Ryan Van Ells
@ryanvanellswrites.bsky.social
(He/Him) 🏳️🌈
Bisexual author of dark fiction based in Milwaukee, WI. Words in Dark Harbor, State of Matter, and others.
https://linktr.ee/ryanvanells
*Opinions are my own*
Bisexual author of dark fiction based in Milwaukee, WI. Words in Dark Harbor, State of Matter, and others.
https://linktr.ee/ryanvanells
*Opinions are my own*
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🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
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Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
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November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
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In Memoriam:
Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War
Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In Memoriam:
Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War
Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War
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happy no novel november to all who celebrate in which we will continue to write new short stories instead of our novels
November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
happy no novel november to all who celebrate in which we will continue to write new short stories instead of our novels
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
39/??
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Figured I'd continue the werewolf-oween with one of my all-time favorite movies. Great horror-comedy balance. Fun soundtrack. The transformation scene of course, but the subway was the scene that made me fall in love
39/??
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Figured I'd continue the werewolf-oween with one of my all-time favorite movies. Great horror-comedy balance. Fun soundtrack. The transformation scene of course, but the subway was the scene that made me fall in love
October 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
39/??
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Figured I'd continue the werewolf-oween with one of my all-time favorite movies. Great horror-comedy balance. Fun soundtrack. The transformation scene of course, but the subway was the scene that made me fall in love
39/??
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Figured I'd continue the werewolf-oween with one of my all-time favorite movies. Great horror-comedy balance. Fun soundtrack. The transformation scene of course, but the subway was the scene that made me fall in love
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
38/??
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Continuing the universal monsters mostly because it was on the same disc as The Wolf Man. Pretty fun. Creepy opening in the crypt as well
38/??
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Continuing the universal monsters mostly because it was on the same disc as The Wolf Man. Pretty fun. Creepy opening in the crypt as well
October 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
38/??
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Continuing the universal monsters mostly because it was on the same disc as The Wolf Man. Pretty fun. Creepy opening in the crypt as well
38/??
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Continuing the universal monsters mostly because it was on the same disc as The Wolf Man. Pretty fun. Creepy opening in the crypt as well
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
37/??
The Wolf Man (1941)
Lon Chaney, Jr. brings the anguish of the curse to exquisitely painful levels in the werewolf movie that started them all.
37/??
The Wolf Man (1941)
Lon Chaney, Jr. brings the anguish of the curse to exquisitely painful levels in the werewolf movie that started them all.
October 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
37/??
The Wolf Man (1941)
Lon Chaney, Jr. brings the anguish of the curse to exquisitely painful levels in the werewolf movie that started them all.
37/??
The Wolf Man (1941)
Lon Chaney, Jr. brings the anguish of the curse to exquisitely painful levels in the werewolf movie that started them all.
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
36/??
Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost
The most Halloween of the Scooby Doo movies: New England Autumn setting, Tim Curry being Tim Curry, and the Hex Girls.
36/??
Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost
The most Halloween of the Scooby Doo movies: New England Autumn setting, Tim Curry being Tim Curry, and the Hex Girls.
October 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
36/??
Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost
The most Halloween of the Scooby Doo movies: New England Autumn setting, Tim Curry being Tim Curry, and the Hex Girls.
36/??
Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost
The most Halloween of the Scooby Doo movies: New England Autumn setting, Tim Curry being Tim Curry, and the Hex Girls.
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
35/??
Scooby Doo on Zombie Island
This era of Scooby-Doo movies really hits that cozy Halloween vibe.
35/??
Scooby Doo on Zombie Island
This era of Scooby-Doo movies really hits that cozy Halloween vibe.
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
35/??
Scooby Doo on Zombie Island
This era of Scooby-Doo movies really hits that cozy Halloween vibe.
35/??
Scooby Doo on Zombie Island
This era of Scooby-Doo movies really hits that cozy Halloween vibe.
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
34/??
Halloween (1978)
Saved the iconic movie to kick off the Halloween day marathon.
34/??
Halloween (1978)
Saved the iconic movie to kick off the Halloween day marathon.
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
34/??
Halloween (1978)
Saved the iconic movie to kick off the Halloween day marathon.
34/??
Halloween (1978)
Saved the iconic movie to kick off the Halloween day marathon.
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
33/??
Satan's Little Helper (2004)
I genuinely can't tell if I like this movie or not. Feels like a hyper-evil Disney original.
33/??
Satan's Little Helper (2004)
I genuinely can't tell if I like this movie or not. Feels like a hyper-evil Disney original.
October 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
33/??
Satan's Little Helper (2004)
I genuinely can't tell if I like this movie or not. Feels like a hyper-evil Disney original.
33/??
Satan's Little Helper (2004)
I genuinely can't tell if I like this movie or not. Feels like a hyper-evil Disney original.
#HorrorWritersChat
In the spirit of fun, I think we need a new lake monster. I haven't heard of a new one in a long time. Someone find a lake and a forgotten dinosaur at the bottom please.
