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#MutantActionNow 💥 See you tonight at LOST LIZARD VIDEO in Lawrenceville for our dead media presentation of ACCION MUTANTE (1993). Presented on PAL VHS from the original 1994 UK release. 📼 🎟️ : www.eventbrite.com/e/subcinema-...

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

#OTD 📆 WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE (1994) slept its way into local Pittsburgh theaters. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 10/14/1994. 📽️ 🗞️

Newspaper ad for WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE (1994). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 10/14/1994.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Frank Grow's LOVE GOD (1997) screened at the 1997 Three Rivers Film Festival. A surreal shot-on-video monster-horror-comedy, the film remains unreleased due to music rights issues, but is available on the director's YouTube page. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 10/31/1997. 📽️ 🗞️ 📺 : youtu.be/BRYJzydgh78?...

LOVE GOD (1997). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 10/31/1997.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

#MediaArchaeologyMonday 🔎 DEATH RACE - 1976 video game by arcade developer Exidy. Based on DEATH RACE 2000 (1975) but the company denied this. Created nationwide controversy when civic groups attacked the game for "facilitating violence in virtual form." 🕹️ 🌐 : www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/de...

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#OTD 📆 THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974) was released nationwide but didn't make its way to local Pittsburgh cinemas until January 1st, 1975. The Pittsburgh Press. 12/31/1974. 📽️ 🗞️

Newspaper Ad for THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974). The Pittsburgh Press. 12/31/1974.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Lively discussion taking place about WIZARDS (1977) over on the r/Weirdassmovies subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/Weirdassmo...

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Share a character that reminds you of yourself 🖤

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Will be filling in for the excellent Velda Von Minx from TRUNDLE MANOR, who unfortunately couldn't make it tonight but will be back to host more shows in the future. See you at 8PM. 🤘🧟🤘

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#OTD 📆 THREE O'CLOCK HIGH (1987) debuts in local Pittsburgh cinemas. Executive produced by Steven Spielberg, who removed his name from the credits. The Pittsburgh Press. 10/9/1987. 📽️ 🗞️

Newspaper Ad for THREE O'CLOCK HIGH. The Pittsburgh Press. 10/9/1987.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#OTD 📆 ACCION MUTANTE (1993) debuted at the Arts Cinema in Cambridge, England. Send in a postcard citing one of producer's Pedro Almodovar's earlier films and you'll win a free ACCION MUTANTE t-shirt. Cambridge Evening News. 10/8/1993. 👕 📽️ 🗞️

News release for ACCION MUTANTE (1993). Cambridge Evening News. 10/8/1993

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Make sure to join us this Saturday for Ed Wood's birthday bash over at LOST LIZARD VIDEO with a screening of NIGHT OF THE GHOULS (1959). 8PM in Lawrenceville. BYOB. 📼 🧟 🎂

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#OTD 📆 ED WOOD (1994) premieres in local Pittsburgh cinemas. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 10/7/1994. 📽️ 🗞️

Newspaper Ad for ED WOOD (1994). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 10/7/1994.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

KNIGHTRIDERS (1981) opened the first THREE RIVERS FILM FESTIVAL on June 4, 1982. Included is a cover story announcing the premiere and a schedule of films for the festival. 📽️ 🗞️

3 Rivers Festival Zooms In On Offbeat Films. The Pittsburgh Press. 4/11/1982.

Three Rivers Film Festival Schedule. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 6/4/1982.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Blog about George Orwell's ANIMAL FARM that I wrote at my old job for Banned Books Week 2021. It continues to be cited by students and researchers. It's something I'm really proud of. 🐖 🐴 🐓 #BannedBooksWeek2026 📚 🌐 : www.library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...

Still from the 1954 animated adaptation of ANIMAL FARM.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Moving forward all SUBCINEMA screenings will be FREE OF CHARGE to the public regardless of venue or economics. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 📽️ 📼 🍿 Andy P. Creator & Programmer SUBCINEMA ☢️

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's The #DayofDredd – post your ultimate Judge Dredd artist! 🎨 : Simon Bisley

JUDGEMENT ON GOTHAM. Art by Simon Bisley.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

EATING RAOUL (1982) chomped its way into the Squirrel Hill Theater in Pittsburgh on 1/28/1983. Included are two reviews: one negative from Ed Blank of The Pittsburgh Press and one positive from Marylynn Uricchio of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 🪓 🩸 💋

Newspaper Ad for EATING RAOUL (1982). The Pittsburgh Press. 1/28/1983.

EATING RAOUL a tasteless stab at satire. The Pittsburgh Press. 1/28/1983.

EATING RAOUL is a delicious satire. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1/28/1983.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN (1987) premieres in local Pittsburgh cinemas. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 4/10/1987. 💀 📽️ 🗞️

Newspaper Ad for EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN (1987). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 4/10/1987.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985) rose from the grave and entered local Pittsburgh cinemas on 8/16/1985. Included are two reviews: One positive from Ed Blank of The Pittsburgh Press and one negative from Barry Paris of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 🧟 🪦 📽️ 🗞️

Newspaper Ad for RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 8/16/1985.

RETURN a treat for the gore corps. The Pittsburgh Press. 8/16/1985.

RETURN OF LIVING DEAD should go back where it came from. 8/17/1985. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#OTD 📆 NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) premiered in downtown Pittsburgh on 10/1/1968 at the Fulton Theater, now the Byham Theater. Audiences were insured for up to $50,000 in the event of having a heart attack. 📽️ 🗞️ 🧟

Newspaper Ad for NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968). The Pittsburgh Press. 10/1/1968.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This OCTOBER on SUBCINEMA Presents SubStreamTV 24/7 ☢️ MUTANT MACHINES MAKE MURDER MAYHEM: The Transgressive Robotics of Survival Research Laboratories begins October 1st @ Midnight. RT: 68 MINS 🤖 💥 🩸 📺 : www.twitch.tv/substreamtv

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Glowing review for EL TOPO (1970) by Edward L. Blank, which played the Guild Theater in Squirrel Hill on Murray Avenue, now occupied by The Friendship Circle. The Pittsburgh Press. 4/6/1972.

"EL TOPO (1972) A Symbol-Laden Allegory with Fellini Touches." The Pittsburgh Press. 4/6/1972.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Held over for a 2nd smash week, suspected serial killer R.C. Horsch's THE EROTIC MEMOIRS OF A MALE CHAUVINIST PIG (1973) played the Art Cinema - now the Harris Theater - in Pittsburgh. Financed by notorious Philly mobster Sam "The Barber" La Russa, the film grossed over five million dollars. 📽️ 🗞️ 🐷 💰

Newspaper Ad for THE EROTIC MEMOIRS OF A MALE CHAUVINIST PIG (1971). The Pittsburgh Press. 1/23/1974.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#OTD 📅 TURKISH DELIGHT (1973) premiered on September 27 in the United States in 1974, but didn't make its way to the Shadyside Theater in Pittsburgh until January 1975. The Shadyside Theater closed a few months later on April 28, 1975. 📽️ 🗞️

Newspaper Ad for TURKISH DELIGHT (1973). The Pittsburgh Press. 1/31/1975.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Jack Sholder's THE HIDDEN (1987) slithers its way into local Pittsburgh cinemas. From the creators of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984). The Pittsburgh Press. 1/15/1988. 📽️ 🗞️

Newspaper Ad for THE HIDDEN (1987). The Pittsburgh Press. 1/15/1988.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#OTD PECKER (1998) debuted in Pittsburgh exclusively at the Squirrel Hill Theater. Now defunct and demolished. 📽️ 🍿

Newspaper Ad for PECKER (1998). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 9/25/1998.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Newsletter just dropped: zc.vg/tRTre?m=0 🗞️ MUTANT MACHINES MAKE MURDER MAYHEM: The Transgressive Robotics of Survival Research Laboratories begins October 1st @ Midnight on SUBCINEMA Presents SubStreamTV 24/7. 🤖 📺 : www.twitch.tv/substreamtv

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#OTD WARLOCK: THE ARMAGEDDON (1993) starring Julian Sands premiered in local Pittsburgh cinemas. 📽️ 🍿

WARLOCK: THE ARMAGEDDON (1993). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 9/24/1993.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986) debuted on this day in Chicago in 1986 - but due to distribution issues over its X rating - didn't make its Pittsburgh debut until May 1990 at the Three Rivers Film Festival. Glowing review by Ed Blank for The Pittsburgh Press. 5/31/1990. 📽️ 🗞️

'Henry: Portrait of a Killer' violent, but grabbing.' The Pittsburgh Press. 5/31/1990. https://www.newspapers.com/image/144579994/

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Stephen Sayadian's CAFE FLESH (1982) plays the Art Cinema in Pittsburgh, now known as the Harris Theater. 8/25/1982. 📽️ 🗞️

Newspaper ad for CAFE FLESH (1982). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 8/25/1982.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Pittsburgh Press article from 8/17/1989 on the latest craze of video magazines on VHS, including a look at Gorgon Video Magazine #1, which you can view here: youtu.be/GwNNDachOWw?... 📼

A Mini-Boom: More Video Magazines Hitting The Market. The Pittsburgh Press. 8/17/1989.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#OTD PATTY HEARST (1988) was released in local Pittsburgh cinemas. 📽️

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ad for PATTY HEARST (1988).

