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Rathan Krueger @darknessopera.com · 19h

#SpookySeason means shilling for #horror, and shill I shall.

The greatest horror director who many won't admit is a horror director, the late David Lynch frightened people from end to end of his filmography. I put his films in the "chiller" sub-genre: more about mood & tone than blood & guts.

a man wearing sunglasses says that if you can believe it it 's a friday once again

ALT: a man wearing sunglasses says that if you can believe it it 's a friday once again

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Rathan Krueger @darknessopera.com · 19h

A little #selfdefense never hurt anyone.

#Women #Protection

Rathan Krueger @darknessopera.com · 19h

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#Donate #Help #Charity

Charity Ratings and Donor Resources | Charity Navigator

Give and volunteer with confidence by using Charity Navigator's ratings and resources to find highly rated charities that align with your passions and values.

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Rathan Krueger @darknessopera.com · 19h

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#Crisis #Help #Suicide #Abuse #Assault

13 Suicide and Crisis Intervention Hotlines to Call or Text When You Need Help

Call these numbers if you or anyone you know is experiencing abuse, domestic violence, suicidal thoughts or sexual assault.

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Rathan Krueger @darknessopera.com · 19h

Some men just want to watch the world learn. Like Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Carl Sagan about science and space. Mr. Rogers about being a good neighbor. Bob Ross about art. LeVar Burton about literature.

Rathan Krueger @darknessopera.com · 19h

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Ken Russell at the BBC

YouTube video by The Delius Society

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Neon Splatter @neonsplatter.bsky.social · 1d

Top 25 Horror Movies of 1995

Number 17 - DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT

@sanshinsoba.bsky.social on how Mel Brooks’ fangtastic spoof harkens back to a meaningful relationship.

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DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT (1995) Leslie Nielsen as Dracula in a coffin

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Neon Splatter @neonsplatter.bsky.social · 1d

Trailer Trash: TOKYO FIST (1995)

Preview for Shin’ya Tsukamoto’s tale of love and fury.

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Rathan Krueger @darknessopera.com · 19h

Being a Bowie fan, watching VELVET GOLDMINE was like Neo seeing code, except it was glam and painted lightning.

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Danny and Michael Philippou's Bring Her Back, Todd Haynes' Velvet Goldmine, Bobcat Goldthwait's Sleeping Dogs Lie, and Brent Huff's It's a Rockabilly World.

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Rathan Krueger @darknessopera.com · 1d

#SpookySeason means shilling for #horror, and shill I shall.

The thing my favorite genre can do that only comedy can is social commentary, but horror can go one step further. This is a bloody, wild, and crazy snapshot of '00s Hong Kong's inflated property market.
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🎥 DREAM HOME (2010) | Movie Trailer | Full HD | 1080p

YouTube video by MOVIE PREDICTOR

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Rathan Krueger @darknessopera.com · 1d

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Not a game: Cards Against Humanity avoids tariffs by ditching rules, adding explanations

You absolutely, definitely cannot play it.

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Rathan Krueger @darknessopera.com · 1d

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‘Dutch’n’Dutch’

This sculpture in Denmark presents Arnold Schwarzenegger embracing his own doppelgänger.

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Rathan Krueger @darknessopera.com · 1d

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#Horror #Interview

David Cronenberg on Body Horror, Being Afraid of Martin Scorcese, and Nudity | Fashion Neurosis

YouTube video by Fashion Neurosis

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 2d

Where do you go once you know your Audition from your Kwaidan? Katie Rife dives deep to provide an intermediate course in Japanese horror with twenty strikingly unnerving ﬁlms. boxd.it/2L2

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Unseen Japan @unseenjapan.com · 1d

With about 400 seats, the Shinjuku Moulin Rouge venue hosted witty satire, lyrical plays, and dazzling dance performances. It also produced stars such as Ashita Matsuko, often described as Japan's first idol.

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Picture of Ashita Matsuko lying back on a seat and holding a rose

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Rathan Krueger @darknessopera.com · 1d

One of life's greatest unsolved mysteries is what the hell he screamed during the meeting scene in MULHOLLAND DRIVE.

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Neon Splatter @neonsplatter.bsky.social · 2d

Top 25 Horror Movies of 1995

Number 18 - VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN

Olivichii on why Wes Craven’s oft-overlooked horror comedy with Eddie Murphy deserves more fans.

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VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN (1995) Angela Bassett and Eddie Murphy

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Neon Splatter @neonsplatter.bsky.social · 2d

Trailer Trash: CHILDREN OF THE CORN III: URBAN HARVEST (1995)

Preview for the third CHILDREN OF THE CORN movie, which takes place in Chicago.

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Popular Science @popsci.com · 2d

Physics, baby!

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How Easter Island’s famed heads ‘walked’

The mystery of how the roughly 130,000 pound statues traveled from quarry to resting place may be solved.

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Rathan Krueger @darknessopera.com · 2d

#SpookySeason means shilling for #horror, and shill I shall.

I didn't know I wanted a #vampire movies that dealt with the frustrations of being an artist, but here it is being bloody and poignant.

Dezzy's paintings were by Tool's album artist, too.
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#Filmsky #Movies

Bliss - Official Movie Trailer (2019)

YouTube video by Dark Sky Films

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Rathan Krueger @darknessopera.com · 2d

@tobias-rabies.bsky.social www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=37239

Hard Boiled 4K Blu-ray

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Neon Splatter @neonsplatter.bsky.social · 3d

Trailer Trash: SAFE (1995)

Preview for Todd Haynes’ horrific portrait of sickness, starring Julianne Moore.

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 3d

Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.

A post by Rebecca Johnson:
“I finally learned how to teach my guys to ID the passive voice. If you can insert "by zombies" after the verb, you have passive voice.”

A tumblr respond from mightymur:
“The final, brilliant word on passive voice.
"She was killed [by zombies.]"<--passive
"Zombies killed [by zombies] her." <-- active”

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Rathan Krueger @darknessopera.com · 2d

I managed to write an article about this flick and not shoehorn a COVID allegory. My No-Prize should be a 10' tall statue of a Pfizer vaccine.

But seriously, this was fun to write.

Neon Splatter @neonsplatter.bsky.social · 3d

Top 25 Horror Movies of 1995

Number 19 - OUTBREAK

@darknessopera.com on a major success at the box office despite its flaws…and body count.

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Rathan Krueger @darknessopera.com · 3d

#SpookySeason means shilling for #horror, and shill I shall.

Two-strip technicolor is the greatest tool my favorite genre forgot it had. The technique was short-lived and all movies used it, but horror was particularly suited for it. So much wasted potential...
#Filmsky

The title card of Doctor X, directed by Michael Curtiz.

The title card of Mystery of the Wax Museum, by Michael Curtiz.

A shot from Doctor X, with the monster looking at the horror of itself while looming over a sleeping woman.

A shot from Mystery of the Wax Museum, with a wax figure on fire and melting creepily.

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