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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 16/10/2026

Ratkinng (instagram.com/ratkinng/). Photo taken and edited by me.

Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 15/10/2026

We had a quick photo shoot this past weekend. With Ratkinng and Sophia. They both acted in my short film Heretical Girls. More photos on my Instagram.

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 08/10/2026

Next month in San Francisco! My gothic micro-short film, Osculum Infame: The Shameful Kiss, is screening at The San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival! Date: Sat Nov 14th Location: 4 Star Theater 2200 Clement Street I'll be there!

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 09/09/2026

Trailer for my kink/folk horror short film, Wyppyd! Starring and produced by Mistress Angel Severin. The world premiere is Oct 3rd at RE/STRICT Film Festival. @restrictfilm.bsky.social About RE/STRICT: Celebrating kink and queerness as political defiance through film and art.

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 03/09/2026

My witchy, short film, Prurience Executed, won best Underground Horror Short at Dead Walk Fest Underground! At the festival there'll be a VHS Swap, Horror Marketplace & Special Guests: Todd Sheets & Jim Terry. Zoom Q&A with Donald Farmer. deadwalkfest.com

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 26/08/2026

The world premiere of my short film, Wyppyd, will be at the RE/STRICT Film Festival! @restrictfilm.bsky.social Date/location: Saturday, October 3rd at the Planet Ant Theatre in Hamtramck, Michigan. Thank you RE/STRICT!

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 06/08/2026

Poster reveal for my experimental short film, Heretical Girls! Heretical Girls is a series of unconnected scenes and vignettes showcasing all kinds of folk depravity and foul ecstasy performed by women, femmes, and enbies.

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 21/03/2026

Saw today is #worldpoetryday so here's one of my favorite poems by Charles Baudelaire. #charlesbaudelaire

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 20/03/2026

Happy Spring Equinox 🌸🌻 here's a clip from my witchy/folk horror short film "Prurience Executed" featuring the song "you don't like real girls" by Vestron Vulture!

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 13/03/2026

Opening credits to my new short film, Osculum Infame: The Shameful Kiss (2026). There's still time to purchase a print and get your name in the opening credits as a producer! You'll also receive an early access link to watch the film. Huge thanks to our current producers! 🙏🏽😈

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 23/02/2026

Osculum Infame: The Shameful Kiss poster! Poster art by Oliver C. (at)cinema_sketchbook on IG. Oliver has contributed art to every issue of my underground film zine, Cinema Schism & it's great to finally be able to commission work from him for one of my film projects!

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 12/02/2026

Tbt to this shot I like from my short film, Wet Ingredients (2024)🪞 🍰🩸 The full short film is on my YouTube. #wetingredients #bubblegumhorror #retroaesthetic #pastelhorror #witchy

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 10/02/2026

The world premiere of Osculum Infame: The Shameful Kiss will be at Mausoleum Makeout Marathon on Valentine's Day in Philadelphia! About the festival: a collection of shorts...Any and every genre - all the films are joined by one theme! A "Kiss" mausoleummakeoutmarathon.org

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 09/02/2026

This March my micro-short film, Osculum Infame: The Shameful Kiss, heads to Japan! As an official selection of VeerFest 3! veerfest.com Thank you to Yugami Sasaki for continuing to provide filmmakers like myself opportunities to be seen and screened 🙏🏽✝️😈

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 06/02/2026

Next month, my micro-short film Osculum Infame: The Shameful Kiss will be screening as an official selection at REEL FEST in Columbia, Missouri! Festival Date: Sat. March 7th 2026 at King Theodore Records.

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 06/02/2026

I have a brand new, micro-short film and the only way to watch it will be at film festivals and digital download. Buy a print to get your name in the credits as a producer and to watch the film! www.etsy.com/shop/BlankVa...

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 17/11/2025

I have four different 8x10 prints for sale from the "Fingered" photo shoot with Danica Uskert and Caio Politano Perry. Our homage to Richard Kern's "Fingered" short film with Lydia Lunch. www.etsy.com/listing/4395...

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 06/11/2025

Teaser footage of the opening credits of Prurience Executed ⚔️ Featuring music by vear. Short film written, directed and shot by me. Buy a print & get your name in the opening credits as a producer!

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 22/10/2025

Kuroneko (1968) directed by Kaneto Shindo. A supernatural folktale of a woman and her daughter-in-law returning from the grave, thanks to a black cat, as vengeful spirits. #Catsploitation

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 10/10/2025

"Cat People" 1942 🐈‍⬛️ Directed by Jacques Tourneur. I've been really enjoying these Val Lewton produced b-movie, horror noirs. Last year, Criterion released a double bill of The 7th Victim & I Walked With A Zombie. Check em all out! #catsploitation

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 22/09/2025

Witches from my short film Prurience Executed (currently in production). Part of my series of folk horror inspired short films.

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 15/09/2025

The fairies 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️ I'll be getting Polaroids and prints made with the same idea of raising additional funds to finish the short film that comes with producer and IMDb credits. Still photo taken and edited by me.

