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Award winning writer of creepy stuff, disabled writer with MS. Glass House, Skinless Man Counts to Five, Daughter of the Wormwood Star, & Suicide Music out now. Cancer Eats the Heart in Oct. Creator of the game Bad Writer
website: https://pauljessup.com
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The camera being the eyes of the monster swooping about, and the title Army of Darkness also came for this
January 18, 2026 at 4:08 AM
The camera being the eyes of the monster swooping about, and the title Army of Darkness also came for this
Another #HorrorWatch in the coffin! I like that one, still do, flaws and all. It's campy low budget fun,albeit slow. Hated all the commercials! Interesting to see how much Sam Raimi took from this film for Evil Dead
January 18, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Another #HorrorWatch in the coffin! I like that one, still do, flaws and all. It's campy low budget fun,albeit slow. Hated all the commercials! Interesting to see how much Sam Raimi took from this film for Evil Dead
By the shadow of his mustache , it must be only one more until #HorrorWatch!
January 18, 2026 at 1:00 AM
By the shadow of his mustache , it must be only one more until #HorrorWatch!
The horns of pan say it's only two more hours before #HorrorWatch!
January 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The horns of pan say it's only two more hours before #HorrorWatch!
was listening to the Black Tongue Thief audiobook read/written by @buehlmeister.bsky.social, and was like "Wait, is that Owaine Phyfe and the New World Renaissance band?"
And it was. And it made me both happy and sad to hear my friend's voice again. Gone too soon
And it was. And it made me both happy and sad to hear my friend's voice again. Gone too soon
January 17, 2026 at 11:19 PM
was listening to the Black Tongue Thief audiobook read/written by @buehlmeister.bsky.social, and was like "Wait, is that Owaine Phyfe and the New World Renaissance band?"
And it was. And it made me both happy and sad to hear my friend's voice again. Gone too soon
And it was. And it made me both happy and sad to hear my friend's voice again. Gone too soon
My dad literally says it never happened, it was made up. My ex wife worked at a nursing home during the pandemic, it was depressing. So many people died
January 17, 2026 at 11:13 PM
My dad literally says it never happened, it was made up. My ex wife worked at a nursing home during the pandemic, it was depressing. So many people died
you know what they say
dance like no one is screaming
dance like no one is screaming
January 17, 2026 at 9:44 PM
you know what they say
dance like no one is screaming
dance like no one is screaming
Then again the fantasy and sword and sorcery isn't the usual either? Basically im making a book no one but me would like lol
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Then again the fantasy and sword and sorcery isn't the usual either? Basically im making a book no one but me would like lol
The romance in this is...different. not capital RRomance exactly
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The romance in this is...different. not capital RRomance exactly
SchrΓΆdinger is mad that it's that simple
place box for cat
cat get in box
cat still in box 20 mins later
cat get in box
cat still in box 20 mins later
January 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
SchrΓΆdinger is mad that it's that simple
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seventeen edited by Ellen Datlow: Review by Paula Guran locusmag.com/review/...
January 17, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seventeen edited by Ellen Datlow: Review by Paula Guran locusmag.com/review/...
Okay, just wrote a little of 2k in that spicy surreal gothic horror sword and sorcery romance thingy. That ends the first novella (in a series of five). It's a new ending, the original one was too short, too bereft. New ending works better for the episodic serial nature I want with this
January 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Okay, just wrote a little of 2k in that spicy surreal gothic horror sword and sorcery romance thingy. That ends the first novella (in a series of five). It's a new ending, the original one was too short, too bereft. New ending works better for the episodic serial nature I want with this
And it's at 9PM EST tonight
January 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
And it's at 9PM EST tonight
At 9PM I post a link to Tubi with the movie, you press play, and then watch/respond with the #horrorWatch hashtag!
It's loads of fun
It's loads of fun
January 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
At 9PM I post a link to Tubi with the movie, you press play, and then watch/respond with the #horrorWatch hashtag!
It's loads of fun
It's loads of fun
TONIGHT! TONIGHT! The greatest night of the week! Oh my giggling goblins of #HorrorWatch, we have a delicious treat for you to chow on tonight! The classic lovecraftian horror film The Dunwich Horror! Come for the mustache ! Stay for the cosmic terrors from beyond the stars!
January 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
TONIGHT! TONIGHT! The greatest night of the week! Oh my giggling goblins of #HorrorWatch, we have a delicious treat for you to chow on tonight! The classic lovecraftian horror film The Dunwich Horror! Come for the mustache ! Stay for the cosmic terrors from beyond the stars!
But I feel like dialogue needs to do more than that
January 17, 2026 at 3:19 PM
But I feel like dialogue needs to do more than that
well, it's not they don't talk like regular people, it's just that you could exchange the conversation between characters and lose nothing? And that most of the weight of creating character is on the actor adding something extra to it. Which is fine, but...
His dialogue is clever, and quotable
His dialogue is clever, and quotable
January 17, 2026 at 3:19 PM
well, it's not they don't talk like regular people, it's just that you could exchange the conversation between characters and lose nothing? And that most of the weight of creating character is on the actor adding something extra to it. Which is fine, but...
His dialogue is clever, and quotable
His dialogue is clever, and quotable
actually yeah
January 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
actually yeah
well, I meant collecting the body parts and bringing someone back from the dead
January 17, 2026 at 2:41 PM
well, I meant collecting the body parts and bringing someone back from the dead
Noooooo no he could not
January 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Noooooo no he could not
Tarintino, the actors are what change the dialogue's rhythm, but they all talk in the same way. They have the same mannerisms, they use the same words and phrases.
January 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Tarintino, the actors are what change the dialogue's rhythm, but they all talk in the same way. They have the same mannerisms, they use the same words and phrases.
Yes, that's part of it. But also word choice- right? Like the Big Lebowski, each character uses language differently. From the Dude's dudisms to Donny's simplicity, to Walter's verbose over intellectualism and aggression. The rhythm of the speech is different, the words they use are different
January 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Yes, that's part of it. But also word choice- right? Like the Big Lebowski, each character uses language differently. From the Dude's dudisms to Donny's simplicity, to Walter's verbose over intellectualism and aggression. The rhythm of the speech is different, the words they use are different
writing more this morning on spicy gothic horror romance sword and sorcery dark fantasy dungeon crawl of a novella (book 1)
about a woman retrieving the body parts of her lover scattered in the ruins under the world, to piece him back together and bring him back to life
about a woman retrieving the body parts of her lover scattered in the ruins under the world, to piece him back together and bring him back to life
January 17, 2026 at 2:31 PM
writing more this morning on spicy gothic horror romance sword and sorcery dark fantasy dungeon crawl of a novella (book 1)
about a woman retrieving the body parts of her lover scattered in the ruins under the world, to piece him back together and bring him back to life
about a woman retrieving the body parts of her lover scattered in the ruins under the world, to piece him back together and bring him back to life
haha, or Osiris and Isis
January 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM
haha, or Osiris and Isis