The Cultured Curators
@culturedcurators.bsky.social
Two curious people explore culture in its broadest sense. One is a renowned expert, the other a connoisseur of the curious. Together they embark on cultural explorations each episode, taking you along for the ride!
We love genre fiction the most 💀👻👾🐙�
We love genre fiction the most 💀👻👾🐙�
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Also endless thanks to all the folks who came out to @brooklynhorror.bsky.social this week, especially those who came to see "It Needs Eyes" and spoke with us after.
October 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Also endless thanks to all the folks who came out to @brooklynhorror.bsky.social this week, especially those who came to see "It Needs Eyes" and spoke with us after.
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“Given that all of us will experience disability and horror in our lifetimes, I consider the work of this festival to be necessary planning for the future. But let’s have a goddamn good time while we do it.” – Ariel Baska
Submit to our 2026 film festival: filmfreeway.com/AccessHorror...
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Submit to our 2026 film festival: filmfreeway.com/AccessHorror...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“Given that all of us will experience disability and horror in our lifetimes, I consider the work of this festival to be necessary planning for the future. But let’s have a goddamn good time while we do it.” – Ariel Baska
Submit to our 2026 film festival: filmfreeway.com/AccessHorror...
❤️🩸
Submit to our 2026 film festival: filmfreeway.com/AccessHorror...
❤️🩸
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If I was in London, I wouldn't dare miss this.
Do you like WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR? 👀
How about BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW? 👀
Do you like a horror of stillness, dissociation and dread, like the worst trip you’ve ever had? Hurrah! come to @miskatonicihs.bsky.social in London on September 30th (payday!) and gaze into the abyss with us. 😱
How about BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW? 👀
Do you like a horror of stillness, dissociation and dread, like the worst trip you’ve ever had? Hurrah! come to @miskatonicihs.bsky.social in London on September 30th (payday!) and gaze into the abyss with us. 😱
Shoegaze Horror: Bad Vibes, Liminal Loops and Deadly Dissociation (London) - The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies
Enter the dreamlike, destabilising world of Shoegaze Horror, where cinema trades story for sensation and transforms atmosphere into dread.
miskatonicinstitute.com
September 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
If I was in London, I wouldn't dare miss this.
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Meanwhile, me and my squad at the Rapture.
September 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Meanwhile, me and my squad at the Rapture.
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Not enough gay bars hosting Rapture parties
September 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Not enough gay bars hosting Rapture parties
It's Official! The Cultured Curators will be boots on the ground at the 10th annual @brooklynhorror.bsky.social! @benhorrible.bsky.social will be there in the flesh and @rpish.bsky.social in spirit. Can't wait to see and hang with some of our favorite friends!
September 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
It's Official! The Cultured Curators will be boots on the ground at the 10th annual @brooklynhorror.bsky.social! @benhorrible.bsky.social will be there in the flesh and @rpish.bsky.social in spirit. Can't wait to see and hang with some of our favorite friends!
September 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Did somebody order the audio from our live recording at @accesshorror.bsky.social last month? Cause that’s what we’re serving this Tuesday.
Get into this convo about the intersection of disability and horror with convo with Karama Horne and Chuck Collins.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Get into this convo about the intersection of disability and horror with convo with Karama Horne and Chuck Collins.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
September 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Did somebody order the audio from our live recording at @accesshorror.bsky.social last month? Cause that’s what we’re serving this Tuesday.
Get into this convo about the intersection of disability and horror with convo with Karama Horne and Chuck Collins.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Get into this convo about the intersection of disability and horror with convo with Karama Horne and Chuck Collins.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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Back in February I wrote about how constantly making a joke out of everything is destroying us. Been thinking about it a lot lately.
houseofmirrors.substack.com/p/banish-wit...
houseofmirrors.substack.com/p/banish-wit...
Banish With Laughter
When everything is funny, nothing is sacred
houseofmirrors.substack.com
September 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Back in February I wrote about how constantly making a joke out of everything is destroying us. Been thinking about it a lot lately.
houseofmirrors.substack.com/p/banish-wit...
houseofmirrors.substack.com/p/banish-wit...
It's official, The Cultured Curator will be there in person!
September 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's official, The Cultured Curator will be there in person!
Episode 14 is live
In this episode, Benjamin and Rabia sit down with Horror Activist, film maker, and festival directorAriel Baska to talk about their prolific work surrounding disability advocacy and the Access:Horror Film Festival (Now available to stream on Shudder).
@accesshorror.bsky.social
In this episode, Benjamin and Rabia sit down with Horror Activist, film maker, and festival directorAriel Baska to talk about their prolific work surrounding disability advocacy and the Access:Horror Film Festival (Now available to stream on Shudder).
@accesshorror.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Episode 14 is live
In this episode, Benjamin and Rabia sit down with Horror Activist, film maker, and festival directorAriel Baska to talk about their prolific work surrounding disability advocacy and the Access:Horror Film Festival (Now available to stream on Shudder).
@accesshorror.bsky.social
In this episode, Benjamin and Rabia sit down with Horror Activist, film maker, and festival directorAriel Baska to talk about their prolific work surrounding disability advocacy and the Access:Horror Film Festival (Now available to stream on Shudder).
@accesshorror.bsky.social
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Access:Horror is live on Shudder today!
