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Zachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’m guest editing the next issue of Agita; send me your weirdest <1000 word stories about weird art. Authors from marginalized backgrounds encouraged and prioritized. No AI bullshit. The weirder the better. agitamag.com/submissions/

Issue 3: Ekphrasis
Between October 17 and November 17, guest editor Zachary Gillan will accept submissions of weird flash fiction that features ekphrasis.
Ekphrasis is the verbal representation of a work of visual art.
Weird fiction is a verbal representation of the world, in order to unsettle it.
We want stories that live at the intersection of the two. Pieces that emphasize the eerie power of weird art, whether fully ekphrastic or embedded within a traditional narrative. How does the weird seep in as reality is doubly estranged from these two layers of representation? Cursed paintings, uncanny statues, haunted mezzotints-send us your stories of weird art.
Publication date: February 1, 2027

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Fred Barrett @fredbarrett.bsky.social · 6h

I had the pleasure of contributing an essay to this Vinegar Syndrome release of Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors, an incredibly weird and underrated film. Also very excited to be featured alongside @mikethorn.bsky.social and @honorszombie.bsky.social. You can pre-order it now!

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I was honoured to write a booklet essay for the Vinegar Syndrome re-release of Tobe Hooper's NIGHT TERRORS (coming soon in two limited edition cases). Also featured: essay by @fredbarrett.bsky.social, commentary by @honorszombie.bsky.social, & much more. Pre-order: tinyurl.com/572df4nt

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Seasonal reading: journalstone.com/bookstore/sh...

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Polly Schattel @pollyschattel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One of the most interesting voices in horror. And he’s young! Keep an eye on this dude.

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S.P. Miskowski @spmiskowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Highly recommended.

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

L'Œil du malin (Claude Chabrol, 1962)

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Une vieille maîtresse (Catherine Breillat, 2007)

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Willow Catelyn Maclay @willowcatelyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

BY HOOK OR BY CROOK is coming to the Criterion Channel next month. It is one of the most essential films directed by trans people. Make sure to check it out.

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Craftwork Podcast @craftworkpod.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Happy birthday to the great Lisa Tuttle! ICYMI, check out our 2024 Craftwork Podcast interview with her. We discussed genre history, the ideal protagonist, Harlan Ellison's writing advice, and so much more. tinyurl.com/43rbcb8u

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Weird Tales, Uncanny Dolls, & Creative Breakthroughs w/ Lisa Tuttle by Craftwork

In this interview, we chat with Lisa Tuttle about genre history, the ideal protagonist, Harlan Ellison's writing advice, and so much more. Lisa Tuttle was born and raised in Austin, Texas, and moved t...

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Bless This House (Ronny Yu, 1988)

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Craftwork Podcast @craftworkpod.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Also be sure to check out our previous episode: Shakespearean Themes, Wang WPS Mishaps, & Stephen King’s Revisions w/ @carolinebicks.bsky.social! tinyurl.com/4b55uhpa @stephenking.bsky.social

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

ICYMI: @miriamricher.bsky.social & I chatted with the brilliant Dania Idriss about her bold & haunting new book, TALES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THE SEA. We discussed catharsis, hyenas, creative trance-states, and a whole lot more. tinyurl.com/bde7vdsu @craftworkpod.bsky.social

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Craftwork Podcast @craftworkpod.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Listen to our latest episode! In this interview, we chat with Dania Idriss about representing human cruelty, finding creative nourishment in academic conferences, spending time in "writing jail", and so much more. tinyurl.com/bde7vdsu

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Les Bonnes Femmes (Claude Chabrol, 1960)

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Portrait of Jennie (William Dieterle, 1948)

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Zachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Since other people are already talking 2027 releases, guess it's time for my niche: here is a post for listing out weird fiction publishing next year. Readers, writers, presses, publicists, whoever, let me know what's what.

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Max Coombes @maxcoombes.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

My new comic And She Slept is available in digital and print! Set in far north Aotearoa, Dog Christina becomes embroiled in a mystery involving a missing hotel manager and a lake mummy. Memories of her father start creeping back. Has she been here before? scratchandjesus.com/books/and-she-slept/

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Death in Venice (Luchino Visconti, 1971)

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Acceptance news! Very excited to announce that my story "New England Gothic" will appear in an upcoming issue of Prairie Fire Magazine. More soon.

