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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦

@coreyredekop.bsky.social
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Canadian author, SHELF MONKEY, HUSK, assorted literary sundries. Socially friendly, emotionally distant. www.goodreads.com/author/show/75866…

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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Primo Italian sci-fi, even though there’s nothing in it remotely approaching a Nosferatu. 🎥🎬 boxd.it/gCnj6X
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A ★★★★ review of Planet of the Vampires (1965)
Primo Italian sci-fi, even though there’s nothing in it remotely approaching a Nosferatu. Every frame is like reading a vintage comic book. Might be the most unexpectedly gorgeous sci-fi outside of Fo...
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hidden within this grimy, oddly scored tale of British cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers is one of the most delightful performances to ever appear in a horror film. boxd.it/gBdu5n
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A ★★★½ review of Death Line (1972)
Hidden within this grimy, oddly scored tale of British cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers is one of the most delightful performances to ever appear in a horror film. In a wide-ranging career ...
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Only 2 days into All Hallow’s Month and we’ve got 4 horror flicks, two of them with Donald Pleasence. Should be a banger of a month!
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I literally yelled at the screen: “WHAT ARE YOU EVEN DOING??? JUST PUSH IT OVER!!! DON’T LET IT LEAVE!!! AT LEAST FOLLOW IT!!!” 🎥🎬🤕 boxd.it/gyTz2P
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A ★★ review of The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
Handsomely made but atypically dull Hammer horror; could serve as a prime example of the “If you’d simply meander a few steps to the side, you’d easily escape the monster” genre. I’ve seen quicker mol...
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 01/10/2026
“The White House defunded cancer research so they could spend your tax dollars rehabilitating Nixon” writes itself.
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I literally yelled at the screen: “WHAT ARE YOU EVEN DOING??? JUST PUSH IT OVER!!! DON’T LET IT LEAVE!!! AT LEAST FOLLOW IT!!!” 🎥🎬🤕 boxd.it/gyTz2P
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A ★★ review of The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
Handsomely made but atypically dull Hammer horror; could serve as a prime example of the “If you’d simply meander a few steps to the side, you’d easily escape the monster” genre. I’ve seen quicker mol...
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Images are circulating online of a rally of some 30 disguised men—allegedly part of the alt-right group 'Sons of Canada' at Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc in B.C. just days before the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Hear more on APTN News Brief:
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APTN News Brief: 'Got bones?' White supremacists stage rally at Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc ahead of Reconciliation day
Our lead story: concerning images circulate online of a rally of some 30 disguised men—allegedly part of alt-right group, "Sons of Canada"—at Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc in B.C.'s Interior, just ...
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Andrew Berkshire @berkshire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The new normal at large grocery stores. 11 cash registers, zero cashiers working. Everyone funnelled into self-service, while one person at customer service doubles as an impromptu cashier for the elderly while also handling the customer service line. Loblaws continues to make record profits.
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Please, PLEASE don’t sleep on THE STUNT DRIVER, an affectionate portrayal of Canadian legend Ken Carter. Anchored by wonderful performances by Jay Baruchel and a never-better Ed Helms, Michael Dowse has crafted a loving ode to following one’s dreams that is sharp, witty, and genuinely sweet. 🎥🎬🏎️
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm entering this competition and you can too! Great book by a great Canadian author! wn.nr/Q3H4rpc
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THE BEAUTIFUL ONES giveaway
Win a hardcover copy of THE BEAUTIFUL ONES Shipped anywhere in the world ​*** "A little magic, a lot of heart." Silvia Moreno-Garcia's The Beautiful Ones is a charming tale of love and betrayal, and t...
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Bill McNeal of WNYX is refusing to cover Trump in solidarity with other news outlets.
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Linda van Schoonhoven and Morbo of Channel √2 News are refusing to cover Trump in solidarity with other news outlets.
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Cara Martin (C. K. Kelly Martin) @caramartin.ca · 23/09/2026
Canadians, please sign the Writers Union initiated parliamentary petition calling for radical transparency for AI training processes & the works they subsequently produce. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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Sign this Petition - Petitions
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Very probably the best photo I've ever taken of a 16th Century dovecote with a cow standing in front of it, surrounded by buttercups, looking like she has just dropped a debut album she is thoroughly proud of.
