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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tomorrow afternoon! Kick off spooky season with a grab bag of candy, I mean authors. 🍬🍭🍫

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Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

God this shit was cool as fuck

Still from the movie Jurassic Park showing a raptor with genetic code projected onto it

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The first thing I remember someone doing while the towers were falling was a boy in class pulling open a world map "to find Afghanistan so we can bomb it." I guarantee that for anyone that could be in ANY way linked to Islam in the U.S. it was "stay invisible and stay the fuck out of the way."

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Me talking about a retired tennis player: I hated him for no good reason. And then I never forgave him. The end. Roommate: That's the kind of storytelling I expect from a Shirley Jackson Award winner.

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Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

On the literacy crisis tip, shit’s bad but I have seen people posting videos under this topic of folks who know a word and what it means, but they pronounce it incorrectly. That’s not a literacy issue; we shouldn’t shame people for not having said something out loud before.

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Tyler @tuckgraphics.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Oh my god. Indycar what are you doing

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

WHAT HAPPENED TO DOROTHY BELL: A woman tries to figure out why her grandmother, a beloved librarian, tried to kill her as a child. Has a little bit of everything - jump scares, sneaky background scares, analog scares - and it doesn't all work, but it's a creepy little watch. Grade = B-. (Shudder)

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

FACES OF DEATH: A video content moderator discovers someone is recreating deaths from the famous shock series, except for real! An attempt at meta commentary that doesn't end up saying much of anything before devolving into your typical bloody wrestling match. Grade = D+. (Shudder)

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Shudder adding Threads right now feels like pouring salt on our wounds idk

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

EXIT 8: A man trapped in a looping subway corridor has to find anomalies to get out. Technically, doesn't meet my criteria of a horror movie - it's more of a morality play - but it is irresistibly sweet (no, I haven't been kidnapped) and the anomalies are delightfully creepy. Grade = B+. (Shudder)

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I'm cracking up at this. Never has a t-shirt spoken to me so viscerally.

T-shirt depicting a blazing skeleton woman in a tennis outfit

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

That's a demon, shrimp brain. Poltergeist at best.

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

DESCENDENT: A man whose wife is about to give birth has an epic TAKE SHELTER-esque breakdown, except with aliens instead of storms. I do tire of movies about delusional men, but at least this dude doesn't attack people and the wife is portrayed very sympathetically by Sarah Bolger. Grade = B. (Hulu)

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Can't overstate my agreement with Vajra here. The degradation of taste and skill is exactly what keeps me up at night. Frankly, I already see it happening with people who claim they can't tell if prose has been written by AI. If this is true for you, I beg of you: Read. More. Carefully.

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I tried to watch Lee Cronin's The Mummy but it was just too gross and boring so no review, sorry. Of what I did watch, I'd give it maybe a D-.

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I'm just gonna point out that the essays defending the use of GenAI in art are usually really poorly argued.

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Tiffany Michelle Brown (she/her) @tmbwrites.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A few very pointed thoughts on "that" op-ed from the HWA newsletter: An organization with a published anti-AI statement should know better than to publish an inflammatory, antagonistic, racist, poorly researched, poorly argued, pro-AI op-ed in their newsletter. I have seen the statements that...

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Have always appreciated Ruthanna Emrys (@r-emrys.bsky.social) and Anne M. Pillsworth's take on my stories. I based this one on a) my experience as a half-Indonesian in college/grad school, and b) mysterious trail disappearances (Trenny Lynn Gibson, Paula Jean Welden). reactormag.com/a-little-kno...

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A Little Knowledge Is a Dangerous Thing: Nadia Bulkin’s “Things to Know Before You Go” - Reactor

This vacation carries a terrible curse...