In the spirit of fun, I think we need a new lake monster. I haven't heard of a new one in a long time. Someone find a lake and a forgotten dinosaur at the bottom please.
Q4, and this is the last one for tonight. Hang around for the pimp your book part of the night in 10 minutes. Please do repost others. Please do go and repost one of Matt's books as well.
Thanks thanks.
#HorrorWritersChat
Thanks thanks.
#HorrorWritersChat
October 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
In the spirit of fun, I think we need a new lake monster. I haven't heard of a new one in a long time. Someone find a lake and a forgotten dinosaur at the bottom please.
In the spirit of fun, I think we need a new lake monster. I haven't heard of a new one in a long time. Someone find a lake and a forgotten dinosaur at the bottom please.
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We still fear the dark. We still fear the unknown.
Darkness? Turn on a light.
...but the light is flickering
Alone and afraid? Call a friend on the phone.
...but the phone is answered by a stranger
Our tech comforts still lead to new horrors.
Old stories retold with tech work.
#HorrorWritersChat
Darkness? Turn on a light.
...but the light is flickering
Alone and afraid? Call a friend on the phone.
...but the phone is answered by a stranger
Our tech comforts still lead to new horrors.
Old stories retold with tech work.
#HorrorWritersChat
So what does it say about us, as the folklore evolves, and we fear new things, in the dark...
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
October 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
We still fear the dark. We still fear the unknown.
Darkness? Turn on a light.
...but the light is flickering
Alone and afraid? Call a friend on the phone.
...but the phone is answered by a stranger
Our tech comforts still lead to new horrors.
Old stories retold with tech work.
#HorrorWritersChat
Darkness? Turn on a light.
...but the light is flickering
Alone and afraid? Call a friend on the phone.
...but the phone is answered by a stranger
Our tech comforts still lead to new horrors.
Old stories retold with tech work.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
I think they're all the same stories, just told in different ways. What we're afraid of is our helplessness and vulnerability in the face of these unknowns. All that changes is what kind of vulnerability is being exposed
I think they're all the same stories, just told in different ways. What we're afraid of is our helplessness and vulnerability in the face of these unknowns. All that changes is what kind of vulnerability is being exposed
So what does it say about us, as the folklore evolves, and we fear new things, in the dark...
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
October 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
I think they're all the same stories, just told in different ways. What we're afraid of is our helplessness and vulnerability in the face of these unknowns. All that changes is what kind of vulnerability is being exposed
I think they're all the same stories, just told in different ways. What we're afraid of is our helplessness and vulnerability in the face of these unknowns. All that changes is what kind of vulnerability is being exposed
#HorrorWritersChat
Anything about something big in the woods that wants to eat me. It's easy to say I don't believe in superstition at home, in the city. It's a lot harder camping in the dark away from electricity or walls.
Anything about something big in the woods that wants to eat me. It's easy to say I don't believe in superstition at home, in the city. It's a lot harder camping in the dark away from electricity or walls.
October 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Anything about something big in the woods that wants to eat me. It's easy to say I don't believe in superstition at home, in the city. It's a lot harder camping in the dark away from electricity or walls.
Anything about something big in the woods that wants to eat me. It's easy to say I don't believe in superstition at home, in the city. It's a lot harder camping in the dark away from electricity or walls.
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Hi y'all! I'm a queer TX based author that writes historical, specfic, & Southern Gothic horror all inspired by my Choctaw-Irish heritage.
What scared me? Skin stealing monsters, aliens, My dad just growling "once upon a time." while we were camping and... Zeke the Plumber.
#HorrorWritersChat
What scared me? Skin stealing monsters, aliens, My dad just growling "once upon a time." while we were camping and... Zeke the Plumber.
#HorrorWritersChat
October 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Hi y'all! I'm a queer TX based author that writes historical, specfic, & Southern Gothic horror all inspired by my Choctaw-Irish heritage.
What scared me? Skin stealing monsters, aliens, My dad just growling "once upon a time." while we were camping and... Zeke the Plumber.
#HorrorWritersChat
What scared me? Skin stealing monsters, aliens, My dad just growling "once upon a time." while we were camping and... Zeke the Plumber.
#HorrorWritersChat
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Greetings #HorrorWritersChat
I'm Mary from Greater Manchester (UK), where I write cosmic, gothic and Weird horror.
My childhood fears were pretty mundane, real-world stuff.
And I'm not sharing those online.
The ghost haunting my childhood home was friendly with me.
Graveyards were comforting.
I'm Mary from Greater Manchester (UK), where I write cosmic, gothic and Weird horror.
My childhood fears were pretty mundane, real-world stuff.
And I'm not sharing those online.
The ghost haunting my childhood home was friendly with me.
Graveyards were comforting.
Hola, Horror Writers. I'm going to post and eat as I've pretty much just walked in. But, we're all about it today, so close to Halloween!
