Chad Michael Ward
@chadmichaelward.bsky.social
Indie horror writer-director, photographer, poster artist/designer.
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Currently in the murky waters that is editing, which is both fun and frustrating. Also still raising money to help cover production and post expenses. We're £260 away from our £7500 stretch goal. Indie filmmaking, as always, needs all the help it can get. Details: tinyurl.com/FairyDustKS
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I want to cast Agnes Born in all the things from now on. I can’t wait to show everyone the work she and I and the whole DESOLATION HEART team have created together.
#horror #filmsky #scriptsky
#horror #filmsky #scriptsky
June 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I want to cast Agnes Born in all the things from now on. I can’t wait to show everyone the work she and I and the whole DESOLATION HEART team have created together.
#horror #filmsky #scriptsky
#horror #filmsky #scriptsky
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“Jellyfish”
I love this shot of Countess Bonaduce from 2016, but it always seemed to be overshadowed by the other images I’ve made with her.
I love this shot of Countess Bonaduce from 2016, but it always seemed to be overshadowed by the other images I’ve made with her.
May 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“Jellyfish”
I love this shot of Countess Bonaduce from 2016, but it always seemed to be overshadowed by the other images I’ve made with her.
I love this shot of Countess Bonaduce from 2016, but it always seemed to be overshadowed by the other images I’ve made with her.
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Soja again. Shot in her Cleveland art studio back in 2019. She's been painting again recently, and has some pretty damn cool plans for the coming year. Can't wait to see the new paintings she's working on.
#artist #portrait #photographer #art
#artist #portrait #photographer #art
May 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Soja again. Shot in her Cleveland art studio back in 2019. She's been painting again recently, and has some pretty damn cool plans for the coming year. Can't wait to see the new paintings she's working on.
#artist #portrait #photographer #art
#artist #portrait #photographer #art
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I love this photo of Soja that we shot shortly after leaving Los Angeles in 2019. She made the custom wig and neck corset for the shoot.
May 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I love this photo of Soja that we shot shortly after leaving Los Angeles in 2019. She made the custom wig and neck corset for the shoot.
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"Carrion"
From the PROFANE EXHIBIT photo shoot. Los Angeles, 2011.
From the PROFANE EXHIBIT photo shoot. Los Angeles, 2011.
May 24, 2025 at 5:35 AM
"Carrion"
From the PROFANE EXHIBIT photo shoot. Los Angeles, 2011.
From the PROFANE EXHIBIT photo shoot. Los Angeles, 2011.
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Portraits I've taken of my friend, Amanda Sugar Jones. Los Angeles, 2016-2019.
May 23, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Portraits I've taken of my friend, Amanda Sugar Jones. Los Angeles, 2016-2019.
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I've shot hundreds of photos of my partner Soja over the last six years, and this one definitely ranks high on the list of my favorites. This was actually an outtake from the "Mother Ghost" mask shoot. Soja had just removed the mask, and I loved how she looked, so I had to snap a portrait!
May 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I've shot hundreds of photos of my partner Soja over the last six years, and this one definitely ranks high on the list of my favorites. This was actually an outtake from the "Mother Ghost" mask shoot. Soja had just removed the mask, and I loved how she looked, so I had to snap a portrait!
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WHEN THE SHADOW YEARNS TO BREATHE
A devastated young woman must come to terms with life and death when she encounters something strange deep in the forest.
This horror short was the first thing I shot here in Sweden back in 2023. Let me know what you think!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVGz...
A devastated young woman must come to terms with life and death when she encounters something strange deep in the forest.
This horror short was the first thing I shot here in Sweden back in 2023. Let me know what you think!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVGz...
WHEN THE SHADOWS YEARN TO BREATHE
YouTube video by Chad Michael Ward
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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BY THE HAND OF GLORY SHE RISES AGAIN
A visual poem that I shot with Soja during a very brief trip to Dartmoor back in 2024. Annabella Rich provides the emotionally stunning voiceover.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnIP...
A visual poem that I shot with Soja during a very brief trip to Dartmoor back in 2024. Annabella Rich provides the emotionally stunning voiceover.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnIP...
