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Richard

@backyardcritic.bsky.social
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Gen X film junkie: silent horror to streaming chaos. Grew up on VHS gore and HBO late nights. Unapologetic recs for backyard screenings and Friday nights. No pretension, just movies that matter. substack.com/@backyardmoviecritic

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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 10h
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10 Horror Comedies That Screwed Up GenX
So just know that when I say these movies screwed up GenX, really, it was the obliviousness and complete ignorance of our parents that were the real monsters under our beds.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 18h
backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/candies-th... Yes the candies that screwed up Genx. Deal with it.
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Candies that Screwed Up Genx
Halloween candies and the trauma we found by eating them.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Backyard Movie Critic (@backyardmoviecritic)
I have a confession to make. I understand this may send some of my followers running from me like I'm a rabid, foaming at the mouth dog rampaging through a daycare, but I have to admit this before Oct...
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As a grown adult, I am still 100% allowed to fear and hate clowns, even on Halloween.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/31-days-of... You might be too afraid to click on this. Probably.
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31 Days of 80s Slashers and B-Horror That Will Change Your Brain: A GenX Crash Course
WARNING: Following this crash course may fill you with enough horror and VHS static to shift your brainwaves toward GenX. Proceed at your own risk.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
substack.com/@backyardmov... Dont you just love these!
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Backyard Movie Critic (@backyardmoviecritic)
I don’t care what you say. These are awesome and fun to chew, and they taste ok too. Just don’t put them all the way in your belly.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hey GenX did you ever have a bad babysitter? backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-babysit...
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10 Babysitting Movies that Screwed up GenX
Remember when babysitters, summer camp, television, and even your toys could kill you? Here are 10 horror movies that screwed up GenX.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As an adult, I am allowed to buy candy for trick or treaters and eat half of it before October even starts, and no one can stop me!
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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The Greatest Black-and-White Halloween Watch List Ever Made
Films Gen X Made Into Cult Classics
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
You know you're a Gen X horror fan when the movie starts and you immediately remember where you were when you first saw it.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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10 Fears That Screwed Up Gen X
That Probably Weren’t True
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
substack.com/@backyardmov... I mean all of this.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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My True Ghost Story
This is a true story.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
ozarkmatt.substack.com/p/the-nights... A must read piece full of intense and masterful writing.
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The Nightshade Coven - part 2 of 3
by Matthew P. Ankney
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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My True Ghost Story
This is a true story.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-horror-... A great piece ti return to for Halloween!
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10 Horror Movies That Screwed Me Up
This is personal.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I am filled with dread this morning, admitting to myself that I have lied to some of you in this community. I have to be honest with you all, I really hate The Ghost and Mr. Chicken! There, I said it! My terrible truth is exposed! Yeah I’ll still watch it on Svengoolie tonight.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A great man once said, “Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker.” Very good advice.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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The Greatest Black-and-White Halloween Watch List Ever Made
Films Gen X Made Into Cult Classics
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
substack.com/@backyardmov...
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Backyard Movie Critic (@backyardmoviecritic)
I have a confession to make. I understand this may send some of my followers running from me like I'm a rabid, foaming at the mouth dog rampaging through a daycare, but I have to admit this before Oct...
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
substack.com/@backyardmov...
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Backyard Movie Critic (@backyardmoviecritic)
I have a confession to make. I understand this may send some of my followers running from me like I'm a rabid, foaming at the mouth dog rampaging through a daycare, but I have to admit this before Oct...
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I have decided to come out in the open and confess to all of you my terrible secret. Before October gets here, I have to admit it. I have to come clean. I love candy corn and eat it all spooky season. Do not look at me. Oh the shame!
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Sparkling Candy Corn Pile
ALT: Sparkling Candy Corn Pile
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/the-greate... Do you like old scary movies? Good list for October! Try it!
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The Greatest Black-and-White Halloween Watch List Ever Made
Films Gen X Made Into Cult Classics
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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10 Halloween Pranks Gen X Did Best
Just for fun, do not do these! I said do not do these!
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Any GenXers remember this?
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/20-things-... Wanna boost your Halloween and make it more GenX? Here is a checklist!
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20 Things to Do to Capture the Halloween Spirit GenX Addition
(With a Halloween Checklist!)
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Why do electric cars of today sound exactly like cars in scfi movies from the 80s? How did they know what they would sound like, and did they not think we’d notice?
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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10 Specials That Made Halloween for GenX
10 Specials That Made Halloween for GenX
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/1st-annual... can you write a 6 word horror story?
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1st Annual 6-Word Halloween Contest
1st Annual 6-Word Halloween Contest
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is just a reminder that Halloween season started Sept. 1st. Yes your Halloween decorations should go up this weekend. Argue with me if you want to, and you should be 5 movies into The Greatest Halloween Horror Movie Watch list of ALL TIME: backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/the-greate...
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THE GREATEST HALLOWEEN HORROR MOVIE LIST OF ALL TIME
Welcome to the Greatest Halloween Watch List of all time.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/50-word-ha... Can you write a 50 Word Horror story? Happy Halloween!
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50 Word Halloween Horror Story Contest
Backyard Movie Critic’s 1st Annual 50 Word Halloween Horror Story Contest
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
open.substack.com/pub/backyard... 10 Vietnam War Scenes that seriously screwed us up!
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10 Scenes from Vietnam War Movies that Completely Screwed Up Gen X
Growing up Gen X meant watching Vietnam play out on the big screen before you were old enough to understand it. Here are 10 scenes from Vietnam War movies that got under our skin and never quite left
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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Stephen King’s Cat’s Eye 80s Power and Control Today on ScareStack
Brought to you by The Scarestack Society and Just Say No to Drugs, Just Do It, Be All You Can Be, Winners Don't Do Drugs and even other ridiculous 80s slogans. Oh and also Kyle!
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Obsession a New Horror Classic
Yes, yes it is a new horror classic that will be on my horror watch list every Halloween.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
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10 Romance Movies that Screwed up GenX and Made us Fall in Love with Anything
You had me at VHS
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-romance... You gotta read it, it's funny. You ever been in love with a sheep?
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10 Romance Movies that Screwed up GenX and Made us Fall in Love with Anything
You had me at VHS
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
open.substack.com/pub/backyard...
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10 Romance Movies that Screwed up GenX and Made us Fall in Love with Anything
You had me at VHS
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
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GenX was Never Safe: How We Grew Up on the Scariest Horror Films Ever Made
The 10 scariest horror films that defined Gen X: Halloween, The Exorcist, The Shining, and more. Why no generation before or since survived what we did
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-horror-... Ok, a confession, these movies screwed me up, so I’m saying it screwed up an entire generation. Deal with it!
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10 Horror Movies That Screwed Me Up
This is personal.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
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10 Movies You Have to Watch with Your GenX Mom
Your GenX mom doesn't want a candle. She wants to watch The Goonies with you and cry. Here are 10 movies to watch with her before she disowns you.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
hisforhorror.substack.com/p/geralds-ga... A fun read.
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Gerald's Game: The Impossible Adaptation
Spring of King #7
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-superhe... A fun read, I promise!
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10 Superheroes that Screwed up GenX
and maybe millennials
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
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Ten More Comedies that Screwed Up GenX
From Tootsie to Overboard
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Mother's Day week on Backyard Movie Critic: movies I watched with my mom. She's been gone since 2008. No plans. I'd wander in, and ask What is this? She never dumbed it down. Those afternoons shaped how I see film. We both loved:
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-movies-... #genx #mothersday
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10 Movies You Have to Watch with Your GenX Mom
Your GenX mom doesn't want a candle. She wants to watch The Goonies with you and cry. Here are 10 movies to watch with her before she disowns you.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Movies that Made Me Love Horror Movies: Friday night, 1980s, watching this, eating pizza, vcr humming. We had a pact. If one of us ever turned into a zombie, the others would do what needed to be done. Middle school friendships hit different watching Dawn of the Dead.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/dust-bunny... Dust Bunny Review: Influenced by Journey into the West....
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Dust Bunny and Journey to the West
Could the 2025 film Dust Bunny be heavily influenced by Journey to the West, the most beloved folk novel in Chinese literature?
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Movies that Made Me Love Movies: My wife and I saw this in college with a group of friends. We went to dinner after and talked for hours. A worldwide pandemic? Impossible! A great night, great friends, and a movie that sparked exactly the kind of conversations only the best films can, we loved:
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Some friends just love great movies. I was lucky to have a couple of them. We caught this one at 1am on HBO, many years again, two and a half hours long, up all night marveling at it. One of the most amazing stories ever told on film. We were both completely fascinated.
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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Anybody else watching?
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