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𝙒𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 is Dead. @carrion-comfort.com · 12h

It's my second (of many) entries for #hauntalong this year and I'm surfacing one of my favorites of the Universal Monster movies for the morning crowd!

Today I present you:

Jack Arnold’s 1954 creature–feature The Creature from the Black Lagoon!

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Gabriel Robinson @glowingroots.bsky.social · 1d

Continuing this year’s #hauntalong, I’m recommending Bring Her Back (2025).

Film poster for Bring Her Back, featuring a hand grading the head of a child with red demonic eyes and a circle of blood in the background

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Mike Murderens | Clear Keep @clearkeep.bsky.social · 1d

Make something for the best damn community zine in existence.

Amanda/iamatrex @iamatrex.com · 2d

Sprigs & Kindling sprigsandkindling.com is actively seeking pitches:
Vol 6: Endings & Beginnings. Any Carved from Brindlewood-related creation. Due Dec 1, 2025
Vol 7: Gods & Monsters. The Silt Verses TTRPG and Arkham Herald. Due Mar 1, 2026
Vol 8: Short-form CfB. Due Jun 1, 2026

DM me with pitches!

Sprigs and Kindling

An ongoing digital zine of community collected creative works for Carved from Brindlewood TTRPG games

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𝖏 𝖆 𝖈 𝖐 @jackofficer.bsky.social · 1d

Hello, rats and bats. It's #hauntalong time, and tonight I'm kicking off my selects with inarguably the best (authorized) Dracula movie ever.

Title card for "Bram Stoker's Dracula" (1992)

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𝙒𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 is Dead. @carrion-comfort.com · 3d

This #hauntalong, I'm trying to be a bit sexier than last year. I'm talking sultry, sanguineous, seductive, and penetrative.

Like with knives.

Or teeth.

I wanted to get

Let's talk about my first entry:

Claire Denis' 2001 psychosexual horror film, 'Trouble Every Day' 🫀

Still from the Claire Denis film Trouble Every Day. It shows a wall with wild blood splattering all over it. A woman walks from right Drake to the left, also covered in blood while wearing a neglige.

The foreground says, "Trouble Every Day" A film by Claire Denis.

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Blaine Martin (he/they) @notalonehorror.bsky.social · 4d

Didn't there used to be someone in Philadelphia that fulfilled your orders? Tom or Terry or something like that? My vision just went purple and there's a tickle somewhere in my brain. It feels like a sweater being pulled apart strand by strand.

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Mike Murderens | Clear Keep @clearkeep.bsky.social · 5d

Do you like fun simple games that are deceptively deep art, luring you to the brink of losing yourself in the listless void before summoning you home with the sticky smells of dried Coke and fry oil?

Me too!

The ttrpg book Tourist Hole in hand. The author on the cover seems to be labeled “Escape,” which is a little weird.

The printed edition of Tourist Hole opened to its introductory page, where a family of toy figures strolls under the shadow of a hanging skeleton.

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Blaine Martin (he/they) @notalonehorror.bsky.social · 4d

Ingrid Torelli as Lilly and David Dastmalchian as Jack Delroy are particular stand outs. Lilly’s shifts between naïve sweetness and horrifying evil are a delight and Jack's desperation and sadness are palpable. If you are a fan of possession horror, give Late Night with the Devil a try. (7/7)

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Blaine Martin (he/they) @notalonehorror.bsky.social · 4d

The medium is used to great effect. The film itself seems to react to the evil being unleashed. There are lots of clicks and film skips in unusual places. The grainy, deteriorated quality helps boost the believability of the little bit of CGI that gets brought in in the last act. (6/7)

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Blaine Martin (he/they) @notalonehorror.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve said it before, but I’m a sucker for practical effects and that is the other thing Late Night does well. There are some really great practical effects from demon makeup to black bile to a body full of worms that are gnarly in the best possible way. (5/7)

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Blaine Martin (he/they) @notalonehorror.bsky.social · 4d

There’s a brief meta documentary at the opening of the film that fills us in on what we need to know about Jack Delroy but once we're on set, we stay there. When things go south, the tight set makes it feel like everyone, including the audience watching at home, is trapped with the evil. (4/7)

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Blaine Martin (he/they) @notalonehorror.bsky.social · 4d

I think what makes the movie really special is that it does A LOT with very little. It is an incredibly claustrophobic set. A majority of the film is set on the filming stage and the small slice of backstage just behind the curtains. (3/7)

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Blaine Martin (he/they) @notalonehorror.bsky.social · 4d

That leads to a late night show with a psychic, a skeptic, and a child who was the sole survivor of a satanic cult. The skeptic is there to debunk the strange claims of the other guests, but has a hard time of it when they introduce Lilly, the former cultists, and her friend Mr. Wriggles. (2/7)

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Blaine Martin (he/they) @notalonehorror.bsky.social · 4d

Happy #hauntalong everyone! Today we're talking about the 2023 Shudder original Late Night with the Devil, the story of a late night host whose popularity is on the decline. In an attempt to get viewers, he starts booking more and more controversial guests. (1/7)

Mike Murderens | Clear Keep @clearkeep.bsky.social · 6d

Weeeeeee're baaaack.

#hauntalong has a group of ttrpg wrting/arting/playing friends chatting about their favorite horror movies.

This year, we've got a full month of recos, and we'll truly push Bluesky's threading feature well beyond the black rainbow.

Come haunt along with us.

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Amanda/iamatrex @iamatrex.com · 5d

Happy #hauntalong, friends! Continuing my trend of contentious movie picks, and really lowering the quality bar of the choices so far in 2025: today I'm recommending my favourite Friday the 13th movie, Jason X (AKA JASON IIIIIN SPAAAAACE)

Jason X poster. A futuristic machete reflects a screaming woman. On the left side is half of Jason's face, in an old shoddy hockey mask. On the right side is half of Uber Jason's face, metallic mask and red eyes.

