Orrin Grey
@orringrey.com
Orrin Grey uses hypnosis to turn his victims into those rubber monster finger puppets. He also writes spooky books.
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This owl looks like Man-Thing.
January 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
This owl looks like Man-Thing.
Spiritism (1962) | "Horrifying things, inconceivable to the human mind."
There are certain immutable laws of the universe. One of these is that if I find a Mexican horror movie from 1962 called Spiritism, I'm going to watch it, no matter how yellow the print is.
There are certain immutable laws of the universe. One of these is that if I find a Mexican horror movie from 1962 called Spiritism, I'm going to watch it, no matter how yellow the print is.
January 9, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Spiritism (1962) | "Horrifying things, inconceivable to the human mind."
There are certain immutable laws of the universe. One of these is that if I find a Mexican horror movie from 1962 called Spiritism, I'm going to watch it, no matter how yellow the print is.
There are certain immutable laws of the universe. One of these is that if I find a Mexican horror movie from 1962 called Spiritism, I'm going to watch it, no matter how yellow the print is.
Interestingly, the zombie in the illustration that accompanies Wallace's article is almost identical to the zombie in The Ghost Breakers (1940), which came out two years before the article was published, and therefore also to the Zombie from the Scooby-Doo episode "Which Witch is Which" from 1969.
January 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Interestingly, the zombie in the illustration that accompanies Wallace's article is almost identical to the zombie in The Ghost Breakers (1940), which came out two years before the article was published, and therefore also to the Zombie from the Scooby-Doo episode "Which Witch is Which" from 1969.
I Walked with a Zombie (1943) was partially based on a 1942 American Weekly article by Inez Wallace. Most people who write about it say that the article was *also* called "I Walked with a Zombie" and that's where the movie gets its title, but it was actually "I Met a Zombie!"
January 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I Walked with a Zombie (1943) was partially based on a 1942 American Weekly article by Inez Wallace. Most people who write about it say that the article was *also* called "I Walked with a Zombie" and that's where the movie gets its title, but it was actually "I Met a Zombie!"
Thanks to my good friends @slimyswampghost.bsky.social and @funeralbeat.bsky.social, I got these Scooby-Doo stickers by @hmnprsn.org, which are about the most "me" things imaginable.
January 7, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Thanks to my good friends @slimyswampghost.bsky.social and @funeralbeat.bsky.social, I got these Scooby-Doo stickers by @hmnprsn.org, which are about the most "me" things imaginable.
Demon of the Lute (1983) | Introduces itself as wuxia for children. Jammed to the gills with action-figure ready villains and cheerful heroes. Features some of best sets I have ever seen. Generic henchmen appear like magic and are decked out in delightful painted masks. Just a lot to love here.
January 7, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Demon of the Lute (1983) | Introduces itself as wuxia for children. Jammed to the gills with action-figure ready villains and cheerful heroes. Features some of best sets I have ever seen. Generic henchmen appear like magic and are decked out in delightful painted masks. Just a lot to love here.
This book on Japanese Urban Legends (edited by Itsuki Asazato) has some awesome printer's stain going on.
January 6, 2026 at 12:29 AM
This book on Japanese Urban Legends (edited by Itsuki Asazato) has some awesome printer's stain going on.
This is absolutely on brand, though. (So is that, honestly.)
January 5, 2026 at 5:50 PM
This is absolutely on brand, though. (So is that, honestly.)
Got my Letterboxd year in review and I like how I watched almost literally half of all Godzilla movies ever made this year, but this is still my most-watched director:
January 5, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Got my Letterboxd year in review and I like how I watched almost literally half of all Godzilla movies ever made this year, but this is still my most-watched director:
We just need to bring Willis O'Brien back to life and let him finally make King Kong vs Frankenstein.
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
We just need to bring Willis O'Brien back to life and let him finally make King Kong vs Frankenstein.
This new inkwash and watercolor piece shared by @mikemignola.bsky.social over on Instagram is doing something to my brain.
January 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM
This new inkwash and watercolor piece shared by @mikemignola.bsky.social over on Instagram is doing something to my brain.
Followed that up by watching the live-action Cutie Honey movie from 2004, which is one of the most manic things I have ever seen.
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Followed that up by watching the live-action Cutie Honey movie from 2004, which is one of the most manic things I have ever seen.
My first movie watched so far in 2026 was Reflection in a Dead Diamond which was just nothing but weird gimmick shots/transitions from hell to breakfast (complimentary (mostly)).
January 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
My first movie watched so far in 2026 was Reflection in a Dead Diamond which was just nothing but weird gimmick shots/transitions from hell to breakfast (complimentary (mostly)).
This zipper pull/charm is my new favorite thing right this second.
January 2, 2026 at 6:32 AM
This zipper pull/charm is my new favorite thing right this second.
If you follow me on here, though, you're mostly going to see me reposting people's pictures of monsters and yammering about weird movies.
January 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
If you follow me on here, though, you're mostly going to see me reposting people's pictures of monsters and yammering about weird movies.
I'm also movies editor at Exploits, an @unwinnable.com publication, so if you're interested in writing short essays about movies for an extremely modest paycheck, hit me up.
January 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I'm also movies editor at Exploits, an @unwinnable.com publication, so if you're interested in writing short essays about movies for an extremely modest paycheck, hit me up.
My most recent nonfiction book is Glowing in the Dark, also from @wordhorde.bsky.social, which nabbed the aforementioned Rondo Award nomination.
wordhorde.com/books/glowin...
wordhorde.com/books/glowin...
January 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
My most recent nonfiction book is Glowing in the Dark, also from @wordhorde.bsky.social, which nabbed the aforementioned Rondo Award nomination.
wordhorde.com/books/glowin...
wordhorde.com/books/glowin...
My short stories have been published in dozens of anthologies, including several apperances in @datlow.bsky.social's Best Horror of the Year. My latest collection is Notes from Underground from @wordhorde.bsky.social.
wordhorde.com/books/notes-...
wordhorde.com/books/notes-...
January 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
My short stories have been published in dozens of anthologies, including several apperances in @datlow.bsky.social's Best Horror of the Year. My latest collection is Notes from Underground from @wordhorde.bsky.social.
wordhorde.com/books/notes-...
wordhorde.com/books/notes-...
New pinned thread for the new year. Hi, I'm Orrin Grey, a Rondo Award-nominated author who writes about monsters, movies, and monster movies! (Also ghosts, ghouls, and other spooky stuff.)
My website is at: orringrey.com
My website is at: orringrey.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
New pinned thread for the new year. Hi, I'm Orrin Grey, a Rondo Award-nominated author who writes about monsters, movies, and monster movies! (Also ghosts, ghouls, and other spooky stuff.)
My website is at: orringrey.com
My website is at: orringrey.com
Starting in January, we kick off our Year of Monsters series at Stray Cat Film Center with perhaps the most ubiquitous monsters of all: vampires!
And if you join us on January 21, you'll have a chance to win this utterly dapper vampire pillow from our friends at House of Silent Graves.
And if you join us on January 21, you'll have a chance to win this utterly dapper vampire pillow from our friends at House of Silent Graves.
December 31, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Starting in January, we kick off our Year of Monsters series at Stray Cat Film Center with perhaps the most ubiquitous monsters of all: vampires!
And if you join us on January 21, you'll have a chance to win this utterly dapper vampire pillow from our friends at House of Silent Graves.
And if you join us on January 21, you'll have a chance to win this utterly dapper vampire pillow from our friends at House of Silent Graves.
My top 4 new release movies of 2025 were:
Kinki (dir. Koji Shiraishi)
Trick or Treat with Reed Richmond (dir. Chris LaMartina)
Wake Up Dead Man (dir. Rian Johnson)
Harvest Brood (dir. Joe Meredith)
Kinki (dir. Koji Shiraishi)
Trick or Treat with Reed Richmond (dir. Chris LaMartina)
Wake Up Dead Man (dir. Rian Johnson)
Harvest Brood (dir. Joe Meredith)
December 30, 2025 at 3:47 AM
My top 4 new release movies of 2025 were:
Kinki (dir. Koji Shiraishi)
Trick or Treat with Reed Richmond (dir. Chris LaMartina)
Wake Up Dead Man (dir. Rian Johnson)
Harvest Brood (dir. Joe Meredith)
Kinki (dir. Koji Shiraishi)
Trick or Treat with Reed Richmond (dir. Chris LaMartina)
Wake Up Dead Man (dir. Rian Johnson)
Harvest Brood (dir. Joe Meredith)