I know everything is shitty right now but
@TransTexas
(and voting if you live in Texas) are two ways to try to make one thing on the list a little less shitty.
Weโre tired of him always being left off the lists so weโre reminding yโall the actor that brought Thee
#Alien
to life was Bolaji Badejo. Put some respect on his name if youโre going to do a list of creatures we love.
The Uber driver that picked me up from the theater asked me what I did for a living after I gave him my unsolicited thoughts on the movie when he asked what I had seen. When he found out, his next question was, โDo you have some Black horror movies you recommend?โ and I-
I'm back to unpack a specific incident this month. Use your privilege for good, or don't use it.
I just published Full Stop: Iโm Yelling Fire So That Youโll Pay Attention
How it started How itโs going
*Iโve been writing reviews for about 6 years but didnโt focus on horror until the Panini and didnโt apply to RT until this year
I have loved every episode of
#TedLasso
and everything
@ashleyn1cole
has ever given to television so I donโt know why Iโm surprised thatโs this weekโs episode is one of my favorite episodes of TV this year.
Friendly reminder that if you're the type of person that leaves reviews on
#Shudder
, you should leave some kind words on work created by POC and Queer people because otherwise, the bigots are the only visible comments. Make a filmmaker's day and help finish burying the fools!
Two Black folks talking about horror in an Uber and silently celebrating that one of them got their foot in the door is cool. But like, it would be better if more places hired Black folks to talk about horror so more of us could have our feet in the damn doors.
@baileymeyers
I didnโt know the s in Illinois was silent because we never went anywhere. When I found out as an adult itโs because I said it at work and everyone laughed at me and put it on the quote board.
Being nominated for things is cool but I canโt sit back and watch this happen in the timeline. Donโt invite me to things if you donโt respect Black women. It saves us all a lot of time and Tweets.
I wish I had enough followers that I could tweet โWhatโs your favorite horror movie directed by a woman of color?โ and have 20 people reply with their answers. ๐ต๐พโโ๏ธ
If you need me, you can find me in my editors inboxes asking questions because Iโm a News Writer at
@DreadCentral
now! Thank yโall for reading/sharing all of those pieces while I was figuring out what I was doing!! Excited to be nosey with a purpose moving forward.
TV Shows For When Things Are Shitty
Youโre The Worst on Hulu
A Black Lady Sketch Show on HBOMax
Ted Lasso on Apple TV
Mythic Quest on Apple TV
Community on Hulu and Amazon Prime (Netflix pulled an episode and you deserve the full ride)
Itโs aging better than the originals, more fun than most of the films in this universe, is the only Ghostbuster movie that I think deserves a sequel, understood women could do more than be possessed love interests/receptionists, and it also upset incels. Plus this cast was ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Can we start a list of Black final femmes? Iโm starting to think about my 31 Days of Halloween and want to make sure Iโm less angry than I was last year.
Gina Gershon was warned by her agents not to play a lesbian character in "Bound."
"My agents were like, โWe will not let you do this movie. You are ruining your career. We will not be able to let you represent. You will never work again.' I just said, โOh, well, I guess if you
Because we never have enough women horror directors mentioned on the timeline:
Issa Lรณpez
Nia DaCosta
Karyn Kusama
Nikyatu Jusu
Lee Soo-youn
Kathryn Bigelow
Emerald Fennell
Julia Ducournau
Chloe Okuno
Anita Rocha da Silveira
Halina Reijn
Danishka Esterhazy
Jennifer Kent
I met
@TonyTodd54
this weekend at
@salemhorrorfest
and he's even cooler than we all thought he was. Also, yes this picture is my new resume. Thank you for asking!
International horror hits different and America needs to stop trying to remake every bop from another country because it usually results in a hot mess.
If you're following me, you're probably also sick of offensive tropes and stereotypes. So, support some movies that don't do that.
#MonkeyMan
#AbigailTheMovie
#TheCoffeeTable
(Limited Release)
I try not to be that bitch, but we have to show up if we want more good shit.
Thereโs a lot of people showing who they really are with their Jeepers Creepers comments today. Thatโs not the franchise, or person, to die on a hill for. Our show will never give this franchise any attention, and Iโll turn down shows if I catch them promoting it. Do better!
The bulk of the horror movies Iโm checking out this weekend will feature Black people in the genre without racial trauma. Iโm excited for this and the project Iโm doing it for.
Watching the
#LittleFiresEverywhere
finale and creating a belated drinking game for the whole show:
Take a drink for every microagression
Finish your drink every blatantly racist thing said
Open a new bottle every time you want to hit Elena
You're welcome.
Quick Notes:
Thank you all so much for the support! We appreciate you all so much and will be playing catch up forever because we want to know you all!
That said, please donโt threaten and bully people on our behalf. Also, a lot of innocent people who have nothing to do with
When I see Shudder catching strays I have to stop myself from asking people have they actually spent time on the app. A thread of stuff I love and wouldโve never seen if not for this streamer.
Thank you all for the support! Weโre trying to catch up on the
@NightmareFierce
accounts and Iโm going to get current on mine tomorrow. Weโre so happy to be a small part of such a badass community that moves so swiftly. Also, follow our friends at
@NightmareOn5th
!
Iโm sat for the season finale of
#TrueDetectiveNightCountry
. Iโm sad itโs over but really hope this team gets back together for another season or another project soon!
My community college is having me back for another guest horror lecture. They wanted Friday the 13, but Iโll be out of town, so they moved the event so I could do it. Iโm so honored ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
If yโall donโt get vaxed, wear these masks, and wash your hands so I can go to a theatre 90 times to see
#BlackPanther2
next summer...
#WakandaForever
Instead of posting something performative you could just listen/watch/read/etc. stuff made by Black people today. No one needs to know you purchased something from the cultural appropriation catalog so you can change your profile picture. That is not how you ally ๐
This article is almost two years old and nothing has changed. Thinking about this as I catch people up on the reviewers that failed when it came to Soft & Quiet.
He was a horror daddy before Trap came out and he will be a horror daddy when yโall have forgotten about that movie too. Also, I will be submitting this for a Pulitzer.
Should I reply to all the theatres that emailed me about donating today asking them to submit a single document containing a script with no more than 3 characters, half a location, a statement of purpose, and an artistic statement describing how they would use my money instead?
This is your annual reminder that Women in Film Month is in March. Black History Month is in February. If you want to celebrate both this is a leap year so you have 29 days to celebrate Black women (and not just AFAB either).
Iโm really starting to think โItโs like Get Outโ or โitโs the new Get Outโ is just code for Black people are in the movie because not a single movie that has been said about has been anything like Get Out.
I watched a white critic try to go rounds with an actor from a show thatโs catching flack for not being about white dudes anymore. Soโฆgoing to reshare this piece because all the reasons seem to be only getting louder.
I got to hug a lot of people, waste a lot of money, and hang out with so many friends that this trip was worth it. Also, still shook that some strangers knew how to say my name and told me where they know me from.
When I say โunderrated horror film,โ you sayโฆ.?
Tales From The Hood remains the most disrespected anthology and is the reason I know that not all critics are created equally.
I get not being a fan of movies that need that SA content warning. I also get being annoyed with romance when you came to see people get sliced up. However, seeking out horror with zero sexuality is giving puritanical and I am afraid.
I guess Nebraska is done auditioning for
#DragRace
and is just going to stand next to Derrick bringing up stuff that's five years old now...
#DragRaceVegas
Life updates: I have management now, I am moving to Minneapolis next month, and I am having the most fun writing Iโve had in forever developing this whodunnit at this SC college. Guess itโs going to be a hot girl summer anyways.