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NIGHT OF THE MANNEQUINS by @stephengrahamjones.com is today's COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN @sffworld.com - a potential, chilling take on the slasher story @tornightfire.bsky.social www.sffworld.com/2026/10/sffw...

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We kick off our annual Countdown to Halloween at @sffworld.com and I kick off my annual #31HorrorBooksforHalloween with @natcassidy.bsky.social outstanding collection, I KNOW A PLACE @shortwavebooks.bsky.social www.sffworld.com/2026/10/sffw...

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Call me a cynic, but I’m not sure that Rodney Dangerfield actually performed the Triple Lindy high dive in that one movie with the kid from Christine.

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Rodney Dangerfield's Armpit Fart

Alt: Rodney Dangerfield's Armpit Fart

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/08/2026

Anyone who doesn't think we had autistic kids back in the day didn't know the kids I knew in elementary school, the ones that were called "hyper" or "spastic" or were suspected of having "water on the brain," etc. Kids today are a lot better off with a formal diagnosis and treatment.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Folklore and urban legends reflect the specific fears and desires of the communities out of which they arise; here are 7 modern tales of folklore-style monsters, ranging from the glamour of early Hollywood to the mountains of Appalachia!

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Seven Modern Takes on Folkloric Monsters - Reactor

Supernatural entities haunting tight-knit communities, from early Hollywood to the Orkney Islands to Appalachia...

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Be like Super Godzilla.

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Up at @sffworld.com today, my review of Faith Hunter UNPREDICTABLE MAGIC, a fun urban fantasy/supernatural mystery. Set in Hunter’s popular #JANEYELLOWROCK world, it stands alone nicely and is a great intro to Hunter's writing: www.sffworld.com/2026/08/unpr... @acebookspub.bsky.social

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

My #FridayReads/#FridayListens is THE TALISMAN by @stephenking.bsky.social and Peter Straub, right here and now! My 3rd or 4th flip to The Territories, and 1st via audio book. WOLF! A Mt Rushmore King novel for me, which is why the spine is painted on my stairs. Excited for OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE!

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Up today at @sffworld.com my review of @robertjbennett.bsky.social, A TRADE OF BLOOD. "I continue to be delighted, entertained, and enlightened by the Ana and Din novels...horror vibes are a most welcome flavor in this delicious stew of a novel." www.sffworld.com/2026/08/a-tr...

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Up at @sffworld.com today, my review of A DROP OF CORRUPTION by @robertjbennett.bsky.social "Bennett gifts readers with a deeply engaging and immersive world and story. ...keeps the pages turning quickly is the banter and interaction between Ana and Din" www.sffworld.com/2026/08/a-dr...

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Up today @sffworld.com is my review of @megbontra.bsky.social THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD "Bontrager certainly knows how to craft a horrific scene...there’s some bloody, gory scenes throughout the novel" @orbitbooks.bsky.social www.sffworld.com/2026/07/the-...

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Up at @sffworld.com my review of @cgolden.bsky.social new novel, CARRY ME TO MY GRAVE on this, the day of its publication! "I enjoyed everything about this novel – frenetic pace, the tension and sense of urgency, ...inventive take on Vampires as well as Witchcraft" www.sffworld.com/2026/07/carr...

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Definition of a perfect summer afteroon: relaxing poolside with a delicious beer and damned entertaining book! Beer: TwentyRegularCash from Icarus - a "wheated" pilsner. The book: THE GATE OF THE FERAL GODS, the 4th #DungeonCrawlerCarl novel from @mattdinniman.bsky.social

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Summer/ #Summerween has just begun, so here's my review of THE SUMMER FUN MASSACRE by Craig Dilouie - a thrill ride of a slasher story w/ interesting perspective, hints of supernatural, and a twist on the trope. Another winner from DiLouie! @orbitbooks.bsky.social www.sffworld.com/2026/06/thes...

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Chris Panatier @scribeofhades.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Many folks who are newish to me from Shitshow or DAYTIDE might not know that I have a Bleakstreak™️. You can find that in my 2024 novel THE REDEMPTION OF MORGAN BRIGHT. The ebook is on sale now, so maybe now is the time to get wise-cracking Chris out of your face! www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6G58Y3...

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Cynthia Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

“This is the kind of novel that will connect…with the most die hard of horror readers / fans while managing to have potential appeal to readers who don’t normally crossover into these dark tales. That isn’t an easy path to take, but Cynthia Pelayo tears down that road with impressive success.”

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Up at @sffworld.com is my review of SONGS OF THE DEAD by Peter Orullian & Brandon Sanderson published by @sagapressbooks.bsky.social Dark/Urban Fantasy + Heavy Metal + Found Family and has its heart in the right place. This was a fun one! www.sffworld.com/2026/06/song...

