HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The faaaabulous Nancy Allen (CARRIE, DRESSED TO KILL, ROBOCOP) is the latest to endorse my new book… CONFESSIONS OF A BRIAN DE PALMA PROTÉGÉ! “Sam, congratulations on your spectacular book! You are so talented! I love you to the moon and back!” — Nancy Allen Available on Amazon!

TODAY! TUESDAY, DEC 9, 7 PM! Come see me & Don Mancini (creator of CHUCKY) at Book Soup in West Hollywood!

COME SEE US NEXT WEEK! Tues Dec 9, 7:00 PM Book Soup, West Hollywood SAM IRVIN (Director of ELVIRA’S HAUNTED HILLS) in conversation with DON MANCINI (Creator of CHUCKY) about Sam’s book CONFESSIONS OF A BRIAN DE PALMA PROTÉGÉ! Can’t be there? Call Book Soup to order a signed copy! (310) 659-3110

Sam Irvin on Midnight Mass podcast with Peaches Christ & Michael Varrati, all about DRESSED TO KILL! Listen: midnightmass.buzzsprout.com/1796691/epis... Sam’s new book! CONFESSIONS OF A BRIAN DE PALMA PROTÉGÉ! How I Shadowed the Director on THE FURY, DRESSED TO KILL & More! Amazon a.co/d/fnuAZYq

WELL-HUNG AT LAST! Fantasy drawing of Henry Cavill as Tarzan, by the über-talented artist (and my BFF) Stefano Junior @stefanojunior.bsky.social , finally framed, matted and hung in a place of honor in my Tarzan bathroom! Thank you, Stefano, for a drawing almost as sexy as you are!

World’s Oldest Underwear Model!😝😆😆

WOO-HOO!!! KIRKUS REVIEWS loves my new memoir! “LIVELY… A MEMORABLE MEMOIR.” — KIRKUS REVIEWS www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... CONFESSIONS OF A BRIAN DE PALMA PROTÉGÉ! How I Shadowed the Director on THE FURY, DRESSED TO KILL & More! By SAM IRVIN Director of ELVIRA’S HAUNTED HILLS Amazon!

Sunday Funday!

Fri Oct 10, 8 PM! Screening my movie ELVIRA’S HAUNTED HILLS! Live reading my CAPTAIN SAMOUFLAGE storybook parody! PLUS I have a table all weekend signing my new book CONFESSIONS OF A BRIAN DE PALMA PROTÉGÉ! SON OF MONSTERPALOOZA! Burbank Airport Marriott! October 10-12 www.monsterpalooza.com

Shake ‘n’ Squirt?! Well… if you insist. Okay.

WHOA! The Queen of Halloween just made your tricks and treats a whole lot tastier! You must grab a copy of ELVIRA’S COOKBOOK FROM HELL by Cassandra Peterson! ORDER HERE! www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/cassa... Favorite recipe: ELVIRA’S HAUNTED HILLS CUPCAKES!

Grab your copy on Amazon!

My pal Sam Irvin has a rollicking new book out about his adventures behind the scenes with celebrities like Brian De Palma & some Monster Kid icons. Get it before it sells out! www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Thanks @nathanielbaconx.bsky.social for spreading the word about my new book CONFESSIONS OF A BRIAN DE PALMA PROTÉGÉ! How I Shadowed the Director on THE FURY, DRESSED TO KILL & More! Available worldwide on Amazon!

Happy Bald Is Beautiful Day to my BFF Stefano Junior @stefanojunior.bsky.social !

Happy National Bald Is Beautiful Day!

