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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Unbelievable debut performance from Sneha Kumari in Ritchie Mehta’s tense historical biopic Phoolan #tiff

Sneha Kumari hides in a cave with a rifle playing the title role in Phoolan

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Cinema Cellar now open in Toronto, hooray and oh no.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

My dog has finally found her mini-me best friend.

A little Pug with a tan coat and a black muzzle sits on a sunny bench next to a big Anatolian Shepherd mix with a tan coat and a black muzzle.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My second novel comes out exactly one year from today, August 27th 2027,. 'The House in Drowning Lake' is about the mysterious dwelling found when a small town drains its reservoir. Damp creepiness ensues. Pictured, me writing it.

The Lost Correspondent, a piece from Grenada's Underwater Sculpture Park, is a man sitting at a desk working on a typewriter at the bottom of the ocean. The sculpture is coated in green algae.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I expected to like and laugh at this, but in fact I loved it and was also moved.

A poster for the 2026 movie The Invite,featuring four people around a table - Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Ed Norton, Penelope Cruz.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Watching a movie with Jan Michael Vincent, who I remember well from my young days watching Airwolf on TV. Somehow I'd forgotten his character name... Let me introduce you to STRINGFELLOW HAWKE.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Fredo might be the worst Corleone but Freddo is my new favourite drink from my awesome new coffee shop neighbours.

An iced coffee with cold-foamed milk in a cup reading 'KILL KILL COFFEE!' in red lettering

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Also happy Return of the Living Dead day to all who celebrate.

A photo of an industrial building with the caption July 3, 1984, 530pm Eastern Daylight Time

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

As others have said, I was happily surprised by Underwater! There's also Sphere and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (x2). The Meg and Deep Water if sharks at research stations count. And then there's The Rift, awful but it's got Bluesky cred for this line:

A still from the movie The Rift. A man in sunglasses and headphones lies in a bunk while another man wakes him, saying 'Let's go, Skeets! Emergency meeting in the galley, ASAP!'

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Back in North Bay revisiting some of my favourite spots from the Cardinal days, including one of the used bookstores in the country.

The exterior of North Bay’s Allison the Bookman, including a Pride window display.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you.

Title card for the series The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo featuring three men in police uniforms. Claude Atkins at centre as the titular character.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

A blowout and a new bandanna for the weekend

A leashed Anatolian shepherd mix looks up at the camera wearing a pink bandanna on her neck.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Finally found the title for my sitcom about a hotshot itinerant medical examiner.

The back of a white van with script reading King of Slabs

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Here we go! Can't wait to get this out there. One of the wettest horror novels you'll ever read.

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report for The Reservoir House by Patrick Tarr, from May 14, 2026. The synopsis reads:

Patrick Tarr’s THE RESERVOIR HOUSE, after the lake bordering a small town is drained for dam repairs, a mysterious house is found on the bottom. A local boy winds up dead inside it, initiating a chilling two-sided investigation that spirals further into darkness as tragic events continue to plague the town. As the truth begins to surface, linked to a series of drownings decades earlier, it’s clear both the town and the house conceal something that defies all rational explanation, to Janice Zawerbny at Harper Canada, for publication in August 2027, by Samantha Haywood at Transatlantic Literary Agency (Canada)

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Not my usual Saturday night, but what a wild time at Superkick’d wrestling.

A wrestler poses for the crowd from the turnbuckle, while the ref and an opponent look on.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Been waiting to find a good deal on this set for ages. Got it just time to distract us from empty nest syndrome.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Share an iconic horror film shot 🖤

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Drop a movie that traumatized you as a kid

A still from the movie Phase IV, a silhouetted ant looming large in front of a woman's face.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Making a playlist to capture the mood of my current WIP and this message just popped up. So, um, onward?

A message from Apple Music reading: ‘If you or someone you know needs help, support is available.’

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

This DVD store in Paris was a wonderful and dangerous random discovery.

The Potemkine dvd store in Paris, parked bikes on the left, and illuminated K on the right of the black sign.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

When your family portrait looks like a poster for a Wes Anderson horror movie.

A disquieting painting of a mother holding a baby, a father next to her, a haunted child holding a balloon and a possibly possessed younger brother in the background.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The National Library of Malta has some very old books and a neat fire suppression system involving pipes ready to blast out argon gas.

Many shelves of antique books with a clock in the lower centre reading 1030

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

There can be only one! It won't be me, but any vote to help get my book past even the first round would be much appreciated. Vote for your favourite in @harpercollins.bsky.social's March Madness, or just jump on the sale of all books involved, including The Guest Children. #HCCMarchMadness

An ad with the text: Support The Guest Children in #HCCMarchMadness, ebook $2.99, Audio $5.99. On Sale until March 31st.

The cover for The Guest Children is a white footed title over a creep forest and lake background.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

My reads of 2026 are off to a great start. Such a rich and detailed dark fantasy world, not like anything I've read before. And @sjshank.bsky.social created a compelling and amusing main character in Jeppo, a disreputable underdog with a more than a few tricks up his sleeve.

The cover of the novel The Knave of Graves by S.J. Shank. A man in a hat tends to skulls in dim firelight.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

This chalet sauce bucket hat is a real product that exists and just fyi I'm an extra large.

A red bucket hat with images of Swiss Chalet sauce cups and the restaurant name in white lettering.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Toronto lost the World’s Biggest Bookstore years ago, but the World’s Smallest is just over two hours away near Kinmount, Ontario. All books $3, honour system in place.

The ‘World’s Smallest Bookstore’ near Kinmount, Ontario. A little shack in the snow, open 24 hours.

