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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 Horror 2025 has arrived!
We kick things off with a look at two of Jim Van Bebber's short films by @valbarano.bsky.social!
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We kick things off with a look at two of Jim Van Bebber's short films by @valbarano.bsky.social!
Follow the series here:
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Taking a 500-year-old New Year’s tradition from Switzerland as its subject, 'Silvesterchlausen' harbors a fascination with self-sustaining cultures and the mystique of an unbroken continuum. Oliver O'Sullivan explores Andrew Norman Wilson's 2025 film for New Year's Eve!
Time Regression: Andrew Norman Wilson’s ‘Silvesterchlausen’ (2025) - Split Tooth Media
'Silvesterchlausen' harbors a fascination with the impenetrable mystique of a 500-year-old New Year's tradition from Switzerland.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Taking a 500-year-old New Year’s tradition from Switzerland as its subject, 'Silvesterchlausen' harbors a fascination with self-sustaining cultures and the mystique of an unbroken continuum. Oliver O'Sullivan explores Andrew Norman Wilson's 2025 film for New Year's Eve!
Set during the holiday season in Chicago, 'Tiger Tail in Blue' (2012) features writer/director Frank V. Ross starring alongside Rebecca Spence in his most unorthodox narrative yet. Watch and read about the film here: www.splittoothmedia.com/ross-tiger-t...
December 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Set during the holiday season in Chicago, 'Tiger Tail in Blue' (2012) features writer/director Frank V. Ross starring alongside Rebecca Spence in his most unorthodox narrative yet. Watch and read about the film here: www.splittoothmedia.com/ross-tiger-t...
Full of creeping dread and frayed family bonds, Josh Lobo’s ‘I Trapped the Devil’ (2019) is a cracked-mirror portrait of returning home for the holidays.
Must Be Satan: Josh Lobo’s ‘I Trapped the Devil’ (2019) - Split Tooth Media
Full of creeping dread and frayed family bonds, Lobo's 2019 film is a cracked-mirror portrait of returning home for the holidays.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Full of creeping dread and frayed family bonds, Josh Lobo’s ‘I Trapped the Devil’ (2019) is a cracked-mirror portrait of returning home for the holidays.
The 2025 Split Tooth Holiday Special is available now! Watch the online premiere of Jordan Lisi’s 12 AND MORE OMISSIONS with an exclusive video intro and post-film interview with Lisi: www.splittoothmedia.com/12-and-more-...
December 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The 2025 Split Tooth Holiday Special is available now! Watch the online premiere of Jordan Lisi’s 12 AND MORE OMISSIONS with an exclusive video intro and post-film interview with Lisi: www.splittoothmedia.com/12-and-more-...
The 2025 Split Tooth Holiday Special is now available!
Check out the online premiere of Jordan Lisi’s 12 AND MORE OMISSIONS with an intro by @whitecitycinema.bsky.social and post-film conversation between Lisi and Shaun Seneviratne! www.splittoothmedia.com/12-and-more-...
Check out the online premiere of Jordan Lisi’s 12 AND MORE OMISSIONS with an intro by @whitecitycinema.bsky.social and post-film conversation between Lisi and Shaun Seneviratne! www.splittoothmedia.com/12-and-more-...
The 2025 Split Tooth Holiday Special: '12 And More Omissions' (Jordan Lisi, 2024) Online Premiere - Split Tooth Media
In our first holiday special, we present the online premiere of Lisi's debut feature alongside a video introduction and post-film interview.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The 2025 Split Tooth Holiday Special is now available!
Check out the online premiere of Jordan Lisi’s 12 AND MORE OMISSIONS with an intro by @whitecitycinema.bsky.social and post-film conversation between Lisi and Shaun Seneviratne! www.splittoothmedia.com/12-and-more-...
Check out the online premiere of Jordan Lisi’s 12 AND MORE OMISSIONS with an intro by @whitecitycinema.bsky.social and post-film conversation between Lisi and Shaun Seneviratne! www.splittoothmedia.com/12-and-more-...
Many are the Christmas stories about anxieties of existence, but 'Dead Man’s Letters' (1986) is one of the only truly existential Christmas movies. Oliver O'Sullivan explores the first entry in Konstantin Lopushansky’s decades-spanning Apocalypse Quartet.
Nuclear Winter Wonderland: Konstantin Lopushansky’s ‘Dead Man’s Letters’ (1986) - Split Tooth Media
Many are the Christmas stories about anxieties of existence, but Dead Man’s Letters is one of the only truly existential Christmas movies.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Many are the Christmas stories about anxieties of existence, but 'Dead Man’s Letters' (1986) is one of the only truly existential Christmas movies. Oliver O'Sullivan explores the first entry in Konstantin Lopushansky’s decades-spanning Apocalypse Quartet.
