Ray Richards
@rayrichards.bsky.social
Star Wars fan since 1981. Wheel of Time fan since 1993. TTRPG fan since AD&D 2e. Lover of Horror and Lovecraft. Host of Hilltop Horror podcast (currently on hiatus).
#starwars
This is a good piece and I agree with it (even if I'd quibble a bit about Luke, but I didn't agree with how he was handled anyway).
Ben Solo living through the redemption is what makes sense.
It's the new thing we didn't see with Anakin.
And yes, heros matter to boys (see me & Luke).
This is a good piece and I agree with it (even if I'd quibble a bit about Luke, but I didn't agree with how he was handled anyway).
Ben Solo living through the redemption is what makes sense.
It's the new thing we didn't see with Anakin.
And yes, heros matter to boys (see me & Luke).
Yesterday I published a new essay on Substack about the wounded masculine in Star Wars — how three generations of men tried (and failed) to reconcile power with tenderness — and why the story of Ben Solo still matters.
#thehuntforbensolo #bensolo #starwars #reylo #bensololives #kyloren
#thehuntforbensolo #bensolo #starwars #reylo #bensololives #kyloren
Let Him Live
The Case for a Ben Solo Film and the Healing of the Masculine
alinacorbett.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
#starwars
This is a good piece and I agree with it (even if I'd quibble a bit about Luke, but I didn't agree with how he was handled anyway).
Ben Solo living through the redemption is what makes sense.
It's the new thing we didn't see with Anakin.
And yes, heros matter to boys (see me & Luke).
This is a good piece and I agree with it (even if I'd quibble a bit about Luke, but I didn't agree with how he was handled anyway).
Ben Solo living through the redemption is what makes sense.
It's the new thing we didn't see with Anakin.
And yes, heros matter to boys (see me & Luke).
Pretty wild...
youtu.be/E54kCB7icsI?...
youtu.be/E54kCB7icsI?...
"Thriller" by Michael Jackson as if it was a blues [Blues AI Cover]
YouTube video by Spooftify
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Pretty wild...
youtu.be/E54kCB7icsI?...
youtu.be/E54kCB7icsI?...
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Looking for upcoming horror games? 💀
Wishlist INFERIUS this #SteamScreamFest
Horror game inspired by Amnesia X Inscryption set in Dante's Inferno
#horrorgame #inferius
Wishlist INFERIUS this #SteamScreamFest
Horror game inspired by Amnesia X Inscryption set in Dante's Inferno
#horrorgame #inferius
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Looking for upcoming horror games? 💀
Wishlist INFERIUS this #SteamScreamFest
Horror game inspired by Amnesia X Inscryption set in Dante's Inferno
#horrorgame #inferius
Wishlist INFERIUS this #SteamScreamFest
Horror game inspired by Amnesia X Inscryption set in Dante's Inferno
#horrorgame #inferius
I would have accepted this as season 3.
October 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I would have accepted this as season 3.
I really enjoyed episodes like this...but if they're gonna clock in at 35min then we should be getting 20 episode seasons. 🤷♂️
youtu.be/PhJOMPp5FBs?...
youtu.be/PhJOMPp5FBs?...
Din Djarin VS the Krayt Dragon | The Mandalorian | Official Clip
YouTube video by Star Wars
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I really enjoyed episodes like this...but if they're gonna clock in at 35min then we should be getting 20 episode seasons. 🤷♂️
youtu.be/PhJOMPp5FBs?...
youtu.be/PhJOMPp5FBs?...
It's funny because of all the "dead" people coming back, I think there is a real narrative and thematic reason for Ben's story to continue.
I don't think we need a Ben Solo movie but also Darth Maul was cut in half and he's fine so the idea that anyone is ever alive or dead is silly. They don't even let an actor being dead stop them
October 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
It's funny because of all the "dead" people coming back, I think there is a real narrative and thematic reason for Ben's story to continue.
The Hunt for Short Round!
So far we had these In the news
•Hunt For Ben Solo
•Willow back in the headlines
•Where The Acolyte could’ve gone
What’s next? 👀
More Indiana Jones Content? Solo 2?
