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Visit Amazon's Old School Evil Page and shop for all Old School Evil books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Old School Evil

Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · 1d

Got a couple dozen page reads this week! Both of my books currently out are available on Kindle Unlimited if someone wants to check them out, and Our Darkest Hour will be available there on 10/29.

Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · 10d

Old School Evil – a nostalgic urban fantasy action series featuring the children of the world’s last real villains, fighting against their parents’ legacies and the government agency that wants to kill both generations. Last installment available to pre-order!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMVR36Q...

Old School Evil

Visit Amazon's Old School Evil Page and shop for all Old School Evil books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Old School Evil

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Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · 10d

Old School Evil – a nostalgic urban fantasy action series featuring the children of the world’s last real villains, fighting against their parents’ legacies and the government agency that wants to kill both generations. Last installment available to pre-order!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMVR36Q...

Old School Evil

Old School Evil: Our Darkest Hour

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Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · 10d

🐺 Werewolf evolutions
⚔️ Final showdown
💣 Jackal saboteur
🤖 Robot tag team
🧠 Vengeful telepath
💻 Hacker supreme
🦖 Dinosaur dust-up
🌪️ Storm summoner
🪙 .99 pre-order
📆 Releases 10/29

📖book link: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
🔗series link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMVR36Q4

Old School Evil: Our Darkest Hour - Kindle edition by Cave, Brian. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Old School Evil: Our Darkest Hour.

Road Trip Gaming with a Bite: Featuring TSR's Vampyre

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Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · Jan 20

🌃 Urban fantasy
🐺 Shifter vs Shifter
🔫 Lasers galore
👻 Ghostly gun
🧬 Dinosaur people
🤖 Giant robot head
🐆 Metal kitty
🦹 Bad dads
💸 99c ebook!

#booksky 📚💙

tinyurl.com/OldSchoolEvil

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Chris Cave @chris-cave.bsky.social · 3d

NEW WRITING TIP: The "What If" Ladder! 🪜

Struggling with a cliché premise? Make it uniquely YOURS by asking "What if?" three times.

Let's use my book, Transforming Hero, as an example. 👇 #WritingCommunity #WritingTips #SciFi

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Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · 5d

Sharing an article a wrote on Rediscover the 80s about one of the coolest little board games I've ever played - TSR's Vampyre.

www.rediscoverthe80s.com/2025/04/road...

Rediscover the 80s features movies, television, music, cartoons, video games, toys, food, and general 1980s pop culture.

Comic Book Club! Episode 18: A Completed Story!!

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Michael W. Cook, author @mikecook-author.bsky.social · 5d

Any writers on BlueSky?

Happy Caturday, readers & writers!
#ShamelessSelfpromoSaturday

#ReadingCommunity find new books

#WritersCommunity post your links

Connect with a fellow author.

#writerslift #writingcommunity
#BooksWorthReading

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Jon is a Dork @jonlikestoys.bsky.social · 11d

Enjoy!

YouTube video by Beyond Ubernerd

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Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · 5d

Hey check that out - I was interviewed at Rediscover the 80s for Our Darkest Hour!

www.rediscoverthe80s.com/2025/10/redi...

Rediscover the 80s Podcast: Interview with Brian Cave - Old School Evil: Our Darkest Hour

Rediscover the 80s features movies, television, music, cartoons, video games, toys, food, and general 1980s pop culture.

Visit Amazon's Old School Evil Page and shop for all Old School Evil books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Old School Evil

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Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · 5d

It's #SelfPromoSaturday, time for some new #cartoons in book form.

🐺🪖 The Hurricanines.
🚨🦸 The Ultra City Ultra Twins
🦖🪄 The Defenders of Dino City
🐾⚙️ Zane and the Wild Zoobots
🇺🇸🤖 Citizen Robo
🧠⚡ Genius InQ

Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · 10d

Old School Evil – a nostalgic urban fantasy action series featuring the children of the world’s last real villains, fighting against their parents’ legacies and the government agency that wants to kill both generations. Last installment available to pre-order!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMVR36Q...

Old School Evil

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Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · 5d

They can't give her such a cool look and not make a figure, right?

Cartoon Cruisers: A Comparison of Iconic Animated Vehicles : The Retro Network

Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · 7d

On The Retro Network, I stick to #80s #cartoons and in this article I compare all the fantastical animated vehicles they had.

theretronetwork.com/cartoon-crui...

There are a lot of great cars from the 80s. Let's take a look at some of the best and most Iconic Animated Vehicles.

theretronetwork.com

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The Retro Network @trnsocial.bsky.social · 7d

Just a cook. Sure, Casey Ryback. 👨‍🍳💥

Released #OTD in 1992, Under Siege gave us Steven Seagal at his peak, a great cake scene and one of the best Die Hard-on-a-boat action flicks ever made.

Who remembers that battleship explosion finale?

#90s #90sAction

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Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · 7d

The only thing I remember about this movie is the cake scene because of course.

Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · 7d

I don't share the #retro articles I write nearly enough. Here's the first I wrote in a series about #80s #horror #movies.

www.rediscoverthe80s.com/2025/02/big-...

Big Hair, Bigger Scares: Revisiting 80s Horror - Chopping Mall

Rediscover the 80s features movies, television, music, cartoons, video games, toys, food, and general 1980s pop culture.

The Husband Poisoning Society, Chapter 20 | D.D. Ward is Writing

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Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · Jan 26

My books are inspired by my love of #cartoons and along with those always come the action figures. I'm more picky about what I buy these days, but I can't resist the #villains.

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Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · Apr 2

I decided to do away with the newsletter on my website, but I love the short story too much to let it go. If you're interested in reading my prequel, Welcome Home, click the link and download with no threat of me bombing your inbox with annoying crap.

www.oldschoolevil.com/_files/ugd/3...

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Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them) @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 7d

Chapter 20 is up!

www.patreon.com/posts/138967...

www.patreon.com

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Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · 8d

It's the second of my October #preorder posts, this time on The Retro Network, writing about all the evil doctors in #Saturday morning #cartoons!

onhttps://theretronetwork.com/is-there-a-doctor-in-the-house-80s-cartoons-infamous-physicians/

Is There a Doctor in the House? - 80s Cartoons' Infamous Physicians : The Retro Network

When I was writing my Dr Archville vs. Dr Braxis article, I noticed something interesting. While bad guys like having a myriad of titles in their names (like General), there’s a disproportionately hig...

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The Retro Network @trnsocial.bsky.social · 8d

Is it safe? 😬🦷

Released #OTD in 1976, Marathon Man turned dental drills into pure nightmare fuel. Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier delivered one of the tensest thrillers of the decade.

#70s #70sMovies

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Steve "Nuke it from Orbit" Turnbull @taupress.com · 9d

Sign-up to my bi-monthly newsletter and download five (5!) free fantasy, SF or steampunk novellas (if you want them).

The newsletters aren't just about me and always include other book promotions. #mystery #steampunk #📚🪐 #📚💙 #fantasy #newsletter #scifi #adventure #booksky #💙 #action #👀📚 (8319)

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Brian Cave @oldschoolevil.bsky.social · 9d

She seemed to be a little too much like Louise from Bob's Burgers to me