So, next the Texas Supreme Court is going to release all the mothers being held at the border who were just trying to feed and support their families too, right? 'Cause if a hairdresser can decide she can break the rules to feed her kids, all the other moms can too, right? RIGHT?
@whitesoxjordan
@realsenorfap
His intentions were a little more altruistic. It came from his utopian beliefs in the possibility of peace between people and how language can impede that. He himself has said it's an experiment to "explore communication barriers... its theme the inability to communicate"
@whitesoxjordan
@realsenorfap
This isn't a shot at the OP by the way; Celentano's own producers created the "novelty song" myth to... sell it as a novelty song. You've gotta deep-dig into interviews about it for him to disspell his own people's myth.
@steveyedlin
@ScottWamplerBMD
I write for a magazine dedicated to eyewear and opticianry. I don’t suppose I could interview you and/or him about this? It’d make a great feature
The cats finally out of the bag: I’ve sold my first book to a big five! Along with Chris Grosso I’ll be authoring NECESSARY DEATH, a deep dive analysis of what horror can teach us about the human condition. Super stoked for this and grateful for the opportunity!
@CSMFHT
So this is not an unusual phenomenon among Roman history fans and scholars. Robert Graves thought he was being haunted by Claudius’ ghost. Pliny thought he was being haunted by Drusus’ ghost. All the ghosts incidentally are Claudian and Agrippina was half so this tracks
RIP to Jose Mojica Marins. If you're not familiar with him, start with my Corrupt Signals column in the last issue of
@fangoria
, then dive into the Coffin Joe Trilogy. He's a filmmaker who's sadly unknown in the states, and I hope that changes.
Swerved yesterday to avoid a guy who shot out right in front of me and ended up rolling my car. Thankfully all I ended up with were two staples in my knee some cuts and some sprains. God willing the car is salvageable but I’m glad I’m in as good shape as I’m in
So in my downtime I may have written an LGBT horror comedy novella in homage to the works of John Waters, about a gay pro wrestler in the 90s who is outed, fired, goes insane and seeks revenge...
It's my honor and privilege to announce that I've accepted a post as the Managing Editor of
@DailyGrindhouse
. Everyone who knows me also knows my passion for exploitation cinema, and it's my goal to help the site and its writers grow beyond even what they already are... (thread)
Please join Daily Grindhouse in welcoming
@PrestonFassel
as our Managing Editor! If you've seen any of his terrific writing, you know this is a mighty team-up for us! We're so excited to bring you even more great stuff to read in 2021!
It would be peak 2022 at this point for the Dilbert Guy to try and make a stand against the government and just end up blowing himself up in the parking lot of an abandoned Rite Aid
If you're a fan of Oppenheimer, consider checking out THE ATOMIC CAFE, a 1982 documentary which tells the story of the birth and terror of the atomic age entirely through stock footage with no narration. It's a brilliant piece of filmmaking that weirdly works as a direct sequel.
10 Movies to Know Me:
1. Videodrome
2. Sweet Smell of Success
3. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
4. Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny, and Girly
5. Night of the Comet
6. Flashdance
7. Fire Walk With Me
8. The Shining
9. Amazon Women on the Moon
10. Goodfellas
It’s hard to articulate in a world of ARGs, found footage glut and viral marketing, but the official website and ad campaign for this were even more terrifying than the movie itself. It was very easy to believe in 1999 that this was real and the implications of that were horrific
“The scariest movie of all time is a true story.”
On this day in horror history: The iconic found-footage film THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT was seen for the first time in 1999. Remember your first viewing?
Christian was drugged and unable to consent at the end of Midsommar, making his encounter a sexual assault; so the film ends with a character being gang-sexually assaulted and then burned to death while their laughing partner watches
Unless you were a kid in 1991 it’s difficult to understand just what a big deal this was. I watched this religiously, never missing an episode up until THAT finale.
Preston's wife here. He wanted me to send his love for all the support he received last night. The ER sent him home with painkillers for the cyst and to keep him sedated while he recovers from the infection. He has a referral already to have the cyst looked at...
Ten amazing years. We'd hoped to visit NYC to celebrate but there's no one else I'd rather be trapped in quarantine with. I've been fortunate enough to have this person with me for the last decade, the last two months, and I hope for decades more.
