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Tom Coombe
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Tom Coombe @calmtomb.bsky.social · Oct 15
If this time of year has you in the mood for reading horror, let me steer you to my debut collection.
The Clown King and Other Stories of the Pre-apocalypse
Check out The Clown King and Other Stories of the Pre-apocalypse - <p>Something's coming...</p><p></p><p>A teenage horror fan searches for the origins of a too-real, homemade slasher film. Two sibling...
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calmtomb.bsky.social
Jumping on the "my 5 favorite Scorcese movies" bandwagon with:

1. Goodfellas
2. Taxi Driver
3. Casino
4. Mean Streets
5. After Hours
dlbowman76.com David Bowman @dlbowman76.com · 3h
(In no particular order)

GOODFELLAS
THE AVIATOR
SILENCE
AFTER HOURS
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
faceyouhate.bsky.social BILL RYAN @faceyouhate.bsky.social · 3h
oh okay.

THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST
SILENCE
TAXI DRIVER
CASINO
MEAN STREETS

(those last two have come on really strong for me these last few years)
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Reposted by Tom Coombe
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Hey guys, as due diligence, let me suggest those of you who are able A) read Little Horn and B) review Little Horn, please. Also, I would love to come on your podcast if you have one and talk about Little Horn!
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Reposted by Tom Coombe
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"The worm doesn't make me eat dead rats. I was doing that before the worm," he purred at me like one of the diseased cats that would follow him around whenever he had a dead rat in his pocket that he was saving for later. He really liked eating them. He coughed and it sounded like a lawnmower hitting a sprinkler head. His leathery skin crackled in the evening sun. He had to leave tonight - he was speaking at a conference for people who think medicine turns you gay. Sometimes when he was away I would rub an old catcher's mitt up and down my legs and pretend he was giving me a massage. - excerpt from “I Don't Know Why He Sounds Like That: My Disgusting Affair with RFK Jr” by Olivia Nuzzi
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
calmtomb.bsky.social
I cannot help but read this to the beat of the narration from “I’m Losing My Edge” by LCD Soundsystem.
Olivia Nuzzi’s abysmal writing: Like all men but more so, he was a hunter. In a literal sense, he used not a bullet but a bird. It was not about a chase but about a puzzle of logic and skill that amounted to a test of his self-mastery. He was the mouse and the architect of his maze. The giver of his own pleasure and torment. He desired. He desired desiring. He desired being desired. He desired desire itself. I understood this just as I came to understand the range of his kinks and complexes and how they fit within what I thought I understood of his soul.
November 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
calmtomb.bsky.social
To be followed with a new food delivery startup called "Tantalus."
November 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Reposted by Tom Coombe
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FAREWELL, FIDELIO
The Clubby Days of New York Are Gone, But They Won’t Be Forgotten
by
Nick Nightingale
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
calmtomb.bsky.social
Netflix’s Black Rabbit: For everyone who watched Uncut Gems and thought “This should be 8 hours long.”
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
calmtomb.bsky.social
Landman: Man of the Land
November 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Reposted by Tom Coombe
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November 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Guests who visit us during December can get 15% off their stay if they agree to take part in our live Nativity.
November 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
calmtomb.bsky.social
I hate this so goddamned much. This whole insular media world. I see all the time with my job, Bloomberg News/Financial Times house style that giving off the same sort of vibe as a mob guy saying "a friend of ours."
Wistful NY Times headline about Epstein's emails showing "a clubby world that is all but gone."
November 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Reposted by Tom Coombe
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"I seen the fuckin glob."
"I think everyone's actually calling it a blob.."
- scene I'm imagining from the movie The Blob
November 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
calmtomb.bsky.social
The way Grady (Philip Stone) underlines “always” in this line and the next is so unsettling.
November 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
calmtomb.bsky.social
I don’t think video games should rigidly follow the same formula, but there’s a certain charm to the basics of Metroid (solitude, exploration, “I found this, now I can unlock that”) that really can’t be ignored.
November 15, 2025 at 1:43 AM
calmtomb.bsky.social
I would definitely hate it if the Republicans went after the president I half-heartedly voted for almost 30 years ago.
November 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
calmtomb.bsky.social
AI has become so advanced it can now produce a terrible song to play during a commercial for the latest Taylor Sheridan TV show.
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
calmtomb.bsky.social
This is their job. It’s their team and their star player is beyond reproach.
accountablegop.bsky.social Republican Accountability @accountablegop.bsky.social · 4d
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Reposted by Tom Coombe
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FROM: Peter Thiel [[email protected]]
TO: Errol Childress [[email protected]]

SUBJECT: carcosa be crazy

great time at carcosa
all hail the king ;)

