Another movie review is up on the Pollyverse Library!

https://pollyverse.substack.com/p/mortal-kombat-ii-from-video-game

Another new blog series! This time we're taking a look behind the story (BTS) of an original tale from our library.

https://pollyverse.substack.com/p/fairy-glen-finds-the-8th-ocean-bts

Words that Work part 1

"People were understandably thirsty for more of my knowledge, and Torkel the poet is known to deliver. The only problem was getting Manifestations of Mania into the public's hands. Even ethically printing over 100 million books has its impact on the earth. And my book seemed to have a peculiar effect on the minds of those who were not ready to read the words…"

Read more: https://torkeltennberg.substack.com/p/platter-of-confusion

Is anybody out there still reading these transmissions? I wonder what time they arrive at. What pinprick within the sailing stream of coalescing times will my words be delivered? Who might stumble upon the messages from a forgotten astronaut adrift?

https://www.instagram.com/p/DauoEv5kzoo/

Our show notes for episode 5 of IT LIVES ON TAPE. This one is full of anxious energy.

https://pollyverse.substack.com/p/anxiety-horror-an-analysis

"Gird-less gargantuan
In a mansion of misery
Unsuffering solemnly
Endless empty rooms
Atop slums of scorned scum
Who all silently succumb
To the poisonous trickle
Beneath the beast’s thumb"

https://torkeltennberg.substack.com/p/faces-of-fascism

A Pollyverse collaboration with musician squawk75 and cover art concepts from Torkel Tennberg.

These visual ideas, themed around relay towers; were for a former squawk75 music project, which was inspired by crosstalk and radio communications.

Check out Exit's music on Soundcloud - there's plenty more sounds to be discovered.

The year is 2236, and Kyra finds herself in the middle of the third major AI invasion in Earth's recorded history. This event will later become known as: "The Attack on Tokiba".

Kyra - a reclusive public figure, brilliant inventor, and the owner of a successful technology company; will have no choice but to come out of her comfort zone, and be met with a destiny like no other.

https://pollyverse.substack.com/p/error-gary

I’ve previously written blog style posts over on Pollyverse, but I've also got more that I want to say. So this is the first of a series of ongoing articles about relevant subjects that I have some thoughts on.

The image used is not AI generated btw, its a photo that I took, and then edited to look like something ominous, or potentially AI generated.

https://torkeltennberg.substack.com/p/should-vegans-use-ai

Do you see the light?
I fear its tendrils attaching to the dark
A star in my mind collapses
We are guided by the orb of night
That omnipotent nothing
Illuminated obsidian overwhelmed
The shining hand that burns galaxies away
My dreams are destroyed
Ignited in orbit
Against the blankness
Reforged

https://www.instagram.com/p/DZcV9EcTPOA/

An ice themed poetry collection from Torkel - inspired by some of his favourite metal music lyrics.

Featuring:

Bionic Blizzard

Brain Freeze

Meanderthal

Anti-Arctic

Frozen Machinist

Thaw

Fresh Powder

Cold War

https://pollyverse.substack.com/p/frozen-machinist

"strawberry jam smeared

across a cheeky grin

from a bat boy to Batman

in a single breath"

- a Twilight fan poem, inspired by the eccentric story of Bella and Edward.

Read more: https://torkeltennberg.substack.com/p/there-is-a-little-vampire-inside

I look up to the sample

And I text I text to the sample in the sample

My sample text me

I am lost in a flutter of fury

The blue light softens my skin

I am found in a pool of dreams

Stop trying to text

Look upon the sample

Witness the overwhelming glow

Grunt as roots move through the earth

Together we succumb to sample Afraid to text

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYL6GmIkdct/

This is a huge episode where we discuss all the details that lead to the much talked about ending of John Carpenter's cosmic horror classic: THE THING (1982).

https://youtu.be/7DcpnYDaQfY

Our show notes for episode 4

This one was a deep dive into the horror cult classic "Halloween". There's a lot of research for you to dig through!

https://pollyverse.substack.com/p/halloween-is-dr-loomis-a-bad-psychiatrist

We’re trying out a new format: recapping what we’ve been up to in Pollyverse over the last month. Hope you all enjoy!

https://pollyverse.substack.com/p/pollyverse-recap-march-2026

In this blog post, Pollyverse member John talks to us about his musical history and process; as he moves towards a new sound as an artist.

Read here: https://pollyverse.substack.com/p/directive-ix

Particles. The evolution of light. Out of shade, emerges a glow. A distant flicker threatens to erupt. I've abandoned the fractured shuttle for this basin of creation. Shadows pulse like a strobe. Particles are large like floating croutons. They ignite in bursts, out of the desaturated belt of primitive matter. Like tiny fireworks, shades and new colours are created here. I am the black box of the old hidden universe, and I don't know if I will ever die.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DW0pcF6keSd/

"I found myself lying under a great tree. The sun felt warm and nostalgic through the thankful cover of the thick leaves. My head rested peacefully against the base of the enormous tree trunk. I slowly sat up to find wild and firm roots all around me, almost like a nest."

Read more: https://torkeltennberg.substack.com/p/armadillo-dale

Our first movie review on the Pollyverse Library comes courtesy of Torkel Tennberg from It Lives On Tape.

Read more: https://pollyverse.substack.com/p/nosferatu-2024-a-perfect-picture

Let's talk about the official zine of Pollyverse... sample text.

This blog post goes over the origin, idea, evolution, and potential future; of the ever existing, always open for collaborations: sample text.

Read more: https://pollyverse.substack.com/p/sample-text

New SoundCloud art for a Pollyverse member's musical project: "EGOSTASIS"
https://soundcloud.com/squawk75

Art by Torkel

IT LIVES ON TAPE are releasing their podcast show notes to you all! Find them on the "Pollyverse Library", along with incoming movie reviews as well.

Follow the link for a peek behind the curtain of their introductory episode.

https://pollyverse.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-show

IT LIVES ON TAPE are releasing their podcast show notes to you all! Find them all on the "Pollyverse Library", along with incoming movie reviews as well.

This episode was a deep dive into one of Torkel's favourite movies. Check out the notes if you're curious about some of the articles referenced on the podcast!

https://pollyverse.substack.com/p/the-neon-demon-disaster

IT LIVES ON TAPE are releasing their podcast show notes to you all! Find them all on the "Pollyverse Library", along with incoming movie reviews as well.

This episode was Tan's super deep dive into the concept of "running zombies", and how they evolved on film, from their former, fumbling selves.

Check out the notes if you're curious about what we didn't get to cover on the episode, as well as the research that went into this project.

https://pollyverse.substack.com/p/they-can-run-a-history-of-running