On this day in 2021, we lost Michael Nesmith. Breanna McCann wrote a loving tribute to the late great Monkee and cosmic cowboy by looking back on his time with the First National Band.
Cosmic Cowboy Adrift: Mike Nesmith, The First National Band, And The Enigma Of Identity - Split Tooth Media
After severing ties with his Monkee Mike persona, Michael Nesmith rebuilt his image as a cosmic country troubadour.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
On this day in 2021, we lost Michael Nesmith. Breanna McCann wrote a loving tribute to the late great Monkee and cosmic cowboy by looking back on his time with the First National Band.
Marie Menken’s ‘Lights’ (1966) is a joyous distillation of the beauty that abounds during the holiday season, and the darkness that surrounds it.
Fairytale of New York: Marie Menken’s ‘Lights’ (1966) - Split Tooth Media
Lights is a joyous distillation of the beauty that abounds during the holiday season, and the darkness that surrounds it.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Marie Menken’s ‘Lights’ (1966) is a joyous distillation of the beauty that abounds during the holiday season, and the darkness that surrounds it.
Before 'Home Alone,' René Manzor created a darker Christmas home invasion film. Craig Wright explores 'Deadly Games: Dial Code Santa Claus,' in which a child’s wish to see Santa turns into a battle to the death.
The Blood Red Robes of St. Nick: ‘Deadly Games: Dial Code Santa Claus’ (1989) - Split Tooth Media
Before Home Alone, René Manzor created a darker Christmas home invasion film where a child's wish to see Santa turns deadly.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Before 'Home Alone,' René Manzor created a darker Christmas home invasion film. Craig Wright explores 'Deadly Games: Dial Code Santa Claus,' in which a child’s wish to see Santa turns into a battle to the death.
Tyler Taormina’s ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ (2024) is full of mirth and melancholy, a sprawling yet intimate instant holiday classic.
The Point of No Return: 'Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point' (2024) - Split Tooth Media
Tyler Taormina’s latest feature is full of mirth and melancholy, a sprawling yet intimate instant holiday classic.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Tyler Taormina’s ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ (2024) is full of mirth and melancholy, a sprawling yet intimate instant holiday classic.
An update of 'The McPherson Tape,' ‘Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County’ (1998) similarly duped audiences with home video of aliens arriving on Thanksgiving well before the found-footage boom arrived.
Pan-and-Scan Thanksgiving: 'Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County' (1998) - Split Tooth Media
An update of 'The McPherson Tape,' 'Alien Abduction' similarly aimed to dupe audiences with found-footage of aliens arriving on Thanksgiving.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
An update of 'The McPherson Tape,' ‘Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County’ (1998) similarly duped audiences with home video of aliens arriving on Thanksgiving well before the found-footage boom arrived.
Young Fresh Fellows are back with a new version of their new LP 'Loft' for Record Store Day Black Friday! Scott McCaughey (@theeminus5.bsky.social) returns to Split Tooth to discuss the making of the special guest-filled album, recording in Wilco's Loft, and the latest chapter of the band’s career.
Morphine Drip of Heaven: Scott McCaughey on the Young Fresh Fellows' 'Loft' - Split Tooth Media
Scott McCaughey discusses the making of 'Loft,' the special guest-filled album, and the latest chapter of the band's career.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Young Fresh Fellows are back with a new version of their new LP 'Loft' for Record Store Day Black Friday! Scott McCaughey (@theeminus5.bsky.social) returns to Split Tooth to discuss the making of the special guest-filled album, recording in Wilco's Loft, and the latest chapter of the band’s career.
Read about Paul Morrissey's 'Flesh for Frankenstein' and 'Blood for Dracula,' both starring the late great Udo Kier (1944-2025): www.splittoothmedia.com/flesh-franke...
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Read about Paul Morrissey's 'Flesh for Frankenstein' and 'Blood for Dracula,' both starring the late great Udo Kier (1944-2025): www.splittoothmedia.com/flesh-franke...
The year R.W. Fassbinder died, a group of his collaborators, including Udo Kier, met on an island in the Philippines to make an exploitation film. The production and the resulting movie were anything but what was expected. Read about the making of 'The Island of the Bloody Plantation' (1983) on ST!
Chaos in the South Pacific: The Making of 'The Island of the Bloody Plantation' (1983) - Split Tooth Media
When R.W. Fassbinder’s collaborators met in the Philippines to make an exploitation film, the production was anything but what was expected.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The year R.W. Fassbinder died, a group of his collaborators, including Udo Kier, met on an island in the Philippines to make an exploitation film. The production and the resulting movie were anything but what was expected. Read about the making of 'The Island of the Bloody Plantation' (1983) on ST!
Happy to officially announce Make More Movies, a new Split Tooth podcast about independent filmmaking where Aaron Bartuska interviews various DIY artists about what keeps them creating. Listen to the first three episodes now, including the latest installment featuring Aidan Cronin!
