Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 16hAs we walk out of Barovia for good, we leave this land and this book forever changed. And we don't just mean the lidless third eye and hunger for bones, though those are nice too. Pour out a little Red Dragon Crush for all our mist connections. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...podcasts.apple.comCurse of Strahd Deep Dive 27: You Will Be MistPodcast Episode · Critical Lit · October 7 · 1h 33m 197
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We're gonna need @stras.bsky.social to reskin Band of Blades for Curse of Strahd. The Party fights eastward against hordes of undead, to the final showdown at Castle Ravenloft against The Cinder Count. Broken: The Abbot, the Mad Mage, Argynvost. Rally to your Chosen Ally. Bring siege engines. 041
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Bullet time still hits, friends. In this month's bonus content, this film holds up far better than other, more Star Wars-y attempts to launch a sci-fi movie trilogy in 1999. What does body horror look like nearly 30 years later? I have no thumbs and I must scroll? www.patreon.com/CriticalLit/...patreon.comThe Matrix (Part 2) - September 2026 Bonus Episode | Critical LitBullet time still hits, friends. We're happy to say this film holds up far better than other, more Star Wars-y attempts to launch a sci-fi m 053
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's the Curse of Strahd Q&A! You had questions, both thought-provoking and simply provocative. Some mechanical, some hypothetical, some satirical, even some heretical. And we have...opinions. Hot takes! Recommendations! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...podcasts.apple.comCurse of Strahd Deep Dive 26: Question EverythingPodcast Episode · Critical Lit · September 26 · 1h 36m 243
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Is this sandbox too spooky? Try a less grim take on Barovia with these more heroic (and more linear) options. And we pick clean the corpses of the other official Ravenloft books that have dropped in recent years. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...podcasts.apple.comCurse of Strahd Deep Dive 25: Mod SquadPodcast Episode · Critical Lit · September 10 · 1h 47m 086
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The viral dialect quiz doesn’t ask about janklee at all :( 131
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Strahd gets knocked down, but he gets up again. And again. The Epilogues in Curse of Strahd offer endings, of a sort. Happy, not so much. All your favorites and least favorites are accounted for, except for the ones who are not. Vasilka we hardly knew ye. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...podcasts.apple.comCurse of Strahd Deep Dive 24: Slaughter Rinse RepeatPodcast Episode · Critical Lit · August 27 · 1h 46m 064
Reposted by Critical LitThe Black Kryptonian @kryptonianblerd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Doctor Doom. But not in some incel loser way, but as an “ethical tyrant”. A Strahd that says, “Yes, I promise to use all of my power to make sure every creature, monster, and human have equity in my lands. As long as you pay your tithes and know that there will be NO ONE above Shrahd.” 151
Reposted by Critical Litlucas, ho chi minh thot @antioccident.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I tried to bring in a bit of Hans Gruber into mine 111
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Strahd falls to his death from the top of Nakatomi Castle is the perfect ending to the campaign. - i 110
Reposted by Critical Litcolin feral @sal.gay · 17/08/2026Personally I think Tár would make excellent Strahd inspo!!!! 233
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 17/08/2026- Cersei lannister: Ruthless, cunning, enjoys taunting victims - Kingpin: quick tempered genius whose intellect is outdone only by his size & strength - Homelander: hunky psychopath - Hannibal lecter: brilliant, urbane, vicious, loves to use puzzles/riddles/abstruseness generally 030
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 17/08/2026ok let's say you're going to run Curse of Strahd What fictional character(s) will you use as touchstones for how you will roleplay the dread lord himself? (some options in next skeet) 364
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Last call for all your Curse of Strahd questions before we record the Q&A! DM or email hugepitfilledwith200spikes at gmail 131
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 12/08/2026In Ch. 15 of Curse of Strahd, the werewolf pack gets their claws out. Which of these lucky young newcomers to the den will come out on top in this single elimination competition? And will child endangerment laws get in the way? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...podcasts.apple.comCurse of Strahd Deep Dive 23: The Real Housewolves of BaroviaPodcast Episode · Critical Lit · August 12 · 1h 46m 044
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 07/08/2026We’ve spent a year crawling through Strahd’s guts. After two dozen episodes of critical analysis, it’s time for the Curse of Strahd Q&A! We’ve read every word of this book, so feel free to get into the weeds. Send questions via DM or email hugepitfilledwith200spikes at gmail. 2133
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The dream of the '90s is alive in Port-land. In this month's bonus content, the Matrix perfectly captures the wrongness predicating the imminent fall of empire. We were adrift at sea, locked in cubicles. Ah, simpler times. www.patreon.com/CriticalLit/...patreon.comThe Matrix (Part 1) - August 2026 Bonus Episode | Critical LitThe original Matrix is perhaps the quintessential piece of '90s fiction. It perfectly captures that sense of wrongness that predicates the i 063
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 29/07/2026In Ch. 14 of Curse of Strahd, Yester Hill is a planned community for retired berserkers with zero secrets hidden beneath a thin layer of sod. Evil druids unleash their blood-filled wood upon the world & even Strahd himself comes here to pine among the pines. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...podcasts.apple.comCurse of Strahd Deep Dive 22: Reverse of Strahd New Game PlusPodcast Episode · Critical Lit · July 29 · 1h 36m 075
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Bonus content on Patreon! This film is Thranduil slander. And let this be a lesson to all you Lake-townies: When facing an enemy who has an inexhaustible AoE attack, try not to cluster your buildings in one convenient location. www.patreon.com/CriticalLit/...patreon.comThe Hobbit, Rankin/Bass 1977 (Part 2) - July 2026 Bonus Episode | Critical LitThe depiction of wood elves in this film has to be Teleri propaganda. Poor Thranduil (a phrase never uttered before or since) is a froggy-lo 151
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Ch. 13 of Curse of Strahd concludes with the best rewards in all of Barovia. If it's wrong to murder your loved one and drink their blood or sacrifice dozens of innocent souls in order to ensure your immortality, then I don't want to be right. open.spotify.com/episode/2oye...open.spotify.comCurse of Strahd Deep Dive 21: Would You Still Love Me If I Was a Wisp of Utter Darkness No More Than a Few Inches Long?Critical Lit · Episode 064
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Ch. 13 of Curse of Strahd continues. Deep within the Amber Temple, alone in the dark, lurks the most helpful lich in the multiverse. Play your cards right and there's free drinks and body modifications, too. You didn't need those eyeballs, right? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...podcasts.apple.comCurse of Strahd Deep Dive 20: Vestigial TalesPodcast Episode · Critical Lit · July 1 · 1h 52m 064
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Bonus content on Patreon! Take one part anti-war treatise, two parts nature travelogue, one part snack diary and zero parts sex appeal, combine, trim, and set to sick beats. The result is the most definitive version of The Hobbit ever put to celluloid. www.patreon.com/CriticalLit/...patreon.comThe Hobbit, Rankin/Bass 1977 (Part 1) - June 2026 Bonus Episode | Critical LitTake one part anti-war treatise, two parts nature travelogue, one part snack diary and zero parts sex appeal, combine, trim, and set to sick 053
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 17/06/2026My vote for best arcanaloth art? @diterlizzi.bsky.social's critters from 2e Planescape. 120
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 17/06/2026We're back in Barovia for Ch. 13 of Curse of Strahd, and the Amber Temple is sending mixed messages. Does it want us to freeze to death? Burn to a crisp? Get possessed by loot? Maybe this adorably bespectacled jackal-faced creature can help? Nope, more fireballs. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...podcasts.apple.comCurse of Strahd Deep Dive 19: Anyway, Here's FireballPodcast Episode · Critical Lit · June 17 · 1h 35m 164
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Our final look at the Caves of Chaos takes 17 man-turns to unpack. The cult fit is very Queen of Hearts & matches the canonically evil furnishings. But the real villain is in accounting. Who else could set up such an enormous slush fund for magic amulets? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...podcasts.apple.comKeep on the Borderlands Deep Dive 04: Color-Coded ChaosPodcast Episode · Critical Lit · June 3 · 2h 44m 185
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Bonus content on Patreon! The Saja Boys launch an earworm attack & Jinu's jawline launches 1000 shipfics, joining Trauma Mommy Celine & a giggly Gwi-Ma as likable antagonists. But the real villain is the tight 90-minute runtime. Oh the exposition we could have had! www.patreon.com/posts/kpop-d...patreon.comKPop Demon Hunters (Part 2) - May 2026 Bonus Episode | Critical LitKPop Demon Hunters (Part 2) - May 2026 Bonus Episode by Critical Lit on Patreon. Join Critical Lit's community for exclusive content and updates. 153
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Many yawning orifices await as the spelunking finally begins! The myriad tribes of the Caves of Chaos have complex social hierarchies, tight-knit family units, commerce, and vintners, but their deaths carry absolutely no moral weight. Exterminate at your leisure! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...podcasts.apple.comKeep on the Borderlands Deep Dive 03: Throuple TroublePodcast Episode · Critical Lit · May 20 · 2h 12m 164
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 14/05/2026The Ewok movies are substantially better than most kids-focused Star Wars media. Think “Krull” quality: enjoyably campy, not cringeworthy, plus some ‘80s girl-power mojo. It’s worth it just for the “I got a rock” scene. The Ewoks animated series, however, is basically Star Wars Care Bears. 050
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Dammit granite! If these walls could talk, they'd blush & tell you 'murder hole' is not the preferred nomenclature. Gygax continues to wow with his commitment to verisimilitude (of a sort), but where are all the bathrooms? Just don't ask who's feeding the snakes. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...podcasts.apple.comKeep on the Borderlands Deep Dive 02: An Officer and a NormalmanPodcast Episode · Critical Lit · May 6 · 1h 52m 196
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Less beautiful. Big manifest destiny/promised land vibes 050
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 22/04/2026What if "Do as I say, not as I do" was a D&D module? We're headed to The Keep on the Borderlands for spring break & Gary Gygax's 1979 grab-bag of breathless GM advice turns out to be mostly cribbed from TSR colleague Mike Carr. Shaper of the Cosmos am I, the DM! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...podcasts.apple.comKeep on the Borderlands Deep Dive 01: Miserly BusinessPodcast Episode · Critical Lit · April 22 · 1h 45m 1117
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 16/04/2026An Oops All Bards party protects the world from demons, but the real demons are the ones inside them all along. And the Demon King has a great sense of humor? This month's bonus content features a triumph for representation & for underdogs over corporate indifference. www.patreon.com/posts/kpop-d...patreon.comKPop Demon Hunters (Part 1) - April 2026 Bonus Episode | Critical LitGet more from Critical Lit on Patreon 184
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Everything's vine down at the Wizard of Wines! Chapter 12 is the nexus of nearly every plot hook in this book, but it's knee-deep in stick monsters and teetotaling druids. Remember, they're not dirty because they're evil; they're evil because they're dirty. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...podcasts.apple.comCurse of Strahd Deep Dive 18: This Little Blight of MinePodcast Episode · Critical Lit · April 8 · 1h 42m 056
Critical Lit @criticallit.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Bonus content on Patreon! Even Level 15 Divination Wizard Annie isn't enough to save the juke joint crew from the depredations of Remmick von Zar O'vich. www.patreon.com/posts/sinner...patreon.comSinners (Part 3) - March 2026 Bonus Episode | Critical LitGet more from Critical Lit on Patreon 053