A cow, standing in front of the dovecote in Bruton, Somerset, about a month ago. Lovely town. Beautiful architecture. Had a chat with a really nice lady from an old farming family after I took this. Sadly quite a few stuck-up down-from-London snotbags live there these days and houses cost a fortune as a result.
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Probably the scariest and also most intellectually rigorous uncanny novel I have ever read. My review for the NYT. Free link. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/b...
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Book Review: ‘The Rouse,’ by China Miéville (Gift Article)
“The Rouse,” by China Miéville, is a decade-spanning epic about a secret military unit trying to raise and weaponize the dead.
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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Trump administration plans to erase limits on planet-warming pollution from power plants today, according to people familiar with the matter. @nytimes.com gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c... #climatesky
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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants (Gift Article)
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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Peter Counter, Nightmare Host @peterbcounter.com · 14/09/2026
the saddest type of person is the Meta user that exclusively shares AI slop they didn't even generate themselves
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Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 14/09/2026
UC Berkeley Law School bans AI—and other law schools quietly follow their lead—U Chicago bans AI use in the social sciences but NOT the business school & now MIT issues this damning report. But AI companies lobby the private equity execs on university boards to adopt it anyway.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Ground Control Chris Flodberg 2026
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Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 12/09/2026
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Contractor Admits They, Not Imaginary Antifa Vandals, Wrecked the Reflecting Pool
Government documents show Atlantic Industrial Coatings admitted its mix of bonding materials did "blister and come loose."
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 09/09/2026
AI companies: This technology we’re developing is dangerous and might destroy humanity and we don’t know how to stop it Other people: So we should strictly regulate it, create legislative guard rails, and monitor its development? AI companies: lol no the opposite of all that & give us more money
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
ok but "the future" they are promising is "we destroy your jobs and maybe build a dark god of genocide" so perhaps winning these people back is not the wisest electoral move
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
BOOK #36, 2026 THE BLACK DAHLIA, James Ellroy Grand Central Publishing, 2006 (orig. pub. 1987) Hard-boiled noir done right. One of Ellroy’s best, this is a deep dive into historical seediness, with all the murder, corruption, and moral ambiguity you could ever want. #booksky 💙📚
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THE BLACK DAHLIA, James Ellroy
Grand Central Publishing, 2006 (orig. pub. 1987)
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
BOOK #35, 2026 THE UNDYING MONSTER, Jessie Douglas Kerruish British Library Publishing, 2024 (1923) An early British take on a werewolf novel, featuring the first example of a female paranormal investigator. It’s a lumpy, uneven read, but as an artefact of “weird fiction” it’s quite fun. #booksky 💙📚
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THE UNDYING MONSTER: A TALE OF THE FIFTH DIMENSION, Jessie Douglas Kerruish
British Library Publishing, 2024 (orig. pub. 1923)
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
BOOK #34, 2026 COMPLEX 90, Mickey Spillane, Max Allan Collins Titan Books, 2014 Decidedly odd Mike Hammer novel, wherein the famous P.I. gets caught up in Russian espionage. With a 50+ body count, this becomes ridiculously silly REALLY fast. The rampant jingoism is deeply off-putting. #booksky 💙📚
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COMPLEX 90, Mickey Spillane, Max Allan Collins
Titan Books, 2014
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
BOOK #33, 2026 VENUE 13, David Jon Fuller Ravenstone, 2026 A charming novel of theatrical aspirations and ghostly shenanigans. Brought me back to my amateur actor days in a big way. Proves that even ghosts have an artistic side. #booksky 💙📚
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VENUE 13, David Jon Fuller
Ravenstone, 2026
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
BOOK #32, 2026 WATCHING EVIL DEAD: UNEARTHING THE RADIANT ARTIST WITHIN, @joshmalerman.bsky.social Del Rey, 2025 Weaving memories of watching Evil Dead with his career, Malerman delivers a weirdly delightful look at living an artistic life. Inspiring for writers AND Evil Dead fans. #booksky 💙📚
Book cover, WATCHING EVIL DEAD: UNEARTHING THE RADIANT ARTIST WITHIN, Josh Malerman
Del Rey, 2025
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
BOOK #31, 2026 FORECLOSURE GOTHIC, Harris Lahti Astra House, 2025 A sterling, unnerving tale of family and real estate that flirts with horror, skirts the edges of dread, and is wholly engaging in unexpected ways. Thanks to @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social for the recommendation. #booksky 💙📚
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FORECLOSURE GOTHIC, Harris Lahti
Astra House, 2025
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 29/08/2026
The world’s richest man who has nothing but time on his hands and is treated like some kind of globally essential genius thought leader when he cannot even produce A Sardonic Witticism without the help of a crude AI, when like, producing sardonic witticisms is like 90% of the fun of being smart.
