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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

@horrornonna.com

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Your horror nonna ▾ dr/critic/programmer/author of 10 books on cult + horror film Watch me in the documentaries CHAIN REACTIONS and Shudder's 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR now on the fest circuit! Naarm/Australia ▾ she/her https://linktr.ee/suspirialex .. more

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · Aug 26

New pinned post: I'm a critic + author of 10 books on cult + horror film including 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR (a new doc from Shudder coming soon) + I'm also in CHAIN REACTIONS, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre legacy doc, w/ Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Stephen King + Karyn Kusama. More here horrornonna.com

A pile of books written by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

A poster for CHAIN REACTIONS - Alexandre O Philippe's Venice Lion winning documentary about the 50th anniversary of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and a copy of the book 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 6h

I took my 14 year old to the Tron preview and he was so embarrassed by it, got the terminal final review of "cringe" (but they LOVED Him, interestingly enough, and went numerous times with different friend groups)

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 7h

(I don't believe in trigger warnings but I do believe in self-care; if you don't know why we should dance on this pig's grave, this article has some pretty harrowing details)

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 7h

A rare moment of actual deserved comeuppance

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 7h

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 8h

In much happier news:

Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 11h

Lost Prophets singer Ian Watkins killed in prison

Ian Watkins was serving a 35-year sentence imposed in 2013 after admitting 13 child sex offences.

www.bbc.com

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 8h

Oh mate, it fucken sucks

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 8h

Diane Keaton could have directed Annie Hall but Woody Allen could NEVER have directed the music video for Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven is a Place on Earth"

Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (Official HD Music Video)

YouTube video by Belinda Carlisle

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 8h

HOW THE FUCK IS DIANE KEATON DEAD BUT THAT OLD BITCH WOODY ALLEN STILL ALIVE???

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 11h

Lost Prophets singer Ian Watkins killed in prison

Ian Watkins was serving a 35-year sentence imposed in 2013 after admitting 13 child sex offences.

www.bbc.com

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 1d

Heads up for fans of women-directed low-budget indie horror: Derryn Warren's 1988 film BLOODSPELL (aka The Boy From Hell) fucken slaps, and this release includes my video essay on the film.

All hail Brad! All hail Terror Vision!

Brad Henderson @bradfhenderson.bsky.social · 1d

🎃🎃New Announcement🎃🎃

Week 10 of 13 Weeks of Halloween

People went crazy over our first set of Shoestring Slashers so we moved Part 2 up because of you!

Available now: www.terror-vision.com/store/shoest...

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 1d

Obligatory Marc Porel post

Marc Porel in aviators and a priest collar holding a child in Fulci's DONT TORTURE A DUCKLING

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 1d

Mf looks good enough to be a killer priest from a 70s giallo

Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 1d

THEY SHOT A FATHER WHAT-A-WASTE?!?

Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 2d

Of all the clerics they could have popped, those ICE idiots had to hit Hot Priest.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 1d

THEY SHOT A FATHER WHAT-A-WASTE?!?

Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 2d

Of all the clerics they could have popped, those ICE idiots had to hit Hot Priest.

Presbyterian minister David Black on CNN, who was shot with pepper balls while praying outside an ICE facility.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 1d

Coming to US streaming/digital this month - Alex Philippe's doc CHAIN REACTIONS on the 50th anniversary of Texas Chain Saw Massacre, w/ myself, Stephen King, Takashi Miike, Patton Oswalt + Karyn Kusama.

Thanks for the signal boost @fangoria.bsky.social 💜

CHAIN REACTIONS Documentary Slashes Onto Digital This Month

Alexandre O. Philippe's CHAIN REACTIONS documentary, featuring insight from Karyn Kusama, Stephen King, and more, hits digital this month.

www.fangoria.com

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 1d

BIT gets buried but Jared fucking Leto keeps getting work, what a world....

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 1d

OH WOWWW!!!!! Thanks for the heads up, Kris - and so glad you caught our girl Zoe!

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 1d

HUGE news: this brand new 4k restoraration of Zulawski's Possession from Daniel Bird and our cute friends at @secondsightfilms.bsky.social is something to behold!

Includes a new audio commentary with myself and Ali Taylor, author of the essential 2021 book on the film from Devils Advocate 💜

Possession Limited Edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray: Pre-order Available December 8th

Andrzej Żuławski's groundbreaking film finally arrives on UHD with a new Dolby Vision colour grade and loaded with extras.

secondsightfilms.co.uk

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Brad Henderson @bradfhenderson.bsky.social · 1d

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 1d

I love so many of you wild weird Seppos individually, but America as a whole is well above my pay rate to figure out

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 1d

A goddamned bullet to the chest

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 1d

ADORE YOU ××

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d

The only 2 people I want to hear talk about BIT aside from Elmore himself are @bjcolangelo.bsky.social and @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social

BIT is everything, and as an aside it is a serious reflection of how dogshit this industry is that Brad didn't get a fucking open chequebook offer after making it

This Ends at Prom @thisendsatprom.bsky.social · 2d

NEW EP: BIT (2020)

How do we exist in a world that treats us like monsters for existing and what do we do when we're finally given power? This week is an especially political discussion so strap in and get ready to kick some ass and bite some necks!

Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

The This Ends at Prom episode announcement for Bit 2020 featuring Nicole Maines as Laurel washed in bisexual lighting. the quote "we're made to be monsters, so let's be monsters. let's be gods." is underneath it as well as the patreon.com/thisendsatprom link.

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This Ends at Prom @thisendsatprom.bsky.social · 2d

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d

I would literally have dealt better with news that he died

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d

<Tony Soprano voice> He's dead to me

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 3d

‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival

The director believes AI has made film-making ‘way more egalitarian’ – and is set to lead the judges at Omni AI film festival in Australia There’s no arguing the use of artificial intelligence in film-making is getting a bad rap. Last week’s unveiling of Hollywood’s first AI “actress”, Tilly Norwood, generated howls of protest from actors’ unions across the UK and US, where the industry is still reeling from last year’s 118-day strike over, among other issues, the threat of AI. And earlier this week, Australia’s Productivity Commission was pilloried by Liberals and Greens alike for failing to recognise the dire impact AI may have on the country’s creative industries. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 3d

Ok that is ADORABLE

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 3d

I saw Tron: Ares with a truly mortified 14 year old whose only response to was "why are Gen X-ers so embarrassing?". They've made it today's mission to talk anyone their age out of seeing it.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 3d

GOD YES

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 3d

I went to a press screening and still want my money back!