What are some of your favorite horror tropes? The story elements that always work for you?
Transformation, isolation, liminal spaces, dubious sanity, etc...
Trying to organize my thoughts on my own favorites, for sure.
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A bunch of custom shoulder pads bits for 40k space marines that say things like MOTHER FUCKER and PUSSY DESTROYER
Attending medical school in an attempt to understand the type of guy who needs custom printed Space Marine shoulder pads that say PUSSY DESTROYER on them
I get yelled at for saying this but for many hundreds of years people went to university not to get diplomas or be employable but because immersion in the humanities was considered foundational to a good life, and school must return to its original purpose: the joy of learning.
Happy birthday!
If you're scared of protesting or a general strike because you could lose your job, healthcare, and housing, or even go to jail, now you understand why the US has no universal healthcare or housing and no guaranteed parental leave, but DOES have the largest prison and police system on planet Earth.
Been a sec since we've run one of these threads: Hey there, we're Unwinnable! We've been publishing 100% independent pop culture criticism since 2010.
Since we mainly count on reader funding, our writers write what's on their minds -- not what's best for the algorithm or investors.
My latest! In this month's cover story for the @texasobserver.org, I wrote an expansive, oddly philosophical deep dive into the western diamonback rattlesnake, a much-maligned animal I've come to have a lot of respect and affection for
Huh.
The Black Arts (1967)
60 years later, still a fantastic primer on the occult. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/the-black-arts-1967/ #TTRPG
Whatever gets you through the day
Critical cultural repository here.
Though I'm sure all involved in the original magazines would be tickled or upset that people are studying them almost fifty years after.
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A sepia-toned image of a woman wearing a jeweled hennin, perhaps from around the turn of the 20th century
Hey history hivemind, does anyone recognize this image? A student wants to use it in her capstone and is trying to track down both citation and context. The earliest version of it in a reverse image search is from a Harry Potter fandom tumblr post in 2013. #skystorians #medievalism #medievalsky 🗃️
Jean-Claude Van Damme doing a split
Jean-Claude Van Damme doing a split
Jean-Claude Van Damme doing a split
Look, he obviously can't do everything his most vocal proponents claim, but for certain tasks Jean-Claude can be very useful
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Just finished this last night!
YOU CAN FIGHT ICE BY ANNOYING THEM - MESS UP THEIR FOOD/DRINK ORDERS - LOSE THEIR TICKETS/RESERVATIONS - OVERTIGHTEN LUG NUTS, STRIP SPARK PLUGS - GIVE THEM INCORRECT BUT REAL-SOUNDING INFORMATION - RECORD THEM WITH YOUR PHONES - DISRUPT THEM WITH LOUD NOISES (CAR ALARMS, MUSIC, BANGING METAL) AND BRIGHT LIGHTS (FLASHLIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS) - SHAME THEM Fuck yeah THE FASCISTS WANT COMPLACENCY. DO NOT GIVE IT TO THEM. Fuck them White supremacist IT IS YOUR RIGHT TO MAKE «MISTAKES"
Monkey wrenching is such an under appreciated form of protest
The eBook of my story collection is free on Amazon.
Described by readers as "poignant", "devastating", "unpredictable", "deftly written" and "chilling".
US: amazon.com/dp/B08CFT6R3T
UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B08CFT6R3T
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For the tabletop folks, designers and publishers, especially if you're not based in the US - do you have thoughts about attending Gen Con later in July/Aug, given the state of geopolitical affairs? Would you be attending, or would you be giving it a miss? Let me know! kheehoon@rascal.news
Hey, folks who've made stickers for merch before -
Is there anything I should look out for as a newbie? Do they gotta be vinyl stickers etc etc?
Help a fella out.
Gel plate transfer might be easier
Read any good books last year hint hint?
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Any film critics getting to SXSW before the fest starts - HMU.
Movie poster for Man Finds Tape Can You See It A picture of a woman's face is warped near her eyes
Oh sweet, Man Finds Tape is on Kanopy currently!
Went to my favorite bookstore today, used to *live* there back in the day
