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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

When the movie you planned to watch is only offered dubbed

horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I saw this and immediately scheduled at least one hopeful banger this weekend. I promise I wanted to like all of these movies and I’m not just hating to hate 😭

A screenshot of this user’s Letterboxd recent activity. The following films are shown in order from left to right:
Dagr (a poster featuring an outline of a man is distorted with the title in slender red font superimposed on it) scored 2 stars with comments
The Bayou (a poster featuring a worried white woman evading a giant alligator baring its teeth in a swamp. The title is in bold red and white font); scored 2 stars with comments
Trap House (a poster featuring a Black undercover police officer brandishing a gun as he is about to round a corner. On the other side of the corner is a white man, shirtless and jacked wearing an industrial grade mask and emanating a threatening and sweaty aura. The title is in bold red font at the top of the poster); scored 2 stars with comments
Mister Creep (a poster featuring the half face of a creepy clown covered in a blue tint hovering above a glowing tv covered in blood in the darn. The title is in slender light bluefin); scored 1.5 stars with comments

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I’m so mad at myself for trying to end 2025 like this. I have been craving a good found footage movie [that I haven’t already seen] and tried four different times before giving up 😭

Letterboxd last four movies rated. From left to right: Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story 5/10; Behind the Sightings 3/10; Seekers 2/10; The Black Water Vampire 4/10

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Fantastic Film 19: Fuck My Son! U.S. Premiere I knew what I was getting into but I never expected a film like this to be so outrageously bland and unfunny. The gross out gore is certainly repulsive and the practical effects are pretty solid but otherwise it just feels edgy for the sake of edgy.

Image from Fuck My Son! An elderly woman stands menacingly in a hallway holding a boiling tea kettle and smoking a cigarette

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 18: Vicious World Premiere A pedestrian supernatural horror film that wades around typical tropes without bringing much new to the table. Lacking clear direction for its protagonist and arbitrarily adding/removing/changing rules make it hard to root for. Fanning is good though.

Poster for Vicious. The title is in large slender red lettering in the top right middle corner. Dakota Fanning stares at the viewer in fear on the ground with an opened box next to her.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 17: Silent Night, Deadly Night World Premiere/Secret Screening A fun slasher that will piss off all the right people with who Billy targets, this remake builds plenty of goodwill with fun characters, gory kills, & good laughs. It’s not revolutionary but it’s delightful all the same.

Poster for Silent Night, Deadly Night. The film’s title is half in white and red in bold letters at the bottom of the page. A bloody axe is wrapped in brightly colored Christmas lights.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 16: Dawning World Premiere A dull, plodding trek through the woods, this arthouse horror attempts to deconstruct the slasher. Its treatise on the banality of death is interesting enough if the pacing wasn’t as punishing. Every time I thought it ended it came back w/ more [derogatory]

Dawning poster. The film’s title is in bold red lettering in the center of the poster in its original Norwegian. The rest is black and white with three women laying down in different scenes staring up at the sky.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 15: The Restoration at Grayson Manor World Premiere Mixing camp, queerness, and melodrama, this indie horror has so many cool things going on. Colorful characters, vicious dialogue, and a gleeful penchant for violence make this so fun. Chris Colfer & Alice Krige are gloriously evil.

Poster for The Restoration at Grayson Manor. Actor Chris Colfer stares judgmentally off to the side. His face is awash in warm technicolor reds and purples. The film’s title is in solid white lettering at the bottom of the page.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 14: Crazy Old Lady World Premiere Crazy Old Lady is hagsploitation without the exploitative elements. Captivating dialogue subverts the static nature of its largely single location story. Carmen Maura is so damn good in this. She manages to evoke fear and sympathy effortlessly!

