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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 1h

What a charming, thoughtful artifact @fortcircle.bsky.social has published.

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I like him, but in a rather distant way. I appreciate the different dynamic he brings to the companions, and I enjoyed his story, but he's far from my favourite character.

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 19h

Day 12/31 was Terrified. Got off to a strong start with some tense, memorable scares. Then drifted off to snoozeville.

Movie poster for Terrified, showing a skinny, monstrous nude man with a split from his head to his chest

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

400ish hours and still going 💀

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Day 11/31 was Jeepers Creepers. So corny it feels like a bad episode of Buffy. Still kind of fun though

Movie poster for Jeepers Creepers, showing an eye peeping through a hole in skin

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Day 10/31 was Cronos. Classic Del Toro. Visually lovely, dark, emotional, biting. Not my favourite of his works, but certainly enjoyable.

Movie poster for Cronos, showing a man hiding half his face with his hand

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Day 9/31 was The Love Witch. Something about this didn't sit right with me. At times it seems to be trying to critique patriarchy, but it cannot imagine a space outside it. More self-loathing than self-empowering. If this is meant to be the female experience, I couldn't relate less.

Move poster for The Love Witch, showing a white woman with dark hair, her hands bloodied

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Day 8/31 was Hokum. Proper good old fashioned scary story. Not overly ambitious, but content to be very, very good at what it sets out to do.

Poster for the movie Hokum. Tagline: we've been expecting you.

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's Thursday night Nippon Zaibatsu!

A whiskey tumbler next to the board game Nippon Zaibatsu

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Day ?/31 was Mulholland Drive. I put this on the list because I was told some of its scenes were horrifying. It was very well made, but it did not horrify me, so I'm not sure I can count it to the marathon.

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I did not know this, but am grateful to have learned a spooky new fact!

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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work. unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...

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Dungeons & Dragons and Studio X Join United Wizards of the Coast - CWA

Today, October 6, 2026, the designers, artists, writers, producers, and workers behind Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Duel Masters, D&D Beyond, and countless other games are uniting in soli...

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Day 7/31 was Phantasm. Is the acting bad? Yes. Is the plot confusing? Yes. Are the vibes immaculate anyway? ✨Yes✨

Poster for the movie Phantasm. Tagline: If this one doesn't scare you, you're already dead!

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Day 6/31 was Sputnik. A mediocre creature feature. Interesting ideas let down by poor pacing and how utterly uninterested the film is in its own main character.

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Day 5/31 was The Invitation. Formulaic, ultimately a bit forgettable. The tense build-up had some satisfying moments, but the way that farting is satisfying after you've held one in too long.

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Day 4/31 was Lights Out. I never saw this back in 2016, because I worried it wouldn't live up to the excellent short its based on. It doesn't. But it's corny in a way that's kind of endearing.

Movie poster for Lights Out showing a light switch with duct tape on it

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Day 3/31 was The Long Walk. A premise that lives and dies on how well the actors can hold a feature -length conversation. David Jonsson is fantastic though and had me feeling feelings.

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm going to suffer but I'm going to have a great time doing it

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Slightly hungover and about to get my ass handed to me

A red faction board from The Old King's Crown

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I never knew I needed David Howard Thornton doing an actual play but now I'm getting it I'm EXCITED

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Day 2/31 was Backrooms. It bored the hell out of me. A messy attempt at saying something that feels as empty as the rooms. Apparently I only have room in my life for one film full of empty walls, and it's Skinamarink.

Piss-yellow movie poster for the film Backrooms

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's spectacular in how bad it is. I love it.

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

IT'S OCTOBER! Every year I watch 31 horror movies I've never seen before. 1/31 isn't really a horror movie, but it's pure schlock and this is my list so I can do what I want. Velocipastor made me laugh so hard I couldn't see the screen at times. This is exactly my taste in cinema.

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Cole Wehrle 🔜 Essen @colewehrle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In today's diary, I get into one of my favorite subjects: agency in historical games. Did the Opium Wars have to happen? Were the player's historical counterparts in a position to prevent them? It's a big subject, and a place where the 2e differs sharply from 1e. boardgamegeek.com/thread/37746...

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BoardGameWire 🔜 Spiel Essen @boardgamewire.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ukrainian board game studio Boardova has broken into US hobby distribution, four years after its launch by two volunteers who met while supporting refugees and Ukraine’s army in the wake of Russia’s invasion: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20... (Hat tip @wargamer.com for excellent background info)

Three wooden board game meeples in purple, green and red, on a series of nine hexagonal tiles with illustrations of various terrain types, such as mountains and a river. The purple and red meeples resemble humans, while the much larger green meeple is a strange-looking humanoid with horns. Aridnyk board game from Ukrainian publisher Boardova.

Two cards, one being showing the word Directive and lots of instructional writing underneath, the other in a deep red/brown with Directive and Ministry of Truth visible in white writing. Cards from the board game 1984: Unperson from Ukrainian publisher Boardova.

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm going to my first Essen this year! Keen to hear which gaming pals are attending and what you're looking forward to

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Saturdays are for drinking scotch and arguing about The Queen's Dilemma

Fantasy map from the board game The Queen's Dilemma

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My first week as Wargamer Editor is over. Tired, but feeling very fulfilled. Ended my week with a cheeky board game review, too:

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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

UK Games Expo has banned generative AI art, text, and merchandise across all NEC exhibition halls, bringing the convention in line with broader British tabletop standards. Standholders face removal or bans if their products aren't made by humans. #UKGE

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UK Games Expo bans generative AI art and text across all trade halls

UK Games Expo has introduced a mandatory policy prohibiting generative AI art and text across all NEC trade halls, requiring exhibitors to sell only human-made games.

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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 16/07/2026

Games Not (Only) By Cis-Dudes 🧵 (list in progress I keep on my phone & pasting here) * Apocalypse World * For the queen * The quiet year * Yazeba’s bed and breakfast * Seven part pact * Kagematsu & A single man * Tales of the Fisherman’s Wife * Steal Away Jordan * A Mending * Field guide to memory

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's a trial by fire haha. I had an older sister who decided to start showing me horror games and films at like age 10, so I've had years of getting used to that it

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Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Neither Wargamer nor EN World received preview details about the World of Warcraft D&D book. Instead, everything is being filtered through YouTube influencers and WotC's Dungeon Masters AP series. Covering previews is dubious work anyhow, but journalists were seemingly left out of the first push.

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Especially the way I played as a child

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Joey Haeck @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Running Classic WoW to research every nook and cranny of its dungeons for D&D: WoW, then translating them to D&D was my favorite part of this book's initial design. Excited by how happy people have been so far with the first previews :D

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Overjoyed to see Psycho Goreman get the attention it deserves

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thank you Rob! I'm very excited 🥳

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PCGamesN @pcgamesn.com · 21/09/2026

"Hypnotically haunting, Silent Hill: Townfall is a credit to the series." Check out our 10/10 Silent Hill: Townfall review. www.pcgamesn.com/silent-hill-...

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Silent Hill: Townfall review - hauntingly perfect

Silent Hill: Townfall is a haunting new entry in the iconic series, and it may have just become one of my favorite horror games of all time.

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 21/09/2026

It's not just AI-generated art anymore. Now, Agentic AIs are in our emails, and they really really want us to buy their D&D "module." If AI can so easily subvert spam safeguards, it's the beginning of the end for our inboxes.

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An “AI Agent” is begging us to buy their D&D module

iLands has been inundating the inboxes of journalists and publications… and now it’s Rascal’s turn to take out the trash.

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Thank you Chris! Hopefully I can do his hard work justice

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is so so kind, thank you 😭

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