Happy International Women's Day. Get ready for a little thread of incredible ladies that I think you should support instead of RTing the same dumb daylight savings joke from a dude. Like me! Did you know you can support me via a paid (or free) subscription? #IWD2026 www.picketywitch.com

In hyper niche nerd news, I completed the secret Final Puzzle in Resident Evil Requiem! 🤓

It gives me the willies anytime someone refers to themselves as an "empath." It usually signals the opposite to be true.

Without Debra’s support, encouragement and guidance, I wouldn’t have become a producer. #DebraHill was one of my heroines, and I was blessed to have her as my mentor. I miss her so much.

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

Preach!

"Above all, THE BRIDE! dedicates itself fully to giving the Bride of Frankenstein the chance she wasn’t really afforded in her introductory film: to live." Read @hauntedmeg.bsky.social's full review: bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3939...

Maggie Gyllenhaal's mad monster remix delivers a modern classic.

You know you're a Resident Evil girlie when muscle memory is so locked in that you've beaten the the tutorial button prompts to the punch. Which is to say I'm cracking into RESIDENT EVIL REQUIEM. 😍😱

My oldest cat just stole a Brussels sprout off my plate. I was shocked but thought I'd let it play out to see if she's a secret herbivore. Nope, the thief thought she'd snatched something worthwhile but immediately rejected her loot. Cats.

Hello! I'm a film critic + author of 10 books on cult + horror film including 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR, a doc version of which launches on Shudder 20 March. I'm also in CHAIN REACTIONS, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre legacy doc w/ Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Stephen King + Karyn Kusama horrornonna.com

If I wasn't already hyped for RESIDENT EVIL REQUIEM, @baronaim.bsky.social's review has me foaming at the mouth for Friday's release.

One of my favorite bits out of all the F13 movies is the outhouse singing between Demon and Anita in Part V. I can't explain it, other than it just makes me happy. I could never hate the musical Jason movie. This message is brought to you by Demon's "oooh, Baby" jingle currently in my head.

"I could speculate as to why such a charming and harmless feature was shoved aside, but it ultimately ceases to matter when the film is finally out and now belongs to audiences." Love getting @hauntedmeg.bsky.social's thoughts on new releases (COLD STORAGE) every week via the BD newsletter. Sign up!

There's an excellent movie out in theaters now and it's not PSYCHO KILLER. If it's playing near you, highly recommend checking out REDUX REDUX.

Motion to make wolfdog cheerleaders who see athletes to the finish line a permanent part of the winter Olympics, please.

Alexander. I can vividly recall my seething in the theater parking lot.

I bet you didn't know that India remade THE POOL. What's even crazier is that TU YAA MAIN blows the original out of the water! Catch it in theaters now before it's gone!

my favorite Tom Noonan story: when i interviewed him for a behind the scenes doc I was making during THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL (a tape long lost, sadly), i nervously asked him something about what it was like getting into the heads of so many different troubled characters, and he said (1/2)

New at @bloody-disgusting.com, I came up with a bold gambit for horror-loving couples this Valentine's Day: Watch ANTICHRIST together. bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3...

Happy Valentine’s Day! ...theming movie night accordingly, of course.

I hear that GHOST INN is nearly sold out from the publisher so if you’ve been thinking about getting a copy, don’t wait too long!

This year is a very special year for horror fans, because it's the first time in eleven years that three Friday the 13ths will be taking place in a single year! That happens to be the maximum amount of Friday the 13ths that can exist in a single year, and it won't happen again until 2037.

Really cool Valentine’s Day piece from @brianwaves42.bsky.social, in which he pens a love letter to horror's fictional vision of Seattle:

Me and James a lifetime ago in RULES OF ATTRACTION

There's so much Stephen King on the way, it's insane.

No. Absolutely not.

Reminder that my first newsletter drops on Tuesday, so don't forget to sign up if you're interested!

Who needs coffee when you're cat has cornered what looked like a writhing worm from across the room, only to be a small centipede upon closer look. No thank you.

Found myself echoing Liv Tyler's "Why are you doing this to us?" repeatedly with this one. But hey, the madness is finally over.

Ready for the Dubai chocolate trend to be over. Stop ruining my beloved pistachios with cheap imitation flavors 😩

Everyone was right. CLAIR OBSCUR EXPEDITION 33 shattered my heart many times over. But it also filled my heart right back up, too, just as often. Like Maelle, I could live in this achingly beautiful, sometimes joyously silly world forever.

EXCLUSIVE: James Wan & Leigh Whannell tell Bloody Disgusting that Jigsaw will be back in the next SAW movie. "We’re not going to give too much away, but we don’t think you can make a Saw movie without Jigsaw," Wan tells us. "That’s the bottom line." bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3...

Curious about Saber's upcoming game HELLRAISER: REVIVAL? @harrisonabbott.bsky.social has a pretty cool interview with the developers on pushing the boundaries of sex and violence and keeping it Clive Barker authentic.

SEND HELP is full of vibrant personality, packed with all of Sam Raimi's signatures. It’s a raucous, goopy good time at the movies. Read the full Bloody Disgusting review: bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3931...

Oh this is gutting. Not my fave movie mom, Catherine O'Hara. 💔

Meanwhile Soderbergh played the ghost in his movie that’s all oners from the POV of a ghost. Fuck off Darren

Happy New Sam Raimi Movie In Theaters Day to all who celebrate! (This is me)

BUDDY #Sundance Review – Casper Kelly’s mascot horror satire is an absurd delight, writes @hauntedmeg.bsky.social: bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3930...

With SIXTEEN nominations including Best Picture, Ryan Coogler's SINNERS is now the most nominated movie in Academy Awards history. See the full list of #Oscars2026 horror nominations: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/393036...

It will never not make my day when talent lights up and tells me they enjoyed our interview. Rare validation for the win.

Please share this! I sent a version of these stories (before this was published today) to a non-Minnesota work network, w donation links, & asked people to share what’s happening Just got an email from someone who sent it to her mom, who sent it to her church, where it‘s inspiring resistance plans

Thread! The first wave of the 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival lineup is here! A crazy great year, and while I’m sure there’s some buzzy films you already know about, I think it’s particularly strong for films that probably aren’t on your radar. Especially for genre film... sxsw.com/festivals/fi...

Nia DaCosta, what a talent. What a picture.

Boosting this GoFundMe for a family member's friend who's going through an unimaginably hard time. gofund.me/5eff7b2ca

Did you know the killer chimp in PRIMATE was played by a man in a practical suit ?! Movement specialist Miguel Torres Umba plays Ben. Director Johannes Roberts tells us, "He just went full chimp. Don’t know if he’s ever come back." Read the interview: bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3...

Underrated 2025 genre gem SISTER MIDNIGHT is now streaming on Kanopy (and also Hulu)

My official statement: hahahahahahaha

Psst...Velvet Goldmine is back on the Criterion Channel.