Collin Armstrong
@collinarmstrong.bsky.social
Writer living in Los Angeles. Nerd for analog tech, vintage games, and anything sci-fi and horror-related. My first novel, POLYBIUS, is available now from Gallery Books.
#booksky #horrorsky
Looking to horrify someone special this holiday season? POLYBiUS is a Booksellers' Pick for the Bookshop.org 2025 Holiday Gift Guide!
bookshop.org/info/2025-gi...
Looking to horrify someone special this holiday season? POLYBiUS is a Booksellers' Pick for the Bookshop.org 2025 Holiday Gift Guide!
bookshop.org/info/2025-gi...
November 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
#booksky #horrorsky
Looking to horrify someone special this holiday season? POLYBiUS is a Booksellers' Pick for the Bookshop.org 2025 Holiday Gift Guide!
bookshop.org/info/2025-gi...
Looking to horrify someone special this holiday season? POLYBiUS is a Booksellers' Pick for the Bookshop.org 2025 Holiday Gift Guide!
bookshop.org/info/2025-gi...
October 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
#glitchart #videoart #videobending
DV cam's attract screen filtered through a bent Extron video amp, then various Andrei Jay apps, into a feedback loop.
atmospheric loop #15 by BloodPixelHero -- freesound.org/s/565554/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
DV cam's attract screen filtered through a bent Extron video amp, then various Andrei Jay apps, into a feedback loop.
atmospheric loop #15 by BloodPixelHero -- freesound.org/s/565554/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
August 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
#glitchart #videoart #videobending
DV cam's attract screen filtered through a bent Extron video amp, then various Andrei Jay apps, into a feedback loop.
atmospheric loop #15 by BloodPixelHero -- freesound.org/s/565554/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
DV cam's attract screen filtered through a bent Extron video amp, then various Andrei Jay apps, into a feedback loop.
atmospheric loop #15 by BloodPixelHero -- freesound.org/s/565554/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
#glitchart #videoart #videobending #circuitbending #analog #videosynthesis
A bunch of PXL + VSERPI + feedback + video bending experiments rolled into one clip. Excuse the aspect ratio crimes.
Bach's Prelude in C [Chiptune] by Beetlemuse -- freesound.org/s/668630/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
A bunch of PXL + VSERPI + feedback + video bending experiments rolled into one clip. Excuse the aspect ratio crimes.
Bach's Prelude in C [Chiptune] by Beetlemuse -- freesound.org/s/668630/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
August 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
#glitchart #videoart #videobending #circuitbending #analog #videosynthesis
A bunch of PXL + VSERPI + feedback + video bending experiments rolled into one clip. Excuse the aspect ratio crimes.
Bach's Prelude in C [Chiptune] by Beetlemuse -- freesound.org/s/668630/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
A bunch of PXL + VSERPI + feedback + video bending experiments rolled into one clip. Excuse the aspect ratio crimes.
Bach's Prelude in C [Chiptune] by Beetlemuse -- freesound.org/s/668630/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
#glitchart #videoart #videobending
DARK GRIME 5
Footage shot at a public garden, used to create feedback loops on a Roland Edirol V4, bent with a Director's Cut analog / digital converter.
MemoryMoon_shining-organ_grab-filtha.wav by suonho -- freesound.org/s/28091/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
DARK GRIME 5
Footage shot at a public garden, used to create feedback loops on a Roland Edirol V4, bent with a Director's Cut analog / digital converter.
MemoryMoon_shining-organ_grab-filtha.wav by suonho -- freesound.org/s/28091/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
August 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#glitchart #videoart #videobending
DARK GRIME 5
Footage shot at a public garden, used to create feedback loops on a Roland Edirol V4, bent with a Director's Cut analog / digital converter.
MemoryMoon_shining-organ_grab-filtha.wav by suonho -- freesound.org/s/28091/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
DARK GRIME 5
Footage shot at a public garden, used to create feedback loops on a Roland Edirol V4, bent with a Director's Cut analog / digital converter.
MemoryMoon_shining-organ_grab-filtha.wav by suonho -- freesound.org/s/28091/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
I spent last night on my favorite stretch of Santa Monica Blvd, visiting Cinefile Video (bought a bunch of kickass vintage studio wear they'd acquired in an estate sale) and seeing the rare big-screen presentation of a Kiyoshi Kurosawa film...
August 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I spent last night on my favorite stretch of Santa Monica Blvd, visiting Cinefile Video (bought a bunch of kickass vintage studio wear they'd acquired in an estate sale) and seeing the rare big-screen presentation of a Kiyoshi Kurosawa film...
#booksky #horror #horrorsky
What an incredible recommendation for POLYBIUS from The Pamphleteer - it not only picks up on the vibes I was aiming for, but some of the larger context as well.
pamphleteer.co/post/the-wee...
