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9 of 31 #HalloweenMovies is Within the Pines, 2025. This is a very cool film about a sound artist who encounter something crazy while recording in nature. How he uses his sound equipment makes us a very interesting horror film. youtu.be/gxbgcv_rpJc?...

I voted early today.. did you?

8 of 31 #HalloweenMovies is The Painted from 2024. Very cool movie about ghosts that inhabit paintings. youtu.be/PUvBXyn7rqo?...

7 of 31 #HalloweenMovies is Hansel & Gretel Get Baked, 2013. youtu.be/gxX5KYygsBc?...

6 of 31 #HalloweenMovies is The Bosk, 2025. This is a creepy take on an old urban legend. youtu.be/VmUEdKB-HBU?...

As of today 109 out of 163 backers have been shipped their Kickstarter rewards, and very soon Thirst fulfillment will be 100% complete!

5 of 31 #HalloweenMovies is Summer of 84, from 2018. This is 100% a "kids on bikes" horror flick that's so good. youtu.be/vkalLfx229o?...

4 of 31 #HalloweenMovies is Practical Magic 2. Despite all of the hate and BS that I saw posted about this film, it was actually really great! youtu.be/Ho10_4IX1jE?...

Thirst is at 40% fulfillment and going strong! #indie #boardgame #gamedesign

Thirsty fulfillment has started today, so check your mail and check your email for updates and tracking numbers!

I'm very excited to share that after all this time, the Thirst games have arrived, and the first batch of fulfillment ships tomorrow! #boardgame #indie #gamedesign

I'm very excited to share that the truck is almost here and fulfillment will start this week!

3 of 31 #HalloweenMovies is Heretic from 2024. It reminded me a lot of Creep, but very good. youtu.be/O9i2vmFhSSY?...

2 of 31 new #HalloweenMovies for me is X from 2022. It's one goddamn fucked up horror picture, LOL youtu.be/YPGkXSsz3-w?...

I have no idea why this video is stuck in my brain lately www.dailymotion.com/video/x84tsm6

Day 1 of 31 Days of #halloweenmovies. The point is to watch 31 new horror movies that I haven't seen before. Today was Delivery Run, 2024. I think the new Resident Evil might have stolen a bit from this movie, lol. youtu.be/n8CcMwcSVGU?...

Very excited to share that Thirst is currently going through the Panama Canal, and on its way to New York!

Mina the Hollower is a top-down action-adventure game released on May 28, 2026. This game got on my radar and I could not put it down until I put dropped 60 hours beating it, LOL. I suggest this one if you like retro pixel games, and your SNES Zelda on difficult, LOL. #retropixel #videogames

Remember when you could build a website without downloading 500 megabytes of node_modules? / Pepperidge Farm remembers. #DeveloperHumor #CodingLife #SoftwareEngineer #TechMemes #ProgrammerLife #DevCommunity

I got to do a playtest through the latest iteration of Your Move Hero at @fourhorsemencomics.bsky.social, a 2 to 4 player dungeon racer. If things keep going this well, this title may be coming to Kickstarter before the end of the year! #indie #boardgame #gamedesign

I had a lot of fun at @fourhorsemencomics.bsky.social Attack of the Vine Lorcana release event. I even managed to pull an enchanted! #lorcana #attackofthevine #tcgcommuníty

If you're interested in participating and can commit time to a blind playtest—either digitally or with a physical prototype mailed to you—please reply to this post or send me a direct message. Your feedback will play an important role in shaping the final game!

It's pride month... time to pay-up that flesh for the LGBT community ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

DBD just out here giving everybody what they want on their 10th anniversary!!! youtu.be/CEr9qZ3CapY?...

It's hard to schedule a game already, but how you out here doing this to people during pride month!?

Happy Pride 2026 Everyone !!! Enjoy the month of awareness and festivities! #pridemonth🏳️‍🌈 #pride #pride2026🏳️‍🌈 #lgbt🌈 #lgbtqia

The final print sample video from LongPack Games. I noticed two mistakes that were my fault that needed to be corrected. The errors are now fixed, the production sample looks amazing, so next steps start in less than 2 weeks! youtube.com/shorts/ERmsL...

SCAM ALERT: There are bootleg copies of Thirst being sold on the internet! BoardHorror.com has a dated version of the board game, without the final box or illustrations. Action is being taken but wanted to make all of our backers and supporters aware.

Big things coming...

Unboxing of Thirst print production prototype from LongPack Games! youtube.com/shorts/JxCar...

I'm watercoloring some different scenes for the magic maze tiles in Your Move Hero, my two to four player dungeon racer board game! #indie #boardgame #gamedesign #gameillustration

I'm so excited to share these photos of the print production prototype of Thirst, which is on its way from China from LongPack Games! #wedidittogether❤️ youtube.com/shorts/0LoHc...

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Illustration continues for Your Move Hero, our up-and-coming two to four player dungeon racer. #boardgame #gamedesign #indie

Well, it's official, I'm taking my first crack at illustrating a board game as well as designing it. Your Move Hero is a two to four player dungeon racer, and if you get hit by a trap or a monster, you have to go back to the beginning. #indie #boardgame #gamedesign #gameillustration

Seriously, if you've never been to Unpub Festival in Baltimore, it is where game designers go! This is Saturday night and you can see all the different play testing tables going on. Thanks Unpub! #boardgame #playtesting #gamedesign #gamedev

Go ahead... ask me about Your Move Hero, Nightmare of the Golden Horseshoe, or Actually Play! Also, would anyone want to playtest these games online? #boardgame #gaming #indiegames

Check out the final illustrations for the vampire player characters in Thirst, our 2 to 4 player competitive vampire city dominion board game. Left to right is Zaslov, Yumei, Renault, and Gabriella. #indie #vampire #boardgame

Hedgehog Hop by @fightinabox.bsky.social is a cute competitive dancing hedgehog board game for 2+ players!

An update for Thirst, and announcing updated playtesting for Unpub Festival (Nightmare of the Golden Horseshoe, Actual Play, and Your Move Hero).

I recently had some down time over the holidays and I was able to play both Dispatch and Split Fiction. They are great and I understand why they were nominated for GOTY awards! I HIGHLY SUGGEST CHECKING THESE FANTASTIC GAMES OUT!

We're only 8 days into #2026 so keep shining and protecting your glow!

This trend, and as 2025 comes to a close, it has me all nostalgic... #happyhollidays #seasonsgreetings #remember

South of Midnight is a fantastic game, and Hazel is to Weavers as Buffy (vamp slayer) is to Hunters! #videogames #southofmidnight #southerngothic

Thanks @fourhorsemencomics.bsky.social and MonRivet Games for making it a great 2025, and looking forward to an even better 2026! #gamedesign #playtesting #gamedev

If you like turn-based RPGs with updated arcade-like button smashing, you may want to check out Mario and Luigi Brothership.

...and with a blink of an eye PAX Unplugged 2025 is over. I'm glad I got to go but didn't get to spend a lot of time this year. I'm going to change that going forward. #pax #paxunplugged #boardgames #tsbletopgaming @conkliodd.bsky.social @forwhygames.bsky.social

Black Mold, Hedge Mage, and Wild Gardens !!! #boardgames #tabletop #gamenight #paxunplugged

"It's dangerous to go #paxunplugged alone... take this," is what @conkliodd.bsky.social said, and then handed me a donut. The perfect start to a great adventure! #boardgame #tabletop #cardgames