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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Look, you know it & we know it: You're gorgeous. Just look at you. Drop dead knockout❤️ We're just sayin', your wardrobe could use a sprucing. And we've got some solutions! All art made in house by the humans at Tenebrous. Update your wardrobe: tenebrouspress.threadless.com

Keep Horror Weird t-shirt; playing off the moderately famous Keep Portland Weird icon, with an old-timey divers helmet housing a giant eyeball

Bad Bitches Read Weird! A psychedlic nightmarescape of sentient houses, tentacles and more

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Shit! One of my favorite actors, capable of so much intensity (and willing to do so much insane work). RIP Sam Neill.

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Sam Neill as Dr. Grant Looking Surprised

Alt: Sam Neill as Dr. Grant Looking Surprised

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

This is how I found out that 17 years after my first nomination, my writing actually won a Shirley Jackson. Thanks @johnlangan.bsky.social. Thank you to the jurors. Thank you to my publisher @ghoulish.bsky.social. This is wild, lol.

Text message
John: Congratulations!!!
Me: ???
John: The Jacksons!
Me: Ohhh?
John: Collection, man!
Me: No fucking way lol????
John: Yes fucking way!

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GHOULISH BOOKS WILL KILL YOUR PARENTS @ghoulish.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

CONGRATULATIONS TO NADIA BULKIN FOR WINNING A SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD FOR HER COLLECTION, ISSUES WITH AUTHORITY! WE ARE SO INCREDIBLY PLEASED!!! HELL YES!!! AHHHHHH! @nadiabulkin.bsky.social

the jacket for issues with authority by nadia bulkin

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Me watching women's sports: I hope everyone has fun! 😇 Me watching men's sports: Dear God please not X or Y or Z 🤮

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

THE LONG WALK: In a destitute America, fifty boys walk under military guard until only one is left. Despite the premise this is neither YA hopepunk nor Lord of the Flies; the boys are all depicted fairly and kindly, making the perverse cruelty of the situation all the more searing. Grade = A-. (HBO)

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

What I find most hilarious* about the Graham Platner thing is that both "centrist Dems" and "leftists" are blaming the entire thing on each other. As well as claiming that the only people still supporting him are each other (I've seen supporters in both camps so don't even try that on me). *gross

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Roommate and I are aligned on so many things in so many ways, but he will still root for the U.S. national team in whatever sport and I'm just sitting there going

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Chelsea Islan Smiles and Gives Thumbs Up

Alt: Indonesian actress Chelsea Islan looking like she's hiding something

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Ha ha I hate it here

From the New York Times:

It is a chaotic scene on the National Mall.
Several hundred people have refused to leave despite an order to evacuate because of severe inclement weather that is approaching. Some are even arguing with Secret Service agents. At one point, a crowd of people began running back toward the stage. An officer is sternly repeating the order over a bullhorn and the crowd is booing. Many have begun chanting "U.S.A., U.S.A." A federal law enforcement officer is trying to assure people that the event has not been canceled. Many are not convinced.
One man walking by blamed the situation on "liberals in the weather service," adding,
"I think this is baloney."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

“.. Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C.” @reuters.com

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Posting to mark the hilarity of a Moroccan player who plays for a Dutch FC sending the Netherlands home last night. -- "If a player of Moroccan heritage was good enough for Oranje, the assumption was they would choose the Netherlands. That assumption no longer exists." www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

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World Cup 2026: How Morocco won the battle for Dutch-born talent

Morocco’s World Cup meeting with the Netherlands tells a story about migration, identity and the battle for Dutch-born talent.

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Hey it's me!! Also on the subject of what you can do with a poli sci degree... fiction is indeed the only thing I do for money related to my poli sci degree. Which is kind of hilarious considering I went through a "what if I drop out of college to become a writer" period that really upset my mom.

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Me watching DC election results come in and seeing regime-friendly McDuffie and Pinto losing

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I feel like I should be more hyped about a movie like The End of Oak Street because I love dinosaurs, but I feel like I've just about mcfuckinghadit with generic suburban families in peril.

