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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 12h
This may or may not be related to something being written for us
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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 21h
good morning!!!! for the NYTBR, I reviewed Stephen King and Peter Straub’s Other Worlds Than These www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/b...
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Book Review: ‘Other Worlds Than These,’ by Stephen King and Peter Straub (Gift Article)
“Other Worlds Than These” is the final volume in the Talisman trilogy, which King wrote with Peter Straub.
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Anna Rose Reads @annarosereads.bsky.social · 20h
New review up on @darkertimes.bsky.social and true to my word, I have not shut up about Jennifer Thorne’s Newbourne Park, a book I fiercely love. You can read the review here: www.darkertimes.com/newbourne-pa...
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Sharply Sublime: Jennifer Thorne’s Newbourne Park
A review of Jennifer Thorne's latest razor-sharp horror fiction.
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 19h
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Wallace @exalclaw.com · 19h
Want to give a quick shout out to @darkertimes.bsky.social for getting me to pick up Everything Endless, an interesting call-and-response cosmic poetry book, after reading this interview a while back. Have enjoyed it as a first (and short) read for October www.darkertimes.com/everything-e...
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An Interview With Bram Stoker Award® Winning Authors Linda D. Addison and Jamal Hodge
If you write about humans, no matter where you see them in the universe, you’re going to have some shadow work involved.
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 19h
New review from @annarosereads.bsky.social! "Carving its way into the canon of timely, stylish, and wildly entertaining horror fiction, Newbourne Park by Jennifer Thorne cuts deep with precision, fully frolicking in all that the genre has to offer." www.darkertimes.com/newbourne-pa...
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Sharply Sublime: Jennifer Thorne’s Newbourne Park
A review of Jennifer Thorne's latest razor-sharp horror fiction.
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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
murder babes unite, imo
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Emma Cole @editrixemma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Loved this piece (you're all subscribing to Darker Times, right?)
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hey there! Super stoked to have you part of book club! The link for the Discord will be sent out in the next few days!
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Anna Rose Reads @annarosereads.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ICYMI: New review of Carrie Lee South’s debut, In the Woods They Wait, is now live on @darkertimes.bsky.social! Read it here: www.darkertimes.com/in-the-woods...
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A Delightfully Disturbing Debut: Carrie Lee South’s In the Woods They Wait
A review of Carrie Lee South's horror debut that explores the emotional elements at play in the book.
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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
introducing the new @darkertimes.bsky.social copyediting intern: my dad
email from john hughes to me 
Just noticed your boilerplate below the book shot needs subject/verb agreement in second sentence.
Yours faithfully,
The Editor
Sent from my iPhone
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You've heard of the final girl (probably), but have you heard of the murder babe? Aigner Loren Wilson writes about the duality of the character in her piece, Murder Babes: The Other Side of the Final Girl: www.darkertimes.com/murder-babes...
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Murder Babes: The Other Side of the Final Girl
You already know the final girl, but may we introduce you to her bloodier counterpart, the murder babe?
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Did you guys hear that? Something in the trees? Or maybe it's just @annarosereads.bsky.social with a new book review, this time of Carrie Lee South's In the Woods They Wait. Read it here: www.darkertimes.com/in-the-woods...
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A Delightfully Disturbing Debut: Carrie Lee South’s In the Woods They Wait
A review of Carrie Lee South's horror debut that explores the emotional elements at play in the book.
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
One of the best Disney Channel Original Movies to ever air, Don't Look Under the Bed means a lot to us here at Darker Times. Aigner Loren Wilson writes about her experience viewing the film, reflecting on its impact, the idea of disbelief, and more. Read it here: www.darkertimes.com/dont-look-un...
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Don’t Look Under the Bed (1999) & The Monster of Disbelief
How a Disney Channel original movie kept my weirdness alive.
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Now announcing our Darker Times Book Club selection for October! Wanna see what we chose? Interested in joining? Check out the details here, and join us 😈: www.darkertimes.com/october-book...
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Darker Times Book Club - October Pick
Read the best horror with the best kinds of folks, Darker Times subscribers.
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Anna Rose Reads @annarosereads.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The dreaded reading slump... As much as I love to read (and I mean LOVE), sometimes I hit a period where my excitement for reading dwindles, and turns out, I'm not the only one! The @darkertimes.bsky.social team sat down to talk about it, and you can read it here: www.darkertimes.com/in-praise-of...
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In Praise of the Slump-Buster
Look, we love books, but even we have reading slumps–here's what they look like, and how we get ourselves out of them.
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
AND, we wanna hear from you! Do you experience reading slumps? How do you overcome them? Let us know in the replies!
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ever gone through a reading slump before? A few of us here at Darker Times have, & we wanted to talk about it! What does a slump look like for us? How do we get over it? And, do we fear the slumps that would end all slumps? Read about it here: www.darkertimes.com/in-praise-of...
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In Praise of the Slump-Buster
Look, we love books, but even we have reading slumps–here's what they look like, and how we get ourselves out of them.
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Gillian "JENNY WILL EAT YOU NOW" Daniels @gillianlynndaniels.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Fantastic piece by @emilyhughes.bsky.social. If you're a horror person, you should be reading @darkertimes.bsky.social. www.darkertimes.com/walter-benja...
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The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Hallucination
Or, why I stopped worrying and learned to love Walter Benjamin in the Backrooms.
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Backrooms, Walter Benjamin, AND Freud?! @emilyhughes.bsky.social covers the magic of liminality, memory, and capitalism in her latest piece, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Hallucination: www.darkertimes.com/walter-benja...
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The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Hallucination
Or, why I stopped worrying and learned to love Walter Benjamin in the Backrooms.
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Anna Rose Reads @annarosereads.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I wrote a little something reflecting on @darkertimes.bsky.social book club's first read! The Library at Mount Char has been recommended to me for literal years, and I am so very glad I got to experience this book with such a lovely group of folks! Read it here: www.darkertimes.com/reflection-d...
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From the Community Catalog: A Reflection on our First Darker Times Book Club and The Library at Mount Char
Sitting with The Library at Mount Char in all of it's flabbergasting glory
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
And just a reminder, the Darker Times book club is a PAID SUBSCRIBER exclusive! If you want to join in the future, become a paid subscriber today! www.darkertimes.com/subscriber-d...
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
💫 Getting sentimental about our very first book club!💫 @annarosereads.bsky.social writes a reflection on reading Scott Hawkins' The Library at Mount Char with the Darker Times book club. Read it here: www.darkertimes.com/reflection-d...
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From the Community Catalog: A Reflection on our First Darker Times Book Club and The Library at Mount Char
Sitting with The Library at Mount Char in all of it's flabbergasting glory
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Gillian "JENNY WILL EAT YOU NOW" Daniels @gillianlynndaniels.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I follow @darkertimes.bsky.social and they send a weekly “dispatch.” This a lovely shout-out. 🫀
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Jess @jessicaesquire.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We've talked a lot this summer about a couple big films from young talent but we absolutely cannot leave out Alexander Ullom and IT ENDS. This is a Gen-Z film with something to say. I wrote about how it channels generational anxieties at @darkertimes.bsky.social www.darkertimes.com/life-is-a-li...
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Life is a Liminal Highway
Alexander Ullom's It Ends is a surprisingly relevant tale of nihilism and persistence after you find out the world you were promised isn't the one you're living in.
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Jess @jessicaesquire.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A subscriber exclusive: the new film IT ENDS puts Gen Z anxieties on screen. I may be an old Gen Xer but I loved it.
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Horror is having a moment!" is a phrase we've been hearing quite often. But have you ever wondered what the numbers say? With the boom of Obsession and Backrooms this year, we decided to take a look a the highest-grossing horror movies of the 21st century: www.darkertimes.com/highest-gros...
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Highest-Grossing Horror Films of the 21st Century
A look back over the last 25 years of high-earning horror movies.
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ever thought about how the world you were promised and the world you're living in don't quite match up? @jessicaesquire.bsky.social writes about this very thing in relation to Alexander Ullom's It Ends with her piece, Life is a Liminal Highway: www.darkertimes.com/life-is-a-li...
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Life is a Liminal Highway
Alexander Ullom's It Ends is a surprisingly relevant tale of nihilism and persistence after you find out the world you were promised isn't the one you're living in.
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Anna Rose Reads @annarosereads.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I REALLY loved Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and I REALLY love Gillian Anderson and I absolutely had to write about how monumental this casting choice was. So I wrote an essay for @darkertimes.bsky.social! Which you can read now 😈 www.darkertimes.com/billy-presle...
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Billy Presley Might Just Save Us All: How Casting Gillian Anderson in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Healed an Awkward Horror Heart
Layered, nuanced, and campy, Schoenbrun's latest wins out in many ways, chiefly thanks to stellar casting
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Some casting choices feel deeply iconic, and Gillian Anderson's Billy Presley feels like one of those roles. @annarosereads.bsky.social writes an essay on why this casting works so well while also expressing deep love for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. www.darkertimes.com/billy-presle...
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Billy Presley Might Just Save Us All: How Casting Gillian Anderson in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Healed an Awkward Horror Heart
Layered, nuanced, and campy, Schoenbrun's latest wins out in many ways, chiefly thanks to stellar casting
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Jess @jessicaesquire.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Anna brings so much joy and enthusiasm to everything that I'm truly thrilled to see her underwhelmed! We are all complex creatures. That rabbit is scary as fuck tho, I think we can all agree there.
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Anna Rose Reads @annarosereads.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
dude, i love getting to do this. so much. like what a privilege to debate with a dear friend about horror art?!
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Punches have been THROWN! JK, but @annarosereads.bsky.social & @emilyhughes.bsky.social have a very healthy discussion about Damien McCarthy's Hokum. Before you read, who do you think loved it? Who do you think hated it? Let us know in the replies 😈 www.darkertimes.com/let-them-fig...
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Let Them Fight: Hokum (2026)
In this edition of Let Them Fight, Emily and Anna tussle over Hokum, the third movie from rising star Damien McCarthy.
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Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
smart discussion of a movie I enjoyed but felt didn't quite measure up to McCarthy's previous flicks
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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I finally got around to seeing Hokum, so naturally @annarosereads.bsky.social and I needed to have it out for @darkertimes.bsky.social www.darkertimes.com/let-them-fig...
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Let Them Fight: Hokum (2026)
In this edition of Let Them Fight, Emily and Anna tussle over Hokum, the third movie from rising star Damien McCarthy.
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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
join us!!!!!!!!
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Ready to become a paid subscriber? Visit the link to sign up today! 😈 www.darkertimes.com
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Darker Times
A worker-owned magazine for horror culture, commentary, and criticism.
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Discord link does have an expiration date so if you want to join in, now is the time to become a paid subscriber! We will host weekly discussions in the Discord as well as facilitating video discussions at least twice during the month of September!
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Here's a quick run-down of how signing up works: The Darker Times Book Club is a PAID SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE! Later this week, we will be sending out the Discord invite link for paid subscribers to join this month's Discord channel.
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
📢 Darker Times Book Club's September Pick 📢 Our next book club pick is... Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones! If you weren't able to be a part of August's book club, now is the time to get in on the fun!
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Join us in screaming a very happy birthday to Darker Times' Aigner Loren Wilson who celebrated her birthday over the weekend!🥳 🎂 🎉
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Happy Friday! Time to spark one and put on a horror movie. Aigner Loren Wilson outlines her favorite movies to watch high with Pass the Popcorn to the Left Hand Side: Horror Movies for Your Smoke Sessions: What are YOUR favorite high horror movies? www.darkertimes.com/stoner-horror/
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Pass the Popcorn to the Left Hand Side: Horror Movies for Your Smoke Sessions
Great horror films to watch while high that aren’t your typical stoner horror movies.
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Looking to squeeze in one last beach read? @jessicaesquire.bsky.social spotlights Uketsu's Japanese mystery-horror series with Bring Uketsu to the Beach This Summer: www.darkertimes.com/uketsu-beach...
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Bring Uketsu to the Beach This Summer
End-of-summer beach essentials: sunscreen, snacks, towels, and a massively popular Japanese horror-mystery series.
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Join us in wishing our very own @emilyhughes.bsky.social a very happy birthday! 🥳🎉🎂
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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Peter Counter, Nightmare Host @peterbcounter.com · 17/08/2026
Happy birthday to one of the great horror critics, @emilyhughes.bsky.social! Celebrate by supporting @darkertimes.bsky.social! www.darkertimes.com/karen-russel...
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Dead Country: An Ode to Karen Russell's "Proving Up"
Karen Russell's Western Gothic tale is the scariest short story you've never read.
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