Aaron Romano
@alromano.bsky.social
They/Them. 30 something queer cat parent and horror obsessive. I sometimes write spooky things: WE CAN ALWAYS TELL and WYRD WEREWOLF WRANGLER. Featured in Grim & Gilded and the Headwaters Creative Arts Magazine.
My first adult novel was Interview with the Vampire and it made me gay
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM
My first adult novel was Interview with the Vampire and it made me gay
What movie villain is a horrible "person," but an absolute joy to watch on screen?
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
What movie villain is a horrible "person," but an absolute joy to watch on screen?
Guillermo del Toro LOVES to fuck up an old man's face*
*see Pan's Labyrinth, Crimson Peak, Nightmare Alley...
*see Pan's Labyrinth, Crimson Peak, Nightmare Alley...
“GDT makes cute monster movies”
*fascist caves in an old man’s face in an unbroken shot*
*fascist caves in an old man’s face in an unbroken shot*
November 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Guillermo del Toro LOVES to fuck up an old man's face*
*see Pan's Labyrinth, Crimson Peak, Nightmare Alley...
*see Pan's Labyrinth, Crimson Peak, Nightmare Alley...
I don't really get all the hate for the Byron quote at the end of Frankenstein. Seems like it exactly encapsulates the message del Toro was trying to convey. But it may be that it just resonated with me a lot because it kinda describes my life right now.
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I don't really get all the hate for the Byron quote at the end of Frankenstein. Seems like it exactly encapsulates the message del Toro was trying to convey. But it may be that it just resonated with me a lot because it kinda describes my life right now.
What are the best movies not from this year that you've seen this year?
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021)
THE PARALLAX VIEW
EDWARD II
VELVET GOLDMINE
ROSEMAEY'S BABY
REDLINE
RICHARD III (1995)
LILIES
SORCERER
PAPER MOON
KEY LARGO
LE HAVRE
TO DIE FOR
CABARET
WHITE MATERIAL
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021)
THE PARALLAX VIEW
EDWARD II
VELVET GOLDMINE
ROSEMAEY'S BABY
REDLINE
RICHARD III (1995)
LILIES
SORCERER
PAPER MOON
KEY LARGO
LE HAVRE
TO DIE FOR
CABARET
WHITE MATERIAL
YI YI
DEEP COVER
THE DEVIL'S BATH
NOTORIOUS
PEKING OPERA BLUES
WALKER
EVE'S BAYOU
CITY ON FIRE
JOHNNY GUITAR
THE APPOINTMENT
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
MY DINNER WITH ANDRE
HANGOVER SQUARE
MCCABE & MRS.MILLER
THE HOUSE WITH LAUGHING WINDOWS
THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE AND HER LOVER
DEEP COVER
THE DEVIL'S BATH
NOTORIOUS
PEKING OPERA BLUES
WALKER
EVE'S BAYOU
CITY ON FIRE
JOHNNY GUITAR
THE APPOINTMENT
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
MY DINNER WITH ANDRE
HANGOVER SQUARE
MCCABE & MRS.MILLER
THE HOUSE WITH LAUGHING WINDOWS
THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE AND HER LOVER
What is the best movie not from this year that you’ve seen this year? Bonus points if you say why
November 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
What are the best movies not from this year that you've seen this year?
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021)
THE PARALLAX VIEW
EDWARD II
VELVET GOLDMINE
ROSEMAEY'S BABY
REDLINE
RICHARD III (1995)
LILIES
SORCERER
PAPER MOON
KEY LARGO
LE HAVRE
TO DIE FOR
CABARET
WHITE MATERIAL
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021)
THE PARALLAX VIEW
EDWARD II
VELVET GOLDMINE
ROSEMAEY'S BABY
REDLINE
RICHARD III (1995)
LILIES
SORCERER
PAPER MOON
KEY LARGO
LE HAVRE
TO DIE FOR
CABARET
WHITE MATERIAL
Once you get a chance to see Nightmare Alley (2021) in black and white it's honestly kinda astonishing how ass it looks in color.
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Once you get a chance to see Nightmare Alley (2021) in black and white it's honestly kinda astonishing how ass it looks in color.
Probably my favorite little detail in del Toro's Frankenstein is Victor's cunty little red gloves. A great visual metaphor for the blood on his hands.
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Probably my favorite little detail in del Toro's Frankenstein is Victor's cunty little red gloves. A great visual metaphor for the blood on his hands.