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 09/09/2025

Become an executive producer by purchasing this Polaroid 4-pack. The Polaroids will be signed by the cast, and you'll have your name in the opening credits of Prurience Executed ⚔️ And your name will be on IMDb! DM to purchase or email: blankvalleyfilm@gmail.com

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 08/09/2025

The films I'm currently shooting and have been posting about will be presented together as "Spirits of Transgression." A collection of folk horror inspired short films, scenes, and vignettes written/directed by me.

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 01/09/2025

Screenshot of RJ Castro from our film shoot this past Saturday ⚔️ This project was the first time working with RJ and I had him running, falling and tripping on the ground in the heat! Thanks man 👊🏼

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 28/08/2025

Satta and Sofia Siena ⚔️ A quick little screenshot while I was playing around with the color grading. Our 2nd day of filming is this weekend!

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 27/08/2025

Screen shot of Bridgette Barfield and Camille Rhodes from Prurience Executed ⚔️ One of the multiple short films that I'm writing, directing, and shooting that are within the folk horror genre.

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 25/08/2025

Photo from our first day of filming Prurience Executed! This is another folk horror short film, I'm writing and directing that will be put together in a collection. #folkhorror #diyhorror #diyfilmmaking #berkeley #eastbay #witch

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 19/08/2025

This past Saturday was a full day of shooting for one of my folk horror inspired short films, Fairy Rort! Here's a screen shot of a scene where I was playing around with the color grading. Actors: Julian Martinez and Antonio Vaca

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 22/07/2025

My short film, Wet Ingredients, won Best Prop (the cake) at the Long Beach Underground Film Festival! 🏆🍰🩸

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 08/07/2025

📸 Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma, CA

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 08/07/2025

Wet Ingredients has been selected for the 2025 SCUMDANCE Film Festival! 💀🍰🩸SCUMDANCE will take place on September 27 at the Lost Church in San Francisco, CA #scumdancefilmfestival #wetingredients #bubblegumhorror

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 18/04/2025

Good Friday 🙏🏽 Adriana (shriekmouth on IG) ⸸ Photo taken by me 📸 More photos from this shoot will appear in my zine, Cinema Schism Issue 7: The Films of Richard Baylor. Out later this spring!

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 17/04/2025

Holy Wednesday $†$ with Adriana. More photos will be in my underground film zine, Cinema Schism Issue 7: The Films of Richard Baylor.

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 14/04/2025

Holy week💲✝️💲Here's a shot of Adriana from our Jesus Hates You photo shoot. As you can see, I was inspired by these images of Richard Baylor in his short film, Jesus Hates You (1992). More photos will be in the zine.

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 13/04/2025

This shot of Françoise Blanchard from The Living Dead Girl (1982) by Jean Rollin inspired the final shot of the N e v e r S e e music video I shot & directed. 1st day of filming was 1 year ago today! Song by @gloomstone.bsky.social

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 09/04/2025

Cinema Schism Issue 1: The Films of Richard Kern is back in stock with brand new prints!

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 04/04/2025

Recent watch: Singapore Sling (1990) by Nikos Nikolaidis. BDSM arthouse noir with fantastic black and white cinematography that's carried by an unhinged, mentally grotesque performance by the lead actress, Meredyth Herold. Blu-ray released by @VinegarSyndrome

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 14/03/2025

fatalnightingale 🙂🔪🩸from our photoshoot homaging Richard Baylor's short film "Dead Love." Updates on the zine are on my IG. #cinemaschismzine #cinemaschism #zine #oakland #richardbaylor

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 13/03/2025

p1nkha1redb1tch from the Dum Dum photo shoot, homaging Richard Baylor's short film. More photos will be in my zine, Cinema Schism Issue 7. Updates on my IG. #cinemaschismzine #cinemaschism #zine #oakland #dumdum #richardbaylor #undergroundfilmzine #nonbinarymodel

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 20/02/2025

More recent watches, 3 fairytale, folk horror, supernatural films from Russia and Czechoslovakia. All 3 films released on blu-ray by @deafcrocodile.bsky.social Your enjoyment may vary depending on if you're interested in foreign folk tales, like I am.

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 07/02/2025

"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne" (1981) Sadly, I was disappointed with this one. The visuals weren't as interesting as the other two films, and the story and editing was choppy. Not in an artistic or dreamy way, either.

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 07/02/2025

Recent watches. All by Walerian Borowczyk and all released by Arrow Video "The Beast" (1975) #walerianborowczyk

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 01/02/2025

Stop and smell the 💊 💊 💊 Another shot from the My Funny Valentine photoshoot with Satta. Photos from the shoot will appear in Cinema Schism Issue 7: The Films of Richard Baylor. See pinned post on my Cinema Schism IG for submission info. #richardbaylor

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 29/01/2025

The digital version of Cinema Schism Issue 6: The Films of Charles Pinion is now available on Etsy! The digital version is expanded and all in color!

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 24/01/2025

A couple of edited photos from the My Funny Valentine photoshoot I did with Satta 🧷♥️ My homage to Richard Baylor's film (My FunnyValentine). More photos will be posted in the finished zine, Cinema Schism Issue 7.

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 21/01/2025

"Our World is Drowning and Going to Hell," so let's do this! CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! Cinema Schism Issue 7 will be covering and celebrating the short films of Richard Baylor 📼 More info on my Cinema Schism IG: instagram.com/cinema.schism/

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