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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 13h

13 Days of Halloween: "Haxan" (1922) Movie Review

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
Director: Benjamin Christensen

#moviereview #halloween #horror #horrormovie #13DaysOfHalloween #haxan #BenjaminChristensen #silentfilm #documentary #hybridgenre #horrorsky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 17h

13 Days of Halloween: "Negotium Perambulans" Short Story Review by E. F. Benson

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
1923, United Kingdom

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#shortstoryreview #halloween #horror #horrorstory #shortstory #negotiumperambulans #efbenson #lovecraftianhorror #horrorsky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 21h

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: " 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗝. 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘇 -

Overdue for me, this is my first book by Ortiz. A reflection and narrative of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, this has become a classic of First Nations literature.

#books #bookreviews ##reading #poetry #sandcreekmassacre #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 23h

13 Days of Halloween: "The Phantom Carriage" (1921) Movie Review

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
Director: Victor Sjöström

#moviereview #halloween #horror #horrormovie #13DaysOfHalloween #VictorSjöström #thephantomcarriage #silentfilm #redemption #horrorsky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 1d

13 Days of Halloween: "The Golem: How He Came Into the World" (1920) Movie Review

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
Director: Paul Wegener

#moviereview #halloween #horror #horrormovie #germanexpressionism #silentfilm #paulwegener #thegolem #golem #thegolemhowhecameintotheworld #horrorsky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 1d

13 Days of Halloween: "Sredni Vashtar" Short Story Review by H.H. Munro (Saki)

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
1911, United Kingdom

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#shortstoryreview #halloween #horror #horrorstory #books #shortstory #srednivashtar #saki #hhmunro #childhoodhorror #booksky #horrorsky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 1d

13 𝑫𝙖𝒚𝙨 𝙤𝒇 𝑯𝙖𝒍𝙡𝒐𝙬𝒆𝙚𝒏: "𝙏𝒉𝙚 𝙂𝒐𝙡𝒆𝙢" (1915) 𝙈𝒐𝙫𝒊𝙚 𝙍𝒆𝙫𝒊𝙚𝒘 -

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
Director: Paul Wegener

#moviereview #halloween #horror #horrormovie #13DaysOfHalloween #thegolem #paulwegener #silentfilm #germanexpressionism #horrorsky

Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 2d

13 𝑫𝙖𝒚𝙨 𝙤𝒇 𝑯𝙖𝒍𝙡𝒐𝙬𝒆𝙚𝒏: "𝙃𝒐𝙪𝒔𝙚 𝙤𝒇 𝑮𝙝𝒐𝙨𝒕𝙨" (1907) 𝙈𝒐𝙫𝒊𝙚 𝙍𝒆𝙫𝒊𝙚𝒘 -

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
Director: Segundo de Chomón

#moviereview #halloween #horror #horrormovie #13DaysOfHalloween #houseofghosts #silentfilm #SegundodeChomón #slapstick #horrorsky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 2d

13 𝘿𝒂𝙮𝒔 𝒐𝙛 𝙃𝒂𝙡𝒍𝙤𝒘𝙚𝒆𝙣: "𝑪𝙤𝒖𝙣𝒕 𝑴𝙖𝒈𝙣𝒖𝙨" 𝑺𝙝𝒐𝙧𝒕 𝑺𝙩𝒐𝙧𝒚 𝑹𝙚𝒗𝙞𝒆𝙬 𝙗𝒚 𝑴. 𝙍. 𝑱𝙖𝒎𝙚𝒔 -

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
1904, United Kingdom

#shortstoryreview #halloween #horror #horrorstory #13DaysOfHalloween #books #bookreviews #readreadread #shortstory #mrjames #countmagnus #gothichorror #horrorsky #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 2d

13 𝘿𝒂𝙮𝒔 𝒐𝙛 𝙃𝒂𝙡𝒍𝙤𝒘𝙚𝒆𝙣: "𝑻𝙝𝒆 𝑩𝙡𝒂𝙘𝒌 𝑰𝙢𝒑" (1905) 𝑴𝙤𝒗𝙞𝒆 𝑹𝙚𝒗𝙞𝒆𝙬 -

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
Director: Georges Méliès

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#moviereview #halloween #horror #horrormovie #13DaysOfHalloween #silentfilm #silentshortfilm #GeorgesMéliès #theblackimp #lediablenoir #horrorsky

Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 2d

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗣𝗧𝗦𝗗 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼 (𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲) 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗸𝗶 𝗡𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗺𝗮 -

Strange, infamous horror manga: fragments and slices, visual and sound clips of terror, of hair, of dark gods, of a growing presence across its many chapters. So, cool.