Interior of “The World’s Smallest Bookstore”

“The World’s Smallest Bookstore” with a sign reading “Books Used Reused Old
Bold Notty Nice”

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

What a thrill to see a perennial favourite on the big screen for the first time. Lots of people there who’d never seen it before, all buzzing on their way out of the Revue.

The title card from the film Double Indemnity, on screen at Toronto ‘s Revue Cinema.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

My son is getting really into horror so I get to introduce him to all the bangers of my youth.

The cover of Robert R. McCammon’s novel Swan Song with a demonic face overlooking a blasted landscape

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Taking the day to catch up on some reading, and the books just happen to match. Off to a great start @emilyweedon.bsky.social

A photo of the graphic novel Pixu and novel Hemo Sapiens, both with red, white and black covers.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

All four seasons of Cardinal are now streaming on Netflix Canada. Pictured, the incomparable Karine Vanasse in a rare moment out of her parka.

A screencap of the crime drama Cardinal on Netflix. Karine Vanasse stands on a rural road in a police vest, with her hand on her weapon.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

I’ll be at the Toronto International Festival of Authors next weekend speaking with author Nathan Harris and moderator Tanya Turton. More info at festivalofauthors.ca

Info on TIFA event ‘Fight for Freedom, Search for Truth’ featuring photos of authors Nathan Harris and Patrick Tarr. ‘A gripping conversation about survival, memory, and the haunting legacies of war.’

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

The Quebec title for Miller’s Crossing might be better than the English one.

The Canadian blu ay of the Coen Brothers movie Miller’s Crossing, with the Quebec title ‘Un Cadavre Sous le Chapeau’, which translates as A Corpse Under the Hat

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Introducing a personal fave to my kid this fine October evening

A postcard for the 1980 film The Changeling, with an empty cobwebbed wheelchair in the foreground and a silhouette with someone sitting in the chair on the wall in the background

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I used this service, and my cuddle buddy came back different. He's watching me now, trying to loosen the stitching on his mouth when I'm not looking. I'm worried what happens when he gets it open. But the number on the sign has vanished. I don't know where to turn.

A sign with an image of a damaged stuffy, reading 'Do you have a cuddle buddy in need of repair? I can help! Contact me' But the contact info is blank.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Toronto friends, three weeks from today come see Emily Weedon, Daniel Perry, Michael Rowe, @mcallway.bsky.social, and myself read at the spooky October edition of Drunk Fiction. Oct 28th, 6pm at the Caledonian at College and Ossington.

An ad for the event 'Spoooky Drunk Fiction', with a dark background featuring covers for the novels #TheGuestChildren, #HemoSapiens, #SnakeOilAndOtherTales, #Pride, and #ModernFolklore.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Straight to the top of the pile with Exiles, by the late great @andrewpyper.bsky.social (writing as Mason Coile). Out today. #booksky

The cover art of the novel Exiles by Mason Coile, featuring a silhouette of a person in a space suit against a hazy orange background.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

The Furious was a wild ride, one of the most imaginative action movies I’ve seen in years. Very fun and animated crowd for an industry screening too. #TIFF50

Poster for The Furious (2025) with a circle of barbed wire around the title on a black background

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

The Guest Children is out today, anywhere books are sold. Come along on a little trip to the lake. #booksky #horrorlit

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

A few days away from official The Guest Children release, but I’m seeing it shelved in a few places early. Sharing a row with two of my all-time favourite Stephens @sgj.bsky.social and @stephenking.bsky.social is a surreal thrill.

A photo of the book #TheGuestChildren on a store shelf next to Stephen Graham Jones’ Killer on the Road and Stephen King’s Misery.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

One week until The Guest Children is released! Nice to wake up to this lovely review. #booksky 📚🩸📚 👻

A screencap of a book review of The Guest Children and Widow's Point on Instagram by @my.spooky.ways. A hand holds both books aloft.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Went into this knowing nothing about it. What a wild ride!

Poster for the 2024 Japanese film 'Cloud' by director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, featuring a man loosely holding a gun outside a derelict industrial plant.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Thanks Gabino! Sharing my post WW2 supernatural mystery, coming out Aug 12th. #fridayreads Purchase links to all booksellers through my website patricktarr.com

Cover of the novel The Guest Children by Patrick Tarr, a spooky lake surrounded by trees.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Excited for this sold-out launch and very grateful to Type Books Junction for hosting! #booksky @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social

a graphic for the sold-out launch of the novel The Guest Children at Type Books in Toronto.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Back in Toronto after 6 years, if Japanese Krautrock and psychedelia is your jam.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

New trailer for The Guest Children, with thanks to Andrew Kalu for the use of his creepy music.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Got the whole gang together! On top, The Guest Children paperback edition from @harpercollinsca.bsky.social, below left and right the hardcover and paperback from @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social. All three, plus the audiobook version, are ready for stores on August 12th and preorder now! #booksky

Three editions of the supernatural mystery The Guest Children by Patrick Tarr, with a creepy lake and trees featured on the cover.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

American friends, for the next 3 days pre-orders of The Guest Children in all formats are 25% off! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-guest-... #BNPREORDER #booksky @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social

25% off pre-order offer on the novel The Guest Children with code PREORDER25 from Barnes and Noble. Valid for all formats.

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Patrick Tarr @patrickt.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

The Guest Children comes out August 12, two months from today! Available for preorder at your favourite bookseller. Some thoughts here from awesome early readers. #booksky #horrorlit #🩸📚

Advance Praise for The Guest Children. Quotes in non-image form at patricktarr.com

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