Long time no post! Admittedly, as I get busier with work and focusing on YouTube and Instagram content, this blog has grown dusty. Is there even a place for a WordPress in this age of short, swift tweets ‘n TikToks?
Seems there’s hope for the former, at least! Spurred by the “#CursedFootage” challenge started by Eduardo Valdés-Hevia, a splendid horror artist I follow, I decided to use the ten themed days to explore an idea I’ve had for a while–and mixed-(social) media “found footage” proved to be the perfect format. It’s best if you go in cold, but in short, it combines my fascinations with modern conspiracy theories, creepypasta, and uncanny/liminal architecture.
If the above picture intrigues you, read the rest below… and remember: this is all fiction, and yet are you sure that dent in the back of your closet was always there?
Stumbled on this weird case file in my firm’s digital records. Posting screenshots cuz I can’t leak any privileged info, but… for a landlord/tenant property damage claim, this deposition transcript is freaking me out. Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/WtoIxVJ7qp
So, it’s been a time since I’ve been on here! Not sure who still follows, but thank you for sticking around if you do, and a fine hello if this is your first time checking in. Long story short, COVID and some associated professional change-ups haven’t made me the creative powerhouse behind the pen that I thought I’d be this year, hence the lack of writerly updates since May.
However, in the meantime, I’ve doubled down on learning how to do video editing and production instead–and I’m really enjoying the more tangible results. In particular, I’ve put out some more film reviews, as well as semiregular uploads of horror game streams from my Twitch! I also did a short film with my brother as intro for the latter, which I’m rather proud of.
Here’s some highlights — please Like, Share, and Subscribe if you can! It’s just a hobby for now, but I really enjoy having more folks see my stuff:
My comedic-meets-analytical review of this summer’s polarizing blockbuster “TENET”!
A minute-longish film merging the creepy and the geeky to introduce my stream vids!
A short highlight vid of one such stream, of a truly weird underwater horror game!
And there’s plenty more on my channel after you click through! I’m always working on getting that much better each time with the technical aspects of content creation, and I hope to put out some all-new videos soon doing full reviews/riffs on old films with an insightful spin. As always, in the meantime, be sure to check me out on Twitter and Twitch as well–streams are 7pm PST on Sundays!
With Fear Awareness Month over halfway done, I figured there was no time to waste in uploading another creepypasta reading! This time, a piece I found many moons ago on /x/ called “The Lacquer Mummy,” attributed to one “HFPS”. Turn down the lights, turn up the volume, and enjoy!
Long-form “illustration”: Me
Music: “Aokigahara Forest” by IO Echo, from the Ghost in the Shell soundtrack. Will reupload a capella if that gets DMCA’d.
With Halloween drawing near, I thought it time to return to a favorite pastime and record a new batch of seven fave short creepypastas culled from the dark corners of the web. Turn down the lights, turn up the volume, and enjoy!
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(1) “An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away” [00:14]
Back in the spooky saddle with a reading of “Bernhard’s Door,” a story(?) I found in image form on 4chan or something years ago. I have no idea of author or the origins of it.
Music credit: “Lullaby” feat. Dot Allison by Christian Henson, from the soundtrack to the delightfully mind-bending scifi-horror film “Triangle.” Will just reupload without it if that gets copyright flagged, but I love how it kinda synced up!
“Illustration” by me. See more on my Instagram @ TNW24!
Last I checked, stories can be found here. No clue who originally wrote these, but if said individuals are concerned about this video, just say the word.
All photography by me! See more on my Instagram at TNW24.
Felt myself in more of a reading than a writing mood as of late, so I decided to follow up my previous narration video with a sequel! If you’re like me and enjoy short scary stories, check it out — and be sure to like and subscribe!
1) “The Portraits”
2) “The Voice”
3) “The Third Wish”
4) “The Believers”
5) “Not a Psychopath”
6) “Data Fragments”
7) “Always With You”
Notes&Sketches 