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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 6h

Visual inspirations & mood board for my vampiric music video NeverSee that I made back in 2024. 🩸 Films: The Living Dead Girl (1982) dir. Jean Rollin Nosferatu (1922) dir. F.W. Murnau Possession (1981) dir. Andrzej Żuławski The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) dir. Osgood Perkins youtu.be/mAzqxSU4gII

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N e v e r S e e Visual and Mood Influences

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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 · 18/09/2026

Fairy Feast! New short film out today on YouTube! Starring Satta (from Wet Ingredients and OnlyFangs). Like Wet Ingredients, it's a silent short film. This one was inspired by 90s music videos like Today by the Smashing Pumpkins and Loser by Beck. youtu.be/AnzwFtA3sP4

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Fairy Feast (2026) | Silent Short Film | 90s Grunge | Fairy

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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 · 01/09/2026

Trailer for my new short film, Wyppyd, starring Mistress Angel Severin is on my Patreon! Subscribe at the Producer or Executive Producer tiers and get your name in the credits and early access to watch the film! www.patreon.com/BlankValleyF...

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Wyppyd - Trailer | Blank Valley Film

Early on Patreon! The trailer to my new short film, Wyppyd. This film will be coming to Patreon as early access this month! If you want your

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 29/08/2026

My short film, Prurience Executied, screens today in San Francisco at the Scumdance Film Festival! I'll be there! scum.dance

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Scumdance Film Festival

The official website of the Scum Dance Film Festival!

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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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restrictfilm.bsky.social @restrictfilm.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

TICKETS ARE LIVE FOR RE/STRICT FILM FESTIVAL October 3rd at Planet Ant Theatre, Hamtramck, MI. Short films from around the world. Live performance art. A panel of activists from across the globe discussing censorship. AND MORE! We sold out last year, so get your tickets early.

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 13/08/2026

I added my new short film to Letterboxd. Check out the first review of Heretical Girls! To have my project and my name be mentioned along with Richard Kern, Nick Zedd, Lydia Lunch and Beth B is crazy and I don't feel worthy of it, but thank you, man! letterboxd.com/mcoradio/fil...

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A review of Heretical Girls (2026)

HERETICAL GIRLS dir. Matthew Ragsdale Note: This film was reviewed as Super Typhoon Dolphin (Typhoon #13) passed through Okinawa, Japan. GOOD STUFF! Somebody hand this kid a Bolex and a restraining or...

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 12/08/2026

Currently, only available to watch through early access by purchasing Heretical Girls merch on Etsy or Ko-fi. www.etsy.com/shop/BlankVa...

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BlankValleyFilm - Etsy

Shop DIY Film and Zines by BlankValleyFilm located in Livermore, California.

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 12/08/2026

Trailer for my new short film, Heretical Girls! Inspired the no wave film movement of the 80s/90s. 11 scenes of folk depravity and foul ecstasy! Featuring music by multiple underground/noise/experimental artists including @maladaptionfloor0.bsky.social youtu.be/QoMDZNV9Qj8

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Heretical Girls (2026) | Trailer | Underground Film

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 08/08/2026

To celebrate International Cat Day, we’re counting off twenty beloved cats and kittens from movie history, from animated Disney icons to purr-fect pals from global arthouse hits. boxd.it/3iA

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

I specifically wanted to make this poster colorful. I was inspired by pop art/Andy Warhol. But what's fucking crazy is that I wanted to post the artwork right away on a random day and then I find out that today is Andy Warhol's birthday! That's some Kismet shit, right?

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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 · 14/07/2026

My witchy short film, Prurience Executed, is screening this Sat at the Long Beach Underground Film Festival! Thank you to the film fest and every single person involved in the project 🙏🏽 Hopefully, next year, I can be there in person. Tickets: lbuff2026.eventive.org/films/69f8cd...

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LBUFF 2026

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

***SALE*** @arrowvideo.bsky.social has launched their annual #CampArrow #Sale! Titles up to 50% off now. Sale live 1st – 20th July 2026 UK: www.arrowfilms.com/c/campaigns/... US: www.arrowvideo.com/c/campaigns/... #BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #Arrow #ArrowVideo

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 29/06/2026

The official trailer for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe and Lily-Rose Depp is here 👀 🐺 In theaters December 25. Add to your watchlist ➡️ boxd.it/SC72

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 16/06/2026

Hi! I sent you an email through Bandcamp wondering if you received it? I was hoping to get permission to use one of your songs for my short film. my email: blankvalleyfilm@gmail.com thanks!

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 20/05/2026

"She's dead - wrapped in plastic." Teaser 2 of my short film, Heretical Girls! www.youtube.com/shorts/oqyjc...

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teaser 2 for Heretical Girls #folkhorror #heretic #goth

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FANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

An uncut 4K release of Ken Russell's notoriously controversial historical horror THE DEVILS might not be a pipe dream for much longer.

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Did We Just Get One Step Closer To THE DEVILS On 4K?

An uncut 4K release of Ken Russell's notoriously controversial historical horror THE DEVILS might not be a pipe dream for much longer.

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 27/04/2026

Fundraising for my short film, Heretical Girls, starts now! It'll be a series of unconnected scenes/vignettes showcasing all kinds of folk depravity! Gothic/folk horror aesthetics mixed w/underground grit! Inspired by Submit to Me by Richard Kern. tinyurl.com/bd53dhhv

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 20/04/2026

With John Boorman’s singular prison break picture Point Blank ﬁnally getting its due courtesy of Criterion, Gayle Sequeira unpacks the deep impact of an outlier: from Memento to John Wick and everything inbetween. Read the full story on Journal: boxd.it/360

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Matthew Ragsdale @blankvalleyfilm.com · 03/04/2026

Good Friday ⸸ Here's the trailer for my gothic short film, Osculum Infame: The Shameful Kiss | Now available for digital download on my Blank Valley Film Etsy and Ko-fi shops! Thank you to the cast, everyone who helped with making the film and to our producers! youtu.be/gVMKG3JM2wQ

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Osculum Infame: The Shameful Kiss | Official Trailer | Gothic Horror Short Film

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BLUSH San Francisco PornFilmFestival @blushfilmfest.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🎥 Submissions now open! filmfreeway.com/sfpff

BLUSH San Francisco P Film Festival - submissions now open! Make us blush (wink)

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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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Deaf Crocodile @deafcrocodile.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Deaf Crocodile Flash sale is now LIVE! 50% MSRP on standard and Deluxe editions, new merch, signed Bill Plympton gear - check it out! And don't forget the DEFA Fairy Tales box! www.deafcrocodile.com #deafcrocodile #bluray #physicalmediaforever #flashsale #plymptoons #bluraycollection #defa

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

Get early access to the film and get your name in the credits by purchasing a signed print on my Etsy or Ko-fi shops! Producer credit perks will be removed soon. www.etsy.com/shop/BlankVa...

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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

Song playing over the credits is Hymenal Hymn by Velvet Vulva. velvetvulva.bandcamp.com/track/hymena...

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Hymenal Hymn, by Velvet Vulva

track by Velvet Vulva

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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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Folk 'n' Hell @folknhell.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

10 years on, Over the Garden Wall has lost none of its impact. #folkhorror, a Beast you barely see, harvest imagery that should feel cosy but absolutely doesn't & a sinister frog in a hat. All for the kids. Or was it? New blog: link.content360.io/6sealfe

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Jaq Quicksilver 🖤 Berlin PFF @jaqquicksilver.com · 25/02/2026

I am so proud to announce the *world premiere* of "The Boxer" at @@pffamsterdam.bsky.social THIS WEEKEND!!! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏴

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

⛧Mini-Polaroids and 5x7 cardstock prints of the poster for sale! ⛧ Each option will get you a digital download of the short film. And you'll get your name in the opening credits! www.etsy.com/shop/BlankVa...

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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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