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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's the first weekend of October, so know that you can getcha Spooky Art at the "Into the Fog" gallery show exhibit at Knott's Scary Farm. My original painting is Sold, but you can still get non-blacklight prints for sale there in the park! #IntoTheFog #ScaryFarm #DarkArt #ToxicOldManYaoi #Wizards

Photograph of a wall with Victorian wallpaper and a Gothic wainscot illuminated by a purple UV spotlight upon which is hung a black velvet painting of two spectral wizards within a glow-in-the-dark frame of Gothic tracery that reads "Toxic Old Man Yaoi Wizards of Helshire."

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This opening weekend of Knott's Scary Farm compels me to commission another rendering of my character, "Shackles." @Mathraptor.bsky.social delivers! We need a resurgence of paperback horror anthologies for kids, filled with black+white illustrations like these. #HorrorArt #HorrorSky #Booksky #Artsky

A moody pen & ink illustration with an impressive amount of cross-hatching by Cameron Ramey depicting a medieval city street at nighttime being haunted by a wretched, scraggly bearded old man dressed in tattered rags who staggers about under the weight of a pillory festooned with spikes, bells, candles, and strips of calligraphic writing on parchment affixed with wax seals to the set of stocks. A shadowed hand in the foreground suggests someone dares to peek out through a cracked door to witness the spectre known in folklore as "'Shackles' the Prisoner."

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tonight! Knott's Scary Farm welcomes you back into the fog! I was compelled to craft a LEGO BrickHeadz™ version of my character, "Shackles," who haunts the cursèd land of Helshire in the fabled realm of K'amp Snu-pai. #LEGO #BrickHeadz #ScaryFarm #KnottsScaryFarm #ScareActor #TheGauntlet #Halloween

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

As of this week, I am now older than the age the actor John Mahoney was when the character he played in the sitcom "Frasier" said he was 64 years old. It feels like there should be ways I should feel about this.

Screencap of a Bluesky post by @tvaziri.com in which is written "'Frasier,' s03e22, when John Mahoney was 55 years old." The accompanying photograph shows the actor sitting in the set of the TV sitcom "Frasier" and framed by an overlay of a simulated video recording. The Closed Caption to the scene reads: "My name is Martin Crane. When I made this tape I was 64 years old."

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hej, Bluesky! I heard you like Toxic Old Man Yaoi, so know that my artwork is available for purchase now at the "Into The Fog" gallery show for Knott's Scary Farm. There's my blacklight black velvet painting on display, and (non-UV-reactive) prints for sale. #IntoTheFog #ToxicOldManYaoi #ScaryFarm

The top quarter of a Black Velvet painting with UV-reactive acrylics within a frame of green glow-in-the-dark filigree that features the words "Toxic Old Man Yaoi" in a rune-ish font.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I've rehearsals tonight for performing as a ScareActor; what better way to note that than by hiring a Real Human Artist to render their version of my character, "'Shackles' the Prisoner." Art by @owllog.bsky.social! I love how his interpretation is like transcribed folklore from a whispersome pen.

A dark, grainy, and atmospheric drawing of a haunted, scraggly bearded old man locked in a pillory festooned with candles, spikes, parchment seals, and chains

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Just back from a microconvention of Horror Authors where I had the honor of meeting @chucktingle.bsky.social, who just released his latest book, "Fabulous Bodies." #Horrorsky, know that I testify that Chuck Tingle's Horror Hardbacks are What You Need. #Booksky #Horror #LoveIsReal #FabulousBodies

Photo of a elderly bearded man from Planet Scrufulon wearing Heart-shaped sunglasses (provided by a righteous dude waiting in line at the event) and a Black Metal T-shirt featuring the band Gaerea standing next to the renown author Chuck Tingle, who is wearing his trademark pink sack with "Love is Real" written upon it along with an orangey-pink (please tell me if this is a specific color that one might reference) suit with black leopard-print markings.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Just back from the roadshow screening of @josephscrimshaw.bsky.social's "Dead Media," a zero-budget indie charmer that's made for a Movie Night with your friends in order to inspire you to make a film together. Pairs well with "The Video Dead" (1986) or "The Final Girls" (2015). #DeadMedia

Picture of Joseph Scrimshaw standing before a projected image of a title card for the "Dead Media Theatrical Roadshow" that lists tour dates and bonus features. The projected image gives Mr. Scrimshaw a hyperblue bar across his eyes like he's wearing UV-Reactive makeup for some 1980s cyberpunk low-budget feature.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

The face I'm submitting for Bluesky Verification. RIP, Phillip K. Dick, you would have loved/hated the mid-2020s.

A screencap from "A Scanner Darkly," a 2006 film by Richard Linklater, based upon a novel by Philip K. Dick, in which a character wears a "Scramble Suit," a cyberpunk way of protecting an identity. RIP, Philip K. Dick, you would have loved/hated the mid 2020s.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

This is news I can use! I also fabricated a set of stocks out of rigid insulation foam + a PVC pipe core for my character who performs at a medieval-themed ScareZone during Haunt Season, & I've wondered if there was any plausible way to fight back against my Executioners. It'd be laughable, but hey!

A Photograph of a miserable, scruffy, bearded old wretch with his neck and wrists locked into a medieval set of stocks festooned with parchment seals, bells, chains leading to iron fetters on his ankles, rusty iron spikes, and wax candles.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Happy 100th Birthday, Mel Brooks! "History of the World — Part I" was the first R-rated movie I saw in the theater as a kid, and it would've blown my ten-year-old mind to know that over forty years later, I would get a closeup in the sequel. Celebrating by watching a Mel Brooks marathon on TCM now.

Closeup shot of a grizzled townfolk cradling a rifle while glowering disapprovingly at the camera in a scene from the movie "History of the World — Part II" (2023).

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The GPS on my phone doesn't seem to be work i̵̤͙͍͈͐̑n̸̦̳̓̿̃͋̚g̶͕̗̫͊ ̷̗͊̄̚͘͝h̸̢̰̆̀̃͒͝ę̴̯̟̘͗̿̿͘r̵̢͈̤̦͆ȅ̸̪̖̄̍͗͌.

A picture of a perturbed, scraggly bearded man wearing a tweed suit in a liminal space that looks like an abandoned department store with beige carpeting, faintly patterned yellow wallpaper, and a suspended drop ceiling with fluorescent lights. This interior was developed by the A24 production company to promote the release of Kane Pixels' movie, "The Backrooms."

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Huh. It's still there, shockingly intact.

Google Street View of a house in San Diego, CA

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Just across from the Rundetaarn in Copenhagen, there's some crafty ironwork in the façade announcing that the building was constructed in 1623, and all I could think of was Steve Martin in "L.A. Story" declaring to his British guest "some of the houses around here are over *Twenty* Years Old!"

A brick building in Copenhagen, Denmark, just across from the Rundetaarn, with iron tiebacks in the façade craftily announcing that it was constructed in the year 1623.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Once again, I did my part in supporting Real Human Artists with this commission to @marisashorror.bsky.social for depicting my character who haunts the cursèd land of Helshire. Look at this linework! I do intend to reprise my role as "Shackles" this Haunt Season. #ScareActor #ScaryFarm #Halloween

Atmospheric pen and ink artwork by Marisa Bruno, which depicts a scarred and miserable balding old wretch with a long beard and scraggly hair dressed in tattered clothes staggering along while locked in an elaborate detached pillory that is festooned with parchment strips attached by wax seals, candles, a lantern, bells, and chains that lead to iron shackles locked around his ankles. The ground upon which he walks is a grassy patch littered with skulls and infested with rats. Behind him in the shadowy backdrop are officials of a corrupted medieval kingdom which include a king and queen, wizards, clergy, and a hooded executioner, and they all look pleased at the character's suffering. Behind them all in the distance is the silhouette of a medieval castle that looks to be at least partially on fire.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

On my desk is a Hot Wheels toy car shaped like, perhaps, a champagne bottle, with the applied graphic "Happy New Year 2020." I keep it as a kind of Memento Mori that, yes, things can absolutely get worse.

A Hot Wheels toy car shaped like a bottle, with "Happy New Year 2020" as part of the graphic wrap.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

When I was nine, I did Concept Design for a "Super Train"-themed rollercoaster because I saw an ad in the paper for this show, saw train tracks, thought "rollercoaster," felt love, and let my brain go. I couldn't have known buzzwords like "Cross-Promotional Synergy" at the time, but I could ken it.