Poster for Crazy Old Lady. The film’s title is in its original Spanish and is in bold pale yellow letters. The titular woman is seen wearing a red dress and carrying a turkey carver. Her face is slightly scratched out and blood splatters the page’s black background.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 13: The Holy Boy International Premiere A deeply emotional and unsettling examination of faith, suffering, and queerness in a small town using bold imagery. The Holy Boy poses fascinating questions and crafts compelling characters against a slow boil into madness. Loved it obviously.

Poster for The Holy Boy. The film’s title is in slender red letters in its original Italian language. Against a white backdrop that slowly transforms into a scenic view of the mountains, a singular boy in white robes stands alone amongst dozens of bodies staring away from the viewer.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 12: Don’t Leave the Kids Alone U.S. Premiere Great depiction of bickering brothers making the most annoying decisions [complimentary]. I had a lot of fun with this one. Tense, claustrophobic, and harrowing, this is such a fun, shocking movie. Loved the two competing stories.

Don’t Leave the Kids Alone poster. The title is in large, bold white letters and takes up the majority of the poster. Various scenes from the movie are included including two siblings fighting while looking scared at an unseen force, a mother holding a telephone worried, and a sinister silhouette of a dog staring imposingly at the viewer. The poster is awash in a bright and light blue tint.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 11: Black Phone 2 World Premiere Creative, scary, and emotional as hell, Black Phone 2 is a worthy follow up to the supernatural slasher. Great performances, captivating storytelling, and emotionally resonant themes make this sequel hard to discount. I cried three times & during Q&A.

Poster for Black Phone 2. The title is in slender black lettering at the bottom of the poster set against a backdrop of snow. The iconic mask of the Grabber lay half buried in the snow.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 10: Haunted Heist World Premiere The first act is GREAT. Very funny with playful character dynamics. Once the ghosts are introduced, however, the action gradually slows and the film meanders quite a bit. The cast is great and the production values are there though!

Still from Haunted Heist. The core four characters of the film, three men and one woman, stare in shock, fear, and disbelief off in the distance. They are all dressed in various sweaters/pull ups of muted colors and the background is of wood paneling.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 9: Beast of War North American Premiere Mark Coles Smith the man that you ARE! More films with him leading please. A confident shark war horror film, Beast of War easily makes the top list for best shark films of the new millennium. Fun, intense, & just a lil sexy, it’s a grand time.

Beast of War poster. The film’s title is in bold white letter against a dull blue/gray backdrop. A beautiful man lays down on a makeshift raft as a Japanese fighter plane shoots at him and a terrifying shark comes out of the water to attack. There is a slight bloody tint to the water in the left hand corner.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 8: A Useful Ghost U.S. Premiere A brilliant examination on how capitalism crushes your dreams and uses those with good intentions, this whimsical Thai supernatural comedy is gloriously queer and fun while still tackling important issues. Need to spend 10+ movies in this universe pls

Poster for A Useful Ghost. The title is in slender pale yellow lettering against a colorful background of blues and pinks. Various items from the film are depicted including a vacuum cleaner, a city scape, and various characters holding objects like guns, cleaning supplies, and umbrellas. The main ghost character stares vacantly in an iconic blue dress off to the side.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 7: V/H/S/Halloween World Premiere Seeing these films every year is the best tradition at the fest. It’s not my favorite V/H/S film but it’s absolutely solid. Lots of fun and creativity in these shorts. The scariest segment is “Home Haunt” while the most creative is “Fun Size.”

V/H/S/Halloween poster. The film’s title is centered in bold red lettering. The directors are listed in smaller white lettering below it. All of this is at against a cool blue background with an orange bucket spilling out various candy.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 6: Night Patrol World Premiere Intense, timely, and so well made, Night Patrol is a damn good time. Deeply upsetting yet action packed, there’s a lot to the story’s mythology that feels both powerful and unique to the sub-genre this one occupies. Great performances and effects here!

Poster for Night Patrol. A giant skull with pronounced teeth looms over a black backdrop. Inside the skull the scene of the silhouette of a person with their hands up is shown with two silhouettes holding guns. The title is in bold red letters at the bottom of the poster.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 5: A Woman Called Mother World Premiere A slow burn, this is Indonesian horror is an intense, emotional ride. Production elements that punch above its weight, great scares, and fantastic performances, specifically from the actress who plays the mother, make this a must watch.

