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Claire C. Holland

@clairecwrites.bsky.social

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Girly & ghoulish. Author of 'I Am Not Your Final Girl': http://amzn.to/32l1meY I write about subversive subjects that should be mainstream: https://linktr.ee/clairecwrites ❤️‍🔥☠️🏳️‍🌈

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Claire C. Holland @clairecwrites.bsky.social · Sep 7

New My Favorite F***ing Movie is out! September is Halloween Eve, so today’s screed is horror-adjacent: I’m delving into the weirdo girls and hot goths that helped me through my teen years.

Likes/shares/subscribes are all super appreciated!
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I Wanted To Be Bad

On Weirdo Girls & Goths, Plus a List of (Personally) Important Goth Girls

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Claire C. Holland @clairecwrites.bsky.social · 14h

I am particularly interested in that last bit 👀

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Viet Thanh Nguyen @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social · 7d

Solidarity, now and forever.

“This is the most frightening moment of my life,” she added. "The only thing that has ever worked...is solidarity: binding together, finding bravery in numbers too big to ignore, and standing up for one another.”

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Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era

In wake of the Trump administration’s censorship threats, the actor re-established the Committee for the First Amendment with A-list support

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Claire C. Holland @clairecwrites.bsky.social · 16h

I’m dying to see it!

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 20h

FanTASTIC news let’s get this done

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Claire C. Holland @clairecwrites.bsky.social · 19h

I actually do care if I’m looking at AI. I care a LOT.

britt hayes @britthates.bsky.social · 19h

Jason Blum's take on AI sucks. an AI takeover isn't inevitable, and treating it as such (while also referring to filmmaking as "content creation," smdh) helps AI companies promote the lie that their deeply unprofitable, destructive tech is more powerful and useful than it actually is.

Claire C. Holland @clairecwrites.bsky.social · 19h

I’m definitely gonna need a push-up bra for this role.

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgot.bsky.social · 20h

"It’s no wonder a murderous serial killer would see Laurie, all alone and dressed up in a borderline infantile costume, and perceive her as the perfect victim. Too bad for the killer; he’s just falling right into a trap." Here's another October favorite, this time from @mollyhenery.bsky.social.

Sex, Teeth, and 'Trick 'r Treat' | Certified Forgotten

In her latest Uterus Horror column, Molly Henery explains how Michael Dougherty's 'Trick 'r Treat' finds teeth in sexual awakening.

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Claire C. Holland @clairecwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Great podcast episode about a romance novel I loved (Pointe of Pride by Chloe Angyal). Great, accurate rep of vaginismus, +it’s super hot.

I have vaginismus (mostly recovered but it’s still a factor for me during s3x); I wrote a review of this book a while back: lajayne.com/2024/07/book...

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Claire C. Holland @clairecwrites.bsky.social · 1d

I’m getting excited about my Halloween costume… 🎃

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Hangman 🤠🏇🏽 @audreybjunior.blacksky.app · 1d

Singers not crying in the rain no more. They not real yearners.

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Matt Donato @donatobomb.bsky.social · 1d

In a shocking turn of events, I'm not the only Matt at @certifiedforgot.bsky.social who digs HIM?

In our latest 30-minute Uncertified episode, @monagle.bsky.social and I delve into why the heavily derided football-horror mashup resonated with us (and not many others, lol).

Uncertified: HIM

Podcast Episode · Certified Forgotten · 10/03/2025 · 36m

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Claire C. Holland @clairecwrites.bsky.social · 1d

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 1d

Californians, let’s call (916) 445-2841 to tell Newsom’s office to sign the following pro LGBTQ+ rights bills before the deadline:

AB 82/SB 497
AB 1084/SB 59
SB 418
AB 554
AB 728
AB 678
SB 590
SB 450

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 1d

He hasn't signed the other bills yet, but he still has days to do so
This headline is misleading for not mentioning that.

The gender education veto is bad, but far from the most important trans rights bill on his desk.

There's still time to contact Newsom for the rest!

www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

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greggles 🇺🇦🍉 @greggles.bsky.social · 1d

I love this! This community is amazing. Hate that this needs to be done though.

Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 1d

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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Claire C. Holland @clairecwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, I’m doing my yearly rewatch of Gilmore Girls. I’ll do it until I die.

Claire C. Holland @clairecwrites.bsky.social · 1d

When Rory and Lorelai weren’t getting along and Lorelai went to Rory’s birthday party and it made her sad and on the way home Luke told her, “Hey. You can pull link sausages out of me if you want.”

I felt that 🥹

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 1d

Letterboxd’s top 25 highest rated horror films of 2025 (so far) 👀

See the full list on Horrorville ➡️ boxd.it/Pnt3u

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...