A child's drawing from 1979 depicting the lobby and loading queue for a "Super Train Testing Center" Thrill Ride Concept. A dispatch tunnel to the left of the image has a cramped and nigh-impossible overhead turn of a covered coaster track directed by the encroachment of the border of the page. A sunken maintenance bay dangerously has no safety rails. The entry queue is shamefully non-ADA compliant. There are thematically supported control input devices suggesting a test facility on a wall panel, but many are inaccessibly high off the deck. A sluice labeled "REJECT" in a clunky digital typeface that would occasionally feed damaged train parts into a bin, suggesting to anxious guests in line that there could by deadly consequences for embarking upon this journey. An overhead claw device on a rail could take detritus from this bit and dump it into a pit behind the loading dock, which is another hazard in itself. It is unseen here, but the canopies on the train cars would blow off by explosive bolts midway through the ride. It is all totally rad and any kid would kill and die to ride it.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Ha! Being out of focus, almost completely concealed by other characters, or only seeing a sliver of the profile of my nose for a single frame improves my likability, it seems! I did compensate after the fact by making a little LEGO minifig of my character, which I nicknamed "Gumdrop the Pirate."

Scene from Star Wars' "Skeleton Crew" series in which a Space Pirate character Extra in the background (indicated with an arrow) is blurry and out of focus.

A LEGO minifig and diorama of a scene from the Star Wars' "Skeleton Crew" series in which Space Pirates board a spacecraft and go all PEW PEW PEW with their blasters. The LEGO minifig has a helmet, a forked beard, silver pauldrons on its shoulders, a long blue fabric vest, a blue shirt with armor playing, and purple pants. A title suggests the name of the character is "Gumdrop the Pirate," a nickname based upon the gumdrop-shaped knobs on the shoulder pauldron armor. #LEGO #SkeletonCrew

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Yes, but I am biased. I am amused as to how my Space Pirate Background Extra credibility for this series went from the expected "Oh, wow, you stood right next to Jude Law when he delivered a monologue?" to "OH WOW, you walked right past NEEL?!" Anyway, hey, casting directors, if this returns, hmu.

Scene from the Star Wars' "Skeleton Crew" show in which a scruffy-looking Space Pirate (indicated with an arrow in the image) walks along a crowded starport past a fan-favorite character named Neel. #SkeletonCrew

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Let me put something positive and seasonal into the timeline and show off the Wonderful World of @rhodemontijo.bsky.social who doesn't just only have a lock on Halloween. Buy this real-life creator's art or commission him! He does incredible graphic design! #Krampus #Christmas #Halloween #Artsky

A box labeled "Krampus Candy Coal" and its contents which include a button, a pin, and an air freshener bearing the image of the "Kid Krampus" character designed by Rhode Montijo lays upon a nest of red and white tissue paper.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

This is not my creation, but I've seldom >right-click>Save'd an image off Teh Internets so hard recently:

The meme of the Smooth JheriCurl'd Vaporwave guy with the added text: "You can always bully megacorporations... it's always morally correct... Especially if they use generative AI"

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

When I crafted this doll as a gift for an appreciative fan, I realized after the fact that I was essentially recreating a scene from "The Comeback Kid" episode of the sitcom "Parks & Recreation," so I might as well be explicit about it. "...Do you think a depressed person could make this? No."

A sequence of five images showing a slightly deranged-looking and likely desperate old man with a long grey beard wearing a hockey jersey holding up a sad-looking felt plush doll that resembles him, only it is wearing tattered rags and jewelry chains leading to felt shackles on its wrists and ankles. The man appears to speak to the camera viewer via a series of captions with dialogue taken from "The Comeback Kid" episode of the sitcom "Parks & Recreation" while pleadingly presenting the doll. The accompanying dialogue captions read:
"I'm the furthest thing from depressed."
"I mean, look at what I've accomplished."
"Do you see him?"
"Do you think a depressed person could make this?"
"No."

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Tonight! It's the last night of Knott's Scary Farm for 2025, and the last chance this year to see my character, "Shackles" the Prisoner, shamble about the Gauntlet ScareZone. May you all have had a Spooky Season that was kind to you. #ScareActor #ScaryFarm #KnottsScaryFarm #Halloween #SpookySeason

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

A rare convergence of #FezFriday and #Halloween, an opportunity to celebrate the classic #UniversalMonsters. Silver #Ouija Planchette Fez handcrafted by Fez-O-Rama: fez-o-rama.com

Photograph of a grey-bearded man in a black suit and cloak and wearing a fez by Fez-O-Rama with an Ouija board planchette embroidered with silver thread stands with his arms folded within a red-lined classic "toe-pincher" coffin positioned in front of an illustrated display depicting the classic Universal Monsters (The Werewolf, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Bride of Frankenstein, Frankenstein's monster, Dracula, and the Mummy).