Preston has been discharged. He has an antibiotic resistant upper respiratory infection but has been given RXes to alternate at home. They also diagnosed an infected groinal cyst that’s been causing the pain he thought was his old injury recurring…
Posted this to Books of Horror on Facebook but I know a lot of y’all also read the book and wanted to share this. If this is all Beasts of 42nd Street accomplishes I’m happy. The irony that a book about a sexual degenerate helped to put a real one in prison is not lost on me.
I'm literally choking back tears as I type this. Here's the big news. My feature-length biography of Sleazoid Express founder Bill Landis is hitting shelves December 7 from
@EnPocalypsePub
, the product of almost four years of research and interviews...
Two years ago, I never thought this day would come. Author copies have arrived from
@CemeteryEbook
for BEASTS OF 42ND STREET! It’s such an amazing feeling to hold this, and, damn,
@justintcoons
art looks even better in person (Tiberius approves) Preoders:
Thanks to everyone who shared love and support last week. Today’s my first day of feeling remotely normal; still have five days of antibiotics and some follow ups but hopefully I’m on the upswing. Still staying off socials but wanted to share my deepest gratitude
Friends and followers,
Preston had a flare up of a pelvis injury from 2009. He’s receiving palliative care but won’t be able to have surgery until after the holidays. During that time he’s taking the advice and time to disconnect and focus on his health..
Call over and very successful. On to destiny. Some very, very exciting news as soon as I’m allowed to talk about it, but I just leveled up my publishing game in a big way
I know I haven't got a lot of visibility, but, horror film twitter, do you think there'd be any value in my creating a thread giving shout-outs to all the great unproduced screenplays I've had the opportunity to read in recent years?
I’ve brought it up before but, I attended a screening of Smile last year where someone in the audience yelled "You can't see what the f*ck is goin' on!" and the only response were a few murmurs of agreement from throughout the theater
Carol Burnett is trending, which is reason to remind the world the de facto pilot for Mama's Family was a made for TV movie called Eunice that was pretty edgy for its time, including the heroine being a depraved alcoholic and Vinton (here Philip) coded as a closeted homosexual
I hate to do this, but between COVID and 2020 it's where I'm at. After last June, I've stayed afloat with freelance work, but the loss of a stable job left me unable to pay for surgery to repair abdominal wall damage my insurance has deemed elective (1/3)
Got home from shul last night and found an email in my inbox about a potential writing opportunity I had to read twice to make sure it was real. Took this picture to commemorate the moment I responded in case more actually comes from it. Fingers crossed.
TAXI DRIVER x HELLRAISER
Against the backdrop of the brewing racial violence of 1977 New York, a theater projectionist attempts to learn the origins of a cursed film reel he obtained through dubious- and possibly infernal- means. Already blurbed. 2nd in series.
#PitMad
#A
#H
#LF
What feels better than having a new book debut to rave reviews? Having it drop at
#1
! Thanks to everyone who’s helped make LANDIS a success. I hope y’all come to love Bill as much as I have
@AdonicaSS
@emm_257
@ryanjreilly
I think Em's point is that they were a 12 year old child, and that this adult woman is acting and behaving in the same manner.
If you’re worried your story idea is too out there, just remember I sold a book where a gay wrestler in the 90s is outed, blacklisted, turned into a dinosaur and goes on a revenge quest while trying to reunite with his ex boyfriend
@AlishaGrauso
Anything related to the misuse of glasses. Writers/directors seem to think they’re convenient accessories and not medical devices. Especially as someone who has a professional background in opticianry it always takes me out of the moment
Happy birthday to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, one of my Top 6 horror films of all time. If you get the opportunity do consider giving the most awesome Gas Station a visit, though I'd steer clear of that chili...
I'm pleased to announce that as of today, this
@FANGORIA
writer is officially part of the
@HorrorWriters
! It's very humbling and exciting to be welcomed into such esteemed company. Fantastic gratitude to
@johnpalisano
and the rest of the organization for considering me worthy
I've lost about a dozen followers over the past few days and I just have to wonder, has any of them ever actually read anything I've written? Or did they just follow me because they thought I was hot? Questions, questions.
It's absolutely no coincidence Abbot picked today to go after trans kids. It's a calculated move to distract from THIS story, which has potentially huge ramifications for him-- unless it gets ignored. Don't let it get lost in the shuffle.
Waiting in nerve-wracking anticipation for a potentially life-changing phone call at four. Fingers crossed and prayers send; send your own and good vibes my way please!
@Doug_Tilley
I’m figuring the cartoon was meant to be a soft reboot of the movie, given the absence of the Maitlands and the depiction of the “Netherworld.” Then again I also know many now-adult goths who had teen crushes on Beetlejuice so maybe they were finagling for some wish fulfillment
Potentially controversial opinion but definitely giallo adjacent if not neo-giallo. You have a central mystery with slasher elements, a gloved/masked killer with a personal connection to the protagonist, outsider protagonists, and themes of sex, death, and paranoia.
Sid Haig was the first guy I met at my first horror con. I didn't know what to expect but it certainly wasn't the soft-spoken, gentle giant who invited me to sit beside him for a photo- and was totally polite later that day when I accidentally blocked his way to the bathroom. RIP
Everyone on Twitter losing their minds over Tiger King... meanwhile me and everyone else who grew up in Oklahoma are all like “yeah... that’s daily life there.” I mean, I’ve mentioned the meth lab explosions and the guy in my neighborhood who nailed his mom’s corpse, right?
With all the video store nostalgia, I'm surprised
@HollywoodVideo
doesn't get more love. They carried movies it seemed no other rental chain would, had a "cult" section, and an incredibly diverse older film stock. Were they just not as ubiquitous as Blockbuster?
Back in the 80s, there were two main guys taking a serious, scholarly look at horror and exploitation cinema:
@therealjoebob
in the South and Bill Landis in the North. JBB of course is still with us. Bill died in ‘08. It’s my privilege to tell his story.
Finally made it. After a life of feeling a deep connection to my Jewish cultural heritage and over a decade of living a Jewish life, I went and made it official. Thanks to everyone who helped make a special day all that more special.
Super proud to see my work back on
@FANGORIA
, whose super cool new website is up and running! First out of the gate is a defense of HELLRAISER REVELATIONS I’m still very proud of. Thanks so much to
@xymarla
for making this happen!
It just seems a weird choice. LABYRINTH was essentially built around Bowie, and Derrickson is a hugely erratic director, that you tend to wonder what their angle will be.
Can confirm that I'm featured in an article on Page 14 of this month's Oklahoma Magazine! If you're in the state, snag a copy (and maybe send one to me!)
Sometime this week I’m gonna get an email that will potentially change my life. One would be a major game changer, the other an amazing jump up the ladder, but either is going to be incredible. Fingers crossed, prayers said; “by Friday” can’t come soon enough…
I’m incredibly grateful for all the opportunities I’ve been given, especially this one. I’ve made the transition from Story Editor to Creative Executive at
@CINESTATE
/
@FANGORIA
. Huge thanks to my work family, & hoping I can continue helping both companies produce awesome material
I’m about to show my wife the OG Clash of the Titans for the first time and I’m so happy. This is the movie that’s single handedly responsible for my lifelong fascination with Greco Roman myth, and as a result, my writing career. I wore out the Medusa segment on a VHS.
@paulGtremblay
Saw a trailer for this over the holidays and had to explain to my in-laws that it's based on a book by someone I interact with on Twitter. Any idea why the connection is getting so down-played? Feels like there's money to be made from a tie-in reprint
Look very close and don’t blink and you can see me die tonight in
@FANGORIA
’s VFW, premiering at 7 @
@TexasTheatre
! Scope out my BTS photos here and in my article at
@BDisgusting
, which may be the best nonfiction thing I’ve ever written.
On a more serious note, I’m grateful to be turning 35 not f’ed up on booze. I turned 34 at one of the darkest times in my life and hit rock bottom soon after. Looking back at pics I don’t even recognize me. It’s been a hard but healing year. I’m fortunate to have a second chance
It’s a damn good feeling to hold your own work in your hands. Absolutely thrilled to get copies of Quentin Sergenov in the mail, and can’t wait for everyone else to discover the joy for themselves!
It has always been my desire to use my voice to make a positive difference in the world and I've tried to do that throughout my career. That has not and will not ever change.
Tomorrow's the big day. Thanks to everyone who contributed to GoFundMe for my surgery. My doctor says with my age and general health he expects an easy procedure and quick recovery but I'm still very nervous, as this is the biggest thing I've had done. Vibes and prayers please.
I’ve seen the news and I believe and support the survivors. I’m deeply saddened that Mike Vanderbilt turned out to be who he did. Going to be disengaging from social media for a bit to process. If you need me the DMs are open
Dunno why Topher is trending right now but as long as it is, a reminder that Topher Grace turned in one of the most quietly fantastic villain performances in recent memory as David Duke in Blackkklansman. He NAILS a particular stripe of smug racist a*shole.