![Edit Profile Michael Van Vleet (he/him) @signalstation.bsky.social 1.2K followers 993 following 1.7K posts Writing type person. TTRPG work: Ennie award-winning Wassailing of Claus Manor; Devil, Aim For Me; DIE, GRAVE ROBBER, DIE!, writer on Trophy, Brindlewood Bay, Public Access, Planet Raygun etc. etc. | signalstation.itch.io Pinned Michael Van Vleet (he/him) @signalstation.bsky.social · 10mo Hey all, I'm Michael, a writer in the San Francisco Bay Area. I've written a goodly amount of stuff for The Gauntlet and mostly write TTRPG stuff that alternates between horror and hilarity. [artwork by @pigeonchild.bsky.social , @rapidpunches.neocities.org (x2), @thoughtographic.bsky.social ] Cover for DEVIL, AIM FOR ME by Michael Van Vleet. Illustration: A man in a grey suit holds a pistol, a single red eye visible under his cowboy hat. He is bleeding from his chest. A shadowy demon figure behind him with many strange eyes is reaching around him, holding his wound closed. ALT The cover of DIE, GRAVE ROBBER, DIE! by Michael Van Vleet. Illustration: A blank eyed green masculine face hovers in the background, its disembodied grasping hands beginning to encircle a shrouded corpse in the foreground, the corpse's mouth in agony, visible even through its sheet. The border is decorated with pink roses. ALT The cover for Moon's Shot by Michael Van Vleet. Illustration: In the foreground, a walrus reclines in a sci-fi flying seat, rockets visible underneath. Its left paw is wrapped around a joystick. In the background, a cave with stalactites. A crude rocket ship has been lowered into it with two stout ropes attached to loops on its roof. Its door is open. ALT Illustration: a bearded man with black glasses gives an evil grin. He is wearing a top hat and a bow tie,and jacket, dressed like a circus ringmaster. Behind him on the left, a grinning clown with black empty eyes. Behind him on the right, a cynical clown looks away, a fez on its head. It holds a balloon decorated with a single unblinking eye. ALT 21 Reposted by you Mackyuu @kmacku.bsky.social · 3h This is one of the most insane, incredible communities of fan-made works, that never fails to impress. Amanda/iamatrex @iamatrex.com · 3h Sprigs & Kindling Volume 4 is now available! Issue 1 is themed around Public Access & Other Analog Oddities, and Issue 2 is Lost Transmissions! Download it for FREE from sprigsandkindling.com and shout out all the amazing contributors, editors and layout ppl for 250 pages of amazing creative works! Sprigs and Kindling An ongoing digital zine of community collected creative works for Carved from Brindlewood TTRPG games sprigsandkindling.com 3 Michael Van Vleet (he/him) @signalstation.bsky.social · 9m New Sprigs & Kindling just dropped! The Gauntlet community had so much good stuff, this issue got split into two volumes, 100% free. These issues focus on PUBLIC ACCESS, the RPG of analog horror. I submitted a roll table of some sort. sprigsandkindling.com Title: Dude! This Videotape is Haunted as F— Title is on a torn cinema ticket shape in the yellow and blue colors/shape of Blockbuster, the now-defunct video rental franchise. A roll table for Public Access by Michael Van Vleet A 4-column table. Columns are labeled "Roll d10," "The Label Says...", "It's so weird, I found it in..." and "You wanna watch it? It's sick, when you play it..." We'll see how much of this we can fit in before we hit the character limit for alt tags. The Label Says... - EVIDENCE: DO NOT DISCARD - Case File 9911282 - I'M SORRY - THE KEY 5:12 - COPY FIRST - NO EYE CONTACT - DREAMS DREAMS DREAMS DREA— [unreadable] - MATT DESTROY THIS - (struck through) FLETCH LIVES - "Sky Dancers 11.2.86" - Nana's Birthday - Pole Align Ritual II Vig. Lanta Le Le - WHISPER MAN IT'S OKAY It's so weird, I found it in... - A car the cops were auctioning off - A box of stuffed animals at the thrift store - My mailbox and not even in an envelope - Behind my bedroom wall... I heard something in there - The abandoned mall during an urb-ex video shoot - The pocket of a jacket I haven't worn for years - With my dad's porn - Nana's mouth, she was gnawing on it - On the roof - A quiet place, where no cars go and the stars go faster You wanna watch it? It's sick, when you play it... - You'll feel your teeth get, like... loose - All the dogs in the neighborhood howl - It'll make every lightbulb in the house burn out - It'll show you things... real things - You'll finally have answers, like you've been saying you want - You have to watch the whole thing - You can't look away because it won't play right if you do - You can hear Nana's birthday party just like you remember - You can remember the way it really happened - It just plays and you watch and it plays and you watch and— ALT 2 Reposted by you Joey Alison Sayers @joeyalison.bsky.social · 18h Something we can hopefully all agree on: Tall Milk: it's good for your long bones ALT 51 538 Reposted by you Adam Ford @theotheradamford.bsky.social · 17h I’ve got a stall at the bookfair at our local art gallery today. Plugging the Rom book and selling some zines. Here’s some egregious Rom cake to celebrate. 1 2 Michael Van Vleet (he/him) @signalstation.bsky.social · 23h And to my deceased friend, rest well. We will one day meet again in Eternia where each of us will have one half of the Sword of Power, finally reforging it together while high-fiving, thus fulfilling Greyskull's prophetic destiny. Also Battle Cat will be there. Reposted by you TheAmazingNeena @janineveazue.bsky.social · 2d BENEFITS OF REQUESTING A FREE ZINE: >you get a free zine and free stickers in the mail >you get a few minutes of silly respite from this hellscape >you give me an excuse to buy more stickers, which I love to do >you help me get my steps in while walking to the post office forms.gle/1zpDmK93w2B9... 1 4 Reposted by you Harvey Fishfoot, horse attorney @nerdsonsafari.bsky.social · 1d When the game tries to get you to eat your vegetables, but you've spent the last several hours mainlining ice cream and churros: 2 24 Reposted by you Today is Friday in California @fridaypacific.bsky.social · 1d 4 441 Reposted by you ghost ace @kinkcynical.bsky.social · 1d mutantapologist Magneto: Are you interested in joining my team of mutants fighting for the end of mutant oppression? A mutant: sure what's it called? Magneto: the brotherhood of evil mutants Mutant: w Mutant: why's it called that jakemorph like you all wouldnt be hyped as fuck to join a gay rights club called the "brotherhood of evil gays" xplainthexmen this is an exceptionally valid point. ALT wwxwashere.bsky.social @wwxwashere.bsky.social · 2d ✨timeline cleanse✨ quote this with your favorite tumblr post 13 1.1K Reposted by you Joe Porkio @joeporkio.bsky.social · 2mo Pen and ink, fantasy and horror. Drawn by these hands that will someday lay cold in my grave. I draw everyday and make pictures for monsters and stories. Follow if you're into fantasy, grim weird stuff and inky darkness. #TTRPart #fantasyart #horrorart #indierpg #OSR #penandink #RPGillustration Hand-drawn black and white pen-and-ink illustration of a biblical angel in a cathedral, being the subject of a lecture and dissection. Inspired by gothic horror. Features detailed linework, high contrast and traditional Fantasy/Horror elements. Artwork by illustrator Joe Porkio. ALT 2 16 Reposted by you Saša Đurđević @azuremeraki.bsky.social · 15d a simple Mud Wizard design 11 186 Reposted by you Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 11d Four Best Friends Made an Album as Kids. 25 Years Later, It’s a Cult Classic In 2000, X-Cetra recorded a homemade album called Stardust. After being posted online, it took on a life of its own. Four Best Friends Made an Album as Kids. 25 Years Later, It's a Cult Classic In 2000, X-Cetra recorded a homemade album called 'Stardust.' After being posted online, it took on a life of its own. rollingstone.com 5 Reposted by you Justin Decloux @declouxj.bsky.social · 3d Please mark your calendars, The 24-Hour Horror Movie Mind Melter is happening on October 11th, 2025 @ 11:00 AM (est) 4 25 Reposted by you Samu (Comics en 8mm) @comicsen8mm.bsky.social · 2d Annabelle Origins 2 13 Michael Van Vleet (he/him) @signalstation.bsky.social · 2d Friar Laurence: These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey Is loathsome in his own deliciousness And in the taste confounds the appetite 1 2 Reposted by you Justin Decloux @declouxj.bsky.social · 3d NEW RULE: All end credits should feature a musical number that includes kids dancing in front of a giant Frankenstein head, a child in a graveyard swinging around nunchucks while wearing a tiny suit, and a very creepy final few seconds. 1 8 Reposted by you old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 3d happy chef sign, cherokee, iowa, 1987 happy chef sign, cherokee, iowa, 1987 ALT 1 41 Reposted by you RAPIDPUNCHES @rapidpunches.itch.io · 3d I had an unexpected $46 expense so if anyone wants something I can draw you literally anything even if it's a transformer, mechanized kaiju (any), Bizarro, or Metal Sonic. I can do pet portraits, your OC, your 'sona, black and white no color. 