Vampires say immortality is a curse. Counterpoint: You can explode into bats on people. 👁️ New episode of ART SHOW WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER premieres Friday on YouTube. @theartofskinner.bsky.social

New episode is up on @etchfilm.bsky.social Tell me I'm not right!

We’ve all had that photo taken of us… The one where you look like a goddamn Morlock. @theartofskinner.bsky.social

Captain Skinner believes most horror movies could be solved with one thing: concrete. @theartofskinner.bsky.social

SECOND EPISODE IS UP! youtu.be/d_BfSB4jliY?...

Captain Skinner tried sending carrier pigeons into space. They froze immediately. Then something ate them. Communication remains difficult. @theartofskinner.bsky.social

Captain’s log: Mind descending into madness. Still not sure what he’s captain of. @theartofskinner.bsky.social

Captain Skinner has his own TV show. Unfortunately, nobody knows it’s on. Please send help. 👁️ Episode 2 of ART SHOW WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER premieres tomorrow on YouTube. @theartofskinner.bsky.social

Fairies abduct baby boys more than baby girls. At least… that’s what the village believed. This strange bit of folklore came up while we were talking about UNWELCOME during our Movie Club episode of ETCH CAST with @theartofskinner.bsky.social

Did a talk on the etch horror pod today about a couple movies. 1. The dark backwards 2. Unwelcome Very fun check it out! www.youtube.com/live/TL0HtPV...

SKINNER has his own art show on YouTube. It's like AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE meets BOB ROSS. We listened to him rant while he paints for half an hour and now the walls are crawling. Thanks Skinner! @theartofskinner.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPTJ...

Fear of the fun-known. 🫠 Episode 2 of ART SHOW WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER is already spiraling — from near-existential deletion to the birth of a full-blown nub garden. @theartofskinner.bsky.social

ETCH CAST is back — and we’re going LIVE with @theartofskinner.bsky.social for Movie Club. This time we’re talking: 🎬 The Dark Backward (1991) 🎬 Unwelcome (2023) Cult classics. Horror energy. Art talk. Good weird vibes.

Raise a hand if you’re ready for Episode 2 of ART SHOW WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER. @theartofskinner.bsky.social

“I paint monsters.” - @theartofskinner Entry-level monsters? Not exactly.

Behind the scenes with @theartofskinner.bsky.social 🎨 In the studio prepping for the ART SHOW WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER premiere — art touch-ups, creative chaos, and yes… a very real discussion about believing in Bigfoot.

Behind the scenes with Captain @theartofskinner.bsky.social 🎨 Back in the studio touching up a piece from Episode 1 — plus a little Jack Kirby appreciation because honestly… legends recognize legends.

Apparently pony meat is off the menu on Earth. 🐴🥩 Art. Chaos. Questionable intergalactic cuisine. @theartofskinner.bsky.social

I watched it live yesterday, good stuff friends. 🤘

Find someone who boops you like Glorpular. 💘👽 Intergalactic affection. Questionable boundaries. Valentine’s Day… but make it extraterrestrial. @theartofskinner.bsky.social

Tonight feels like a good night for art, chaos, and questionable cosmic supervision. 👽 ART SHOW WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER 👁️ Premieres TONIGHT — 9:00 PM ET 📺 YouTube + Substack 💬 @theartofskinner.bsky.social will be in the LIVE CHAT

🎵 Don’t mess up the lips, don’t mess up the lips at all. 🎵 ART SHOW WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER 👁️ PREMIERES TONIGHT — 9:00 PM ET! 📺 YouTube + Substack 💬 Featuring @theartofskinner.bsky.social himself in the LIVE CHAT

Space cowboy has opinions. Mostly aggressive ones. Art. Chaos. Mild intergalactic hostility. ART SHOW WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER 👁️ Premieres THIS FRIDAY, 2/13 — 9:00 PM ET 📺 YouTube + Substack 💬 Featuring @theartofskinner.bsky.social himself in the LIVE CHAT

“That was weird.” Art. Chaos. Mild timeline disturbances. ART SHOW WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER 👁️ Premieres THIS FRIDAY, 2/13 📺 YouTube + Substack @theartofskinner.bsky.social

NEW! THE SKINNER SPECIAL! ONLY $2!!!!!! Limited-time subscription approved by off-world authorities. ⭐ EARLY ACCESS TO EPISODES ⭐ BONUS BEHIND-THE-SCENES CONTENT ⭐ EXCLUSIVE MERCH Subject to alien interference. Cajun hot sauce available upon request. @theartofskinner.bsky.social

Inking over pencils. Existential déjà vu. Art under alien supervision? Normal artistic process, obviously. ART SHOW WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER 👁️ Premieres THIS FRIDAY, 2/13 📺 YouTube + Substack @theartofskinner.bsky.social

Captain @theartofskinner.bsky.social has requested a Men in Black memory stick. Repeated use. Technology clearly being abused. Alien authorities are monitoring the situation. 👽 Premieres THIS FRIDAY 2/13 📺 YouTube + Substack

We intercepted this visual transmission. It appears to be…a poster. Official poster reveal for ART SHOW WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER — art, performance, and creative chaos under very strange supervision. @theartofskinner.bsky.social

NEW! THE @theartofskinner.bsky.social SPECIAL! Limited-time subscription approved by off-world authorities. ⭐ EARLY ACCESS TO EPISODES ⭐ BONUS BEHIND-THE-SCENES CONTENT ⭐ EXCLUSIVE MERCH Subject to alien interference. Cajun hot sauce available upon request.

👁️ FIRST CONTACT 👁️ The alien overlords have forced @theartofskinner.bsky.social to make an art show… and you’re invited to witness the results. ART SHOW WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER makes its world premiere at @sfindiefest.bsky.social. 📅 Friday, February 6 ⏰ 8:30 PM 📍 Roxie Theater (House 1)

🚨 SIGNAL INTERCEPTED 🚨 Underground artist @theartofskinner.bsky.social has been taken hostage in outerspace. The alien overlords have forced him to make an art show. ART SHOW WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER 👉 Premieres at @sfindiefest.bsky.social on 2.6 👉 Streaming for everyone on YouTube on 2.13

People swear they’ve seen him. Places he’s never been. Moments he can’t explain. @lairdbarron.bsky.social on doppelgängers, memory, and the horror of recognition.

In 2025, @etchfilm.bsky.social premiered their web series FIRST WORD ON HORROR to subscribers & now it's free to all on Youtube! Featuring @sgj.bsky.social, @lairdbarron.bsky.social, @paultremblay.bsky.social, @elizabethhand.bsky.social & Mariana Enriquez. Thx, Etch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkdJ...

Some fears never leave you. Part 3 of @elizabethhand.bsky.social’s episodes in the FIRST WORD ON HORROR series looks at apocalypse, endurance, and storytelling as accumulation rather than resolution.

There's some excellent description of the writing process here in the "Broken at Conception" part. There has to be a struggle on your end to make it work. The reader can feel that tension, as well as the relief when it all somehow comes together. And that ending about the real danger of horror. 💯

ICYMI. The film that started it all. Episode 16 of ETCH CAST revisits The Bleeding House. Philip Gelatt is joined by Will Battersby to talk about making a first feature — building their own sets, working within real limitations, and learning the hard way why live birds don’t belong on set. 😳🐦

was so fun, making this:

Part Three of #FirstWordOnHorror with @sgj.bsky.social is live. A reflective final chapter on writing, endurance, and staying open to the dark.

As the year winds down, we’re taking a moment to look back. The Etch team shares our favorite Etch Cast episodes of 2025 — the conversations that lingered, made us laugh, and reminded us why we do this.

What scares you never really disappears. Bestselling author @elizabethhand.bsky.social on memory, fear, and the stories that haunt us. FIRST WORD ON HORROR is now streaming FREE on YouTube.

Christmas may be over — but we’ve got one more gift. Part Two of Mariana Enriquez’s FIRST WORD ON HORROR episodes is here. A conversation about place, memory, and the violence that lingers.

From the shadows, with gratitude. ’Twas the night before deadlines, in studios dim, Stories took shape — dark, sharp, and born on a whim. First Word on Horror spoke from the page and the screen, Cassie Workman Is Witchy AF burned bright — bold, and seen.

“Narrative resists control.” @lairdbarron.bsky.social on writing like survival. Part 2 of his FIRST WORD ON HORROR episodes is now FREE on our YouTube Channel.

Some people root for the hero. We root for the thing with too many teeth. 👹 Episode 12 of the Etch Cast — featuring @theartofskinner.bsky.social and an unhealthy love of monsters.

Give a gift from the shadows this holiday season. 🎁🖤 Our FIRST WORD ON HORROR merch drop is live — eerie tees, exclusive art, and pieces inspired by the storytellers who keep us up at night.

The world ending is scary. The world ending when you have kids? Terrifying. @paultremblay.bsky.social opens up about how becoming a parent changed the way he writes fear — because now, the stakes are real.

What does fear sound like? Composer Peter Scartabello takes us behind the score of FIRST WORD ON HORROR — the strange instruments, warped strings, and unsettling beauty that pull you into the dark.

Part 2 of our @sgj.bsky.social episodes have officially arrived — free on YouTube. More fear. More craft. More SGJ doing what only he can do. A little something to go with your leftovers.

Set the table, sharpen the knives, pass the mashed potatoes. Thanksgiving at Etch looks a little different. One horror author. One villain. One final girl. And you, clutching a casserole like your life depends on it. 👉 Drop your picks in the comments — bonus points for unhinged pairings.

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