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Michael Van Vleet (he/him) @signalstation.bsky.social · 6d

Welcome back to the #hauntalong where every year, a group of RPG game designers, artists, and horror film weirdos spend the month of October sharing their recommendations!

Today we'll be talking about CUCKOO, the changeling myth and how weird it is to hear anything at all.

Title screen for the film CUCKOO featuring the word "cuckoo" on a dark background.

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Blaine Martin (he/they) @notalonehorror.bsky.social · 6d

It's that time of the year again!!!! Come on a Haunt-a-long!!!!!

Mike Murderens | Clear Keep @clearkeep.bsky.social · 6d

Weeeeeee're baaaack.

#hauntalong has a group of ttrpg wrting/arting/playing friends chatting about their favorite horror movies.

This year, we've got a full month of recos, and we'll truly push Bluesky's threading feature well beyond the black rainbow.

Come haunt along with us.

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Jeff Stormer @jeffstormer.gobirds.online · Jun 27

This is in 10 minutes and it's on YouTube and you should watch the

Jeff Stormer @jeffstormer.gobirds.online · Jun 24

DOOMSDAY COMES THIS FRIDAY AT TOOMANYGAMES.

We're celebrating 5 years of MORK BORG with a special LIVE ACTUAL PLAY EVENT, featuring a very cool lineup of guests (including @scarydogfriend.bsky.social @kendomakesfilms.bsky.social, plus @nohr.se and Pelle, creators of @morkborg.com!)

6/27 | 3pm EST

MORK BORG
5TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

A live actual play event of apocalyptic proportions, starring:

JOHAN NOHR (co-creator, MORK BORG)
PELLE NILSSON (co-creator, MORK BORG)
JOSEPHINE KIM (co-producer, Bad House RPG)
KENDRICK SMITH (creator, Tales Yet Told)

And as Game Master
JEFF STORMER (co-producer, Party of One Podcast)

Friday, 6/27, 3pm EST
TooManyGames
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
100 Station Avenue, Oaks, PA 19456
toomanygames.com

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Blaine Martin (he/they) @notalonehorror.bsky.social · Jun 27

I'm tragically no longer able to be at TMG on Friday, but this event is going to be rad as hell. If you are in the Philly area you should be at TooManyGames and you should be watching Jeff Stormer run Mork Borg for the creators and Kendrick!

Jeff Stormer @jeffstormer.gobirds.online · Jun 24

DOOMSDAY COMES THIS FRIDAY AT TOOMANYGAMES.

We're celebrating 5 years of MORK BORG with a special LIVE ACTUAL PLAY EVENT, featuring a very cool lineup of guests (including @scarydogfriend.bsky.social @kendomakesfilms.bsky.social, plus @nohr.se and Pelle, creators of @morkborg.com!)

6/27 | 3pm EST

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Jeff Stormer @jeffstormer.gobirds.online · Jun 24

DOOMSDAY COMES THIS FRIDAY AT TOOMANYGAMES.

We're celebrating 5 years of MORK BORG with a special LIVE ACTUAL PLAY EVENT, featuring a very cool lineup of guests (including @scarydogfriend.bsky.social @kendomakesfilms.bsky.social, plus @nohr.se and Pelle, creators of @morkborg.com!)

6/27 | 3pm EST

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Blaine Martin (he/they) @notalonehorror.bsky.social · May 13

It is a really great game. I hope you can get it to the table soon. I really love seeing existing games getting incorporated into ttrpg mechanics. Using Liar's Dice does a fantastic job of creating a feeling tension between the characters.

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Blaine Martin (he/they) @notalonehorror.bsky.social · May 13

You can grab a copy of Last Train to Bremen here! seaexcursion.itch.io/bremen

Last Train to Bremen by Caro Asercion

A tragedy for a doomed quartet

seaexcursion.itch.io

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Blaine Martin (he/they) @notalonehorror.bsky.social · May 13

We recently played Last Train to Bremen by @seaexcursion.itch.io. It was a ton of fun! Check out our story about a band that made a deal with the devil then tried to escape to Stability when the contract came due!

Greetings from Stability @stabilityor.bsky.social · May 13

In the 80's the band Animal Sacrifice was last seen getting on the ferry to Stability. Only one made it. They say that Stability is so weird not even the devil wants to visit. Maybe that's true? Check out the story!

www.notalonehorror.com/stabilityor/...

#horror #worldbuilding #actualplay #podcast

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Amanda/iamatrex @iamatrex.com · May 5

starting tomorrow at 8 PM Eastern Time you can catch The Between: Unsinkable, a 5 session campaign, run by me and written by @carrion-comfort.com and @gauntletrpg.bsky.social on @thecritshow.bsky.social's The Omniverse Chronicles!! www.twitch.tv/thecritshow

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Blaine Martin (he/they) @notalonehorror.bsky.social · May 1

There is a ton of amazing content in this issue of S&K. I wrote The Hargrave House Honeymoon Suite and The Last Treasure of Calen and Byrd. I also contributed to "The Bells of Blackmire." But there are more than 200 other awesome pages too. You should definitely check it out!

Amanda/iamatrex @iamatrex.com · Apr 30

Sprigs & Kindling Volume 3: Sex, Love, and Obsession, a Carved from Brindlewood anthology zine of creative works, is OUT NOW! Free to download, and we really hope you enjoy :D
Check out the games at @gauntletrpg.bsky.social and happy roleplaying! :)
sprigsandkindling.com

Sprigs and Kindling

An ongoing digital zine of community collected creative works for Carved from Brindlewood TTRPG games

sprigsandkindling.com

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