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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 6h

Where I’m writing today: Home Grown on Piper in Kyneton (Victoria, Australia). Turmeric chai to sip on.

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 7h

If you’ve never read Bob Dylan eulogize Johnny Cash, it’s really worth your time. Cash left us 23 years ago last month.

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 9h

If Spotify isn't your jam, you can listen to this 5AM StoryTalk Podcast bonus episode with Veronica Sullivan at your favorite podcast player here: pod.link/1807437928/e...

Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 9h

The paywall has dropped on Amber Tamblyn's 5AM StoryTalk bonus episode. The actress, writer-director, author and poet, and activist returns to discuss a key scene from a seminal piece of art from her life – Ridley Scott's film LEGEND(1985)

Listen at Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/6Hww...

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 11h

Episode 2 of this television horror story is available now, too. Check out Part 2 of "The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series" here. Things take a very, very dark turn...

The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 2

open.spotify.com

Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 11h

If Spotify isn’t your jam, you can listen to ‘The Horror of ‘Dracula’: The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series – Part 1’ at all your favorite podcast players here: pod.link/1807437928/e...

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 11h

How could a straight-to-series greenlight go so wrong for the first TV series I ever created?! Today, the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast brings you Part 1 of a four-part Hollywood horror story I describe as a cautionary tale for screenwriters about what can happen when all your dreams come true.

The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 1

open.spotify.com

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 11h

Robert Englund removing his Freddy make-up during the making of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984).

Photographer unknown.

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 20h

“They tell us, ‘Don't write about politics.’ You know, because the politics is aimed at them.” — Ishmael Reed

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 1d

Friday afternoon vibes. My seven-year-old just came home from the op shop with this in hand, which he bought for me for $2…and it’s bloody gorgeous. Inexplicably, it’s a live violin performance from the Hollywood Bowl that was exclusively released in Australia.

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 1d

DYING.

Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 1d

Of all the clerics they could have popped, those ICE idiots had to hit Hot Priest.

Presbyterian minister David Black on CNN, who was shot with pepper balls while praying outside an ICE facility.

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 1d

Well, as this is one of my first podcast eps of this kind, I'm going to take that as high praise. Curious: how did you feel about the sound design? New to this, so...too far, just the right amount of fun, could've gone further? Thanks!

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 1d

I love the design work in this contemporary DRACULA (1931) poster.

Art by Malleus.

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 1d

Part 2 has dropped for those who catch this post from John!

Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 1d

What could lead me to quit the first TV series I ever created?! Today, the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast brings you Part 2 of a four-part Hollywood horror story I describe as a cautionary tale for screenwriters about what can happen when all your dreams come true. Things are about to take a very dark turn.

The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 2

Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 10/09/2025 · 17m

podcasts.apple.com

Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 1d

What could lead me to quit the first TV series I ever created?! Today, the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast brings you Part 2 of a four-part Hollywood horror story I describe as a cautionary tale for screenwriters about what can happen when all your dreams come true. Things are about to take a very dark turn.

The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 2

Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 10/09/2025 · 17m

podcasts.apple.com

Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 1d

If Apple isn’t your jam, you can listen to ‘The Horror of ‘Dracula’: The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series – Part 2’ at all your favorite podcast players here:

pod.link/1807437928/e...

Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 1d

What could lead me to quit the first TV series I ever created?! Today, the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast brings you Part 2 of a four-part Hollywood horror story I describe as a cautionary tale for screenwriters about what can happen when all your dreams come true. Things are about to take a very dark turn.

The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 2

Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 10/09/2025 · 17m

podcasts.apple.com

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 1d

Julie Christie in Venice during the production of DON’T LOOK NOW (1973).

Photograph by David Steen.

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 2d

New York City, 1960.

Some people are about to get the shock of their lives.

Photographer unknown.

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 2d

Listen to the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast's chat with producer and entrepreneur Mike Jackson here: pod.link/1807437928/e...

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 2d

MIKE JACKSON⁠, co-founder of Get Lifted Film Co. and Emmy-winning producer gets real about what happened in Hollywood after George Floyd's murder and the Black Lives Matters protests.

Listen to the rest of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast's chat with Mike at the link in the first comment.

Did Anything Change in Hollywood After Black Lives Matter? #blackfilmmakers #blackfilms #blm

YouTube video by 5AM StoryTalk with Cole Haddon

youtube.com

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 2d

Infinite Possibilities, 2020.

Photograph by Lunga Ntila (South African).

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 2d

It came as a relief to me, but obviously, a disappointment for fans. This podcast doesn't explain the cancelation itself, but it does explain why that cancelation was such an easy call to make, I think.

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 3d

Oh lordy. I heard these stories from various people involved. If you want to work in TV, or just are curious about how thoroughly things can go wrong, definitely check this out.

Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 3d

How could a straight-to-series greenlight go so wrong for the first TV series I ever created?! Today, the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast brings you Part 1 of a four-part Hollywood horror story I describe as a cautionary tale for screenwriters about what can happen when all your dreams come true.

The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 1

Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 10/07/2025 · 15m

podcasts.apple.com

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 2d

I wish I could speak publicly about what happened after the green light, but I don't have the receipts to support what I could say about that time. What a shitshow. If we ever sit down for a beverage, I will share some of THAT crazy with you.