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Craig Berger

@therealcraigberger.bsky.social
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Teleplay, screenplay, novel, comic book, marketing writer. Philosopher, poker player, chess player, progressive epistocrat, Jewish igtheist. Winner of the Filmmatic.com Sci Fi/Fantasy Screenwriting Competition

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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
New Substack up! AI stigma #HorrorAuthor open.substack.com/pub/craigber...
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The Stigma Monster
Dear Craig,
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
New Substack post up! #HorrorAuthor open.substack.com/pub/craigber...
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Evil Robot
Here’s a fun response I got the other day:
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Your weekly fix of abject writer pain and suffering is here! Plus a new excerpt from THE BOOK OF MONSTERS! #HORROR #FICTION #FANTASY craigberger.substack.com/p/the-raveno...
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The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal
*The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal and the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy are the intellectual property of the estate of Douglas Adams.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
New Year, New Substack post. Plus an excerpt from THE BOOK OF MONSTERS! Still free to subscribe 😉 craigberger.substack.com/p/the-tiyanak #HorrorAuthor #writers
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The Tiyanak
The Tiyanak does not appear in The Book of Monsters, but could probably fit into the Shapeshifter class, perhaps as a type of Changeling.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Continuity Error in #StrangerThings S5. Mike tells Will "You're not a Wizard, you're more like a Sorcerer, because your spells are innate." But the Sorcerer class, of magic-users who don't need a spellbook to cast magic, wasn't introduced until 3rd Ed D&D in 2000.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
The post is up #HorrorAuthor open.substack.com/pub/craigber...
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The Ghost of Christmas Past
When I was a kid, I always thought I would be a novelist.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
New Adventure in publishing quest: The Dead Zone #horrorwriters ##HorrorAuthor #horror craigberger.substack.com/p/the-dead-z...
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The Dead Zone
We’re still in that Dead Zone between Thanksgiving and the first week of the New Year where nothing much happens, although I’m still sending out queries and the occasional pass does still hit my inbox...
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
New Substack post up for Evolution of a Monster Manual. Still free to subscribe! craigberger.substack.com/p/the-soul-s... ##HorrorAuthor
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The Soul Sucking Holiday Season
The holiday season, from Halloween to New Year’s, is tough for me as a writer.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
New Substack is live! #HorrorAuthor craigberger.substack.com/p/the-slaver...
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The Slavering Pitch Monster
So I promised you a story about a disastrous pitch meeting.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
New Substack up. #Horrorauthor craigberger.substack.com/p/the-two-bu...
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The Beast With Two Bubbles
Here’s a query pass I received the other day:
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
New Substack post up craigberger.substack.com/p/lets-talk-... #horrorwriters
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Let's Talk About AI
I want to start by stressing that I NEVER, nor WILL I EVER, have AI write any part of any novel or screenplay I create.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
New Substack Post up #HorrorAuthor open.substack.com/pub/craigber...
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The Tendrils of Doubt
So I got an agent to read my manuscript this week.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
A substack about one genre screenwriter turned novelist's attempt to get published. #Horrorwriterschat 💗🧙‍♂️⚔️ Evolution of a Monster Manual craigberger.substack.com?r=g5pup&utm_...
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Evolution of a Monster Manual | Craig Berger | Substack
A chronicle of one novelist's attempts to publish a novel that defies genre classification. Click to read Evolution of a Monster Manual, by Craig Berger, a Substack publication.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
A substack about one genre screenwriter turned novelist's attempt to get published. Evolution of a Monster Manual craigberger.substack.com?r=g5pup&utm_...
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Evolution of a Monster Manual | Craig Berger | Substack
A chronicle of one novelist's attempts to publish a novel that defies genre classification. Click to read Evolution of a Monster Manual, by Craig Berger, a Substack publication.
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Those of you who follow me on social media know that I am regularly a winner or finalist in #screenwriting competitions. I am now offering my services to the public! Please share this link with anyone who wants to win a teleplay or screenplay writing contest!
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
My comedy A Christmas Survival Guide for the Modern Vampire was just selected as a finalist by Mad Wife 100 Scripts via FilmFreeway.com! #screenwriting
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Film Festivals, Screenplay Contests, Submissions
Enter the world's best film festivals and screenplay contests. FilmFreeway makes it easy to discover, submit and get tickets to thousands of events.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 01/03/2025
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Let me translate two things this libertarian light nincompoop is saying: Personal liberties means doing whatever the fuck I want. Free markets means doing whatever the fuck I want. He’s an adult toddler.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Check out my interview with Filmmatic.com on my contest winning Sci Fi TV pilot "Hereditary"! www.filmmatic.com/post/craig-b... #amwritingfantasy and sci fi 💗🧙‍♂️⚔️
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Craig Berger Pushes Biotech Boundaries with "Hereditary"
Craig Berger is a talented and prolific Los Angeles-based screenwriter. His one-hour Sci-Fi thriller, "Hereditary", has the genes of a successful TV project. It also finished top of the heap in Fil...
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
HOLY SHIT you guys, check out this AMAZING song, Hostile Government Takeover, by @agiftfromtodd! He's singing truth, and this tune slaps. Give it a listen and repost to share.🙏💪
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Favorite.... X-Man: Nightcrawler Justice Leaguer: Green Lantern Trinity: Batman Legionnaire: Timber Wolf Avenger: Hank Pym FF: The Thing Titan: Beast Boy Magic user: Constantine Whatcha got, nerds? 🩷🧙‍♂️⚔️
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
It should surprise no one that JD Vance doesn't know how American democracy works.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Trump wants to expand our territory into Canada and Panama. He wants to send "criminals" (read: political dissidents) to El Salvadoran prisons. Welcome to the Soviet Union circa 1950s. And you so called #Reagan Republicans voted for this shit. Ronald Reagan is turning over in his grave.
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Here's a clip from 2009, when President Obama spoke about the Continental Airlines crash -- the LAST time we had an airline crash with fatalities in America. He didn't blame Bush. He didn't blame Reagan. He just consoled America. A REAL Commander in Chief.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
I'm sure it will give #MAGA America great comfort to know that in the face of crisis, our President's immediate response will always be to deny all responsibility and use it as an opportunity to attack his political enemies.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Kristi Noem has.been confirmed as Director of Homeland Security, so if the country is attacked by a horde of unruly puppies in the next four years we are in great shape.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Trump has ordered government employees to report on any coworkers they think may be secretly "expanding DEI initiatives." In practice this means any black/female employee who rubs a white coworker the wrong way is going to get reported & possibly fired. The era of the American Police State has begun
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Percentage of illegal immigrants who commit crimes: 0.27% Percentage of pardoned J6ers who have committed other crimes: 22.2%. Just in case you thought their anti-immigration bullshit was about anything other than racism.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Donald Trump pardoned people convicted of sedition against the United States without a second thought. He forgave people who committed violence against police officers attempting to protect our democratic process. We are living in an occupied country.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
I see that Melania chose to wear her Hamburglar hat to honor the criminals in the nation--and next to her.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
"When Mexico sends its people, they're sending their best. They're sending firefighters to help solve American problems. They're bringing fire fighting uniforms. They're bringing fire fighting equipment. They're bringing kittens down from trees. And all, I assume, are good people."
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
What's gonna happen when Trump deports all the immigrants and Red Staters' lives still suck?
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Winner Filmmatic.com #scifi and #fantasy screenwriting competition!
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Being a new father brings unexpected joyful surprises every day. For example, I'm pretty sure I just worked out how to play the theme from "Fame" on the toy xylophone.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Ha! Good for you, Jane!
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Why are there no more 2 #sport athletes?
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Next monster up...
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Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz says he's withdrawing
Matt Gaetz said he is withdrawing his name from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. attorney general.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The only touch needed to make this America is 3 out of the 4 people tied up around you are also giving the rich guy the thumbs up
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Donald Trump has selected his nominees for Surgeon General, Deputy Attorney General, and Secretary of Transportation.
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
#2ndPost
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Craig Berger @therealcraigberger.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Is this where the cool kids are hanging out?
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