Peter Counter, Nightmare Host

@peterbcounter

Culture critic in the horror space. Author of BE SCARED OF EVERYTHING (Invisible Publishing, 2020). HOW TO RESTORE A TIMELINE (House of Anansi, 2023).

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Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· 28d

Opening title card from Battlestar Galactica. It says:
This has all happened before
And it will happen again

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· 28d

posting about the middle-aged guitar hero you worship in 2026

Homer driving driving Nelson, Milhouse, and Janey, weirding them out by talking about his favourite music:
"I start nodding my head
like I'm saying "yes" to every beat.
Yes! Yes! Yes! This rocks!"

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· 28d

wow, six years old and Be Scared of Everything is a staff pick at Bay Bloor Indigo

A wall of staff picked books. One of which is Be Scared of Everything: Horror Essays.

Be Scared of Everything: Horror Essays, with a staff pick sticker on it. It's Margo's pick. Thanks Margo!

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jul 11

Now there's a guy who needs his tat.

Wanda from Corner Gas with a red twizzler in her hand.

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jul 10

When your parents catch you ogling split diopter shots and make you smoke the whole pack:

The DVD box set for Six Feet Under: The Complete Series

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jul 7

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 27

If you are curious to learn more about PSTD through personal stories and cultural analysis, I'd encourage you to pick up my memoir of essays, HOW TO RESTORE A TIMELINE: ON VIOLENCE AND MEMORY, available wherever you get your books.

The book HOW TO RESTORE A TIMELINE: ON VIOLENCE AND MEMORY next to the Judgement and Tower tarot cards.

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 27

enjoy your science fiction, but this is the only "Hail Mary Project" I'm interested in

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 25

[Robert Plant voice:] "Yes there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run..."

Two cinemas at the Screening Room in Kingston. The marquis say THE FURIOUS and SHEEP DETECTIVES.

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 21

stormy sunset providing Colour Out of Space vibes

My back yard: a deck and two white chairs and a small planter. They are bathed in purple light from the sky, which is weird looking. Lovecraftian even.

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 20

At the Reflecting Pool, and guys, this doesn't look right.

A Bloodborne screenshot.
The blood moon rises over the Hunter, who stands in the moonside lake.
The nightmare deepens.

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 20

Advertise your Bluesky account with a Simpsons image.

An image of baby Hugo from the Simpsons with the caption (spoken by Dr. Hibbert): "Too crazy for boys town, too much of a boy for crazy town..."

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 20

It never seems to end up on lists, but How to Restore a Timeline is about a father son relationship. If your dad is into bleak but funny pop culture essays and you are near a bookstore with him, check it out.

The book HOW TO RESTORE A TIMELINE by Peter Counter. There is a dialogue box overlayed. It's Goku! He says: Hey! You look like you enjoy culture essays. Go get HOW TO RESTORE A TIMELINE!

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 19

(the manifesto:)

a screenshot from Hellbound: Hellraiser II.
A human without skin (me in this scenario), leans against a white tiled wall. They have written on the wall in their own blood: I AM IN HELL HLEP ME

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 17

Hollywood: why search reddit when there's a book that can solve all your problems:

BE SCARED OF EVERYTHING by Peter Counter

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 15

Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya in front of a green screen with a horse. It's the beginning of Jordan Peele's NOPE.

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 13

doing very unpleasant research for the big project

a close up shot of a tile based game called "Holland Memory" which shows a card with nine pieces of Dutch black licorice.

Nine pieces of real Dutch black licorice on a white napkin.

An open bag of Venco BOWRDERIJ DROP hard black licorice, laying on the box of Holland Memory.

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 13

It's @afsulli.bsky.social's birthday. Post ur Krillins.

Krillin in a white suit and a Panama hat.

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 12

GLP-1 GLP-2 GLP-3 GLP-4 GLP-5 GLP-6 GLP-7 GLP HEAVEN!

The band Ming Tea playing the song "BBC."

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 8

The book:

HOW TO RESTORE A TIMELINE: ON VIOLENCE AND MEMORY by Peter Counter

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 4

god I'm such a specific type of millennial

a screenshot from the SiriusXMU Faculty Survey
it shows two prompts for feedback with text fields underneath
first prompt:
"When I hear _____ on SiriusXMU, I change the channel."
text field:
"vibes-first pop songs, chill playlistcore, or Arcade Fire without acknowledgement of the allegations"
second prompt:
"When I hear ______ on SiriusXMU, I turn it up!"
text field:
"young people with guitars"

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 4

brb zoning out and daydreaming about the Jennifer's Body split diopter shot

The split diopter shot in Jennifer's Body:
A close up of Amanda Seyfried in glasses on the right as her character eavesdrops on scheming Adam Brody and his bandmate in the background on the left.

Peter Counter, Nightmare Host@peterbcounter· Jun 2

One of my favourite parts of moving to Kingston is that my neighbourhood has an amazing quarterly newspaper called The Skeleton Press (edited by @annetheriault.bsky.social and Greg Tilson). Just got my Spring 2026 issue!