Since it's a rainy Sunday afternoon, and my feed is full of things that make me angry or tired, I am going to counter by linking to a few things I've seen on here recently that made me happy.

Let's start with a nice long @jessnevins thread—always worth my time—on early Japanese horror movies.

This one is also timely; I literally just made a note to find out more about A PAGE OF MADNESS (Kurutta ippêji) after reading a reference to it in @Richard_Kadrey's latest.

This time, let's include a link to the thread. Sigh. https://twitter.com/jessnevins/status/1317136085206638594

Now we move on to etymology. I love when learning new etymologies reveals connections between words & concepts that in turn reveal things about the development of human culture.

So, check out this thread about monsters from the brilliant @theodoragoss: https://twitter.com/theodoragoss/status/1314400506782068736

I also really loved this one from @jamesenge. I would not have suspected an etymological connection between "holster", "occult", and "supercilious". If you had told me there was one and asked me to guess, I would not have been even _close_. https://twitter.com/jamesenge/status/1305952263404482563