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Aaron Romano

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They/Them. 30 something queer cat parent and horror obsessive. I sometimes write spooky things: WE CAN ALWAYS TELL and WYRD WEREWOLF WRANGLER. Featured in Grim & Gilded and the Headwaters Creative Arts Magazine.

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Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · 6d

Maturing is thinking the movie is scary and the book is boring at 12 then re-encountering both at 30 and realizing the movie is goofy and the book is terrifying.

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · 12d

I can't say I necessarily LIKE Zombie's work but I am definitely weirdly fascinated by it. It's not always good but it's always stylish. And, say what you will about his killer redneck movies, but Richard Brake is INCREDIBLE in 31 even if the rest of the movie isn't so great around him.

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In Praise of Shadows @praiseshadows.bsky.social · 13d

New video!

Critters | Anatomy of a Franchise
youtu.be/DNCZELsbguU

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Your daily John Waters screenshot @johnwatersbot.bsky.social · 20d

Connie Marble, you stand convicted of assholism.

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · 23d

Yeah I cried in every single scene of The Long Walk so fucking what

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Sep 9

(2 of 2) to the right. I feel like a lot of the puritans that plague modern pop culture (and the arts in general) are found in this specific community whereas we know that the puritanical posing of the Project 2025 crowd is in fact a mask for fascist hedonism - which of course is no less insidious.

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Sep 9

Oh absolutely. To clarify, when I say "people who identify as left," I don't mean the actual left. I more mean the "vote blue no matter who" centrists who are more about optics than progression and tell themselves they're good people because they vote Democrat even as they consistently cave (1 of 2)

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Sep 9

(2 of 2) bigotry and their own personal rape fantasies, with the genre itself providing the plausible deniabilty of "Oh but it's supposed to upset you." Though of course they forget it's also supposed to make you think and genuinely feel.

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Sep 9

Exactly! Think there's also a political element at play. I think a lot of people who identify with the left are afraid of true splatterpunk and transgressive art because at heart they're essentially afraid of transgression - allowing fringe-right weirdos to flood the genre with mindless (1 of 2)

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Sep 9

The bf and I were just talking about this, it seems so rare these days for transgressive art to actually, you know...transgress. I honestly don't think artists like Poppy Z. Brite and Dennis Cooper would get published if they were just starting out today.

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Sep 8

Love the movie, musical and book but honestly it's kind of an all around bad time

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Sep 8

Re-watched Cabaret (1972) and suddenly realized that Joel Grey's performance as the Emcee seriously delivered one of the most terrifying characters of 70s cinema.

A still of Joel Grey in character as The Emcee from the 1972 film adaptation of Cabaret. He is unnaturaly pale, wide eyed and grinning, dressed in a black suit and standing in front of red curtains.

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Sep 2

My God, I am crying. I had the incredible good fortune of discovering Ms. Yarbro's work last autumn and now she's one of my favorites. Farewell to one of the true greats. If you've never read her, do yourself a favor and look her up.

Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · Sep 2

Farewell, Quinn.
There was nobody like you.

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Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Sep 1

It's serving 1984 in this Carrabbas....

A photograph of a creepy sign in the entrance to a Carrabba's Italian Grill which reads: "I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold...service is joy."

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Aug 28

A perfect fairy ring outside my apartment 💙

A photograph of a naturally occurring perfect circle of white mushrooms on a green lawn...like a clumsy van Eyck, the shadow of the photographer appears in the bottom left hand corner.

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Aug 12

Post one of the most haunting shots in movie history from a film made before the year 2000

Still from Miloš Forman's 1984 classic Amadeus depicting Tom Hulce in character as Mozart on his death bed unwittingly apologizing and proclaiming eternal friendship to the man who destroyed him.

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Your daily John Waters screenshot @johnwatersbot.bsky.social · Aug 11

Beatnik Pia serving up some reefer and offering her hair-ironing services.

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Aug 10

It's so weird to me that Barry Lyndon isn't more well known for it's humor. The the totally dry, urbane sarcasm of the narration absolutely kills me.

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Aug 10

Still the best movie De Palma's ever made.

The B-Movie Vault @thebmovievault.bsky.social · Aug 10

PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (1974)

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Aug 9

All About Eve (1950)
All About My Mother (1999)

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Jul 14

Let's Go!

Ten movies I'd like to see get the Criterion boutique treatment:

1. Amadeus
2. Bram Stoker's Dracula
3. Wild at Heart
4. Reform School Girls
5. The Shining (1980)
6. The Maltese Falcon
7. Joint Security Area
8. The Lady from Shanghai
9. Once Upon a Time in America
10. Mother (2009)

Trevor Henderson 🍉(commissions closed) @slimyswampghost.bsky.social · Jul 14

ten movies i'd like to see get the criterion boutique treatment

1. Johnny Guitar
2. Near Dark
3. Green Snake
4. Paperhouse
5. The Discarnates
6. Crime Wave (1985)
7. Gonin
8. The Shout
9. Symbol
10. The Devils

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Jul 11

A great watch for Wrath Month!

In Praise of Shadows @praiseshadows.bsky.social · Jul 11

New Video!

Sleepaway Camp | Anatomy of a Franchise

youtu.be/Jn-HnOJhXLU

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Jul 8

Ditto, I've always wanted to explore writing epic fantasy but have been personally intimidated for the same reason. I'm starting to think GRRM had the right idea in looking to history for plot inspiration.

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Jul 3

Yeah, I might have cackled in the store when I read it on the back of the case. Only turned a few heads though.

Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social · Jul 3

Just bought Criterion's recent release of Friedkin's Sorcerer and I about lost it when I saw they included this interview in the special features