John Hunter
@johnhunter.bsky.social
Scriptwriter/reader. Script warrior/worrier.
he/him Ⓥ
he/him Ⓥ
Visiting my Dad while my Mum's away and I'm so impressed with their garden bird feeding regime. So many different birds - when did I last see a goldfinch? - while the rest of their street has maybe three weird starlings between them.
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Visiting my Dad while my Mum's away and I'm so impressed with their garden bird feeding regime. So many different birds - when did I last see a goldfinch? - while the rest of their street has maybe three weird starlings between them.
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This “don’t feed the trolls” rhetoric is exactly what I got when harassers were flooding my inbox with death threats + calling local police in an attempt to SWAT my house. It’s outdated and ridiculous
Great reporting from Aftermath once again
Great reporting from Aftermath once again
For Aftermath, @alyssamerc.bsky.social spoke with the Sucker Punch dev fired over Charlie Kirk comments and others, who highlighted the unique way the backlash played out in games
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This “don’t feed the trolls” rhetoric is exactly what I got when harassers were flooding my inbox with death threats + calling local police in an attempt to SWAT my house. It’s outdated and ridiculous
Great reporting from Aftermath once again
Great reporting from Aftermath once again
It's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, Charlie Brown.
a close up of a marshmallow man wearing a sailor hat that says stay pressed .
ALT: a close up of a marshmallow man wearing a sailor hat that says stay pressed .
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM
It's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, Charlie Brown.
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I'm still fairly new to the #VisualNovel world (my beloved Coffee Talk notwithstanding) but I can vouch for Conway's sparkling, resonant writing and the rich, evocative visuals of part one. See you in part two!
I’m a big believer that you can talk about big, contemporary, grounded themes in even the twistiest and turniest genre fiction yarn… if these ones resonate with you, please take a punt on The Left Eye, now in early access for less than you’d spend on a pumpkin spiced latte x
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'm still fairly new to the #VisualNovel world (my beloved Coffee Talk notwithstanding) but I can vouch for Conway's sparkling, resonant writing and the rich, evocative visuals of part one. See you in part two!
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This should have been an instructive moment in people’s understanding of just how much people are willing to pay economically for racism and xenophobia.
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This should have been an instructive moment in people’s understanding of just how much people are willing to pay economically for racism and xenophobia.
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SPONGEBOB NOIR
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
SPONGEBOB NOIR
Morning!
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Morning!
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And another! Stories and interviews with the team behind one of the BBC's greatest ever TV dramas – "a revenge thriller, a mystical nuclear-and-environmental-apocalypse fable, a clear-eyed political document of the mid-1980s, a ghost story" – by me for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
Why Edge Of Darkness makes so much sense in 2025 | The Quietus
Judge Rogers speaks to several key members of the team who made the ecologically-minded thriller for the BBC
thequietus.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
And another! Stories and interviews with the team behind one of the BBC's greatest ever TV dramas – "a revenge thriller, a mystical nuclear-and-environmental-apocalypse fable, a clear-eyed political document of the mid-1980s, a ghost story" – by me for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
I'm still fairly new to the #VisualNovel world (my beloved Coffee Talk notwithstanding) but I can vouch for Conway's sparkling, resonant writing and the rich, evocative visuals of part one. See you in part two!
I’m a big believer that you can talk about big, contemporary, grounded themes in even the twistiest and turniest genre fiction yarn… if these ones resonate with you, please take a punt on The Left Eye, now in early access for less than you’d spend on a pumpkin spiced latte x
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'm still fairly new to the #VisualNovel world (my beloved Coffee Talk notwithstanding) but I can vouch for Conway's sparkling, resonant writing and the rich, evocative visuals of part one. See you in part two!
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I’m a big believer that you can talk about big, contemporary, grounded themes in even the twistiest and turniest genre fiction yarn… if these ones resonate with you, please take a punt on The Left Eye, now in early access for less than you’d spend on a pumpkin spiced latte x
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I’m a big believer that you can talk about big, contemporary, grounded themes in even the twistiest and turniest genre fiction yarn… if these ones resonate with you, please take a punt on The Left Eye, now in early access for less than you’d spend on a pumpkin spiced latte x
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November 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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In 2006 I was in a musical in London. It was a critical hit, based on a film that was - and is - a significant cultural touchstone.
On press night, the original ‘Ivan’ joined us on stage for the finale.
That production changed the course of my life.
Jimmy Cliff, thank you, go well.
On press night, the original ‘Ivan’ joined us on stage for the finale.
That production changed the course of my life.
Jimmy Cliff, thank you, go well.
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
In 2006 I was in a musical in London. It was a critical hit, based on a film that was - and is - a significant cultural touchstone.
On press night, the original ‘Ivan’ joined us on stage for the finale.
That production changed the course of my life.
Jimmy Cliff, thank you, go well.
On press night, the original ‘Ivan’ joined us on stage for the finale.
That production changed the course of my life.
Jimmy Cliff, thank you, go well.
