Because I don’t know how to just go to a movie, here’s my quickie review for PREDATOR: BADLANDS, a movie that I freaking loved: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/quickie-revi...

Criterion sale struck again!

Earlier this year, I decided to offer script notes and consultations for the first time. Why would anyone pay me for that? Well, I've spent the last 35 years in LA as a writer, and I've worked all sides of this equation.

All in favor of extending the Halloween season through to the end of the year? 🔘Absolutely 🎃 ⚪️Still Yes tho 👻

This is the ideal title card. All others aspire to be as perfect as this title card.

Sorry to put this out there but this morning just hit me hard, but if you’re a free subscriber who has been enjoying my work but don’t want to upgrade to a paid sub, you can tip through here: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io#/portal/supp... (Sorry I’m just about to lose my mind)

Hey y’all, my celebration of Paul WS Anderson’s EVENT HORIZON is now live: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/halloween-sc... I love this film & I absolutely adore PWSA. It feels nice being right about this one for so long. Shares/subscriptions (free or paid) are greatly appreciated! 🙏

Today marks the 18th anniversary of my homegrown short horror film festival OctHorror Fest! To date, friends/family have made 200+ shorts and I am so pumped for the new crop!

any patient meeting with Dr Loomis

Tis the season! 🎃

Hey y’all, for my next “One-and-Done Slashers” series, I wanted to highlight a movie that I absolutely love that doesn’t seem to get discussed all too often: CENSOR. from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/one-and-done... Shares/subs are greatly appreciated - cheers!!! 🙏

Seated for Joe Hill!

Sorry for the self-promotion, but I just wanted to share my site where you'll find my meager thoughts on all kinds of horror, cinema history, FX legends & more. Free & paid subs are available & I'd appreciate any support there (incl. shares here): from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io Cheers!

ICYMI - here’s another one that went up this week!!

New My Favorite F***ing Movie is out! I originally wrote this essay for Daily Grindhouse when X first came out. I think this is such a special movie & I really love what I wrote about it, so I’m happy to be giving it a second life as part of this series. Likes/shares/subscribes very appreciated 🖤

Ohhh hell yeah! @paulisgreat2000.bsky.social is the guest on this week’s episode of @horrorqueers.bsky.social talking about KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE. Guaranteed to be a good listen 🤡 🍭

I got a chance to join the always amazing @joelipsett.bsky.social and @tracedthurman.bsky.social to chat cotton candy cocoons, popcorn bazookas and all things KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE on this week’s @horrorqueers.bsky.social! So dodge those suspicious balloons, have a listen and enjoy! 🛸 🤡 🍿

Wipe that popcorn off your jacket and take the longest shower ever because we're discussing the queer-leaning throuple at the center of Stephen Chiodo's cult classic #KillerKlownsFromOuterSpace (1988)! Tagging in for the conversation is @deadringers.bsky.social co-host @paulisgreat2000.bsky.social!

This movie is so fucking fun. More tomorrow…

Tomorrow on the Main Feed: avoid the woods and don't answer the door because the town is being invaded by KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (1988)

Hey y'all, I'm working on increasing my subscribers at my site (paid & free), so I thought I'd tease the next installments in my "One-and-Done" Slasher Series - 2 of the best horror movies released during the 2010s: You can sign up here: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io Thanks & Cheers!

Fun announcement! I was lucky enough to get to contribute essays to these two gorgeous Hammer releases for THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN and SCARS OF DRACULA for StudioCanal— Hammer has been a love/obsession of mine for quite sometime and this is an absolute dream come true!

Because it’s time to find out why rock’s chosen warriors will rule the apocalypse 🎸 🔥 🎃 🔥 🎸 Now watching:

Treated myself to a Halloween present 🎃

Halloween season means it’s time for a new V/H/S 🎃 Now watching:

We’ve arrived 🎃

Watching Hammer movie stuff and writing with my latte and pumpkin muffin as October approaches, i.e. living my very best life 🧡

Stephen King just crushing it in CREEPSHOW

Very little in this world makes me happier than the first handful of TREEHOUSE OF HORROR episodes.

Sometimes, when I’m at my lowest, I watch KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE and remember that there is joy in this world.

My piece celebrating ALLIGATOR, which turned 45 this year, went live this morning: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/45-years-lat... Subs/shares would be greatly appreciated! Cheers!

Hey y’all, I know there’s so much more going on right now but I did have a review go up this morning (more coming soon too): from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/quickie-revi... Shares/subs greatly appreciated - cheers! 🙏

I'd really love to break 300 subscribers in time for October which I know is a huge ask, but maybe it's achievable? Anyway, thanks to everyone who has been so supportive so far. Truly.

September 1st, 12:01am

Time to go full throttle Now watching:

Sometimes you find a VHS of BODY BAGS at a used book store for 3 dollars and you just know… you were meant to be together 🖤

After Part 2, CASPER is easily my favorite GHOSTBUSTERS sequel

Now that @kinolorber.com has graced us with 1990’s spoof REPOSSESSED on Blu-ray, I think it’s finally time that SPY HARD is afforded the all too deserved boutique label treatment.

Finally got a chance to check out THE DEADLY SPAWN, courtesy of @synapsefilms.bsky.social new release! Some of the best, home-grown creature effects this side of the mid-80’s, the flick is a mean-as-Hell, grass roots monster kid & co. fight back flick that delivers an incredible finale. A must-own!

Always a good day for new arrivals from @arrowvideo.bsky.social 🎥 🍿 🖤

I wrote about Lamberto Bava’s directorial debut: thehorrorchick.substack.com/p/45-years-l...

They came to my blu-ray shelf to feed on human flesh! @synapsefilms.bsky.social

My favorite aesthetic is signed-by-Tim-Jacobus-Goosebumps-stuff 💚

Always a treat to find old Fangos in the wild (5 bucks each!)!

A roundup of my writing from June. 🧵✍🏻 #FilmSky #HorrorSky #BookSky #TVSky In time for DANGEROUS ANIMALS, I wrote about another Australian shark movie: BAIT 3D (2012). 🦈

Hey everyone! I decided to celebrate 10 of my favorite horror and horror-adjacent themed music videos: open.substack.com/pub/thehorro... Appreciate any shares/subs - please enjoy!

ICYMI: This weekend, Joe Dante's GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH turned 35 so I wanted to celebrate that milestone properly. Check it out here: thehorrorchick.substack.com/p/35-years-l... Shares/subscriptions hugely appreciated - cheers! #horrorsky

RIP to this fuckin legend #RalphLives

Always a good day for new @vinsyn.bsky.social 🎥 🍿 🖤