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Aaron Saufley

@soflywrites.bsky.social
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Husband. Dad. Exvangelical Pastor. Hospice Chaplain. Short Fiction Writer. Theology Nerd. Cinephile. There are too many books to read before I die. He/Him. 🏳️‍🌈 ally. Brother in the Appalachian Order.

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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
55° 5 miles 58:31. Fastest 5 since 6/16/13. Hells yeah. I did it. 💪🏻🏃‍♂️ 5.0 58:31 Mile 1: 11:36 Mile 2: 11:30 Mile 3: 11:44 Mile 4: 11:51 Mile 5: 11:50 #SoFlyMiles2026 192.0 #shoemiles 39.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
64° and humid with a slight breeze. Still warmer than I like but WAY better than those devil’s ball sack temps. First goal of fall is <33:00 3. I’m already close. So, yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️ 3.0 33:20 Mile 1: 11:14 Mile 2: 11:00 Mile 3: 11:06 #SoFlyMiles2026 187.0 #shoemiles 34.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Last hot run for the foreseeable future. Sore legs. Feral sinuses. Gave myself permission to just get the miles in. Looks like low 50’s for Saturday’s long run 🍁🙌 So, yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️ 2.0 24:16 Mile 1: 11:08 Mile 2: 13:08 #SoFlyMiles2026 184.0 #shoemiles 31.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Goal was to jog 5 in this heat, splits be damned. Hip flared up during mile 3 and didn’t let up. So I made it 4. No intervals. That’s good enough. Fall temps arrive next week! So, yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️ 4.0 53:55 #SoFlyMiles2026 182.0 #shoemiles 29.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
68° with a slight breeze. Stepped on the gas. Was pushing for 20:29. Almost got it. 💪🏻 So, yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️ 2:0 20:39 Mile 1: 10:14 Mile 2: 10:25 #SoFlyMiles2026 178.0 #shoemiles 25.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Two great runs, sore legs, sinuses, and heat turned 5 into 4. Great first 2.5, but had to drag myself to finish 4. Hurry up cool mornings. So yeah. I kinda did it. 🏃‍♂️🥵💀 4.0 50:58 Mile 1: 12:10 Mile 2: 11:56 Mile 3: 12:42 Mile 4: 14:10 #SoFlyMiles2026 176.0 #shoemiles 23.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
69° is not my favorite but I’ll take it. Second mile surprised me and cost me on the third as I had to interval. But I’ll take it—fastest 3 in a LONG time. Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️ 3.0 33:40 Mile 1: 11:14 Mile 2: 10:38 Mile 3: 11:48 #SoFlyMiles2026 172:0 #shoemiles 19.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Feral sinuses ruined an otherwise great run. Only 63° this morning. Didn’t quite hit my goal, but I’m close. It’ll happen soon. So, yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️ 2.0 20:55 Mile 1: 10:05 Mile 2: 10:50 #SoFlyMiles2026 169.0 #shoemiles 16.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Sore legs, the return of feral sinuses, and devil’s ball sack heat doomed this two miles. Couldn’t find my rhythm. Gave myself grace and walked the last half mile. So, yeah. I sort of did it🏃‍♂️🥵💀 2.0 Mile 1: 10:33 Mile 2: 15:02 #SoFlyMiles2026 167.0 #shoemiles 14.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
<12:00 splits achieved. Barely. It’s rough out here. Hot and no breeze. Summer is stupid. So, yeah. I did it🏃‍♂️🥵💀 3.0 35:23 Mile 1: 11:27 Mile 2: 11:59 Mile 3: 11:55 #SoFlyMiles2026 165.0 #shoemiles 12.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Lungs are good. New kicks are GREAT. Heat is awful. Had to interval 3-5, but that’s okay. I finished. 👊🏻 So yeah. I did it🏃‍♂️🥵💀 5.0 1:03:18 Mile 1: 12:21 Mile 2: 12:06 Mile 3: 13:04 Mile 4: 12:44 Mile 5: 13:03 #SoFlyMiles2026 162.0 #shoemiles 9.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Gave myself permission to get a couple trash miles in as I’m just not feeling it this morning. And for today, that’s enough. So yeah. I did it🏃‍♂️🥵💀 2.0 23:59 Mile 1: 12:03 Mile 2: 11:55 #SoFlyMiles2026 157.0 #shoemiles 4.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
71° and muggy. At least it isn’t near 80°. Broke in some new kicks. Holy hell, I didn’t realize how much old kicks held me back. Shaved :53 off my best 2 miles of the year. Hells yeah. I did it🏃‍♂️🥵💀 2.0 20:39 Mile 1: 10:13 Mile 2: 10:26 #SoFlyMiles2026 155.0 #shoemiles 2.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Pushed hard to prove to myself this heat ain’t got the best of me. Had to interval mile 2, but I’ll take that time. GAWN N GIT, SUMMER Hells yeah. I did it🏃‍♂️🥵💀 2.0 21:42 Mile 1: 10:25 Mile 2: 11:17 #SoFlyMiles2026 153.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Took a week off to rest a wonky hamstring. Came back on one of the hottest mornings of the year. Jog/walked the second mile. Only 6 more weeks of this shit. 🔥 So, I sort of did it🏃‍♂️🥵💀 2.0 26:03 Mile 1: 12:11 Mile 2: 13:52 #SoFlyMiles2026 149.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Plan was for 5. Made it 2 and walked a third. It’s hot and I’m tired. Just didn’t have it mentally today. And that’s alright. I’ll try again next time. So, nope. I didn’t do it. But I will. 🏃‍♂️🥵💀 3.0 44:47 #SoFlyMiles2026 149.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The bad: it’s 74° and soupy. The less bad: still didn’t hit the goal of <11:00 splits. But I’m SO CLOSE. The good: fastest 2 miles in over a decade. 💪🏻 So yeah, I did it. 🏃‍♂️🥵💀 2.0 21:32 Mile 1: 10:30 Mile 2: 11:02 #SoFlyMiles2026 146.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Haven’t done 5 since 5/16. Back at it. Goal was just to finish with no walking. Hells yeah, I did it. 🏃‍♂️🥵💀 And I surpassed 2025’s mileage total. 💪🏻 5.0 1:04:57 Mile 1: 13:15 Mile 2: 13:24 Mile 3: 13:14 Mile 4: 12:48 Mile 5: 12:15 #SoFlyMiles2026 144.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
69° and less humid. Hamstrings are sore. Had to walk a little during mile 3 but I still hit my goal of <12:00 splits. Hurry up and get here, fall. 🍁 So, yeah, I did it. 🏃‍♂️🥵💀 3.0 34:58 Mile 1: 11:48 Mile 2: 11:26 Mile 3: 11:44 #SoFlyMiles2026 139.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
70° and THICK. Just missed my next goal of <11:00 splits for 2 miles. I’m close. And I ran the fastest 2 miles of the year so far. Hells yeah, I did it. 🏃‍♂️🥵💀 2.0 21:40 Mile 1: 10:32 Mile 2: 11:08 #SoFlyMiles2026 136.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
70° and humid. That 9° difference from Tuesday is HUGE for me. Was able to push a wee bit. I will definitely take this. 💪🏻 Hells yeah, I did it. 🏃‍♂️🥵💀 4.0 48:26 Mile 1: 12:25 Mile 2: 12:12 Mile 3: 12:06 Mile 4: 11:43 #SoFlyMiles2026 134.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Slightly cooler but still stupid hot. Overall goal was achieved, but that second split needs work. So yeah, I did it. 🏃‍♂️🥵💀 2.0 21:54 Mile 1: 10:36 Mile 2: 11:18 #SoFlyMiles2026 130.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Holy shit it is STUPID out here. 79° and no breeze. I did it. Barely. 🏃‍♂️🥵💀 4.0 54:36 Mile 1: 12:28 Mile 2: 12:22 Mile 3: 13:58 Mile 4 13:48 #SoFlyMiles2026 128.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Adjusted jogging schedule due to lack of sleep. Woke up to a slightly cooler morning, fresh legs, and feral sinuses. Pushed a bit. Nearly coughed up a lung. Not gonna complain about the result. So yeah. I did it.🏃‍♂️🥵💀 2.0 21:53 Mile 1: 10:50 Mile 2: 11:03 #SoFlyMiles2026 124.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Dear sweet Jesus help me. This 3 miles was BRUTAL. 77°, humid, no breeze. Had to walk most of the last mile. Only 3 more months of this horse shit. Ugh. I did it.