By the Hand of Glory She Rises Again
YouTube video by Chad Michael Ward
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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AZRAELLE
One of the first, and probably prettiest, things I shot when I bought my Blackmagic 6k. Eden Tijerina is absolutely heavenly, and I'm honored that she let me come spend a sweltering summer day on her farm to shoot this with her.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNzd...
One of the first, and probably prettiest, things I shot when I bought my Blackmagic 6k. Eden Tijerina is absolutely heavenly, and I'm honored that she let me come spend a sweltering summer day on her farm to shoot this with her.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNzd...
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Ode to Guillermo del Toro’s CRIMSON PEAK. Photographed in my home studio, Los Angeles 2016. Featuring a custom dress handmade by model Samantha Franco.
#horror #photography
#horror #photography
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Ode to Guillermo del Toro’s CRIMSON PEAK. Photographed in my home studio, Los Angeles 2016. Featuring a custom dress handmade by model Samantha Franco.
#horror #photography
#horror #photography
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Currently in the murky waters that is editing, which is both fun and frustrating. Also still raising money to help cover production and post expenses. We're £260 away from our £7500 stretch goal. Indie filmmaking, as always, needs all the help it can get. Details: tinyurl.com/FairyDustKS
November 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Currently in the murky waters that is editing, which is both fun and frustrating. Also still raising money to help cover production and post expenses. We're £260 away from our £7500 stretch goal. Indie filmmaking, as always, needs all the help it can get. Details: tinyurl.com/FairyDustKS
Ode to Guillermo del Toro’s CRIMSON PEAK. Photographed in my home studio, Los Angeles 2016. Featuring a custom dress handmade by model Samantha Franco.
#horror #photography
#horror #photography
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Ode to Guillermo del Toro’s CRIMSON PEAK. Photographed in my home studio, Los Angeles 2016. Featuring a custom dress handmade by model Samantha Franco.
#horror #photography
#horror #photography
AZRAELLE
One of the first, and probably prettiest, things I shot when I bought my Blackmagic 6k. Eden Tijerina is absolutely heavenly, and I'm honored that she let me come spend a sweltering summer day on her farm to shoot this with her.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNzd...
One of the first, and probably prettiest, things I shot when I bought my Blackmagic 6k. Eden Tijerina is absolutely heavenly, and I'm honored that she let me come spend a sweltering summer day on her farm to shoot this with her.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNzd...
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
BY THE HAND OF GLORY SHE RISES AGAIN
A visual poem that I shot with Soja during a very brief trip to Dartmoor back in 2024. Annabella Rich provides the emotionally stunning voiceover.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnIP...
A visual poem that I shot with Soja during a very brief trip to Dartmoor back in 2024. Annabella Rich provides the emotionally stunning voiceover.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnIP...
By the Hand of Glory She Rises Again
YouTube video by Chad Michael Ward
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
WHEN THE SHADOW YEARNS TO BREATHE
A devastated young woman must come to terms with life and death when she encounters something strange deep in the forest.
This horror short was the first thing I shot here in Sweden back in 2023. Let me know what you think!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVGz...
A devastated young woman must come to terms with life and death when she encounters something strange deep in the forest.
This horror short was the first thing I shot here in Sweden back in 2023. Let me know what you think!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVGz...
WHEN THE SHADOWS YEARN TO BREATHE
YouTube video by Chad Michael Ward
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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what if we all watched possessor again
November 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
what if we all watched possessor again
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SCRIPT TRADE
"The Space Between the Trees" is an 8 page folk horror piece that serves as the prologue to a feature film I'm writing.
DM me if you'd like to trade your short script for notes.
#scriptsky
"The Space Between the Trees" is an 8 page folk horror piece that serves as the prologue to a feature film I'm writing.
DM me if you'd like to trade your short script for notes.
#scriptsky
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
SCRIPT TRADE
"The Space Between the Trees" is an 8 page folk horror piece that serves as the prologue to a feature film I'm writing.
DM me if you'd like to trade your short script for notes.
#scriptsky
"The Space Between the Trees" is an 8 page folk horror piece that serves as the prologue to a feature film I'm writing.
DM me if you'd like to trade your short script for notes.
#scriptsky
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The only way to save humanity and unite the people is more Sword & Sorcery paintings on the side of vans.
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The only way to save humanity and unite the people is more Sword & Sorcery paintings on the side of vans.
