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C. Robert Cargill

@crobertcargill.bsky.social

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Lvl 50 Writer of Wrongs. SINISTER 1 & 2. DOCTOR STRANGE. THE BLACK PHONE 1 & 2. THE GORGE. V/H/S/85. SEA OF RUST. DAY ZERO. WE ARE WHERE THE NIGHTMARES GO. Six books, seven movies. Podcaster with JUNKFOOD CINEMA. Tio do Churrasco. Misfit toy.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · Nov 13

The most important thing in writing is to finish. A finished thing can be fixed. A finished thing can be published. A finished thing can be made into a movie.

An unfinished thing is just a dream. And dreams fade if you don't hold on tight enough.

So finish the thing.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 26m

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 27m

Jesus Christ! You took the wrong 79 year old!

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 30m

Aw, man. Keaton was legit one of the greats. The people I know who worked with her all have nothing but incredibly glowing things to say about her. Worked right up to the end. A real loss.

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 41m

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 1h

There's gotta be a German word for when you're stuck at home and the place you're jonesing for isn't accepting orders for online deliveries at this time.

This skeet brought to you by JUST PUSH THE GOD DAMNED BUTTON THAT SAYS YOU'RE ACCEPTING DELIVERIES I KNOW YOU'RE FUCKING OPEN GOD DAMNIT

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 1h

He has one of the most powerful and famous agents in the industry.

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FANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · 2h

FYI: Answer The Grabber's call with the official BLACK PHONE 2 retro rotary phone popcorn bucket.

Answer The Grabber’s Call With Official BLACK PHONE 2 Popcorn Bucket

Answer The Grabber's call with the official BLACK PHONE 2 retro rotary phone popcorn bucket.

dlvr.it

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 14h

True story: that’s one of the titles I pitched to Scott in the tent on our first movie!

C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 14h

I have to write it. We’ll let Scott direct it. He’s pretty good at that.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 14h

Fuck yeah! Crush it.

C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 17h

Yaaaassss! 616 Cargill has so many opinions about this!

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 21h

20yrs ago Gary Sherman self-financed his own wild indie film, 39: A FILM BY CARROLL MCKANE. After showing it at festivals, he felt it was too extreme & unsettling for audiences at the time. Now he's showing it again THIS SUNDAY. And I'm hosting the Q&A! Join us!

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 19h

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 20h

Nope.

C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 20h

I have!

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 20h

This poster has been my laptop wallpaper for a month now. Fucking love it.

The Cinema Spot @thecinemaspot.bsky.social · 20h

Check out this official poster for Scott Derrickson and @crobertcargill.bsky.social’s supernatural horror film, #TheBlackPhone2, starring @themasonthames.bsky.social, Madeleine McGraw, and Ethan Hawke, releasing on October 17th!

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The Scares That Shaped Us @scaresshapedus.bsky.social · 20h

Weekend listeners, don't miss our chat with @crobertcargill.bsky.social!

The Scares That Shaped Us @scaresshapedus.bsky.social · 3d

NEW EPISODE

@crobertcargill.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his new movie BLACK PHONE 2, and we dive into one very specific chapter of @stephenking.bsky.social's THE STAND and the impact it made on Cargill's life as a writer.

LISTEN NOW:

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Episode 50: The Stand (Chapter 38) with C. Robert Cargill

Listen to The Scares That Shaped Us on RedCircle

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 21h

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 21h

Several times. Spent a whole week there for a fest once.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 22h

He was heavily influenced by Nicholson on the Departed the same way Depp was influenced by Brando on Don Juan Demarco. He's been living Jack's life for almost 20 years now.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 23h

Most of John Woo's and Jackie Chan's catalogue was available only at Asian video stores which duped the films from PAL to VHS for rental (which was legal at the time).

HEAVY METAL only occasionally showed up on late night paid cable and could only be watched on recordings of those showings.

Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 1d

throwing this prompt from Twitter in here. what examples you got?

tweet by @Caol_MacCormaic that reads, uncs of film twitter: what are some movies that are canonical now but were basically unknown when we were coming up? like Come and See or Possession. inversely: what are some movies or filmmakers that seem to have fallen off? (Takashi Miike comes to mind)

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Peter Hall @peterhallhuman.bsky.social · 1d

If you're going to Telluride Horror Show, I hope you'll check out MAN FINDS TAPE. So very bummed that @paulgandersman.bsky.social and I couldn't be there in person for it.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 1d

The Grabber in the 1st film (and more specifically the short story) was based on John Wayne Gacy. So that was the subtext of the character.

The Ghost Grabber, the being from the 2nd movie, is a vengeful ghost stripped of any human desire and is only rage & hate. He's the being of the Fortnite skin.

C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 1d

A great essay on my use of failure and self-improvement as themes in both my books and movies.

Thanks for the amazing, thoughtful write up, T.J.

MANOR @manorhq.com · 1d

“The path to full enlightenment in a Cargill story always goes through failure.”

Fright Tomes: How to Fail Better with C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social
By T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social

Now available 🩸📜 medium.com/@manorvellum...

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 1d

This is my dance about how much transphobes suck.

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