Stephen Graham Jones's Blog, page 214
May 9, 2018
Shirley Jackson Awards
Wow, so cool—great ballot to be a finalist on. Luck to all: 2017 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees
May 7, 2018
Encino Man Cometh
Every time I see this, I get excited all over. Because? If a wooly rhino can be frozen in a frozen place for 39,00 years, then . . . so could a Denosivan. I mean, maybe a Neanderthal too, but Denosivan’s were in the more tundra-ey places, so I think they’re the better bet. In …
May 5, 2018
Thanos #spoiler
He’s Adrian Veidt with a cosmic version of the Redeker Plan, yeah? It’s a good build for a bad guy. I miss his old “I want to kill half the universe as a gift for Death, whom I love love love”-angle from the comics, but I think this version plays better. Or, it doesn’t have …
April 30, 2018
April 29, 2018
Exactly
not sure how to embed the thread, so here’s the top one anyway, which leads to the rest: I wanna talk about ~historical accuracy in worldbuilding for a bit, particularly in secondary world fantasy. Because it’s something that’s come up in discussions w/ friends lately and it won’t let my mind go. So. A mini-thread! …
April 26, 2018
The Darkest Part
Is now in The Dark, their April issue: The Darkest Part
April 25, 2018
1428 Elm Street
Well, across the street, really. Glen was probably 1427, 1429 if it was a packed street. With bigger lots, no telling. Either way, this is about as cool as it gets: Johnny Depp getting ready for a big scene in Nightmare on Elm Street pic.twitter.com/S7qfssh2Uf — Rare Horror (@RareHorror) April 24, 2018
April 23, 2018
My Favorite Frame of TV Lately
It’s from the “Black Jeopardy” sketch with T’Challa on it:
April 21, 2018
Oh yeah: I’m not on Facebook anymore
Guess the body of this post is pretty much in the subject line up there. Maybe again someday? Who knows. Just deactivated, didn’t delete. Wanted to see what the other side is like. But I’m still in birdland, should anybody need me. And I’m on Litsy as well, having fun. Not on Instagram, though. Reason? …
LARB on Mapping the Interior
Billy Stratton on Mapping, for LA Review of Books: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/i...
