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F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Your yearly reminder.
#vaccinate #staywell

F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · 2d

A mysterious old man. A sudden and inexplicable act. And from there, a small town becomes the epicenter of violence and bloodshed driven by poisonous bigotry and hate. @ericlarocca.bsky.social weaves themes of loss and trauma against the search for an ever-absent god.
@clashbooks.bsky.social

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F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Sep 4

@raewilde.bsky.social @clashbooks.bsky.social

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F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Aug 13

OPUS is a thinker film on the subject of post-Jonestown cults. Ayo Edebiri is unafraid and compelling, and Malkovich is superb in his creepy charisma and treachery. (Think: the fantasies of Elon Musk as articulated by Right Said Fred.)

F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Aug 10

The year is approaching its 66.6% mark, and I’ll say that WEAPONS is the most engaging new flick I’ve seen. Director Zach Cregger ups the ante on themes from BARBARIAN (2022) with a narrative whose lines cross (literally?) from slow-burn batshit to full-on paroxysmal batshit. Tons of fun!

F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Aug 10

Look, I’ve got nothing against smiling. You do it when you absolutely must. But when a strange dog in a strange town flashes one at you…

My drabble, “The Smile Factor”, is in the TWF mix here on horrortree.com.

#dystopia #beasts

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F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Jul 31

When you want Ripley in power but to put Ripley in power you have to deploy Carrie.

F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Jul 10

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F.M. Scott's review of The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions

5/5: This book reads like a user’s manual for extracting beautiful blooms from poisoned landscapes. Murray grabs lust, grief, and rage by their throats, yanks them into new forms, and makes them dance...

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F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Apr 16

Good article! It’s naive, indeed, to deny centuries of religious evolution and ignore the things that faith, whether real or appropriated, makes people do. The novella I’ve queried to one publisher is steeped in these things. And the homework was easy because of the environment in which I grew up.

F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Apr 14

As a person who had religion stuffed into his young head—eventually rejecting it at age 13—I’ll say that HERETIC was a refreshing deconstruction. Grant’s performance=metal.
The film’s greatest stunt, though, was that it was fair to believers too. I mean, somebody had to take the booby prize home.

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F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Apr 13

We’ll be waiting for you. 🌘

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F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Apr 11

Listen, I want to make something good and goddamn clear regarding trump and his cult: If you’re a “no eye for an eye” person, a “turn the other cheek” person, or other comparable idiot, GET OFF MY FEED, NOW! You are not my friend.

Did people go soft on the nazis?

It’s no different in principle.

F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Apr 11

Oh, I hate his motherfucking guts. Make no mistake about that. You should, too. He’d see you or me dead or naked in the street first.
As for “owning”, who wants to own complete and worthless trash? Do you? Destroy M*GA!
Zero sanctimony here. 🖕

F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Apr 7

www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-n...

Looking forward to being in this one. I’ll see you there well after dark on April 26!
Many thanks to Eric Howerton, OSU Center for Poets and Writers, and Tulsa LitFest for making it happen!

Saturday Night's Alright for Frighting!

Finish your Saturday night with a fright fest of dark and twisted tales, featuring Aimee Parkison, JNC, E. C. Fuller, and F.M. Scott.

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F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Mar 13

Same, but “Father’s Day” was funny too.

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F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Mar 13

Never heard that until tonight. Probably made up by some bored, latte-addled trust fund baby with neurosyphilis.

F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Mar 13

Portmanteau? That’s a composite name for two people or things jammed together—i. e. Bennifer or Frankenchrist. I think the accurate term here is “anthology film”.
But since you asked, I’ll go with Creepshow (1982).

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F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Mar 12

DOGE explained.

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Monty Python - Flower Arranging

YouTube video by holmleighnyd

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F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Mar 7

One of these days…

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F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Mar 2

A good one!

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F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Mar 1

Baby steps…maybe?

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F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Feb 24

Brought to you by the same people who (not as subtly as they had wetdreamed) tried to pit Thomson Reuters against the Pentagon.

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F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Feb 23

It’s like we “freaks” have a transferable appreciation for the terms “novel” and “sequel”.

F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Feb 23

Good, splatty fun, with a skein of imaginative kills—like the entire Final Destination franchise went full demonic overdrive. And all with that boutique King verve.

F.M. Scott @fmscottauthor.bsky.social · Feb 22

They don’t realize the labor side of writing.

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