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Announcements

What's New? March 2025

March has been quite busy for Sketching Details and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down any time soon.

Event

Coming to NJ Horror Con

Come find me at New Jersey Horror Con on March 1 and 2.

Announcements

On the Cusp of a New Year

A quick look at what is to come for Sketching Details in 2025.

Announcements

Tick: A Short Musical Sheet Music is Coming

“Trust (Nerves)” from Tick: A Short Musical is now available for purchase as sheet music for piano/vocal/bass. Details inside.

Announcements

Holiday Spirits Available Now

Holiday Spirits is available to order now on all major digital platforms, my Ko-Fi included.

Announcements

A Holiday Miracle: Pre-Sale for Holiday Spirits

Eager readers, rejoice! You can get your copy of my new holiday horror collection Holiday Spirits: A Collection of Weird Fiction early by ordering now on Smashwords [https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1642409]. Details inside.

Announcements

Happy Halloween: Holiday Spirits Coming Soon

Holiday Spirits, my new collection of weird fiction, comes out November 28.

Announcements

I'm Back (Sort of, Kind of)

Rumors of my retirement have been greatly exaggerated. Hello. I’m Robert J Gannon. I’m the owner/editor of Sketching Details. I’m also a full time technology teacher at a local high school and loving every minute of it. It’s the hardest and most rewarding job I’

Announcements

The Strikes are Over

Great news, everyone! After the successful conclusion of the WGA strike against the AMPTP, SAG/AFTRA have also reached a deal with AMPTP. What does that mean for Sketching Details? A lot. Film content is easy for me to produce. I love watching and analyzing film, and it is the

Games

Coming Soon: Palia

Palia is a new MMO life-sim game entering Open Beta this Thursday, 10 August, on PC.

Announcements

Welcome Back

Sketching Details relaunches in August, but we will not be crossing the WGA/SAG/AFTRA picket lines. What does that mean for the site? You’ll see.

Announcements

Happy Birthday to Me (and Other Updates)

> AND SOME SAY, THE FADING ARTISTS STILL LURKS IN THE SHADOWS, READY TO TALK > ANYONE’S EAR OFF WHO BRINGS UP LUCKY MCKEE’S MAY.

Games

Game Theory, FNAF, and Fandom Response

MatPat of Game Theory has received criticism over the fan reaction to his new video speculating on a potentially cancelled Five Night’s at Freddy’s ARG game.

Games

Dead by Daylight Chapter XIV: Roots of Dread Releases Tomorrow #IntoTheFog #SketchingDetails

The newest chapter for DBD releases tomorrow with a new killer, a new survivor, and a new map.

Announcements

Extra Intent Episode 5 Available Today

The new episode of Extra Intent, my episodic weird fiction novel, is available today.

Games

Dead by Daylight Board Game Kickstarter #IntoTheFog

The official Dead by Daylight board game is being Kickstarted right now in anticipation of an October 2022 release.

Film

CODA Wins Big at the Academy Awards

CODA swept its categories at the Academy Awards, taking home the prizes for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Books/Print

Extra Intent Episode 4 Available Now

The new episode of Extra Intent, my serialized horror novel, is available to read on Kindle Vella now.

Games

Bundle for Ukraine

Bundle for Ukraine [https://itch.io/b/1316/bundle-for-ukraine] is a charity game bundle on itch.io raising funds for International Medical Corps and Voices of Children.

Announcements

Extra Intent Episode 3 Available Now

The third episode of Extra Intent is available to read now on Kindle Vella [https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09NMSBGPF].

Advertising

Read an eBook Week Sale 2022

Happy Read an eBook Week. All of my books are on sale through Smashwords through this Saturday, 12 March.

Games

Pokémon Day Presents 2022 and Gen IX

Pokémon Day Presents on 27 February announced a ton of new content for fan-favorite games and the official titles and starter Pokemon for the ninth generation coming later this year.

Film

Academy Awards Ceremony Awarding Eight Prizes Before the Broadcast Begins

The Academy Awards are going to award eight categories out of 17 total before the ceremony begins to edit in later for the sake of a more “entertaining” program.

Film

94th Annual Academy Awards Roundup: Part 2: Visuals, Sound, and Music

Today, we continue our deep dive into the 94th Annual Academy Award nominations with Visuals, Sound, and Music categories.

Film

94th Annual Oscar Nominations Roundup

On Tuesday, 7 February, the nominations for the 94th Annual Academy Awards were announced. Here’s some insight into the race and a comparison to my own Best Of lists.