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October Horror 2025 - Split Tooth Media
Split Tooth has evaded the proverbial stake through the heart to bring you year seven (VII) of October Horror!
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October Horror 2025 has arrived!
We kick things off with a look at two of Jim Van Bebber's short films by @valbarano.bsky.social!
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We kick things off with a look at two of Jim Van Bebber's short films by @valbarano.bsky.social!
Follow the series here:
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Tyler Taormina’s ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ (2024) is full of mirth and melancholy, a sprawling yet intimate instant holiday classic.
The Point of No Return: 'Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point' (2024) - Split Tooth Media
Tyler Taormina’s latest feature is full of mirth and melancholy, a sprawling yet intimate instant holiday classic.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Tyler Taormina’s ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ (2024) is full of mirth and melancholy, a sprawling yet intimate instant holiday classic.
An update of 'The McPherson Tape,' ‘Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County’ (1998) similarly duped audiences with home video of aliens arriving on Thanksgiving well before the found-footage boom arrived.
Pan-and-Scan Thanksgiving: 'Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County' (1998) - Split Tooth Media
An update of 'The McPherson Tape,' 'Alien Abduction' similarly aimed to dupe audiences with found-footage of aliens arriving on Thanksgiving.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
An update of 'The McPherson Tape,' ‘Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County’ (1998) similarly duped audiences with home video of aliens arriving on Thanksgiving well before the found-footage boom arrived.
Young Fresh Fellows are back with a new version of their new LP 'Loft' for Record Store Day Black Friday! Scott McCaughey (@theeminus5.bsky.social) returns to Split Tooth to discuss the making of the special guest-filled album, recording in Wilco's Loft, and the latest chapter of the band’s career.
Morphine Drip of Heaven: Scott McCaughey on the Young Fresh Fellows' 'Loft' - Split Tooth Media
Scott McCaughey discusses the making of 'Loft,' the special guest-filled album, and the latest chapter of the band's career.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Young Fresh Fellows are back with a new version of their new LP 'Loft' for Record Store Day Black Friday! Scott McCaughey (@theeminus5.bsky.social) returns to Split Tooth to discuss the making of the special guest-filled album, recording in Wilco's Loft, and the latest chapter of the band’s career.
Read about Paul Morrissey's 'Flesh for Frankenstein' and 'Blood for Dracula,' both starring the late great Udo Kier (1944-2025): www.splittoothmedia.com/flesh-franke...
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Read about Paul Morrissey's 'Flesh for Frankenstein' and 'Blood for Dracula,' both starring the late great Udo Kier (1944-2025): www.splittoothmedia.com/flesh-franke...
The year R.W. Fassbinder died, a group of his collaborators, including Udo Kier, met on an island in the Philippines to make an exploitation film. The production and the resulting movie were anything but what was expected. Read about the making of 'The Island of the Bloody Plantation' (1983) on ST!
Chaos in the South Pacific: The Making of 'The Island of the Bloody Plantation' (1983) - Split Tooth Media
When R.W. Fassbinder’s collaborators met in the Philippines to make an exploitation film, the production was anything but what was expected.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The year R.W. Fassbinder died, a group of his collaborators, including Udo Kier, met on an island in the Philippines to make an exploitation film. The production and the resulting movie were anything but what was expected. Read about the making of 'The Island of the Bloody Plantation' (1983) on ST!
Happy to officially announce Make More Movies, a new Split Tooth podcast about independent filmmaking where Aaron Bartuska interviews various DIY artists about what keeps them creating. Listen to the first three episodes now, including the latest installment featuring Aidan Cronin!
Make More Movies: An Independent Film Podcast - Split Tooth Media
A new Split Tooth podcast about independent filmmaking where Aaron Bartuska interviews various DIY filmmakers about what keeps them creating.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Happy to officially announce Make More Movies, a new Split Tooth podcast about independent filmmaking where Aaron Bartuska interviews various DIY artists about what keeps them creating. Listen to the first three episodes now, including the latest installment featuring Aidan Cronin!