🏃‍♂️🥵💀 3.0 38:12 Mile 1: 11:57 Mile 2: 11:38 Mile 3: 14:37 #SoFlyMiles2026 122.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Back at it after 11 days of vacation. It’s hot and gross. Just trying to get the rhythm back. And not drop dead. So yeah. I did it.🏃‍♂️🥵💀 2.0 23:55 Mile 1: 12:03 Mile 2: 11:52 #SoFlyMiles2026 119.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Took advantage of a “cool” 66° and pushed. This middle-aged squishy body did its fastest 3 miles in a long time. Hells yeah. I did it.🏃‍♂️🥵💀 3.0 34:07 Mile 1: 11:37 Mile 2: 11:20 Mile 3: 11:10 #SoFlyMiles2026 117.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Skipped two runs last week to rest an angry knee. Very deliberate, slow jog in this 77° soup to test it. Feels fine now, but later will tell the real tale. So yeah. I did it.🏃‍♂️🥵💀 2.0 25:29 Mile 1: 12:49 Mile 2: 12:40 #SoFlyMiles2026 114.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
70°, sore legs, feral sinuses. That tends to mean a slow run. Not today. Pushed hard, resisted the urge to walk, and finished with a great time for how hot is it. Hells yeah. I did it.🏃‍♂️🥵💀 3:0 34:54 Mile 1: 11:56 Mile 2: 11:35 Mile 3: 11:23 #SoFlyMiles2026 112.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Holy hell it’s hot. Plan was for five but I only made it four. Had to run/walk the last 1:5. I’m totally fine with that. So, yeah. I did it. Barely. 🏃‍♂️🥵💀 4.0 54:27 Mile 1: 12:46 Mile 2: 13:03 Mile 3: 13:37 Mile 4: 15:01 #SoFlyMiles2026 109.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Holy hell it’s hot. 76° and high humidity. Sore legs didn’t help, but I’m going to take this one as I was slower back in April. It’s gonna be like this until Halloween. 🥵💀 So yeah. I did it.🏃‍♂️ 3.0 38:03 Mile 1: 12:36 Mile 2: 12:17 Mile 3: 13:07 #SoFlyMiles2026 105.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This morning, I finished what was a 5+ year study of Luke’s gospel based on MD Goulder’s “The Evangelists’ Calendar.” In short, Christ brings about a great reversal, both for the ancient Israelites and the nations. #theology #christ #Jesus #bible
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Missed two runs last week due to an inflamed IT band. Fresh legs, cool temps, and mouth breathing the entire run to bypass the sinuses gave me my second fastest two miles of the year. Heck yeah. I did it.🏃‍♂️ 2.0 21:50 Mile 1: 11:15 Mile 2: 10:35 #SoFlyMiles2026 102.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
New earbuds couldn’t overcome feral sinuses and hamstrings that I can only describe as nauseated. Oh well. I did it. And I hit 100 for the year so far.🏃‍♂️ 2:0 23:10 Mile 1: 10:48 Mile 2: 12:22 #SoFlyMiles2026 100.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
It’s hot and muggy. My earbuds are shot so I had to listen to myself choking on this thick air. Gonna take awhile to acclimate to this slop. Ugh. I did it. 🏃‍♂️ 3.0 38:13 Mile 1: 12:22 Mile 2: 12:23 Mile 3: 13:28 #SoFlyMiles2026 98.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
“Obsession” was a pleasant surprise. Slow at first, and then it was all gas no brakes. Some great jump scares and along with really creepy moments. Lots of humor as well. The vibe was similar to “The Monkey.” I loved it. 4/5 #horror #horrorfilms #horrormovies
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
“Passenger” was okay. The camper van thing was cool (my wife loves that stuff), but overall it didn’t add anything to the possession genre. Some nice cinematography, but otherwise it was pretty vanilla. Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it. 2.5/5 #horror #horrorfilms #horrormovies
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