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Maya Kaufman @mayakaufman.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

INVESTIGATION: 🚨 A Polymarket exec used a personal PayPal account to pay major political influencers like Riley Gaines and Brian Krassenstein, who then hyped how "accurate" Polymarket is at predicting outcomes. We uncovered $350,000+ flowing to influencers this way www.politico.com/news/2026/06...

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‘Unbelievable how accurate’: How paid influencers hype Polymarket’s odds

The company’s chief marketing officer, Matthew Modabber, used a personal PayPal account to send money to content creators, according to records reviewed by POLITICO.

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

BACKROOMS: A furniture store owner discovers a door to what appears to be an endless office space littered with busted AI artifacts. Definitely more about eerie vibes than anything else, but as a "No-End House"-like expression of uncanny 90s suburban malaise, it's on point. Grade = A-.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Hahaha. NPR doesn't know the difference between unnoticed and under-reported because they're guilty of the second one

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ZD Dochterman @zddochterman.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Everyone should go read “Issues with Authority” but only if you can deal with psychic cult members working for the CIA and beauty contestants with holes in their bodies. Now Shirley Jackson nominated!!!

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Honestly did not expect this -- ISSUES WITH AUTHORITY, my second collection, got nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award! 😯 I'm very honored and thrilled for the press as well @ghoulish.bsky.social

Shirley Jackson Award nominees for the single-author collection category:

Clairviolence: Tales of Tarot and Torment by Mo Moshaty (Tenebrous Press)

Good and Evil and Other Stories by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell (Alfred A. Knopf)

Issues with Authority by Nadia Bulkin (Ghoulish Books)

Moon Songs: The Selected Stories of Carol Emshwiller by Carol Emshwiller (Third Man Books)

Portalmania: Stories by Debbie Urbanski (Simon & Schuster)

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

LURKER: An awkward hanger-on worms his way into the inner circle of a self-obsessed singer-songwriter. Think Parasite x Ingrid Goes West, except this psychodrama about a symbiotic, toxic relationship is set between two young men in LA and suffused with menace and loneliness. Grade = A+. (HBO)

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The Traitors Canada Season 3: one of the best I've ever seen (and I've seen so many). Can be challenging to keep a game show formula fresh, but damn did they pull it off. Hats off 🇨🇦

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August, like the month @month-of-august.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The knockout story of @chaosium.bsky.social's collection is @nadiabulkin.bsky.social's "Pro Patria!" for no real reason related to today's political climate. (Vaguely gestures around, screams eternally) #horror #booksky

The cover of "Cassilda's Song: Tales Inspired by Robert W. Chambers' King in Yellow Mythos" features a woman with a thin pale dress and gray wings stepping toward the view through shallow water, her hand stretched out reaching for you, blocking her face, except her eyes. Dark, turbulent clouds cover the sky to the horizon.

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Starting season 2 of Deadwood, and I have just one question: does Timothy Olyphant's acting ever improve?

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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 11/05/2026

this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

WHISTLE: See below. Grade = D. (Shudder)

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Eric LaRocca @ericlarocca.com · 09/05/2026

Devastated to learn that the iconic author Koji Suzuki has passed away. He was an inimitable visionary when it came to crafting disturbing, psychologically complex horror fiction. This is a terrible loss…

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I propose an immediate moratorium on horror movies where the way to dodge a death curse is to have one's heart stopped and then restarted. It's an embarrassment to the death curse genre, and frankly, to Death itself.

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

VULCANIZADORA: Two down-and-out guys go on a camping trip to fulfill a death pact. If you're okay with the subject matter, there's a fascinating perspective here about guilt and impact and invisibility that's refreshing in its existential honesty. Grade = A-. (Shudder)

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Nadia Bulkin @nadiabulkin.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Is it a cult? 2 Simple Tells "Anything bad that happens to you is your fault; anything good that happens to you is thanks to me" Y: 100% cult N: Probably not a cult "All the conventionally attractive people are fated to be mine" Y: 100% cult N: Probably not a cult* *Or you're in Heaven's Gate

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