Brain is weird. I've got an 11 minute short reaching the end of the line in post, and a feature just starting it's post journey. And yet my brain still tells me I'm not doing enough.
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Brain is weird. I've got an 11 minute short reaching the end of the line in post, and a feature just starting it's post journey. And yet my brain still tells me I'm not doing enough.
Reposted by Chad Michael Ward
WHEN THE SHADOW YEARNS TO BREATHE
A devastated young woman must come to terms with life and death when she encounters something strange deep in the forest.
This horror short was the first thing I shot here in Sweden back in 2023. Let me know what you think!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVGz...
A devastated young woman must come to terms with life and death when she encounters something strange deep in the forest.
This horror short was the first thing I shot here in Sweden back in 2023. Let me know what you think!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVGz...
WHEN THE SHADOWS YEARN TO BREATHE
YouTube video by Chad Michael Ward
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
WHEN THE SHADOW YEARNS TO BREATHE
A devastated young woman must come to terms with life and death when she encounters something strange deep in the forest.
This horror short was the first thing I shot here in Sweden back in 2023. Let me know what you think!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVGz...
A devastated young woman must come to terms with life and death when she encounters something strange deep in the forest.
This horror short was the first thing I shot here in Sweden back in 2023. Let me know what you think!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVGz...
Reposted by Chad Michael Ward
BY THE HAND OF GLORY SHE RISES AGAIN
A visual poem that I shot with Soja during a very brief trip to Dartmoor back in 2024. Annabella Rich provides the emotionally stunning voiceover.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnIP...
A visual poem that I shot with Soja during a very brief trip to Dartmoor back in 2024. Annabella Rich provides the emotionally stunning voiceover.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnIP...
By the Hand of Glory She Rises Again
YouTube video by Chad Michael Ward
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
BY THE HAND OF GLORY SHE RISES AGAIN
A visual poem that I shot with Soja during a very brief trip to Dartmoor back in 2024. Annabella Rich provides the emotionally stunning voiceover.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnIP...
A visual poem that I shot with Soja during a very brief trip to Dartmoor back in 2024. Annabella Rich provides the emotionally stunning voiceover.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnIP...
Reposted by Chad Michael Ward
AZRAELLE
One of the first, and probably prettiest, things I shot when I bought my Blackmagic 6k. Eden Tijerina is absolutely heavenly, and I'm honored that she let me come spend a sweltering summer day on her farm to shoot this with her.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNzd...
One of the first, and probably prettiest, things I shot when I bought my Blackmagic 6k. Eden Tijerina is absolutely heavenly, and I'm honored that she let me come spend a sweltering summer day on her farm to shoot this with her.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNzd...
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 AM
AZRAELLE
One of the first, and probably prettiest, things I shot when I bought my Blackmagic 6k. Eden Tijerina is absolutely heavenly, and I'm honored that she let me come spend a sweltering summer day on her farm to shoot this with her.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNzd...
One of the first, and probably prettiest, things I shot when I bought my Blackmagic 6k. Eden Tijerina is absolutely heavenly, and I'm honored that she let me come spend a sweltering summer day on her farm to shoot this with her.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNzd...
Reposted by Chad Michael Ward
Yes please on all accounts.
Chloë Sevigny and FKA twigs in an erotic horror creature feature from electronic music duo Boy Harsher? THE LONELY WOMAN sounds like it could just be the coolest movie of all time.
Chloë Sevigny And FKA Twigs Join Erotic Horror Creature Feature From Boy Harsher
Chloë Sevigny and FKA twigs in an erotic horror creature feature from electronic music duo Boy Harsher? THE LONELY WOMAN sounds like it could just be the coolest movie of all time.
dlvr.it
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Yes please on all accounts.
Yes please on all accounts.
Chloë Sevigny and FKA twigs in an erotic horror creature feature from electronic music duo Boy Harsher? THE LONELY WOMAN sounds like it could just be the coolest movie of all time.
Chloë Sevigny And FKA Twigs Join Erotic Horror Creature Feature From Boy Harsher
Chloë Sevigny and FKA twigs in an erotic horror creature feature from electronic music duo Boy Harsher? THE LONELY WOMAN sounds like it could just be the coolest movie of all time.
dlvr.it
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Yes please on all accounts.