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Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 8h

#Jacktober Day 8, Movie 19. A #firsttimewatch of #SMILE.

Yeah, this one made my brain go BRRRRRRRR and I didn't enjoy the sensation. Fucked me up a bit.

Watched on Paramount Plus.
#Jacktober2025 #modernhorror

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Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 1d

#Jacktober Day 7, Movie 18. A #firsttimewatch of #TheBlackPhone.

I grew up in a small town in MA where a little girl was abducted & murdered. I still remember her name 32 years later. This one was both a lot and very cathartic for me.

Watched on Peacock.
#Jacktober2025 #UniversalHorror #TheGrabber

Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 1d

#Jacktober Day 7, Movie 17. A #firsttimewatch.

#M3gan2point0 was fun and messy, but not nearly as much as the original. Centering it on how AI will likely bring the whole grid crashing down feels pretty fucking timely, though.

Watched on @peacock.
#Jacktober2025 #M3gan #modernhorror #actionhorror

Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 2d

#Jacktober Day 6, Movie 16. A #firsttimewatch.

I've been enjoying the #FearStreet series the past few years, and #FearStreetPromQueen was a nice addition to the timeline, slotting between the '78 and '94 installments.

Watched on @netflix.com
#Jacktober2025 #Shadyside #RLStine #modernhorror

Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 3d

Day 5, Movie 15. A #firsttimewatch.

Ryan lobbied for me to watch #WildZero; I'm glad he did! A space zombie movie starring Japanese punk band #GuitarWolf while also featuring a trans romance, which was an unexpected joy for a 1999 movie. ROCKNROLL!

Watched on DVD.
#Jacktober2025 #zombies #jhorror

Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 3d

#Jacktober Day 5, Movie 14.

The group marathon continues, as Steph has never seen #YoungFrankenstein before today.
One of the funniest movies I've ever seen, and the one true #UniversalMonsters satire.

Watched on Blu-Ray from @20thcenturystudios.bsky.social
#Jacktober2025 #MelBrooks

Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 3d

#Jacktober Day 5, Movie 13.

Ah, #AbbotandCostelloMeetFrankenstein: another favorite I was lucky enough to watch with my pals. @zonefighterj.bsky.social , seeing it for the 1st time, lamented that comedy is too complicated today. 😂

Watched on DVD from Universal.
#Jacktober2025 #UniversalMonsters

Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 3d

#Jacktober Day 5, Movie 12.

Arguably my favorite movie ever, the best sequel ever, and the best #UniversalMonsters movie ever. What a privilege to show #BrideofFrankenstein to @zonefighterj.bsky.social today for his #firsttimewatch.

Watched on DVD from Universal.
#Jacktober2025

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Damion @damionmatthews.bsky.social · Feb 26

I’ll Be Glad When You Dead…

Buck Woods tells German-speaking Nazis what he thinks of them while performing in France. Somehow feels relevant these days.

From REUNION IN FRANCE, starring Joan Crawford and John Wayne, released on Christmas, 1942.

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Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 4d

...The Old Dark House & Texas Chainsaw 2. What's the point?"

The best part easily was #SidHaig as #CaptainSpaulding. I had a great time whenever he was onscreen; when he disappeared for the last 50% of the film, I wished we were watching his misadventures instead.

Watched on DVD.
#Jacktober2025

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Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 4d

#Jacktober Day 4, Movie 11.

After putting it off for years, I finally had my #firsttimewatch of #Houseof1000Corpses today. It...sure was a movie!

Truthfully, it felt mostly like Rob Zombie going "Look at all the cool shit I'm into!" and I thought, "Yes, I also love the Marx Brothers... (cont.)

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Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 4d

#Jacktober Day 4, Movie 10.

Another yearly revisit, as we'll be watching more of the #Frankenstein series at a watch party soon. This Monster is still the King of Monsters, 94 years later.

Watched on Google TV.
#Jacktober2025 #BorisKarloff #JamesWhale #UniversalMonsters #30shorror

Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 5d

#Jacktober Day 3, Movie 9.

#OutThereHalloweenMegaTape - the sequel to the WNUF Halloween Special, set in 1994-96 on the same fictional local channel. The authenticity of 90s TV & its insanity shines through.

Watched on Blu-Ray from @terrorvisionvids.bsky.social.
#Jacktober2025 #foundfootagehorror

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Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 5d

#Jacktober Day 3, Movie 8.

An old favorite I love very much, and also if I don't have #TheInvisibleMan as a yearly part of the rotation, my friend Lindsay will never forgive me. 😂

Watched on 4K from Universal.
#Jacktober2025 #ClaudeRains #30shorror #UniversalMonsters #UniversalHorror #UnaOConnor

Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 6d

#Jacktober Day 2, Movie 7.

Man, I love the #WNUFHalloweenSpecial. Maybe my favorite found-footage movie...it has a lot to do with the authenticity of the 1987 style broadcast throughout. Highly recommended.

Watched on Blu-Ray from @terrorvisionvids.bsky.social
#Jacktober2025 #foundfootagehorror

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Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 6d

#Jacktober Day 2, Movie 6.

Another Carpenter #firsttimewatch. THIS is more like it! I dug #GhostsofMars hard. More my speed. Stronger cast, better movie than Vampires.

PS - more #PamGrier in everything, please!

Watched on 4K from @screamfactory.bsky.social
#Jacktober2025 #JohnCarpenter #IceCube

Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 6d

Day 2, Movie 5.

A #firsttimewatch of a Carpenter flick, #Vampires was uneven, but had cool ideas. Might benefit from a reframing someday.

Plus #JamesWoods was in raging asshole mode by this point, which dampened the ol' spirits a bit.

Watched on 4K from @screamfactory.bsky.social

#Jacktober2025

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Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 6d

Day 2, Movie 4.

#CaptiveWildWoman was another #firsttimewatch, and it was...there. Mad science/circus/eugenics kinda deal. You're probably OK to skip it, even w/ #JohnCarradine in it.

Watched on VHS from Universal.
#Jacktober2025 #40shorror #ItsaUniversalPicture #UniversalMonsters #EvelynAnkers

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Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 6d

Day 2, Movie 3. A #firsttimewatch.

An undead gangster revenge pic starring #BorisKarloff & directed by #MichaelCurtiz? Hell yeah! I really love Karloff's performance here - an ethereal, avenging traveler to the beyond and back.

Watched on Blu-Ray from Warner Archive.
#Jacktober2025 #30shorror

Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 7d

#Jacktober2025, Day 1, Movie 2.

Finally got around to the 2013 #EvilDead remake, and I'm impressed. They really went for it, and damn near all of it worked for me. Big thumbs up!

Watched on Google TV.
#firsttimewatch
#2010shorror #Deadites #FedeAlvarez #SamRaimi
#BruceCampbell

Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · 7d

JACKTOBER BEGINS!
Day 1, Movie 1.

One of my recent faves & I've been wanting to rewatch it for awhile. Lots of fun details that surface during a reeatch, as the chef deconstructs his clientele.

Watched on HBO Max.
#Jacktober2025 #TheMenu #modernhorror #eattherich #RalphFiennes #AnyaTaylorJoy

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 25d

This man will not be fired for calling for the murder of American citizens, yet multiple journalists/reporters/teachers lost their job for accurately reporting things Charlie Kirk actually said and stood for.

But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25d

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · Aug 30

People saying Trump is dying or possibly dead, but I for one would urge caution, because it is quite possible a second healtbar will appear as he enters his second phase and a gargantuan centipede will burst forth from his torso, so be careful of his new sweep attacks and toxic buildup from bites.

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Misty K Snow @mistyksnow.bsky.social · Aug 30

I wrote this back in 2020 but I still stand by every word.

No, You are Not Required to Show Empathy For Donald Trump

Despite all of the pearl clutching about it, no, you’re not morally inferior if you don’t want to send the president well wishes.

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Captain Jack Heartless @captjackheartless.bsky.social · Aug 17

My one wish for me and my friends is that we all age as well as Dr. Wagner Jr.

Was that mask just lined with moisturizer his whole career or what?!
#TripleManiaXXXIII #BienBienBienBienBien