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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 8h

Dude, I don't have 1.5 hours of free power in my life to get caught up yet! Slow down!!!😆

Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 1d

Day 7: Even the Wind is Afraid

Ghostly happenings in a girls' boarding school. Mexican gothic with a surprisingly colorful palette and a nice Act 3 turn. Good to see a gothic ghost tale not set in a crumbling manor and which incorporates a tasteful striptease to boot.

💀💀💀 of 5. #31daysofhalloween

Movie poster for "Hasta El Viento Tiene Miedo" (Even the Wind is Afraid).

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 3d

Either that or some sort of internship program to seed the Atlantic region with musical weirdness innovation.

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 3d

DCC is blessed with having some talented musical folks associated with it. In addition to @lootthebody.bsky.social, we also have Glitter Wizard, both of whom are on the West Coast. But as a New Yorker, I ask, "Where's my East Coast musical weirdos?" There's ecosystem niche that needs filling!

Goodman Games @goodmangames.bsky.social · 3d

San Francisco based glam-psych-rock band Glitter Wizard is well known to fans of DCC RPG from their song Abaca aka “the theme of the Spellburn podcast.”

But who are these mysterious rockers, and what’s their connection to DCC RPG?

Read more: goodman-games.com/the-music-of...

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 3d

Day 6: Fangs of the Living Dead

Model inherits a castle and a vampire uncle. Problems ensue. Delightfully cheese, sometimes funny (often inadvertently), and hammers my nostalgia buttons for being the sort of film shown on The Drive-In Movie as a kid. Deduct a 💀 if that ain't you.

💀💀 of 5

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 4d

It took 3 sessions because 1 player missed a game and all of them are big role players, but the Vampire 1e chronicle is finally about to begin actual play. Gary, IN welcomed 3 new undead residents tonight and we kick off with “Baptism by Fire” (with some tweaks) in 2 weeks. #vampirethemasquerade

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 5d

Day 5: Don't Look Now

Grieving parents relocate to Venice after their child's death and meet a pair of sisters bearing messages from the afterlife. Well regarded in some circles, this one didn't do it for me. Felt like a Brit production making a giallo and failing.

💀1/2 out of 5 #31daysofhalloween

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 5d

I have seen the best minds of my generation eaten by lycanthropes on the night train the Eastborough.

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 6d

Day 4: Howl

Commuters on a stalled train are menaced by a werewolf. Zombie film trope of conflicting personalities trapped in a single location adapts well to the werewolf genre. A few narrative surprises elevated this one beyond my expectations.

💀💀💀 out of 5. #31daysofhalloween

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 6d

Day 3: The Vourdalak

Royal French envoy seeks shelter with peasant family whose father might be undead. Daring at times, but its flaws undermine its ambitions. Using a life-sized puppet as the villain is inspired, but only when it works.

💀💀 out of 5. #31daysofhalloween

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 7d

Despite appearances, not Lovecraftian outside of allusions to other worlds/realities beneath the sea. Plenty of rocky coasts awash with waves and causeways that vanish with the tide though.

Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 7d

Day 2: Long Weekend

Bickering spouses go on a beach holiday and have a terrible weekend. Slow, menacing Aussie eco/reality horror likely to disappoint those looking for a typical horror film experience. Plenty to steal for a TTRPG though.

💀💀 out of 5. #31daysofhalloween

Cover of the Blu-ray of Long Weekend (1978)

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 8d

Thirty more to go!

Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 8d

Day 1: Neither the Sea Nor the Sand

Anna’s lover dies during a tryst, but Death can’t keep a good man down. More atmospheric than horrific, with gothic touches and churning winter-swept shores. Won’t keep you up at night, but it has its moments.

💀💀out of five. #31daysofhalloween

Cover of the Blu-ray edition of Neither the Sea Nor the Sand (1972)

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 9d

Where my fellow crayon-eating psychopaths at?

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 9d

Saw that one last year. Had some cool monster designs. I don’t have a specific genre, but I trend towards British horror from the ‘60s & ‘70s. The problem is I’ve done the marathon so long I’m running out of movies from that period that I haven’t seen before.

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 9d

Tomorrow is the 1st of October which means it’s again time for the nth Annual 31 Days of Halloween movie marathon at Chateau Manly Mike. I watch 31 horror flicks I’ve never seen before and post concise reviews of each before November 1st. Consider yourselves warned.

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 10d

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Goodman Games @goodmangames.bsky.social · 10d

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 13d

This Richard Daniels? @occultaria.bsky.social

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 14d

Let me tell you about how I was kicked out of college twice...

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 14d

A single wild turkey is called a fifth. More than that is a case. Source: I worked in two liquor stores in my college years.

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 14d

They were more drunk than jive-ass.

Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 14d

Saw Omen the Albino Fawn again this morning during the constitutional. They’re getting big! Also encountered a bunch of wild turkeys, who are technically called “a case of Wild Turkeys.” Or at least they should be.

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 15d

@joeyroyale.bsky.social Have you seen this?
www.endlessmode.com/tabletop/wei...

You Should Tune in for Weird Heroes of Public Access, a Tabletop RPG for Little Sci-Fi Freaks

Weird Heroes of Public Access is a tabletop RPG that successfully delivers small-town weirdness, one UFO piloted by a ten-year-old at a time.

www.endlessmode.com

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Michael Curtis @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social · 15d

I couldn’t leave this alone until I figured out where I was wrong. GameStation briefly owned Gamescience, but Lou was unhappy with their dice quality and bought back the company. Now I can get back to work! forum.rpg.net/index.php?th...

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