Sunday, August 17, 2025

i just noticed they made a new movie of the running man as an update of the 80s film.

that was one of my favourite short stories, as a kid. it's pretty creepy how closely it foreshadowed the more dystopian developments in capitalist mainstream culture after 2001.

i don't watch many films nowadays. i probably won't watch the new one.

if you get a chance, read the story. it's in a large compilation called the bachman books, which includes three other short stories, including once called the long walk, which is arguably a better version of the same story.