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Michelle Swope

@redheadfrommars.bsky.social

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Film critic/journalist. Horror fan. Contributing writer: Bloody Disgusting. Bylines: Elements of Madness, Daily Dead, Scream Horror Magazine. Member: SEFCA, NCFCA. 🍅-approved. Portfolio: https://authory.com/MichelleSwope

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · Jun 29

ICYMI: I was honored to be asked to make a list of my 8 favorite horror movies streaming on Shudder!

Happy 10 years, @shudder.com! Thanks for all the frights! 🎥 #filmsky #horrorsky

Brett Petersel @bmp.bsky.social · Jun 27

As a longtime fan of @shudder.com, it was only right for us to get @bloody-disgusting.com columnist @redheadfrommars.bsky.social's Favorite Frights on Shudder. Oh boy, did she deliver!

From @duncanbirm.bsky.social's WHO INVITED THEM to @adamsfamfilms.bsky.social's HELLBENDER, see the full list 👇

Favorite Frights on Shudder with Michelle Swope, Film Critic and Columnist at Bloody Disgusting

A story on Letterboxd.

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 7h

Fantastic! Congrats!

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Heatherface Wixson @thehorrorchick.bsky.social · 10h

I feel like SLAUGHTER HIGH never quite gets the love that it should so I decided to write about the “other APRIL FOOL’S DAY” movie for my “One-and-Done” slasher series. from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/one-and-done...

Shares/subs are greatly appreciated! 🙏

One-and-Done Slashers: Slaughter High (1986)

Exploring horror, film, and pop culture, all while celebrating the creators, history, and artistry that keep the genre alive.

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 9h

I've been wondering what he's been up to. So glad I got to see him live. One of the best stage shows I've ever seen, especially if you're a horror fan.

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 9h

I used to teach workout classes part-time while I was a suit in management at a hospital during the day.

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Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 1d

Honored to be named alongside these amazing folks on Variety’s Horror Impact Report 🖤 variety.com/lists/horror...

Horror Impact Report: From Ryan Coogler to Lisa Dreyer to Osgood Perkins, Variety Stakes Out the Top in Genre Films and TV

Horror Impact Report: From Ryan Coogler to Lisa Dreyer to Zach Creeger, Variety Stakes Out the Top in Genre Films and TV.

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 9h

This is very cool! Congrats, Phil!

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 1d

You are right. Tbh it took me a few years to really appreciate it. Now I love it.

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 2d

Review coming soon for the Criterion Collection 4K UHD and Blu-ray Combo Edition of TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME. 🎥 #filmsky #horrorsky #NowWatching #criterioncollection

Photo of the Criterion Collection 4K UHD & Blu-ray combo edition of the movie Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 2d

You know how people say “a lot of blood, sweat, and tears” went into making something? Well, with the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, that’s doubly true. I’m so proud of this show and our team who took this above and beyond…to space! Can’t wait for you to check it out! Oct 19th On Shudder!!!

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 2d

FOUND FOOTAGE: THE MAKING OF THE PATTERSON PROJECT is a hilarious mockumentary about a team of indie filmmakers making a found footage movie, who are being filmed by a documentary crew. Highly entertaining with a great cast and some fun twists. Very funny. On Prime & Roku. #filmsky #horrorsky

Still from the movie Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project with a woman with blue hair giving a cigarette to someone dressed in a Bigfoot costume.

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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 3d

A quest to eliminate $5 million has tripled, thanks to the generosity and passion of THE TOXIC AVENGER fans across the country.

Together, you didn’t just meet that goal, you crushed it, helping wipe out over $15 million dollars in medical debt for 10,000+ people!

‘The Toxic Avenger’ & Undue Medical Debt Cleared $15 Million in Real-Life Medical Debt Together!

Before Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger released in theaters back in August, the Cineverse marketing team came up with a wonderful idea. They took the remainder of their marketing budget for the film a...

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 4d

Tonight's movie is the absolutely fierce classic THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975). 🎥 #filmsky #horrorsky #NowWatching

Photo of the DVD for the 25th anniversary edition of movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Tim Curry posing on a giant pair of lips.

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North Carolina Film Critics Association @ncfilmcritics.bsky.social · 4d

READ: Member Michelle Swope (@redheadfrommars.bsky.social) reviews #shell for Elements of Madness (@elmntsofmadness.bsky.social):

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Max Minghella’s “Shell,” a darkly comedic critique of women and aging, is flashy and fun on the outside but not as savvy as it could be on the inside.

Shell, Max Minghella, Jack Stanley, Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson, Comedy, Horror, Thriller, Republic Pictures, Paramount Pictures, streaming,

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 5d

I am doing all of those things and documenting everything.

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 5d

As I'm sitting at my desk, trying to work, this is what I'm hearing right now. It sounds it's in the room with me, in every room in the apartment, and they sing along. 🙄

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 5d

fee to move us to another unit (!!!!). To say I am furious all day every day is an understatement. It is affecting my health. My husband has to be up early for work and they frequently wake him up in the middle of the night, so it's affecting his job. At our wits' end and just want it to stop.

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 5d

that I am disabled and homebound (not by choice!) and work from home as a writer. He has done absolutely nothing about this hellish living environment. We told him if he cannot convince them to improve their behavior, he can move us to a 3rd floor apt. He informed us there would be a $1,000 transfer

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 5d

They spit off the balcony when we're out there and throw trash and cigarettes off the balcony (fire hazard & rude!!). Because of their behavior, landlord has said they are violating terms of lease and he is going to give them a warning, but has not even met with them yet. Have explained to landlord

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 5d

I have documented all of it and maybe will turn it into a horror movie one day. Banging on the ceiling causes them to laugh and get louder. Multiple calls to the police with noise complaints have not deterred them. Landlord has been telling me for a month he is going to meet with them.

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 5d

We moved a little over 2 months ago and are in a nightmarish situation thanks to upstairs neighbors. There are at least 15 ppl living up there, including at least 6 feral children. The running, stomping, jumping, screaming, banging, etc. starts early morning and sometimes goes all night. 1/

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you so much for including me! 💜

Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 5d

Watched this for the first time a few months ago and had the same reaction. This is cinema.

Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 5d

V/H/S HALLOWEEN does not disappoint. From killer candy to child snatchers, there's something for everyone in this anthology of six Halloween-themed tales, ranging from horror comedy to creepy and disturbing. On @shudder.com now. #filmsky #horrorsky

Poster for the movie V/H /S HALLOWEEN with a black and red background and a red skull lollipop

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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 7d

Gather around kiddies, the first Friday of October is PACKED with new horror releases:

October 3, 2025 – Today Is One of the Biggest New Release Horror Days of the Year!

The first week of October has already been packed with new horror movies, including theatrical releases Rabbit Trap, ICK, Jimmy and Stiggs, and The Toxic Avenger debuting at home, but today is the big...

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