Marc Todd
@mtoddauthor.bsky.social
Horror author. I have two books available. Witches, Demons, Monsters. Canadian cosmic horror with fantastical elements. Dutch folklore - look up Kludde. Sharing books and comic books from my shelves, music from my collection, and movies. DMs welcome.
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is for this novel whose main character, Rudy Waltz commits accidental manslaughter as a child when he shoots a gun out of a window and fatally strikes a pregnant woman. What book am I?
is for this novel whose main character, Rudy Waltz commits accidental manslaughter as a child when he shoots a gun out of a window and fatally strikes a pregnant woman. What book am I?
March 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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is for this novel whose main character, Rudy Waltz commits accidental manslaughter as a child when he shoots a gun out of a window and fatally strikes a pregnant woman. What book am I?
is for this novel whose main character, Rudy Waltz commits accidental manslaughter as a child when he shoots a gun out of a window and fatally strikes a pregnant woman. What book am I?
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is for this 1903 novel whose hero's name is Buck. Talk about persistence, the author amassed 664 rejections for this novel before finally getting it published. What novel am I?
is for this 1903 novel whose hero's name is Buck. Talk about persistence, the author amassed 664 rejections for this novel before finally getting it published. What novel am I?
March 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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is for this 1903 novel whose hero's name is Buck. Talk about persistence, the author amassed 664 rejections for this novel before finally getting it published. What novel am I?
is for this 1903 novel whose hero's name is Buck. Talk about persistence, the author amassed 664 rejections for this novel before finally getting it published. What novel am I?
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is for this 1966 album with the iconic blurred cover photo of the artist. Only one song was recorded in New York, the rest was recorded in Nashville, adding to the country rock instrumentation. What album am I?
is for this 1966 album with the iconic blurred cover photo of the artist. Only one song was recorded in New York, the rest was recorded in Nashville, adding to the country rock instrumentation. What album am I?
March 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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is for this 1966 album with the iconic blurred cover photo of the artist. Only one song was recorded in New York, the rest was recorded in Nashville, adding to the country rock instrumentation. What album am I?
is for this 1966 album with the iconic blurred cover photo of the artist. Only one song was recorded in New York, the rest was recorded in Nashville, adding to the country rock instrumentation. What album am I?
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is for the 1865 book (which has never been out of print) written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. It poses the question 'Why is a raven like a writing desk?' What book am I?
is for the 1865 book (which has never been out of print) written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. It poses the question 'Why is a raven like a writing desk?' What book am I?
March 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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is for the 1865 book (which has never been out of print) written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. It poses the question 'Why is a raven like a writing desk?' What book am I?
is for the 1865 book (which has never been out of print) written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. It poses the question 'Why is a raven like a writing desk?' What book am I?
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is for Zhivago. I love Russian literature. Dr. Z is one of my favourites. The movie is brilliant. Soviet censors marked this book as anti-Russian.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcth...
is for Zhivago. I love Russian literature. Dr. Z is one of my favourites. The movie is brilliant. Soviet censors marked this book as anti-Russian.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcth...
February 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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is for Zhivago. I love Russian literature. Dr. Z is one of my favourites. The movie is brilliant. Soviet censors marked this book as anti-Russian.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcth...
is for Zhivago. I love Russian literature. Dr. Z is one of my favourites. The movie is brilliant. Soviet censors marked this book as anti-Russian.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcth...
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is for Yoda. Yoda's speech uses the literary devices of anastrophe and anadiplosis. The reversal of the normal word order in a sentence and the repetition of the last word or phrase of a line, clause, or sentence at the beginning of the next.
is for Yoda. Yoda's speech uses the literary devices of anastrophe and anadiplosis. The reversal of the normal word order in a sentence and the repetition of the last word or phrase of a line, clause, or sentence at the beginning of the next.
February 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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is for Yoda. Yoda's speech uses the literary devices of anastrophe and anadiplosis. The reversal of the normal word order in a sentence and the repetition of the last word or phrase of a line, clause, or sentence at the beginning of the next.
is for Yoda. Yoda's speech uses the literary devices of anastrophe and anadiplosis. The reversal of the normal word order in a sentence and the repetition of the last word or phrase of a line, clause, or sentence at the beginning of the next.
