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Marc Olivier

@dullboy237.bsky.social

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Professor (film and lit), series editor Icons of Horror (Indiana UP). Love and support the marginalized. 🏳️‍🌈 he/him #horrorsky

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Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · Nov 14

Horror fans. Here are four things I’ve written: 1. Household Horror 2. “Tools of the Trade: A statistical analysis of slasher hardware” (ch 1 in Labors of Fear) 3. “Glitch Gothic” in Cinematic Ghosts 4. “Postdigital Gothic” in the Cambridge History of the Gothic.

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Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 5h

ICE kkkween ?

Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 16h

TikTok just did a story about Poolhouse (band my son is in) and Rachel and their viral moment. It’s so wholesome I can see why they’d want to cover it.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8ABpBdE/

definitely queuing ‘Could Be Love (Rachel’s Version)’ after this 😭@Rachel Makes Movies (and TV) @Poolhouse

TikTok video by TikTok

www.tiktok.com

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Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 18h

"The deaths of 17 soldiers is just incredibly damning for Operation Lone Star and for Greg Abbott’s legacy as governor."

norbizness @norbizness.bsky.social · 20h

17 guardsmen died in what basically amounted to a private security service for rich West/South Texas patrons and he can still be re-elected until the heat death of the universe at this rate.

17 Guardsmen have died on Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial border mission, soldiers speak out | Houston Public Media

Since Abbott's Operation Lone Star began in 2021, at least 17 Texas National Guardsman have died from a multitude of causes, including a drowning in an attempt to save migrants, negligent discharge of...

www.houstonpublicmedia.org

Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 1d

Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful!!!

Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately my flight is first thing in the morning. Guess I’ll have to come back

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Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve had that on my to watch list but haven’t seen it yet. Let me know if it’s good.

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Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 1d

Could have been ripped from my scrapbook 😂 I’m in a diner right now and they’re playing Sound Garden…the memories

Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t think I saw it. I arrived just in time to go to my hotel and the to the venue (Neumos)

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Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 1d

Used to be mine in the 90s. Would totally live here again if I could

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Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 1d

Most fun I’ve had in ages! Flew to Seattle today just to see Model/Actriz. Literally had planned to do cardio training just to prepare for maximum mosh pit stamina.

Lead singer of Model/Actriz in a sort of pioneer dress with a bonnet striking a pose, hand outstretched, light like the hand of God

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 1d

My colleague & friend Richard Green raises good reason to NOT sign Trump’s compact: “the president “is a person who has not kept agreements for a very long time. If we are going to sell our soul, let’s not sell it to someone who is going to pull the football away.”

www.latimes.com/california/s...

USC faculty members denounce Trump compact that would shift university to the right

The USC Academic Senate held a special meeting to discuss the Trump administration's education compact, which was presented to the school last week.

www.latimes.com

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Greylace @greylace.bsky.social · 1d

The recent ICE raid which emptied an entire apartment building was apparently at the request of Wells Fargo, which is trying to foreclose on the building.

flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 1d

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 2d

“One must imagine Sisyphus as a dog” —Camus’s dog, probably

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DanSkinnerArt @danskinnerart.bsky.social · 2d

'You owe me big': Trump demands allegiance from 'all young people' after TikTok deal

www.rawstory.com/trump-tiktok...

'You owe me big': Trump demands allegiance from 'all young people' after TikTok deal

President Donald Trump insisted that young people owed him "big" for his role in a deal that allowed TikTok to continue operating in the U.S.Although the Chinese government has not approved the deal, ...

www.rawstory.com

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meliss-AAAH! @mel.bzky.team · 4d

that's not a very nice way to refer to London museums

Isabelle Marie @isabellemarie.bsky.social · 4d

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts.
www.popsci.com/environment/...

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts

Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.

www.popsci.com

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Tresch @tresch.bsky.social · 6d

Nope. Every time you use generative AI it diminishes your voice, expression, and human connection/resonance. There is no minimum threshold to this. The specific ideas you have and words you choose are part of your experience and creates the fingerprint that defines your art

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Thomas S Brown @tomsbrown.bsky.social · 4d

Be more Italy.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5d

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

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Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 5d

I thoroughly enjoyed it and parts of it still haunt me (church trauma🤷‍♂️)

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Heatherface Wixson @thehorrorchick.bsky.social · 5d

My next article in this series goes up tomorrow & I just wanted to plug my site again because my next goal is 365 subscribers (one for each day!) & I try to write good stuff you may dig…free & paid subs are appreciated (paid will help me keep the site going because there are fees now). Cheers!

Heatherface Wixson @thehorrorchick.bsky.social · 7d

Hey y’all! For the #Halloween season, I’m celebrating “One-and-Done” slashers! Here’s my first piece on My Bloody Valentine (who says you can only write about this one in February, lol): from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/one-and-done...

One-and-Done Slashers: My Bloody Valentine (1981)

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

from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io

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Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 5d

It’s a love-it-or-hate-it kind of film for sure, so be warned

Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 5d

If you haven’t seen Almodovar’s favorite horror film, Arrebato, you definitely should (when you’re kn the mood for a true cult film). It’s on Shudder/AMC+

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Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 5d

You’re my hero!

Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 5d

Next time you’re there, send gov Cox my eternal disappointment for his all-consuming quest for power

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Marc Olivier @dullboy237.bsky.social · 5d

If you do peanuts, make sure they’re unsalted. I put out a shallow cake pan with water, but they prefer puddles (which crappy drainage in the neighborhood all but guarantees)