#books #bookreviews #graphicnovel#booksky #horrorsky

Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 3d

13 𝘿𝒂𝙮𝒔 𝒐𝙛 𝙃𝒂𝙡𝒍𝙤𝒘𝙚𝒆𝙣: "𝘿𝒆𝙫𝒊𝙡 𝙞𝒏 𝒕𝙝𝒆 𝑪𝙤𝒏𝙫𝒆𝙣𝒕" (1899) 𝑴𝙤𝒗𝙞𝒆 𝑹𝙚𝒗𝙞𝒆𝙬

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
Director: Georges Méliès

#moviereview #halloween #horror #horrormovie #13DaysOfHalloween #GeorgesMéliès #silentfilm #silentshortfilm #devilintheconvent #LeDiableaucouvent #horrorsky

Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks! I've enjoyed the experience of seeing horror evolve with the times, decade to decade. But the classic stuff is just a different breed of dread...!

Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 3d

13 𝘿𝒂𝙮𝒔 𝒐𝙛 𝙃𝒂𝙡𝒍𝙤𝒘𝙚𝒆𝙣: "𝑻𝙝𝒆 𝑺𝙦𝒖𝙖𝒘" 𝙎𝒉𝙤𝒓𝙩 𝙎𝒕𝙤𝒓𝙮 𝙍𝒆𝙫𝒊𝙚𝒘 𝒃𝙮 𝘽𝒓𝙖𝒎 𝑺𝙩𝒐𝙠𝒆𝙧 -

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
1893, Ireland

#shortstoryreview #halloween #horror #horrorstory #13DaysOfHalloween #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #shortstory #bramstoker #thesquaw #gothichorror #horrorsky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 3d

13 𝑫𝙖𝒚𝙨 𝙤𝒇 𝑯𝙖𝒍𝙡𝒐𝙬𝒆𝙚𝒏: "𝙃𝒐𝙪𝒔𝙚 𝙤𝒇 𝒕𝙝𝒆 𝑫𝙚𝒗𝙞𝒍" (1896) 𝑴𝙤𝒗𝙞𝒆 𝑹𝙚𝒗𝙞𝒆𝙬

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
Georges Méliès, Director

#horrortok #moviereview #halloween #horror #horrormovie #13DaysOfHalloween #houseofthedevil #silentmovies #silentshortfilm #GeorgesMéliès #horrorsky

Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 5d

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗕𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗼" 𝗯𝘆 𝗨𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗰𝗼 -

A fantasy-history of the 12th century when a language-gifted peasant boy stumbles through crusader history: what power the word in this place?

#books #bookreviews #historicalfiction #fantasyhistory #presterjohn #ThirdCrusade #booksky

Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 7d

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 -

You basically have two choices when a god and his cult arrive on your doorstep. They chose . . . poorly.

#books #bookreviews #reading #Euripides #thebacchae #dionysis #thebes #drama #classicaldrama #greekdrama #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 9d

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 -

History/memoir/reflection on indigenous history and experience is fresh, personal, direct, but not assaultive in its honesty.

#books #history #indianhistory #indigenoushistory #firstnations #memoir #nonfiction #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 11d

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔: "𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔" -

What is this podcast, anyway? I recommend you start here! (Oh, and we talk about--still talking about!--"The Road Not Taken")

waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/way...

#podcast #literature #books #teaching #elaeducation #elateachers #edusky #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 11d

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝘅" 𝗯𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 -

A new book of poetry by Teets, one I was honored to write an introduction to, and now I get to meet the final product! If you haven't found the transformative beat cynicism of his work, you can now.

#books #poetry #newpoetry #booksky #poetrysky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 14d

𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘁, "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺," 𝗖𝗵. 𝟭𝟭 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

Hannah Arendt: Full video, reading guide, and more on the website.

youtu.be/PXh8vVPfEbI

Reading Guides, one chapter every two weeks.
waywordsstudio.com/project/aren...

#democracy #books #literacy #booksky #edusky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 16d

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 - "𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴" 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘅 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗼𝗻 -

An angry population, weaponized rhetoric, revisions of history, consolidations of power--these are Richardson's topics from the beginning of the United States to now, and that long view might prove critical.

#books #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 19d

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔: "𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔" -

What is Robert Frost doing in the Spiderverse? You can't know unless you reach further than typical classroom reading!

New to 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘕𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘴? Start here!

waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/way...

#podcast #literature #books #booksky #edusky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 19d

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 - "𝗔 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗶𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲 -

Slowly reading through the works of Verne mostly due to nostalgia, partly to re-figure them in terms of narrative power, the science novel in the age of Imperialism. This first published work dates to 1852.

#books #frenchliterature #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 21d

TBR Pile: October 2025 Reads -

Titles of Italian heritage, democracy support, and horror.

#books #tbr #13DaysofHalloween #umbertoeco #baudolino #aijiang #linghun #thomasking #theinconvenientindian #booksky

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