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is for Xenomorph. Designed by the Swiss surrealist artist H. R. Giger in 1976, the xenomorph (alien) is the "perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility."
is for Xenomorph. Designed by the Swiss surrealist artist H. R. Giger in 1976, the xenomorph (alien) is the "perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility."
February 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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is for Xenomorph. Designed by the Swiss surrealist artist H. R. Giger in 1976, the xenomorph (alien) is the "perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility."
is for Xenomorph. Designed by the Swiss surrealist artist H. R. Giger in 1976, the xenomorph (alien) is the "perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility."
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is for The Warlord. Vietnam war veteran Travis Morgan is the "Warlord" as he fights for the freedom of the people of Skartaris.
is for The Warlord. Vietnam war veteran Travis Morgan is the "Warlord" as he fights for the freedom of the people of Skartaris.
February 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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is for The Warlord. Vietnam war veteran Travis Morgan is the "Warlord" as he fights for the freedom of the people of Skartaris.
is for The Warlord. Vietnam war veteran Travis Morgan is the "Warlord" as he fights for the freedom of the people of Skartaris.
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is for the 1984 sci-fi TV mini-series "V". Starring a pre-Freddy Robert Englund. I still remember being absolutely shocked by the Guinea Pig eating scene.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhkR...
is for the 1984 sci-fi TV mini-series "V". Starring a pre-Freddy Robert Englund. I still remember being absolutely shocked by the Guinea Pig eating scene.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhkR...
February 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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is for the 1984 sci-fi TV mini-series "V". Starring a pre-Freddy Robert Englund. I still remember being absolutely shocked by the Guinea Pig eating scene.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhkR...
is for the 1984 sci-fi TV mini-series "V". Starring a pre-Freddy Robert Englund. I still remember being absolutely shocked by the Guinea Pig eating scene.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhkR...
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is for "Us and Them" by Pink Floyd. Listening to the Dark Side this morning.
""Forward!" he cried from the rear / And the front rank died / The general sat, and the lines on the map / Moved from side to side"
is for "Us and Them" by Pink Floyd. Listening to the Dark Side this morning.
""Forward!" he cried from the rear / And the front rank died / The general sat, and the lines on the map / Moved from side to side"
February 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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is for "Us and Them" by Pink Floyd. Listening to the Dark Side this morning.
""Forward!" he cried from the rear / And the front rank died / The general sat, and the lines on the map / Moved from side to side"
is for "Us and Them" by Pink Floyd. Listening to the Dark Side this morning.
""Forward!" he cried from the rear / And the front rank died / The general sat, and the lines on the map / Moved from side to side"
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is for "The Troop" by Nick Cutter. Such a great horror book. When, oh when, is the movie coming out?
is for "The Troop" by Nick Cutter. Such a great horror book. When, oh when, is the movie coming out?
February 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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is for "The Troop" by Nick Cutter. Such a great horror book. When, oh when, is the movie coming out?
is for "The Troop" by Nick Cutter. Such a great horror book. When, oh when, is the movie coming out?
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is for Scary Tales comic books. From April 1981 featuring three stories: The Scorpio Curse, The Vampire's Bride, and What's Inside Roger? Charlton Comics was an American comic-book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986.
is for Scary Tales comic books. From April 1981 featuring three stories: The Scorpio Curse, The Vampire's Bride, and What's Inside Roger? Charlton Comics was an American comic-book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986.
February 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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is for Scary Tales comic books. From April 1981 featuring three stories: The Scorpio Curse, The Vampire's Bride, and What's Inside Roger? Charlton Comics was an American comic-book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986.
is for Scary Tales comic books. From April 1981 featuring three stories: The Scorpio Curse, The Vampire's Bride, and What's Inside Roger? Charlton Comics was an American comic-book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986.
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is for the poem 'The Raven' by Edgar Allen Poe.
There once was a girl named Lenore / And a bird and a bust and a door / And a guy with depression / And a whole lot of questions / And the bird always says / Nevermore.”
...not a quote from the poem.
is for the poem 'The Raven' by Edgar Allen Poe.
There once was a girl named Lenore / And a bird and a bust and a door / And a guy with depression / And a whole lot of questions / And the bird always says / Nevermore.”
...not a quote from the poem.
February 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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is for the poem 'The Raven' by Edgar Allen Poe.
There once was a girl named Lenore / And a bird and a bust and a door / And a guy with depression / And a whole lot of questions / And the bird always says / Nevermore.”
...not a quote from the poem.
is for the poem 'The Raven' by Edgar Allen Poe.
There once was a girl named Lenore / And a bird and a bust and a door / And a guy with depression / And a whole lot of questions / And the bird always says / Nevermore.”
...not a quote from the poem.
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is for the 1982 movie Q-The Winged Serpent, starring Michael Moriarty and David Carradine. The monster animation is well done by Randy Cook and David Allen.
is for the 1982 movie Q-The Winged Serpent, starring Michael Moriarty and David Carradine. The monster animation is well done by Randy Cook and David Allen.
February 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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is for the 1982 movie Q-The Winged Serpent, starring Michael Moriarty and David Carradine. The monster animation is well done by Randy Cook and David Allen.
is for the 1982 movie Q-The Winged Serpent, starring Michael Moriarty and David Carradine. The monster animation is well done by Randy Cook and David Allen.
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is for "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" by Patrick Suskind. What a great book. That finale - wow.
“He disgusted them the way a fat spider that you can't bring yourself to crush in your own hand disgusts you.”
is for "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" by Patrick Suskind. What a great book. That finale - wow.
“He disgusted them the way a fat spider that you can't bring yourself to crush in your own hand disgusts you.”
February 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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is for "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" by Patrick Suskind. What a great book. That finale - wow.
“He disgusted them the way a fat spider that you can't bring yourself to crush in your own hand disgusts you.”
is for "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" by Patrick Suskind. What a great book. That finale - wow.
“He disgusted them the way a fat spider that you can't bring yourself to crush in your own hand disgusts you.”
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is of Ozzy Osborne the godfather of heavy metal. And the book "I Am Ozzy". I really enjoyed this bio about the complicated and complex bat / dove-head biting legend of rock-n-roll.
is of Ozzy Osborne the godfather of heavy metal. And the book "I Am Ozzy". I really enjoyed this bio about the complicated and complex bat / dove-head biting legend of rock-n-roll.
February 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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is of Ozzy Osborne the godfather of heavy metal. And the book "I Am Ozzy". I really enjoyed this bio about the complicated and complex bat / dove-head biting legend of rock-n-roll.
is of Ozzy Osborne the godfather of heavy metal. And the book "I Am Ozzy". I really enjoyed this bio about the complicated and complex bat / dove-head biting legend of rock-n-roll.
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is for "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" by the Beatles. From their 1965 Rubber Soul album. This is the first appearance of the Indian string instrument on a Western rock recording. A very nice listening happening this Sunday morning.
is for "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" by the Beatles. From their 1965 Rubber Soul album. This is the first appearance of the Indian string instrument on a Western rock recording. A very nice listening happening this Sunday morning.
February 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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is for "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" by the Beatles. From their 1965 Rubber Soul album. This is the first appearance of the Indian string instrument on a Western rock recording. A very nice listening happening this Sunday morning.
is for "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" by the Beatles. From their 1965 Rubber Soul album. This is the first appearance of the Indian string instrument on a Western rock recording. A very nice listening happening this Sunday morning.
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is for Man-Thing. "The Gong of Doom!" The Man-Thing is a large, slow-moving, empathic, humanoid swamp monster living in the Florida Everglades. Why not.
is for Man-Thing. "The Gong of Doom!" The Man-Thing is a large, slow-moving, empathic, humanoid swamp monster living in the Florida Everglades. Why not.
February 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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is for Man-Thing. "The Gong of Doom!" The Man-Thing is a large, slow-moving, empathic, humanoid swamp monster living in the Florida Everglades. Why not.
is for Man-Thing. "The Gong of Doom!" The Man-Thing is a large, slow-moving, empathic, humanoid swamp monster living in the Florida Everglades. Why not.
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is for "The Lost World" by A. Conan Doyle. The second best Dino adventure in my books. Also the title of Crichton's follow up to Jurrasic Park - both great novels.
is for "The Lost World" by A. Conan Doyle. The second best Dino adventure in my books. Also the title of Crichton's follow up to Jurrasic Park - both great novels.
February 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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is for "The Lost World" by A. Conan Doyle. The second best Dino adventure in my books. Also the title of Crichton's follow up to Jurrasic Park - both great novels.
is for "The Lost World" by A. Conan Doyle. The second best Dino adventure in my books. Also the title of Crichton's follow up to Jurrasic Park - both great novels.
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is for Kull. Anyone remember this 1983 movie with Ken Marshall and Liam Neeson. I have the comic book. Based on the original screenplay by Stanford Sherman who also wrote the awesome 1984 Ice Pirates screenplay.
is for Kull. Anyone remember this 1983 movie with Ken Marshall and Liam Neeson. I have the comic book. Based on the original screenplay by Stanford Sherman who also wrote the awesome 1984 Ice Pirates screenplay.
February 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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is for Kull. Anyone remember this 1983 movie with Ken Marshall and Liam Neeson. I have the comic book. Based on the original screenplay by Stanford Sherman who also wrote the awesome 1984 Ice Pirates screenplay.
is for Kull. Anyone remember this 1983 movie with Ken Marshall and Liam Neeson. I have the comic book. Based on the original screenplay by Stanford Sherman who also wrote the awesome 1984 Ice Pirates screenplay.
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is for "Jurrasic Park" by Michael Crichton - the greatest Dinosaur adventure book ever written. I think it is.
is for "Jurrasic Park" by Michael Crichton - the greatest Dinosaur adventure book ever written. I think it is.
February 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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is for "Jurrasic Park" by Michael Crichton - the greatest Dinosaur adventure book ever written. I think it is.
is for "Jurrasic Park" by Michael Crichton - the greatest Dinosaur adventure book ever written. I think it is.
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is for "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson. Great book. And the movie adaptations were also very good. The Omega Man was frightening as a child. I Am Legend with Will Smith is still very good.
is for "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson. Great book. And the movie adaptations were also very good. The Omega Man was frightening as a child. I Am Legend with Will Smith is still very good.
February 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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is for "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson. Great book. And the movie adaptations were also very good. The Omega Man was frightening as a child. I Am Legend with Will Smith is still very good.
is for "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson. Great book. And the movie adaptations were also very good. The Omega Man was frightening as a child. I Am Legend with Will Smith is still very good.
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is for "Helter Skelter" - in British English, a helter skelter is a fairground attraction consisting of a tall spiral slide winding around a tower; however, the phrase can also mean chaos and disorder. I remember reading Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi ande thinking this is horrifying.
is for "Helter Skelter" - in British English, a helter skelter is a fairground attraction consisting of a tall spiral slide winding around a tower; however, the phrase can also mean chaos and disorder. I remember reading Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi ande thinking this is horrifying.
February 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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is for "Helter Skelter" - in British English, a helter skelter is a fairground attraction consisting of a tall spiral slide winding around a tower; however, the phrase can also mean chaos and disorder. I remember reading Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi ande thinking this is horrifying.
is for "Helter Skelter" - in British English, a helter skelter is a fairground attraction consisting of a tall spiral slide winding around a tower; however, the phrase can also mean chaos and disorder. I remember reading Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi ande thinking this is horrifying.
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is for Genesis. 'Invisible Touch' is one of their most successful albums but also considered one of their worst. To understand this you need to have been there in the 80s. Considered one of Genesis' most popiest albums - 'the band fully transitioned from art-rock glory to radio-ready piffle.'
is for Genesis. 'Invisible Touch' is one of their most successful albums but also considered one of their worst. To understand this you need to have been there in the 80s. Considered one of Genesis' most popiest albums - 'the band fully transitioned from art-rock glory to radio-ready piffle.'
February 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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is for Genesis. 'Invisible Touch' is one of their most successful albums but also considered one of their worst. To understand this you need to have been there in the 80s. Considered one of Genesis' most popiest albums - 'the band fully transitioned from art-rock glory to radio-ready piffle.'
is for Genesis. 'Invisible Touch' is one of their most successful albums but also considered one of their worst. To understand this you need to have been there in the 80s. Considered one of Genesis' most popiest albums - 'the band fully transitioned from art-rock glory to radio-ready piffle.'