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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 20h

A Thread of Appreciation:
As I sit in the afterglow of tonight's Chainsaw Award festivities, I am filled with an immense gratitude...and am not entirely certain there are words enough to express how much I appreciate the hard work of everyone who came together to make this year's show happen.

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FANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight is the night! Get all the details on how to watch horror’s biggest night in this post.

Make your predictions in the comments!

FANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · 5d

FYI: The 2025 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards air Sunday October 19. Here's your complete guide on how to watch and the official ballot to share your picks for the best in horror!

How To Watch The 2025 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards

The 2025 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards air Sunday October 19. Here's your complete guide on how to watch and the official ballot to share your picks for the best in horror!

dlvr.it

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 2d

Hey Los Angeles! Want your Halloween to get even GAYER? I'm joining the hosts of The Black Cat Cinema Series for a post-screening discussion of 2004's HELLBENT! What's more, we'll be joined by director Paul Etheredge! Oct. 29! 7:30PM! Look Cinema in Glendale! glendale.lookcinemas.com/movie/black-...

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 3d

The Fangoria Chainsaw Awards are this weekend and, as far as I know, we're the only award show with a recurring slasher. So, come for the celebration, community, and wins...and stay for the masked baddie who is very aggro about all those things.

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Taylor Anthony Gonzales @50shadesoftayyy.bsky.social · 3d

This week’s episode of “My Favorite Horror Movie” with the Director of this weekend’s @fangoria.bsky.social Chainsaw Awards, @michaelvarrati.bsky.social, is out now on 50shadesoftayyy! Together we discuss “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master.” 🎃🕸️

youtu.be/PTALSxjP94U

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 5d

On this week's @midnightmasspod.bsky.social, Peaches and I are having an Idol Worship celebration of ART THE CLOWN! We're joined by TERRIFIER's Catherine Corcoran and the man behind Art himself, David Howard Thornton, to discuss this icon's meteoric rise! midnightmass.buzzsprout.com/1796691/epis...

In a still from 2016's TERRIFIER, Catherine Corcoran as Dawn, sits on the lap of Art the Clown, as played by David Howard Thornton. Dawn has her phone raise high, attempting to take a selfie with Art.

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Peaches Christ @peacheschrist.com · 5d

Who’s laughing now? 🎪 This week on Midnight Mass, Peaches & Michael honor horror icon ART THE CLOWN! 💀 Joined by Catherine Corcoran & David Howard Thornton, they dig into the rise of Terrifier and the twisted joy of modern horror. LISTEN: peacheschrist.com
@midnightmasspod.bsky.social
#arttheclown

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Midnight Mass @midnightmasspod.bsky.social · 5d

Who's laughing now? On this week's episode, Peaches and Michael have an Idol Worship celebration of ART THE CLOWN! Joining the conversation are Catherine Corcoran and David Howard Thornton to dig into the rise of this horror icon! midnightmass.buzzsprout.com/1796691/epis...

Art the Clown, as played by David Howard Thornton, leans out a window and rests his head on his hands...attempting to look coy and cute.

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Midnight Mass @midnightmasspod.bsky.social · 6d

Get ready! At midnight, we're releasing an all-new episode that delivers an Idol Worship celebration of a character who has become a verified worldwide phenomenon...and not just at Halloween!

The interior of a costume shop. A woman in a striped sweater stands at a counter that is decorated with pumpkins, plastic gargoyles, and faux-animal skeletons as a cashier waits for her to pay. On the wall behind them, various costumes in plastic sleeves can be seen.

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 6d

A witch telling jokes to her coven is causing a bruja ha.

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Peaches Christ @peacheschrist.com · 9d

There’s nothing like the love and support of chosen family. It means the world when longtime sisters and collaborators come out to experience Terror Vault: HEXED, like my beloved BenDeLaCreme and the incomparable Ana Matronic, who both dropped by to lend their magic to the witchy murder & mayhem.

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Jorge (he/him) @motoridersd.pug.ninja · 9d

Was listening to the @midnightmasspod.bsky.social 9 to 5 episode yesterday. Highly recommend it.

I learned that the director, Colin Higgins, a gay man, died of AIDS complications in 1988.

He also directed The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and wrote the screenplay for Harold and Maude.

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 11d

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 · 11d

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 ...

www.dekkoo.com

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 12d

You know how people say “a lot of blood, sweat, and tears” went into making something? Well, with the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, that’s doubly true. I’m so proud of this show and our team who took this above and beyond…to space! Can’t wait for you to check it out! Oct 19th On Shudder!!!

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 12d

It's always an honor to be able to contribute to the pages of Fangoria, especially when I get to be listed alongside such amazing individuals. I was thrilled to sit down with icon Ernest Dickerson for TWO separate interviews regarding the anniversary of DEMON KNIGHT and his work on DAY OF THE DEAD!

Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 12d

Proud to present the masthead for FANGORIA #29.

Don’t sleep on @sgj.bsky.social signing off his “Slasher Nation” column with a cheeky, brand-new short story, plus debut bylines from cool kids @crazysexyghoul.bsky.social, @xghorror.bsky.social and @ryanscottwrites.bsky.social 🖤🖤🖤

Love these folks.

FANGORIA
VOLUME 2 1 I5SUE 29
Publishers
Tara Ansley & Abhi Goel
Editor-In-Chief
Phil Nobile Jr.
reative Directo
lason Kauzlaricl
Senior Editor
Meredith Borders
Contributing Editors
Amelia Emberwing
Sean O'Leary
Contributors
Sean Abley
Ryan Carr
BJ Colangelo
Barbara Crampton
Ahlissa Eichhorn
Isaac Feldberg
Brett Gallman
Michael Gingold
Xero Gravity
Stephen Graham Jones
Liz Liguori
ulissa Morale ichard Nowl:
Ryan Scott
Brains Taylorig
Chief of Staff|
Arvinda Goel
Angol dedinson
Кітону Мак
VP of Ad Sales
Marisa Mirabal
Director of Marketing
Sabrina Sieck
Special Thanks

This issue is dedicated to Joanna Bacon
Sandra G. Bidwell, Kenneth Colley
Rebekah Del Rio, Graham Greene
David Kaff, Peter Kwong, Kelley Mack
Scott Spiegel, Terence Stamp, Loretta Swit,
Tom Troupe, and Harris Yulin.

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 14d

I had the absolute honor of guest curating a shelf for Portland's legendary @moviemadness.org...and it has hit me right in the video store feels. Thanks to this iconic institution for letting me make some very "me" recommendations and thanks to @jasonedwarddavis.bsky.social for the photos!

A shelf at Movie Madness in Portland displaying a variety of movies. A display says "Curated by Michael Varrati" and movies visible include JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS, ROCK & RULE, HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS, THE DOLL SQUAD. VEGAS IN SPACE, and THE MAJORETTES. An empty space reveals that GANJA AND HESS has been checked out.

A different angle of the shelf, revealing extra titles: A shelf at Movie Madness in Portland displaying a variety of movies. A display says "Curated by Michael Varrati" and movies visible include OPERA, JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS, ROCK & RULE, HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS, THE DOLL SQUAD. VEGAS IN SPACE, and THE MAJORETTES. An empty space reveals that GANJA AND HESS has been checked out.

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 15d

On this, the birthday of Clive Barker, one of the great Patron Saints of the Subversive, let the power of queer horror guide you.

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Midnight Mass @midnightmasspod.bsky.social · 15d

We're excited to know you checked this out because of us!

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Lazybrian @lazybrian.bsky.social · 16d

Watched Josie and the Pussycats tonight because of @midnightmasspod.bsky.social. Thanks!
"Pretend to be Nice" is going in my music rotation for sure.
My only complaint is there could have been more Parker Posey.

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Peaches Christ @peacheschrist.com · 21d

I am such a huge fan of Delta Work and love her show @verydelta.bsky.social so it was an honor and a thrill to be the special guest on her Halloween special, a Very Scary Delta. It’s out now!

#deltawork #verydelta #peacheschrist #lizzieborden

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 19d

DuJour means friendship! On this week's @midnightmasspod.bsky.social, Peaches and I are celebrating JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS! We're joined by writer Jamie Jirak and comedian Elizabeth Teets to talk capitalist commentary, Parker Posey, music, and more! midnightmass.buzzsprout.com/1796691/epis...

A promo still from 2001's JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS, featuring the film's lead trio of Tara Reid, Rachel Leigh Cook, and Rosario Dawson stand against a red vinyl background, posing with their instruments. Tara as Melody holds drumsticks, Rachel as Josie holds her guitar, and Rosario as Val holds her base.

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Midnight Mass @midnightmasspod.bsky.social · 19d

Swear on your bus pass! This week, Peaches and Michael are celebrating 2001's JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS! Joining the conversation are writer Jamie Jirak and comedian Elizabeth Teets to talk trend pimps, capitalist commentary, Parker Posey, and so much more! midnightmass.buzzsprout.com/1796691/epis...

A promo image for JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS, featuring the main trio of Tara Reid, Rachel Leigh Cook, and Rosario Dawson standing against a pink back ground with the title font running across them in a leopard print band.

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Midnight Mass @midnightmasspod.bsky.social · 20d

Get ready! Our show returns at midnight to celebrate a movie that quite literally pulls back the layers of music to reveal something more. Hot tip: Knowing the lyrics to "Enter Sandman" may just help you survive!

A group of men stand in silhouette against a door, lit from behind, fog pours around them.

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Midnight Mass @midnightmasspod.bsky.social · 24d

Not quite! But a great guess!

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Midnight Mass @midnightmasspod.bsky.social · 25d

In less than a week, MIDNIGHT MASS will be returning from our hiatus to kick off October with an episode that we have received A LOT of requests to do over the years. No spoilers, but get ready to ROCK.

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