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Justin Drabek
@justindrabek.bsky.social
Contributing Writer at Manor.

Writer of #SpectreWatch

Seminary student in these strange times.

Friend of all cats.

Chattanooga Film Festival Ambassador.

https://bsky.app/profile/chattfilmfest.bsky.social
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SpectreWatch: BITCH and Our Primal Natures manorvellum.medium.com/spectrewatch...
SpectreWatch: BITCH and Our Primal Natures
By Justin Drabek
manorvellum.medium.com
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“A mirror is a powerful tool, and BITCH is, undeniably, a mirror.”

SpectreWatch: BITCH and Our Primal Natures
By Justin Drabek @justindrabek.bsky.social

Now available 🩸📜 medium.com/@manorvellum...
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
My latest article on the @spectrevision.bsky.social filmography

SpectreWatch: BITCH and Our Primal Natures manorvellum.medium.com/spectrewatch...
SpectreWatch: BITCH and Our Primal Natures
By Justin Drabek
manorvellum.medium.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Rewatching this tonight.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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“We're social creatures, bound by expectations we never consciously agreed to.”

New 🩸 on the membrane from Justin Drabek @justindrabek.bsky.social

Friday! 11/28/25
6:00AMET
manorvellum.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I know most people probably won't dig This is The Sound of Say Anythings Room Without..

But I think the Playlist (album) is great when you listen to it as an album.

You can hear the Xiu Xiu influence and its intense, powerful and sounds like a therapy session.
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I am loving Welcome To Derry. So so much.
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Saving Welcome To Derry for tomorrow night.

#Creeptapes can't wait
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media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Turns out everyone on Twitter were from like a few countries outside the US.

Meanwhile, most of BlueSky is from the greatest country in the world: Philadelphia
November 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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In moments of solitude, we are never alone; the presence of God is a constant companion.

#God #Faith #Spirituality #Reflections
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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New 🩸 on the membrane next week.

By Justin Drabek @justindrabek.bsky.social

Drops at 6:00AMET on Friday, November 28, 2025.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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𝙄 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙮𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙤𝙖𝙢 𝙘𝙪𝙥, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙥. 𝙄 𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙗.
𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚.
4:59, 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠.
𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣.
November 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Captain Mark Kelly “I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.” 🫡💙
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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One thing I like about writing horror criticism is that a lot of critics are super dismissive about these movies. Not me! It's easy to get me to go on your ride with you, and I definitely went on a ride with all of the articles linked in this thread.
Lemme share some links to some horror essays I've written. Lots of websites I worked for have folded so most of these are through the great @manorhq.com #1 Why Haven't You Checked the Children about When A Stranger Calls, a great companion to my Scream zine. manorvellum.medium.com/why-havent-y...
Why Haven’t You Checked the Children?
By Sara Century
manorvellum.medium.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Reposted by Justin Drabek
Manor Vellum 283 | Misunderstood Monsters: The Working Dead of THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD | Written by Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social | 🩸📜 medium.com/@manorvellum...

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Misunderstood Monsters: The Working Dead of THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
By Matt Konopka
medium.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Manor Vellum 282 | Fright Tomes: How to Fail Better with C. Robert Cargill | Written by T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social 🩸📜 medium.com/@manorvellum...

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Fright Tomes: How to Fail Better with C. Robert Cargill
By T.J. Tranchell
medium.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Really am enjoying #ItWelcomeToDerry
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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The whispers of God's love are louder than the echoes of our worries.

#God #Faith #Spirituality #Reflections #DivineLove
November 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Met the wonderful Joe Hill

His new book King Sorrow is incredible.
November 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Now available 🩸📜 medium.com/@manorvellum...
Finding Meaning Within the Pain in THE NIGHT HOUSE
By Jerry Smith
medium.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Reposted by Justin Drabek
Excellent take! My angle on it was the nature of industrial accidents not as big dramatic crises but as the slow accumulation of tiny, preventable mistakes—basically this film is Bhopal as a farce—but I love how thematically rich this movie is!
Manor Vellum 283 | Misunderstood Monsters: The Working Dead of THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD | Written by Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social | 🩸📜 medium.com/@manorvellum...

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Misunderstood Monsters: The Working Dead of THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
By Matt Konopka
medium.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Running Man ruled.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Watch this. Then watch it again. Keep watching. (Not just for the Bonnie Aarons cameo)
R.E.M. - Imitation Of Life (Official Music Video)
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November 14, 2025 at 4:52 AM
After I am done with my #CreepshowLive rewatch, I will be doing one on the comic series. And will also be ranking all of the episodes.

This show means a lot to me.
This is #CreepshowLive I am rewatching each episode and special in honor of the incredible Bluray boxset that released on this past Tuesday.

Keeping this as spoiler free as possible, but celebratory.
In celebration of #Creepshow Complete series release (and selling out on Amazon) I am rewatching all of the seasons and will do mini reviews of all the episodes(and specials)in this thread.
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
This is #CreepshowLive I am rewatching each episode and special in honor of the incredible Bluray boxset that released on this past Tuesday.

Keeping this as spoiler free as possible, but celebratory.
In celebration of #Creepshow Complete series release (and selling out on Amazon) I am rewatching all of the seasons and will do mini reviews of all the episodes(and specials)in this thread.
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM