I really enjoyed reading this, it's a very interesting book and we don't get horror books based on video games and this is one of the few occurrences

And hey, might (though I doubt) see andi and ro again

Polybius (book) by @collinarmstrong.bsky.social

[HD] Carol Brown (Choir of Ex-Girlfriends) - Flight of the Conchords YouTube video by McTezTube

Nearly 20 years on and parts of this still turn into an earworm every time I happen upon it. Great look to match.

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One of the coolest gigs I had was running the Facebook side of the One Perfect Shot Account in the mid 2010s. I thought I lost my entire collection of film stills I shared, but just got a new device that somehow synced up to a really old account & I found them! Let’s kick things off.

1) VERTIGO

If you miss the eighties, like horror, support debut authors, and enjoy good storytelling, then I strongly recommend @collinarmstrong.bsky.social's debut novel, "Polybius." I am awaiting Armstrong's future books. #writingcommunity #wrierslift #writers #readers #bluesky #booksky #readmorebooks

I am! I have two set for release in 2027, a supernatural thriller loosely inspired by a real unsolved mystery that unfolded not far from where I grew up, & a sci-fi adventure / survival story set during the aftermath of an alien invasion. Currently editing both.

Can’t argue with any of this 🕹️💀🕹️

Honestly, I'd definitely watch a polybius movie , the book was amazing and a movie would do good probably

#videoart #videobending #circuitbending #glitchart

Test footage from the glitch cam I built. It can produce eight unique FX that can be used independently or in tandem, and altered further by the camera's original image adjustment features.

#videoart #videobending #circuitbending #glitchart

I Frankenstein'd an old CCTV camera into a dedicated glitch cam, as part of a project to produce visuals for a short story I've been working on. Learned a lot, fried a few cameras along the way.

Test footage in my next post...

Today's the day - stop by the panel if you're visiting Wondercon!

WonderCon 2026: Fear Between the Lines View more about this event at WonderCon 2026

#booksky #horrorsky

I'll be part of the Fear Between the Lines Panel at WonderCon alongside some amazing writers - if you're there, check it out!

Friday, March 27th / 4:30p - 5:30p / Rm 208

And I'll be signing books in the Author Signing Area from 6p - 7p!

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#filmsky

Finally saw The Secret Agent last night. Loved it. Reminded me of late ‘90s / early ‘00s foreign films and indies that would take big leaps in storytelling and style, and just expect you to follow along (or check out). No hand-holding.

Depending on where this new concept goes I might reach out…

Honestly, it's for work.

Monos (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Current listen. Great minimalist score built from percussion, tones, drones, and - yes - whistles.

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A wild Old One appeared while pouring my afternoon coffee...

#booksky #horrorsky #horror #videogames #ebook #deal

Last day for this deal!

This is the lowest price any edition of the book has hit so far.

#booksky #horror #horrorsky

I can finally reveal my next book, BLACK MAIL! Like POLYBIUS, it's period-set & inspired by an IRL mystery (the Circleville Letters), but takes a slow-burn path into the supernatural as characters grapple with their darkest secrets being exposed.

More soon!

They say an arcade cabinet showed up in Portland in 1981 and drove a bunch of people insane.

Get ready for my riff on I Saw the TV Glow, where a trans woman investigates the myth of Polybius!

#booksky

I'm a third of the way thru this manuscript 🥳🎉🥳

*checks contract, sees a limit of 80k words*

I'm a third of the way thru this manuscript 😬💀😬

If anyone is looking for a fun read before the final Polybius episode drops I recommend @collinarmstrong.bsky.social's book. It's got the 80s vibes. Great small town setting that you just know is gonna get torn apart. I read it all in one go with a flashlight during a blizzard. Now in paperback!

#booksky #horrorsky #horror

Paperbacks are here- and in stores - and online!

And not to undercut the message, but the ebook is still on sale for the rest of this month, too!

GET THAT PRIDE FLAG BACK UP!

Polybius October, 1982. Forced to move to the quiet seaside town of Tasker Bay by her mother, the only thing on high schooler Andi’s mind is saving up enough money to return to her old stomping grounds in Silicon Valley.

#DEAL ALERT! Calling all one-clickers because POLYBIUS @collinarmstrong.bsky.social is on #sale on #Kindle until the end of the month!
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#Polybius #ad #amazoncom

The boys added an extra touch to the Valentine's Day LEGOs this morning, in observance of this weekend's *real* holiday.

#glitchart #videoart #videobending #circuitbending

Footage colored and shaped by Gravity Waaaves and a Mainbow, with a soundscape I built across a couple of different apps.

Here's to a weird Monday....

Black book cover with the title, Ploybius, and author's name Collin Armstrong, in a neon bright pink 80s style font. In the center is an image of a black arcade cabinet with a shining screen.

Just finished Polybius by Collin Armstrong. Really solid horror novel. 80s setting, dangerous video game. Good characters. Got to me a little by the end. Would make a great movie. I recommend if you think it sounds good to you.

An arcade machine with the name Polybius

I'm putting out previously unreleased episodes onto the podcast Patreon feed - these are FREE to watch and available to everyone.

patreon.com/thefolklorepodcast

In this episode, @collinarmstrong.bsky.social discusses his novel Polybius, based on an old video game urban legend from the 1980s.

Cover for Tim Lebbon's COLDBROOK. A zombie-esque figure standing in a field in front of woods. A fog is coming in, and it's all very dreary.

Book cover for Stephen Graham Jones' STATES OF GRACE. It features a face made up of different people (and one animal!). The strips are a mixture of young and old (and a lion?). The top is just a glimpse of a forehead with black hair. Then there's more hair, but it's in black and white and almost looks like it was drawn with a pencil. Next strip, you see gray hair on the sides of a heavily wrinked forehead, and the beginning of some dark eyebrows. A painting of someone's eyes follows, then an old picture of the top of a nose, followed by the bottom nose of a lion. Beneath that are lips from a painting and the next strip contains the chin. The neck strip shows a spiked necklace tight around it. Book cover for Stephen Graham Jones' STATES OF GRACE. It features a face made up of different people (and one animal!). The strips are a mixture of young and old (and a lion?). The top is just a glimpse of a forehead with black hair. Then there's more hair, but it's in black and white and almost looks like it was drawn with a pencil. Next strip, you see gray hair on the sides of a heavily wrinked forehead, and the beginning of some dark eyebrows. A painting of someone's eyes follows, then an old picture of the top of a nose, followed by the bottom nose of a lion. Beneath that are lips from a painting and the next strip contains the chin. The neck strip shows a spiked necklace tight around it.

Cover for J.H. Markert's MISTER LULLABY, featuring a child in a very bright yellow rain coat and green boots. They are walking on railroad tracks into a tunnel.

Cove for Grace Byron's HERCULINE. It has green flames covering the novel, with a head rising from them in the center.

#Kindle deals are here! Nothing over $2.99 w/ works by @timlebbon.bsky.social, @sgj.bsky.social, @emotrophywife.bsky.social, @collinarmstrong.bsky.social, @stephenking.bsky.social, @gradyhendrix.bsky.social, @kevinblucia.bsky.social, @brianmcwriter.bsky.social & more! #ad #booksky

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