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Ann VanderMeer @annvandermeer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Good morning, dear readers. Today I bring you a tale of old Hollywood by @madelineashby.bsky.social Enjoy! reactormag.com/turned-all-t...
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Turned All To Silver Screens - Reactor
In the late 1950's, a Hollywood fixer undertakes an epic quest to form a fellowship of actors who will film a series of novels that cannot be filmed.
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Lynn Coady @lynncoady.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The last-minute “Kneel before Zod” gambit didn’t go over so well
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Will Canadians buy U.S. alcohol again? Can’t speak for ALL Canadians, but… NOPE www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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Canada's U.S. booze ban may end soon as trade deadline looms | CBC News
Provincial leaders say Prime Minister Mark Carney is asking them to allow American booze sales, ending a ban in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada.
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Tisa Zombi Bane @tisazombibane.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Just finished #reading Hailey Piper's No Gods for Drowning An excellent noir fantasy complete with gods, demigods, sea monsters, private investigators, clerics, a climate calamity and humanoids from the deep. Totally fun! 💙📚
Book cover for Hailey Piper's No Gods for Drowning depicting a nine-pointed star inside a compass figure with a moon phase illustration at the top.
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 11/08/2026
The dam bursts.
The dam bursts.
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 19/09/2025
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 12/08/2026
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
"'AI is adverse to the idea of learning. An educational institution should be focused more on teaching us than making us ready for a job. I’m not measuring my success on a billionaire’s mindset. I want education for the sake of education. I want to learn.’” ht: Dagmar Monett
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As Colorado universities align with ChatGPT, student AI resisters take a stand against the ‘plagiarism machine’
“The majority of my participants flat out don’t think AI has a place in education,” said Mirakle Wright, a CU graduate student who is studying resistance to artificial intelligence.
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
TL:DR - It doesn’t. open.substack.com/pub/gabinoig...
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Ten ways in which being against AI in writing makes you a gatekeeper
It was time someone put them all together
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Downplay a book or movie: Relief Catcher in the Rye Prince Kong
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I have a three-minute video of a praying mantis taking a leisurely stroll over my head. I’d post it, except it glaringly shows how thin my hair now is.
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I have a three-minute video of a praying mantis taking a leisurely stroll over my head. I’d post it, except it glaringly shows how thin my hair now is.
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Downplay a book or movie: The Lesser Deityfather
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 04/08/2026
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Downplay a book or movie: Raiders of the Lost knapsack
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Your moment of zen. #travel
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Gory Bledalot 🇨🇦 @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Some upcoming travel reading. Too optimistic? 💙📚 #booksky
A small stack of books.
Best sellers guaranteed, by Joe R Lansdale. 
The Undying Monster, by Jessie Douglas Kerruish.
The Black Dahlia, by James Ellroy.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The Reasons Why Scientists Get Angry at Shark Week - Washingtonian | How fictional animals, obsession with shark sex, and Nazis get in the way of actual discovery.
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The Reasons Why Scientists Get Angry at Shark Week - Washingtonian
The 28th edition of Discovery's Shark Week started Sunday night with three new documentaries about everyone's favorite aquatic predators. Discovery, which launched Shark Week in 1988 as an earnest…
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