Victor LaValle

@victorlavalle

Doing what I dreamed of since I was a kid. Books: Lone Women, The Changeling, The Ballad of Black Tom, The Devil in Silver. TV: The Changeling (EP), The Terror: Devil in Silver (Creator, Showrunner) Comics: Destroyer, Eve, Sabretooth, Black Panther

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Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· 24d

I want to shout out another Waterstones deal. This time for an upcoming anthology that I’m in. BLACK HORROR: Canonical Voices from Then and Now. Edited by @chesyaburke.bsky.social & @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social . It’s going to be a great collection of Black horror you will love.

The cover of an upcoming anthology is shown. BLACK HORROR: Canonical Voices from Then and Now. Edited by Maurice Broaddus and Dr. Chesta Burke.

The cover is black and gold. A black background with gold circles radiating out.

The book stands against a yellow background with rainbow colors of books showing along the edges.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· 24d

THE BALLAD OF BLACK TOM arrives in a UK edition this summer. @waterstones.bsky.social is running a deal for preorders on the book. Get 25% off with the code SUMMER26. I love the cover for this one (as I’ve loved the covers for every edition of this book). UK readers, I hope you enjoy.

An advertisement for THE BALLAD OF BLACK TOM by Victor LaValle.

The cover of this novels shows a black man with a guitar, sitting at a window. Out the window you can see the skyline of Manhattan. The black man wears a hat, short and suspenders.

The book is set against a corner orange background. At the top is the name of the bookstore, Waterstones and the offer of 25% off when preordering the book.

The code of the discount is SUMMER26

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· Jun 29

DON’T LOOK NOW would like a word.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· Jun 28

Watched TENDER MERCIES for the first time. Spectacular magic. The film is as subdued as its characters, rich with understated emotion. People living in the aftermath of life shattering losses, but somehow they must keep living. Shoutout to @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social for the recommendation!

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· Jun 28

Weekend read is this graphic novel adaptation of Robert Bloch’s story, HELL ON EARTH. (Originally published in Weird Tales, 1942.) A writer gets a job to help raise a demon. Don’t think it’ll work out. Art by Keith Giffen. Written by Robert Loren Fleming. Cover painting by Bill Sienkiewicz

Cover of a graphic novel. ROBERT BLOCH in large black letters. HELL ON EARTH in large red letters. A painted image sits in the bottom right corner of the cover. A naked woman screams, hands at the side of her face, as a large, red toothy demon growls behind her.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· Jun 20

We out here remaking a Led Zeppelin album cover.

A photo of the Giant’s Causeway in the North of Ireland. A couple dozen people walk across the famous hexagonal stones. The grey sea stretches to the horizon.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· Jun 16

Reread of Peter Straub’s KOKO is complete. The best books make you want to start them all over again, as soon as you’re done. But each time you reread, you realize it’s become a whole new version of the book. Every time becomes a new first time. (Which is a very Straubian idea anyway.)

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· Jun 11

You caught your breath after that legendary Knicks victory. Or, you didn't watch at all. But today, you're in the mood for some horror. Luckily, the season finale of THE TERROR: DEVIL IN SILVER is live on @shudder.com @amcplus.com. Who lives? Who dies? What does victory look like? Come find out!

Pepper, a white man in his 30s, wearing black jeans and a grey t-shirt, stands in a long, shadowy, creepy hallway.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· Jun 4

Episode 5 of THE TERROR: DEVIL IN SILVER is live today. This episode is written by the great @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social and it is just a monumental episode of television. Get ready for Chris to put you through ALL the emotions over the 45:03 minutes of the show. You ain't ready. But get ready.

A white man wearing glasses and a white lab coat and tie sits at wooden desk with his hands crossed. He's seatined in a plush leather chair. There are pens and a tiny photo perched on the table. The walls of the office are a deep, rich wood.

A white woman, Dorry, sits in a chair inside the library of the New Hyde Psychiatric Unit. She wears oversized glasses halfway down her nose and an old, worn pink bathrobe. Under that she wears an old housedress with a floral pattern.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· May 28

Episode 4 of THE TERROR: DEVIL IN SILVER is streaming today. Mysteries start to get answers, but those answers don't lead anywhere nice. On @amcplus.com & @shudder.com

A bearded white man, played by the great Dan Stevens, clutches a pay phone receiver to his ear, desperate to reach someone.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· May 27

Your show’s name up on the marquee. A great crowd laughing and gasping at the right times. Career highlight. Life highlight. Hey @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social , we done good!

The marquee of the Aero theater, which shows the words: The Terror Devil in Silver Live Q&A in black letters against a white background. The name of the theater is lit in white. A border of pink frames the sign.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· May 24

Look at this beautiful special edition from @subpress.bsky.social . This is Peter Straub’s final, unfinished, novel, Wreckage. It also includes What Happens in Hello Jack, which is the notes and chapter fragments for the book, offering incredible insights. A gift for fans of a true great.

The spine of the slipcase for Wreckage and What Happens in Hello Jack. The slipcase is red and the title and authors name, Peter Straub, are stamped in gold lettering against a black background.

The slipcase is lying on a dark wood desk. The edge of a green mouse pad lies to the left.

The cover of Wreckage by Peter Straub. A grey and black cover shows a man buried in the sand with one hand out holding on to small controller.

The cover of What Happens in Hello Jack by Peter Straub. A black and grey image of a man buried deeply in the sand with one hand sticking out holding a controller.

The face of the red slipcase for Peter Straub’s two books. Straub’s signature is etched in gold lettering at the bottom right.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· May 16

“Squirrel eating a bagel in a tree” might be one of the most New York photos I will ever take.

A black squirrel sits on a tree limb eating a bagel.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· May 13

One of my favorite things to share is a picture of well loved books. These are a few of mine. Seeing yours would be a nice pick me up today.

A photo of some used/well read paperback books and a small card with a drawing of Octavia Butler standing beside them.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· May 7

DON'T LOOK NOW (1973) Nicholas Roeg's masterpiece. Graceful, haunted and haunting. It takes its central theme of guilt and loss so seriously and it's paranormal elements speak to those themes with grace.

An ornate gold frame holds a black white photo of a man and woman. A puddle of red, id it paint or is it blood, runs from the bottom of the frame.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· May 7

DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975) A New York story that broke the mold. The death and breadth of humanity is on display in every scene. Heartfelt, gripping, humane, political. Anchored by a profoundly rich central character going through his own dark night of the soul.

The movie poster for Dog Day Afternoon. An illustration of a man's eyes and messy black hair. At the bottom is a black and white photo of a crowd of people while a helicopter floats over their heads.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· May 7

THE CHANGELING (1980) An atmospheric movie about a New York composer who restarts his life in Seattle after an awful tragedy. The story takes grief and sadness seriously and the mood is one of slowly growing, oppressive fear. A wonderfully grown up horror movie. An all-time gem.

A cobwebbed wheelchair sitting alone in the shadows. On the wall a silhouette of a child can be seen in the chair.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· May 7

THE TAKING OF THE PELHAM ONE TWO THREE Maybe the biggest influence on our show. The cast of characters includes the city itself. A genre story that's also a portrait of a place and time. It's crime story but what truly shines through are the people. Even the smallest role glows with humanity.

The poster for the Taking of the Pelham 123. An NYC train car full of people, menaded by three men pointing submachine guns.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· May 7

The only thing more terrifying than the Devil is the American health care system. TODAY OUR SHOW GOES LIVE. The Terror: Devil in Silver streaming on AMC+ & Shudder. On AMC linear in September. To celebrate I'm sharing a thread of the films and tv that inspired our show's tone and mood and style.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· May 5

THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER Stephen Graham Jones Last but certainly not least. An epic American tale, spanning centuries and family lines. A supernatural story that tells the stone cold truth about this nation’s history: America is a vampire.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· May 5

A PLACE IN THE WORLD Bill Gaythwaite A gorgeous collection of stories about regular lives dealing with lost love, heartbreak, absentee parents & more. Insightful and moving work.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· May 5

HEART THE LOVER Lily King This novel just wrung my heart out. A college love triangle that turns into a story of three adults whose lives remain deeply entwined.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· May 5

HOW TO DODGE A CANNONBALL Denard Dayle Satire set during the Civil War. A bold book, that’s at times shockingly funny.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· May 5

THIS HERE IS LOVE Princess Joy L. Perry 1690. Tidewater, Virginia. Lush, beautiful, brutal but still hopeful story of three lives—two enslaved, one indentured.

The cover of This here is love by Princess Joy L Perry. A black woman in silhouette, the landscape of Tidewater, Virginia displayed within.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· Apr 27

So…your boy is at Cannes, debuting THE TERROR: DEVIL IN SILVER alongside my brother, @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social , Karyn Kusama, and the incredible Judith Light. Savoring this moment. Wild. Truly wild.

A photo of the pink carpet at Canneseries. Dozens of people mill about on the pink carpet.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· Apr 25

First time reading “Autofac” by Philip K. Dick. No surprise but he diagnosed the problem with AI in 1955.

Paperback cover of Philip K. Dick’s story collection, THE VARIABLE MAN AND OTHER STORIES.

An illustration of a white man in a striped shirt and suspenders. A white globe or ball floats in front of his crotch and many multicolored strips float around him and the globe.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· Apr 19

YESSSSS!

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· Apr 18

Saturday reread. KOKO by Peter Straub. Maybe fourth or fifth time through? I lose myself in Straub’s prose style without fail.

The cover of Peter Straub’s novel, Koko. A man’s face captured in harsh green and red, making the character look like a menacing clown and, simultaneously, a camouflaged soldier.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· Apr 15

And I will join you in any battle, standing completely still…

A picture of Stone Boy, one of the worst members of the legion of superheroes. He can turn to stone, but then can’t move. He does wear a snazzy gold turtleneck though, with a stone on the front in case you don’t get his power.

Victor LaValle@victorlavalle· Apr 13