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Brian Truitt

@briantruitt.bsky.social
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USA TODAY film critic and entertainment writer. Comic geek. #Outlier4life. AT-AT aficionado. Collector of stuff and things. Lions fan. Former tuba hero. Tar Heel. 🐏 Dude.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
THE BEATLES WILL RETURN IN BEATLES ENDGAME
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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
UNMUTE this is GLORIOUS
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Jake Gyllenhaal See What You Did There Meme
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Why would you shoot yourself in the foot like that, box office wise? Just release one a week for four weeks. How is this hard.
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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
JAMBOROO! defector.com/what-makes-a...
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Wait, Kelly Clarkson disrespected the Dragons Love Tacos guy?????
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Art of Play co-owner at center of Kelly Clarkson feud is a bestselling author
Adam Rubin, the shop owner who spoke out about threats to his store following Kelly Clarkson's viral post, is also the author of "Dragons Love Tacos."
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
“Do you love your dad?” is an INCREDIBLE opener
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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
You must understand: full sword and sorcery world building is going on in Castle Rat’s music & stage shows.
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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Every time I think I might be a pretty good critic I read a review like this and realize I have a LOT to learn. Brilliant, weird, accurate, concise. Perfect writing.
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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
It's almost a joke at this point, but the entire story of Mamdani's mayorship really has been "it turns out we can just turn off the orphan grinding machine, the switch was right there the whole time."
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DSTLRY @dstlry.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Load up your collection with award winning tales + support a great cause? Sounds like a win win to us. Check it out!
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Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
My kid has started a Letterboxd list called Killer Sweaters for films where the killer wears a great sweater and they've asked me to throw it out to Bluesky for more because "that's the kind of thing those weirdos like to do"
Chris Pratt: Knives OutBetsy Palmer: Friday the 13thMatthew Lillard: ScreamMasato Hagiwara: Cure
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
(Aristocrats voice) THE NFC EAST
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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 08/10/2026
The creator of THE BOYS. The director of THE SADNESS. One of the most depraved comics of all time becomes one of the most depraved movies of all time. Exclusively watch the teaser trailer for CROSSED: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/397103...
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'Crossed' Teaser Trailer - 'The Boys' Creator and 'The Sadness' Director Preview Their Extreme Horror Experience
A feature adaptation of one of the most depraved comics ever, Crossed is on the way from director Rob Jabbaz (The Sadness), and we've got the very first
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Sweet Shop @sweetshop.app · 08/10/2026
IT'S THE LAST DAY! AHHHHHHHHH! 4 bundles from @darkhorse.com: @mikemignola.bsky.social's Hellboy and B.P.R.D. ($25 each), ALL of @brianmbendis.bsky.social ($20), and Minor Threats by @pattonoswalt.bsky.social & @blumjordan.bsky.social ($10).
It's ya boy! bundle on Sweet Shop, $25 for 40 comics.
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Dang it, that is a good Cody.
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I'm not sure they do! Because it does seem to lure a pantheon of nitwits.
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I hate it when I need to disavow fellow Tar Heels but, sheesh, my dude.
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Oh we back.
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
the tech industry is about to invent books
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Barbie Doll's Surprised Disgusted Look
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
True, but also does that really rise to the level of a lawsuit? I mean, there's no monster hanging in your Monster Cereal, sadly, but I'm not taking people to court over that.
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Were we always this stupid?
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Talked with Stephen King about his new book Other Worlds Than These and finishing up two beloved fantasy series – and the closing chapter that's his next novel.
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Stephen King finishes two beloved fantasy series in latest book – 'A big relief'
Stephen King discusses "Other Worlds Than These" with Peter Straub, the influence of killer Charles Starkweather and one last Holly Gibney novel.
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A new book, OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE (T3), is published today. It's the final book of the Talisman trilogy, co-written with my old buddy, Peter Straub. Thank you for your attention in this matter.
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
BEGGING people to look up terms before using them for library social media. “BBW” doesn’t mean Banned Books Week
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Paul Tremblay @paultremblay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hey ebookers, you can get DEAD BUT DREAMING OF ELECTRIC SHEEP for 2.99. That price abides. bookriot.com/category/dea...
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wrath of Khan wasn't even a horror movie but man, this scene weirded me out at age 6. Still does a bit.
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Ceti Eel: Dinosaur with Arrow
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don't think they'll ever recreate what it was like to be on twitter in the 2010s. Soap opera stuff happening constantly. Poster you were vaguely aware of involved in federal fentanyl bust. Poster whose jokes you occasionally liked posed as his aunt (or wife?) for 6 years. Pastor who steals jokes
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I so wish Disney or Netflix would go and buy DC. Give him whatever he wants for it. I just don't see it thriving in this scenario.
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Breaking news: Bradley Cooper to Star in Paramount Pictures’ G.I. Joe From Danny McBride I don't hate it, y'all.
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Savmink
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Kenny Meyers @kennym.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Your creator-owned line — The Hunger and the Dusk, Dark Spaces, 30 Days of Night and more.
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You, sir, rule.
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Same. Good news is I haven't heard a bad word about it yet from anyone.
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you’d like a signed copy of the final Sandman Slim novel, IN THE DEVIL WIND, you can order it from the link below. And if you’d like signed copies of my other books, scroll down the page or email samantha@riverstonebooks.com shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9780063...
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Matt K @kwehttamm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is where I'm at. Also, why would I spend a second of my time reading something you spent no time on at all?
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Missed this in theaters. Gonna have to catch up with it. Heard amazing things.
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Reading has become an endangered species. Which is half the problem with American political life. Maybe more than half. If you can't read, you can't think. Then you can fall for anything. The idea, for instance, that the truth is fake news.
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Some great bundles here, folks.
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Star Wars: Kylo Ren Screams 'MORE!!!'
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Quite the pull but spot on.
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Happy birthday, man. Appreciate all you do.
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Lions have maybe the worst secondary I've ever seen on a football team.
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The New York Times ranks "bringing iced coffee to a job interview" as the number one TV show of the 21st century.
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
That's also what I was thinking. Maybe they're super-worms.
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Good to know I'm not insane enough to be rich.
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm starting to think the universe doesn't want T'Jbang in my collection.
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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My dear friends & horror wizard @steveniles.bsky.social has a new prose collection of macabre tales of his supernatural detective Cal McDonald. Each tale is illustrated with a splash image & Steve invited me to illustrate one - of course I said yes :) Check it out www.kickstarter.com/projects/clo...
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Cal McDonald: Plague of Evil & Other Stories by Steve Niles
TEN Brand New tales of horror, crime, and the supernatural by 30 DAYS OF NIGHT creator Steve Niles. Cover by Joe Jusko!
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Clay McLeod Chapman @claymcleod.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's a chance to win a copy of Brian McAuley's latest FAIRLY BAD WAYS TO DIE: bit.ly/3VeARH9
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Book giveaway for Fairly Bad Ways to Die by Brian McAuley Sep 24-Oct 23, 2026
Enter to win one of 15 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Sep 24-Oct 23, 2026. Enter for the chance to win 1 of 15 copies of USA Today bestsellin...
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good lord.
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