John Hatch
@johnhatch.bsky.social
Author of "WHAT DO YOU MEAN, MURDER?" CLUE AND THE MAKING OF A CULT CLASSIC.
Movies, baseball, books, and food, not necessarily in that order.
Movies, baseball, books, and food, not necessarily in that order.
My book's been out a couple of years but it's the 40th anniversary of CLUE's theatrical release in three weeks so now is the perfect time to get or gift a copy!
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
My book's been out a couple of years but it's the 40th anniversary of CLUE's theatrical release in three weeks so now is the perfect time to get or gift a copy!
PSA for fellow Wake Up Dead Man fans: The US publication title for John Dickson Carr’s The Hollow Man is The Three Coffins and you can order copies from @mysteriousbookshop.com. Support independent booksellers!
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 AM
PSA for fellow Wake Up Dead Man fans: The US publication title for John Dickson Carr’s The Hollow Man is The Three Coffins and you can order copies from @mysteriousbookshop.com. Support independent booksellers!
Kim Kardiashian in the Cinematrix today? Seriously? As I ranted to a friend, there are so many incredible actors from old Hollywood! Where's Sheree North, Donna Reed, Agnes Moorehead, Glenda Farrell, Judith Anderson, or the absolutely wonderful Gale Sondergaard? *shakes fist at clouds
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Kim Kardiashian in the Cinematrix today? Seriously? As I ranted to a friend, there are so many incredible actors from old Hollywood! Where's Sheree North, Donna Reed, Agnes Moorehead, Glenda Farrell, Judith Anderson, or the absolutely wonderful Gale Sondergaard? *shakes fist at clouds
Carrie Fisher was originally cast as Miss Scarlet in Clue, and Lesley Ann Warren was cast as Mrs. White. But Fisher dropped out to go to rehab, and producers scrambled and cast Madeline Kahn as White and shuffled Warren to Miss Scarlet. Cast list below is from the Herrick Library.
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Carrie Fisher was originally cast as Miss Scarlet in Clue, and Lesley Ann Warren was cast as Mrs. White. But Fisher dropped out to go to rehab, and producers scrambled and cast Madeline Kahn as White and shuffled Warren to Miss Scarlet. Cast list below is from the Herrick Library.
"I analyzed 14,000,605 jokes to make about International Men's Day."
"And how many of them were funny?"
"...One."
"And how many of them were funny?"
"...One."
November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"I analyzed 14,000,605 jokes to make about International Men's Day."
"And how many of them were funny?"
"...One."
"And how many of them were funny?"
"...One."
there are 4 types of guys online. no exceptions
November 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
there are 4 types of guys online. no exceptions
If you want to see Burgess Meredith in an absolute banger on his birthday, check him out in Street of Chance (1942) with Claire Trevor.
November 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
If you want to see Burgess Meredith in an absolute banger on his birthday, check him out in Street of Chance (1942) with Claire Trevor.
Operation Big Tough Soldier Boy
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Operation Big Tough Soldier Boy
Miss me with your weird Sphere AI nonsense, this is the way to see The Wizard of Oz.
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Miss me with your weird Sphere AI nonsense, this is the way to see The Wizard of Oz.
Gianmarco Soresi with some pretty good advice for all Republicans who are about to "well, actually" all of this right now.
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Gianmarco Soresi with some pretty good advice for all Republicans who are about to "well, actually" all of this right now.
Happy birthday to an American legend, Martin Balsam, the greatest sneezer who ever lived.
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Happy birthday to an American legend, Martin Balsam, the greatest sneezer who ever lived.
Bruce has just endorsed Andrew Cuomo.
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Bruce has just endorsed Andrew Cuomo.
"A wife can tell." RIP to the great Diane Ladd.
November 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"A wife can tell." RIP to the great Diane Ladd.
Sazerac is a little unsure of his Pennywise costume.
October 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Sazerac is a little unsure of his Pennywise costume.
LOL I cannot express to you how much of a nobody I am and *I'm* blocked. That's how pathetic these losers are.
October 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
LOL I cannot express to you how much of a nobody I am and *I'm* blocked. That's how pathetic these losers are.
Every single Democratic leader should have to stare at this for an hour.
October 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Every single Democratic leader should have to stare at this for an hour.
Blues Alley destroying it tonight with the Herm Hopkins quartet. Amazing.
October 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Blues Alley destroying it tonight with the Herm Hopkins quartet. Amazing.
Have a Night Court rerun on in the background when absolute king Elisha Cook Jr. shows up. Man worked from the 1930s straight through to his last gig as a recurring character on Magnum, PI. HERO.
October 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Have a Night Court rerun on in the background when absolute king Elisha Cook Jr. shows up. Man worked from the 1930s straight through to his last gig as a recurring character on Magnum, PI. HERO.