The film’s title is in long, slender red letters in its original Indonesian title. A mother, daughter, and son sit at a dinner table. The children face each other, side eying their mother with worry. The mother faces away from the viewers and directly into a mirror that shows a devilish smile on her face. All of this is set against a dark pallet of grays and blues in their home.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 4: The Cramps: A Period Piece World Premiere A delightful period film [double entendre] that deeply understands its vision and influences. Fantastic design elements, snappy dialogue, great fashion, and an important story make this debut feature endearing and exciting all the same.

A retro poster for The Cramps: A Period Piece. The title is in bold red lettering against a yellow backdrop. The central figure is the legs of a woman in a vintage dress with blood flowing down her right leg.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 3: The Curse World Premiere A familiar film steeped in East Asian horror conventions, The Curse is a mixed bag of scares & laughs. The idea is interesting enough before getting marred by the film’s inability to stick its landing. Loved the villain but hated how everyone lacks agency.

Poster for The Curse. A variety of dirty mirrors are seen, some feature various characters from the movie including a frightening young woman staring at the mirror and a sinister and imposing ghostly woman in a red dress. The film’s title is in slender red letter in the bottom right hand corner.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 2: Crushed North American Premiere What a downer. A meandering and muddled narrative obscures the various important themes of sex trafficking, animal abuse, apostasy, and the exploitation of the Global South. It may not tie these together well but it is very upsetting to its credit.

Poster for Crushed. A couple stand inside a giant closed cat carrier staring blankly at the viewer. A little girl in a schoolgirl outfit stares slightly to the side looking worried at a camera directly in front of the carrier, an adorable orange kitten mirrors her on the opposite side. All of this is against a bright yellow background. The title is in bright bold red lettering.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Fantastic Film 1: Primate World Premiere Primate is a gloriously fun killer chimpanzee movie that gets down to the good stuff rather quickly. Gnarly kills, fun set pieces, and excellent practical effects make this creature feature one to look out for. A great way to start the fest for sure.

Primate movie poster uses bold black lettering for the title. Against a bright red background, a mysterious chimp stares at the viewer imposingly.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Starting my Fantastic Fest watch thread about late [halfway through] but determined to catch up because these films truly live up to the festival’s name.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

If you see this, post something ICE that doesn’t fucking suck.

Picture of the Pokémon, Regice. Regice is a golem made entirely of ice crystals in various formations. 7 yellow dots adorn its front while dagger like icicles protrude from its back.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Starting a thread for mini reviews for Panic Fest virtual! Excited to attend again this year and I hope I can watch everything I want to around my various commitments 🥹🫶🏼

Banner for Panic Fest. Title of the fest is written in bold acid green lettering, the words “Always//Watching” lie above in thin white font and “Horror Sci-fi Thriller” below. A mutant purple cat head with three eyes with X’s in them boarded by acid green eyelids are prominent. Its purple hair, thin whiskers, and white inner ears are also prominent features. There are waves of black, green, and purple on the left side of the banner and a grainy black background finishes the center and right side of the banner.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

SXSW Film 15: Touch Me Texas Premiere A truly bonkers midnight movie with bizarre characters, a mesmerizing aesthetic, and great comedy, Touch Me is bound to be divisive. It manages to expound on a variety of heavy topics without losing its comedic edge or interesting story. Plus tentacle sex!

Temporary poster for the film Touch Me. The title is in bold white font against a plain black background.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

SXSW Film 14: The Astronaut World Premiere Toying with elements of psychological/body horror, The Astronaut takes a sharp turn into absurdity with a third act twist that makes or breaks the film for viewers. Forgettable characters & passable performances make the unevenness even more noticeable.

Photo from the film The Astronaut. The main character played by Kate Mara looks cautiously around a corner in a dimly blue lit industrial kitchen. She is wearing a white sleep suit with a NASA patch.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

SXSW Film 13: 40 Acres U.S. Premiere A taut dystopian action horror with excellent tension, 40 Acres balances character drama & thrills seamlessly. Some hard-to-ignore plot armor aside, it works because of its fresh commentary on Black survival in an inhospitable world & great lead performances.

Poster for 40 Acres with the font in bold white letters. A woman in agree t shirt looks through a field of wheat.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

SXSW Film 12: Ash World Premiere Ash is difficult for me to fairly rate because I have such a soft spot for deep space sci-fi horror. I'm thoroughly impressed with its stunning visuals, excellent set design, gripping score, & action sequences, however, its story/characters are diabolically weak.

Poster for film Ash. The title is vertical in the center of the poster in stylized slender black font. Six astronauts can be seen on an alien planet, small in size eclipsed by the dazzling pink sky above them and the purple ground beneath them.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Missing a SXSW screening of Dead Lover because my cat ate something he shouldn’t have [still don’t know what, but so far the vet says he otherwise seems fine] and he threw it up earlier. Anyway,,,, I’m at the emergency vet so here’s Phantom acting like I’M the bad guy for dragging him here 🙄

Picture of kitten with white fur with bits of grey and grown mixed in. He is in a cat carrier and looking at the camera with his head tilted in a cute manner. He wears a red plaid bow tie.

Picture of kitten with white fur with bits of grey and grown mixed in. He is in a cat carrier and looking at the camera with his head looking up in a cute manner. He wears a red plaid bow tie.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

SXSW Film 11: It Ends World Premiere A pared down hangout horror, It Ends is a coming-of-age story packaged within a supernatural thriller thoughtful in its young adult dynamics. What happens when the direction of life takes an unforgiving, pointless, and boring turn? Do you press on or give up?

A screen grab from the YouTube trailer for It Ends. The title is in bold white font with the words trailer in the bottom left corner of the screen. Three characters from the film look ominously out of a white grand jeep cherokee out into the woods. It is bright outside and the characters are dressed in causal clothes.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

SXSW Film 10: The Home World Premiere A mostly fine horror film that dives into interesting ideas on finding closure in the impending death of loved ones & comfort in the absence of those who caused trauma. Not particularly scary, employing cheap jump scares over atmosphere, but interesting enough.

Poster for the film The Home. The title is in bold, white font. A woman’s face is obscured by several aged hands holding her down, her eye can be seen indicating panic. All of this happens against a black backdrop.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

SXSW Film 9: Descendent World Premiere A powerful meditation on fatherhood, this sci-fi horror captures the vulenrable side of masculinity that neither blames nor absolves men of responsibility for their mental health. It unsettles more than scares; the big payoff isn't in fear but its heartache.

Poster for the film Descendent, the title is in slender white font at the bottom of the poster. A foreboding eye stars at the viewer, it looks rather alien. Inside the eye is a scene where the silhouette of the main character looks up at the sky as a bright white beam of light passes through. The night is starry blue and green, the town is dark and slightly red, as if it is twilight.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

SXSW Film 8: Clown in a Cornfield World Premiere A fun, breezy slasher that opines on the decline of small town America and the push/pull of the generational divide that fuels it. Great kills, hilarious one-liners, & a nice twist on the slasher setup makes this an easy rec, can't wait for a sequel!

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

SXSW Film 7: Drop World Premiere Ridiculously dumb fun that executes its concept exactly how it should. Fun, if mostly empty, characters, breathless tension, and a remarkable sense of comic timing make this a great date movie. If you can get past the silliness it will deliver.

Poster for film Drop with the title in old, white font. A woman looks terrified at a phone against a red background.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

SXSW Film 6: The Surrender World Premiere While it doesn’t do much new, The Surrender is a confident, well-made indie horror that revels in its unsettling imagery and haunting atmosphere. Strong performances help bolster the familiar characters and story enough to make it worth a watch.