It was such an honor to work with this festival in celebration of disability in horror cinema. The programming is incredible, and the work of this festival and what it represents is surely needed.
Please go give it a watch!
@accesshorror.bsky.social
It was such an honor to work with this festival in celebration of disability in horror cinema. The programming is incredible, and the work of this festival and what it represents is surely needed.
Please go give it a watch!
@accesshorror.bsky.social
📆Oh, it’s September? New month = new streaming guide!
Here are all the horror titles hitting streaming services this month. Which titles are you most excited to add to your watchlist? (Continued in comments)
Here are all the horror titles hitting streaming services this month. Which titles are you most excited to add to your watchlist? (Continued in comments)
September 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Access:Horror is live on Shudder today!
It was such an honor to work with this festival in celebration of disability in horror cinema. The programming is incredible, and the work of this festival and what it represents is surely needed.
Please go give it a watch!
@accesshorror.bsky.social
It was such an honor to work with this festival in celebration of disability in horror cinema. The programming is incredible, and the work of this festival and what it represents is surely needed.
Please go give it a watch!
@accesshorror.bsky.social
Full support! More of this!
This is fucking cool. www.fangoria.com/the-toxic-av...
THE TOXIC AVENGER To Wipe Out Medical Debt With Non-Profit Partnership
Macon Blair’s THE TOXIC AVENGER is set to mop up at least $5 million in crushing medical costs thanks to an inspiring new partnership between Cineverse and national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt.
www.fangoria.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Full support! More of this!
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It’s time for #Hooptober! Yearly horror watch and review challenge. You can find the list and rules on Cinemonster’s LB.
Will post here per title once we start.
Got my letterboxd list ready to go: boxd.it/O54UI
Will post here per title once we start.
Got my letterboxd list ready to go: boxd.it/O54UI
Hooptober 12 - The Cultured Curators list
My 5th year participating via Letterboxd. Great initiative by @cinemonster (check his account for previous lists and info) QUICK EASY RULES: There must be 31 horror films6 countries (other than Italy ...
boxd.it
August 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It’s time for #Hooptober! Yearly horror watch and review challenge. You can find the list and rules on Cinemonster’s LB.
Will post here per title once we start.
Got my letterboxd list ready to go: boxd.it/O54UI
Will post here per title once we start.
Got my letterboxd list ready to go: boxd.it/O54UI
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August 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The Cultured Curators' eternal hunger may never be sated!
The Cultured Curators are eating well this rest of the year with Frightfest, Brooklyn Horror, Imagine and more
@culturedcurators.bsky.social @benhorrible.bsky.social
@culturedcurators.bsky.social @benhorrible.bsky.social
a cartoon character with its mouth open and the words nom nom nom below it
ALT: a cartoon character with its mouth open and the words nom nom nom below it
media.tenor.com
August 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The Cultured Curators' eternal hunger may never be sated!
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FYI: short reviews on my Letterboxd
Long form reviews going up on the @culturedcurators.bsky.social website after the fest (I need sleep first)
Long form reviews going up on the @culturedcurators.bsky.social website after the fest (I need sleep first)
August 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
FYI: short reviews on my Letterboxd
Long form reviews going up on the @culturedcurators.bsky.social website after the fest (I need sleep first)
Long form reviews going up on the @culturedcurators.bsky.social website after the fest (I need sleep first)
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It’s that time of the year again! @frightfest.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
It’s that time of the year again! @frightfest.bsky.social
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My little Frightfest 2025 thread:
First movie was The Home with Pete Davidson. Opening the festival 🍀
First movie was The Home with Pete Davidson. Opening the festival 🍀
August 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My little Frightfest 2025 thread:
First movie was The Home with Pete Davidson. Opening the festival 🍀
First movie was The Home with Pete Davidson. Opening the festival 🍀
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Just remembered Shintaro Kago hosts a pooped theme film festival. I have to know these things, so now you do too.
Not sure who needs to know this, but the legendary Shintaro Kago is organizing a film festival and looking for short video works on stool, feces and excrement. 💩 🤷♀️
August 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Just remembered Shintaro Kago hosts a pooped theme film festival. I have to know these things, so now you do too.
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Amazing thread on how Superman has always been the way he is, James Gunn only took his to his roots. And how history repeats itself.
Doing an interview about this on radio today as well.
Doing an interview about this on radio today as well.
The right-wing backlash against #Superman this week got me thinking: Has this happened before?
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
July 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Amazing thread on how Superman has always been the way he is, James Gunn only took his to his roots. And how history repeats itself.
Doing an interview about this on radio today as well.
Doing an interview about this on radio today as well.
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Can’t wait for everyone to become extremely normal* over Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein.
July 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Can’t wait for everyone to become extremely normal* over Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein.
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Just put my votes in. Let’s go Cannibal Mukbang!
The FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards return to honor the best horror movies of the year! Find the full list of nominees right here. Voting is NOW OPEN!
July 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Just put my votes in. Let’s go Cannibal Mukbang!
A relaxing way to celebrate Bastille Day!
Furniture design has never before been so timeless yet so modern.
July 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A relaxing way to celebrate Bastille Day!
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I'll play.
1 Like = 1 Movie
1 Like = 1 Movie
June 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I'll play.
1 Like = 1 Movie
1 Like = 1 Movie