second appearance in @chmmagazine.bsky.social is also my first time being top-billed on the front cover of any publication! (The kittens were not impressed, but they're too young to understand and also they can't read.)

The September 2025 issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly, featuring LC von Hessen, Jonathan Gensler, Anne Wilkins, Xochilt Avila and more. Behind the cover, two kittens are avidly play-fighting.

The table of contents for the September 2025 issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly. In the background, a kitten stares up intensely

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