Make More Movies: An Independent Film Podcast - Split Tooth Media
A new Split Tooth podcast about independent filmmaking where Aaron Bartuska interviews various DIY filmmakers about what keeps them creating.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Happy to officially announce Make More Movies, a new Split Tooth podcast about independent filmmaking where Aaron Bartuska interviews various DIY artists about what keeps them creating. Listen to the first three episodes now, including the latest installment featuring Aidan Cronin!
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One of my favorite pieces I’ve done for @splittoothmedia.bsky.social. Check out my look at Antoine Pellissier’s moody, atmospheric super 8 epic
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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November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
One of my favorite pieces I’ve done for @splittoothmedia.bsky.social. Check out my look at Antoine Pellissier’s moody, atmospheric super 8 epic
Filmmaker and illustrator Tyler Rubenfeld explores Michael Almereyda’s 'Happy Here and Now' (2002), a forgotten New Orleans-set mystery produced just before Hurricane Katrina.
Oh How the Ghost of You Clings: Michael Almereyda's 'Happy Here and Now' (2002) - Split Tooth Media
Filmmaker and illustrator Tyler Rubenfeld explores Almereyda's forgotten New Orleans-set mystery film produced just before Hurricane Katrina.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Filmmaker and illustrator Tyler Rubenfeld explores Michael Almereyda’s 'Happy Here and Now' (2002), a forgotten New Orleans-set mystery produced just before Hurricane Katrina.
We recently unleashed the latest edition of our ever-expanding collection of favorite horror films. See which films our staff, friends, and favorite artists selected for their top 10 lists!
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 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
We recently unleashed the latest edition of our ever-expanding collection of favorite horror films. See which films our staff, friends, and favorite artists selected for their top 10 lists!
Explore Split Tooth’s Frank V. Ross video interview series! Episodes on 'Quietly on By,' 'Hohokam,' 'Present Company,' 'Audrey the Trainwreck,' and 'Tiger Tail in Blue' available now!
Frank V. Ross: The Video Interviews - Split Tooth Media
A new video interview series with Ross looks back on his films from 'Quietly on By,' through to 'Bloomin Mud Shuffle.' Watch them all here.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Explore Split Tooth’s Frank V. Ross video interview series! Episodes on 'Quietly on By,' 'Hohokam,' 'Present Company,' 'Audrey the Trainwreck,' and 'Tiger Tail in Blue' available now!
Radu Jude, Romania’s premier absurdist, turns the tale of Dracula into a volatile combination of asinine nonsense and intimidating intelligence.
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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November 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Radu Jude, Romania’s premier absurdist, turns the tale of Dracula into a volatile combination of asinine nonsense and intimidating intelligence.
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Presented on crumpled and torn paper, ‘The Timekeepers of Eternity’ is a re-adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘The Langoliers’ that resembles a story being devoured as it passes
Paperback: Prisoners of the Printed Page and the Frayed Aesthetics of ‘The Timekeepers of Eternity’ (2021) - Split Tooth Media
Presented on crumpled and torn paper, 'The Timekeepers of Eternity' is a re-adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Langoliers.'
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October 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Presented on crumpled and torn paper, ‘The Timekeepers of Eternity’ is a re-adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘The Langoliers’ that resembles a story being devoured as it passes
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Our latest Archive Pick is Shane Pfender's 2019 letter to 'Death Bed: The Bed That Eats' director George Barry. Originally published during our first October Horror series, Shane's handwritten letter is as bizarrely poetic as 'Death Bed' itself. www.splittoothmedia.com/death-bed/
A Letter to George Barry, creator of 'Death Bed: The Bed That Eats,' from Shane Pfender - Split Tooth Media
"I have been your bed. I too am the artist, sealed behind the wall, lazily remarking on the divine evil that animates my every bone."
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October 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our latest Archive Pick is Shane Pfender's 2019 letter to 'Death Bed: The Bed That Eats' director George Barry. Originally published during our first October Horror series, Shane's handwritten letter is as bizarrely poetic as 'Death Bed' itself. www.splittoothmedia.com/death-bed/
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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.
Inspired by old Playboy magazines and classic sexploitation films, Anna Biller's 'Viva' uses period perfect '70s aesthetics to explore its characters’ identities and desires.
Anna Biller’s 'Viva' (2007): Artificiality, Fulfillment, and the Experience of Looking - Split Tooth Media
Biller's ambitious debut feature demonstrates the filmmaker's talents for exploring sexuality and gender through stylized retro worlds.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Inspired by old Playboy magazines and classic sexploitation films, Anna Biller's 'Viva' uses period perfect '70s aesthetics to explore its characters’ identities and desires.
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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.