time = ( )
🤯

ps can u mow grass at my place on the 12th?
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
calmtomb.bsky.social
He’s everywhere, like if Forrest Gump was also the Zodiac Killer.
snmrrw.bsky.social Sean Morrow @snmrrw.bsky.social · 5d
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
Sender: e:jeeitunes@gmail.com Time: 09/29/18 05:44:30 AM (559917870) Flags: 1150981 Is Read: No Is Invitation: No GUID: 1F755C6D-AFFB-4541-8599-FDC11EF05647 Message: Sender: e:jeeitunes@gmail.com Time: 09/30/18 04:41:49 AM (560000509) Flags: 1085445 Is Read: No Is Invitation: No GUID: E46497CA-E1F7-4836-AFF2-019A5EDE8AF9 Message: i delayed my trip a day. so im still around. tell burke they should make sure they ask ford about her medications , what type and for how long. . my guess is that katz won't let her answer Sender: Time: 09/30/18 04:49:01 AM (560000941) Flags: 1060865 Is Read: Yes Is Invitation: No GUID: 97454E15-953A-490B-A0C2-38D17ECA1541 HOUSE OVERSIGHT 027436 Message: Roger Sender: e:jeeitunes@gmail.com Time: 09/30/18 05:23:07 AM (560002987) Flags: 1150981 Is Read: No Is Invitation: No GUID: C824FCC2-13CF-4192-AD8F-DE22B94E3ED5 Message: https://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/8-medications-that-may-cause-memory-loss Sender: Time: 09/30/18 05:29:44 AM (560003384) Flags: 1060865 Is Read: Yes Is Invitation: No GUID: 08AACCED-20FB-4CD5-AB60-0F2D519E3503 Message: Is this a hint Sender: e:jeeitunes@gmail.com Time: 09/30/18 05:36:49 AM (560003809) Flags: 1085445 Is Read: No Is Invitation: No GUID: B83D7125-7359-42BF-9612-72F8CE3A3CCF Message: duh Sender: e:jeeitunes@gmail.com Time: 09/30/18 05:50:08 AM (560004608) Flags: 1150981 Is Read: No Is Invitation: No GUID: 60E73416-0013-4BD4-91DF-2E97344992A4 Message: ttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/321089419 False memories in social anxiety diso _ _ _ _ _ _ rder Sender: e:jeeitunes@gmail.com Time: 09/30/18 06:08:30 AM (560005710) Flags: 1085445 Is Read: No Is Invitation: No GUID: D6C0F382-87BC-4B71-AD7D-1518D4BA8A08 Message: she couldn't recall if the lie detector was given the same day as her mothers funeral or the next day.? MEDS Sender: Time: 09/30/18 06:12:55 AM () Flags: 1060865 Is Read: Yes Is Invitation: No Message: Oh I get it now
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
calmtomb.bsky.social
I'm always happy to take part in #horrorwriterschat and less thrilled to promote myself. Just how I'm wired. Still, I'm proud of my first collection and want it to find more readers.

Evil statues, vampire priests (and a vampire attorney), cursed movies and, yes, a clown-based apocalypse.
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
calmtomb.bsky.social
I don't know if he considers himself a "horror" writer but my longtime social media friend @iamchrisscott.bsky.social writes some very fine, creepy and gutwrenching fiction.

www.chrisscottwrites.com

#HorrorWritersChat
November 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
calmtomb.bsky.social
I don't know what the refreshments would be, exactly, but I do know I have a lot of stories where someone consumes something and has a horrific vision, so maybe try to sneak in some gummi bears instead.

#HorrorWritersChat
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 5d
Q3 - INTERMISSION

Time for a refreshment break.

We head over to the concession stand and discover that all the food and drink are themed on your work.

#HorrorWritersChat - What refreshments are we enjoying and how are they related to your work?
Question Three - Intermission - What refreshments are we enjoying and how are they related to your work? Quote Post your answer with the hashtag. Don’t forget to like/share other answers and chat in the comments! #HorrorWritersChat - The text is projected on a large cinema screen. The audience hasn’t seemed to notice the red dripping from the top left of the screen or the shadowy figure pressing against the screen, seemingly upside down, trying to get out. But one person on the right has slightly raised their hand.
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
calmtomb.bsky.social
I've had people tell me "Advent of the Clown King," the title story from my collection, would make a good movie. I think someone like Adam Scott or Mark Ruffalo would be a good fit for the main character.

#HorrorWritersChat
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 5d
Q2 - COMING SOON

It’s time for the trailers.

And look #HorrorWritersChat - it’s a trailer for your very own horror work, adapted for the screen. Congrats!

Which work is it?

And which actor is playing your main protagonist, antagonist or fave character? Share your dream cast!
Question Two - Trailers - One of your stories has been adapted into a film/movie. Which story is it? Which actor is playing your protagonist, antagonist, or fave character? Quote Post your answer with the hashtag. Don’t forget to like/share other answers and chat in the comments! #HorrorWritersChat - The text is projected on a large cinema screen. The audience hasn’t seemed to notice the red dripping from the top left of the screen or the shadowy figure pressing against the screen, trying to get out. But one person on the right has slightly raised their hand.
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
calmtomb.bsky.social
Hello everyone. I'm Tom Coombe, author of several cosmic/weird horror stories.

My double feature would be The Empty Man and Messiah of Evil

#HorrorWritersChat
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 5d
#HorrorWritersChat

Q1 - DOUBLE FEATURE

Glad you could join our (virtual) cinema trip!

First, let's introduce ourselves and share the horror subgenres we write in.

Now, what are we watching?

Share the two movies/films that have inspired your writing or that capture the vibes of your work.
Question one - Double Feature - Introduce yourself and the horror subgenres you write in. Then, share two films/movies that have inspired your horror writing or that capture the vibes of your work. Quote Post your answer with the hashtag. Don’t forget to like/share other answers and chat in the comments! #HorrorWritersChat - All this text is projected on a large cinema screen. The audience hasn’t seemed to notice the red dripping from the top left of the screen or the figure pressing against the screen, trying to get out. But one person on the left has slightly raised their hand.
November 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
calmtomb.bsky.social
Starting to suspect something might be off with our president.
peark.es George Pearkes @peark.es · 5d
*HOUSE PANEL RELEASES ADDITIONAL 20,000 EPSTEIN DOCUMENTS
November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM