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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

@horrornonna.com

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Your horror nonna ▾ dr/critic/programmer/author of 10 books on cult + horror film Watch me in the documentaries CHAIN REACTIONS and Shudder's 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR now on the fest circuit! Naarm/Australia ▾ she/her https://linktr.ee/suspirialex

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · Aug 26

New pinned post: I'm a critic + author of 10 books on cult + horror film including 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR (a new doc from Shudder coming soon) + I'm also in CHAIN REACTIONS, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre legacy doc, w/ Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Stephen King + Karyn Kusama. More here horrornonna.com

A pile of books written by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

A poster for CHAIN REACTIONS - Alexandre O Philippe's Venice Lion winning documentary about the 50th anniversary of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and a copy of the book 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 12h

When I hear Nine Inch Nails in TRON: ARES

Vs.

When I see Jared Fucken Leto in TRON: ARES

Anna Nicole Smith, upset and furious, points angrily in a courtroom witness stand

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 16h

Phil you enormously adorable baby, you look EXACTLY the same xx

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Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 17h

Fay Wray was almost 7 when Archduke Franz Ferdinand II was assassinated and she could also have listened to the first Franz Ferdinand album.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 18h

Possibly not what you are after, but La Linea used to get a thrashing on the ABC and is fucking SUPERB www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBCP...

La Linea Series - Episode 01 | Lineman Series - Part 1

YouTube video by La Linea Series

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 21h

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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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 21h

SAME! I have a whole theory on why its pissed people off, only wish I had time to write it up. Super keen to hear your thoughts!

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 22h

I literally gasped reading this - I really loved it too, thought I was alone! Can't wait to listen to this. I legit think in 15 years time we'll be talking about Him the way we talk about Jennifer's Body now in terms of how poorly it was received on its original release, despite being a banger...

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K8 Häxan 🦇 @thathagengrrl.bsky.social · 1d

Truly amazing that this is a massive open secret that continues to be ignored.
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Jared Leto's #MeToo Moment

Rumors of the actor's inappropriate behavior with younger women have swirled for decades. Now, nine people have come forward with their stories.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 9d

Spain! Make sure you catch the European premiere of our doc 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR on Friday 10 October at Sitges in the beautifully restored Escorxador (an old slaughterhouse, fittingly enough!)

1000 Women in Horror

Is horror a man's world? Ever since the silent film era and until today, the nightmares that have tormented us have been sculpted and embodied by women, but many of these artists have gone completely ...

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Witney Seibold: Shock and Terror @witneyseibold.bsky.social · 1d

Gruesome. That girl in "Hereditary" only hit one.

Bluesky @bsky.app · 1d

we hit 2 billion posts today! 🥳

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Charlie Brigden @filmsonwax.bsky.social · 1d

With TRON ARES about to hit, here’s a bit I wrote for @crooked-marquee.bsky.social on the original TRON and it’s fabulous composer, the amazing Wendy Carlos

Pixel Perfect: How Wendy Carlos Gave an Extra Dimension to Tron

How synthesizer innovator Wendy Carlos created a combination orchestral/synth score for Disney’s big-budget adventure ‘Tron.’

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 1d

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Willow Catelyn Maclay @willowcatelyn.bsky.social · 2d

I'm too fucking tired to debunk every stupid thing that Ryan Murphy said about Christine Jorgensen or how the public response to Ed Gein was catastrophic to the the perception of trans people so I'll just point to my book. We covered all of it.

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Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema

The History and Future of Transness in Cinema

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d

"Here lies Dr Idiot. She died how she lived: idiotically"

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d

The SXSW Sydney screening is gonna be amazing, both because and despite me running up the aisles for the entire session screeching "AVALON FUCKEN RULES"

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d

These are all *superb*. When I got my PhD, my 6 year old said in a loud booming voice "CONGRATULATIONS, DR IDIOT!". Its now my family nickname 💜

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 3d

This film is everything. All hail @avalonfast.bsky.social 🖤

Vera Drew @veradrew22.bsky.social · 3d

now watching

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 3d

nothing I cherish more than when our bakoon gets an itchy trigger finger for the annie potts "we got one" gif

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 3d

You were right to!

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 3d

Sydney friends! Tix now on sale for our SXSW Sydney screening of my doc 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR - we're at 4pm on Thurs 17 October, plus a special industry breakfast panel on Wed 16 with myself, Lisa from Austin's Fantastic Fest and Whitney from Monkeypaw! @sxswsydney.com

www.sxswsydney.com/lineup

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 20d

SYDNEY!!! Come see 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR!

So grateful to SXSW Sydney @sxswsydney.com - tix, more info, etc here www.sxswsydney.com/screen-festi...

Description of doc 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR and photo of me taken from the doc

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 3d

Revisiting Kōji Shiraishi's non-Noroi found footage horror films for the first time in years and THE LOOK ON MY FACE when I remembered icon/hottie/director Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Pulse, Cure, Cloud, etc) has an absolutely killer cameo in Occult

(On YouTube here in full; 1 hour mark for Kurosawa action)

Occult (オカルト, Okaruto 2009) ENG SUBS Koji Shiraishi - J Horror Disturbing Found Footage Classic

YouTube video by Lost Media Miner

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 3d

Not sure I've ever read four more gloriously evocative words than "Angela Anaconda ass name" thank you for your service

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 3d

It begins!

Slate for KILLING FOR CULTURE documentary by Kier-La Janisse

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 3d

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 3d

I don't have an exact date but I would suggest news is extremely imminent!

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