What an incredible recommendation for POLYBIUS from The Pamphleteer - it not only picks up on the vibes I was aiming for, but some of the larger context as well.
pamphleteer.co/post/the-wee...
August 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#booksky #horror #horrorsky
What an incredible recommendation for POLYBIUS from The Pamphleteer - it not only picks up on the vibes I was aiming for, but some of the larger context as well.
pamphleteer.co/post/the-wee...
What an incredible recommendation for POLYBIUS from The Pamphleteer - it not only picks up on the vibes I was aiming for, but some of the larger context as well.
pamphleteer.co/post/the-wee...
#videoart #glitchart #videobending #circuitbending
TEST FLIGHT
Stock footage run thru a Roland Edirol V4 and circuit bent with an unbranded video enhancer.
Audio from Freesound.org...
arp-blips.wav by earthpages -- freesound.org/s/649090/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
TEST FLIGHT
Stock footage run thru a Roland Edirol V4 and circuit bent with an unbranded video enhancer.
Audio from Freesound.org...
arp-blips.wav by earthpages -- freesound.org/s/649090/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
July 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
#videoart #glitchart #videobending #circuitbending
TEST FLIGHT
Stock footage run thru a Roland Edirol V4 and circuit bent with an unbranded video enhancer.
Audio from Freesound.org...
arp-blips.wav by earthpages -- freesound.org/s/649090/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
TEST FLIGHT
Stock footage run thru a Roland Edirol V4 and circuit bent with an unbranded video enhancer.
Audio from Freesound.org...
arp-blips.wav by earthpages -- freesound.org/s/649090/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
#glitchart #videoart
What started as footage I captured of Space Harrier on the #turbografx16 is now... this, whatever it is, thanks to a circuit-bent Vidicraft Vidmate, Andrei Jay's Temporal Mesh program, and Signal Culture's WeaverMA app.
What started as footage I captured of Space Harrier on the #turbografx16 is now... this, whatever it is, thanks to a circuit-bent Vidicraft Vidmate, Andrei Jay's Temporal Mesh program, and Signal Culture's WeaverMA app.
July 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
#glitchart #videoart
What started as footage I captured of Space Harrier on the #turbografx16 is now... this, whatever it is, thanks to a circuit-bent Vidicraft Vidmate, Andrei Jay's Temporal Mesh program, and Signal Culture's WeaverMA app.
What started as footage I captured of Space Harrier on the #turbografx16 is now... this, whatever it is, thanks to a circuit-bent Vidicraft Vidmate, Andrei Jay's Temporal Mesh program, and Signal Culture's WeaverMA app.
#booksky
Summer reads, beach reads, whatever you call them, grabbing new books on vacation has been a tradition since I was young.
POLYBIUS is an ode to the pulpy thrillers I'd pluck from spinning metal racks in random gift shops to read in the car, at the beach, in bed at night.
Summer reads, beach reads, whatever you call them, grabbing new books on vacation has been a tradition since I was young.
POLYBIUS is an ode to the pulpy thrillers I'd pluck from spinning metal racks in random gift shops to read in the car, at the beach, in bed at night.
June 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
#booksky
Summer reads, beach reads, whatever you call them, grabbing new books on vacation has been a tradition since I was young.
POLYBIUS is an ode to the pulpy thrillers I'd pluck from spinning metal racks in random gift shops to read in the car, at the beach, in bed at night.
Summer reads, beach reads, whatever you call them, grabbing new books on vacation has been a tradition since I was young.
POLYBIUS is an ode to the pulpy thrillers I'd pluck from spinning metal racks in random gift shops to read in the car, at the beach, in bed at night.
#booksky
I didn't come home with pictures to share. For once, I put my phone & the small army of cameras I travel with away.
As someone who isn't comfortable in crowds or that motivated to socialize, StokerCon was a bit of a revelation. I met the *nicest* people, including a few personal heroes.
I didn't come home with pictures to share. For once, I put my phone & the small army of cameras I travel with away.
As someone who isn't comfortable in crowds or that motivated to socialize, StokerCon was a bit of a revelation. I met the *nicest* people, including a few personal heroes.
June 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
#booksky
I didn't come home with pictures to share. For once, I put my phone & the small army of cameras I travel with away.
As someone who isn't comfortable in crowds or that motivated to socialize, StokerCon was a bit of a revelation. I met the *nicest* people, including a few personal heroes.
I didn't come home with pictures to share. For once, I put my phone & the small army of cameras I travel with away.
As someone who isn't comfortable in crowds or that motivated to socialize, StokerCon was a bit of a revelation. I met the *nicest* people, including a few personal heroes.
#booksky
Prior to POLYBIUS being released I figured I should get back on social media, but didn’t know what to say or do.