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SONGS OF THE DEAD by Brandon Sanderson & Peter Orullian (The Strata Wars Book One) – SFFWorld

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Mamdani giving a speech at the Knicks victory parade and Obama giving a speech at the opening of his Presidential Library on the same day is the BARBENHEIMER of oratory, it's MAMBAMA

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

IBM's "A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision" was from 1979. That was 47 years ago. That was before AOL, the Macarena, and Google. Half a century ago it was considered obvious that CEO's would deflect blame from themselves onto "AI"

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Joe Dante @thejoedante.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I’m honored that the Livingston Public Library has created a special collection of my films. Many thanks to everyone involved, and to all the movie lovers keeping these films alive. www.newjerseyhills.com/west_essex_t...

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Library celebrates filmmaker Joe Dante with a new film collection

For decades, moviegoers around the world have enjoyed the films of Joe Dante, the Livingston-raised director behind classics such as "Gremlins," "Innerspace" and "The ’Burbs."

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND by @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social publishes today. This is a wonderful novel that casts Wendy as a survivor of Peter Pan's malicious, tortuous, gaslighting nature. A smart, enchanting, horror novel that hooked me. My review @sffworld.com www.sffworld.com/2026/06/it-c...

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

*drops this at your feet like a dead bird*

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

BODIES OF WORK is a fascinating horror novel which shows @claymcleod.bsky.social's "ingenuity in the stories he tells and HOW he tells his stories, is truly something to behold." @titanbooks.bsky.social My review www.sffworld.com/2026/06/bodi...

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John-y-Cash (vac) @john-y-cash.eurosky.social · 27/05/2026

Bonne journée à vous ! 🙏 Car c'est mercredi et que vous avez besoin de mignonneries ! 🦊

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Up at @sffworld.com today, my review of THE DORIANS by Nick Cutter out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social "fun, creepy, had some intriguing characters, and I just couldn’t put the damn thing down." www.sffworld.com/2026/05/the-...

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Up @sffworld.com today, my review of @sarahgailey.bsky.social's absorbing, creepy MAKE ME BETTER. #booksky #horrorbooks www.sffworld.com/2026/05/make...

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We need to make helicopters a more affordable mode of transportation for every citizen

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

ALL HAIL CHAOS, the 2nd book in @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social TIME OF IRON series published today, I reviewed the enthralling portal fantasy at @sffworld.com today, too! @orbitbooks.bsky.social www.sffworld.com/2026/05/all-...

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

My #FridayReads is THE REDEMPTION OF MORGAN BRIGHT by @scribeofhades.bsky.social, acquired and signed at the wonderful #DarkInk event last year @doylestownbookshop.bsky.social. I blame @talkscaredpod.bsky.social, @natcassidy.bsky.social, and @margueriteturl2.bsky.social for making me read this!

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Throughout THE HIVE @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social (@titanbooks.bsky.social) "crafts a tense, growing sense of dread" with his characters and their unique obsessions. A dark, engaging epic horror that builds on character and a buzzing unease. My review @sffworld.com www.sffworld.com/2026/04/the-...

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Up at @sffworld.com, my review of THE DEMON KING by Peter V. Brett, which concludes his "Nightfall" trilogy and caps off the whole Demon Cycle. I largely enjoyed it (big fan of this world) but it isn't without some complications for me. www.sffworld.com/2026/04/the-...

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Here's my review at @sffworld.com of THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME by @ilonaandrews.bsky.social. This is an outstanding, smart, gripping, fun, portal fantasy anchored by a wonderful protagonist and fascinating worldbuilding. Sure to make my best of the year list. www.sffworld.com/2026/04/this...

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Simple and elegant, but it screams for attention in the best way. The physical book is lovely, too with the sprayed edges.

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Up on my blog today, I review the arresting, powerful, filthy, absorbing, enthralling BETWEEN TWO FIRES by @buehlmeister.bsky.social Horror/Fantasy/Grimdark but a novel that is laced with enough hope. This will sit with me for a while. @torbooks.bsky.social robbedford.blogspot.com/2026/04/book...

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Up @sffworld.com today, my review of GREEN & DEADLY THINGS by Jenn Lyons. A standalone dark fantasy novel with some fun ingredients I mostly enjoyed, but a novel that felt like it could have been more www.sffworld.com/2026/03/gree...

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I love that ChatGPT is basically "Ask Jenny McCarthy a question"

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I remember the deluge of Urban Fantasy around 2010-ish getting emails about book 4 in a series I didn't even know had a book 1 featuring very determined-looking women in jeans & a leather jacket in an alleyway battling witches, werewolves, and goblins in various US cities! (I miss SFSignal!)

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

We like what we like! No judgement, more that Romantasy is such a goddamned force right now

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Congratulations to @toddkeisling.com, whose Bad Hand re-release of DEVIL'S CREEK is selling more like a new release than a re-launch of a title that was originally published years ago. Coming up on 500 sold at the close of the first month back in the wild. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

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Amazon.com: Devil's Creek eBook : Keisling, Todd: Books

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Half the emails I get from publishers are touting a book as "New TikTok Romantasy sensation!!"

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