2 16 Reposted by you Gaijin Rando @gaijinrando.bsky.social · 4d Hungarian poster for SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) 1 22 Reposted by you Danny THEE Himbo @br00taldan.bsky.social · 3d When I like one of your posts this is what I’m conveying to you 3 24 Reposted by you Young Pete Toms @petetoms.bsky.social · 4d Here's a short comic I drew. A comic strip. Panel 1: A guy in a gi is doing martial arts moves. Caption: This is Joseph Memo. He’s a student of martial arts. Panel 2: He practices Tri Ski. A system that combines Tai chi, sleight of hand magic, and the Stanislavski method. Panel 3: The main reason he joined is because the brochure told him it would "boost his self confidence by 72% (scientifically proven)." Panel 4: It seemed to work. Most of his classmates were friendly and the exercises made him feel connected not only to his body but to the world around him. Panel 5: He found himself eagerly looking forward to Tuesday night every week. ALT The comic strip continues. Panel 1: Then during his first "mass sparring" match he was badly beaten. Panel 2: His nervous classmates and Strangely calm master assumed he was dead and not wanting to bring shame upon the school or legal complications on themselves, they dropped him into a dumpster in back of a nearby hospital. He woke up covered in bruises and medical waste. Panel 3: Every Tuesday since he healed, Memo attempts to return to the dojo, but doesn’t want to embarrass himself, his master, or his classmates by le+ting them know he's actually alive. Panel 4: He's contemplated disguises and cosmetic surgery, but usually Just practices alone in the drug store parking lot across the Panel 5: Unbeknownst to Memo, his classmates can see him clearly through the storefront window. They believe he is a ghost and it fills them with a guilt and terror that only reinforces their devotion to their lessons. ALT 4 84 Reposted by you Anthony D. Herrera @aherrera.bsky.social · 13d Saw a sign spinner today that got my attention. He was naked and covered in blood. His sign said FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED with an arrow pointing to an abandoned strip mall. I wanted to check it out, but mother wanted to get to the field to bury her broken hummels before it got too hot. 6 Michael Van Vleet (he/him) @signalstation.bsky.social · 4d heck yeah men are lonely Little Orb-wielding Necromancers, Everyone Loves You 1 Reposted by you One Big Multiverse @onebigmultiverse.bsky.social · 4d Will Eisner makes a muss of things in KEEN DETECTIVE STORIES v2 #6 1 2 Reposted by you Greg Technology ❪⎷❫ @greg.technology · 4d Run, don't walk, to wfmu.org ...!! Amanda's new show: "The best in field recordings and sound effects. May be musical, natural, synthetic or majestic." Trust me..............!!!!!! WFMU-FM 91.1/Jersey City, NJ; 90.1/Hudson Valley, NY wfmu.org Amanda Nazario @amnazz.bsky.social · 4d I can hardly believe I’m saying this but I have a NEW SHOW on WFMU which is debuting tonight. It’s about, consisting of, and inspired by field recordings. Listen tonight at 8PM! The playlist will be here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh... Late Summer and Early Autumn: Out Here in the Field with Amanda Audio & playlist from September 8, 2025 wfmu.org 2 Michael Van Vleet (he/him) @signalstation.bsky.social · 4d I should write more stuff for Brindlewood Bay, even if only as an excuse to see more versions of @rapidpunches.itch.io 's trio of Mavens. (This was a private piece I commissioned while I was writing "Squatch Your Step," a Sweeps Week mystery released via the Gauntlet Patreon.) Black and white illustration. In the foreground, a trio of old ladies are huddled together, walking in a line. The lady in the lead has tall hair, like Egon from The Real Ghostbusters cartoon, and a determined expression. She's got a flashlight casting a beam off the right side of the image while her left hand pushes down a bush. Behind her, with hands placed on her shoulder, our second Maven has hair parted in the middle and concerned eyebrows. From her tight grip, we can tell she's nervous. Last in line is a lady with an athletic headband and a chain on her glasses. She's holding the shoulders of the 2nd lady in line and looking towards the viewer with a neutral expression. In the background, back left, a looming silhouette of a sasquatch... enormous, hairy, mostly in shadow under the trees. ALT 1 5 Michael Van Vleet (he/him) @signalstation.bsky.social · 4d This trio first appeared on the cover of Good Buy, Cruel World, a mystery I wrote and self-published. It's set in a mall, so the design leans hard into retro-80s aesthetics... a color palette 100% in Rapid's wheelhouse. signalstation.itch.io/good-buy-cru... Good Buy, Cruel World: A Brindlewood Bay Mystery by Michael Van Vleet Mall-walking mavens & murder! signalstation.itch.io 3 Reposted by you jaen nighly || ichormancer @jnb.art · 5d hey y’all, this coming weekend is my first time going to the renfest as a fully out trans woman & i’d love to get myself some femme renaissance garb if you wanna toss some coins my way here’s my ko-fi: ko-fi.com/jnbutlerart if you send me $100 or more i’ll sketch your fav anime