I settled on creating & posting a series of teasers for the book.
Prior to POLYBIUS being released I figured I should get back on social media, but didn’t know what to say or do.
I settled on creating & posting a series of teasers for the book.
June 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
#booksky
Prior to POLYBIUS being released I figured I should get back on social media, but didn’t know what to say or do.
I settled on creating & posting a series of teasers for the book.
Prior to POLYBIUS being released I figured I should get back on social media, but didn’t know what to say or do.
I settled on creating & posting a series of teasers for the book.
#glitchart #videoart
INTERIOR SCAN COMPLETE
What started out as footage of clouds, shot from the window of a plane, becomes a high-tech scan of an alien super-structure after passing thru a series of apps - EFEKT, Glitche, V-Mass, & Interstream.
Soundscape created via elements from Freesound.org
INTERIOR SCAN COMPLETE
What started out as footage of clouds, shot from the window of a plane, becomes a high-tech scan of an alien super-structure after passing thru a series of apps - EFEKT, Glitche, V-Mass, & Interstream.
Soundscape created via elements from Freesound.org
June 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
#glitchart #videoart
INTERIOR SCAN COMPLETE
What started out as footage of clouds, shot from the window of a plane, becomes a high-tech scan of an alien super-structure after passing thru a series of apps - EFEKT, Glitche, V-Mass, & Interstream.
Soundscape created via elements from Freesound.org
INTERIOR SCAN COMPLETE
What started out as footage of clouds, shot from the window of a plane, becomes a high-tech scan of an alien super-structure after passing thru a series of apps - EFEKT, Glitche, V-Mass, & Interstream.
Soundscape created via elements from Freesound.org
#booksky
I suppose it comes for all of us - or at least all of us already wearing glasses and contacts - but I got my first pair of readers today. The sudden, acute sense of aging that I’m feeling is balanced by being able to comfortably tackle a long-overdue title from my TBR pile.
I suppose it comes for all of us - or at least all of us already wearing glasses and contacts - but I got my first pair of readers today. The sudden, acute sense of aging that I’m feeling is balanced by being able to comfortably tackle a long-overdue title from my TBR pile.
May 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
#booksky
I suppose it comes for all of us - or at least all of us already wearing glasses and contacts - but I got my first pair of readers today. The sudden, acute sense of aging that I’m feeling is balanced by being able to comfortably tackle a long-overdue title from my TBR pile.
I suppose it comes for all of us - or at least all of us already wearing glasses and contacts - but I got my first pair of readers today. The sudden, acute sense of aging that I’m feeling is balanced by being able to comfortably tackle a long-overdue title from my TBR pile.
#glitchart #videoart
I created a feedback loop on a Sansui AV-77 video mixer, used the built-in transitions to make a series of shapes, then processed everything through Signal Culture's SSSScan and Interstream apps.
I created a feedback loop on a Sansui AV-77 video mixer, used the built-in transitions to make a series of shapes, then processed everything through Signal Culture's SSSScan and Interstream apps.
May 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
#glitchart #videoart
I created a feedback loop on a Sansui AV-77 video mixer, used the built-in transitions to make a series of shapes, then processed everything through Signal Culture's SSSScan and Interstream apps.
I created a feedback loop on a Sansui AV-77 video mixer, used the built-in transitions to make a series of shapes, then processed everything through Signal Culture's SSSScan and Interstream apps.
#booksky
Running errands and popped into the Burbank Barnes & Noble to a) pick up some books and b) sign some books!
If you're in the Valley - or looking for a good reason to visit the Valley - stop in!!!
Running errands and popped into the Burbank Barnes & Noble to a) pick up some books and b) sign some books!
If you're in the Valley - or looking for a good reason to visit the Valley - stop in!!!
May 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
#booksky
Running errands and popped into the Burbank Barnes & Noble to a) pick up some books and b) sign some books!
If you're in the Valley - or looking for a good reason to visit the Valley - stop in!!!
Running errands and popped into the Burbank Barnes & Noble to a) pick up some books and b) sign some books!
If you're in the Valley - or looking for a good reason to visit the Valley - stop in!!!
