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JosephScrimshaw
@josephscrimshaw.bsky.social
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Filmmaker, writer, comedian, other nouns. A frozen pizza + a martini = a gourmet meal (he/him)
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The sky in Los Angeles feeling jealous of all those beautiful Northern Lights shots this week
The sun sets over a Los Angeles apartment building. A bright blue sky covered in wispy clouds, reaching upward and at the bottom of glowing orange sun.
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Today I finished tweaks to our horror film, DEAD MEDIA. As a reward, I opened a book I got on eBay a year ago. Probably my first encounter with horror: checking this book out from the public library. A bonus that this copy was stamped REJECT. Thanks for the inspiration, Reject Dracula.
Hey young readers book about Dracula. The cover is a picture of Bela Lugosi as Dracula with his hypnotic fingers spread looking down toward the title. It says Dracula in blocky orange letters. Stamped on the cover is the word reject upside down on Dracula stomach. The last page of the book. A picture of the King Kong from the 1930s film leans in. A says I suggest you read about my friends. There is a list of other horror books you can get from Crestwood house. The Dracula book next to a DVD for a film called Night of the lurchers. The DVD is a prop from the horror film, Dead Media. Close-up of the book featuring the title Dracula in Black Orange letters, and the stamp that reads reject upside down on Dracula’s stomach
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Difficult to see with the naked eye, but if you’ve got a good camera you can see the faces in the Northern Lights
The poster for the film Star Trek The Motion Picture. Large colorful lines streak across a star field with the characters faces at the bottom and the film’s title below
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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Thanks to the person who put this old car on their property for briefly making me think I got so winded on my walk that I traveled in time
An old car from the 40s or 50s is parked behind a fence and a tree at the top of a hill overlooking Los Angeles
November 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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This caption describing the music in an episode of Star Wars Visions captures the mood of trying to stay hopeful in 2025
A screenshot of the streaming show Star Wars Visions and the caption Upbeat Pensive Music Continuing
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Timeline cleanse
The camera stares lovingly at a frozen pepperoni pizza
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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I feel all bookstores should have large fake books outside the store
A man stands by a pile of large novelty books outside a bookstore. The man is reading a book about Hammer Horror films
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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We had a fantastic response to our celebratory premiere of our horror film DEAD MEDIA in Minneapolis. Now we're working on getting the film out to the world. If you want to get updates on screenings, streaming, physical media, you can join our mailing list here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
An ad for the horror film DEAD MEDIA. A woman's eyes bulge in horror above an old horror DVD that's bursting with strange blue energy. Text reads: You may be done with the DVD but it's not done with you. Dead Media. A new horror film written and directed by Joseph Scrimshaw. Join the mailing list for updates on screenings, streaming and more.
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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When the sky makes an argument to bring back more matte paintings in film
A sunset over a Los Angeles apartment building. Red and gray whisky clouds swirl behind darkened palm trees in the fading sunlight
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Took a walk to enjoy the lingering Halloween decorations in my neighborhood. This witch is making an absolute fool of ADT custom home security
A tree in a front lawn. A cardboard cut out of a cartoon witch leans out from behind a tree, beckoning the viewer to come closer. Directly beneath her is a sign from a security service promising an armed response
November 6, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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This is a mandate. Americans are free to call close family members “aunt” if they damn well want to
A screenshot of a news program declaring Zohran Mamdani is the winner of Mayor of New York
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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A neighbor in Hollywood’s very succinct sign about voting YES on Prop 50.

Info on voting here:
stopelectionrigging.com/how-to-vote-...
A sign on a garage door that reads: Californians, stop Trump from rigging elections. Vote yes on prop 50 November 4. Learn more at stopelectionrigging.com.
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Finally got to see One Battle After Another. A great film and a great experience to see it in a packed theater on actual film. Every luminous, tangible flicker felt like a defiant screw you to the hollow, soulless AI dystopia the craven billionaires want to foist on us. Two actual physical thumbs up
A theater marquee at night. A large neon sign goes green and says Vista. Red letters on the marquee read: Paul Thomas Anderson‘s One Battle After Another in Vistavision
November 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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I tried to take a nice selfie after I voted today but the arrow pointing at my shirt makes it look like Cthulhu voted. Anyway, I voted YES on Prop 50 and I encourage other folks in California to use their power and vote by November 4th!

Info: stopelectionrigging.com/how-to-vote-...
A man takes a selfie with an I Voted Sign. An arrow on the sign points to his t-shirt which features a picture of the cosmic beast, Cthulhu
November 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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My wife and I had a lovely Halloween night seeing The Phantom of the Opera at the United Theater. Great to see the film in a theater I think the Phantom himself would really enjoy haunting
A woman in a dress with a skeleton T-shirt and skeleton socks, poses in between red curtains in an old theater A man in black clothes and an orange Halloween T-shirt stares up at a poster, advertising the Phantom of the opera with the LA opera Orchestra live an ornate theater. A man and a woman are seen in a huge mirror across from a balcony on the upper level of the theaters lobby Elaborate sculpture on the ceiling of an old theater. At the top of the circular sculpture is a row of faces with tortured yet amused expressions
November 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Thanks to the friends who told me about this book! Got a copy from ebay that arrived this very Halloween day. In my opinion, more horror novels should have a squirrel on the cover.
The cover of the book, a night in the lonesome October. It features a collection of literary horror characters mingling at a party. A close-up of the cover of the book, a night in the lonesome October. In the center of the photo is a squirrel
October 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Getting some Halloween viewing in and enjoying the classic Dracula line: “I never drink…martinis”
A hand holds a martini up to a television screen. On the television screen is Bela Lugosi as Dracula. He appears to be staring hypnotically at the martini.
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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The temperature in LA says summer. The gourd shaped pizza says autumn. A confusing time
A pizza baked in the shape of a pumpkin with a stem made out of extra crust
October 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Just finished writing and mailing 80 letters for @votefwd.bsky.social, urging fellow Americans to use their power and vote. If voting didn’t matter, the fascists wouldn’t be working overtime to limit who can vote and whose vote counts
A man holds up a stack of envelopes outside as he walks to the mailbox An organized stack of letters on an apartment floor
October 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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This marquee reads like a great wrestling event. Really want to hear Frankenstein’s Monster’s promo
A theater marquee with the following films: One Battle After Another, Springsteen, Mastermind, Frankenstein
October 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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I'll be voting YES on Prop 50.

If you live in California and want to read up on it, here's the info: voterguide.sos.ca.gov/quick-refere...

To make this skeet more exciting, here’s a picture of a skeleton experiencing writer’s block
A small sculpted typewriter bauble. Two skeleton hands float out of the top and grab a blank piece of paper
October 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Very nice to be welcomed home to Los Angeles by all these 12 foot skeletons offering me a hug
A large skeleton in a front yard reaches its arms toward the viewer
October 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Heading out if Minneapolis and back to Los Angeles, but not before paying tribute to the Butt-Star Bear. In a better world, every airport would have one
A human man in an airport points to art on the floor. The art is a constellation featuring the shape of a bear. The bear has stars dancing around their eyes and a star where their butt should be
October 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Took a nice walk on the Stone Arch Bridge and witnessed a cosmic alignment. When the sun lines up with the Gold Medal Flour sign, the gates will open…
A view from a pedestrian bridge over the Mississippi River. An old grain elevator with a neon sign that reads GOLD MEDAL FLOUR is in the distance. A blue sky with wispy clouds. The sun is directly over the grain elevator
October 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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This person has declared war on Halloween
A Christmas tree in an apartment balcony in October
October 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM