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David Dylan Thomas
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Writer/Director “White Meat” whitemeatmovie.com Author, Design for Cognitive Bias Oh, also I give talks. Daviddylanthomas.com
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Whenever I try to describe the brilliance of Tumblr and how it's the internet we deserve I usually end up talking about Goncharov and people wonder "what the hell is Goncharov". This, the hell, is Goncharov. Some pausing required. via @turnpikeghosts.bsky.social (on Tumblr, of course.)
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Educating the public about SCREAM BLACULA SCREAM at the WHITE MEAT History of Black Horror event. And no History of Black Horror would be complete without mention of @tananarivedue.bsky.social and Steven Barnes fantastic online course, THE SUNKEN PLACE. #BlackSky #HorrorSky #FilmSky
A roomful of people look at David Dylan Thomas, a Black man in jeans and a t-shirt, pointing at a screen showing a still from Scream Blacula Scream. A roomful of people look at David Dylan Thomas, a Black man in jeans and a t-shirt, pointing at a screen showing a book cover for The Black Guy Dies First, and a screenshot of Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes presenting their online course, The Sunken Place
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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How do you make the sound effects for a zombie eating fingers? Find out on the latest episode of THE WHITE MEAT PODCAST. open.spotify.com/episode/7skW...
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A zombie eating fingers.
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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WHITE MEAT: APPETIZER has made its way to India! Students in the film club at the BITS Design School in Mumbai watched it last week and had a discussion that lasted two hours! #BlackSky #HorrorSky #FilmSky
Students in a classroom watching a movie.
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Not only can you see four excellent films (including mine) at this December 4th event, you can also bid on this handbound copy of the WHITE MEAT: APPETIZER screenplay! ticketstripe.com/events/49121... #FilmSky #BlackSky #HorrorSky
Red and black bound copy of screenplay
November 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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TONIGHT! You KNOW we're gonna talk about this. Get your tickets now for tonight's talk on the history of Black horror. www.simpletix.com/e/a-history-...?
A bunch of Black vampires with the words Chapter 3: Blaxploitation above them.
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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“Having initially opposed the promotion of their actors out of a fear of rising wages…” is one of the most capitalist things I’ve ever read.
Photo of a book called the Art of horror movies with illustration of a really gnarled up dude in a fedora in the cover
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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I wonder sometimes if anything I'm saying or doing is getting through. And then sometimes I see a note like this and I get a little weepy.
A post it that says "David's talk changed my life"
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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TOMORROW! We are going there. Come to my history of Black horror talk brought to you by Delco Horror Haven. www.simpletix.com/e/a-history-...
Black and white photo of zombies carrying baskets on their heads with the words zombie = slave superimposed on top
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Did you know that the first 30 years of zombie movies were all about slave labor? Find out more at my history of Black horror talk this Tuesday! www.simpletix.com/e/a-history-... #HorrorSky #BlackSky #FilmSky
A freaked out zombie stands next to a mad scientist in this still from 1932's White Zombie.
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Oh, yeah. We're going there. Check out my talk on the history of Black horror this coming Tuesday at Duffer's Mill. www.simpletix.com/e/a-history-... #HorrorSky #FilmSky #BlackSky
Two white ladies stare at a zombified Black man in this still from I Walked with a Zombie with a header that reads "Chapter Two: The True Meaning of Zombie"
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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If you're wondering why I consider CANDYMAN: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH to be low key one of the most important horror films regarding race relations ever you'll wanna attend my History of Black Horror talk on Tuesday: www.simpletix.com/e/a-history-... #BlackSky #HorrorSky #FilmSky
Tony Todd handsome as hell looks offscreen in this still from Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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This week's WHITE MEAT movie recommendation is Frank Darabont going HAM on King again in THE MIST. www.imdb.com/title/tt0884... #HorrorSky #FilmSky
Five people shrouded in a mist in a parking lot look up at something horrible offscreen in this still from The Mist.
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Had the honor of speaking at DesignUp last week and I have to say I was heartened by how many people took the Siksika notion that we are all born niita'pitapi (that is to say worthy of love and respect) to heart.
Black and white photo of dave thomas on stage at designup25 with teepees in the background and the words "niita'pitapi someone who is completely developed, or who has arrived" dave thomas onstage with headline from BBC news in background: facebook admits it was used to incite offline violence in myanmar dave thomas onstage at designup25 with designup logo in background dave thomas onstage at designup25 with designup logo in background
November 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Y'all ain't ready to have THIS conversation. Check out my "History of Black Horror" talk ONE WEEK FROM TODAY at Duffer's Mill (via Delco Horror Haven). www.simpletix.com/e/a-history-... #BlackSky #HorrorSky #FilmSky
Sutekh from Doctor Who. An Egyptian god appearing as a man in a ceremonial ancient Egyptian mask and Black, sci-fi tunic.
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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YO! Your next opportunity to see WHITE MEAT: APPETIZER (and some other cool films) has arrived. ticketstripe.com/events/49121... #FilmSky #BlackSky #HorrorSky
Poster with a retro 60's sci-fi planetscape and text that reads: "South Philly Autonomous Cinema and Dusky Projects present How To Serve Man: A rogue screening of genre short films by BIPOC filmmakers. Featuring David Dylan Thomas, Eunice Levis, Gabe Castro and Li Sumpter. With talkback hosted by Len Webb of Micheaux Mission Podcast. All proceeds go to the troublemaking artists. Thursday, December 4th, 2025 - 7pm The Dumpster Out Back - RSVP for Address
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Yo here is the title slide from the talk I'm giving called A HISTORY OF BLACK HORROR: FROM VICTIMS TO CREATORS on Wednesday, November 19th for Delco Horror Haven. Get your tickets now! www.simpletix.com/e/a-history-... #BlackSky #HorrorSky #FilmSky
A shot of Blacula with the title "a history of black horror from victims to creators" overhead
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Yo the screen Imma be using tomorrow is mad big #DesignUp
Dave in front of a giant image of Dave
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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This week's WHITE MEAT movie recommendation is THE FIRST PURGE aka the Blackest purge. www.imdb.com/title/tt6133...

#BlackSky #FilmSky #HorrorSky
A Black man walks down a hallway in an apartment complex with an automatic weapon in this still from The First Purge
November 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Had the honor of speaking to students at the BITS Design School in Mumbai about bias and social justice in design but also about WHITE MEAT: APPETIZER and now we’re gonna see about getting their film club a peek!
Dave standing with a while bunch of students from a design school
November 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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We showed a sneak preview of WHITE MEAT: APPETIZER just before Halloween and people LOVED IT!!! #BlackSky #HorrorSky #FilmSky
Dave taking a selfie with a whole bunch of audience members. Dave standing with a bunch of folks who worked on the film next to a White Meat poster. A whole bunch of folks in a theater watching White Meat: Appetizer shot from the back of the audience.
November 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Greetings from Mumbai.
David Dylan Thomas selfie in front of the Taj Mahal Hotel in downtown Mumbai
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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On the latest episode of THE WHITE MEAT PODCAST, we talk to Lela Aisha Jones about choreographing zombies in WHITE MEAT: APPETIZER. open.spotify.com/show/0fTmhnk...
Lela, a Black woman in a jeans jacket, in a selfie with Black zombies wearing old timey clothes all covered in blood on the set of WHITE MEAT: APPETIZER
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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This week's WHITE MEAT movie recommendation is WHEN EVIL LURKS, which is one of the scariest goddam movies I've ever seen. www.imdb.com/title/tt1630...
So there's this dude in the foreground with his eye closed and a bloody hand is coming in from offscreen holding his head while two figures in the background look on and it's all sorts of NOPE!
October 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Did a secret sneak preview of WHITE MEAT: APPETIZER at #BarCampPhilly and the crowd loved it! #FilmSky #HorrorSky #BlackSky
Crowd of people in a room watching a movie.
October 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM