Raphael van Lierop 🇨🇦
@raphlife.bsky.social
He/Him. Get over it. Exploring apocalypses. I founded and lead Hinterland, and created THE LONG DARK. Director, writer, designer, human. Proud Canadian. Just doing my best.
Love this hat.
January 8, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Love this hat.
Favourite marketing email of 2026 so far.
January 8, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Favourite marketing email of 2026 so far.
Really enjoyed this! Beautifully written and very original. Epic and romantic.
January 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Really enjoyed this! Beautifully written and very original. Epic and romantic.
I recently realized that Tony Leung starred in both HARD BOILED and IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE and that kind of blows me away.
January 1, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I recently realized that Tony Leung starred in both HARD BOILED and IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE and that kind of blows me away.
December 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Things are going great! 🫠
December 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Things are going great! 🫠
The reason they hate DUSTBORN is actually very simple.
December 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The reason they hate DUSTBORN is actually very simple.
Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
BF team making cold things look cold.
(Reminds me of the Ice Storm in '98.)
(Reminds me of the Ice Storm in '98.)
November 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
BF team making cold things look cold.
(Reminds me of the Ice Storm in '98.)
(Reminds me of the Ice Storm in '98.)
There are a couple of potential examples in PENNY DREADFUL.
(Don't want to spoil if you haven't seen it.)
(Don't want to spoil if you haven't seen it.)
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
There are a couple of potential examples in PENNY DREADFUL.
(Don't want to spoil if you haven't seen it.)
(Don't want to spoil if you haven't seen it.)
Having a tough time coming up with examples, it's true.
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Having a tough time coming up with examples, it's true.
This article doesn't make a lot of sense, or maybe I'm reading it wrong? They only spent $60M on the second season but spent over $700M on two seasons? So they spent $600M+ on the first season?
That math doesn't really add up. Seems more likely they spent $60M *per episode* for S02.
That math doesn't really add up. Seems more likely they spent $60M *per episode* for S02.
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This article doesn't make a lot of sense, or maybe I'm reading it wrong? They only spent $60M on the second season but spent over $700M on two seasons? So they spent $600M+ on the first season?
That math doesn't really add up. Seems more likely they spent $60M *per episode* for S02.
That math doesn't really add up. Seems more likely they spent $60M *per episode* for S02.
Finished WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy this weekend. An absolute stunner. Just a devastatingly beautiful story. Heart-wrenching. Painful to read. I couldn't put it down. Get a copy, get under a warm blanket, and lose yourself in it.
www.charlottemcconaghy.com
www.charlottemcconaghy.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Finished WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy this weekend. An absolute stunner. Just a devastatingly beautiful story. Heart-wrenching. Painful to read. I couldn't put it down. Get a copy, get under a warm blanket, and lose yourself in it.
www.charlottemcconaghy.com
www.charlottemcconaghy.com
Google Alerts bringing the TLD inspiration...two in a row this morning.
November 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Google Alerts bringing the TLD inspiration...two in a row this morning.
November 2, 2025 at 5:07 AM