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Mary Beth McAndrews

@mbmcandrews.bsky.social

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EIC at Dread Central Director of Bystanders (out now on VOD) Cohost of the Scarred For Life podcast GALECA and OAFFC member Found footage defender Always searching for Mothman

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Mary Beth McAndrews @mbmcandrews.bsky.social · Feb 5

I was profiled in Variety for directing Bystanders!! So grateful for this interview and having space to talk about my experiences. Neat.

Also, that headline?? Iconic.

‘Bystanders’ Director Mary Beth McAndrews on the Power of Her Female-Directed Rape Revenge Film: ‘No More Male Gaze’

In "Bystanders," Abby (Brandi Botkin) is a young woman who visits a frat party with her friends, who are drugged, raped and chased by men.

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🎃 blayne 🎃 @ewhag.com · 17h

thank you to everyone who showed support for, shared, or bought this little ditty 🖤 it's just the beginning

🎃 blayne 🎃 @ewhag.com · 1d

happy birthday, bite back 🖤💚🖤

Blayne poses for a selfie of them biting the cover of a copy fo Bite Back: Poems while wearing black sunglasses and plastic vampire teeth. Fading green leaves crowd the background

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Mary Beth McAndrews @mbmcandrews.bsky.social · 3h

I appreciate you very much!! ❤️

Mary Beth McAndrews @mbmcandrews.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you so much Katelyn. I’m so glad to know you and to publish your work ❤️❤️

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Katelyn from the Black Lagoon @24thdoctor.bsky.social · 14h

I am constantly proud to know @mbmcandrews.bsky.social, one of my personal inspirations for keeping it going despite the horrors, and I’m honored to have a small home at the site for a column I care deeply for (soon to return). This is incredibly cool for MB and @dreadcentral.bsky.social both!

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Jay @notfunnyj.bsky.social · 15h

Major shout-out to @mbmcandrews.bsky.social being named in Variety's 2025 Horror Impact Report. Ya love to see people being recognized not only for their talent, but for using their platform to uplift underrepresented voices.

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Mary Beth McAndrews @mbmcandrews.bsky.social · 3d

There’s a found footage segment in Final Fantasy X????

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Robbie Banfitch @robbiebanfitch.bsky.social · 4d

Saint Paul, Minnesota 10/11
Eagles Club 9:30 pm
TriLingua Cinema
w/in-person Q&A
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🎃 Matthew Jack-o'-lantern 🎃 @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 14d

So, I had to unexpectedly drop $1600 on a major plumbing repair today. Whee!

Now would be a great time, if you're so inclined, to consider a monthly subscription to my newsletter!

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Or, perhaps, kick in a buck and get one of my short stories!

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Matthew Jackson and The Scares That Shaped Us

All Things Horror

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CNN @cnn.com · 7d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 6d

The apartments acted alone, pulling the adults and children out of them without anyone’s else’s participation

CNN @cnn.com · 7d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

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Mary Beth McAndrews @mbmcandrews.bsky.social · 8d

As a warning the shipping is A LOT because the seller is In Indonesia. But as someone who has purchased many of their shirts it is worth it!!

Mary Beth McAndrews @mbmcandrews.bsky.social · 8d

For the Red Rooms lovers out there, Creep Illusion is selling an INCREDIBLE shirt for 72 hours.

RED ROOMS "T-SHIRT" / 72 HOURS PREORDER

This is a PREORDER item, please allow up 3-4 weeks for printing. If you've ordered multiple items with a pre-order your entire order will not...

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 9d

Kinda really changes the whole vibe of Spider-Man swinging around NYC, doesn't it?

Mary Beth McAndrews @mbmcandrews.bsky.social · 9d

Hey so today I learned that spiders essentially have dick hands. The males cum from a set of shorter legs and insert it into what the internet tells me is called “the female’s genital pore”.

You’re welcome!

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SCREAM Drafts @screendrafts.bsky.social · 8d

We are recording the PARANORMAL ACTIVITY SUPER DRAFT with @daddydisco.bsky.social & @mbmcandrews.bsky.social NEXT WEEK!

7 films in the franchise. 7 spots on the list. Which installment should at the top? The bottom? THE MIDDLE?!

#SCREAMDraftsVIII

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ALT: a woman sits at a table in a kitchen with a ghost in the background and the time reads pm 10:13:54

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Mary Beth McAndrews @mbmcandrews.bsky.social · 9d

Oh goddddd

Mary Beth McAndrews @mbmcandrews.bsky.social · 9d

OUCH BUT INCREDIBLE

Mary Beth McAndrews @mbmcandrews.bsky.social · 9d

OK correction: they cum on a web and then pick it up to uh finish the deed?

I’m not sure if that’s better or worse.

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Pleasers & Punishers Podcast @pleaserspunishers.bsky.social · 9d

ALSO!

tomorrow's episode on Ms. 45 includes extensive discussion of and spoilers for Bystanders, so make sure you watch it beforehand!!!

@jamiealvey.bsky.social @mbmcandrews.bsky.social

Pleasers & Punishers Podcast @pleaserspunishers.bsky.social · 9d

One day left to listen to our episode on House before tomorrow's new episode drops!

Apple tinyurl.com/33h6srwh
Spotify tinyurl.com/5n7aa77t

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Rocctober Blood 🩸 T. Thompson 🤘💀 @roccotthompson.bsky.social · 11d

They need to do a viperous white woman academics Freddy vs. Jason

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Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 12d

The people that don’t disclose they got Covid at an event are the same people who’d hide a zombie bite from their friends. The people who’d laugh about that… eesh.

Anyway I have Covid! Me and about 20 other people I know of. If you were at Fantastic Fest this week, think about testing/isolating.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 12d

If you can help, please do. Pretty monstrous stuff here. Arrested at her scheduled green card meeting after having gotten married. We are in Hell.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-barba...

Donate to Help Barbara Fight for Her Future After ICE Detention, organized by Nikki Groton

Support Barbara’s fight to stay with her family and community!!!! … Nikki Groton needs your support for Help Barbara Fight for Her Future After ICE Detention

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Bill Wolkoff @billwearsties.bsky.social · 13d

Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 13d

NO ONE has replied yet. pls help signal boost, make someone’s day

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🎃 blayne 🎃 @ewhag.com · 14d

can't stress enough how important it is to circulate physical queer media as crackdowns on free speech and identity continue to close in 🖤 here's your opportunity to show solidarity

can't afford a copy? that's ok, too! @salonsinister.com is free first: static1.squarespace.com/static/67817...

🎃 blayne 🎃 @ewhag.com · 15d

*cackles* holy shit we did it and it's gorgeous 🖤💚

go get a copy and support all the devastatingly talented creators featured in it!

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