•Hunt For Ben Solo
•Willow back in the headlines
•Where The Acolyte could’ve gone
What’s next? 👀
More Indiana Jones Content? Solo 2?
October 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The Hunt for Short Round!
So we should expect a pre-ST Kylo Ren story where he discovers the original Ren huh?
Qimir / The Stranger eventually became the first Ren and founded the Knights of Ren, reveals Leslye Headland in The Art of The Acolyte book.
(1/3)
(1/3)
October 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
So we should expect a pre-ST Kylo Ren story where he discovers the original Ren huh?
LF/Disney...you can just...go back and correct the mistake.
Make the movie.
Make the movie.
Inside scoop on the Hunt for Ben Solo.
"Sources close to the project emphasize that this was not a loose concept or early pitch. The film, operating under the codename Quiet Leaves, had a finalized screenplay and was entering early prep and staffing stages."
#StarWars
"Sources close to the project emphasize that this was not a loose concept or early pitch. The film, operating under the codename Quiet Leaves, had a finalized screenplay and was entering early prep and staffing stages."
#StarWars
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
LF/Disney...you can just...go back and correct the mistake.
Make the movie.
Make the movie.
Imagine a "Search for Ben Solo" where we see more of Luke/Ben from different angles as Ben realizes how much the dark side tainted how see experienced the world and his family.
Luke Skywalker & Ben Solo
Art by Rolfwolf www.deviantart.com/rolfwolf/art...
#StarWars #LukeSkywalker #BenSolo
Art by Rolfwolf www.deviantart.com/rolfwolf/art...
#StarWars #LukeSkywalker #BenSolo
October 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Imagine a "Search for Ben Solo" where we see more of Luke/Ben from different angles as Ben realizes how much the dark side tainted how see experienced the world and his family.
Hell with it!
Give us Mara Jade send her and Luke's son to Rey!
Give us Ben Solo returns!
Give us a Rey (& Ben & Kid Skywalker??) NJO!
There IS no StarWars without the Skywalkers at the heart of a saga.
Sorry.
Give us Mara Jade send her and Luke's son to Rey!
Give us Ben Solo returns!
Give us a Rey (& Ben & Kid Skywalker??) NJO!
There IS no StarWars without the Skywalkers at the heart of a saga.
Sorry.
to me the more important thing of this whole story is that Adam Driver clearly didn't come away from the experience hating it, was totally willing to do more, even with an idea he was a part of... and for some reason, I just love that (don't know why, but I just really do!)
October 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Hell with it!
Give us Mara Jade send her and Luke's son to Rey!
Give us Ben Solo returns!
Give us a Rey (& Ben & Kid Skywalker??) NJO!
There IS no StarWars without the Skywalkers at the heart of a saga.
Sorry.
Give us Mara Jade send her and Luke's son to Rey!
Give us Ben Solo returns!
Give us a Rey (& Ben & Kid Skywalker??) NJO!
There IS no StarWars without the Skywalkers at the heart of a saga.
Sorry.
October 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
#starwars fam...why can't we have nice things!???
A post ep9 Ben Solo story?
Essentially a retcon of the destruction of the skywalkers?
Why did you kill this Disney!!!???
LF try it again!
Fit it into your NJO!
youtu.be/NNFYGLcDYPM?...
A post ep9 Ben Solo story?
Essentially a retcon of the destruction of the skywalkers?
Why did you kill this Disney!!!???
LF try it again!
Fit it into your NJO!
youtu.be/NNFYGLcDYPM?...
Bob Iger should go to jail.
YouTube video by EcksClips
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
#starwars fam...why can't we have nice things!???
A post ep9 Ben Solo story?
Essentially a retcon of the destruction of the skywalkers?
Why did you kill this Disney!!!???
LF try it again!
Fit it into your NJO!
youtu.be/NNFYGLcDYPM?...
A post ep9 Ben Solo story?
Essentially a retcon of the destruction of the skywalkers?
Why did you kill this Disney!!!???
LF try it again!
Fit it into your NJO!
youtu.be/NNFYGLcDYPM?...
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Look at that poster!
October 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Look at that poster!
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Tomorrow!
Up next: a change of pace for Crossroads! We're going with some British found footage folk horror to kick off the Halloween season with a really creepy choice: BORDERLANDS (2013), U.S. title: FINAL PRAYER.
Join us next Friday at 9pm ET on Tubi for #FolkHorrorFriday
Join us next Friday at 9pm ET on Tubi for #FolkHorrorFriday
October 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Tomorrow!
No, you misunderstand me. It's an *evil* fucking room.
1408
John Cusack plays a writer (yes, it's a Stephen King adaptation) who made a career debunking hauntings, he wants to debunk an infamous haunted hotel room and has to convince Samuel L. Jackson's hotel manager to let him stay. This one's an a very fun movie, total rollercoaster ride!
John Cusack plays a writer (yes, it's a Stephen King adaptation) who made a career debunking hauntings, he wants to debunk an infamous haunted hotel room and has to convince Samuel L. Jackson's hotel manager to let him stay. This one's an a very fun movie, total rollercoaster ride!
September 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
No, you misunderstand me. It's an *evil* fucking room.
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Join us for #FolkHorrorFriday at 9pm ET as we watch THE BROTHERHOOD OF SATAN (1971). American movies really took to satanic cults rather than pagan ones, yet many of the same themes and tropes are there.
September 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Join us for #FolkHorrorFriday at 9pm ET as we watch THE BROTHERHOOD OF SATAN (1971). American movies really took to satanic cults rather than pagan ones, yet many of the same themes and tropes are there.
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Our horror film DEAD MEDIA premieres in Minneapolis October 20th. The story of a troubled young woman, her aging hipster uncle, and a haunted DVD. The event will feature pre-film entertainment, a Q&A, photo op, and more.
Tix & info:
deadmediamoviempls102025.eventbrite.com
Tix & info:
deadmediamoviempls102025.eventbrite.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Our horror film DEAD MEDIA premieres in Minneapolis October 20th. The story of a troubled young woman, her aging hipster uncle, and a haunted DVD. The event will feature pre-film entertainment, a Q&A, photo op, and more.
Tix & info:
deadmediamoviempls102025.eventbrite.com
Tix & info:
deadmediamoviempls102025.eventbrite.com
Watch it!
If you haven't seen this Nerd Horror movie, cult classic staring Sam Neil free on Tubi #horror #nerdhorror #horrormovie #samneil #inthemouthofmadness
September 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Watch it!
That's honestly the most Superman thing about SW to say. 😄
Superman actor David Corenswet says he’s “a big fan, honestly” of Jar Jar Binks
(Source: youtube.com/shorts/ee-pU...)
(Source: youtube.com/shorts/ee-pU...)
September 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
That's honestly the most Superman thing about SW to say. 😄
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ANDOR creator Tony Gilroy likes the idea of a Kleya and Vel ‘Nazi hunters’ spin-off series in which the duo hunt after former Imperials following the fall of the Empire with the assistance of Dedra Meero in a Hannibal Lector-esque role.
(Source: youtu.be/mGBXFWvPRsE?...)
(Source: youtu.be/mGBXFWvPRsE?...)
September 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
ANDOR creator Tony Gilroy likes the idea of a Kleya and Vel ‘Nazi hunters’ spin-off series in which the duo hunt after former Imperials following the fall of the Empire with the assistance of Dedra Meero in a Hannibal Lector-esque role.
(Source: youtu.be/mGBXFWvPRsE?...)
(Source: youtu.be/mGBXFWvPRsE?...)
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Hey #ttrpg fam, got a quick question...
When playing a ttrpg, do you feel more comfortable using "I/me/you" (players speaking as the character / GM addressing players as the character) or using a 3rd person perspective ("Jon runs from the room screaming.")?
When playing a ttrpg, do you feel more comfortable using "I/me/you" (players speaking as the character / GM addressing players as the character) or using a 3rd person perspective ("Jon runs from the room screaming.")?
September 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Hey #ttrpg fam, got a quick question...
When playing a ttrpg, do you feel more comfortable using "I/me/you" (players speaking as the character / GM addressing players as the character) or using a 3rd person perspective ("Jon runs from the room screaming.")?
When playing a ttrpg, do you feel more comfortable using "I/me/you" (players speaking as the character / GM addressing players as the character) or using a 3rd person perspective ("Jon runs from the room screaming.")?