74° and huge humidity should illegal. But it went better than the last run. Only 5-6 more months of this nonsense. So, yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️ 2:0 24:43 Mile 1: 11:40 Mile 2: 13:03 #SoFlyMiles2026 95.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
It’s 70° and muggy. Knees are sore. Stomach doesn’t like heat. Sinuses are feral. Gassed after a mile. How do you weirdos do this in 90°+ heat? 🥵 I guess heat acclimation has begun. So, yeah. I did it. Barely. 🏃‍♂️ 2:0 25:47 Mile 1: 11:37 Mile 2: 14:10 #SoFlyMiles2026 93.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I just went under an hour for five miles. Last did that in 2013. This middle-aged grotesque body is capable of slightly more than I thought it was. Hell yeah. I did it.🏃‍♂️ 5.0 59:15 Mile 1: 11:58 Mile 2: 11:48 Mile 3: 11:50 Mile 4: 11:52 Mile 5: 11:47 #SoFlyMiles2026 91.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Sore legs, rowdy sinuses, cold temps, and a distracted mind put the work in speed work. Oh well. I did it.🏃‍♂️ 2.0 22:36 Mile 1: 11:04 Mile 2: 11:32 #SoFlyMiles2026 86.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
This 5 miler was a struggle. Head not in it. Left hip gave me a fit the last three miles. Today, I’m just happy to finish. So, yeah. I did it.🏃‍♂️ 5.0 1:03:46 Mile 1: 12:47 Mile 2: 13:03 Mile 3: 12:30 Mile 4: 12:35 Mile 5: 12:51 #SoFlyMiles2026 84.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
“Hokum” was delightful. Dark, suspenseful, and downright eerie. An excellent treatise on grief. I loved it. 4.5/5 #film #movies #horror #horrormovies
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
My tummy absolutely rebelled about a half mile into an already terrible run. Just not feeling it in multiple ways today. So, yeah. I did it. Sort of. 🏃‍♂️ 1.6 20:27 Mile 1: 12:05 #SoFlyMiles2026 79.0 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Too little sleep, three hard runs, and back-to-back little league games have left me a little tired. Gave myself permission just to get the miles in. So yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️ 3.0 38:36 Mile 1: 13:03 Mile 2: 12:56 Mile 3: 12:37 #SoFlyMiles2026 77.4 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
It’s cold. My lungs burn. The total time isn’t good. Doesn’t matter. That first mile was my focus. First <10:00 mile in 13 years. Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️ 2.0 23:37 Mile 1: 9:59 Mile 2: 13:38 #SoFlyMiles2026 74.4 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Did I miss the memo about hell freezing over? I just trimmed two minutes off my 5 mile time. That’s insane. I’ll take it. 🤣 Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️ 5.0 1:01:43 Mile 1: 12:32 Mile 2: 12:19 Mile 3: 12:22 Mile 4: 12:22 Mile 5: 12:08 #SoFlyMiles2026 72.4 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Sometimes we surprise ourselves. We’re capable of more than we believe. I just trimmed an insane 0:45 off last week’s 5k time on sore legs and feral sinuses. 🤯 Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️ 3.1 35:05 Mile 1: 11:14 Mile 2: 11:08 Mile 3: 11:50 #SoFlyMiles2026 67.4 #running #jogging
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The remake of “Faces of Death” is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. I was bored. The gore was meh. The actors tried, but couldn’t overcome a bad story. That’s 90 minutes of my life I can’t get back. I hated it. 0.5/5 #film #horror #horrormovies
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Aaron Saufley @soflywrites.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
“Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” was FUN. The dark atmosphere, sound design, and the gore (which was just GROSS in the best way) made for a good time. I’ll never clip my toe nails the same way again. I loved it. 4/5 #film #horror #horrormovies
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