@stefanojunior.bsky.social loves Sam irvin’s new book: CONFESSIONS OF A BRIAN DE PALMA PROTEGE! How I Shadowed the Director on THE FURY, DRESSED TO KILL & More! By SAM IRVIN Amazon! a.co/d/8zKMP3g

#1 NEW RELEASE in DIRECTION & PRODUCTION on Amazon’s Kindle eBook Best Seller Chart! CONFESSIONS OF A BRIAN DE PALMA PROTEGE! How I Shadowed the Director on THE FURY, DRESSED TO KILL & More! By SAM IRVIN Amazon! a.co/d/8zKMP3g

HOLY MOLY! In less than 24 hours, my new book is already the #1 NEW RELEASE in DIRECTION & PRODUCTION on Amazon’s Kindle eBook Best Seller Chart! CONFESSIONS OF A BRIAN DE PALMA PROTEGE! How I Shadowed the Director on THE FURY, DRESSED TO KILL & More! By SAM IRVIN Amazon! a.co/d/8zKMP3g

Kindle eBook! Amazon: a.co/d/cyPU0Yo Hardcover, paperback and Audible audiobook coming soon! CONFESSIONS OF A BRIAN DE PALMA PROTEGE! How I Shadowed the Director on THE FURY, DRESSED TO KILL & More! By SAM IRVIN Director of ELVIRA’S HAUNTED HILLS

Lazy gray sweats Sunday

Oops!

TBT: 1982. 25. Caught in the act! Of washing my ginger hair. Back in the days when I had ginger hair to wash.

Evolution

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Happy Tuesday!

Happy Hump Day!

It’s National Underwear Day, people! Get with the program!

July 14, 2025! National Nude Day! National Tape Measure Day! National Mac & Cheese Day! National French Fries Day! National Grand Marnier Day! I don’t drink alcohol, but I’m celebrating all the rest! 🤷‍♂️🥴😜🤣🤷‍♂️😘❤️

MY FIRST HORROR CONVENTION APPEARANCE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA! COME SEE ME! Son of Monsterpalooza! MONSTERPALOOZA www.monsterpalooza.com/guests With loads of other guests, including TIM CURRY MICHAEL BERRYMAN (The Hills Have Eyes) Thanks to Monsterpalooza’s Eliot Brodsky! Be there or be square!

It’s an innie. In case you were wondering.

My BFF Stefano Junior @stefanojunior.bsky.social , artist and jock, is the latest Samwitch to send a selfie holding his FREE swag loot celebrating CAPTAIN SAMOUFLAGE AND THE FRANKENSAM SCAM! To get the freebies, just private message me your mailing address. Book Available Worldwide on Amazon!

Happy Birthday to my BFF Stefano Junior @stefanojunior.bsky.social , artist extraordinaire and inspirational jock!

Winner of 2 Rondo Awards! Best Graphic Novel! Sam Irvin & Dan Gallagher Fan Artist of the Year! Dan Gallagher CAPTAIN SAMOUFLAGE AND THE FRANKENSAM SCAM! Worldwide on Amazon!

Feeling blue. The good kind.

Never in my wildest dreams did I think we’d win 2 Rondo Awards for… CAPTAIN SAMOUFLAGE AND THE FRANKENSAM SCAM! The Queerdo Superhero Storybook Parody for Grownup Monster Kids! By Sam Irvin Illustrated by Dan Gallagher Thanks to everyone who supported our labor-of-love! Amazon: a.co/d/g53sTJZ

Happy 42nd Birthday to Henry Cavill — shown here in fantasy artwork as Tarzan — hand-drawn by my BFF Stefano Junior @stefanojunior.bsky.social , to be hung (no pun intended… well, maybe a little) in my Tarzan bathroom. For commissions: Facebook Instagram @stefanojuniorart www.stefanojunior.com

Happy World Naked Gardening Day (WNGD)! 1990. Age 34. Photo taken by my now-husband Gary Bowers in the backyard garden of our then-home on Dilling Street in Studio City, California, across from the Brady Bunch House. Just out-of-frame to the left was our greenhouse loaded with orchids.

New York. 1982. 25-years-old.

CAPTAIN SAMOUFLAGE AND THE FRANKENSAM SCAM! The Queerdo Superhero Storybook Parody for Grownup Monster Kids! By Sam Irvin Illustrations by Dan Gallagher Rondo Award Nomination! Best Graphic Arts Presentation! Paperback, eBook, and Audiobook!Worldwide on Amazon!

RONDO AWARDS Voting Deadline: Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025! www.RondoAwards.com Please consider voting for my storybook parody CAPTAIN SAMOUFLAGE AND THE FRANKENSAM SCAM! By Sam Irvin Illustrated by Dan Gallagher Nominated for Best Graphic Arts Presentation (Category 22)