"I was born to a family that harnessed the winds and could read futures in fire and water. Yet my mother kept her secrets. Then the werewolf came, sharing his madness. Now it’s my turn to keep secrets...."
Here's the weekly #OPM digest ! A one-stop guide to #music selections from 8 Fediverse #Musicians . It's a great place to get some #BandcampFriday selections, or maybe find a new favorite artist.
As always, you can find a permanent archive of these, with slightly longer writeups, at my blog. The permalink for this week's is here:
Hell yeah, a death #metal tune about #vampires! I know that’s all some of you even need to hear, for good or for ill, but stick with me for a moment. The vocals lean into the gargled-glass school of metal growls (sometimes dismissed as “Cookie Monster vocals”); the guitars chug, soar and howl as needed. The drums are programmed but they get the job done just fine. A fun dip into the heavy side of the pool.
"From the beginning, I was completely enthralled by this book... the world building is top notch. If you love dark romance, fantasy, queer characters, flawed and morally grey characters... you’ll love this book."
My second Vampires of Melbourne novel, Walking Shadows, has now been re-released as an ebook, joining the re-release of the first in the series, The Opposite of Life!
The third book, Beyond Redemption, is being serialised on my Patreon!
I've set out to expand my movies beyond #starwars#startrek and popularish #scifi like #bladerunner and #tron so rn I'm watching 1983's "The Hunger" with David Bowie and Susan Sarandon and I'm loving seeing a seminal piece of #goth media
3/25/24 — Open 6-9p. Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.
Reminder... The solar eclipse is just 2 weeks away. Masses of people, normally safe at home during darkness, will be gathered to watch the moon block the sun's light – a 3-minute bonus-round smorgasbord for creatures of the night!
Virgil Finlay illustrating ‘And Not In Peace’ by A. Bertram Chandler writing as George Whitley from Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December 1946. #FinlayFriday
3/19/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.
Plenty of #Eclipse conspiracy theories around. Mine is... What if #PolarIce was "glue" holding Earth's #TectonicPlates together? Now, the climate-weakend "glue" allows #GraviticForce of #Lunar / #Solar alignment to pull the planet apart! Or... #Vampires will emerge during #Totality, taking advantage of our assembled masses – craned necks exposed as we focus all attention skyward.
Hey everyone! The 66th edition of the #GodotWildJam is over, and our game made it to rank 15 overall (out of 159 games). If you haven't yet, maybe give it a go? :)
In "Vampire Bedtime" you play as a vampire re-arranging furniture to finally get some well deserved rest in the shadows, far away from that pesky sunlight.