Brett Wright
@brettsplittooth.bsky.social
Writer/Film Section Editor Split Tooth Media
Author of The Films of Frank V. Ross on Split Tooth
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Author of The Films of Frank V. Ross on Split Tooth
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Brett Wright
@brettsplittooth.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Fab Sounds: The Oral History of the Young Fresh Fellows' Early Days and Debut Record - Split Tooth Media
This is the origin story of one of Seattle's finest rock bands and its debut record, The' Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest' (1984).
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Earlier this year, @craigsplittooth.bsky.social and I were honored to work with the Young Fresh Fellows on an oral history commemorating the 40th anniversary of their debut LP. This was so much fun to work on. You can read it here: www.splittoothmedia.com/young-fresh-...
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Aidan Cronin’s films are in conversation with anxieties that we have all faced, or will face in the future. Aaron Bartuska spoke with the filmmaker about his various artistic endeavors and his latest feature, 'The Birds Tell Me All There Is To Know.'
Aidan Cronin: The Split Tooth Interview - Split Tooth Media
Cronin's films are in conversation with universal anxieties that we have all faced, or will face in the future.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Aidan Cronin’s films are in conversation with anxieties that we have all faced, or will face in the future. Aaron Bartuska spoke with the filmmaker about his various artistic endeavors and his latest feature, 'The Birds Tell Me All There Is To Know.'
Very happy to share my first contribution to @splittoothmedia.bsky.social's October Horror 2025! I wrote on a favorite, Don Dohler’s FIEND (1980)! You can read it here: splittoothmedia.com/fiend/
November 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Very happy to share my first contribution to @splittoothmedia.bsky.social's October Horror 2025! I wrote on a favorite, Don Dohler’s FIEND (1980)! You can read it here: splittoothmedia.com/fiend/
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Three decades after its premiere swept the UK into a frenzy, 'Ghostwatch' (1992) continues to terrify audiences with its paranormal investigation gone horribly wrong.
Ghost in the Machine: ‘Ghostwatch’ (1992) at 30 - Split Tooth Media
The 'Ghostwatch' premiere swept the UK into a frenzy. It continues to terrify audiences with its paranormal investigation gone horribly wrong
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November 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Three decades after its premiere swept the UK into a frenzy, 'Ghostwatch' (1992) continues to terrify audiences with its paranormal investigation gone horribly wrong.
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October Horror 2025 has been one for the books and we hate to see it conclude. But the end of October also means we get to unleash the latest edition of our ever-expanding collection of favorite horror films by our staff, friends, and favorite artists! Happy Halloween!
Our Favorite Horror Films: 2025 Edition - Split Tooth Media
Your new favorite horror movie is somewhere on this page. It's up to you to find it and report back. Happy Halloween!
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November 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
October Horror 2025 has been one for the books and we hate to see it conclude. But the end of October also means we get to unleash the latest edition of our ever-expanding collection of favorite horror films by our staff, friends, and favorite artists! Happy Halloween!
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! EVIL PUDDLE, the new disaster epic from Motern Media, starts streaming today on Vimeo! We spoke with Matt Farley and Charles Roxburgh about making the film, Ancient Pilgrim Magic, and their elaborate plan for releasing their next movie.
'Evil Puddle' (2025): An Interview with Matt Farley and Charles Roxburgh of Motern Media - Split Tooth Media
The new disaster epic from Motern Media finds them in conflict with Ancient Pilgrim Magic, time-stopping rocks, and water that freezes people
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November 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! EVIL PUDDLE, the new disaster epic from Motern Media, starts streaming today on Vimeo! We spoke with Matt Farley and Charles Roxburgh about making the film, Ancient Pilgrim Magic, and their elaborate plan for releasing their next movie.
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Three decades after its Halloween night premiere swept the UK into a frenzy, 'Ghostwatch' continues to terrify audiences with its paranormal investigation gone horribly wrong.
Ghost in the Machine: ‘Ghostwatch’ (1992) at 30 - Split Tooth Media
The 'Ghostwatch' premiere swept the UK into a frenzy. It continues to terrify audiences with its paranormal investigation gone horribly wrong
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October 31, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Three decades after its Halloween night premiere swept the UK into a frenzy, 'Ghostwatch' continues to terrify audiences with its paranormal investigation gone horribly wrong.
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Don Dohler's 'Fiend' (1980) strikes a fascinating balance by being the film that brushes most closely to the filmmaker's own life while being the bleakest of his early features. @brettsplittooth.bsky.social explores Dohler's block party dirge for October Horror 2025!
Baltimore Gothic: Don Dohler’s ‘Fiend’ (1980) - Split Tooth Media
Fiend strikes a fascinating balance by being the film that brushes closest to Dohler's own life and the bleakest of his early features.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Don Dohler's 'Fiend' (1980) strikes a fascinating balance by being the film that brushes most closely to the filmmaker's own life while being the bleakest of his early features. @brettsplittooth.bsky.social explores Dohler's block party dirge for October Horror 2025!
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Despite its low budget construction, the Super 8 mad scientist tale 'Doctor Strain the Body Snatcher' (1991) reaches moments of genuine inspiration far beyond its means.
God Science on a Meager Budget: 'Doctor Strain the Body Snatcher' (1991) - Split Tooth Media
Despite its low budget construction, the Super 8 mad scientist tale reaches moments of genuine inspiration far beyond its means.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Despite its low budget construction, the Super 8 mad scientist tale 'Doctor Strain the Body Snatcher' (1991) reaches moments of genuine inspiration far beyond its means.
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In Radu Jude's 'Dracula' (2025), the filmmaker turns Bram Stoker's tale into a volatile combination of asinine nonsense and intimidating intelligence. Oliver O'Sullivan explores the latest from Romania's premier absurdist for October Horror!
Everything Sucks: Radu Jude’s ‘Dracula’ (2025) - Split Tooth Media
Romania’s premier absurdist turns the tale of Dracula into a volatile combination of asinine nonsense and intimidating intelligence.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
In Radu Jude's 'Dracula' (2025), the filmmaker turns Bram Stoker's tale into a volatile combination of asinine nonsense and intimidating intelligence. Oliver O'Sullivan explores the latest from Romania's premier absurdist for October Horror!
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'Serene Velocity' finds the magical and the monstrous in an everyday location and the fundamental materials of filmmaking.
Avant Horror: Ernie Gehr's 'Serene Velocity' (1970) - Split Tooth Media
Serene Velocity finds the magical and the monstrous in an everyday location and the fundamental materials of filmmaking.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:51 AM
'Serene Velocity' finds the magical and the monstrous in an everyday location and the fundamental materials of filmmaking.
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insanely proud to have my name as an associate producer on this! coming to Vimeo on Thursday!!
PILGRIM MAGIC!
PILGRIM MAGIC!
October 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
insanely proud to have my name as an associate producer on this! coming to Vimeo on Thursday!!
PILGRIM MAGIC!
PILGRIM MAGIC!
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Melding the plots of two 1990s films from horror icons, 'Screamwalkers' (2024) makes no attempt to hide its influences. It instead embraces what made those films so much fun to begin with. Aaron Bartuska explores Sean King's supernatural mashup for October Horror!
The Hybrid Horror of Sean King’s 'Screamwalkers' (2024) - Split Tooth Media
'Screamwalkers' melds the plots of two '90s films from horror icons and embraces what made those films so much fun to begin with.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Melding the plots of two 1990s films from horror icons, 'Screamwalkers' (2024) makes no attempt to hide its influences. It instead embraces what made those films so much fun to begin with. Aaron Bartuska explores Sean King's supernatural mashup for October Horror!
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The final week of October Horror 2025 begins tomorrow. Check out all the writing and podcasts that have been published so far at the link below!
Split Tooth Media Presents: October Horror 2025 - Split Tooth Media
Split Tooth has evaded the proverbial stake through the heart to bring you year seven (VII) of October Horror!
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October 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The final week of October Horror 2025 begins tomorrow. Check out all the writing and podcasts that have been published so far at the link below!
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The slug-paced, staticky madness of 'Sledgehammer' feels like it was beamed in from another dimension. A classic of 1980s shot-on-video horror, 'Sledgehammer' makes for ideal late night viewing.
‘Sledgehammer’ (1983): Watch the Pot — How It Boils! - Split Tooth Media
The early shot-on-video horror classic creates a sense of insular terror with its unconventional, sludgy style.
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October 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The slug-paced, staticky madness of 'Sledgehammer' feels like it was beamed in from another dimension. A classic of 1980s shot-on-video horror, 'Sledgehammer' makes for ideal late night viewing.
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Check out my latest October Horror piece delving into the strange, humid world of Florida maverick Matthew Samuel Smith
Mixing bizarro stoner horror with fly-on-the-wall naturalism, Matthew Samuel Smith might just be the most distinctly Floridian filmmaker of them all. @valbarano.bsky.social explores Smith's 'Blood Summer' (1993) for October Horror: www.splittoothmedia.com/blood-summer/
October 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Check out my latest October Horror piece delving into the strange, humid world of Florida maverick Matthew Samuel Smith
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If you've enjoyed October Horror this year, please consider supporting Split Tooth on Ko-fi! For a small publication like ours, every contribution helps. Thanks to all who subscribe and have already contributed. We have lots of exciting stuff in the works! ko-fi.com/splittoothme...
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October 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
If you've enjoyed October Horror this year, please consider supporting Split Tooth on Ko-fi! For a small publication like ours, every contribution helps. Thanks to all who subscribe and have already contributed. We have lots of exciting stuff in the works! ko-fi.com/splittoothme...
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Mixing bizarro stoner horror with fly-on-the-wall naturalism, Matthew Samuel Smith might just be the most distinctly Floridian filmmaker of them all. @valbarano.bsky.social explores Smith's 'Blood Summer' (1993) for October Horror: www.splittoothmedia.com/blood-summer/
October 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Mixing bizarro stoner horror with fly-on-the-wall naturalism, Matthew Samuel Smith might just be the most distinctly Floridian filmmaker of them all. @valbarano.bsky.social explores Smith's 'Blood Summer' (1993) for October Horror: www.splittoothmedia.com/blood-summer/
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A film about coercion that is itself coercive, 'In the Dark' (2000) draws on imminent cultural anxieties as a young woman accepts a challenge from an unknown Master of Games. Read the latest October Horror piece from @stephenbroomer.bsky.social!
'In the Dark' (2000): Temptation and the Willing Victim - Split Tooth Media
A film about coercion that is itself coercive, 'In the Dark' draws on cultural anxieties as a woman accepts a challenge from a Master of Games
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October 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A film about coercion that is itself coercive, 'In the Dark' (2000) draws on imminent cultural anxieties as a young woman accepts a challenge from an unknown Master of Games. Read the latest October Horror piece from @stephenbroomer.bsky.social!
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So happy to launch a new @splittoothmedia.bsky.social podcast during October Horror! Check out the first episode of Aaron Bartuska's "Make More Movies" featuring filmmaker Avalon Fast! Listen here: splittoothmedia.com/avalon-fast/
October 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
So happy to launch a new @splittoothmedia.bsky.social podcast during October Horror! Check out the first episode of Aaron Bartuska's "Make More Movies" featuring filmmaker Avalon Fast! Listen here: splittoothmedia.com/avalon-fast/
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James Wan’s 'Insidious' (2010) explores the unfathomable reach of hauntings experienced by parents being passed on to their children. Nick Miller covers the film for October Horror!
'Insidious' (2010): The Darkest Fears of Parents - Split Tooth Media
James Wan's modern classic explores the unfathomable reach of hauntings experienced by parents being passed on to their children.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
James Wan’s 'Insidious' (2010) explores the unfathomable reach of hauntings experienced by parents being passed on to their children. Nick Miller covers the film for October Horror!
So happy to launch a new @splittoothmedia.bsky.social podcast during October Horror! Check out the first episode of Aaron Bartuska's "Make More Movies" featuring filmmaker Avalon Fast! Listen here: splittoothmedia.com/avalon-fast/
October 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
So happy to launch a new @splittoothmedia.bsky.social podcast during October Horror! Check out the first episode of Aaron Bartuska's "Make More Movies" featuring filmmaker Avalon Fast! Listen here: splittoothmedia.com/avalon-fast/
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Today for October Horror, you can read and listen to a new career-spanning interview with ‘CAMP’ and ‘Honeycomb’ director Avalon Fast, a filmmaker whose work confronts horror in genre-defying fashion.
Self-Expression Through “Girl Horror”: The Films of Avalon Fast - Split Tooth Media
Read and listen to a career-spanning interview with CAMP and Honeycomb director Avalon Fast, a filmmaker whose work confronts horror in genre-defying fashion Author’s note: Excerpts throughout this pi...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today for October Horror, you can read and listen to a new career-spanning interview with ‘CAMP’ and ‘Honeycomb’ director Avalon Fast, a filmmaker whose work confronts horror in genre-defying fashion.
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Adam Wingard’s 'You’re Next' upends nearly every horror trope imaginable, making for an impossible to replicate home-invasion slasher.
The Many Subversions of 'You're Next' (2011) - Split Tooth Media
Adam Wingard's 'You're Next' upends nearly every horror trope imaginable, making for an impossible to replicate home-invasion slasher.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Adam Wingard’s 'You’re Next' upends nearly every horror trope imaginable, making for an impossible to replicate home-invasion slasher.
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Despite its utter obscurity and incomplete status, the mysterious three-hour ‘Les Proies du Mal’ may be Antoine Pellissier’s masterpiece. @valbarano.bsky.social explores the remains of the 1982 underground horror epic.
Say a Spell: An Incomplete Excavation of Antoine Pellissier’s 'Les Proies du Mal' (1982) - Split Tooth Media
Despite its utter obscurity and incomplete status, the mysterious three-hour epic may be Antoine Pellissier’s masterpiece.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Despite its utter obscurity and incomplete status, the mysterious three-hour ‘Les Proies du Mal’ may be Antoine Pellissier’s masterpiece. @valbarano.bsky.social explores the remains of the 1982 underground horror epic.