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Mike Shema
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Mike listens to #synthwave, plays TTRPGs, and hosts @aswpodcast.com

Read more at https://dangerouserrors.com
Beyond the Crystal Cave was the first module I ever owned, giving it extra nostalgia power. It felt like getting two adventures in one, which seemed an extravagance to me at the time.

Excited to read about it (and tons more) soon in “Designers & Dragons: Origins”

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
October 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Hey folks, I'm going on 3+ months since I was laid off. I'm still looking for anything web/graphic design/creative related, full time or contract. If you or anyone knows of anything, here's my info:

[email protected]

Portfolio:
patrickkingart.com

Resume:
patrickkingart.com/wp-content/u...
Graphic Design, Web Design, and Digital Art | Patrick King Art
Graphic design, web design, branding, digital art, motion graphics, and more by artist Patrick King.
patrickkingart.com
September 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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This is a fucking fantastic first major-label album for The Midnight. I hope everyone learns of and experiences their earnest and true talent. vehlinggo.com/2025/10/07/m...
The Midnight Step Into a Brave New World on 'Syndicate'
The Midnight’s new album, Syndicate, arrives at a noteworthy time for the band Atlanta, Georgia- and Greater Portland, Oregon-based group. They’re bigger than ever, with a talented and sizable live ba...
vehlinggo.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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hello and happy Bandcamp Friday! we are Synthwave For Palestine, a synthwave charity album featuring 15 tracks from amazing artists with all proceeds going to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund www.pcrf.net

help us spread the word!

synthwaveforpalestine.bandcamp.com
Synthwave For Palestine, by Synthwave For Palestine
15 track album
synthwaveforpalestine.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Flashback... Saturday... the extended Rise of the Synths interview. (via Spanish media)

lab.rtve.es/webdocs/synt...
Synthetizados. Un webdoc sobre música Synthwave
Descubre el Synthwave, una irresistible mezcla de música electrónica contemporánea con nostalgia ochentera que triunfa en todo el mundo.
lab.rtve.es
September 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
[REC] is one of my all-time favorite movies. Seeing that we'll have something new from Paco Plaza has me very excited!
This October… the tapes return. 🎃

V/H/S/HALLOWEEN premieres October 3rd, featuring terrifying new stories from a bold new wave of visionary filmmakers.
July 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Sometimes I get into random themes when choosing books to read. Last year I read several that were horror + snow, or horror + snow + mountain.

Now I’ve just recently read two back to back related only by having “valley” in the title.
June 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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New recommends list is up today. Feat. music from the Tron: Catalyst score; Jessie Frye & TimeMachine1985; Rewind It music; & New Arcades & The Bad Dreamers. vehlinggo.com/2025/06/27/t...
The List: TRON: Catalyst; TimeMachine1985 & Jessie Frye; Rewind It; New Arcades & Bad Dreamers
Today’s version of The List features a fun array of mostly synthy fare. There is a TRON-related video game score. Jessie Frye gets paired up with a French pop-synthwhave group. Jake Shrock makes an ap...
vehlinggo.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I love so many things about 28 YEARS LATER. It captured the feeling of DAYS without resorting to repetition of the original’s beats. It took visuals from the original and put them in new context, and then told a new story.

I always struggle to avoid spoilers when there are so many details to love.
June 24, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Today's the day to visit whichever version of Camp Crystal Lake you prefer. I'm not as up to date on all the Jasons and Freddies, but...

HEART EYES is a recent favorite in the slasher genre.

It knows how to set up a sight gag, set up a clever kill(s), and set up a story you'll love to the end.
June 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I finally saw SINNERS in the theater and wow *that scene* midway through.

You could watch it on mute and still feel the impact of the music through what you're seeing. It's such a great expression of the mythology set up at the beginning and for the motivation of (one set of) the villains.
June 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I love roguelikes and get so addicted to their repetitive cycles of dying and retrying.

I’ve lost hours (well, days…) obsessively playing card-based ones like Balatro and Slay the Spire, the beautiful design of Hades, and the impossible challenges of CSS positioning.
May 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Now on Netflix. We need more movies like HEART EYES! 😍😍😍
Finally caught HEART EYES and it hooked me from the very start.

Romcom slasher that knows how to make both angles work. It’s also so much *fun* to watch, from flawless execution on sight gags to creative kills, to small details of hearts. (And ♥️ for lovely nod to S. D. Wampler.)
May 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Ah, the time when everyone celebrates that genre movie from the 80s. The one where James Earl Jones is the villain.

And I’m reminded of that *other* 80s genre movie where he’s the villain.

The one where he delivers one of my favorite lines, “Contemplate this on the tree of woe.”
May 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Everything about this is soooo charming and made with so much love for movies.

And it's so true to filmmaking! Even Harrison Ford couldn't keep the fedora from falling off during filming.

(Pay close attention to the Endor scene.)
"30 years ago, when I was 17 years old, I made a little Star Wars film.”

In honor of May the Fourth, watch The Substance director Coralie Fargeat’s homemade Star Wars film 🌌

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The Substance director Coralie Fargeat’s homemade Star Wars film [CC for English subtitles] (1993)
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May 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Finished a Call of Cthulhu campaign recently that had started off in a way that reminded me of VIBES.

Between the cast, the effects, and the fashion, the movie looks very much like its era (1988).

I think Cyndi Lauper has a different outfit in almost every scene. There’s so much pink lol!
May 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Happy #bandcampfriday surprise new two track single release from me is available right now jetfireprime.bandcamp.com/album/wait
Wait, by Jetfire Prime
2 track album
jetfireprime.bandcamp.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I love that “The Blair Witch Project” and “The Matrix” were both released in 1999.

Two movies about a small group of people who find themselves in a horrible situation due to two very different problems related to batteries.
April 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Getting ready to sneak in as many D&D references as possible into an #appsec discussion
April 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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It's my birthday and I wanted to share some music with everyone, so enjoy this Paula Cole cover I did with Seersha!

watchoutforsnakestheband.bandcamp.com/track/i-dont...

Just a reminder not to put off the things that are important to you in this life because none of us know how long we have. <3
I Don't Want to Wait (ft. Seersha), by Watch Out For Snakes
track by Watch Out For Snakes
watchoutforsnakestheband.bandcamp.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
For a very different style of horror and the elderly, check out THE RULE OF JENNY PEN.

John Lithgow portrays a very convincing and controlling menace. The air of losing physical strength and self determination adds to its theme of psychological horror.
COCKNEYS VS. ZOMBIES has zombies (obvs), a dash of bank heist (also a favorite genre of mine), and a lovely amount of comedy.

To this day I will always love, "Oh, it's a zombie" and the ensuing chase scene.
April 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I played in a really fun Call of Cthulhu one-shot a few weeks ago. It was a modern setting (well, 90s, which is modern enough for CoC) at a lakeside motel.

As the session progressed it reminded me of two favorite horror movies, which is mostly what I post about these days.

The first was...
April 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Finally caught HEART EYES and it hooked me from the very start.

Romcom slasher that knows how to make both angles work. It’s also so much *fun* to watch, from flawless execution on sight gags to creative kills, to small details of hearts. (And ♥️ for lovely nod to S. D. Wampler.)
April 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of AppSec, when the vibe coding began to take hold.
April 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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💥 It's Bandcamp Friday, baby! 💥

I've got 90% off my full discog and it's JAM PACKED with all sorts of hot shit, including my new album, Dream Chaser💿

Support on there helps me SO much and I try to make it worth your while, here's how! 💖

alphachromeyayo.bandcamp.com/album/dream-...
March 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM