Weather Report #51: An eco-horror true crime novel, the French New Wave proto-Blade Runner, and more...

Hello, dear reader! Welcome to your Weather Report, a (sometimes) weekly column where I recommend a plethora of media – like good journalism, books, movies, and music – for readers to consume.

Here's what you're getting this week:

1. Essays, articles, and columns about: the massive private surveillance apparatus spreading throughout the US, the War on Terror comes for the Left, and what the Prairieland case means for the coming crackdown
2. An eco-horror novel that fuses true crime with brainwashing mushrooms that's perfect for fans of Jeff Vandermeer's Annihilation
3. A 60's French New Wave film that inspired Blade Runner, The Matrix and many other great sci-fi movies
4. A podcast with one of my favorite video game video essayists and one of the only people on the platform that understands the medium

If you're interested in seeing the recommendations – and supporting Heavy Weather's quest to keep tabs on collapse – you can become a paid subscriber by clicking the button below. Paid subscribers get access to the MEDIA LIST, a comprehensive list of every book, movie, and video game I've ever recommended. If you're already a paid subscriber, thank you very much! This newsletter would literally not be possible without your support.

That's it for this week's free stuff. If you want to see the media recommendations and the link roundup, you can become a paid subscriber today.