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One of my favorite pieces I’ve done for @splittoothmedia.bsky.social. Check out my look at Antoine Pellissier’s moody, atmospheric super 8 epic
Despite its utter obscurity and incomplete status, the mysterious three-hour ‘Les Proies du Mal’ may be Antoine Pellissier’s masterpiece. @valbarano.bsky.social explores the remains of the 1982 underground horror epic.
Say a Spell: An Incomplete Excavation of Antoine Pellissier’s 'Les Proies du Mal' (1982) - Split Tooth Media
Despite its utter obscurity and incomplete status, the mysterious three-hour epic may be Antoine Pellissier’s masterpiece.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
One of my favorite pieces I’ve done for @splittoothmedia.bsky.social. Check out my look at Antoine Pellissier’s moody, atmospheric super 8 epic
Filmmaker and illustrator Tyler Rubenfeld explores Michael Almereyda’s 'Happy Here and Now' (2002), a forgotten New Orleans-set mystery produced just before Hurricane Katrina.
Oh How the Ghost of You Clings: Michael Almereyda's 'Happy Here and Now' (2002) - Split Tooth Media
Filmmaker and illustrator Tyler Rubenfeld explores Almereyda's forgotten New Orleans-set mystery film produced just before Hurricane Katrina.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Filmmaker and illustrator Tyler Rubenfeld explores Michael Almereyda’s 'Happy Here and Now' (2002), a forgotten New Orleans-set mystery produced just before Hurricane Katrina.
We recently unleashed the latest edition of our ever-expanding collection of favorite horror films. See which films our staff, friends, and favorite artists selected for their top 10 lists!
Our Favorite Horror Films: 2025 Edition - Split Tooth Media
Your new favorite horror movie is somewhere on this page. It's up to you to find it and report back. Happy Halloween!
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November 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
We recently unleashed the latest edition of our ever-expanding collection of favorite horror films. See which films our staff, friends, and favorite artists selected for their top 10 lists!
Explore Split Tooth’s Frank V. Ross video interview series! Episodes on 'Quietly on By,' 'Hohokam,' 'Present Company,' 'Audrey the Trainwreck,' and 'Tiger Tail in Blue' available now!
Frank V. Ross: The Video Interviews - Split Tooth Media
A new video interview series with Ross looks back on his films from 'Quietly on By,' through to 'Bloomin Mud Shuffle.' Watch them all here.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Explore Split Tooth’s Frank V. Ross video interview series! Episodes on 'Quietly on By,' 'Hohokam,' 'Present Company,' 'Audrey the Trainwreck,' and 'Tiger Tail in Blue' available now!
Radu Jude, Romania’s premier absurdist, turns the tale of Dracula into a volatile combination of asinine nonsense and intimidating intelligence.
Everything Sucks: Radu Jude’s ‘Dracula’ (2025) - Split Tooth Media
Romania’s premier absurdist turns the tale of Dracula into a volatile combination of asinine nonsense and intimidating intelligence.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Radu Jude, Romania’s premier absurdist, turns the tale of Dracula into a volatile combination of asinine nonsense and intimidating intelligence.
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Presented on crumpled and torn paper, ‘The Timekeepers of Eternity’ is a re-adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘The Langoliers’ that resembles a story being devoured as it passes
Paperback: Prisoners of the Printed Page and the Frayed Aesthetics of ‘The Timekeepers of Eternity’ (2021) - Split Tooth Media
Presented on crumpled and torn paper, 'The Timekeepers of Eternity' is a re-adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Langoliers.'
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October 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Presented on crumpled and torn paper, ‘The Timekeepers of Eternity’ is a re-adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘The Langoliers’ that resembles a story being devoured as it passes
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Our latest Archive Pick is Shane Pfender's 2019 letter to 'Death Bed: The Bed That Eats' director George Barry. Originally published during our first October Horror series, Shane's handwritten letter is as bizarrely poetic as 'Death Bed' itself. www.splittoothmedia.com/death-bed/
A Letter to George Barry, creator of 'Death Bed: The Bed That Eats,' from Shane Pfender - Split Tooth Media
"I have been your bed. I too am the artist, sealed behind the wall, lazily remarking on the divine evil that animates my every bone."
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October 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our latest Archive Pick is Shane Pfender's 2019 letter to 'Death Bed: The Bed That Eats' director George Barry. Originally published during our first October Horror series, Shane's handwritten letter is as bizarrely poetic as 'Death Bed' itself. www.splittoothmedia.com/death-bed/
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Despite its utter obscurity and incomplete status, the mysterious three-hour ‘Les Proies du Mal’ may be Antoine Pellissier’s masterpiece. @valbarano.bsky.social explores the remains of the 1982 underground horror epic.
Say a Spell: An Incomplete Excavation of Antoine Pellissier’s 'Les Proies du Mal' (1982) - Split Tooth Media
Despite its utter obscurity and incomplete status, the mysterious three-hour epic may be Antoine Pellissier’s masterpiece.
www.splittoothmedia.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Despite its utter obscurity and incomplete status, the mysterious three-hour ‘Les Proies du Mal’ may be Antoine Pellissier’s masterpiece. @valbarano.bsky.social explores the remains of the 1982 underground horror epic.
Inspired by old Playboy magazines and classic sexploitation films, Anna Biller's 'Viva' uses period perfect '70s aesthetics to explore its characters’ identities and desires.
Anna Biller’s 'Viva' (2007): Artificiality, Fulfillment, and the Experience of Looking - Split Tooth Media
Biller's ambitious debut feature demonstrates the filmmaker's talents for exploring sexuality and gender through stylized retro worlds.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Inspired by old Playboy magazines and classic sexploitation films, Anna Biller's 'Viva' uses period perfect '70s aesthetics to explore its characters’ identities and desires.
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Today for October Horror, you can read and listen to a new career-spanning interview with ‘CAMP’ and ‘Honeycomb’ director Avalon Fast, a filmmaker whose work confronts horror in genre-defying fashion.
Self-Expression Through “Girl Horror”: The Films of Avalon Fast - Split Tooth Media
Read and listen to a career-spanning interview with CAMP and Honeycomb director Avalon Fast, a filmmaker whose work confronts horror in genre-defying fashion Author’s note: Excerpts throughout this pi...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today for October Horror, you can read and listen to a new career-spanning interview with ‘CAMP’ and ‘Honeycomb’ director Avalon Fast, a filmmaker whose work confronts horror in genre-defying fashion.
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The final week of October Horror 2025 begins tomorrow. Check out all the writing and podcasts that have been published so far at the link below!
Split Tooth Media Presents: October Horror 2025 - Split Tooth Media
Split Tooth has evaded the proverbial stake through the heart to bring you year seven (VII) of October Horror!
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October 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The final week of October Horror 2025 begins tomorrow. Check out all the writing and podcasts that have been published so far at the link below!
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Don Dohler's 'Fiend' (1980) strikes a fascinating balance by being the film that brushes most closely to the filmmaker's own life while being the bleakest of his early features. @brettsplittooth.bsky.social explores Dohler's block party dirge for October Horror 2025!
Baltimore Gothic: Don Dohler’s ‘Fiend’ (1980) - Split Tooth Media
Fiend strikes a fascinating balance by being the film that brushes closest to Dohler's own life and the bleakest of his early features.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Don Dohler's 'Fiend' (1980) strikes a fascinating balance by being the film that brushes most closely to the filmmaker's own life while being the bleakest of his early features. @brettsplittooth.bsky.social explores Dohler's block party dirge for October Horror 2025!
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Three decades after its premiere swept the UK into a frenzy, 'Ghostwatch' (1992) continues to terrify audiences with its paranormal investigation gone horribly wrong.
Ghost in the Machine: ‘Ghostwatch’ (1992) at 30 - Split Tooth Media
The 'Ghostwatch' premiere swept the UK into a frenzy. It continues to terrify audiences with its paranormal investigation gone horribly wrong
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November 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Three decades after its premiere swept the UK into a frenzy, 'Ghostwatch' (1992) continues to terrify audiences with its paranormal investigation gone horribly wrong.
