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We make our foray into Thanksgiving weekend with a lineup that will provide ample entertainment for your long weekend! In our cinematic purview, we highlight three films that center on some aspect of the holiday, whether its the evils of consumerism or the greed of colonialism; pop in to Letterboxd to grab the list and watch the films.

House makes it debut Backstage! And as its run on social media was very short, we are proud to bring you the story from the very beginning.

Our vampires continue their preparations to take their investigations outside the manor, while our classic horror protagonists face off against a Mist Monster. We wrap it all up with another ride on the bus in Bus Driver.

Let’s get into it →

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This week was spent with more development, though House and A Vampire’s Vengeance have received a good amount of love, as there has been some necessary edits to both.

House required a bit of condensing to fit the format for our publication here, Backstage.

And Vampire’s requires a far more heavy hand with the reimagination of the characters. They’ve been rather bland, and that’s been sort of, kind of, necessary just to get the story started, but now it’s beyond time to give them proper personalities, which will most definitely be a work in progress. Please be kind and patient as the characters evolve from one installment to the next. When the story is complete, the forthcoming edits will bring everything into alignment, so you can expect a much better composed novella. But for now, it is, well, Under Construction.

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The vampires may be a little more snarky, but it seems not much has changed since the last installment. Hmm. Come see what Isabelle and Edgar are getting themselves into in the latest installment of A Vampire’s Vengeance:

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Let’s give House a warm welcome to the Backstage Pass! We have moved it over from Threads where it enjoyed a very short run. But fear not, we do not expect you to catch up over there and then come over here for the rest of it. Nay! Make yourself at home, right from the beginning:

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Mist, fog, phantoms … we have our first story in series of stories featuring fog as the antagonist:

Well guess what we have in store for you in cinema this week: a short list of Black Friday fiasco, genocide, and pay back! Isn’t that exciting? Come see:

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A patron falls prey to the whimsical magic of a touring artist. Currently only available on Apple Books.

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When we last rode with the bus driver, we were careening through the funnel in a city in the high desert of Southern California, with infected pouring over the walls and spilling onto the highway, and an evolved infected—a monstrous one—in hot pursuit. You can catch up with Part XII here. The bus is nearing the end of the funnel. Will they make it out alive? Let’s see →

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