Well, hello there! Couple of days away from Halloween and looking for something to watch?
Here are a few recommendations:
The Fall of the House of Usher – I’m watching anything Mike Flanagan has a hand in creating. Full stop. I love how most of his shows are scary as hell in the first couple of episodes, but over the course of the series, you find empathy with whatever scared you, and now you can safely fall to sleep without worrying about something terrifying looming in the corner. The Fall of the House of Usher isn’t as terrifying up front, but it sure brings the creepy throughout. Enjoyable regardless of whether or not you’re a fan of Poe, but there are plenty of Easter eggs throughout for those in the know. It’s like Succession meets your worst nightmares.
Goosebumps – Like a lighter creepy vibe? Hey, me too. The latest installment of the Goosebumps series has put together a great cast of adults (Rob Huebel - Human Giant, Justin Long - Jeepers Creepers, Rachael Harris - Lucifer, and Leonard Roberts - Heroes also Girl in the Woods!) to pair with an interesting and diverse group of kids. Great mix of monster of the week vibes tying into an over-arching story set in the Pacific Northwest. Kind of like a certain book launching in February…
The Great British Baking Show – OK, nothing creepy here. Just pleasant, good times. Alison Hammond is a great addition as a new host alongside Noel Fielding (Old Greg).
Doom Patrol – Doom Patrol’s fourth and final season is a strong closeout to the series (so far, at least). Kind of reminiscent to the last season of Dirk Gently.
Annual rewatches: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (cartoon and Tim Burton), The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (especially the first two seasons), Hocus Pocus, and Hubie Halloween. Yeah, I said Hubie Halloween, don’t make it a thing. Of course, The Great Pumpkin is on Apple+.
Book News
GILM! has been uploaded to NetGalley, so if you participate in the platform and like my books, go download a copy and leave a review! I also got the first proofs back on the GILM! bookmarks, and although the quality is high, I messed up on the background. The misty/cloudy effect looks cool but makes the copy tough to read, so back to the drawing board on that one. Which is fine because I need to source reviews before I finalize the design.
Sticker sheets are in, and they look amazing! Like the decals on the guitar featured on the cover? Good, those stickers will be going out with all my ARCs.
The real question is, should I actually put them on one of my guitars?
A search for GILM! still brings up the word “film,” so I have a ways to go in building SEO for the book. Maybe mentioning GILM! a few more times on this post will help. GILM! GILM! GILM!
So, there you go. Book news. We did it, y’all.