I'm starting to think I might not even play GTA VI when it finally comes out because fuck their evil ass company and fuck waiting over a decade for a damn game.
"Rockstar, Rockstar, you're disgusting, we charge you with union busting," the protesters declared.
'All you had to do was follow the damn law, Rockstar!': Workers are protesting outside Take-Two after GTA 6 dev's alleged 'brazen' union-busting
"They can get used to seeing us on their doorstep."
www.pcgamer.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I'm starting to think I might not even play GTA VI when it finally comes out because fuck their evil ass company and fuck waiting over a decade for a damn game.
You absolutely know they had sex in those costumes. Pasolini knew what he was talking about in Salò
November 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
You absolutely know they had sex in those costumes. Pasolini knew what he was talking about in Salò
Michael Mann's The Keep will never be the movie I want it to be by damn does it look cool. Anyway, happy Halloween 🖤
October 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Michael Mann's The Keep will never be the movie I want it to be by damn does it look cool. Anyway, happy Halloween 🖤
Reposted by Aaron Romano
Happy 40th anniversary to Anne Rice's "The Vampire Lestat," published on October 31, 1985. Rice's 2nd vampire novel, it turned Lestat from villain to glamorous antihero, & started her Vampire Chronicles in earnest. Fun fact; the book's big finale takes place on publication day, Halloween night, 1985
October 31, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Happy 40th anniversary to Anne Rice's "The Vampire Lestat," published on October 31, 1985. Rice's 2nd vampire novel, it turned Lestat from villain to glamorous antihero, & started her Vampire Chronicles in earnest. Fun fact; the book's big finale takes place on publication day, Halloween night, 1985
You know Microsoft Word and Google Docs both come with spell checkers? You don't need to murder the planet with AI for this. Also there's this amazing thing known as a dictionary - believe it or not, they do still exist.
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
You know Microsoft Word and Google Docs both come with spell checkers? You don't need to murder the planet with AI for this. Also there's this amazing thing known as a dictionary - believe it or not, they do still exist.
If you see this, post 4 female characters you love
October 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
If you see this, post 4 female characters you love
Four books to get to know me
October 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Four books to get to know me
Good God the brainwashing sequence in The Parallax View is one of the all-time disturbing sequences in cinema. Truly a chilling and insightful look into twisted mindset and convoluted politics of the average assassin.
October 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Good God the brainwashing sequence in The Parallax View is one of the all-time disturbing sequences in cinema. Truly a chilling and insightful look into twisted mindset and convoluted politics of the average assassin.
Reposted by Aaron Romano
First day home from VoidCon and I get an email from a publisher saying they want to hold one of my stories for an upcoming anthology! It's been a special couple of days 🖤
October 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
First day home from VoidCon and I get an email from a publisher saying they want to hold one of my stories for an upcoming anthology! It's been a special couple of days 🖤
My haul from VoidCon 3! Really this is only a fraction of what I would have walked away with if I had the cash - there were so many amazing artists and vendors there! I'll just have to start saving for VoidCon 4 🖤
October 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
My haul from VoidCon 3! Really this is only a fraction of what I would have walked away with if I had the cash - there were so many amazing artists and vendors there! I'll just have to start saving for VoidCon 4 🖤
Checking out VoidCon with @praiseshadows.bsky.social. So excited to visit the vendors and meet all the cool people!
October 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Checking out VoidCon with @praiseshadows.bsky.social. So excited to visit the vendors and meet all the cool people!
Reposted by Aaron Romano
September 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Reposted by Aaron Romano
Yeah I cried in every single scene of The Long Walk so fucking what
September 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Yeah I cried in every single scene of The Long Walk so fucking what
Re-watched Cabaret (1972) and suddenly realized that Joel Grey's performance as the Emcee seriously delivered one of the most terrifying characters of 70s cinema.
September 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Re-watched Cabaret (1972) and suddenly realized that Joel Grey's performance as the Emcee seriously delivered one of the most terrifying characters of 70s cinema.
My God, I am crying. I had the incredible good fortune of discovering Ms. Yarbro's work last autumn and now she's one of my favorites. Farewell to one of the true greats. If you've never read her, do yourself a favor and look her up.
Farewell, Quinn.
There was nobody like you.
There was nobody like you.
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September 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My God, I am crying. I had the incredible good fortune of discovering Ms. Yarbro's work last autumn and now she's one of my favorites. Farewell to one of the true greats. If you've never read her, do yourself a favor and look her up.
It's serving 1984 in this Carrabbas....
September 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It's serving 1984 in this Carrabbas....