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

It is always an honor to be included in the portfolio of photographer Chris Cornish when he documents the ScareActors at Knott's Scary Farm. His pictures really communicate the energy of the event. 📷: chriscornishphotography.pixieset.com/knottsmonste... #PhotoSky #ScareActor #ScaryFarm #Halloween

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

FanArt! at the ScareZone I am grateful to receive this portrait of my character, "'Shackles' the Prisoner," who haunts Knott's Scary Farm. Portrait by Sally M.: www.instagram.com/shellfishsel..., commissions/bookings via www.instagram.com/sallyscallop/ #KnottsScaryFarm #ScaryFarm #ScareActor

Portrait rendering using watercolor, pastel, and marker on Kraft paper depicting a scraggly old bearded man locked in an elaborate pillory festooned with spikes, candles, and parchment strips adhered by wax seals. The hue is keyed green to match the lighting of the ScareZone in which the ScareActor performs.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

#FezFriday addressing some hereditary issues. Fez by fez-o-rama.com. Setpiece at the Mystic Museum in Burbank, CA. #Hereditary #HorrorMovies #Ouija

A man in a black suit and wearing a fez handcrafted by Fez-O-Rama embroidered with silver thread depicting an Ouija board planchette holds a crude golden crown while sitting crosslegged within a recreation of the interior of the treehouse from the final scene of the movie "Hereditary."

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

#FezFriday getting a case of the Pazuzoomies at the Mystic Museum in Burbank, CA. Ouija Silver Planchette Fez by fez-o-rama.com #TheExorcist #Ouija #SpookySeason

A grey-bearded man in a black suit wearing a black velvet fez with an embroidered Ouija board planchette in silver thread crafted by Fez-O-Rama appears to levitate horizontally above a bed dressed to resemble the one in the movie "The Exorcist."

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

This #SpookySeason I commissioned Justin McElroy [@thoughtographic.bsky.social] to do a portrait of my #ScaryFarm character "'Shackles' the Prisoner." I love how his linework evokes a Scholastic Book Fair gem of a Horror Anthology for kids, one I would peruse, gasp at, run from, & ultimately buy.

An atmospheric black+white illustration by Justin McElroy of an emaciated, long-beaded tortured medieval prisoner stumbling about in chains and a heavy wooden set of stocks upon which perches a plump crow, silhouetted against a full moon, caws in either sympathy or as a harbinger of doom.

An atmospheric color illustration by Justin McElroy of an emaciated, long-beaded tortured medieval prisoner stumbling about in chains and a heavy wooden set of stocks upon which perches a plump crow, silhouetted against a full moon, caws in either sympathy or as a harbinger of doom.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

#FezFriday at Into the Streets' "LET THERE BE GWAR" exhibit. Damn, I love that this exists. gwar.net #GWAR I was alerted to this via: bsky.app/profile/lata... . Just one of the many significant reasons to subscribe to @lataco.bsky.social!

A scraggly grey-bearded man wearing a Fez-O-Rama fez depicting an embroidered zombie head with an exposed brain laid over two crossed bloody machetes gleefully throws horns in front of a display of stage props, costumes, and old CRT video monitors showcasing the legacy of the legendary band named GWAR.

A gallery interior with a display of stage props, costumes, hand-painted backdrops and old CRT video monitors showcasing the legacy of the legendary band named GWAR.

A gallery interior with a display of costumes,stage props, hand-painted backdrops and old CRT video monitors showcasing the legacy of the legendary band named GWAR.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Speaking of #KnottsScaryFarm, my Black Velvet painting of "The Conductor" is on display at the #IntoTheFog Gallery Show inside the park. The original just sold! I only want whoever purchased it to know to hit it with a blacklight to really make it pop! (Non-UV) 8x10 prints still on sale! #ScaryFarm

A black-and-white panel with NeoVictorian wallpaper is the mounting surface for a Black Velvet painting of an ethereal train conductor. The photograph is framed to show the upper right corner of the entire artwork, which is bordered by a custom frame that features model railroad train tracks painted with glow-in-the-dark paint.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Tonight! I return as "Shackles" the Tortured Prisoner at Knott's Scary Farm. I'll be in the region of K'Ampsnu-Pai, in the town of Helshire, colloquially known as "The Gauntlet." If you see him, be nice, he's having a rough night. #KnottsScaryFarm #ScaryFarm #ScareActor #SpookySeason #Halloween

On a red carpet setting in front of a decrepit circus-themed backdrop, a sad, bedraggled grey-bearded wretch dressed in tattered rags and draped in chains leading to ankle shackles and a set of antiquated stocks that locks his neck and wrists in place stands beside an excitable, knife-wielding six-foot-tall mascot shaped like a popcorn bucket. No, you are not high.