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

CC: Canadian friends who are concerned about the use and regulation of AI. If you have the time, please consider taking this survey. This technology depends on the theft of our water, our art, our jobs, our data, and our agency. ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en...

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Have your say on advancing AI transparency in Canada

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Zabriskie Point (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1970)

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

RIP director Chuck Russell. He gave us John Saxon fighting a claymation skeleton in Nightmare on Elm Street 3, among many other wondrous sights.

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I interviewed the great Nicolas Winding Refn for In Review Online. We discussed his lushly abstract new film, HER PRIVATE HELL, as well as fantasy, the unconscious, and much more. inreviewonline.com/2026/07/23/g...

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Good Taste Is the Enemy of Everything: An Interview with Nicolas Winding Refn on Her Private Hell | In Review Online

A new interview with filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, director of Her Private Hell, for film review site In Review Online.

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Hotel Paradise (Nicolas Roeg, 1995)

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

52 Pick-Up (John Frankenheimer, 1986)

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

spotlight on Indigenous horror & thrillers (2026 releases) don't miss these! www.instagram.com/p/DZfZCuqm__O/

Books mentioned:
Savage Lake
Never Whistle at Night II: Back for Blood
Off the Reservation
Carnalis
Rabbit, Fox, Tar
Another Name for Red
That Which Feeds Us
It Looks Like You in the Dark
Sleeping Sisters
Filth Eaters
Rooted
Little Spoons

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Miriam Richer @miriamricher.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

In the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social, @mikethorn.bsky.social and I chatted with the inimitable @carolinebicks.bsky.social about combatting AI in the classroom, words clanging on readers' ears, the uniquely portable magic of fiction, and so much more. tinyurl.com/4b55uhpa

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Craftwork Podcast @craftworkpod.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Congrats to @michaelwehunt.bsky.social, who won the prestigious Bram Stoker Award for First Novel (The October Film Haunt)! And congrats to all other recipients & nominees! Listen to our interview: tinyurl.com/cjv95742

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Congratulations to LPG member @talonbooks.bsky.social and Hajer Mirwali for winning the Gerald Lampert Award for best debut book of poetry for her collection REVOLUTIONS!

A graphic labelled Gerald Lampert Award 2026 Winner for best debut book of poetry featuring the cover for Revolutions by Hajer Mirwali.

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Craftwork Podcast @craftworkpod.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Listen to our latest episode! In this interview, we chat with Caroline Bicks about combatting AI in the classroom, words clanging on readers' ears, the uniquely portable magic of fiction, and so much more. tinyurl.com/4b55uhpa @stephenking.bsky.social @carolinebicks.bsky.social

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Caroline Bicks is the first scholar to be granted extended access by @stephenking.bsky.social to his private archive. We interviewed her about Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King (one of the best books I've read this year). tinyurl.com/4b55uhpa @carolinebicks.bsky.social

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Miriam Richer @miriamricher.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

ICYMI: @mikethorn.bsky.social and I interviewed @lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social on the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We chatted about ghostwriting, Cold War propaganda, and relearning to write after a five-week coma. tinyurl.com/2s3zm3md

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Scout Tafoya @honorszombie.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

The easiest 90 minutes of my life. A joy to talk through Tobe's 90s barnburner.

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Went slightly overboard at the local book fair w/ @miriamricher.bsky.social (who practiced much more restraint than me). The Straub & King books are replacement copies.

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Craftwork Podcast @craftworkpod.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Also be sure to check out our previous episode: Gut Feelings, Sonic Recursion, & Raspberry Cordial w/ @cassidymcfadzean.bsky.social! tinyurl.com/48fwkktn

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Check out the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social, in which @miriamricher.bsky.social & I chatted with Luke Francis Beirne about classic film noir, New Brunswick settings, collaborating with editors, and much more. tinyurl.com/3xhdbdx3

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Happy Monday. This is your reminder that generative AI is being pushed into everything by fascist billionaires who are trying to make you stupid and obsolete by stealing from you and then forcing you to use the fruits of their theft in order to make a living in what's left of your industry.

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

5 favorite horror films of the 2020s to date? Chime (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2024) Lisey's Story (Pablo Larraín, 2021) Limbo (Soi Cheang, 2021) Crimes of the Future (David Cronenberg, 2022) The Eternal Daughter (Joanna Hogg, 2022)

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The Naked Spur (Anthony Mann, 1953)

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