🎅🎄 Matthew Jackson 🎄🎅
@awalrusdarkly.bsky.social
One time I sat in the Munster Koach. HWA Member. @scaresshapedus.bsky.social Host. Lead Critic at Dread Central. Bylines at Pop Heist/AV Club/Fangoria/Bloody Disgusting/More. Austin Film Critics member. 🍅-approved.
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Today in the *final* Tracing The Shape, my 31-day essay series on John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN, I finally answer the question that's been gnawing at me: What does Michael Myers want?
Thanks to everyone for joining me on this deep dive journey.
matthewjacksonwrites.com/tracing-the-...
Thanks to everyone for joining me on this deep dive journey.
matthewjacksonwrites.com/tracing-the-...
Tracing The Shape 31: You Can't Kill The Boogeyman
Halloween, like Black Christmas and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, doesn't really end, not in the neat way we tend to think about. There's no real solution to anything, just two people who managed to s...
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I have written roughly 35,000 words about HALLOWEEN in the last 31 days. I think it might make a nice book. Seriously.
Any horror/film studies publishers interested in this?
Any horror/film studies publishers interested in this?
Fuck me up, Nia DaCosta.
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Fuck me up, Nia DaCosta.
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Every ad for AI is like
Person: FUCK!! I don’t know what to get my loved one for Christmas!!!!!! I love them so much!!! Tell me what to do, AI!!
AI: get sock
Title Card: You are literally the smartest person for doing this
Person: FUCK!! I don’t know what to get my loved one for Christmas!!!!!! I love them so much!!! Tell me what to do, AI!!
AI: get sock
Title Card: You are literally the smartest person for doing this
December 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Every ad for AI is like
Person: FUCK!! I don’t know what to get my loved one for Christmas!!!!!! I love them so much!!! Tell me what to do, AI!!
AI: get sock
Title Card: You are literally the smartest person for doing this
Person: FUCK!! I don’t know what to get my loved one for Christmas!!!!!! I love them so much!!! Tell me what to do, AI!!
AI: get sock
Title Card: You are literally the smartest person for doing this
Y'know that thing where people prompt you with "You've just been given control of Marvel or Disney, what's the first thing you do?"
THE INCREDIBLE NIGHTCRAWLER starring Dan Stevens as Kurt Wagner, no question whatsoever.
THE INCREDIBLE NIGHTCRAWLER starring Dan Stevens as Kurt Wagner, no question whatsoever.
December 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Y'know that thing where people prompt you with "You've just been given control of Marvel or Disney, what's the first thing you do?"
THE INCREDIBLE NIGHTCRAWLER starring Dan Stevens as Kurt Wagner, no question whatsoever.
THE INCREDIBLE NIGHTCRAWLER starring Dan Stevens as Kurt Wagner, no question whatsoever.
Tell me about your movie.
"Well, Dan Stevens does an accent and-"
Stop right there why aren't we watching this right now go get it GO GET IT
"Well, Dan Stevens does an accent and-"
Stop right there why aren't we watching this right now go get it GO GET IT
December 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Tell me about your movie.
"Well, Dan Stevens does an accent and-"
Stop right there why aren't we watching this right now go get it GO GET IT
"Well, Dan Stevens does an accent and-"
Stop right there why aren't we watching this right now go get it GO GET IT
My son got up this morning and immediately asked to watch A MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS again.
Still got 16 or so more years of raising him but I am CRUSHING it so far.
Still got 16 or so more years of raising him but I am CRUSHING it so far.
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
My son got up this morning and immediately asked to watch A MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS again.
Still got 16 or so more years of raising him but I am CRUSHING it so far.
Still got 16 or so more years of raising him but I am CRUSHING it so far.
This is like something Tim Robinson and Patti Harrison would do together.
I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to watch this until the end
December 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This is like something Tim Robinson and Patti Harrison would do together.
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It’s that time of year again!
For this year's State of the Horror Nation, I’m joined by @emilyhughes.bsky.social, @annarosereads.bsky.social and @georgesreads.bsky.social for a deep appraisal of 2025 in horror writing (and some film)
SO MANY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!
All podcast places - enjoy.
For this year's State of the Horror Nation, I’m joined by @emilyhughes.bsky.social, @annarosereads.bsky.social and @georgesreads.bsky.social for a deep appraisal of 2025 in horror writing (and some film)
SO MANY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!
All podcast places - enjoy.
December 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It’s that time of year again!
For this year's State of the Horror Nation, I’m joined by @emilyhughes.bsky.social, @annarosereads.bsky.social and @georgesreads.bsky.social for a deep appraisal of 2025 in horror writing (and some film)
SO MANY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!
All podcast places - enjoy.
For this year's State of the Horror Nation, I’m joined by @emilyhughes.bsky.social, @annarosereads.bsky.social and @georgesreads.bsky.social for a deep appraisal of 2025 in horror writing (and some film)
SO MANY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!
All podcast places - enjoy.
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Now LIVE: my convo with the incredible Kristi DeMeester on her novel, Dark Sisters (on shelves NOW)! Can’t recommend this one enough, and this is a convo that’s near and dear. We unpack societal expectations, fighting for what you truly desire, and the cyclical nature of the female experience. 🔗:
December 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Now LIVE: my convo with the incredible Kristi DeMeester on her novel, Dark Sisters (on shelves NOW)! Can’t recommend this one enough, and this is a convo that’s near and dear. We unpack societal expectations, fighting for what you truly desire, and the cyclical nature of the female experience. 🔗:
This week on HANNIBAL on @popheist.com: Will can't draw a clock, Hannibal sees an opportunity, and Jack Crawford gets to play Daddy.
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"Buffet Froid" is a cold buffet. Cold is a particular preoccupation of this episode — and it all begins with a murder in Delaware. 🥩
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A new HANNIBAL recap from @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social is live! 🍴
"Buffet Froid" is a cold buffet. Cold is a particular preoccupation of this episode — and it all begins with a murder in Delaware. 🥩
New recaps drop Tuesdays at 12 AM ET for subscribers 🔓 $7/mo, $70/year ✉️
'Hannibal' 1x10 Recap: Buffet Froid
"Buffet Froid" is a cold buffet. Cold is a particular preoccupation of this episode — and it all begins with a murder in Delaware.
buff.ly
December 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This week on HANNIBAL on @popheist.com: Will can't draw a clock, Hannibal sees an opportunity, and Jack Crawford gets to play Daddy.
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kleen kars sign, salt lake city, utah, 1980
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
kleen kars sign, salt lake city, utah, 1980
As insane as this sounds I assure you I am only scratching the surface. It kinda rules? Also Clint Howard!
Hey, what should we do for the fourth SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT movie? What do we got?
*room falls silent*
Got it, boss. Journalist gets pulled into sapphic bug cult that makes you vomit giant jizz-filled roaches. At Christmas.
*room falls silent*
Well boys, I think we got ourselves a picture.
*room falls silent*
Got it, boss. Journalist gets pulled into sapphic bug cult that makes you vomit giant jizz-filled roaches. At Christmas.
*room falls silent*
Well boys, I think we got ourselves a picture.
December 9, 2025 at 6:09 AM
As insane as this sounds I assure you I am only scratching the surface. It kinda rules? Also Clint Howard!
Hey, what should we do for the fourth SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT movie? What do we got?
*room falls silent*
Got it, boss. Journalist gets pulled into sapphic bug cult that makes you vomit giant jizz-filled roaches. At Christmas.
*room falls silent*
Well boys, I think we got ourselves a picture.
*room falls silent*
Got it, boss. Journalist gets pulled into sapphic bug cult that makes you vomit giant jizz-filled roaches. At Christmas.
*room falls silent*
Well boys, I think we got ourselves a picture.
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Hey, what should we do for the fourth SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT movie? What do we got?
*room falls silent*
Got it, boss. Journalist gets pulled into sapphic bug cult that makes you vomit giant jizz-filled roaches. At Christmas.
*room falls silent*
Well boys, I think we got ourselves a picture.
*room falls silent*
Got it, boss. Journalist gets pulled into sapphic bug cult that makes you vomit giant jizz-filled roaches. At Christmas.
*room falls silent*
Well boys, I think we got ourselves a picture.
Pennywise is no match for Orla McCool that is science.
December 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Pennywise is no match for Orla McCool that is science.
Folks, it's a good one! @werematt.bsky.social and I were talking it up in the Dread Central staff meeting this morning!
A reminder that you can find MAN FINDS TAPE in select theaters and wherever you rent your movies. Check out the website for more info!
www.magnetreleasing.com/manfindstape/
www.magnetreleasing.com/manfindstape/
Man Finds Tape | A Magnolia Pictures Film | Starring Kelsey Pribilski, William Magnuson, John Gholson and Brian Villalobos | Now in Theaters and on Digital.
Lucas Page’s (William Magnuson) viral YouTube channel “Man Finds Tape” features a series of creepy home videos. When he reaches out to his sister, Lynn (Kelsey Pribilski), with surveillance footage of...
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December 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Folks, it's a good one! @werematt.bsky.social and I were talking it up in the Dread Central staff meeting this morning!
If y'all could have seen my kid's face light up when the Sesame Street gang rolled up in this...
December 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
If y'all could have seen my kid's face light up when the Sesame Street gang rolled up in this...
Yeah, that's the Good Stuff.
December 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Yeah, that's the Good Stuff.
I'm not showing up to your restaurant and going "Oh, the steak's good? Well I'll never know because it costs money to eat it." Knock this shit off.
FYI this is an immediate block. You’re under no obligation to pay for my or anyone else’s work, but you won’t come onto my feed to complain about us earning a living.
December 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I'm not showing up to your restaurant and going "Oh, the steak's good? Well I'll never know because it costs money to eat it." Knock this shit off.
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FYI this is an immediate block. You’re under no obligation to pay for my or anyone else’s work, but you won’t come onto my feed to complain about us earning a living.
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
FYI this is an immediate block. You’re under no obligation to pay for my or anyone else’s work, but you won’t come onto my feed to complain about us earning a living.
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SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 3 is not to be slept on. It was directed by Monte Hellman. As in RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND, TWO-LANE BLACKTOP, *that* Monte Hellman.
Hellman's a Roger Corman guy, he knew how to wring maximum enjoyment from some nonsense. It's fun!
Hellman's a Roger Corman guy, he knew how to wring maximum enjoyment from some nonsense. It's fun!
When you realize THE CELL (2000) and SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 3: BETTER WATCH OUT (1989) have almost exactly the same plot...
a man with red hair and glasses is wearing a suit and tie .
ALT: a man with red hair and glasses is wearing a suit and tie .
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 3 is not to be slept on. It was directed by Monte Hellman. As in RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND, TWO-LANE BLACKTOP, *that* Monte Hellman.
Hellman's a Roger Corman guy, he knew how to wring maximum enjoyment from some nonsense. It's fun!
Hellman's a Roger Corman guy, he knew how to wring maximum enjoyment from some nonsense. It's fun!
When you realize THE CELL (2000) and SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 3: BETTER WATCH OUT (1989) have almost exactly the same plot...
a man with red hair and glasses is wearing a suit and tie .
ALT: a man with red hair and glasses is wearing a suit and tie .
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
When you realize THE CELL (2000) and SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 3: BETTER WATCH OUT (1989) have almost exactly the same plot...
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Look, everyone knows that The Grinch comes at Christmas, thinks about stealing the holiday, then joins in the festivity when his heart grows three sizes.
What most people DON'T know is that The Grinch is one of SIX mythical holiday figures, each with their own unique approach to Christmas. (1/x)
What most people DON'T know is that The Grinch is one of SIX mythical holiday figures, each with their own unique approach to Christmas. (1/x)
December 8, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Look, everyone knows that The Grinch comes at Christmas, thinks about stealing the holiday, then joins in the festivity when his heart grows three sizes.
What most people DON'T know is that The Grinch is one of SIX mythical holiday figures, each with their own unique approach to Christmas. (1/x)
What most people DON'T know is that The Grinch is one of SIX mythical holiday figures, each with their own unique approach to Christmas. (1/x)
Well I loved the hell out of MARTY SUPREME.
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Well I loved the hell out of MARTY SUPREME.
GULF GULF GULF
gulf colonial gas station detail, cambridge, massachusetts, 1976
December 8, 2025 at 5:38 AM
GULF GULF GULF
Look, everyone knows that The Grinch comes at Christmas, thinks about stealing the holiday, then joins in the festivity when his heart grows three sizes.
What most people DON'T know is that The Grinch is one of SIX mythical holiday figures, each with their own unique approach to Christmas. (1/x)
What most people DON'T know is that The Grinch is one of SIX mythical holiday figures, each with their own unique approach to Christmas. (1/x)
December 8, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Look, everyone knows that The Grinch comes at Christmas, thinks about stealing the holiday, then joins in the festivity when his heart grows three sizes.
What most people DON'T know is that The Grinch is one of SIX mythical holiday figures, each with their own unique approach to Christmas. (1/x)
What most people DON'T know is that The Grinch is one of SIX mythical holiday figures, each with their own unique approach to Christmas. (1/x)