Set during the holiday season in Chicago, 'Tiger Tail in Blue' (2012) features writer/director Frank V. Ross starring alongside Rebecca Spence in his most unorthodox narrative yet. Watch and read about the film here: www.splittoothmedia.com/ross-tiger-t...

Full of creeping dread and frayed family bonds, Josh Lobo’s ‘I Trapped the Devil’ (2019) is a cracked-mirror portrait of returning home for the holidays.

Must Be Satan: Josh Lobo’s ‘I Trapped the Devil’ (2019) - Split Tooth Media

Full of creeping dread and frayed family bonds, Lobo's 2019 film is a cracked-mirror portrait of returning home for the holidays.

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The 2025 Split Tooth Holiday Special is available now! Watch the online premiere of Jordan Lisi’s 12 AND MORE OMISSIONS with an exclusive video intro and post-film interview with Lisi: www.splittoothmedia.com/12-and-more-...

The 2025 Split Tooth Holiday Special is now available! Check out the online premiere of Jordan Lisi’s 12 AND MORE OMISSIONS with an intro by @whitecitycinema.bsky.social and post-film conversation between Lisi and Shaun Seneviratne! www.splittoothmedia.com/12-and-more-...

The 2025 Split Tooth Holiday Special: '12 And More Omissions' (Jordan Lisi, 2024) Online Premiere - Split Tooth Media

In our first holiday special, we present the online premiere of Lisi's debut feature alongside a video introduction and post-film interview.

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Many are the Christmas stories about anxieties of existence, but 'Dead Man’s Letters' (1986) is one of the only truly existential Christmas movies. Oliver O'Sullivan explores the first entry in Konstantin Lopushansky’s decades-spanning Apocalypse Quartet.

Nuclear Winter Wonderland: Konstantin Lopushansky’s ‘Dead Man’s Letters’ (1986) - Split Tooth Media

Many are the Christmas stories about anxieties of existence, but Dead Man’s Letters is one of the only truly existential Christmas movies.

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On this day in 2021, we lost Michael Nesmith. Breanna McCann wrote a loving tribute to the late great Monkee and cosmic cowboy by looking back on his time with the First National Band.

Cosmic Cowboy Adrift: Mike Nesmith, The First National Band, And The Enigma Of Identity - Split Tooth Media

After severing ties with his Monkee Mike persona, Michael Nesmith rebuilt his image as a cosmic country troubadour.

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Marie Menken’s ‘Lights’ (1966) is a joyous distillation of the beauty that abounds during the holiday season, and the darkness that surrounds it.

Fairytale of New York: Marie Menken’s ‘Lights’ (1966) - Split Tooth Media

Lights is a joyous distillation of the beauty that abounds during the holiday season, and the darkness that surrounds it.

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Before 'Home Alone,' René Manzor created a darker Christmas home invasion film. Craig Wright explores 'Deadly Games: Dial Code Santa Claus,' in which a child’s wish to see Santa turns into a battle to the death.

The Blood Red Robes of St. Nick: ‘Deadly Games: Dial Code Santa Claus’ (1989) - Split Tooth Media

Before Home Alone, René Manzor created a darker Christmas home invasion film where a child's wish to see Santa turns deadly.

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Tyler Taormina’s ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ (2024) is full of mirth and melancholy, a sprawling yet intimate instant holiday classic.

The Point of No Return: 'Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point' (2024) - Split Tooth Media

Tyler Taormina’s latest feature is full of mirth and melancholy, a sprawling yet intimate instant holiday classic.

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An update of 'The McPherson Tape,' ‘Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County’ (1998) similarly duped audiences with home video of aliens arriving on Thanksgiving well before the found-footage boom arrived.

Pan-and-Scan Thanksgiving: 'Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County' (1998) - Split Tooth Media

An update of 'The McPherson Tape,' 'Alien Abduction' similarly aimed to dupe audiences with found-footage of aliens arriving on Thanksgiving.

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Young Fresh Fellows are back with a new version of their new LP 'Loft' for Record Store Day Black Friday! Scott McCaughey (@theeminus5.bsky.social) returns to Split Tooth to discuss the making of the special guest-filled album, recording in Wilco's Loft, and the latest chapter of the band’s career.

Morphine Drip of Heaven: Scott McCaughey on the Young Fresh Fellows' 'Loft' - Split Tooth Media

Scott McCaughey discusses the making of 'Loft,' the special guest-filled album, and the latest chapter of the band's career.

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Read about Paul Morrissey's 'Flesh for Frankenstein' and 'Blood for Dracula,' both starring the late great Udo Kier (1944-2025): www.splittoothmedia.com/flesh-franke...

The year R.W. Fassbinder died, a group of his collaborators, including Udo Kier, met on an island in the Philippines to make an exploitation film. The production and the resulting movie were anything but what was expected. Read about the making of 'The Island of the Bloody Plantation' (1983) on ST!

Chaos in the South Pacific: The Making of 'The Island of the Bloody Plantation' (1983) - Split Tooth Media

When R.W. Fassbinder’s collaborators met in the Philippines to make an exploitation film, the production was anything but what was expected.

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Happy to officially announce Make More Movies, a new Split Tooth podcast about independent filmmaking where Aaron Bartuska interviews various DIY artists about what keeps them creating. Listen to the first three episodes now, including the latest installment featuring Aidan Cronin!

Make More Movies: An Independent Film Podcast - Split Tooth Media

A new Split Tooth podcast about independent filmmaking where Aaron Bartuska interviews various DIY filmmakers about what keeps them creating.

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One of my favorite pieces I’ve done for @splittoothmedia.bsky.social. Check out my look at Antoine Pellissier’s moody, atmospheric super 8 epic

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Despite its utter obscurity and incomplete status, the mysterious three-hour ‘Les Proies du Mal’ may be Antoine Pellissier’s masterpiece. @valbarano.bsky.social explores the remains of the 1982 underground horror epic.

Filmmaker and illustrator Tyler Rubenfeld explores Michael Almereyda’s 'Happy Here and Now' (2002), a forgotten New Orleans-set mystery produced just before Hurricane Katrina.

Oh How the Ghost of You Clings: Michael Almereyda's 'Happy Here and Now' (2002) - Split Tooth Media

Filmmaker and illustrator Tyler Rubenfeld explores Almereyda's forgotten New Orleans-set mystery film produced just before Hurricane Katrina.

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Presented on crumpled and torn paper, ‘The Timekeepers of Eternity’ is a re-adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘The Langoliers’ that resembles a story being devoured as it passes

Paperback: Prisoners of the Printed Page and the Frayed Aesthetics of ‘The Timekeepers of Eternity’ (2021) - Split Tooth Media

Presented on crumpled and torn paper, 'The Timekeepers of Eternity' is a re-adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Langoliers.'

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We recently unleashed the latest edition of our ever-expanding collection of favorite horror films. See which films our staff, friends, and favorite artists selected for their top 10 lists!

Our Favorite Horror Films: 2025 Edition - Split Tooth Media

Your new favorite horror movie is somewhere on this page. It's up to you to find it and report back. Happy Halloween!

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Explore Split Tooth’s Frank V. Ross video interview series! Episodes on 'Quietly on By,' 'Hohokam,' 'Present Company,' 'Audrey the Trainwreck,' and 'Tiger Tail in Blue' available now!

Frank V. Ross: The Video Interviews - Split Tooth Media

A new video interview series with Ross looks back on his films from 'Quietly on By,' through to 'Bloomin Mud Shuffle.' Watch them all here.

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Radu Jude, Romania’s premier absurdist, turns the tale of Dracula into a volatile combination of asinine nonsense and intimidating intelligence.

Everything Sucks: Radu Jude’s ‘Dracula’ (2025) - Split Tooth Media

Romania’s premier absurdist turns the tale of Dracula into a volatile combination of asinine nonsense and intimidating intelligence.

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Aidan Cronin’s films are in conversation with anxieties that we have all faced, or will face in the future. Aaron Bartuska spoke with the filmmaker about his various artistic endeavors and his latest feature, 'The Birds Tell Me All There Is To Know.'

Aidan Cronin: The Split Tooth Interview - Split Tooth Media

Cronin's films are in conversation with universal anxieties that we have all faced, or will face in the future.

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Very happy to share my first contribution to @splittoothmedia.bsky.social's October Horror 2025! I wrote on a favorite, Don Dohler’s FIEND (1980)! You can read it here: splittoothmedia.com/fiend/

Three decades after its premiere swept the UK into a frenzy, 'Ghostwatch' (1992) continues to terrify audiences with its paranormal investigation gone horribly wrong.

Ghost in the Machine: ‘Ghostwatch’ (1992) at 30 - Split Tooth Media

The 'Ghostwatch' premiere swept the UK into a frenzy. It continues to terrify audiences with its paranormal investigation gone horribly wrong

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October Horror 2025 has been one for the books and we hate to see it conclude. But the end of October also means we get to unleash the latest edition of our ever-expanding collection of favorite horror films by our staff, friends, and favorite artists! Happy Halloween!

Our Favorite Horror Films: 2025 Edition - Split Tooth Media

Your new favorite horror movie is somewhere on this page. It's up to you to find it and report back. Happy Halloween!

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! EVIL PUDDLE, the new disaster epic from Motern Media, starts streaming today on Vimeo! We spoke with Matt Farley and Charles Roxburgh about making the film, Ancient Pilgrim Magic, and their elaborate plan for releasing their next movie.

'Evil Puddle' (2025): An Interview with Matt Farley and Charles Roxburgh of Motern Media - Split Tooth Media

The new disaster epic from Motern Media finds them in conflict with Ancient Pilgrim Magic, time-stopping rocks, and water that freezes people

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Three decades after its Halloween night premiere swept the UK into a frenzy, 'Ghostwatch' continues to terrify audiences with its paranormal investigation gone horribly wrong.

Don Dohler's 'Fiend' (1980) strikes a fascinating balance by being the film that brushes most closely to the filmmaker's own life while being the bleakest of his early features. @brettsplittooth.bsky.social explores Dohler's block party dirge for October Horror 2025!

Baltimore Gothic: Don Dohler’s ‘Fiend’ (1980) - Split Tooth Media

Fiend strikes a fascinating balance by being the film that brushes closest to Dohler's own life and the bleakest of his early features.

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Despite its low budget construction, the Super 8 mad scientist tale 'Doctor Strain the Body Snatcher' (1991) reaches moments of genuine inspiration far beyond its means.

God Science on a Meager Budget: 'Doctor Strain the Body Snatcher' (1991) - Split Tooth Media

Despite its low budget construction, the Super 8 mad scientist tale reaches moments of genuine inspiration far beyond its means.

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In Radu Jude's 'Dracula' (2025), the filmmaker turns Bram Stoker's tale into a volatile combination of asinine nonsense and intimidating intelligence. Oliver O'Sullivan explores the latest from Romania's premier absurdist for October Horror!

Everything Sucks: Radu Jude’s ‘Dracula’ (2025) - Split Tooth Media

Romania’s premier absurdist turns the tale of Dracula into a volatile combination of asinine nonsense and intimidating intelligence.

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