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creative nonfiction, food, agriculture, horror, everything FRIGHTFUL HARVEST, McFarland Books 2026 writing found here: keeneshort.com

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keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · Jul 19

Cover reveal and preorder link.

I wrote a book about food and ecocriticism in #folkhorror films, out early 2026 from McFarland Books.

Preorder links make good spooky season gifts for the ecocrit professor haunting your department.

mcfarlandbooks.com/product/Frig...

FRIGHTFUL HARVEST: FOOD, AGRICULUTRE, AND LANDSCAPE IN FOLK HORROR FILMS by Keene Short.

Image: against a red background, a white plate is decorated with pinecones, moss, berries, and a single bloody finger.

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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 12h

@bookshop.org is offering free shipping through today to support indie bookstores, so evergreen note: If you order either of my books, All the Gold Stars or An Ordinary Age, through Bookshop or an indie bookstore, DM me an address and I'll send whoever you ordered for a thank you note. 💛

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Crossroads: A US Folk Horror Zine @crossroadsfolk.bsky.social · 3d

This #FolkHorrorFriday, October 10, join us for LOKIS: A MANUSCRIPT OF PROFESSOR WITTEMBACH (1970).

I'm thrilled that this gem from Poland has been getting positive attention, in large part thanks to @kierlajanisse.bsky.social and the ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS box set.

We'll start at 9pm ET.

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keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 1d

fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction

Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 2d

University general counsel, university trustee, university president

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 4d

the king loves his tithes
#horrorwatch

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keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 4d

i think Orville Peck gets kitsch right, which Bruce Campbell has long understood as craft
#horrorwatch

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Nanya Bzniz 💗 💜 💙 @nanyabzniz.bsky.social · 4d

Where did he come from? Where did he go? Where did he come from, ole Bubba Ho? 🎶

#horrorwatch

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keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 4d

the mashup of Americana, Kemosabe and Elvis and JFK and a Hollywood-type Mummy's curse, all in the context of a boomer confined to a retirement home, is very compelling and very Oliver Stone pilled and also somehow an Orville Peck music video in the making
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keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 4d

the repetitive coroners are a good gag throughout
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keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 4d

hoo ha huh!

keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 4d

and now it's a Johnny Bravo bit?
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keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 4d

oh my god

keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 4d

i almost starting rooting for the little guy
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keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 4d

nothing america does best than disposing of bodies that aren't profitable #horrorwatch

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keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 4d

very cursed doll collection, i love it #horrorwatch

keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 4d

shockingly a first time watch for me, let's see what BUBBA HO-TEP has to give
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keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 4d

same!
#horrorwatch

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Steve Toase @stevetoase.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks for the shout out! I studied archaeology (focussing on Iron Age landscapes), and spent several years working in commercial archaeology. Now I’m sort of archaeological adjacent, working with historic maps and GIS.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 4d

It appears that my employer, Dartmouth, one of the Trump 9, has said no to the compact. All the better given that our president is cited within it. But she’s saying no. Count the small victories when they come.

Office of the President
Dear Dartmouth community,

As many of you know, Dartmouth was one of nine universities asked by the White House to give feedback by Oct. 20 on a draft of its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”

I am deeply committed to Dartmouth’s academic mission and values and will always defend our fierce independence.

You have often heard me say that higher education is not perfect and that we can do better. At the same time, we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves.

Best,
Sian Leah Beilock
President

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keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 5d

Lokis, Luz, and Jug Face are my top picks, but that also depends on which La Llorona. The 2019 Guatemalan one sounds cool

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keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 5d

it's been on my radar, but i didn't know he's also an actual archeologist!

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Crossroads: A US Folk Horror Zine @crossroadsfolk.bsky.social · 5d

What did you think? I've seen this one a few times and find it pretty effective.

#FolkHorrorFriday

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keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 5d

isn't that just how life goes though?

keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 5d

i'm a slut for hauntology, i'm locked in for archaeology
#folkhorrorfriday

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