Well, this is scary. (Patreon)

And I don't just mean because I'm planning on making horror content.

This is the start of working for myself full time after six years (!!!) under the lovely plush wings of companies like WhatCulture and PlayStation, and I'll be totally honest: I have no idea what that looks like. I'm staring straight into the chasm of self-employment and it's pure Lovecraftian cosmic horror eyeballing me back. Terrifying and exciting and massive all at once.

I mean, I've got a plan, but I simply have never had the time to sit and create in a way that's totally fuelled by my own desires. Like, I could write a in-depth defence of The Happening or tell you why you should all say Thank You, Grandfather Evolve for Dead by Daylight. I could do a shot by shot breakdown of Van Helsing (2004) or see how many A24 movie plots I can recreate with playdough. There will be essays and livestreams as a healthy backbone to my content of course, but mostly I'm really trying not to go mad with power straight away. My (already quite maniacal) laugh has definitely gotten even more potent over the last week or so. Small children are starting to flee from me in fear. AS THEY SHOULD.

As for the next step, I am taking a big old break until April (I move back home to Wolverhampton on the 9th) to clear all the cobwebs out my head and decompress from being quite burnt out. I really need it, though I'll still be posting on here and my socials to show you what I'm up to as often as it's interesting. It's not total time off as I cannot be stopped and still have a few projects to do - oh, and a whole trip to a Costa Rican animal sanctuary coming up. So lots of nice pics to look forward to eh!

Whilst Twitch streams of games and YouTube videos on movies are part of my plan moving forward, the future of Ash Millman Inc. is under construction right now. This Patreon page is a way for you to support me putting my roots down and spreading my own personal brand of evil across the internet, in which any interaction - from joining a Patron tier to simply reading this message - is appreciated beyond words. Bare with me whilst I recuperate and shape my plans up over these next few weeks, and you'll be the first to see the creative bloom come April. It's gonna get well spooky in here.

P.S. Thanks for being here with me, if you're reading this right now. It's nice to not do this big crazy step on my own, you know?