A sad, pathetic wretch with scraggly long hair and a grey beard who wears filthy, tattered rags kneels in darkness while wearing a detached pillory that is festooned with bells, a crown of rusty iron spikes, strips of parchment with calligraphic writing and sigils, and has three illuminated candles mounted to the top of the antiquated wood frame.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

"Prince of Darkness" is pure alchemy. If you had some fifth-graders make a super spooky video on VHS it would visually be the same as the "T̶̜̙͔͓̱̩̮̹̺̈́́̋̚h̸͉̦̞̠̀̒̑̆͝į̴͚̄ş̴̘͈̪͔̅͊̃͌͒ ̷̨͖̬̺̱̈́͗͗̽̐̆͜͝í̷̹͎͔̉̾̊͘͝ş̶͐͊́́̉̚ ̶̖͍͓̩̳̘͙͓͗ń̸̞̼͙̏o̵̺̬̘̯̦̓̓̓͠ț̸̼̬̙͛̾̓̏̔̌̈̂̎͠ ̶̳͍͍̘͕̼͈̘̲͑̍ä̶̢̧̱͍͇̳̺̻̦́͌̀̐̊̉̚̚͝ ̸̪͙̫͌̐̉̏ḏ̴̩̙͍̲̹͍̳͎͛́̇̀͘͘ȑ̴̡̳̜͓͚̝̻͈̤̰͋͋͗̂̽̂͑͘͝ě̴̹͚̦͎̓̃̋̚a̸̟̹̥̟̰̭̾̓̑̅ḿ̸̰̤̹̰̭̺̼͑̉̇̄.̷̢̧͕͓̟͍̲̑̕" sequence, but the Concept and Audio Design makes it genuinely a teeth-grinding icon. We are broadcasting from t̷̢̢̛̫̩̤̱̘̋̊̒̓̋̏̑̓h̴̛̭̩͌̎͗̀ȩ̷̙̩̎̆̎̓̃͂̓̈́̇̀ ̴̟̲̤̺̻̓͛̂͆̆͊͐̓͝͝ỷ̴̪̦͓̮̺̪̠͌̓͋̄̆ͅͅȩ̸̼͓͔̰̭̄́ͅa̷̭̖̩̭̙͒̓̊͒̅̓͂r̸͚̘͇̻̈́̊ ̶̧̲̹͉̮͈̹͓͈͉͋̾͒̍͂̽̚͘o̷̺̝͉͎̫͎͚̬͉̐̎̊́̽͒̓͠ņ̷̖̬̗̣̝͕̰̮̎̕͜ě̴͓́̊̒ ̵̢̨͎̫̩̭͚̲͐͂̾̊͐͘̕ṉ̸̤̍͊̑̾̉͝į̸̡̛̙͔̼͍̟̟̑̿̀͜n̸̡̜̦̂̊́̚͘ḙ̶̼̦̖́̐͑̓ ̸̠̟̭̥͇͖̌̈́͑̇̈́̌̇̑͜͠n̷̨̗̙̹̱̻̮̎͆͋̍̆̿̔͗i̵̟͌́͝n̷͓̥̜̞͚̖̩̲̏̋̐̐̔̚͠é̵̝̏̾̊͛̀͊ ̸̧̫̭͖̠̮̩̳̼̎̐͒̉̎͜n̷͍̻̱̫̯͍̹̟͌i̷͙̦̞̪͕͇̻͈̻̐́͋̽̀̚͝n̴͍̾͌̒́̽̐̏ë̶̡̛̝͇̞̜͔́͒̋͐͆̎̿͗̔

Grey-bearded man in a black suit and cloak wearing a black fez with a skull on it fabricated by Fez-O-Rama standing outside the church in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, where the John Carpenter movie "Prince of Darkness" was filmed.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

The #Halloween Haunt Attractions have already started up, so I'm calling it: it's officially Spooky Season. Here are new #FezFriday photos, promoting my friend's business of making quality handcrafted headwear: fez-o-rama.com . Pics taken at the Mystic Museum in Burbank, CA. #Ouija #SpookySeason

