Stacey Smith
@staceysmith.bsky.social
Horror nerd, coffee addict and cat mama. My blood type is Ruby Woo and my humour is going to send me straight to hell.
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Annie, maybe white men just don't write books worthy of the best of the year lists.
www.startribune.com/2026-reading...
www.startribune.com/2026-reading...
Opinion | You can’t be diverse if you exclude white men
Those year-end book lists that claim to be all about diversity often seem to miss this one major demographic, Annie Holmquist writes.
www.startribune.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Annie, maybe white men just don't write books worthy of the best of the year lists.
www.startribune.com/2026-reading...
www.startribune.com/2026-reading...
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Michael as ever, being brilliant. Liz, our expectations were low but HOLY FUCK 😒
December 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Michael as ever, being brilliant. Liz, our expectations were low but HOLY FUCK 😒
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The government failed at actually redacting the Epstein files because DOGE cancelled the feds adobe acrobat premium subscription is the funniest shit.
December 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The government failed at actually redacting the Epstein files because DOGE cancelled the feds adobe acrobat premium subscription is the funniest shit.
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Something a bit different.
This is the first photo I ever took of my (now) husband.
Taken in the pub after the premiere of "Charlie Wilsons War" (The first premiere I ever attended) on 9th January 2008. We had met a month earlier on the 12th December 2007
Little did I know where we would end up..
This is the first photo I ever took of my (now) husband.
Taken in the pub after the premiere of "Charlie Wilsons War" (The first premiere I ever attended) on 9th January 2008. We had met a month earlier on the 12th December 2007
Little did I know where we would end up..
December 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Something a bit different.
This is the first photo I ever took of my (now) husband.
Taken in the pub after the premiere of "Charlie Wilsons War" (The first premiere I ever attended) on 9th January 2008. We had met a month earlier on the 12th December 2007
Little did I know where we would end up..
This is the first photo I ever took of my (now) husband.
Taken in the pub after the premiere of "Charlie Wilsons War" (The first premiere I ever attended) on 9th January 2008. We had met a month earlier on the 12th December 2007
Little did I know where we would end up..
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I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
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“Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, told the FBI in 2023 that Epstein was murdered in his jail cell because he was about to ‘name names.’ Mark Epstein, 71, who has long believed that his brother was killed, also alleged in the tip that President Trump ‘authorized’ the late sex trafficker’s murder.”
Latest Epstein files name Trump multiple times
In the more than 10,000 files released Tuesday, Jeffrey Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, said the sex trafficker was killed because he was going to name co-conspirators.
www.miamiherald.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
“Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, told the FBI in 2023 that Epstein was murdered in his jail cell because he was about to ‘name names.’ Mark Epstein, 71, who has long believed that his brother was killed, also alleged in the tip that President Trump ‘authorized’ the late sex trafficker’s murder.”
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Mockler: He said he grabbed women because they let him do it. You heard that clip, right? Abuse of power dynamics. Now that he's in office, he's abusing these same power dynamics to cover up the files, delay the releases, redact.
December 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Mockler: He said he grabbed women because they let him do it. You heard that clip, right? Abuse of power dynamics. Now that he's in office, he's abusing these same power dynamics to cover up the files, delay the releases, redact.
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"A scene in a script should never be longer in number of pages than it has number of characters." In short, a two person scene should never be longer than 2 pages.
Scott & I include a long dialog scene in every one of our movies that we are ALWAYS told is too long and will be cut, then never is.
Scott & I include a long dialog scene in every one of our movies that we are ALWAYS told is too long and will be cut, then never is.
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"A scene in a script should never be longer in number of pages than it has number of characters." In short, a two person scene should never be longer than 2 pages.
Scott & I include a long dialog scene in every one of our movies that we are ALWAYS told is too long and will be cut, then never is.
Scott & I include a long dialog scene in every one of our movies that we are ALWAYS told is too long and will be cut, then never is.
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Goodness me, it’s like someone rewrote The Twelve Days of Christmas with sex pests www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Russell Brand charged with new rape and sexual assault offences
Russell Brand will appear in court on 20 January 2026 over the new charges.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Goodness me, it’s like someone rewrote The Twelve Days of Christmas with sex pests www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit
December 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit
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Bari Weiss, meet The Streisand Effect.
December 23, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Bari Weiss, meet The Streisand Effect.
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🚨BREAKING: GRETA THUNBERG ARRESTED UNDER TERRORISM ACT FOR SUPPORTING 'PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS'
December 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🚨BREAKING: GRETA THUNBERG ARRESTED UNDER TERRORISM ACT FOR SUPPORTING 'PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS'
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I had a cry earlier (Christmas has been a tough time in recent years) and the cat, who hates me, came into the room where he never sits, curled up and stared at me like this until I felt better. Then he left again.
December 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I had a cry earlier (Christmas has been a tough time in recent years) and the cat, who hates me, came into the room where he never sits, curled up and stared at me like this until I felt better. Then he left again.
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Ok. Now had a chance to check and, well, at least some docs do appear to be straight up classic redaction fail. And there are some *interesting* bits here.
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
December 23, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Ok. Now had a chance to check and, well, at least some docs do appear to be straight up classic redaction fail. And there are some *interesting* bits here.
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
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The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
CANCELLED 60 MINUTES CECOT DOC
YouTube video by eoin higgins
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
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Nothing says 'tis the Season like social media users quote dunking on pleas for people to seek help during an emotionally brutal season.
Heads up: detached irony is out. Being snarky to strangers doesn't make you look cool; It makes you look like just another asshole and we are full up on those.
Heads up: detached irony is out. Being snarky to strangers doesn't make you look cool; It makes you look like just another asshole and we are full up on those.
December 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Nothing says 'tis the Season like social media users quote dunking on pleas for people to seek help during an emotionally brutal season.
Heads up: detached irony is out. Being snarky to strangers doesn't make you look cool; It makes you look like just another asshole and we are full up on those.
Heads up: detached irony is out. Being snarky to strangers doesn't make you look cool; It makes you look like just another asshole and we are full up on those.
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I do think the key for things like Home Alone, Muppet Christmas Carol, etc. is that the actors fully commit to the bit
I feel like similar films made now lean too heavily into doing it ironically
I feel like similar films made now lean too heavily into doing it ironically
December 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I do think the key for things like Home Alone, Muppet Christmas Carol, etc. is that the actors fully commit to the bit
I feel like similar films made now lean too heavily into doing it ironically
I feel like similar films made now lean too heavily into doing it ironically
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So everyone's watching the 60 Minutes that was supposed to be banned and everyone who knows how PDFs work can unredact the Epstein files, it's like the Christmas spirit has irony poisoning this year
December 23, 2025 at 5:14 AM
So everyone's watching the 60 Minutes that was supposed to be banned and everyone who knows how PDFs work can unredact the Epstein files, it's like the Christmas spirit has irony poisoning this year
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Garcia: If you are a whistleblower at the FBI, at the DOJ, if you worked hard to put the files together and are seeing your work now being hidden by your own DOJ, contact the oversight committee. We have whistleblower protections.
December 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Garcia: If you are a whistleblower at the FBI, at the DOJ, if you worked hard to put the files together and are seeing your work now being hidden by your own DOJ, contact the oversight committee. We have whistleblower protections.
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Boosting for anyone else trying to get into the holiday spirit.
My Holiday Genre Recs:
Silent Night (2021)
Krampus
Black Christmas (1974)
Christmas Bloody Christmas
The Sacrifice Game
Violent Night
Dead End
It’s a Wonderful Knife
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Lodge
Christmas Evil
The Apology
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Henry Selick’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Silent Night (2021)
Krampus
Black Christmas (1974)
Christmas Bloody Christmas
The Sacrifice Game
Violent Night
Dead End
It’s a Wonderful Knife
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Lodge
Christmas Evil
The Apology
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Henry Selick’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
a woman with a ring on her finger is talking on a telephone
ALT: a woman with a ring on her finger is talking on a telephone
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December 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Boosting for anyone else trying to get into the holiday spirit.
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He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows you would taste really good
So be ready with your stake
Oh
You'd better not shout
You'd better not cry
He's moving to London, he's sexy and bi
Dracula is coming to town
He knows when you're awake
He knows you would taste really good
So be ready with your stake
Oh
You'd better not shout
You'd better not cry
He's moving to London, he's sexy and bi
Dracula is coming to town
December 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows you would taste really good
So be ready with your stake
Oh
You'd better not shout
You'd better not cry
He's moving to London, he's sexy and bi
Dracula is coming to town
He knows when you're awake
He knows you would taste really good
So be ready with your stake
Oh
You'd better not shout
You'd better not cry
He's moving to London, he's sexy and bi
Dracula is coming to town
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Erika Kirk is a stone-cold dumb-dumb. I’ve seen people searching for her motives, her game plan, trying to keep up with her 5D chess. Give it up. She is an idiot who wants relevance and everything that goes with it. Everything she does makes far more sense when you realise that.
December 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Erika Kirk is a stone-cold dumb-dumb. I’ve seen people searching for her motives, her game plan, trying to keep up with her 5D chess. Give it up. She is an idiot who wants relevance and everything that goes with it. Everything she does makes far more sense when you realise that.
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Really excited to be in the next issue of Fangoria and interviewing some badasses.
It’s also nice to only be writing at places where people don’t throw tantrums and don’t get mad at me for doing my job. That’s a whole other article though…
It’s also nice to only be writing at places where people don’t throw tantrums and don’t get mad at me for doing my job. That’s a whole other article though…
Freelancing in this field - writing about movies at all - is a tough racket. No one’s getting rich and most folks are struggling. If you’re hiring them, that should be your starting point. No need to make their lives harder.
Anyway, excited to have Sharai make her Fango print debut this winter 🖤❄️
Anyway, excited to have Sharai make her Fango print debut this winter 🖤❄️
I had to start somewhere because I am drowning in receipts. Here’s why I quit though:
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buymeacoffee.com/sharai/why-i...
December 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Really excited to be in the next issue of Fangoria and interviewing some badasses.
It’s also nice to only be writing at places where people don’t throw tantrums and don’t get mad at me for doing my job. That’s a whole other article though…
It’s also nice to only be writing at places where people don’t throw tantrums and don’t get mad at me for doing my job. That’s a whole other article though…
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The EPSTEIN Files are a much quicker read than I expected.
December 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The EPSTEIN Files are a much quicker read than I expected.
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A very Threads moment. NB there is no indication from their timeline that they are joking.
December 20, 2025 at 10:47 AM
A very Threads moment. NB there is no indication from their timeline that they are joking.