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Will

@willcouper.bsky.social

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Scottish. Writer of unwanted stories. Angry. Frustrated. Watches some films. Plays some games. Sometimes writes about both. Neither award-nominated nor award-winning. Writing enquiries: [email protected]

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Will @willcouper.bsky.social · Nov 18

I'm Will Couper, that writer you've never heard of. I toil away, sending out horror, fantasy, and (rare) sci-fi. Mostly responsive to stimuli. I'll block bigots on sight.

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Will @willcouper.bsky.social · 56m

"There were a few functional considerations to be made before the machine was switched on. Like how would one continue to power it?" The Other On/Off Switch (1993).

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remotecore @remotecore.bsky.social · 2h

Driving through early morning hills. A hooded woman stood at a lonely crossroads, with her back to you is a bad omen right? The next 5 miles seeing so many magpies, slow to lift from the surface of the road. Individual, pairs, too many to count all at once.

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 3h

This is horrific and needs all the content warnings. I’m grateful to the journalists reporting it, who have no doubt taken risks to do so.

Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 16h

Saying the quiet bits out loud. The far right US GOP reveal their true selves, in leaked social media messages, & it’s alarming! TW Deeply dehumanising content.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 4h

What We Don’t Talk About When We Make Films About Trans Killers

@kitwhitfield.bsky.social Brings you another excellent article, looking at one of the most worrying tropes in horror movies. I'm in awe of Kit's writing and depth of discussion

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The Trans Killer Trope: A Harmful Legacy In Horror And The Films Fighting Back - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

The Trans Killer Trope: A Harmful Legacy in Horror and the Films Fighting Back

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 20h

brits look at the US with horror, but in the UK there's far less standing in fascism's way

new video essay:

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It will be worse in the UK

YouTube video by Political Philosophy Podcast

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 1d

What happens when horror stops looking for monsters in the dark and starts confronting the ones hiding in plain sight? For author Todd Brown, the most profound terror isn’t found in a haunted house,

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Centering In On The Unseen By Todd Brown - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

Todd Brown's "When Shadows Burn" shatters small-town myths by centering neurodivergent and queer characters as full humans.

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Will @willcouper.bsky.social · 1d

"Over the next few weeks, Charlotte found little patches of dust, places missed by Evan. She tried to contain her annoyance as she dealt with each one." Tiddling in the Sun (1947).

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 1d

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

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Abe & Eddie @abdecker.bsky.social · 1d

While most of the media seem intent on burying this story, it's good to see Carole Cadwalladr is keeping this story alive.
There should be no burial until there's been a proper forensic investigation.
www.thenerve.news/p/reform-uk-...

The contact of Reform UK’s Russian puppet Nathan Gill is linked to efforts to destabilise the US and Ukraine. Why, even now, is no one asking questions?

Gill, former leader in Wales of Nigel Farage's party, admits taking bribes to help Putin. And his Russian connection - the Ukrainian politician Oleh Voloshyn - in turn has links to a key figure wante...

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 1d

This sentient disposable napkin should stop talking so cavalierly about other people’s jobs while he grifts billions for his pet LLM

Futurism @futurism.com · 2d

So that's where we're at.

Sam Altman Says If Jobs Gets Wiped Out, Maybe They Weren't Even "Real Work" to Start With

Worried that AI will destroy work? Well, Sam Altman asks if you've considered what a farmer from half a century ago thinks of your job, first.

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 2d

Remember: Just because you like [famous person] doesn't mean they're right. It doesn't mean they're wrong, either.

It means you like someone whose primary quality is charisma (or some other quality unrelated to the matter at hand) and you're in the Halo Effect blast radius.

Because you are human.

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Will @willcouper.bsky.social · 2d

"'A wonderful, wonderful, wonderful expectation,' Jan replied.

"'Perhaps if one were to drop some small blooms in,' Imelda put in." Oakly (1801).

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Sandra. @sandratofriends.bsky.social · 3d

We're not really seeing this in the headlines. 🤔

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Will @willcouper.bsky.social · 3d

Didn't say anything here after I was told, and I won't mention the name, but got another "and nothing of value was lost" moment yesterday. I hope it brings victims even a bit of comfort.

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 3d

We did it everyone! We got Hollywood to recognize he’s not just a cringe musician, a phony nuisance on set, and an alleged sex predator he’s finally now unmarketable box office poison headed to movie jail.

Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 3d

‘TRON: ARES’ has earned $14.3M in its opening day at the domestic box office.

For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.

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Sophia Jetta @werkoderko.bsky.social · 3d

*snorts*

C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 3d

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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Will @willcouper.bsky.social · 3d

"Manfred put his foot on the mirror while Harold held onto it. There was some instability." Happenings in the Gate House (1872).

Will @willcouper.bsky.social · 3d

Okay, you *have* to go through the entire thread. Things get...intense.

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 3d

Mr Brazil starts us off inoffensively enough with a fairly boring suit but my goodness he's selling it with that walk. He does get a bonus point for the suit clearly fitting though, because as you will see that is not always a given...

A photo of a contestant at Mister Global 2025

Will @willcouper.bsky.social · 4d

"The food was carefully laid out on the floor. Gravy overflowed from mashed potatoes." Plosh (1973).

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 4d

Please welcome Sandra Ubege to GNoH with the first in her Grimfest Round Ups.

Sink Your Teeth Into GrimmFest’s 2025 Second Day of Fang-Tastic Films

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Sink Your Teeth Into GrimmFest’s 2025 Second Day Of Fang-Tastic Films - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

Now well into its second decade, GRIMMFEST continues to draw a huge community of genre film fans, press and guests to Manchester (UK) and was recently named

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 4d

new movie review from @maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre documentary Chain Reactions. And Not as I first thought, the first Diana Ross Horror Movie

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Chain Reactions, No This Isn't A Diana Ross Horror Movie! - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

Chain Reactions uncovers how The Texas Chain Saw Massacre shaped creators like Karyn Kusama and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas. A must-see doc for horror buffs.

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Will @willcouper.bsky.social · 4d

Not half going full Ministry. What the fuck?

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Will @willcouper.bsky.social · 5d

I would be extremely surprised if you did.

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Will @willcouper.bsky.social · 5d

"Over and above what had been said already, Bradley was starting to believe Genevieve. Her massive breasts were a major persuasion factor." Why the Tits? (2022).

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Dr Phoenix CS Andrews @thatdocphoenix.com · 5d

She fucked everything up and we’re still dealing with the consequences, pal

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge? | Martin Kettle

Today’s politicians need to learn that she is not the answer to contemporary problems, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

www.theguardian.com

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