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I had the good fortune to get tickets to see true buckaroo Chuck Tingle tonight on the final stop of his "Lucky Day" Book Tour. His previous bestseller, "Bury Your Gays," was alarmingly prescient about Hollywood meddling with AI with horrific results. #BookSky #ChuckTingle @chucktingle.bsky.social

A photo of a grey-bearded man wearing a horror-themed black T-shirt, an open vaguely 1980s black button-down shirt sleeve shirt with a green grid printed over half of it, and black jeans holds a copy of a book named "Lucky Day" by Chuck Tingle while standing by the fabulous author Chuck Tingle, who is dressed in a textured white Lounge Jacket with black lapels, a black T-shirt referencing the band the B-52's, shorts of large pink sequins, pink & grey argyle socks, glittery pink opera slippers, and his trademark pink sack he wears over his head that has the words "LOVE IS REAL" written on it.

The author Chuck Tingle stands on stage with a cordless microphone as a slide with the words "TIME TO TROT" is projected on a screen behind him. The author wears his trademark pink sack which has the words "LOVE IS REAL" written on it over his head.

An exterior evening shot looking up at the marquee of the Hayworth theater, which has the words "CHUCK TINGLE" featured on it with the subheading "LOVE IS REAL."

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Current Mood for the foreseeable future. If you know, you know.

SPOILER ALERT before choosing to continue:

An image of the bearded old hippie character named "Doc" from the TV show "Z Nation" looks with resigned melancholy at a scene reflected in his round sunglasses, which is a sunset-toned view of an aerial military drone spilling out millions of delivery canisters of a biological agent in an event known as "Black Rainbow." In retrospect, throughout Season 4, the main characters were all set up to fail, and fail they did.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Mental state: I'm still spiraling. #FezFriday in the Rundetaarn, Copenhagen, Denmark. 🇩🇰 www.rundetaarn.dk #Rundetaarn #København #Danmark

Exterior view looking up at the Rundetaarn in Copenhagen, a cylindrical brick tower constructed in 1642.

A grey-bearded man wearing a black suit and a grey tweed fez handcrafted by Fez-O-Rama stands in the interior of the Rundetaarn in Copenhagen, a cylindrical brick tower constructed in 1642. The walls are smooth white plaster transitioning into arches overhead, and the floor is a helical composition of tightly packed tan bricks.

The interior of the Rundetaarn in Copenhagen, a cylindrical brick tower constructed in 1642. The walls are smooth white plaster transitioning into arches overhead, and the floor is a helical composition of tightly packed tan bricks. There are arched niches within the central spine of the structure.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

A #FezFriday with a non-Internet troll. 📍Freetown Christiania 🟥🟡🟡🟡🟥, Copenhagen, Denmark. www.thomasdambo.com/works/green-... #ThomasDambo #FristadenChristiania #Christiania #København #Danmark 🇩🇰

A grey-bearded man in a black suit and wearing a grey tweed fez handcrafted by Fez-O-Rama leans up against a wooden troll statue sculpted by Thomas Dambo located in Freetown Christiania within Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

A #FezFriday crossing the Rainbow Bridge. ARoS Art Museum, Aarhus, Denmark #Aarhus #ARoS #Denmark #RainbowBridge #🌈

Street view looking at the ARoS Art Museum in Aarhus, Denmark. It is essentially a large cubic brick building with a ring-shaped walkway on the roof made of structural glass in a full spectrum of color. The late evening sun enhances the color saturation of this engineering marvel on the rooftop.

A grey-bearded man wearing a tweed jacket and a tweed fez made my Fez-O-Rama stands within the circular rooftop walkway of structural glass above the Aarhus Art Museum in Denmark. The man stands within the green spectrum area that tints the view of the entire city that color.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

#FezFriday at Bakken, the world's oldest amusement park (open since 1583[!!!], or 1756[!!] when it was re-opened to the public). This place is another reassuring reminder of the need of my career in Themed Entertainment and Attractions Design. #Dyrehavsbakken #Bakken #Denmark #AmusementParks

A grey-bearded man wearing a tweed jacket and a tweed fez from Fez-O-Rama motions appreciatively at an entry sign for Bakken, the world's oldest amusement park located in Denmark.

A grey-bearded man wearing a tweed jacket and a tweed fez by Fez-O-Rama motions appreciatively at a wooden rollercoaster named the "Rutschebanen" that was built in 1932.