Tell me tell me. What scared you as a child?
No links, no hawking books please, till the end. Thanks Thanks.
#HorrorWritersChat
Tell me tell me. What scared you as a child?
No links, no hawking books please, till the end. Thanks Thanks.
#HorrorWritersChat
October 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Greetings #HorrorWritersChat
I'm Mary from Greater Manchester (UK), where I write cosmic, gothic and Weird horror.
My childhood fears were pretty mundane, real-world stuff.
And I'm not sharing those online.
The ghost haunting my childhood home was friendly with me.
Graveyards were comforting.
I'm Mary from Greater Manchester (UK), where I write cosmic, gothic and Weird horror.
My childhood fears were pretty mundane, real-world stuff.
And I'm not sharing those online.
The ghost haunting my childhood home was friendly with me.
Graveyards were comforting.
Hello all!
I'm Ryan. I write all varieties of dark fiction but mostly horror and dark fantasy.
I had a terrible fear of the void even as a young child to the point where I was afraid of falling asleep because I wasn't there for it. The existential dread crept in on me young...
#HorrorWritersChat
I'm Ryan. I write all varieties of dark fiction but mostly horror and dark fantasy.
I had a terrible fear of the void even as a young child to the point where I was afraid of falling asleep because I wasn't there for it. The existential dread crept in on me young...
#HorrorWritersChat
Hola, Horror Writers. I'm going to post and eat as I've pretty much just walked in. But, we're all about it today, so close to Halloween!
Tell me tell me. What scared you as a child?
No links, no hawking books please, till the end. Thanks Thanks.
#HorrorWritersChat
Tell me tell me. What scared you as a child?
No links, no hawking books please, till the end. Thanks Thanks.
#HorrorWritersChat
October 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Hello all!
I'm Ryan. I write all varieties of dark fiction but mostly horror and dark fantasy.
I had a terrible fear of the void even as a young child to the point where I was afraid of falling asleep because I wasn't there for it. The existential dread crept in on me young...
#HorrorWritersChat
I'm Ryan. I write all varieties of dark fiction but mostly horror and dark fantasy.
I had a terrible fear of the void even as a young child to the point where I was afraid of falling asleep because I wasn't there for it. The existential dread crept in on me young...
#HorrorWritersChat
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
32/??
Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
A made for TV movie that has no business being this good. One of my favorite watches for the Halloween season.
32/??
Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
A made for TV movie that has no business being this good. One of my favorite watches for the Halloween season.
October 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
32/??
Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
A made for TV movie that has no business being this good. One of my favorite watches for the Halloween season.
32/??
Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
A made for TV movie that has no business being this good. One of my favorite watches for the Halloween season.
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
31/31
Halloween 5 (1989)
Meeting the yearly quota with what is...not a good movie.
31/31
Halloween 5 (1989)
Meeting the yearly quota with what is...not a good movie.
October 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
31/31
Halloween 5 (1989)
Meeting the yearly quota with what is...not a good movie.
31/31
Halloween 5 (1989)
Meeting the yearly quota with what is...not a good movie.
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
30/31
Halloween 4 (1988)
Not the greatest movie, but it has the Halloween atmosphere
30/31
Halloween 4 (1988)
Not the greatest movie, but it has the Halloween atmosphere
October 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
30/31
Halloween 4 (1988)
Not the greatest movie, but it has the Halloween atmosphere
30/31
Halloween 4 (1988)
Not the greatest movie, but it has the Halloween atmosphere
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
29/31
Fascination (1979)
Strange and dreamlike. It took a while to get the gorgeous and interesting parts though
29/31
Fascination (1979)
Strange and dreamlike. It took a while to get the gorgeous and interesting parts though
October 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
29/31
Fascination (1979)
Strange and dreamlike. It took a while to get the gorgeous and interesting parts though
29/31
Fascination (1979)
Strange and dreamlike. It took a while to get the gorgeous and interesting parts though
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
28/31
Frankenstein (2025)
Had the chance to see it in theaters which was perfect because @realgdt.bsky.social paints beautiful compositions in his films. Oscar Isaac was fantastic as always. Gothic horror and romance, tormented fathers, all moving.
28/31
Frankenstein (2025)
Had the chance to see it in theaters which was perfect because @realgdt.bsky.social paints beautiful compositions in his films. Oscar Isaac was fantastic as always. Gothic horror and romance, tormented fathers, all moving.
October 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
28/31
Frankenstein (2025)
Had the chance to see it in theaters which was perfect because @realgdt.bsky.social paints beautiful compositions in his films. Oscar Isaac was fantastic as always. Gothic horror and romance, tormented fathers, all moving.
28/31
Frankenstein (2025)
Had the chance to see it in theaters which was perfect because @realgdt.bsky.social paints beautiful compositions in his films. Oscar Isaac was fantastic as always. Gothic horror and romance, tormented fathers, all moving.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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