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Paul Lê @paulle.bsky.social · 14h

For its anniversary, I revisited both WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE and the movie's unique tie-in novelization.

The author added another layer to the source material's meta-narrative; he inserted himself into the story!

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‘Wes Craven’s New Nightmare’ – Slashing into the Novelization On the Movie’s Anniversary

Fans of A Nightmare on Elm Street are certainly no strangers to this franchise’s nine films, and they might have also seen the television show, but do they know about all the novels in existence? In f...

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SCREAM Drafts @screendrafts.bsky.social · 16h

A draft so terrifying that you'll need to carry it around in a garbage bag!

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY SUPER DRAFT

Drafted by @daddydisco.bsky.social & @mbmcandrews.bsky.social

Listen everywhere!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

#SCREAMDraftsVIII

Screenshot from the original Paranormal Activity

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Specter Cinema Club @spectercinema.bsky.social · 12h

New episode 🤪 // FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI: JASON LIVES (1986): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social take the piss outta the franchise formula! Sub-genres include: meta horror, slasher, zombie • #HorrorSky

🍎: tinyurl.com/3ka49nnr
🟢: tinyurl.com/2n8sdtaa

A thumbnail for our podcast episode on FRIDAY THE 13TH: JASON LIVES, featuring Jason with his original hockey mask. Jason sinking in chains and Tommy Jarvis are in the background

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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 18h

Happy Death Day star Jessica Rothe loses her grip on reality and her memory in our exclusive new teaser for sci-fi horror thriller AFFECTION:

Jessica Rothe Loses Her Grip on Reality and Memory in ‘Affection’ Teaser [Exclusive]

Happy Death Day star Jessica Rothe loses her grip on reality and her memory in our exclusive new teaser for sci-fi horror thriller Affection. Affection made its world premiere at ScreamFest last week ...

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Matt Monagle @monagle.bsky.social · 18h

The world is bad. But the movies? Oh, the movies are GOOD.

Send Help | Official Trailer | In Theaters Jan 30

YouTube video by 20th Century Studios

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Specter Cinema Club @spectercinema.bsky.social · 1d

New Episode 🔥 // A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY’S REVENGE (1985): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social crank up the heat in the queer-coded sequel! Sub-genres include: possession, body horror, haunted house • #HorrorSky

🍎: tinyurl.com/5befb7hj
🟢: tinyurl.com/yhwjycbs

The Thumbnail for our episode on A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985. We see Jesse screaming at his hand wearing Freddy’s glove as he poses in the background

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PAelaD @paelad.bsky.social · 1d

One of the few good things to come about because of this movie is this Jon Lajoie song.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=qG8i...

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🎃 blayne 🎃 @ewhag.com · 4d

today i'm grateful for trick 'r treat

Still from Trick 'r Treat of Brian Cox as Mr Kreeg rushing out onto his fronch porch in his robe to discover glowing jack-o-lanterns all over his property

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Jay @notfunnyj.bsky.social · 4d

Major shout-out to @mbmcandrews.bsky.social being named in Variety's 2025 Horror Impact Report. Ya love to see people being recognized not only for their talent, but for using their platform to uplift underrepresented voices.

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Specter Cinema Club @spectercinema.bsky.social · 4d

New episode🩸// FRIDAY THE 13TH: A NEW BEGINNING (1985): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social experience a new era of Jason! Sub-genres include: slasher, PTSD horror, revenge • #HorrorSky

🍎: tinyurl.com/yn2r2mx6
🟢: tinyurl.com/3s5exes9

A thumbnail for our episode on FRIDAY THE 13TH: A NEW BEGINNING, featuring Jason with his blue mark mask, with a man screaming in pain and another man looking suspicious in the background

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SCREAM Drafts @screendrafts.bsky.social · Sep 2

🎃SCREAM DRAFTS 2025🎃

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY SUPER DRAFT

with @daddydisco.bsky.social & @mbmcandrews.bsky.social

Coming in October!

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 5d

In honor of the new 4K releases, I ranked every Nightmare on Elm Street movie for Vulture.

Every Nightmare on Elm Street Movie, Ranked

A Nightmare on Elm Street is the rare horror franchise in which there’s (almost) no bad installment.

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Specter Cinema Club @spectercinema.bsky.social · 5d

New episode 😴 // A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social try to stay awake and take down Freddy Krueger! Sub-genres include: slasher, the kids are not alright, supernatural • #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/46IXCGz
🟢: bit.ly/3VUzlan

A thumbnail for our A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) episode featuring Nancy Thompson looking shocked by her phone turning into Freddy Krueger’s tongue. Freddy’s face and his body on fire are in the background.

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De-Vanimator @daddydisco.bsky.social · 7d

A step down from two, the teens are no fun to hang with. I woulda loved if they all got wiped out early and the biker gang became the protagonists

Specter Cinema Club @spectercinema.bsky.social · 7d

New episode🩸// FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III (1982): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social enter a new dimension of terror! Sub-genres include: slasher, urban legend, 3D • #HorrorSky #JasonVoorhees

🍎: tinyurl.com/2s4xzwx8
🟢: tinyurl.com/2uf85efh

A thumbnail for out FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III, featuring Jason finally in his signature hockey mask with images of his kills in the background

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Specter Cinema Club @spectercinema.bsky.social · 6d

New Episode🩸// FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER (1984): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social face-off against Jason for the “last” time! Sub-genres include: slasher, coming-of-age, sex romp • #HorrorSky

🍎: tinyurl.com/mu2mvwsb
🟢: tinyurl.com/mryw38ca

A thumbnail for THE FINAL CHPTER featuring a bloody unmasked Jason and Tommy Jarvis

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Specter Cinema Club @spectercinema.bsky.social · 7d

New episode🩸// FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III (1982): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social enter a new dimension of terror! Sub-genres include: slasher, urban legend, 3D • #HorrorSky #JasonVoorhees

🍎: tinyurl.com/2s4xzwx8
🟢: tinyurl.com/2uf85efh

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Final Girls Feast @finalgirlsfeast.bsky.social · 18d

We're one step closer to our 100th full-length episode! This week we were joined by @daddydisco.bsky.social and @danirat.bsky.social for a very NSFW episode all about the film Dumplings! Be warned, we got wild on this one (for us anyway)!

#GastroHorror #HorrorSky #HorrorPodcast

bit.ly/FGFDumplings

Final Girls Feast episode card- Dumplings (2004)

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Pleasers & Punishers Podcast @pleaserspunishers.bsky.social · 7d

Have you listened to our episode on Ms. 45 yet? Because if you haven't, Thana might come looking for you...

Join us for an amazing discussion with @jamiealvey.bsky.social!

Apple tinyurl.com/354cz99y
Spotify tinyurl.com/ycxf85su

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Kill By Kill @killbykill.bsky.social · 11d

Does your face need a hug today? Chest bursting with joy? Get an ear full of tentacles, acid, and the "big feelings" of synthetic pre-tweens as we talk about the FX series ALIEN EARTH on an all-new episode of Kill By Kill!!

🟢: open.spotify.com/episode/7arT...

🍎: open.spotify.com/episode/7arT...

Alien Earth (2025)

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Specter Cinema Club @spectercinema.bsky.social · 7d

Gotta shout-out our homies at @misfit-parade.bsky.social for the inspo. When known as the Film Alchemist podcast, they had a yearly tradition of 31 episodes in 31 days. While we’re not quite that ambitious, we’re doing our best to carry on the October madness! #HorrorSky

Specter Cinema Club @spectercinema.bsky.social · 13d

This October, it’s a slasher showdown! @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social are covering every film from both the FRIDAY ON 13th and A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET franchises, culminating in a super ranking on Halloween. We’ll be dropping 5 eps a week, Mon-Fri!

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A graphic for Friday the 13th Episodes dropping this month:

- Friday the 13th (10/3)
- Friday the 13th: Part II (10/6)
- Friday the 13th: Part III (10/7)
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (10/8)
- Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (10/10)
- Friday the 13th: Jason Lives (10/14)
- Friday the 13th: The New Blood (10/16)
- Friday the 13th: Jason Takes Manhattan (10/20)
- Jason Goes to Hell (10/22)
- Jason X (10/27)
- Freddy vs Jason (10/28)
- Friday the 13th ‘09 (10/29)
- Ranking Episode (10/31)

A graphic listing the dates for our episodes on A Nightmare on Elm Street:

- ANOES (10/9)
- ANOES 2: Freddy’s Revenge (10/13)
- ANOES 3: Dream Warriors (10/15)
- ANOES 4: The Dream Master (10/17)
- ANOES 5: Dream Child (10/21)
- Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (10/22)
- Freddy vs Jason (10/28)
- ANOES ‘10 (10/30)
- Ranking Episode (10/31)

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 7d

Letterboxd’s top 25 highest rated horror films of 2025 (so far) 👀

See the full list on Horrorville ➡️ boxd.it/Pnt3u

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Specter Cinema Club @spectercinema.bsky.social · 8d

New episode🩸// FRIDAY THE 13th PART 2 (1981): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social bear witness to Jason’s first massacre! Sub-genres include: slasher, summer hangout, urban legend • #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/4o55ubd
🟢: bit.ly/436dqRg

A thumbnail for our FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 episode, featuring bag-head Jason with a dead Pamela Voorhees and a frightened Ginny in the background

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Specter Cinema Club @spectercinema.bsky.social · 8d

You know @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social be watching a lot of movies this month, make sure you’re following them on @letterboxd.social 👻 #HorrorSky

• DeVaughn: boxd.it/7Pz7
• Garrett: boxd.it/eBuV

Ayo Edebiri in the criterion closet with a thumbs up

“I love movies. I love watching movies.”

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 9d

what's your favorite Dario Argento movie? 🩸

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Drewcifer DIEtsch 🎃 @drewdietsch.bsky.social · 11d

I'm at the "making WISHMASTER 2: EVIL NEVER DIES memes" stage of Dealing With It.

A meme from Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies

The Djinn in human form is smiling, while a man looks at the Djinn with his hands up and makes a ridiculous face

In text over the man it says, Any Sane Person

In text over the Djinn it says, The U.S. Government

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