Elysia Brenner

Elysia Brenner

@elysiacb.bsky.social

I am here to geek. ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐Ÿ“บ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿˆ Star Wars, Wheel of Time, Silo, Dune, Marvel, DC, IwtV, ASoIaF, Wicked, Gothic lit., etc. โ€” bring on the scifi, horror, and fantasy! Please use ALT text.

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An exploration of episodes 3 and 4 of #VisionQuest: Peepaw's soft side, and why this week's themes of seeking authenticity and fearlessly facing death are WandaVision's questions perservering. #Marvel #MCU #TVSky thelorehounds.com/podcast/the-...

thelorehounds.comVisionQuest - S01E03-04 - Reboot / Malware | The LorehoundsJean and Elysia explore VisionQuest episode 3 and 4's character building a bonding, unexpected disintegrations, and recurring themes of longing for...

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Zendaya will be submitted for Best Actress consideration at the Oscars for her performance in โ€˜DUNE: PART THREEโ€™. #Zendaya #DunePartThree

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Listening to #TheExorcist audiobook, and I just realized... Too much energy? Flights of fancy? Losing things in her own room? Regan doesn't have demons. Regan has ADHD. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Oh, damn, then she's actually diagnosed with an early version of that! ...But this book doesn't seem generally supportive of psychology / psychiatry. ๐Ÿ‘€

I was skeptical when I bought my shakti mat a few years ago, but it's remarkable how well a 20-minute session sorts out my back pain after a night of "sleeping funny" (and/or day existing as a well-endowed woman). ๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธ

The ones I'm rooting for (Talk to Me vs. Oddity) is one of the two ties for second place. ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ˜† #HorrorSky

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There are still two days left to vote in our #Spooktober poll! Which horror movies should the Lorehounds cover this year? With only two votes between the leader and the tie for second place, this could still go any direction! #HorrorSky #FilmSky strawpoll.com/YVyPvG5Q9gN/...

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Prep for a new week of #VisionQuest w/ a deep dive into the first two episodes โ€“ from Ultron's best lines to the layers of intergenerational Frankenstein trauma. Also: How white is White Vision? And which AI are invited to YOUR bday party? thelorehounds.com/podcast/the-...

thelorehounds.comVisionQuest - S01E01-02 - No Strings / Theseus | The LorehoundsThe first two episodes of VisionQuest have given us a new surprisingly lovable Peepaw, his murderbot Frankenstein of a son, and a human grandson with a split...

So glad to finally get to release all my musings about this season of #Lanterns! I have lots of thoughts about Zoe and Noah especially, and that lime-green lantern with that strongly chartreuse-tinted oath...

The Lorehounds@thelorehounds.com

Jean, David, & Elysia look back on #Lanterns S1 โ€“ w/ Qs like: How do Manhunter reveals change heartfelt conversations, from the beginning to the end? And: What does the chartreuse lantern mean for what's coming next (season 2 or not)? #DCU #DC thelorehounds.com/podcast/the-...

The #WandaVision / #AgathaAllAlong trilogy (aka some of my favorite #Marvel things) looks like it's going to go out with a bang (or a beep-boop?) with #VisionQuest! I can't wait to dissect it weekly for all the emotional beats, story clues, and comics comparisons. ๐Ÿ˜

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~48h to go until #VisionQuest! Prepare yourself w/ Jean and Elysia's recap of all the key characters and events you'll want to remember, plus a look ahead at what we know / expect from this new series โ€“ and the key comics that play a roll in all of the above. #MCU thelorehounds.com/podcast/the-...

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New review! Black Zombie is a documentary, which traces the original Voudou mythology with how zombies are now portrayed in media compared to the original roots they had. Click to read @elysiacb.bsky.social's โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-blac...

contrazoompod.comReviews: Black Zombie from Hot Docs 2026 - Contra Zoom PodFinal Rating: 4/5 Afro-Caribbean-Canadian filmmaker Maya Annik Bedward has spent most of her life being told that her quest for answers to her own origins could never reach beyond the historical dead ...

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I learned so many Filipino cultural references from this #ForgottenIsland conversation! (Not to mention the real mythology behind the film version.) I'm ready for another round with the aswang. #FilmSky #Animation

The Lorehounds@thelorehounds.com

Happy Filipino-American History Month from special guest Paulo, who takes Elysia on a tour of the Filipino culture and mythology behind Dreamworks' new animated adventure #ForgottenIsland! (One of the best and most creative animated films of the year, full stop.) thelorehounds.com/podcast/the-...