#videoart #glitchart
IT SEES
Footage of skyscrapers in downtown Chicago + Vidicraft SPFX Generator + Roland Edirol V4
trumpet chorus by PhonosUPF -- freesound.org/s/503153/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
shakuhachi grave 3 by PhonosUPF -- freesound.org/s/499729/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
IT SEES
Footage of skyscrapers in downtown Chicago + Vidicraft SPFX Generator + Roland Edirol V4
trumpet chorus by PhonosUPF -- freesound.org/s/503153/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
shakuhachi grave 3 by PhonosUPF -- freesound.org/s/499729/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
May 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
#videoart #glitchart
IT SEES
Footage of skyscrapers in downtown Chicago + Vidicraft SPFX Generator + Roland Edirol V4
trumpet chorus by PhonosUPF -- freesound.org/s/503153/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
shakuhachi grave 3 by PhonosUPF -- freesound.org/s/499729/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
IT SEES
Footage of skyscrapers in downtown Chicago + Vidicraft SPFX Generator + Roland Edirol V4
trumpet chorus by PhonosUPF -- freesound.org/s/503153/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
shakuhachi grave 3 by PhonosUPF -- freesound.org/s/499729/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
#videoart #glitchart
TORUS
Bent stock footage manipulated into... this, via Signal Culture's V-Mass app.
I created the soundscape using Spitfire Audio's awesome BBC Radiophonic Workshop plug-in.
TORUS
Bent stock footage manipulated into... this, via Signal Culture's V-Mass app.
I created the soundscape using Spitfire Audio's awesome BBC Radiophonic Workshop plug-in.
May 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
#videoart #glitchart
TORUS
Bent stock footage manipulated into... this, via Signal Culture's V-Mass app.
I created the soundscape using Spitfire Audio's awesome BBC Radiophonic Workshop plug-in.
TORUS
Bent stock footage manipulated into... this, via Signal Culture's V-Mass app.
I created the soundscape using Spitfire Audio's awesome BBC Radiophonic Workshop plug-in.
TIL that analog tape - by the look of it either 3/4 or SVHS - is still the broadcast standard in The Mushroom Kingdom.
May 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
TIL that analog tape - by the look of it either 3/4 or SVHS - is still the broadcast standard in The Mushroom Kingdom.
#booksky
Getting deep - and weird - on POLYBIUS a whole host of other topics while chatting with a bunch of awesome book lovers at Bart's Books in Ojai, CA this past weekend!
Getting deep - and weird - on POLYBIUS a whole host of other topics while chatting with a bunch of awesome book lovers at Bart's Books in Ojai, CA this past weekend!
May 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
#booksky
Getting deep - and weird - on POLYBIUS a whole host of other topics while chatting with a bunch of awesome book lovers at Bart's Books in Ojai, CA this past weekend!
Getting deep - and weird - on POLYBIUS a whole host of other topics while chatting with a bunch of awesome book lovers at Bart's Books in Ojai, CA this past weekend!
#videoart #glitchart
SPAGHETTIFICATION
Stock footage bent with a vintage Emerson EVC1595 signal converter then processed with Signal Culture's Maelstrom and ReTracer apps.
SPAGHETTIFICATION
Stock footage bent with a vintage Emerson EVC1595 signal converter then processed with Signal Culture's Maelstrom and ReTracer apps.
May 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
#videoart #glitchart
SPAGHETTIFICATION
Stock footage bent with a vintage Emerson EVC1595 signal converter then processed with Signal Culture's Maelstrom and ReTracer apps.
SPAGHETTIFICATION
Stock footage bent with a vintage Emerson EVC1595 signal converter then processed with Signal Culture's Maelstrom and ReTracer apps.
Popped into the Barnes & Noble Studio City location for a copy of The Demon Haunted World, signed a few copies of Polybius while I was there!
One of the coolest B&Ns out there...
One of the coolest B&Ns out there...
May 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Popped into the Barnes & Noble Studio City location for a copy of The Demon Haunted World, signed a few copies of Polybius while I was there!
One of the coolest B&Ns out there...
One of the coolest B&Ns out there...
So, to be named in Variety - on a list that includes Nat Cassidy, Dean Koontz, and Stephen King, no less - is mind-blowing. If ever there was a Variety fanboy, I think I was it; this is pretty awesome.
May 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
So, to be named in Variety - on a list that includes Nat Cassidy, Dean Koontz, and Stephen King, no less - is mind-blowing. If ever there was a Variety fanboy, I think I was it; this is pretty awesome.
#videoart #glitchart
PLASMABREAK
Stock footage bent with a vintage Archer 15-1272, processed first by a Roland Edirol V4 then SignalCulture’s ReTrace program.
More at www.collinarmstrong.com
PLASMABREAK
Stock footage bent with a vintage Archer 15-1272, processed first by a Roland Edirol V4 then SignalCulture’s ReTrace program.
More at www.collinarmstrong.com
May 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
#videoart #glitchart
PLASMABREAK
Stock footage bent with a vintage Archer 15-1272, processed first by a Roland Edirol V4 then SignalCulture’s ReTrace program.
More at www.collinarmstrong.com
PLASMABREAK
Stock footage bent with a vintage Archer 15-1272, processed first by a Roland Edirol V4 then SignalCulture’s ReTrace program.
More at www.collinarmstrong.com