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Orrin Grey uses hypnosis to turn his victims into those rubber monster finger puppets. He also writes spooky books.

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New pinned thread for the new year. Hi, I'm Orrin Grey, a Rondo Award-nominated author who writes about monsters, movies, and monster movies! (Also ghosts, ghouls, and other spooky stuff.)

My website is at: orringrey.com
This owl looks like Man-Thing.
January 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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What a horrible night to have a curse. You have no idea, how horrible it is to have a curse tonight, like holy shit.
January 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
TONIGHT! @elijahlafollette.bsky.social kicks off the first #AnalogSunday of the year with the Full Moon classic Dollman (1991) at Stray Cat Film Center! Be there; I will be.
#MMRentals is back and kickin’ off the year with a Full Moon classic from B-grade mainstay Albert Pyun. Get ready for a night of pint-sized intergalactic action as #AnalogSunday presents: Dollman! #VHS

6:30 - VHS Swap n’ Shop
7:00 - Preshow, Giveaways & Movie

More Info: tinyurl.com/SCFCAS
January 11, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Halloween witch.
January 11, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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January 10, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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A few years ago, I made a painting of an unassuming ice chest. I made a stack of 4x6 prints. Recently, I changed them all by hand. I like them better this way. Would you like one sent to you for free? Message me #art
January 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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#MMRentals is back and kickin’ off the year with a Full Moon classic from B-grade mainstay Albert Pyun. Get ready for a night of pint-sized intergalactic action as #AnalogSunday presents: Dollman! #VHS

6:30 - VHS Swap n’ Shop
7:00 - Preshow, Giveaways & Movie

More Info: tinyurl.com/SCFCAS
January 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Spiritism (1962) | "Horrifying things, inconceivable to the human mind."

There are certain immutable laws of the universe. One of these is that if I find a Mexican horror movie from 1962 called Spiritism, I'm going to watch it, no matter how yellow the print is.
January 9, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Gotta start playing this in front of all my screenings from now on...
Hypnoscope : K. Gordon Murray Productions : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This insert was used for the US theatrical double-billing of The Vampire's Coffin and The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy. Note the abrupt cut-off at the end.No...
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January 9, 2026 at 5:19 AM
I Walked with a Zombie (1943) was partially based on a 1942 American Weekly article by Inez Wallace. Most people who write about it say that the article was *also* called "I Walked with a Zombie" and that's where the movie gets its title, but it was actually "I Met a Zombie!"
January 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Now more than ever - and for reasons besides that it's just the right thing to do - credit your artists, credit your translators, credit your designers and layout people. Credit any and every human hand that works on your project wherever you can.
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Will you regret watching Saga of the Phoenix (1989), I ask over at @unwinnable.com. The answer? Maybe a little, but not as much as you might have heard - assuming you've heard of it at all.
Life in the Human World is Far from Perfect: Watching Saga of the Phoenix (1989) Without Knowing What’s Going On - Unwinnable
The Hell Virgin is actually a pretty good-natured sort.
unwinnable.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Yeah, that tracks.
January 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Thanks to my good friends @slimyswampghost.bsky.social and @funeralbeat.bsky.social, I got these Scooby-Doo stickers by @hmnprsn.org, which are about the most "me" things imaginable.
January 7, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Demon of the Lute (1983) | Introduces itself as wuxia for children. Jammed to the gills with action-figure ready villains and cheerful heroes. Features some of best sets I have ever seen. Generic henchmen appear like magic and are decked out in delightful painted masks. Just a lot to love here.
January 7, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Well, I just tripped on a rug and beat the absolute ever-loving fuck out of myself.

I'll be fine, just very sore, and it was so much better than it could have been, which is why I'm laying on a bunch of ice packs instead of in the hospital.
January 7, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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Write for our Exploits mag in 2026! If you're new here, Exploits covers our micro-criticism on pop culture. $25 for a ~500-word meta essay and $10 for a ~375-word section essay. More info here: unwinnable.com/submissions/
The Unwinnable Submission Guide - Unwinnable
You have stories to tell. We want to hear them. We are always searching for new voices to add to the conversation at Unwinnable and we firmly believe that personal experience is the foundation of a gr...
unwinnable.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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In my Dark Seance column over at Signal Horizon, I finish my coverage of the gimmick films of William Castle with... all the rest.
The Dark Séance – And All the Rest
“Having to create a new fresh gimmick for each picture was becoming tiresome,” Castle writes in his memoir. “Critics were now starting to attack, claiming the only reason my films were successful was ...
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January 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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I have some writing in this about Cronenberg's The Brood, a great Canadian film where the director (figuratively) shows you his whole ass!
Let the lights guide you to a peaceful 2026. The first Exploits of the year includes micro criticism on topics like Andor and Yerin Baek plus our monthly horoscope.

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Read @lizardrock.bsky.social's essay on character creation: buff.ly/SJHPfOI
January 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
My ol' pal Les McClaine recently shared these amazing old comic pages by Leslie Otway, and they are wonderful!
You guys familiar with Leslie Otway? I just happened across his work and I love it
January 6, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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"The end of all good hunting is nearer than you dream."
Mystery House (1938) | Orrin Grey Meets the Monsters
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January 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
This book on Japanese Urban Legends (edited by Itsuki Asazato) has some awesome printer's stain going on.
January 6, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Got my Letterboxd year in review and I like how I watched almost literally half of all Godzilla movies ever made this year, but this is still my most-watched director:
January 5, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The last few Final Destination movies have firmly established a couple of facts:

1) Death will also intercede with Rube Goldberg coincidences to prevent people from dying out of sequence.
2) Once you're on the list, you can kill someone else and take whatever time they have left.
January 5, 2026 at 12:57 AM
This new inkwash and watercolor piece shared by @mikemignola.bsky.social over on Instagram is doing something to my brain.
January 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM