By far the most horrific topic Jon has covered to date.

a man with a beard is sitting at a table with his hand on his chin and the words `` sure '' written on his face . ALT: a man with a beard is sitting at a table with his hand on his chin and the words `` sure '' written on his face .

Ha yes, and people told me "it gets good in season three" but who has the time.

For a while I've been using the phrase "emptier than Jimmy Fallon's eyes" to describe a certain kind of dread. But I rarely hear anyone discuss the horror that just beams off the screen, for me.

Jon is so, so good here. Read this.

allon presides over his rituals of play like a vampire, feeding not on blood but on enthusiasm. He doesn’t really converse with any of his guests; they all know what they are there for. Rather, he extracts. He demands “relatability” from them, draining the authenticity from the interaction until only the husk of a “viral moment” remains. The horror lies in the repetition: the feigned shock, the hysterical laughter at unfunny mishaps, the relentless “Golden Retriever energy.” It is a performance of joy so excessive, so desperate, that it reveals the void it attempts to cover. It is the logic of the assembly line applied to human connection. What Fallon offers is a standardized production of “fun” that feels increasingly like a desperate plea to ignore the crumbling world outside the studio walls.

JIMMY FALLON IS INSIDE YOUR HOUSE

The Banal Horror of Jimmy Fallon Under the sterile blue lights of his studio, Fallon laughs endlessly at the same pseudo-jokes, rubs elbows with Trump and Sam Altman, and ushers in the death of culture.

AT THE HEART OF MODERN CULTURE, A NIGHTMARISH VOID

Me, in @currentaffairs.bsky.social

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The Horror of Film: “The Director” and “Black Flame” On The Representational Horror of Film  The Director by Daniel Kehlmann translated by Ross Benjamin  Black Flame, by Gretchen Felker-Martin Is not the reproduction of the illusion, in a certai…

Also wrote about the book at the start of the year here: thehaunt.blog/2026/01/25/t...

🔥 What a privilege to join the comrades at @workerslit.bsky.social to talk about @scumbelievable.bsky.social's brutal, beautiful novel, "Black Flame" 🔥

I'll try.

I'm going to read all of these and become (even more) insufferable.

Absolutely blown away by the level of discourse here. To see my work discussed like this is such a fucking joy.

The Horror of Film: “The Director” and “Black Flame” On The Representational Horror of Film  The Director by Daniel Kehlmann translated by Ross Benjamin  Black Flame, by Gretchen Felker-Martin Is not the reproduction of the illusion, in a certai…

Also wrote about the book at the start of the year here: thehaunt.blog/2026/01/25/t...

Alright, whose podcast can I go on to talk about 40k?

Podcast episode art. The cover of the novel “Black Flame,” which features an individual being choked by film around their throat and mouth with the question “Do you want it?” Written next to the mouth. Edits have been made to make a cartoon charicature of Lenore be the one asking the question. Captjon: “Black Flame, ft. Jon Greenaway of Horror Vanguard.”

Do you want it?

And by “it” we mean our newest episode on the 2025 queer horror novel “Black Flame” by Gretchen Felker-Martin!

@thelitcritguy.bsky.social of @horrorvanguard.bsky.social joins us to talk about haunted films, queer vengeance, and more Rodney Dangerfield than expected.

Listen now!

Shout out to the brilliant @scumbelievable.bsky.social for writing such a brilliant and insightful piece of literature. Long live the Baroness!!

🔥 What a privilege to join the comrades at @workerslit.bsky.social to talk about @scumbelievable.bsky.social's brutal, beautiful novel, "Black Flame" 🔥

Yeah the opening trilogy is really good! I've set myself the ambitious goal of getting through all of them by the end of the year 😭

John French, "Dropsite Massacre"

20. John French, "Dropsite Massacre" -- while not part of the Horus heresy series it is useful as a standalone novel and a way to flesh out a pivotal moment in the narrative so far (god there are still so many of these to get through!)

Happy birthday comrade, pint soon?

Reading the Horus Hersey to finally understand Hegel.

I've been reading so many Warhammer 40K novels so I've started writing a piece on the series presentation of the Warp in relation to Engels Dialectics Of Nature and I feel like I've never been more annoying.

America’s True Fascist Architectural Legacy It’s not the kitschy White House ballroom—it’s logistics warehouses converted to ICE detention centers.

wrote about the most important architectural legacy of the Trump administration: the conversion of logistics warehouses into detention centers www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Dan Abnett "Legion: Secrets and Lies."

19. Dan Abnett, "Legion" - switched up the reading order slightly at the suggestion of friend & comrade @garethwatkins.bsky.social and this is really good. Abnett's books have been miles above all the others so far in terms of quality. This one is a thrilling war/spy novel - can't wait to read more!

We might! I totally get that view on the ending -- I might even come around on it but I want to watch the movie it's based on too

Will say that I've thought about it a lot -- I'm not sure I like it per se, but it is much more interesting.

Bugonia far more interesting but ultimately I don't think the nihilistic joke at its core really works (for me at least, ymmv) OBAA left me completely cold and feels far more forgettable

Spent a lot of time on planes the last couple of weeks and managed to watch both One Battle After Another and Bugonia, both of which were disappointing in different ways.

Fredric Jameson | April 14, 1934 - September 22, 2024 Fredric Jameson contributed some of the most important Marxist cultural criticism of the twentieth century. To honor the great writer's life, we've discounted his titles and encourage everyone to read...

Fredric Jameson was born on this day in 1934.

To honor the great writer's life, we've discounted his titles and encourage everyone to read the works he produced in his 90 years.

Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle is just so good.

The joy of walking through a book store and seeing someone pick up @rvoronacote.bsky.social's book and turning a corner to see someone else with a copy of @saintsoftness.bsky.social 🤩