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“Razor-sharp satire, grisly kills, and uncomfortable truths... #Thanksgiving is supposed to be a holiday about family, ritual, and gratitude — in @manruss.bsky.social's hands, however, it becomes a blood-spattered reflection of America itself.” @aiptcomics.com
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November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“Razor-sharp satire, grisly kills, and uncomfortable truths... #Thanksgiving is supposed to be a holiday about family, ritual, and gratitude — in @manruss.bsky.social's hands, however, it becomes a blood-spattered reflection of America itself.” @aiptcomics.com
aiptcomics.com/2025/10/21/m...
aiptcomics.com/2025/10/21/m...
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For graphic novels, especially adult genre fiction, it's incredibly helpful to review it online, talk about it, recommend it to a friend—adult fiction in the graphic novel space is difficult to place, and nothing convinces readers that they'll like a book more than the personal testimonial.
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
For graphic novels, especially adult genre fiction, it's incredibly helpful to review it online, talk about it, recommend it to a friend—adult fiction in the graphic novel space is difficult to place, and nothing convinces readers that they'll like a book more than the personal testimonial.
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The leftism leaving people's bodies like cartoon ghosts when people say "artists need to be paid" and "don't steal books."
i have never wanted to make a YouTube video before, but now i want to make one that's basically: Books Are Not Free Content For You, Stop Stealing From Authors, You Scabs.
we are not the enemy.
every dollar folks think they're taking from Amazon, they're taking from authors more.
we are not the enemy.
every dollar folks think they're taking from Amazon, they're taking from authors more.
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The leftism leaving people's bodies like cartoon ghosts when people say "artists need to be paid" and "don't steal books."
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In our new episode, we discuss Alexandre Aja’s 2006 horror film THE HILLS HAVE EYES!
Listen here and don’t forget to subscribe and share! allmylinks.com/thepodmortem
Listen here and don’t forget to subscribe and share! allmylinks.com/thepodmortem
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In our new episode, we discuss Alexandre Aja’s 2006 horror film THE HILLS HAVE EYES!
Listen here and don’t forget to subscribe and share! allmylinks.com/thepodmortem
Listen here and don’t forget to subscribe and share! allmylinks.com/thepodmortem
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One more for Boris Karloff’s Birthday, probably his most famous role: the Creature in James Whale’s FRANKENSTEIN!
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 AM
One more for Boris Karloff’s Birthday, probably his most famous role: the Creature in James Whale’s FRANKENSTEIN!
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You know what, I'm just gonna re-up this post
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
You know what, I'm just gonna re-up this post
A movie that takes place where you're from.
(closest I could think of for 'fens of East Anglia')
(closest I could think of for 'fens of East Anglia')
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
(closest I could think of for 'fens of East Anglia')
(closest I could think of for 'fens of East Anglia')
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My favourite Udo Kier role was a voice performance of his, Professor Pericles from Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated. I'd issue a spoiler warning, but he's a talking parrot voiced by Udo Kier so of course he's going to have sinister intentions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uWQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uWQ...
Scooby-Doo Pericles tells the gang why he haunted the mayor
YouTube video by Scooby Doo Mystery Inc
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
My favourite Udo Kier role was a voice performance of his, Professor Pericles from Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated. I'd issue a spoiler warning, but he's a talking parrot voiced by Udo Kier so of course he's going to have sinister intentions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uWQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uWQ...
Detectives. Cultists. Xenomorphs.
Sold.
Sold.
It's finally here! Thank you for your patience but Alien: Cult, the result of nearly 40 years of Loving the Alien* is finally here on 25/11/2025! I hope you guys love it as much as I did writing it: titanbooks.com/8789-alien-c...
*As Bowie would have it.
#alien #aliens
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*As Bowie would have it.
#alien #aliens
@titanbooks.bsky.social
Alien: Cult
In the affluent, technocratic Alexandria Colony, people are disappearing. And witnesses are dying in grisly, mysterious ways—it all reeks of Xenomorphs. At a loss, the Hume City police call in Special...
titanbooks.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Detectives. Cultists. Xenomorphs.
Sold.
Sold.
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This is why I weary of "This isn't what Star Trek IS" arguments because they frequently are the product of a narrow and unimaginative mind.
Plus, I was around the first time when it was targeting stuff I loved so I don't see much value in expending energy against something in that way.
Plus, I was around the first time when it was targeting stuff I loved so I don't see much value in expending energy against something in that way.
November 24, 2025 at 4:48 AM
This is why I weary of "This isn't what Star Trek IS" arguments because they frequently are the product of a narrow and unimaginative mind.
Plus, I was around the first time when it was targeting stuff I loved so I don't see much value in expending energy against something in that way.
Plus, I was around the first time when it was targeting stuff I loved so I don't see much value in expending energy against something in that way.
Great stuff. The truth being that most grumpy fans are actually just sad and angry about other stuff going on.
Today I was looking at it for the first time in a while and came across one that REALLY resonated. Now DS9 is widely praised and used to attack all the new shows. People say the new shows aren't "what Trek is all about."
Let's see what people thought of that in the 90s...
Let's see what people thought of that in the 90s...
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Great stuff. The truth being that most grumpy fans are actually just sad and angry about other stuff going on.
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Great stuff in this thread.
a few years back, I went through an archive of Ron Moore's AOL chats with STAR TREK fans and put together a document that had anything that resonated with me as a TV writer, as someone dealing with fandom, as a member of fandom, etc. It was a good way to see how little had changed in almost 30 years
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Great stuff in this thread.