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David sits down w/ our fave Tolkien scholar Marilyn R. Pukkila to discuss her & Dr. Sara Brown's #RingsOfPower S2 rewatch โ€“ focused on the magical space that brings together the rituals of Tolkien's world & our own, as they prepare for the rapidly approaching S3! thelorehounds.com/podcast/the-...

thelorehounds.comRings & Rituals - Season 2 Preview with Marilyn R. Pukkila | The LorehoundsDavid sits down with Tolkien scholar and Lorehounds co-host Marilyn R. Pukkila for a conversation about Rings & Rituals Season 2, currently running on the Rings...

I'm low-key obsessed rn w/ #Buddy, the '90s kids show horror parody from the "Too Many Cooks" guy. Wish I had the time to dedicate to an article / podcast / vid abt the layers of dark satire & how they used economical production design to create a sense of sunshiney dread not seen since Midsommar.

Thank you so much to #Silo author @hughhowey.com & showrunner Graham Yost for sitting down w/ me to talk the ins & outs of adaptation! Come for the BTS on why certain changes were made and how key moments came to be, stay for the Peter Gabriel stories. thelorehounds.com/podcast/wool...

thelorehounds.comSilo S3 โ€“ Inside the adaptation w/ Graham Yost & Hugh Howey | The LorehoundsFor this special Silo season 3 bonus episode, Elysia is joined by Silo series book author Hugh Howey and Silo TV showrunner Graham Yost to discuss the tricky...

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The Emmys were fantastic to Lorehounds faves #WidowsBay, #ThePitt, and #Pluribus! David, Nichole, and Lisa relive the ceremony's highs and lows, before ending with a celebration of Rhea Seahorn's win with discussion highlights from our Pluribus coverage thelorehounds.com/podcast/the-...

thelorehounds.com2026 Emmy Awards Reaction + Pluribus S1 Clip Show | The LorehoundsDavid is joined by Nichole from Nevermind the Music and Lisa (RedZippy) from Into the West for an impromptu reaction to the 78th Emmy Awards, sparked by Rhea...

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Effective altruism = the future is very very important, because most potential humans have not been born yet. The only way to help them is to become very very rich, therefore I must do anything that could possibly be done, even if illegal or immoral now, to become very rich.

For the Wool-Shift-Dust listeners... Due to personal emergencies (me) and family visits (Luke), the final #Silo S3 mailbag and S4 teaser breakdown episodes will be delayed by a week... BUT, look out for a very interesting bonus ep to drop later this week in the meantime... ๐Ÿ‘€

Absolutely adored #TheIncomer โ€” recommended to anyone who enjoys a folksy Northern island setting and has a quirky sense of humor. (This one's for us kind but yearning little weirdos.) A cast of personal favorites all in top form. I feel a re-watch of this one might be imminent. boxd.it/gizSJp

boxd.itA โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… review of The Incomer (2026)This quirky little Scottish folktale charmer was everything I hoped it would be, managing to just precisely tickle my funnybone with warm, dark humor. The cast played their roles with genuine heartfel...

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All right, #WheelofTime show fans and #savewot allies(including the #savequeerstories, #SaveWarriorNun,& #SaveDeadBoyDetectives movements)- our goal's to get 250k signatures total (petition's roughly 10k from that goal). #Silo fans, care to help? savewot.com

savewot.comSave The Wheel of Time โ€“ #SaveWOT CampaignJoin fans from around the world working to find a new home for The Wheel of Time. Help us show Sony and streamers the story deserves to continue. #SaveWOT

#TVLSpoilers #TheVampireLestat #IwtV I'm stupidly proud of these simple graphics that took longer than you would expect to make, lol ๐Ÿ˜† ...For the #InterviewWithTheVampire fans:

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We're still not done thinking about #TheVampireLestat... John, Elysia, Mark, and the Lorehounds Discord handed out song awards and other season superlatives... #IwtV fans -- what are YOUR picks?? (Curious about our justifications? Hear us out: thelorehounds.com/podcast/the-...) #TVLSpoilers

I dunno who's most excited by the #Silo finale: - Book readers seeing major book moments we've been waiting for, or - Show-onlys who didn't expect any of that! So, Luke and I both get to squee & scream in our deepest dive yet โ€” ALL plot details are discussed. (But let us know if we missed any...)

Luke Middup @lukemiddup.bsky.social

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w... Well that was a lot to take in. Weโ€™re back to talk all things episode ten season three of #silo

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About a year ago, I rode in an elevator with Tim Robbins. I asked about #Silo and with a wild, mischievous grin he said, โ€œshitโ€™s gonna get weird.โ€ He told no lies. ๐Ÿ˜†

I love how even the ancient history podcasts I listen to wind up talking about what a dumpster fire the world is today. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜ญ (Basically: We should be doing more studying of and learning from the Bronze Age and Roman collapses, etc.)