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Full feature by Eric Mankin about the video based multimedia company EZTV and their first independent production BLONDE DEATH (1984). Los Angeles Herald Examiner. 5/25/1984. @bleedingskull.bsky.social 📼

EZTV. An Outlet and Audience for Independent Video Filmmakers. Los Angeles Herald Examiner. 5/25/1984.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#BOTD 🎉 Cover story by Marylynn Uricchio on animator Chuck Jones' visit to CMOA. Pittsburgh Post Gazette. 1/25/1985. 🐰 🗞️

Chuck Jones embodies animation's golden age. Pittsburgh Post Gazette. 1/25/1985.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Full page spread by Rick Vanderknyff on the making of DR. CALIGARI (1989). Features interviews with director Steven Sayadian, writer Jerry Stahl, and producers Joseph F. Robertson and Gerald Steiner. The Los Angeles Times. 3/18/1990. 🎬 🗞️ @mondomacabro.bsky.social 📀

DR. CALIGARI Is Out of Cabinet and on Its Way. Los Angeles Times. 3/18/1990. Page 1.

DR. CALIGARI Is Out of Cabinet and on Its Way. Los Angeles Times. 3/18/1990. Page 2.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

And still smoked all your asses. 🖕🖕🖕

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Fuck all the pretty people on Friday, October 16th at LOST LIZARD VIDEO as we screen Alex de la Iglesia's feature debut ACCION MUTANTE (1993). Presented on PAL VHS. Projected on EIKI Video. FREE & BYOB. Donations welcome. #MutantActionNow 🧑‍🦽 💣 💥 🎟️ : www.eventbrite.com/e/subcinema-...

Flyer for SUBCINEMA Presents ACCION MUTANTE (1993). Screening at Lost Lizard Video on October 16th at 8PM in Lawrenceville.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Newspaper ad for the porno hit THE DIVINE OBSESSION (1976). Directed by TROMA's Lloyd Kaufman. Nominated for 8 Blue Oscar Awards. Great Falls Tribune. 12/18/1976. 🎬 🗞️ 🟠🟢🔵 : letterboxd.com/film/the-div...

Newspaper ad for THE DIVINE OBSESSION (1976). Great Falls Tribune. 12/18/1976

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#OTD 9/20/1985 Roberta Findlay's TENEMENT (1985) debuted as GAME OF SURVIVAL in local Pittsburgh cinemas. 📽️ 🍿 🎟️ 🟠🟢🔵 : letterboxd.com/film/tenement/

Pittsburgh Press advertisement for Roberta Findlay's TENEMENT (1985) under the title of GAME OF SURVIVAL. 9/20/1985.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Negative review for R.C. Horsch's EROTIC MEMOIRS OF A MALE CHAUVINIST PIG (1973). Philly Daily News. 1/24/1974. @inquirer.com 👇 🗞️

PIG Doesn't Do Philly Proud. Philadelphia Daily News. 1/24/1974.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Print ad from the 1/6/1985 edition of LA WEEKLY for JACKIE CHARGE, a stage play from the creators of CAFE FLESH (1982). Features Pittsburgh's own Fox Harris in the lead role. Harris is best known as the mad scientist J. Frank Parnell from REPO MAN (1984). 🎭 🌐 : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Har...

Original print ad for the stage play JACKIE CHARGE. Created by Jerry Stahl and Stephen Sayadian. Starring Fox Harris.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Philly Daily News feature from 4/26/71 detailing the art studio R.C Horsch ran with his partner John Butterworth, a local Philly cameraman. Gives you a glimpse into the sexual revolution of the 70s and its disregard for the safety of minors during that time. @inquirer.com 👇

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

And another before that. 1/08/85

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Here's another piece he wrote before the one above. 1/14/85.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Opinion piece by transgressive artist R.C. Horsch - written under his real name of Raymond C. Hoersch - for the Philly Daily News on 4/02/85 about how society should handle violent offenders. 🤯 States his occupation as an inmate representative for the PA Prison Society. @inquirer.com 👇

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

April 27, 1985 write-up on R.C. Horsch - under his real name of Raymond C. Hoersch - after his New Zealand fugitive bust. Learning that the Hoersch name has a strong history in in the Philly area. Wondering if that's why he kept getting light sentences for his crimes.

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Share a romantic horror film . . . NEAR DARK (1987)

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SUBCINEMA @subcinema.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In his 2014 podcast interview with @therialtoreport.bsky.social, R.C. Horsch claimed to fund his fugitive run to New Zealand by selling a self-published chemistry book on alcohol fuels through Popular Mechanics. You can read it here: journeytoforever.org/bflpics/AlcF... 🧪 📚

The Home and Farm Manual for the Production of Alcohol Fuels, Stephen W. Mathewson (pen name), 10-Speed Press, Berkeley, CA, First edition January 1, 1980, ISBN 978-0898150308

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