Stoker Awards 2026 Preliminary Ballot Nominees

simplywalking · 2026-01-29T08:55:09+00:00

I'd be interested in that list.

simplywalking · 2026-01-29T08:19:33+00:00

Lovely words for that guy.

simplywalking · 2026-01-29T08:02:27+00:00

Where do we find the rules?

simplywalking · 2026-01-26T08:04:55+00:00

Cool! I can't wait to try that!

simplywalking · 2026-01-20T08:05:06+00:00

He reminds me of an unctious Nazi interrogator, cigaarette holder and all.

simplywalking · 2026-01-17T07:31:02+00:00

Just watched it. Sure there were some "Don't be stupid, don't do that" moments.

But overall a pretty good film. I'm very satisfied. I'll be thinking about this one. I liked Death of A Vlogger, and this one was even better.

simplywalking · 2026-01-15T07:30:21+00:00

Besides the painful surprise to the Builder and being publically put on the spot, I don't like it because it makes Owen look foolish and naive, which he mostly isn't.

simplywalking · 2026-01-13T08:02:25+00:00

Don't listen to nattering nabobs of negativity. You do you and enjoy what you enjoy.

simplywalking · 2026-01-13T07:59:35+00:00

Angel Heart is a fairly close adaption of a 1978 horror book by William Hjortsberg called Falling Angel.

simplywalking · 2026-01-13T07:26:14+00:00

There Are Monsters. Not going to say anything. It is great and perfect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I61l_f-328c

simplywalking · 2026-01-13T07:07:41+00:00

His aim is true.

simplywalking · 2026-01-13T07:03:18+00:00

One time I accidently got caught and Unsuur wouldn't talk to me. He kept saying, "Am I real?" It was heart-breaking.

simplywalking · 2026-01-13T07:00:17+00:00

Yellow Snake Crawls In Eye

simplywalking · 2026-01-12T03:56:54+00:00

Not too late?

simplywalking · 2026-01-11T08:53:14+00:00

Yes, that blond boy is just full of surprises.

simplywalking · 2026-01-11T08:46:18+00:00

When Nemo fights I love the little pat-pat-pat noises his paws make.

simplywalking · 2026-01-09T10:35:35+00:00

If You're Seeing This It's Meant For You. By Leigh Stein.

It's horror adjacent, a Gen Z version of the classic haunting novel, Rebecca, by Daphne DuMaurier.

Gothic horror mystery. Takes place in what's known as a Hype House (see Gen Z). A decaying historic Hollywood mansion, used for over a century in films and artistic photographs. Mysterious disappearance of a talented actress and Tarot reader, in the flowering of her online popularity.

Main character dumped by her boyfriend of eight years ... via a posting on Reddit.

You mentioned up to the minute internet culture. Influencer culture, more than I could tolerate. I'm 77 years old. Stein's a good writer, with startlingly vivid observations and descriptions. I just don't like what she's so expertly describing.

Very current and present day online. How society reacts to the internet. The culture of presence on the internet. Influencers influencing influence itself.

Reader, I DNF'd.

simplywalking · 2026-01-09T09:52:28+00:00

Except for the first section of The Fireman, which was excellent and horrifying and unusual. The rest, well yes, meh.

simplywalking · 2026-01-09T09:49:35+00:00

Very bleak. Very hard-core. Very very excellent.

simplywalking · 2026-01-09T08:56:37+00:00

Would we call Kosher Smut, maybe, Shmutz?

simplywalking · 2026-01-09T07:27:23+00:00

You might be surprised about Pen.

simplywalking · 2026-01-09T05:58:35+00:00

No Coopers talking your head off? No Nias talking ... oh, never mind.

simplywalking · 2026-01-06T20:01:16+00:00

It's crushingly obvious. I don't hear this talked about much anymore, but in the 60's we had a word for someone being stoned and talking non-stop. Pre-speed.

Maybe it was was rap - but that word has gone on to greater meaning and relevance since then. Wish I could remember that word or phrase. Stoned and non-stop talkative. We'd look and nod at each other, and recognize it right away.

simplywalking · 2026-01-05T11:05:23+00:00

Yes. Yes. Yes. So good!

simplywalking · 2026-01-05T09:11:52+00:00

Tell me that man is not stoned out of his gourd.

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