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Michael Varrati

@michaelvarrati.bsky.social

Filmmaker/screenwriter of a bunch of indie horror flicks and some made-for-TV movies your mom likes. Co-host of Midnight Mass.

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That's like asking if Willy Wonka gives regular factory tours.

04.03.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

THE RING. Or, as I like to call it, "...well, actually."

04.03.2026 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s actually FEWER MisΓ©rables

03.03.2026 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3872    πŸ” 752    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 33

Personally, I'd love to host THE TRAITORS: ALL VAMPIRES edition.

03.03.2026 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

High drama AND high camp? We love to see it.
Always happy to cheer on a @trip.bsky.social page-turner!

03.03.2026 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A pastoral house on a hillside.

A pastoral house on a hillside.

Get ready! At midnight, we're releasing an all-new episode celebrating a movie that brings you the cutting edge in bio-exorcism!

03.03.2026 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Would you have preferred the more direct tagline "Smell Hell"?

03.03.2026 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think it's also further cementing my Roberta Findlay affinity

03.03.2026 05:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I once gifted the one-sheet for this movie to a friend of mine and, as far as I'm aware, she still has it hanging in her home.

03.03.2026 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hollywood To Homeless: One Horror Screenwriter’s Nightmare How the writer behind several genre favorites found himself living in his car.

Proud to give this piece from @toddfarmer.bsky.social an online home, 11 years after its first publication. www.fangoria.com/hollywood-to...

03.03.2026 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Your dad's a man of taste!

03.03.2026 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Truly!

03.03.2026 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would say this on any day, but today more than ever: If you've never seen the singular season wonder that is THE ADVENTURES OF BRISCO COUNTY JR., you owe it to yourself to experience one of the most joyous, adventure-filled romps of Bruce Campbell's career.

03.03.2026 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
A poster for a "Special 2-Day Halloween Celebration" starring Divine as THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. The poster features drag and cult cinema icon Divine dressed as the Bride of Frankenstein, standing with her heel atop Frankenstein's monster, who lays on the ground, alarmed. This particular poster advertises the event as taking place at The I Beam at 1748 Haight Street in San Francisco, CA

A poster for a "Special 2-Day Halloween Celebration" starring Divine as THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. The poster features drag and cult cinema icon Divine dressed as the Bride of Frankenstein, standing with her heel atop Frankenstein's monster, who lays on the ground, alarmed. This particular poster advertises the event as taking place at The I Beam at 1748 Haight Street in San Francisco, CA

While iterations of the Bride are a topic of discourse, might I point your attention to the Halloween season of 1982, wherein the iconic Divine appeared as the monstrous madame at several promotional events. The posters from these gigs alone are collector's items. Queer horror excellence, indeed.

03.03.2026 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't clam up.

03.03.2026 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Same! With lots of vintage photographs!

02.03.2026 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I still can't believe Pixar made a movie about Dennis Hopper and his family.

02.03.2026 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haha.

02.03.2026 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Be Crime! Do Gay!

02.03.2026 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Haha

02.03.2026 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thera-oh no!

02.03.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's women's history month. You are now contractually obligated to hire me and my sisters. I don't make the rules.

02.03.2026 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4

I agree!

02.03.2026 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love hearing people talk about that one shop in their city or local area that sold strange movies and records that they speak about with such reverence because to them it was a sacred space to something more. These independently owned portals to underground, eye-opening art had a unique magic.

02.03.2026 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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The Greatest Movies of All Time (According to Trans People) β€” From the Front Row What makes a great film? Does film hold an innate greatness - or is greatness in the eye of the beholder? Cinephiles love lists. Critics make annual top ten lists. Sight and Sound magazine holds its p...

The Greatest Films of All Time (According to Trans People)!

I polled more than 40 transgender and non-binary filmmakers, film critics, and cinephiles to find out which films trans folks connected to most. Check it out below!

02.03.2026 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 259    πŸ” 129    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 41

I am a Roberta Findlay super fan.

02.03.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I agree!

02.03.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As a genre nerd and the producer for the #ActorAwards In Memoriam, I will say it was an honor to use the work of John Carpenter, Bud Cardos, John Buechler, @crobertcargill.bsky.social, @thejoedante.bsky.social , Mortal Kombat, and V the TV series as a tribute to great actors we lost this year.

02.03.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Les Liasions Expectations

02.03.2026 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I appreciate the emergence of Digimon into this discourse. It’s a dramatic twist I wasnβ€˜t expecting!

02.03.2026 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0