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Paul Tremblay | FIRST WORD ON HORROR Part 2 Part 2 of our conversation with bestselling horror author Paul Tremblay is now live on YouTube — free to watch. Thanks to the support of our Substack subscribers and the wider horror community, we’re able to continue releasing these episodes publicly. Your belief in independent storytelling means everything. In this chapter, Paul goes further into the unease that fuels his work — the slippery boundaries of fear, the power of what’s left unsaid, and the lingering chill that follows you long after the last page. 👉 Want even more? Exclusive episodes — including the full Paul Tremblay interview — are available only on our Substack. Subscribe to unlock the rest and help us keep creating: https://etchstudio.substack.com/ 🔗 Follow us for more: Instagram / X / TikTok: @etchfilm #etch #etchfilm #horror #filmmaking #PaulTremblay #FIRSTWORDONHORROR

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The world ending is scary.
The world ending when you have kids? Terrifying.

@paultremblay.bsky.social opens up about how becoming a parent changed the way he writes fear — because now, the stakes are real.

Inside the soundworld : A Conversation with Composer Peter Scartabello Some artists paint with light.

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What does fear sound like?

Composer Peter Scartabello takes us behind the score of FIRST WORD ON HORROR — the strange instruments, warped strings, and unsettling beauty that pull you into the dark.

YouTube video by Etch Stephen Graham Jones | FIRST WORD ON HORROR Part 2

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Part 2 of our @sgj.bsky.social episodes have officially arrived — free on YouTube.

More fear. More craft. More SGJ doing what only he can do. A little something to go with your leftovers.

Set the table, sharpen the knives, pass the mashed potatoes. Thanksgiving at Etch looks a little different.

One horror author. One villain. One final girl.
And you, clutching a casserole like your life depends on it.

👉 Drop your picks in the comments — bonus points for unhinged pairings.

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A Sound So Strange…Musically Wild and Unearthly with Peter Scartabello

If you’ve ever wondered how dread or tension becomes music, this one’s for you.

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Fear has a frequency.

In this week’s Etch Cast, composer Peter Scartabello breaks down how he creates the unsettling soundscapes behind The Spine of Night and First Word On Horror.

It Is Not Down in Any Map; True Places Never Are with Joe Dwyer

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ICYMI! This week on the ETCH CAST — Philip, Morgan, and special guest Joe Dwyer recap their favorite watches of the year — including the unhinged masterpiece known as THE GREASY STRANGLER.

A cult classic. A wild look. An experience you don’t forget.

Etch We make things that are weird, bold, and a little unsettling. Etch is a production company obsessed with the strange, the eerie, and the unforgettable — from animated nightmares to unsettling intervie...

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This is where the magic starts — before the edit, before the polish, in the moment a story takes its first breath.

Behind the camera, Mariana Enriquez is telling the kind of truths that slip under the skin and refuse to leave.

ETCH | Philip Gelatt | Substack We make movies and series. Animation and live-action. Documentary and fiction. Sign up now to see our documentary series "First Word on Horror.". Click to read ETCH, a Substack publication with thou...

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Guilty pleasures? We’ve got ’em.
Comfort watches? We probably shouldn’t admit them in public.

The latest Etch Cast reveals one unshakable law: if someone hasn’t seen Nothing But Trouble, you STOP EVERYTHING and make them watch it. No explanation.

ETCH | Philip Gelatt | Substack We make movies and series. Animation and live-action. Documentary and fiction. Sign up now to see our documentary series "First Word on Horror.". Click to read ETCH, a Substack publication with thou...

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Cheers to International Witches Day — a celebration of the powerful, the peculiar, and the ones who look great under moody lighting.

A perfect excuse to share a little behind-the-scenes moment from CASSIE WORKMAN IS WITCHY AF, where curses, craft, and comedy all bubble in the same cauldron.

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Dexter. The Godfather. A soundtrack of Volare and the faint hum of a meat slicer. Death is in the air. So is the smell of prosciutto and poor decisions.

🎧 Listen to the chaos unfold in the latest episode of ETCH CAST 👉 Bad Ideas Only. Links below!

Europa Report: Stress and Sincerity in Space Exploration - Reactor The rare sci fi movie that's not cynical about the risks we take in the name of science.

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Europa Report doesn’t ask if we should explore — only what it’ll cost.

@reactorsff.bsky.social breaks down why the film (written by Etch’s own Philip Gelatt) treats discovery as devotion — not spectacle. Link below!

📷: Start Motion Pictures

YouTube video by Etch Mariana Enriquez | FIRST WORD ON HORROR Part 1

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Mariana Enriquez didn’t just write intense stories… she lived them. 😈

From schoolyard ultra-violence to global bestseller — her first episode of FIRST WORD ON HORROR is now on YouTube.

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YouTube video by Etch Mariana Enriquez | FIRST WORD ON HORROR Part 1

@etchfilm.bsky.social gave horror readers an incredible gift with their series FIRST WORD ON HORROR. Watch free the 1st episodes of each featured author: Mariana Enriquez, @lairdbarron.bsky.social, @paultremblay.bsky.social, @sgj.bsky.social & @elizabethhand.bsky.social!
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He’s back from the dead.
Not for vengeance.
For merch.
Happy Halloween from ETCH. 🧟‍♂️🧢

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All Visible Stories, Man, Are But as Pasteboard Tropes with Paul Tremblay

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Smart horror > dumb decisions.

@paultremblay.bsky.social joins Etch Cast to talk Them! (1954), highbrow fear, and why horror’s range is unmatched.

Now streaming on YouTube! Follow @etchfilm.bsky.social for more information.

Also go follow @lairdbarron.bsky.social!