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Michael Varrati

@michaelvarrati.bsky.social

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Filmmaker/screenwriter of a bunch of indie horror flicks and some made-for-TV movies your mom likes. Co-host of Midnight Mass.

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 19h

I’m so ready to join you for the multipart investigation into this gem of a film and its signature coiffure.

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 19h

Okay, but we can all agree that Linda Blair’s hair in SUMMER OF FEAR is a phenomenon unto itself, right?

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 19h

INVITATION TO HELL rocks

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 20h

I thought it would be fun to fold some classic YA horror into my Halloween reading line-up, so I snagged a few NIGHTMARE HALL titles from a used bookseller...only to find this study hall note tucked within the pages. This note is 30 years old! What a treasure. I hope her speech class went okay!

A copy of Diane Hoh's NIGHTMARE HALL: BOOK OF HORRORS Scholastic paperback. The artwork features a young woman in a dark red turtleneck fending off a raven. The book sits on a desk. Next to the book is a piece of notebook paper with a note dated 4-13-95 on it. The note reads:
"Kelly,
Hi! Katal? I'm in SH and I'm bored! If you can think of any 30 second jokes (clean) send them to me because I need one for speech next quarter, OK? I'm making $ again! I got $23 this weekend. Fri, Sat, and Sun! Plus I get 5 tonight and every other Mon night this winter!"

Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 1d

I have not! Will check it out!

Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 1d

LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR is a transgressive, challenging all-timer. It’s the kind of cinema that hits the screen with a subtle ferocity that demands to be discussed after the credits have rolled.

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 1d

Truly one of the genre's most stalwart MVPs.

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 1d

The second one is pretty bananas as well, albeit in a very different way.

Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 2d

There’s a time for 976-EVIL and there’s a time for 976-EVIL II…and it’s important to know the difference.

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Reposted by Michael Varrati

Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 3d

A thoroughly fantastical movie poster for the release of 1968’s “Planet Of The Apes” in The Socialist Republic of Romania.

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 2d

This WAS after I ordered! It's in the bread narrative!

Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 2d

To be clear, I will eat both. Gladly. Enthusiastically.

Also, if you're wondering why I know so much about bread, allow me to tell you about growing up around the presence of old Italians.

Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 2d

Bump it up!

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 2d

If your menu says ciabatta, but you bring me focaccia, I will notice! These are not the same! There's a difference in structural integrity! One is from ancient Rome! The other was created in the 80s as a response to baguettes! Both are powerful and tasty, but some sandwiches can only support one!

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 2d

Hell yeah!

Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 2d

The score is magnificent!

Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 2d

It's so good!

Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 2d

So well-earned!!!

Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 2d

Dan Stevens' birthday is a great occasion to remind you that THE GUEST is primo Halloween season viewing. (As if you didn't already know)

Dan Stevens carving a pumpkin in a still from THE GUEST.

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 2d

I read ZOMBIE SPACESHIP WASTELAND just last year...and this particular chapter stuck with me. It's definitely required reading for anyone in a creative space who has been met with...unfavorable...exhibition circumstances.

Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 2d

Always with the best shirts!

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 3d

We're absolutely thrilled that THERE'S A ZOMBIE OUTSIDE has landed on Dekkoo for the Halloween season! Check it out and dig into the queer, meta-horror of it all!

Dekkoo @mydekkoo.bsky.social · 3d

During a romantic camping trip, Adam spots a zombie near the cabin. His friends: “You’re just stressed.”
The zombie: follows him back to L.A.
The result: one man’s fight to keep control of his horror movie—and his sanity.
🧟‍♂️💅 www.dekkoo.com/there-s-a-zo...

There's A Zombie Outside - Stream Gay Movies & LGBTQ+ Films Online | Dekkoo

During a camping trip with his hunky boyfriend, budding gay filmmaker Adam spots a zombie lurking near their cabin. His friends dismiss his claims as stress-induced paranoia, but when Adam returns to ...

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 3d

I agree!!!

Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 3d

That is very true.

Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 4d

TO DIE FOR (1995, Dir. Gus Van Sant)

HorrorGirl Problems @horrorgirlprobs.bsky.social · 4d

Down bad for Nicole Kidman rn.

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