Aidan Cronin’s films are in conversation with anxieties that we have all faced, or will face in the future. Aaron Bartuska spoke with the filmmaker about his various artistic endeavors and his latest feature, 'The Birds Tell Me All There Is To Know.'
Aidan Cronin: The Split Tooth Interview - Split Tooth Media
Cronin's films are in conversation with universal anxieties that we have all faced, or will face in the future.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Aidan Cronin’s films are in conversation with anxieties that we have all faced, or will face in the future. Aaron Bartuska spoke with the filmmaker about his various artistic endeavors and his latest feature, 'The Birds Tell Me All There Is To Know.'
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A film about coercion that is itself coercive, 'In the Dark' (2000) draws on imminent cultural anxieties as a young woman accepts a challenge from an unknown Master of Games. Read the latest October Horror piece from @stephenbroomer.bsky.social!
'In the Dark' (2000): Temptation and the Willing Victim - Split Tooth Media
A film about coercion that is itself coercive, 'In the Dark' draws on cultural anxieties as a woman accepts a challenge from a Master of Games
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October 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A film about coercion that is itself coercive, 'In the Dark' (2000) draws on imminent cultural anxieties as a young woman accepts a challenge from an unknown Master of Games. Read the latest October Horror piece from @stephenbroomer.bsky.social!
October might be over, but we've got more horror to share! Shaun Seneviratne, director of 'Ben and Suzanne: A Reunion in 4 Parts,' now streaming on Fandor, works through two contemporary horror movies and how they are constructed using vastly different approaches to filmmaking.
White Elephant Art vs Termite Art in the Context of Horror - Split Tooth Media
Two examples of contemporary horror cinema show how Manny Farber's "white elephant and termite art" allow different approaches to filmmaking.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
October might be over, but we've got more horror to share! Shaun Seneviratne, director of 'Ben and Suzanne: A Reunion in 4 Parts,' now streaming on Fandor, works through two contemporary horror movies and how they are constructed using vastly different approaches to filmmaking.
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Very happy to share my first contribution to @splittoothmedia.bsky.social's October Horror 2025! I wrote on a favorite, Don Dohler’s FIEND (1980)! You can read it here: splittoothmedia.com/fiend/
November 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Very happy to share my first contribution to @splittoothmedia.bsky.social's October Horror 2025! I wrote on a favorite, Don Dohler’s FIEND (1980)! You can read it here: splittoothmedia.com/fiend/
October Horror 2025 has been one for the books and we hate to see it conclude. But the end of October also means we get to unleash the latest edition of our ever-expanding collection of favorite horror films by our staff, friends, and favorite artists! Happy Halloween!
Our Favorite Horror Films: 2025 Edition - Split Tooth Media
Your new favorite horror movie is somewhere on this page. It's up to you to find it and report back. Happy Halloween!
www.splittoothmedia.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
October Horror 2025 has been one for the books and we hate to see it conclude. But the end of October also means we get to unleash the latest edition of our ever-expanding collection of favorite horror films by our staff, friends, and favorite artists! Happy Halloween!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! EVIL PUDDLE, the new disaster epic from Motern Media, starts streaming today on Vimeo! We spoke with Matt Farley and Charles Roxburgh about making the film, Ancient Pilgrim Magic, and their elaborate plan for releasing their next movie.
'Evil Puddle' (2025): An Interview with Matt Farley and Charles Roxburgh of Motern Media - Split Tooth Media
The new disaster epic from Motern Media finds them in conflict with Ancient Pilgrim Magic, time-stopping rocks, and water that freezes people
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November 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! EVIL PUDDLE, the new disaster epic from Motern Media, starts streaming today on Vimeo! We spoke with Matt Farley and Charles Roxburgh about making the film, Ancient Pilgrim Magic, and their elaborate plan for releasing their next movie.