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K. Sigler

@ksigler.bsky.social
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Weird Horror author | aka K. Ungeheuer | author of THE COCKROACH OF THE DADA MOVEMENT | Director of the K. Ungeheuer Preservation Society | HWA Affiliate (GA) | hacker during daylight | (he/him) | 🏳️‍🌈 karlsigler.com

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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So many layers! @pollyschattel.bsky.social
A still from the Shining with Wendy and Danny at a kitchen table. The text reads:

"In The Shining (1980), instead of using a bookmark like a civilized person, Wendy Torrance chooses to dog ear pages instead. This is Kubrick's subtle way of letting the viewer know she and her family deserved everything that happened to them."
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ATLANTA FREINDS This is happening now, and I'm not sure there's much to be done at this point. But call anyway. Let them know this shady shit won't stand! www.instagram.com/p/Dd2rglUke9n/
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fulcounited on Instagram: "🚨URGENT: Historic and Rare Books at Risk!🚨The Special Collections department of Fulton County’s Central Library discovered that T…"
🚨URGENT: Historic and Rare Books at Risk!🚨The Special Collections department of Fulton County’s Central Library discovered that TOMORROW MORNING movers will be brought in to remove thousands of books from the collection.🚨We are asking that community members call the Fulton County Commissioners to let them know what is going on and put a stop to this shady move by Central’s branch manager. This is TIME-SENSITIVE! So please share far and wide and act NOW to preserve local history not found anywhere else.🚨You can call or email Commissioners using the Sample Script if you would like, or tell them how invaluable a resource the Special Collections has been to you and why you are concerned that these taxpayer funded materials would be removed without following proper protocols or even donating them to another archive where they belong. We will add a 🔗 to our story for you to Copy n Paste the script and emails for convenience. Or feel free to tag your commissioner below 👀THANK YOU for fighting for the preservation of local history! You would be shocked at how poor decisions like these can quickly disappear pieces of history forever. Our libraries belong to the all of us! 📖💜#fulcolibrary
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm getting annoyed by supposed progressives who seem to believe trans women are a threat to women's sports. Stop swallowing MAGA bigotry and spitting it back up. You look gross. Here are some facts: www.sf.gov/trans-women-... I'll summarize them in this thread.
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Trans Women in Sports: Facts Over Fear | SF.gov
Resources to combat misinformation around trans women's participation in sports.
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm getting annoyed by supposed progressives who seem to believe trans women are a threat to women's sports. Stop swallowing MAGA bigotry and spitting it back up. You look gross. Here are some facts: www.sf.gov/trans-women-... I'll summarize them in this thread.
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Trans Women in Sports: Facts Over Fear | SF.gov
Resources to combat misinformation around trans women's participation in sports.
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We harvested our first gold watermelon!
A gold watermelon cut in half on a kitchen counter
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
today's the day!! Can't wait to read this
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🏳️‍⚧️Trevorlynn 🦇David🦇 Cooper🏳️‍⚧️ @awholedamntown.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#TwinPeaks
Old man looking at a kid in a Laura Palmer shirt and thinking to himself
"That's a stupid fucking shirt you don't watch twin peaks, lying little shit with your bullshit shirt fuck you"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Comedy is a Process
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Amazing weekend at the @broadleafwriters.bsky.social conference in Decatur. Made new friends, talked with current friends & made better friends with folk I know on socials. Special thanks to Benji Carr. He took extra time for our mentor session and gave me some much needed perspective.
Books picked up:

Impacted by Benji Carr - Dentists, affairs, new families, murder? I can't wait to dig in.

Crocodile Tears Didn't Cause The Flood by Bradley Sides - Short snips of magic realism. Literally my wheelhouse. Inject it into my veins.

Southern Monsters by too many amazing Southern horror authors to list here - These are my main writing frenz here in ATL and I had the privilege of helping to format the book.
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
zero'ing in on my lemon pepper shortbread. Next up: lemon pepper wet shortbread by adding a cream cheese frosting with a dash of hot sauce.
a plate of cookies
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
watching VelicoPastor again to prepare for VelicoPastor 2 coming out next month
The Velocipastor movie poster
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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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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Books are basically the only place left without ads." ATL's own R. Land
A bookmark placed in an open copy of BRAVE NEW WORLD. It has a fish sitting on a rock saying "I read banned, canceled, and uncensored books." At the bottom it reads "Books are basically the only place left without ads"
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I bought a xteink x4pro and love it. Most of the ereaders are too big and there's the Kindle ecosystem I want to leave. This fits in your pocket, runs open-source software with room for thousands of books. I'm reading more than I ever have and have gotten away from the doom scrolling on my phone.
eRader being held in the palm of the handThe ereader next to a playing card and a wallet to show the comparative size.Ereader with the baxcklight on
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
another form rejection letter, but if you aren't collecting rejection letters, ya ain't writing.
A quote from Ray Bradbury that reads: "If you write a hundred short stories and they're all bad, that doesn't mean you've failed. You fail only if you stop writing."
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I wanted to read Whalefall before the movie comes out in Oct. It's pretty damn good. Thalassophobia with Daddy issues, with a detailed "Planet Earth" style lesson in underwater sea life and sperm whales. 4 out of 5 severed thumbs up
The hardback copy of Whalefall by Daniel Kraus
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Sometimes I just buy bananas to let them go brown for banana bread. This is my banana bread with cream cheese swirl
Sliced banana bread with cream cheese swirl
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
goodnight Queen 😢
Dolly Parton. RIP
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Buttermilk Biscuits X Pretzels
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
That time I "accidentally" purchased four pounds of Dum Dums
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
. @pollyschattel.bsky.social , when's yer birthday? 😉 www.criterion.com/boxsets/9000...
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The Complete Kubrick
A titan of cinema whose influence extends across visual art, philosophy, politics, technology, fashion, and beyond, Stanley Kubrick created an unprecedented string of masterpieces, from Paths of Glory...
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Ahh! It's out, it's out! Beware! Run for the hills! Protect yourselves! THE CALAMITIES has escaped its prison deep in the void and is now appearing on bookshelves in libraries and bookstores everywhere! Shit! Shit!!
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The Demons! The Demons Are Free! The Calamities Is Out!
The Calamities (Book One of The Fiends) is now out, rampaging through the populace, gamboling about, claws at the ready, teeth sharp, and its countless eyes fixed upon you. So, I do hope you’…
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Important repost. This is Schneier's Solitaire Encryption algorithm, created to allow people to "communicate securely without having to rely on electronics or having to carry incriminating tools." It's secure even if the algorithm is known and the message captured. www.schneier.com/academic/sol...
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The Solitaire Encryption Algorithm - Schneier on Security
version 1.2, 5/26/99 Designed by Bruce Schneier Featured in Neal Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon This page has been translated into German by Nils Plaumann, into French by Fernandes Gilbert, into Spanish b...
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Polly Schattel @pollyschattel.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
American novelist Shirley Jackson's reply to an unhappy reader in 1953 is the only energy I have left for 2026
North Bennington
Vermont
July 24
Dear Mrs. White,
If Jou don't 11ke my peaches, don't shake my tree.
Sincerely,
Shirley Jackson
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The pegs on my peanut plants have burrowed back underground. We should have a harvest around the end of the month!
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Turnip taking some zzzzzzz
My pupper Turnip tucked up with a squishy face against my leg
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Professional writer organizations should not send out pro-AI propaganda in the form of tantrum-having "essays" to their members, and I don't think that's controversial.
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Regarding The Pro-AI Tantrum In The HWA Newsletter
Today I, and every other HWA member, received the HWA newsletter in our inboxes. In that newsletter was an essay (“essay”) of pro-AI propaganda that made a number of specious points in …
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Polly Schattel @pollyschattel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Pardon me, I'm doing promotion for my recent short film, AFTER THE FALL. My co-producer & cast member Jennifer Trudrung, seen in our primary image, is a wildly excellent writer and director of her own. Her horror feature, THE VIRGINS, will be playing festivals soon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdYW...
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After The Fall | Award Winning Post Apocalyptic Short Film
YouTube video by Crafty Short Films
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Happy Anniversary to weird horror author, K. Ungeheuer and the lovely Inge! The two met at the start of 1929 and married on Aug 3 that year. This photo was taken in '33. Ungeheuer loved it because, due to the long exposure of the shot, it appears as if Inge has three arms.
A photo of K. Ungeheuer and his wife, Inge. She is sitting in his lap with an arm around his shoulder, an arm around his waist, and that arm moved up to his chin during the exposure of the shot looking like a third arm.
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It's the Snip-Snip and Friends Theme Song. It brings back so many memories of watching Saturday morning cartoons. PJs and Cap'n Crunch before the parents woke up. youtu.be/UWlmFKDaMYY
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Snip Snip and Friends Theme Song
YouTube video by Karl Sigler
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
omfg. They found year-old footage of Jimothy as a babe! youtube.com/shorts/y9RHR...
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Year-old footage shows "Jimothy" the raccoon as a baby
YouTube video by The Seattle Times
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A vintage Snip-Snip watch!
A fake eBay ad showing a mock-up of a supposedly rare Snip-Snip watch
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A very nice review of my book, Cockroach of the Dada movement. (link for purchase in pinned post) "Karl Sigler, the collection's true author, has created a mysterious and fictional writer-K. Ungeheuer-and woven his existence into our world with the skill of a master tailor."
the text of the review of my book
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
stop the presses! There is a PONTYPOOL sequel in the works. I REPEAT! There is a PONTYPOOL sequel in the works! rue-morgue.com/fantasia-26-...
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Fantasia ’26: Director Bruce McDonald updates us on the “PONTYPOOL” sequel - Rue Morgue
The long-mooted follow-up is closer to being a reality.
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I'm fleshing out the world of my novelette. Snip Snip and Friends is an incredibly popular kids' cartoon that keeps popping up. Here's a fake newspaper ad I made for it.
The graphic is meant to look like a full page newspaper ad for a 80's cartoon called "Snip Snip and Friends." It has a cannon in the lower left corner, three cartoon characters in the middle and text inside bursts that are meant to look like cartoonish explosions.

The three characters are Snip Snip the Ocyopus, Cleo Capybara, and Morose the Moose. In addition to the text naming the show and the characters, there is text in the bottom burst that reads:

Don't miss the Saturday Morning Cartoon Cannon, 9:00 AM on BBS 11, Followed by Leopard Women Action Team.
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
One of the things I hate about GenAI is the burden it puts on the viewer. You now need an extra step: figuring out, from context, content, and the person posting, whether the art is a human creation or AI slop mashing up plagiarized content. Tech bros ruin everything (art by human, Lili Todd)
a circular patch with a cute cat head with a bow tie. It is circled with several flowers and the text "AI Art Sucks."
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It's my Blue Box anniversary! 14 years ago, I was in Vegas working a conference for IBM, but that year I had a secret agenda. Build a working phreaker's Blue Box and have it signed by keynote speaker Steve "Woz" Wozniak. Here's the full story: skeletonkeysecurity.com/post/1189511...
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That Time I Got Woz to Sign My Blue Box
In a previous life I worked for a rather large organization that held a huge annual conference in Las Vegas. I worked the conference several years straight and it was typically a boring affair. I...
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
A taxi running a red light struck down weird horror author K. Ungeheuer at 2nd Avenue and St. Marks Place on the 13th of July 1988. He was 80 years old and died before reaching the hospital. The taxi driver was never caught. Rest in Peace, K. (photo © Peter Koppenaal) #surrealism #book
A slow exposure photo showing the blur of a taxi speeding through the intersection of 2nd Avenue and St. Marks Place in New York City.
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I finally caught Obsession this weekend. Great movie made incredible by Inde Navarrette's performance as Nikki. 6 out of 5 severed thumbs up. Check it out!
A movie still of Inde Navarrette as Nikki
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A new tattoo completing my right forearm. It's a tribute to Kafka with the text to "The Tiger," the first story of his I ever read and the one that led me to write again in high school. Of course, that's Gregor Samsa at the wrist.
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A new tattoo completing my right forearm. It's a tribute to Kafka with the text to "The Tiger," the first story of his I ever read and the one that led me to write again in high school. Of course, that's Gregor Samsa at the wrist.
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Happy birthday to Franza Kafka, the godfather of the absurd, finding joy in the weirdness of this Sisyphean life. He was born on this day in 1883. Thank you!
A colorized portrait of Franz Kafka
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Happy Birthday to Queen Mother Isabella Rossellini www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHmh...
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MAMMAS: Hamster | From Green Porno's Isabella Rossellini's
YouTube video by SundanceTV
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I baked a soft sandwich bread today. It folds and flops! Soft and fluffy without any dough softeners. Flour, milk, salt, sugar, butter, vegetable oil, and yeast.
A homemade loaf of sandwich bread. Three slices are cut and the last one flops over the first two showing how soft it is.
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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Here’s your morning (and forever) mood, courtesy of Ainsley Drew.
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
well this is fucking awesome
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Illona on Instagram: "Just learnt this one and already having so much fun 😁 @prestonreed #fingerstyle #guitar #acoustic #guitarist #femaleguitarist"
713 likes, 25 comments - illona.music on March 3, 2026: "Just learnt this one and already having so much fun 😁 @prestonreed #fingerstyle #guitar #acoustic #guitarist #femaleguitarist".
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
, @stephenking.bsky.social do you notice any difference between developing a story with pen/paper, typewriter, or word processing?
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
My first tattoo in 30 years and pretty much how I remembered the process, but a six and a half hour session is no joke. This one celebrates the cover art of my first book. Shout out to @valdevia.art for the artwork. #noai #supportlocalartists
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Oh HELL YEAH!!!! Rollins and MacKaye are working together with Cramps guitarist Poison Ivy, aiming to reissue a whole series of Cramps records. The first to be released is Gravest Gravy, a full-length collection of songs that the Cramps recorded with Big Star frontman Alex Chilton in 1977.
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Ian MacKaye & Henry Rollins Releasing Shelved 1977 Cramps Album
In April 1979, New York punk-scene weirdos the Cramps played at a Washington, DC venue called the LBJ Club, and that must’ve been some show. The Cramps hadn’t released their debut album yet, but they ...
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K. Sigler @ksigler.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
It took some weeks, but I fixed the mainspring! It will always need maintenance, but she's working!
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