make the art because it will be for someone it will be for you you can show everyone you can keep it secret it will bring you joy it will bring you misery it will be

make the art cuz you are free you aren't free enough you need to you want to it's Tuesday it's 3AM you've had 3 coffees you haven't had enough coffee it will make your parents proud it will make your parents mad it will make your partner laugh it will be so fucking good it will tap you in

make the art to fill the void start a revolution exorcise demons understand yourself understand them live your true purpose honor God flex on your haters prove them wrong prove yourself right be a mirror be a channel be silly

Always nice to see a little love out there for MY VALENTINE <3

I am EXTREMELY grateful for the work I have as a screenwriter right now. It is the best slate of projects ever. I am blessed as heck. And. I miss being on set so fucking bad. Filmmaking is a team sport, and I miss the team.

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opening monologue in TOUCH ME should be a new staple of acting auditions

in 2016 i wore a fun party vest & made a vampire movie & someone talked shit about me on facebook this week i bought a fun party vest & got a thumbs up on my vampire movie & someone talked shit about me on facebook everything changes in a spiral

ordering soup bowls in the end times we're not even out of bowls, we just broke 2 how much gas will it take to bring me new soup bowls will the war impact the soup bowl shipping date will my friends in service die before the bowls arrive i had a promo code

in my dreams, i'm a byzantine nun spending her life in ascetic silence then i wake up and remember what a crypto enthusiast is and that i watched that whole mormon-bachelorette abuse video and for reasons i can hardly explain i'm still trying to be skinny for the end of the world

clenching my teeth til they almost crack i hiss no comment no comment no comment high road high road high road high road no comment no comment

today's screenwriting research = Google thinks I'm trying to pick up Romanian girls

Big fan of BLACK PHONE 2, so I covered it for my latest Commentary Commentary @bloody-disgusting.com! @crobertcargill.bsky.social was sadly nowhere to be heard, but I promise it's still a good read! bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3...

i fucking LOVED The Housemaid!!!

building an inspo watchlist. what are the best/your favorite: TEEN ENSEMBLE HORROR or HANGOUT MOVIES YOUTH-CENTRIC MOVIES SET IN LA and MOVIES ABOUT MUSIC/MUSIC FANDOM assume I've seen all the majors, especially anything from 1991-onward. give me your deep cuts!

Just really hit me that 2016 was a decade ago.

Launched a Mekler Family Print Shop, all proceeds go towards rebuilding our house. We will close the shop in two weeks so we have time to fill orders before the holidays. Photos by me in 35mm and 120, by Kirby in 35 and digital. Love you, share with friends, thanks! www.kirbymekler.com/store

Much love to every one of you who went out to see BLACK PHONE 2 this weekend, making us once again the number one movie in America! You guys fucking rule.

Scene from HEEL, directed by @maggielevin.bsky.social

I've been at Fantastic Fest for nearly a week, and I have to absolutely shriek my praises for Curry Barker's OBSESSION. The language of its cursed hysteria so closely resembles real-life mental illness - grounding the premise in a way that's still under my skin, hours later.

WGA Members: today's a great day to CAST YOUR VOTE for our new Officers & Board of Directors! If you need help finding your ballot or guidance on other candidates, please message me.

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WGA MEMBERS: Check your inbox! Voting is open now. I'd be honored to be reelected to our Guild's Board of Directors. Please reach out if you need help finding your ballot or need any further election guidance.

What do you think happens when you die? BLACK PHONE 2 only in theaters October 17 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdR-...

in honor of yesterday’s final playback, here’s my favorite photo i’ve taken of the 2nd black phone. (designed by the incomparable Patti Podesta) Scott has made something so extraordinary. it’s been a life-altering experience to be one of its stewards. soon it will belong to all of you. 🖤

"Horror is an accursed genre...Its popularity depends on predictability, and the task of providing the expected thrills renders the genre even more formulaic than superhero blockbusters." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Hey WGA friends! 2 days left for Board endorsements. Check out my platform and consider hitting that endorse button. It's been an honor to represent screenwriters & dig in on the fight against free work. I'd love to continue this important work. elections.wga.org/2025/maggie-...

Thank you so much, Jennifer! <3

Though every script on the list is special, as a horror filmmaker I have to highlight @jennraisin.bsky.social 's IN THE VALLEY OF DARKNESS and @cityofangelle.bsky.social 's CUMBERLAND GAP - two terrific horror pilots, two exciting voices in our genre! www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

It's been a serious privilege to help curate this year's Women's List. The final list is an extraordinarily diverse range of stories worthy of the big (and small) screen.

The most valuable advice I've ever gotten in my career, and which I pass on here for the betterment of the next generation: "Well, have you tried, I dunno, making GOOD art?"

WGA West members: I'm running for reelection to the Board of Directors & would so appreciate your endorsement. Click the link below - the endorse button is on the bottom of the page. elections.wga.org/2025/maggie-...

WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Y'ALL THIS WEEK IS SO BANANAS An EMMY NOM r u kidding?!!!

FILMMAKER MAGGIE LEVIN CAME TO TOWN AND SHE BROUGHT HER ANNOTATED COPY OF GHOST EATERS AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A FINE FEATHERING BEFORE @maggielevin.bsky.social

Many centuries ago, before punchlines on The Simpsons became our reality and daily atrocities the norm, I had a “blog” called The Word In The Stone. I loved writing essays on it about my strange life but it went the way of the iPod. Until recently, when I decided to resurrect it. It’s back.

Fangoria spreading the word on GHOST EATERS, they definitely wanna get haunted: bit.ly/3GnkPDX

A movie adaptation of Clay McLeod Chapman's 2022 horror novel GHOST EATERS is in the works from SINISTER's Scott Derrickson and MY VALENTINE's Maggie Levin.

C'mon, man, everybody's doin' it... 👻🍄😱

Wanna get haunted? GHOST EATERS, adapted and directed by Maggie Levin, produced by Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill and Vince Cheng at Crooked Highway, for Sony/Screen Gems. Based on the bestselling novel by… Check out the full story at The Hollywood Reporter here: bit.ly/4lnBeHw

wanna get haunted? an absolute honor to be adapting @claymcleod.bsky.social 's terrifying book for the big screen. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

I am running for reelection to the WGAW Board of Directors! Are you a member? Check out my site & smash that endorse button! elections.wga.org/2025/maggie-...

Trailer time, mother fuckers! Dead is just a word. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0kq...

Just finished outlining the weirdest, most uncomfortably personal movie I've ever written so this thread is really resonating with me!

does this mean the old app I never deleted and still accidentally open all the time will work again, please say yes