Alan Baxter
@alanbaxter.bsky.social
Author of horror and weird fiction. Martial Artist. Britstralian. Whisky drinker. Dog lover. Metalhead. He/him.
https://alanbaxter.com.au/contact/
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Hi! I'm Alan, a horror writer from Tasmania. Talking Scared called me "The Lord of Weird Australia" and This is Horror called me "Australia's master of literary darkness." The graphic below shows all my stuff and how it interacts. I hope you'll give something there a go. More here: alanbaxter.com.au
Reminds me of that guy who said his kid found an old 3.5" disc in his desk and asked, "Why did you 3D print the save symbol?"
November 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Reminds me of that guy who said his kid found an old 3.5" disc in his desk and asked, "Why did you 3D print the save symbol?"
Black Friday is capitalism gone mad, but you know what IS a great deal? Buying great horror books. Especially SIGNED great horror books direct from the author. Just saying.
Hi! I'm Alan, a horror writer from Tasmania. Talking Scared called me "The Lord of Weird Australia" and This is Horror called me "Australia's master of literary darkness." The graphic below shows all my stuff and how it interacts. I hope you'll give something there a go. More here: alanbaxter.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Black Friday is capitalism gone mad, but you know what IS a great deal? Buying great horror books. Especially SIGNED great horror books direct from the author. Just saying.
When anyone* genuinely changes to the right side of history, the only thing we should say is, "Welcome!"
*obviously not someone who's engaged in heinous shit and is trying to get away with it
*obviously not someone who's engaged in heinous shit and is trying to get away with it
November 16, 2025 at 6:10 AM
When anyone* genuinely changes to the right side of history, the only thing we should say is, "Welcome!"
*obviously not someone who's engaged in heinous shit and is trying to get away with it
*obviously not someone who's engaged in heinous shit and is trying to get away with it
If you dip them in a glass of water, they look straight again.
"Curly" fries are actually straight, they only appear bent due to the curvature of the Earth
November 16, 2025 at 6:08 AM
If you dip them in a glass of water, they look straight again.
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dana terrace, creator of owl house, speaks out against AI and disney+
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
dana terrace, creator of owl house, speaks out against AI and disney+
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
If you're nauseous, you make other people feel sick.
If you're nauseated, you feel sick.
I will never leave this hill.
If you're nauseated, you feel sick.
I will never leave this hill.
November 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
If you're nauseous, you make other people feel sick.
If you're nauseated, you feel sick.
I will never leave this hill.
If you're nauseated, you feel sick.
I will never leave this hill.
Try to live a life so your death is lamented like Alice Wong's not celebrated like Dick Cheney's.
November 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Try to live a life so your death is lamented like Alice Wong's not celebrated like Dick Cheney's.
The Beekeeper would make a great horror monster...
I think medieval beekeeper outfits could be the strongest look in the entire history of fashion.
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Beekeeper would make a great horror monster...
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"To think that realistic fiction is by definition superior to imaginative fiction is to think imitation is superior to invention."
Ursula K. LeGuin
Ursula K. LeGuin
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
"To think that realistic fiction is by definition superior to imaginative fiction is to think imitation is superior to invention."
Ursula K. LeGuin
Ursula K. LeGuin
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More humbling praise for THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3 (coming in February 2026) this time from the amazing @joanneanderton.bsky.social Thank you!
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
More humbling praise for THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3 (coming in February 2026) this time from the amazing @joanneanderton.bsky.social Thank you!
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
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I support games costing more if necessary to pay all the workers who make them, even much more. I do not support pumping them full of pink slime to make them cheaper. If you paid for this get a refund to send a message
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
November 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I support games costing more if necessary to pay all the workers who make them, even much more. I do not support pumping them full of pink slime to make them cheaper. If you paid for this get a refund to send a message
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New favourite example of structural ambiguity
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
New favourite example of structural ambiguity
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fucking screaming. i love guys being dudes
October 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
fucking screaming. i love guys being dudes
The alleged DJT/Bill Clinton blow job bombshell is indeed a surprise in its own way, true or not, but can we please keep the focus on the paedophile rape island thing not the consensual sex act between two adults thing? Fucking hell, people.
November 15, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The alleged DJT/Bill Clinton blow job bombshell is indeed a surprise in its own way, true or not, but can we please keep the focus on the paedophile rape island thing not the consensual sex act between two adults thing? Fucking hell, people.
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Go read The Gulp and The Fall. Now you're ready for February.
More humbling praise for THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3 (coming in February 2026) this time from the amazing @joanneanderton.bsky.social Thank you!
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Go read The Gulp and The Fall. Now you're ready for February.
More humbling praise for THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3 (coming in February 2026) this time from the amazing @joanneanderton.bsky.social Thank you!
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
More humbling praise for THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3 (coming in February 2026) this time from the amazing @joanneanderton.bsky.social Thank you!
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
You know what? There is a difference between a 5 year old and a 15 year old. BUT THEY'RE BOTH CHILDREN!
November 15, 2025 at 3:53 AM
You know what? There is a difference between a 5 year old and a 15 year old. BUT THEY'RE BOTH CHILDREN!
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Fuuuuuck's sake, our TV just went cactus. Why can't things last? Please buy my books or sign up to my Patreon or something - I have to shop for a new TV tomorrow. 😫
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Fuuuuuck's sake, our TV just went cactus. Why can't things last? Please buy my books or sign up to my Patreon or something - I have to shop for a new TV tomorrow. 😫
I just heard the author Richard Morgan had been vocal in support of JKR on anti-trans stuff. I was super disappointed and went to check. The first result that came up was Morgan exhorting people to look up the good work of Glinner on the subject, so absolutely fuck that guy. Just FYI.
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I just heard the author Richard Morgan had been vocal in support of JKR on anti-trans stuff. I was super disappointed and went to check. The first result that came up was Morgan exhorting people to look up the good work of Glinner on the subject, so absolutely fuck that guy. Just FYI.
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‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
Honestly, aren't we all just partially muscled skeletons standing by a fence screaming?
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Standing By The Perimeter Fence And Screaming For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day!
November 14, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Honestly, aren't we all just partially muscled skeletons standing by a fence screaming?