character for you ✍🏼 a black and white illustration of majin buu with one fist on his hip and the other rubbing his chin in thought ALT a black and white illustration of a worm’s eye view of astroboy flying with his rocket boots. he is smiling at waving at the viewer ALT a black and white pencil sketch of alucard tepes drawn in the style of akira toriyama ALT a black and white sketch of piccolo holding a phone in a penguin-cat case close to his face. piccolo looks really happy and is raising one of his fists in excitement. ALT 17 Reposted by you Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 5d Pinball No. 4 (1977), dir. Jeff Hale, Imagination Inc. 28 711 Reposted by you toonholechris @toonholechris.bsky.social · 5d Medical diagnosis 28 1K Michael Van Vleet (he/him) @signalstation.bsky.social Home Explore Notifications Chat Feeds Lists Saved Profile Settings New Post Search Following Popular With Friends Quiet Posters OnlyPosts Mutuals Gauntleteers More feeds Feedback • Privacy • Terms • Help Title: Dude! This Videotape is Haunted as F— Title is on a torn cinema ticket shape in the yellow and blue colors/shape of Blockbuster, the now-defunct video rental franchise. A roll table for Public Access by Michael Van Vleet A 4-column table. Columns are labeled "Roll d10," "The Label Says...", "It's so weird, I found it in..." and "You wanna watch it? It's sick, when you play it..." We'll see how much of this we can fit in before we hit the character limit for alt tags. The Label Says... - EVIDENCE: DO NOT DISCARD - Case File 9911282 - I'M SORRY - THE KEY 5:12 - COPY FIRST - NO EYE CONTACT - DREAMS DREAMS DREAMS DREA— [unreadable] - MATT DESTROY THIS - (struck through) FLETCH LIVES - "Sky Dancers 11.2.86" - Nana's Birthday - Pole Align Ritual II Vig. Lanta Le Le - WHISPER MAN IT'S OKAY It's so weird, I found it in... - A car the cops were auctioning off - A box of stuffed animals at the thrift store - My mailbox and not even in an envelope - Behind my bedroom wall... I heard something in there - The abandoned mall during an urb-ex video shoot - The pocket of a jacket I haven't worn for years - With my dad's porn - Nana's mouth, she was gnawing on it - On the roof - A quiet place, where no cars go and the stars go faster You wanna watch it? It's sick, when you play it... - You'll feel your teeth get, like... loose - All the dogs in the neighborhood howl - It'll make every lightbulb in the house burn out - It'll show you things... real things - You'll finally have answers, like you've been saying you want - You have to watch the whole thing - You can't look away because it won't play right if you do - You can hear Nana's birthday party just like you remember - You can remember the way it really happened - It just plays and you watch and it plays and you watch and— Title: Dude! This Videotape is Haunted as F— Title is on a torn cinema ticket shape in the yellow and blue colors/shape of Blockbuster, the now-defunct video rental franchise. A roll table for Public Access by Michael Van Vleet A 4-column table. Columns are labeled "Roll d10," "The Label Says...", "It's so weird, I found it in..." and "You wanna watch it? It's sick, when you play it..." We'll see how much of this we can fit in before we hit the character limit for alt tags. The Label Says... - EVIDENCE: DO NOT DISCARD - Case File 9911282 - I'M SORRY - THE KEY 5:12 - COPY FIRST - NO EYE CONTACT - DREAMS DREAMS DREAMS DREA— [unreadable] - MATT DESTROY THIS - (struck through) FLETCH LIVES - "Sky Dancers 11.2.86" - Nana's Birthday - Pole Align Ritual II Vig. Lanta Le Le - WHISPER MAN IT'S OKAY It's so weird, I found it in... - A car the cops were auctioning off - A box of stuffed animals at the thrift store - My mailbox and not even in an envelope - Behind my bedroom wall... I heard something in there - The abandoned mall during an urb-ex video shoot - The pocket of a jacket I haven't worn for years - With my dad's porn - Nana's mouth, she was gnawing on it - On the roof - A quiet place, where no cars go and the stars go faster You wanna watch it? It's sick, when you play it... - You'll feel your teeth get, like... loose - All the dogs in the neighborhood howl - It'll make every lightbulb in the house burn out - It'll show you things... real things - You'll finally have answers, like you've been saying you want - You have to watch the whole thing - You can't look away because it won't play right if you do - You can hear Nana's birthday party just like you remember - You can remember the way it really happened - It just plays and you watch and it plays and you watch and—](https://i0.wp.com/www.signalstation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/dude-this-videotape.png?resize=750%2C979&ssl=1)
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