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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My crime thriller CAVEGIRLS will have its South Carolina premiere at the South Carolina Underground Film Festival at The Nickelodeon on Friday, Nov. 6 at 9:15 P.M. Join us! www.sc-uff.org

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What happens if you fart, burp, sneeze, yawn and cough at the same time? FURPEEZENOUGH is a selection of the Babylon Fest Spooktacular Horror Film Festival at The Babylon Kino, Oct. 2 & 3.

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A recluse virtual DJ and his obsessive listener are pulled together by an eerie radio signal—both yearning for a connection they can’t describe. AM/FM is a selection of Babylon Fest Spooktacular Horror Film Festival at The Babylon Kino, Oct. 2 & 3.

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Two forest rangers face extreme danger from an unknown creature. FORESTRANGER is a selection of the Babylon Fest Spooktacular Horror Film Festival at The Babylon Kino, Oct. 2 & 3.

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On New Years Eve 1999, an unwitting couple find themselves trapped in a deadly game against a supernatural killer who advertises himself through their T.V. CALL GHOST is a selection of the Babylon Fest Spooktacular Horror Film Festival, Oct. 2 & 3.

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

After unearthing the skeleton of a priest, a group of debaucherous youngsters are punished for their sins. THE SOUL SNATCHER is a selection of the Babylon Fest Spooktacular Horror Film Festival, Oct. 2 & 3 in Columbia, S.C.

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A screenwriter’s character manifests time, with each typewritten letter advancing the clock one minute closer to an encircling deadline. A CLOCKWRITER is a selection of the Babylon Fest Spooktacular Horror Film Festival, Oct. 2 & 3 in Columbia, S.C.

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

To avoid a simple trip to the store for milk, a man turns to his neighbors for help and inadvertently uncovers a terrifying truth about the world around him. Silas Rowland's OUT OF MILK is a selection of the Babylon Fest Spooktacular, Oct. 2 & 3 in Columbia, S.C. www.facebook.com/events/14002...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Submissions are open for the Babylon Fest Spooktacular, our annual horror film festival at The Babylon Kino. Send us your best horror shorts and features! filmfreeway.com/BabylonFest

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Mother and son hit the road west, stopping at diners, motels and hot springs along the way in a lovely little road trip movie that premiered at Sundance. HOT WATER is an official selection of the Babylon Film Fest, June 5-7. www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

A mute make-up artist working on a slasher movie being shot in Moscow is locked in the studio after hours. While there, she witnesses a brutal murder. MUTE WITNESS plays at the Babylon Fest in Columbia, S.C., June 5-7.

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

A multi-part postmodern epic by visionary auteur Louise Weard, CASTRATION MOVIE VOL. III is an official selection of the Babylon Film Fest, June 5-7. www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

CABARRUS offers a glimpse in to the life of a struggling family in North Carolina. It's an official selection of the Babylon Film Fest, June 5-7 in sunny Columbia, S.C. Join us! www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE's latest review: "An enjoyable watch with a protagonist who is unlikable but you still want to root for her because she's not a bad person." letterboxd.com/ldnff/film/a... Big news soon on AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE!

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Stranded in the wilderness and chained to a dead man, an escaped convict loses his grip on reality as he obsesses over the image of a woman he's never met. See THE TRACKS at the Babylon Film Fest, June 5-7. www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

A science fiction writer is gifted with the ability to materialize his thoughts and inadvertently brings a group of aliens to Earth. VISITORS FROM THE ARKANA GALAXY is a bonkers Eastern Bloc sci-fi from the Soviet era. Join us Saturday at 8:00 P.M. www.facebook.com/share/14azjj...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

A math professor, rejected over and over again for publication, finds herself supplanted by her genius level teaching assistant, and resorts to drastic measures to re-assert her authority. THE SOLUTION is a selection of the Babylon Film Fest, June 5-7. www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

A man moves through a series of strange moments over the course of a week. PAPER ANIMAL is the 15th short film by Jacob Benedetti, a favorite of the Babylon Film Fest. See PAPER ANIMAL at our fest June 5-7. www.facebook.com/share/14e2S9...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

IN ERIN TURNS 30, two women celebrate a birthday by going "randonauting." Following an app to a truly random location. That's where it gets very weird and spooky. An official selection of the Babylon Film Fest, June 5-7 in Columbia, S.C. www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

In the short film WOLF TICKET, a man purchases the secret to success: a ticket that turns the buyer into a werewolf. WOLF TICKET is an official selection of the Babylon Film Fest at The Babylon Kino in Columbia, S.C., June 5-7. buytickets.at/thebabylonki...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The kino's youngest kaiju expert Beckett is back with a new screening. In AGON, a truck carrying uranium falls off a cliff into the ocean, awakening a giant monster that wreaks havoc on Japan. Join us Saturday! www.facebook.com/events/11004...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

"Caylin Sams is great, the direction is confident, most of the sparse humor really lands and it never feels like it’s wasting anyone’s time. ... Sometimes, you give the right film a chance." themeritsofsin.blogspot.com/2026/04/left... LEFT ONE ALIVE is on Tubi. tubitv.com/movies/10004...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

A fun little festival for fun little movies. The Babylon Fest lives at The Babylon Kino: Columbia, South Carolina's space for independent movies. Give us your best short films and features; we'll give you an audience with more enthusiasm than good sense. filmfreeway.com/BabylonFest

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

"I am not a big fan of the slasher genre, so my review reflects that. However, I suspect that fans of the genre will find much to enjoy here. There are a couple gory kills highlighted by some fun practical effects. ... Recommended for slasher fans." www.imdb.com/title/tt3936...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Five doctor friends go hiking in the wilderness where they are stalked and terrorized by an unseen killer. Join us Saturday night for RITUALS. Presented by B-movie expert A.C. Nicholas. www.facebook.com/share/1Am4tr...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Dread Central has the AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE teaser! www.dreadcentral.com/news/560692/... "With AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE, [John Valley] leans into psychological horror, delivering a modern riff on proto-slasher touchstones like PSYCHO and BLACK CHRISTMAS." We premiere March 14 at South By Southwest!

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

“Oh no, stranger. The dead come to me,” whispers Jesaja, the cat Guardian of the Dead in the skeleton-filled catacombs of director Michael Schaack’s brilliant animated feature about a grisly series of murders in a group of domestic cats. Join us Saturday. www.facebook.com/share/16fi2U...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Submissions are open for the second annual Babylon Fest film festival at The Babylon Kino in Columbia, S.C., June 5 & 6. Send us your weirdest underground movies! filmfreeway.com/BabylonFest

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

SXSW has announced screening details for John Valley's incredible new horror movie AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE! schedule.sxsw.com/films/2241463 In AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE, a troubled young woman moves into her childhood home -- right next to the world's worst neighbor. See you in Austin!

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Please to accept Paul Reyes’ thriller FRIED CHICKEN for the Babylon Fest smartphone movie contest. One more day to submit! Details here: filmfreeway.com/BabylonFest

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Please to accept Cameron Scussa’s BAD DAY TO BE A GOLF BALL for the Babylon Fest smartphone movie contest. Two more days to submit! Details here: filmfreeway.com/BabylonFest

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

MESSIAH OF EVIL is “an undervalued gem of American gothic filmmaking,” according to Slant. Join us Friday at 8:00 P.M. for this moody, beautiful—and largely unknown—horror movie brimming with color, liminal spaces and haunting images. www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Tickled to accept Ed Connolly's funny and weird THE ANCIENT RITUAL for The Babylon Kino's first annual film fest for movies strictly shot on phones. You've got 'til Jan. 31 to submit! filmfreeway.com/BabylonFest

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Out of an abundance of caution, we're postponing Saturday's screening of ESCAFLOWNE. Everyone stay warm ... and stay off the roads Saturday night. www.facebook.com/share/1DNPAP...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

I guess I kinda just read this every 10 years or so to sorta … reset.

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

2 years ago I began working with Austin director John Valley to develop AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE, a gritty & weird horror movie about the world's worst neighbor. We just found out: we got into South By Southwest, the Austin film fest! Can't wait to show you our movie. We premiere at @sxsw.com in March!

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Pleased to accept Vincent Patrick Massi's shot-on-a-phone short thriller HEADSPACE for The Babylon Kino's first smartphone film fest the first weekend of February. Shoot a short film under seven minutes on your phone and submit by Jan. 31. filmfreeway.com/BabylonFest

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

We're pleased to accept Kenny Freeman's HONEYS for The Babylon Kino's first smartphone short film fest! In HONEYS, a man recounts a vivid dream to his sleeping partner. You've got until Jan. 31 to shoot a short film on your phone! Keep it under seven minutes. filmfreeway.com/BabylonFest

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

"Pretty sure this is the worst watch of 2025," Obsessedcultfan writes at Letterboxd about WOODS WITCH. Is it really that bad? Find out for yourself. WOODS WITCH is on Tubi.

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Fuck ICE. Columbia, South Carolina.

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

ONIBABA is the most beautiful, and scariest, Japanese horror movie you’ve never seen. Join us for a special screening hosted by B-movie expert A.C. Nicholas. Saturday at 8:00 P.M. at The Babylon Kino. www.facebook.com/share/1Cy2NF...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

A client changed directions, so I'm available! I write about the war in Ukraine & the possible war over Taiwan. I produce videos & podcasts. Tech, political & operational angles. 25 years' experience, 10s of millions of views. Anyone need readable war content? david.t.axe at gmail.

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

"I REALLY LOVE THIS CONCEPT and I always wonder after every slasher/monster movie, 'What's the fallout/aftermath look like?' so I love that this movie does it." -- AisDareth @ Letterboxd. LEFT ONE ALIVE is on Tubi.

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

In THE TUNNEL, a journalist and crew investigate a government cover-up in abandoned Sydney train tunnels, where the story becomes clear: something is hunting them. Join us Friday at The Babylon Kino! www.facebook.com/share/1BBtzD...

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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

"You seem to be perfectly lovely people; please try to make good films instead of bad ones in [the] future." -- Lou @ Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/maranax/film... Dear Lou, LOL, no. Regards, The lovely people behind the silly little Beowulf movie BAE WOLF www.flixfling.com/movie/30193/...

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