Mary Beth McAndrews
@mbmcandrews.bsky.social
Marketing Director, Little Spark Films Director of Bystanders (out now on VOD) Cohost of the Scarred For Life podcast GALECA and OAFFC member Found footage defender Always searching for Mothman
I understand the disdain for I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE. It’s excessive and just not my thing. That’s why two years ago, @mbmcandrews.bsky.social and I made a r*pe-revenge movie without any sexual assault shown onscreen. Check out BYSTANDERS on Tubi. #TheLastDriveIn
Ooh, looks like Gigi Murakami's finally publishing a physical copy of her work "Resenter"! I would remind people of the really cool trailer that was made for it a while back: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrx0...
RESENTER The manga // Official Trailer
YouTube video by Gigi Murakami
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Gigi Murakami 🔪 Queen of Horror Manga@gigimurakami.bsky.social · last mo.After 1000 years, I have finally self published the book edition of my oneshot for RESENTER, that was digitally published by @vizmedia! It’ll be debuting at @animeexpo and available on my online store, www.gigimurakami.store by July 8th! Please grab a copy 🙇🏾♀️🙇🏾♀️🖤🖤🥳🥳🥳
Crucial reading from @sharai.bsky.social
NightTide Magazine@nighttidemag.bsky.social · 2mo agoIf cinema is meant to challenge, provoke, & reflect the world around us, supporting Black filmmakers requires more than hashtags & retweets. It means showing up, buying a ticket, & engaging with the work. @sharai.bsky.social sounds the alarm for #NightTideMag 👻📽️ nighttidemag.com/2026/06/09/w...
Who else can't stop thinking about @judysquirrels.bsky.social's incredible feature about how ~ the discourse ~ is ruining film criticism and media literacy?
The Discourse is Ruining Film Criticism
Can’t we just watch films on their own terms?
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This is unnecessary and intentionally signaling Trans. They know what they're doing. Once you notice bisexual lighting being used, you can not unsee it. This is intentional. I will not be gaslit.
kate bush’s husband@airbagged.bsky.social · 2mo agoBeen laughing at this for 45 minutes straight
Hey...uh...happy pride..maybe help a very sick transmasc creator afford getting to extremely important doctor appointments this pride month? Is that like..okay to ask for. I dont do shit like this. Ive only ever posted my art on pride. Im sorry
c.e. chant/hades 💀🐊 💬 too many comics@portaltohades.bsky.social · 2mo agoStarting a new qrp. I have...more appointments. My GI surgeon consult got moved to June 8th, I have a LOT of important doctor visits this month, still a few more bills, etc. Transportation per doctor visit is typically $65-80 depending on weather & location. Im sorry to ask for so much
What a staggering loss. RIP Marjane Satrapi.
Marjane Satrapi, Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56
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Hey! @mikeandserialx.bsky.social and @thebitterwolf.bsky.social are making a chaotic short. If you are still on Instagram, give them a follow because I know it’s going to be fucking weird. www.instagram.com/p/DZDKpqsOxZ...
Maniac Sock on Instagram: "Coming soon… #maniacsock #shortfilm #horrorshort #horrorshortfilm"
10 likes, 10 comments - maniacsockshort on June 1, 2026: "Coming soon… #maniacsock #shortfilm #horrorshort #horrorshortfilm".
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I wonder if the success of BACKROOMS might mean we see an adaptation of THE CIPHER. Seems a good time for whoever owns those rights to get pitchin'.
Not to be that bitch BUT we could have so many more weird little indie horror movies. We could EVEN have some by WOC because so many of us are dying to fucking make them. As I ask what WOC created horror media did you support/consume this month?
If anyone is looking for essays/commentaries/any other paid work for a film critic with 15 years of experience, please let me know? A series of unfortunate events has led to a serious financial rough patch, and I’m eager to work even more and get back on my feet!
a man is standing in front of a sink saying help me help you .
Alt: Jerry Maguire says “ Help me help you “
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Backrooms fans should watch Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Pulse.
The YouTube-to-Horror Feature Filmmaker pipeline is very real, but we must acknowledge who has access to it in the first place. YouTube is not a democratized platform, and we're doing the next generation of creatives a disservice by pretending it is www.slashfilm.com/2181604/back...
The Future Of Horror Filmmaking Is YouTube ... If You're A Dude - SlashFilm
With all the buzz about YouTube creators becoming successful horror filmmakers, it's time to have a difficult conversation about YouTube as a platform.
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Great news! bsky.app/profile/mbmc...
Mary Beth McAndrews@mbmcandrews.bsky.social · 2mo agoIn hilarious contrast to my BACKROOMS reaction, I started my Substack series about digital horror creators that aren’t just cis white men. I start with looking at the 2016 Snapchat horror “film” Sickhouse, written and directed by Hannah Macpherson read more: substack.com/@marybethmca...
In hilarious contrast to my BACKROOMS reaction, I started my Substack series about digital horror creators that aren’t just cis white men. I start with looking at the 2016 Snapchat horror “film” Sickhouse, written and directed by Hannah Macpherson read more: substack.com/@marybethmca...
YouTube Horror and Digital Terror: It’s More Than Just White Men
In an era where cis white male YouTubers are handed millions, it's time to spotlight other creators who also deserve such acclaim, attention, and financial investment.
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BACKROOMS: I loved it. The vibes, the dread, the tension building, the world building, it’s all so well done. The character work is shaky and the narrative goes to some silly places, but I admire a lot of the risks taken here. Also I got emotional seeing found footage in a big release like this
I have sat face to face with detainees inside Delaney—high schoolers, elderly folks, a pregnant woman, people detained while waiting for court hearings. They told us the horrible conditions they face: lack of medical care, moldy food. Delaney Hall needs to be shut down.
Pregnant, Indicted, and Not Backing Down: McIver Returns to Delaney Hall
The Trump administration charged her with a felony for showing up. She showed up again to fight for migrant rights and close an infamous for-profit detention center in New Jersey.
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It’s telling how many of the large news organizations who are flush with money aren’t sending journalists to cover ICE (and now state trooper) violence overnight outside Delaney Hall and the independent outlets with far less financial and insurance coverage are braving it.
Happy Birthday to the rockstar @mbmcandrews.bsky.social 🤘🏻 Go watch BYSTANDERS in celebration, you animals
Andrew Pope@andrewpope.bsky.social · 2mo agoHappy birthday to the widely admired lynchpin of the horror community @mbmcandrews.bsky.social!
Freelancing is hard enough already, and inflation sucks. Defector is raising our base freelance rates by 20 percent. Great time to pitch us. Email me or pitches@defector.com
No discussion of Hollywood is complete without discussing this revolting trend. The people who make what art are running out of places to work, and their slices of pie are being handed to useless, out of touch executives.
Honoured to have a booklet essay in @secondsightfilms.bsky.social's Ltd Edn 4K/Blu set of Sean Byrne's THE DEVIL'S CANDY (2015), alongside contributions from Reyna Cervantes, Becca Johnson, @joelipsett.bsky.social, @mbmcandrews.bsky.social and Zoë Rose Smith. secondsightfilms.co.uk/collections/...
The neighborhood criminal shows his face once again Context: he is our neighbor’s unneutered male cat who is not supposed to be outside but escapes at least once a week. We do return him home or at least text his owner when he appears. No we cannot take him, her kid loves him.
Documenting my Gundam journey here, as I fear I’m about to spiral down a rabbit hole. I have seen: -Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981) -Thunder Bolt -Cucuruz Doan’s Island -Hathaway [it’s a wild mix, I know] Today, Steve shows me Char’s Counterattack
a close up of a cartoon character with a helmet that says ' 1110 ' on it
ALT: a close up of a cartoon character with a helmet that says ' 1110 ' on it
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idk i’m not willing to cede my hometown to all these ghouls who think something is wrong with it. DC is a beautiful city full of people who deserve better. it needs love!!!
Hello I have my account back, we love to see it
