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Ghoulian Singleton 🎃

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CODA. Bi/Polyam. #HorrorSky. 🍅-Approved Writer for @cinapse.bsky.social / @atxfilmcritics.bsky.social / GALECA. NOROI commentary for Arrow. Film/TV developer. ❤️ Equitable Film Access. Doing well so far. Professional inquiries: [email protected]

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Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · Sep 7

BACK OF THE SHELF - J-Horror After J-Horror PART TWO is finally here! In this episode, a new crop of Japanese horror films invoke a deeper appreciation for the country's rich folklore through The Inerasable, Howling Village, and Koji Shiraishi's Senritsu Kaiki series. Enjoy!

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BACK OF THE SHELF | J-Horror After J-Horror Part Two: An Eye to the Past

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 35m

Abolish. Fire. Prosecute.

Punishing officials who lie in court and on documents is desperately needed to drag us out of the legitimacy of bullshit the Trump era has created.

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1h

DHS spending its newly massive budget keeping America safe from [... checks notes...] nail salons and swim moms.

Cross country flights & 5 months of detention based on "officials made a number of false and misleading claims"
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Hagerstown nail salon owner freed after five months in ICE custody

Melissa Tran, a Hagerstown mom and nail salon owner, was freed five months after being detained by ICE and jailed in Washington state. A federal judge ruled that U.S. officials had no basis for prolon...

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Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 1h

I’m surprised there’s not an angry mob fomenting about this

Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 9h

I’m a wreck every time I watch it. The moment she finally convinces him 😭

Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 10h

There wasn’t one on Pinocchio either! Glad it made a return here.

Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 11h

He talks about the Red extensively in the special features for this! The commentary is another masterclass track.

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Buddy Spell @buddyspell.bsky.social · 1d

Fort Worth, Texas.

#WeAreEverywhere

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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 14h

This is why the costumes are honestly brilliant. Ngo, who has never said a truthful thing in his entire life (remember the concrete milkshake?) now has to convince people inflatable Sesame Street and animal costumes are violent terrorists.

Sometimes you just need an image too silly to demonize.

Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 15h

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago

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Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 12h

I was thinking about Green Room all through Frontier(s)

Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 12h

Full writeup ahead, but I'm all in on the Nightmare Alley B&W cut. It feels like the film this was meant to be. Along with new scenes, Del Toro discusses how moments "breathe" more in ways that feel natural to B&W. With the package/layout, it's also positioned as THE version to watch moving forward.

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Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 16h

I first saw Skinamarink here at home, and I still remember the ice-cold feeling I got seeing that nebulous face at the end...still haven't seen Blair Witch in a theater but hope to remedy that someday.

Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 17h

Meet Concha Beans!

A tortoiseshell kitten wrapped in a teal blanket

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago journalist Debbie Brockman, who was thrown to the ground & handcuffed by ICE, has been released without charges

DHS said she assaulted an officer, but eye witnesses claim she didn’t

The lack of charges makes it clear that ICE is lying to try and cover up the fact that they attack the press

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Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 21h

Here is our full story that Vance is dismissing, with primary source documents showing Trump cabinet members with multiple primary-residence mortgages

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

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Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 22h

Thinking about it some:

Noroi: the Curse
Paranormal Activity
The Ring
The Witch
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Talk to Me
Hereditary
Host
Skinamarink
The Blair Witch Project

And then The Undertone is the most recent film to absolutely scare the pants off me

Arron Automata @arrontk.bsky.social · 1d

What’s the scariest horror movie you’ve ever seen?

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Arron Automata @arrontk.bsky.social · 1d

What’s the scariest horror movie you’ve ever seen?

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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 3d

"CBS is no longer independent, but under the tutelage of a conservative billionaire who is putting more than his thumb on the scale."

Kudos to Dan Rather, a 44-year veteran of CBS News, for speaking truth to power.

deadline.com/2025/10/dan-... #CBS #Paramount

Dan Rather Says Bari Weiss Hire And Skydance-Paramount Merger Mark “A Dark Day In The Halls Of CBS News”

Rather said that Weiss' hire will add to fears journalists have of losing their jobs.

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 1d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social @iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social · 2d

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Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 1d

Even terrible work still looks like actual work on screen.

Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 1d

Wonderfully creepy. Pairs great with Savageland.

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Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 1d

Way too late to this one and finally crossed it off my October Watch List. Carpenter infuses every moment with horror movie energy even when it’s a lighter scene like a football game. Huge “Fog opening credits” energy across all this. Christine rules.

a car that is on fire with a license plate that says jc

ALT: a car that is on fire with a license plate that says jc

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Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 1d

That Summer Berry flavor fucks though

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Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 1d

My alt text didn’t save—but this is definitely meant to be a Horror-themed Bi flag! With just a lil’ guy of a bat in there for extra scary!

Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 1d

It’s National Coming Out Day, so in that spirit here’s a flag I found today that also celebrates the scariest month of the year (and is absolutely made for me).

Coming out can also be a Horror show—especially right now. If you ever need someone to talk to, you always have a friend and ally with me.

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