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Steven Van Patten

@SVPThinks

Horror and dark fiction writer who also stage-manages many a TV show. 3x African American Literary Award Show winner.

 Brooklyn, NY
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Joined January 2010
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Here's a little throwback for you! archive.gnofhorror.com/ficti…
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DON'T DO THAT: GIVE HORROR WHERE HORROR'S DUE nighttidemag.com/2025/12/07/…
DON’T DO THAT: GIVE HORROR WHERE HORROR’S DUE

DON’T DO THAT: GIVE HORROR WHERE HORROR’S DUE

Black horror is too often boxed in, trimmed down, or miscategorized to fit a narrative that feels safer for the mainstream. Sinners pushes back against that instinct, insisting on the fullness of i…

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Dracula youtu.be/UUvVJsofCnI?si=78oH… via @YouTube
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Steven Van Patten@SVPThinks12 Jul 2025
TELL THE DAMN STORY, ep 368: Vampires, Culture and How Coogler: Did It -... youtu.be/zJk5gBkhbcE?si=genn… via @YouTube

TELL THE DAMN STORY, ep 368: Vampires, Culture and How Coogler: Did It - Dissecting 'Sinners'

CoHosts Alex Simmons and Chris Ryan have a bloody good episode for ...

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#HorrorCommunity @SVPThinks reading at #ShadeBar! #WritingCommunity
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HWANY@HWA_NYS4 Aug 2025
#HorrorCommunity @SVPThinks
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Replying to @GavinNewsom
This again
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@AdamParkhomenko1 Dec 2023
Can we get 500 retweets on this just to keep it going and humiliate Ron DeSantis again
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#HorrorCommunity ⁦@SVPThinks⁩ reading at #BrooklynBooksandBooze ⁦@barrowsintense⁩ ⁦@IndustryCity⁩ #HorrorCommunity #WritingCommunity
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TELL THE DAMN STORY, ep 368: Vampires, Culture and How Coogler: Did It -... youtu.be/zJk5gBkhbcE?si=genn… via @YouTube

TELL THE DAMN STORY, ep 368: Vampires, Culture and How Coogler: Did It - Dissecting 'Sinners'

CoHosts Alex Simmons and Chris Ryan have a bloody good episode for ...

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See this Instagram post by @all_things_democracy instagram.com/reel/DJwknUXtD…
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bobbynash@bobbynash12 Jul 2024
Soul Scream Antholozine: Annihilation features stories by Daemon Manx, Steven Van Patten, Matthew Wildasin, Rebecca Cuthbert, Carol Gyzander, Michael Rogers, Christopher Michael Blake, Kate A. McGrath, John P Collins Jr., Teel James Glenn, and Bobby Nash. With Chris Ryan.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of the BEST to ever DO IT!!! Critically Acclaimed Horror/Dark Fiction Author & Incredible/Magnificent Stage Manager @SVPThinks #Celebritybirthdaytweet #TheSpotlight #Celebrityspotlight
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ACCURATE.
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@LePapillonBlu22 Nov 2024
MAGA are domestic terrorists.
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Acyn
@Acyn2 Nov 2024
Crockett: I don't want my governor, I don't want AG Paxton, and I definitely don't want Ted Cruz telling me what to do with my body.. I don't need any of them to be my doctor. I don't want them to be my elected officials.
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@JoJoFromJerz1 Nov 2024
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It's a very low bar.
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Robert Reich
@RBReich1 Nov 2024
Let’s set the record straight: Trump is not a “successful businessman.” He is, objectively, a business failure. He says he'll run the country like he ran his businesses. But here's the thing — he ran his businesses into the ground.
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Robert Reich
@RBReich29 Oct 2024
Some people seem to have forgotten how bad a president Trump was, so I made a list of the 100 Worst Things About the Trump Presidency, in no particular order. Please share and add anything I missed. 🧵
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Liz Cheney
@Liz_Cheney23 Oct 2024
If your response to Gen John Kelly, gold star father & Trump’s WH chief of staff, confirming that Trump praised Hitler & called members of our military “suckers and losers” is to defend Trump, you need to look in the mirror and realize your dishonor will live forever.
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