A grey-bearded man wearing a tweed jacket and a tweed fez by Fez-O-Rama happily motions at an amusement park Dark Ride called "Spøgelses Slottet," located at Bakken, the world's oldest amusement park located in Denmark.

A grey-bearded man wearing a tweed jacket and a tweed fez by Fez-O-Rama leans by one arm from the façade of a funhouse located in Bakken, the world's oldest amusement park located in Denmark.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

#FezFriday at Tivoli Gardens, the third-oldest operating amusement park in the world (since 1843). It is a reassuring testimonial that there will always be a need for my career in Themed Entertainment Design. #Tivoli #TivoliGardens #Copenhagen #ThemeParks #AmusementParks #ThemedEntertainmentDesign

A grey-bearded man in a suit stands outside a baroque revival gateway to Tivoli Gardens, an amusement park in Copenhagen, Denmark.

A tile mural commemorating 150 years of the operation of Tivoli Gardens, the third-oldest operating amusement park in the world. The painted ceramic tiles depict stylized peacock feathers flanking a scene of a harlequin holding the hand of a ballerina.

A grey-bearded man in a suit stands inside Tivoli Gardens at dusk, motioning appreciatively at the Baroque Revival gateway to Tivoli Gardens, an amusement park in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

#FezFriday at the Universal Fan Fest Nights' "Back to the Future" immersive activation of Courthouse Square. BTW, "Einstein" is a Very Good Dog. Fez by Fez-O-Rama; find my friend's high-quality handicraft headwear here: fez-o-rama.com #UniversalFFN #FanFest #BTTF #BackToTheFuture #UniversalStudios

Grey-bearded man wearing a futuristic business suit and a fez with an integrated LED display (made by Fez-O-Rama) leans up against the "Back to the Future" time-traveling DeLorean car, in which sits a good dog resembling "Einstein" from the movie.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I witnessed the legendary John Carpenter receive his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today. Long after the terrazzo crumbles on Hollywood Boulevard, people will still know his name. Thank you for your creativity, @thehorrormaster.bsky.social! #JohnCarpenter www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukmr...

The terrazzo Hollywood Walk of Fame star for director/producer/editor/screenwriter/composer/legend/icon John Carpenter

John Carpenter stands outside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel where he just received an official star on the Hollywood Walk of fame. He is flanked by well-wishers and media representatives. The image is bordered by a speaker and a hand snapping a photo on a celphone.

Legendary director/screenwriter/composer John Carpenter walks away from the celebration of the dedication of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is throwing horns overhead in joy.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I just watched the finale of "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew," and, y'know, the entirety of the season was just a pleasantly satisfying comfort watch. I am so fortunate that I was cast as a pirate background extra for this production. It's a unique and joyful memory. #SkeletonCrew #NeelNation #SpacePirate

Screencap of a scene from "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew," which shows a pirate spaceport populated with armed ne'er-do-wells. A blue-skinned pachydermic alien child named Neel is in the middle of the set and looks pensive. A superimposed arrow points to one of the Background Extra pirates, played by the author of this post.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

I see it's #PortfolioDay here on Bluesky. Hello! I'm Troy, I have a Bachelor of Architecture degree from #CalPoly SLO, and I do concept design and development for Themed Entertainment and Retail Venues, backstories to built environments. Website here ➡️ troyzimmermann.com #ThemedEntertainment

A Portfolio sample page of a fantasy "Memory Bulb Reader," an ostensibly ancient artifact that uses optical storage media. The page features hand-drawn drafting and photographs of the finished prop made by the fabricator Scientific Art Studios.

A pen and ink illustration, circa 1998, of a concept design for a motion control simulator ride in which a fantasy Atlantean airship can rise out of a test lab into a space with a hemispherical screen.

Hand-drawn concept sketches for a couple of botanic habitats for a proposed resort on Singapore.

A presentation deck of mid-2000s concepts for a proposed jazz club sponsored by Coca-Cola. The hand-drawn and digitally colored concepts run the gamut from interactive displays to architectural details to furniture design to costumes for the performers.

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Troy Z @n8uretrail2hell.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Non-alcoholic eggnog and Thai Iced Tea. Mix together in a 1:1 ratio. You're welcome. Why eggnog manufacturers don't already have this premixed flavor for sale is a mystery. They're just leaving money on the table. #Xmas #Eggnog + #ThaiTea

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