Poster for the film The Surrender. The title is written in thin red font. The daughter and mother of the film are each wearing yellow frocks that merge in the middle, much like their red hair. Braids of hair lock the duo together. In the background, the chalk circle and candles of their ritual can be seen.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

SXSW Film 5: We Bury the Dead International Premiere A harrowing take on the zombie subgenre that focuses on the gnawing feeling that a lack of closure following heartbreak brings. Hauntingly human, the undead range in their behavior, its ensuing unpredictability bests traditional zombie scares.

Poster for the film We Bury the Dead, the title is in a bold yellow font. Awash in a red filter, Daisy Ridley’s character Ava carries an axe with slight hesitation with resolve in her eyes.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

SXSW Film 4: Redux Redux World Premiere Concept alone sold me on this & the execution absolutely lives up to it. A spell-binding, grounded sci-fi horror film that is as action-packed as it is affecting. Strong characters, performances, & worldbuilding help bring the tale of grief & revenge to life.

Poster for Redux Redux. The title is presented in a bold tan font with the first word reading normally and the second word mirroring it. Mountains are in the background of a woman setting fire to a man tied to a chair. The man is lying on the desert ground as the flames overtake him.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

SXSW Film 3: Mermaid World Premiere Mermaid loses steam after its admittedly quirky and compelling first act. Its dry humor and stagnant sense of urgency in relation to its story and characters make it drag. The creature effects are top notch though, wish there was more of a highlight there.

Poster for the film Mermaid. It features the title ‘Mermaid’ in bold, blue font against a black backdrop, the M is slightly curly.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

SXSW Film 2: Together Texas Premiere A fantastic slice of sci-fi body horror that leans into its campier elements. What appears to be surface level commentary on the pitfalls of relationships turns into a celebration of the beauty/horror of how relationships change you, for worse or for better.

Allison Brie and David Franco playing characters Millie and Tim in the film Together. Millie and Tim are both in kitchen staring down toward the camera staring at something terrifying but unseen.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

SXSW Film 1: Hallow Road World Premiere A twisty psychological horror w/ a splash of one of my favorite subgenres (can't share without spoiling). Rosamund Pike & Matthew Rhys are excellent as parents who will do anything to protect their child. A solid moral parable in an age of snowplow parenting.

Poster for film Hallow Road. The words Hallow Road are written in bold white font against a black background, the silhouettes of tree branches weave in and out of the words.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Starting a thread for all my South by Southwest thoughts on film this year. There are 21 films I’d love to see but realistically with a wristband I’m hoping for at least 4-5. Can’t wait to share my thoughts with y’all 🥰

Banner for South by Southwest 2025. An artistic rendering of Austin Texas is drawn including symbols such as an armadillo, stairs ascending to an unknown floor, a horseshoe, a star, a skyline, and a bridge.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Decided that as of today I am getting out of my slump and resuming posting my reviews. I’m going to start by dropping my all my coverage from last year’s Fantastic Fest in this thread.

Fantastic Fest 2024 banner featuring a cute lil mascot called Chingu wearing clown attire.

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

My new Vinegar Syndrome stack just arrived 😌

The headless torso of a shirtless twunk takes a picture using an iPhone 15 with a navy blue case of a stack of blu-rays placed atop a wooden surface with a mirror behind them. Titles include [from top of the stack to the bottom]: The Sadness (2021), The Coffee Table (2023), Carnage for Christmas (2024), The Sacrifice Game (2023), Saloum (2022), Disembodied (1998), Influencer (2023), and Attachment (2023).

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horror2themax.bsky.social @horror2themax.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Got all my tickets lined up for film festivals this year. See you soon Fantastic, Panic, and South by Southwest Film Fests 😌

A collage of screenshots from email order confirmations for Fantastic Film Fest, Panic Film Fest, and South by Southwest Film Fest

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