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Rebecca Stone Gordon

@meanlouise.bsky.social

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Coffee enthusiast. Gothicist. Biocultural archaeologist - history of anatomy & museums, forensic anthro, mummies, Nuclear Culture Writes about archaeology horror, mummy films, Scooby-Doo Also @excavatinghorror.com Not weird at all

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Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · Feb 17

I need to quit watching this but it’s too delightful to fade away yet so I’m pinning it for a spell.

Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · Feb 13

The Ninth Configuration (1979) is a gothic horror-comedy set in a secret military asylum in a gothic castle on an island in the Pacific NW. Jason Miller understood the assignment. His intensity & commitment is a marvel. youtu.be/_hAA_ppWwks?...

The Ninth Configuration - Jason Miller Scene

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Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 4h

If that was the price, I’d eat the damn Lutefisk.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 4h

Worth noting in part due to the prevalence of assault & abuse in the highest realms of power right now: I will never, ever forget James is one of the few to *ever* hold anyone to account in the wake of #MeToo. From my book Burn It Down, what AG James & her office did regarding CBS & Les Moonves:

From Maureen Ryan's book Burn It Down: More fodder for that argument came in late 2022 from New York Attorney
General Letitia James, whose office announced a $30.5 million
settlement in relation to a series of #MeToo-related
cover-ups
emanating
from the highest levels of CBS. After being tipped off by a Los Angeles
Police Department captain about sexual assault allegations filed
against then-CEO
Leslie Moonves, the network’s executives, including
Moonves, worked in 2017 and 2018 “to prevent the complaint from
becoming public,” the AG’s office noted. This is infuriatingly ironic,
given that CBS made a fortune from crime procedurals that tended to
condemn, if not vilify, anyone who broke the law. But we’ve all seen
enough to know that the rule of law and the imperatives of commonsense
decency are frequently disregarded when it comes to powerful
industry figures.
“CBS and its senior leadership knew about multiple allegations

of sexual assault made against Mr. Moonves and intentionally concealed
those allegations from regulators, shareholders, and the public
for months,” James said in a statement, adding that “CBS and Leslie
Moonves’ attempts to silence victims, lie to the public, and mislead
investors can only be described as reprehensible.” According to the settlement
agreement, at an industry event in November 2017—the day
Matt Lauer was fired from NBC, in fact—Moonves
declared, “There’s
a lot we didn’t know.” I thought I detected a note of lawyerly fury in
the next sentences of the legal document James’s office made public
November 2, 2022: “That statement was misleading as it implied that
Moonves and CBS were just learning of problems with workplace harassment
at CBS, when, in truth, Moonves and other top CBS executives
were actively seeking to conceal and suppress allegations” about
Moonves himself.

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Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 4h

I have indeed heard rumors about this & other confluences - intentional or coincidental

Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 5h

My heart.

Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 5h

A fancy new Mote Marine aquarium opens in #Florida with habitats for creatures ranging from manatees to penguins. www.heraldtribune.com/story/entert...

Mote SEA opens Oct. 8. How to get tickets to Sarasota’s $130M marine science marvel

Mote SEA opens Oct. 8 in Sarasota. Explore the $130M marine science marvel and find tickets for Florida’s newest aquarium attraction.

www.heraldtribune.com

Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 6h

This will be moved indoors in the event of rain, btw. I was thinking about vibes when I posted earlier. Tickets are $20 & cash is preferred but you can pay online ahead of time.

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 3d

This coming weekend will mark the centennial of the birth of one of the great American crime & mystery writers, Elmore Leonard. Since I grew up in a house with a wall full of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner, & many more, you best believe I'm an aficionado.

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Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 6h

It was all fun & games until these green sheets fedex lost months ago & I’d completely forgotten about randomly showed up. 🤣🤣🤣

A set of green sheets on a teal blanket. They look yellowish in the photo but I assure you they are very very green.

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Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 6h

I’d be right over if I could! Sorry about the forced rest, but congrats on that gasp. That really is a deeply satisfying sense of validation.

Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 7h

It is the gift that keeps on giving the whole year

Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 7h

Now picturing the mayhem that would ensue from Pokemon fossil fuels 🤣🤣😂

Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 8h

We’re not kidding Öttër, this sounds fascinating! Well, I’m not kidding, but it sounds like I’m not alone.

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Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 9h

I hope it survives the hellscape. I got to spend a few days there when I was in Chicago to give a paper about Museum Horror (that featured The Relic, which was shot in & set at the Field lol). Beautiful museum & well-designed exhibits. I can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve been there.

Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 10h

@elenah.bsky.social & @lightmikey.bsky.social no doubt already have their plans made 🤣

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Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 10h

See you in Chicago next summer for the Pokemon Fossil Museum at the Field Museum. www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibition/p...

Yellow background with stylized image of the Field Museum’s Archaeopteryx fossil skeleton against a black pokemon-style outline. The image background is yellow and says Pokémon Fossil Museum down the side.

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Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 10h

So excited for you & @boroughsofthedead.bsky.social & all your familiars who’ve done another cool thing.

Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 10h

The weather’s not looking great but don’t forget the annual Poe reading at Ivy Hill Cemetery on Saturday Oct 11th at 7pm. ivyhillcemetery.net/event/the-de...

The Death of a Beautiful Woman - Ivy Hill Cemetery

Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

ivyhillcemetery.net

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Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 11h

*whispers* but you could post it here to get it out of your system b/c you know there are weirdos here who’d love to learn more about it.

Or at least me

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Tony Clark @anthonyclark.bsky.social · 11h

I cannot WAIT for my free mansion

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

ANDREESSEN: Even if AI ends up destroying all the jobs, “the result would be hyper-deflation of prices, which is the thing that people miss. .. Things that today cost a lot of money will all of a sudden be cheap or free.”

@fortune.com
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All The Culturas Of The Dark @culturalgutter.bsky.social · Apr 3

The Mothra Summoning will continue until everything improves. youtu.be/9lmZRRqF6wA?...

Yuji Koseki - Mothra's Song

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Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 13h

Im glad i saw this & held off on a post about frostbitten toes because it would have 💯 looked like a subtweet.

I’ll be be sure to tag you instead 😜

Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 14h

Eric wants a disgruntled GenX flannel alert system. I’m not sure if the system is meant to be disgruntled or wearer, tho. Why not both?

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Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 14h

🖤🖤🖤

Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 1d

AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION is an INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!!! I'm SO GRATEFUL! Could not be more thrilled about this, I'm physically woozy with joy! Thank you to my co-author Andrea Janes of @boroughsofthedead.bsky.social & our @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social team!

USA TODAY BESTSELLER LIST with a heart around our title, out of 150 titles, AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC co-authored by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes clocks in at 74 its release week, making it an instant BESTSELLER, Leanna drew a blue heart around their placement on the list 🖤

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Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 14h

That’s going to be such a lovely gathering of weirdos. I hope everyone has a blast. 🖤

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Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 1d

That’s amazing & fantastic & I hope you have cake to celebrate!!!

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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know @nightmare-magazine.com turned 13 this month??!?
www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/e...

Editorial: October 2025 - Nightmare Magazine

We always try to pull out the stops in our birthday issues, and this year is no different. There’s no real theme this month---although regret and reparation loom large---but every single piece is out ...

www.nightmare-magazine.com

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