Few Buffalo Hunter Hunter reviews & lists
And one (the first) interview:
Best Reads from Lately
finally remembered to post this when the hands struck “10!” Mark Zuckerberg Defends Decision To Fly Confederate Flag At Facebook Headquarters – The Onion https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/science/antarctica-deep-ice-core/index.html Limerick granted ownership of her works – Longmont Times Call https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/11/03/tina-fey-profile-anchor-woman https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/science/giant-sea-bug-darth-vader-vietnam/index.html https://screenrant.com/the-monkey-2025-movie-osgood-perkins-stephen-king-story-change-reaction https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/18/oldest-gun-in-us-arizona/77802506007 https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/01/how-sleeping-pills-interfere-with-the-brains-internal-cleaning-mechanism https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/books/clay-mcleod-chapman.html
2025 Audie Award finalist(s)!
Amazing, that, A) Horror is this year’s Judges Category, and B) I somehow snuck TWO books into that stack of five. Well, I say “I,” but that’s a lie. It’s Simon Audio who produced these, and made them amazing. All thanks go to them, for making these so good. Also, yeah, big thanks to Stephen
2025 Horror Films I’m Ready For
Also very interested in the I’ll Never Forget What You Did Last Summer. And I don’t think Victorian Psycho has a date yet, alas. Wanting to catch The Dead Thing as well, but it’s 2024, I believe?
Blue Butterfly Land
I used to keep track/embed/link fun stuff from Twitter, “Birdlandia,” when I was there. Not there anymore. Only on BlueSky. So, let’s see how & if this works: These are only seeable if you’re logged onto BlueSky, I think? meaning, they’re just links: https://bsky.app/profile/jonathanslater.bsky.social/post/3ldsxst2clk2y https://bsky.app/profile/pengarr.postes.club/post/3lecwjvjmis27
Today
but also: (and, no didn’t watch—was doing an interview about writing novels, doing art. or maybe Art. both? both) late add: And, coupled of even later additions that are too excellent (see: “sad”) to not stash here:
David Lynch
I’m forever driving down that Lost Highway: The one interview I ever got to do ON Lost Highway: And, for my money, the best book on Lost Highway—on Art, really: Completely changed the way I think about story. Couple nice obit-type write-ups: https://horror.org/in-dreams-a-tribute-to-david-lynch/https://horror.org/in-dreams-a-tribute-to-david-lynch/ https://theconversation.com/david-lynch-exposed-the-rot-at-the-heart-of-american-culture-247670 And:
Earthdivers Omnibus
Coming in October, all eighteen issues, with an intro I just wrote, and probably some ashcan type stuff in back:
Buffalo Hunter Hunter, gearing up
First industry review (yes?), by, of course, Becky Spratford: David Agranoff did a write-up as well—and we recorded a podcast episode of it, posting shortly: And, can there be a cooler site-title than “Final Girl Reviews?” And here’s Pages and Polish, coming at you live: And, All the Pretty Lists, as Mr. Cormac might have
Best Reads from Lately
wow: first time I’ve done one of these where I’m not checking the “paleo” category—still reading a lot of it, of course, just probably not logging it. also, have found a YouTube channel or two that does little mini-documentaries on the stuff, so, you know: something to watch over lunch, each day . . .
My Favorite Slasher?
Stephen Graham Jones & The Slashers – Part One by Philip Gelatt Who’s your favorite slasher? Read on Substack https://etchstudio.substack.com/p/stephen-graham-jones-and-the-slashers?
New Year, New Documentary Series
And my episode’s up first, on Substack, from Etch. This was so much fun to shoot—so great, working with professionals, with people who care about horror and what it can do. Nothing but an honor: First Word on Horror – Sneak Preview by Philip Gelatt Stephen Graham Jones on horror, Texas, and escape. Read on
Best Reads from Lately
Okay, maybe “12” is a better round number for these? I seem to be not-great at remembering “10.” Surprisingly thick ice on Jupiter’s moon Europa complicates hunt for life | Science | AAAS https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/16/science/mirror-bacteria-research-risks/index.html Archaeo-Histories: “A 2300 year-old Horse Headdres…” – ohai.social https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/business/media/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us.html https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/23/europe/baby-mammoth-russian-crater-preserved-intl-latam World’s Deadliest Rat Can Kill An Elephant With 1 Bite How
Best of 2024
Craziest fullest year. Think I had eight weekends in a row where I was doing an event in a different city—well, I say “eight,” but . . . I actually ended up having to cancel the eighth, Miami. Was bummed, as the Rock Bottom Remainders were performing. But, knee was all sloshy with cortisone from,
Best Reads from Lately
Well, almost posted this before it went over “10?” And, this post looks way-weird on the main/”home” page. But, it’s normal once you click. Who knows. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/12/26/nobel-prize-all-that-glitters https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/12/science/neanderthal-fossil-extinction-grotte-mandrin-france/index.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14174993/dogs-chernobyl-nuclear-disaster-mutated-new-superpower.html https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/neanderthals-may-have-had-explosive-strength-thanks-to-their-bell-shaped-ribcages/ar-AA1vOaLC https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/scientists-discovered-50-000-year-old-viruses-in-neanderthal-dna-that-could-help-explain-their-mysterious-extinction/ar-BB1nKNuC http://www.jmdematteis.com/2010/09/story-behind-huntagain.html https://open.substack.com/pub/briankeene/p/letters-from-the-labyrinth-407 https://hollywoodprogressive.com/literature/william-gibson ‘Dog-Like’ Fossil Discovery May Be Oldest Known Saber-Toothed Animal – Newsweek Scientists Discovered a New Human Species That Defies Conventional Wisdom
Trading Cards
Few of these have shown up, but I’ve been forgetting to post them. Maybe I’ll get a pack at some point too? But I doubt I snap this nice a pic of it: