👻Michael J. Riser𖤐❌👑
@michaeljriser.com
Editor, horror/dark fiction author of religious trauma. Former editorial Screen Rant, Goomba Stomp, managing editor AOG. 怖い話の作者。（日本語ＯＫ）Read stuff: https://michaeljriser.com (he/him)
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I have a brand-new* website! Also a #horror newsletter! Yes, now for the first time you too can read words on the internet! Deep-fried in religious trauma, topped with whipped blasphemy, served on the corpse of a dead god—just for you. 🖤👻
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Bleh, too much negative bullshit today. The world sucks and is careening toward further suckage. Time to hide in the warm bosom of horror and nihilism. <3 LET'S WATCH MOVIES
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Bleh, too much negative bullshit today. The world sucks and is careening toward further suckage. Time to hide in the warm bosom of horror and nihilism. <3 LET'S WATCH MOVIES
Been saying this since 3dfx lost the war and got bought out by these jerks, which was well before most of their modern-day malfeasance. I miss my Voodoo5. Fuck Nvidia and Jensen Huang.
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The Hater's Guide To NVIDIA
This piece has a generous 3000+ word introduction, because I want as many people to understand NVIDIA as possible. The (thousands of) words after the premium break get into arduous detail, but I’ve wr...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Been saying this since 3dfx lost the war and got bought out by these jerks, which was well before most of their modern-day malfeasance. I miss my Voodoo5. Fuck Nvidia and Jensen Huang.
"It's getting to the stage where I just can't trust video games, and it means I'm starting to approach every game I play dubiously ...
This isn't wearing down my opposition to AI-generated content, but it is wearing me down when it comes to approaching and enjoying video games."
Hard fucking same.
This isn't wearing down my opposition to AI-generated content, but it is wearing me down when it comes to approaching and enjoying video games."
Hard fucking same.
I'm getting real tired of not being able to trust that a video game doesn't have AI crap in it:
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November 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"It's getting to the stage where I just can't trust video games, and it means I'm starting to approach every game I play dubiously ...
This isn't wearing down my opposition to AI-generated content, but it is wearing me down when it comes to approaching and enjoying video games."
Hard fucking same.
This isn't wearing down my opposition to AI-generated content, but it is wearing me down when it comes to approaching and enjoying video games."
Hard fucking same.
I need to eat something but my ass has become atomically entangled with the couch, there is no way I can get up, just impossible
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I need to eat something but my ass has become atomically entangled with the couch, there is no way I can get up, just impossible
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The first episode is 38 mins. Episode two will drop for early access patrons later this week too, along with extra bonus scenes for all patrons. We spent 18 months on this, if you value our work please support it and watch the making of this raaaaad game.
Early Access Patrons can watch the first episode of our Disco Elysium series right now, while also supporting our independent team during this challenging period for YouTube creators.
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[EARLY ACCESS] The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations | /noclip
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November 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The first episode is 38 mins. Episode two will drop for early access patrons later this week too, along with extra bonus scenes for all patrons. We spent 18 months on this, if you value our work please support it and watch the making of this raaaaad game.
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a super solid old-school martial arts film with great action choreography and even better sound design. (love it when the hits are crunchy.)
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
a super solid old-school martial arts film with great action choreography and even better sound design. (love it when the hits are crunchy.)
Absolutely love this. I've spent a fair portion of my life writing about games, but even prior to that I was always curious about what the actual participation is for folks involved, and how a cohesive whole comes from so many disparate parts and people. Kudos, this is amazing.
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Absolutely love this. I've spent a fair portion of my life writing about games, but even prior to that I was always curious about what the actual participation is for folks involved, and how a cohesive whole comes from so many disparate parts and people. Kudos, this is amazing.
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I guess, where criticism of any storytelling is concerned, there’s a whole lot that is akin to the degree to which A LOT of people seem to believe portraying a thing is supporting that thing, without much more interrogation. There’s been a shift to treating story as ONLY how it makes one feel.
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I guess, where criticism of any storytelling is concerned, there’s a whole lot that is akin to the degree to which A LOT of people seem to believe portraying a thing is supporting that thing, without much more interrogation. There’s been a shift to treating story as ONLY how it makes one feel.
This is probably the platform I would run my presidential campaign on, honestly.
A reminder that gas-powered leafblowers are nightmare devices that are bad for you, bad for your lawn, and very bad for the environment. They fume and scream and kill the world all so you can messily and ineffectively move leaves around, leaves which are generally supposed to stay where they fell.
November 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is probably the platform I would run my presidential campaign on, honestly.
Yes please, I would definitely like to see more men falling for monster ladies outside the realm of pornography. Like there are a few, but come on. We can do better.
Has this pairing ever been flipped? Where a man falls in love with a monster?
November 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Yes please, I would definitely like to see more men falling for monster ladies outside the realm of pornography. Like there are a few, but come on. We can do better.
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hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing
The agency disbanded eight months ahead of schedule.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
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I see it's the seasonal argument about why piracy to fuck over Amazon and publishers is okay while many authors live below the poverty line.
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I see it's the seasonal argument about why piracy to fuck over Amazon and publishers is okay while many authors live below the poverty line.
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Impeachment isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent.
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Trump Wrongly Indicted Me, I’ll Rightly Impeach Him | Kat Abughazaleh Speaks at Lincoln Memorial
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November 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Impeachment isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent.
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
We don't know who struck first, us or them. But we do know it was us that scorched the sky, Charlie Brown.
The awful thing about life is this: everybody has their reasons, Charlie Brown
If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 AM
We don't know who struck first, us or them. But we do know it was us that scorched the sky, Charlie Brown.
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An economy built on an incessant cycle of making, buying, and throwing away trash so billionaires can buy yachts is a shit economy. I hope we return to landlines at this point. Fuck all of it.
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
An economy built on an incessant cycle of making, buying, and throwing away trash so billionaires can buy yachts is a shit economy. I hope we return to landlines at this point. Fuck all of it.
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Melancholy Delusions. A dark gathering of 17 melancholy horror tales where mothers, lovers, friends and monsters intersect with disastrous and tragic consequences.
Now available!
Kindle & KU: mybook.to/a86T
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Now available!
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Bookshop.org: shorturl.at/L8gGu
Goodreads: shorturl.at/IY8Qw
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Melancholy Delusions. A dark gathering of 17 melancholy horror tales where mothers, lovers, friends and monsters intersect with disastrous and tragic consequences.
Now available!
Kindle & KU: mybook.to/a86T
P/back: mybook.to/wjUJQzr
Bookshop.org: shorturl.at/L8gGu
Goodreads: shorturl.at/IY8Qw
Now available!
Kindle & KU: mybook.to/a86T
P/back: mybook.to/wjUJQzr
Bookshop.org: shorturl.at/L8gGu
Goodreads: shorturl.at/IY8Qw
More people need to champion Saint Maud. I love that movie.
FYI: With Frank Darabont's THE MIST celebrating an anniversary this week, we're here to ruin your day with 15 more bleak as hell horror movies.
15 Bleak As Hell Horror Movies That Will Ruin Your Day
With Frank Darabont's THE MIST celebrating an anniversary this week, we're here to ruin your day with 15 more bleak as hell horror movies.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
More people need to champion Saint Maud. I love that movie.
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bit overwhelmed by the influx of patrons
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this is how we keep publishing that zine, with your support
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November 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
bit overwhelmed by the influx of patrons
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
PATRONS
support us and get access to our ePub/print issues
YOU CAN DO THAT, really.
also support tiers increasing in new year 😿
but if you sign up this year NO INCREASE,
really.
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
PATRONS
support us and get access to our ePub/print issues
YOU CAN DO THAT, really.
also support tiers increasing in new year 😿
but if you sign up this year NO INCREASE,
really.
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Tonight! Friday Nov 21st at 12:45AM Central join #late for a presentation of #RapidFire!
If you're an Al Leong fan (who isn't?) you don't want to miss this! Starring Brandon Lee, Powers Boothe and Raymond J Barry.
Join in and press play on the provided link at 12:45! And use the #late hashtag!
If you're an Al Leong fan (who isn't?) you don't want to miss this! Starring Brandon Lee, Powers Boothe and Raymond J Barry.
Join in and press play on the provided link at 12:45! And use the #late hashtag!
November 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Tonight! Friday Nov 21st at 12:45AM Central join #late for a presentation of #RapidFire!
If you're an Al Leong fan (who isn't?) you don't want to miss this! Starring Brandon Lee, Powers Boothe and Raymond J Barry.
Join in and press play on the provided link at 12:45! And use the #late hashtag!
If you're an Al Leong fan (who isn't?) you don't want to miss this! Starring Brandon Lee, Powers Boothe and Raymond J Barry.
Join in and press play on the provided link at 12:45! And use the #late hashtag!
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Hey North Carolina!
This is one of our Courage Candidates, @kyahcreekmore.bsky.social who is running in NC-05. Give him a follow!
You’re never too young to make a difference
This is one of our Courage Candidates, @kyahcreekmore.bsky.social who is running in NC-05. Give him a follow!
You’re never too young to make a difference
November 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Hey North Carolina!
This is one of our Courage Candidates, @kyahcreekmore.bsky.social who is running in NC-05. Give him a follow!
You’re never too young to make a difference
This is one of our Courage Candidates, @kyahcreekmore.bsky.social who is running in NC-05. Give him a follow!
You’re never too young to make a difference
Okay, watchin CLEARCUT on Tubi with the #folkhorrorfriday crew because I need to be sad and depressed more so than I already am! I saw this an age ago but I don't remember it super well, so let's see how emotionally distraught I am by the end of the night.
November 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Okay, watchin CLEARCUT on Tubi with the #folkhorrorfriday crew because I need to be sad and depressed more so than I already am! I saw this an age ago but I don't remember it super well, so let's see how emotionally distraught I am by the end of the night.
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I wrote about 10 Must-See Indie Horror Movies of 2025. My picks include Bystanders, The Plastic Men, Fey, and The Brooklyn Butcher!
Peep my list on @soundspheremag.bsky.social www.soundspheremag.com/news/10-must...
Peep my list on @soundspheremag.bsky.social www.soundspheremag.com/news/10-must...
10 Must-See Indie Horror Movies of 2025 - Soundsphere magazine
2025 has been a record year for horror movies. Such theatrical releases as Sinners and Weapons cleaned up at the box office, while others like Shelby Oaks, Frankenstein, and Good Boy brewed up plenty ...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I wrote about 10 Must-See Indie Horror Movies of 2025. My picks include Bystanders, The Plastic Men, Fey, and The Brooklyn Butcher!
Peep my list on @soundspheremag.bsky.social www.soundspheremag.com/news/10-must...
Peep my list on @soundspheremag.bsky.social www.soundspheremag.com/news/10-must...
well, looks like i'm watching Pulse again.
November 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
well, looks like i'm watching Pulse again.
This sucks. But them, well, they's the times. Really hoping my lotto ticket pans out because I'm so tired of not having the money to support all the stuff I wish I could be supporting.
Or, like, a job. That would also work if I could find one of those.
Or, like, a job. That would also work if I could find one of those.
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
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what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This sucks. But them, well, they's the times. Really hoping my lotto ticket pans out because I'm so tired of not having the money to support all the stuff I wish I could be supporting.
Or, like, a job. That would also work if I could find one of those.
Or, like, a job. That would also work if I could find one of those.
Get real tired of modifying the tech stack. Been relying on Dropbox for too long for things like Scrivener and Obsidian, and Dbox are AI and law enforcement shills. Want to transition to Proton Drive or Tresorit for end-to-end encryption, but that's gonna be work. And I don't wanna.
November 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Get real tired of modifying the tech stack. Been relying on Dropbox for too long for things like Scrivener and Obsidian, and Dbox are AI and law enforcement shills. Want to transition to Proton Drive or Tresorit for end-to-end encryption, but that's gonna be work. And I don't wanna.