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Garrett McDowell 🍉
@garrettmcdowell.bsky.social
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Movie talker // Host of @spectercinema.bsky.social

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New Episode 🌵// PUNISHMENT PARK (1971): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social fight for their civil rights in the sweltering desert! Sub-genres include: political thriller, found footage/mockumentary, bleak • #HorrorSky

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A podcast thumbnail for PUNISHMENT PARK featuring a man screaming in agony with a trial and a fight happening in the background
November 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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New Episode 🩸// FREDDY VS JASON (2003): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social witness two horror icons duke it out! Plus, we rank the ANOES and Friday the 13th franchises (seperately & together) and give out some awards! • #HorrorSky

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A podcast thumbnail for FREDDY VS JASON, featuring Lori looking worried with Freddy in the background to the left and Jason to the right
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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A much maligned entry, so of course I think it’s one of the best in the franchise 🤣 listen to me make @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social question his podcasting decisions haha
spectercinema.bsky.social Specter Cinema Club @spectercinema.bsky.social · 23d
New Episode 😈 // JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE (1993): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social put Jason to bed…again, except he’s a worm this time! Sub-genres include: slasher, possession, curse • #HorrorSky

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Podcast thumbnail for JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE (1993) featuring Jason with a broken mask burned to his face, with hell ghouls lurking in the background
October 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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New Episode 😈 // JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE (1993): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social put Jason to bed…again, except he’s a worm this time! Sub-genres include: slasher, possession, curse • #HorrorSky

🍎: tinyurl.com/yc6bxn3d
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Podcast thumbnail for JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE (1993) featuring Jason with a broken mask burned to his face, with hell ghouls lurking in the background
October 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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New Episode 🔥 // A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY’S REVENGE (1985): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social crank up the heat in the queer-coded sequel! Sub-genres include: possession, body horror, haunted house • #HorrorSky

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The Thumbnail for our episode on A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985. We see Jesse screaming at his hand wearing Freddy’s glove as he poses in the background
October 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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New episode 🔪 // FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social try to survive the night at Camp Crystal Lake! Sub-genres include: mystery, slasher, urban legend, revenge • #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/4q1mKQz
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A thumbnail for our episode on FRIDAY THE 13TH, featuring Pamela Voorhees with a knife with a Camp Crystal Lake sign and Jason attacking Alice in the foreground
October 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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New episode🩸// FRIDAY THE 13th PART 2 (1981): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social bear witness to Jason’s first massacre! Sub-genres include: slasher, summer hangout, urban legend • #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/4o55ubd
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A thumbnail for our FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 episode, featuring bag-head Jason with a dead Pamela Voorhees and a frightened Ginny in the background
October 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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New Episode🩸// FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER (1984): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social face-off against Jason for the “last” time! Sub-genres include: slasher, coming-of-age, sex romp • #HorrorSky

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A thumbnail for THE FINAL CHPTER featuring a bloody unmasked Jason and Tommy Jarvis
October 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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New episode🩸// FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III (1982): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social enter a new dimension of terror! Sub-genres include: slasher, urban legend, 3D • #HorrorSky #JasonVoorhees

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A thumbnail for out FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III, featuring Jason finally in his signature hockey mask with images of his kills in the background
October 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Twitter account has been hacked My god their customer service is abysmal.
October 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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You know @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social be watching a lot of movies this month, make sure you’re following them on @letterboxd.social 👻 #HorrorSky

• DeVaughn: boxd.it/7Pz7
• Garrett: boxd.it/eBuV
Ayo Edebiri in the criterion closet with a thumbs up “I love movies. I love watching movies.”
October 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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New episode ⛓️ // CHAINED (2012): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social are held in a murderous apprenticeship against their will! Sub-genres include: serial killer, coming-of-age, single location thriller, nature vs nurture • #HorrorSky

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A thumbnail for our latest podcast episode on Chained (2012) directed by Jennifer Lynch. There is a teen boy with a shackle around his ankle reading a book, a man with a woman in a headlock, and a frightened little boy under a table
September 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Last in-person recording with @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social before my move 🥲 we’ve been lucky to be one of the few hosting pairs that actually live in the same place. The pod will continue fully virtual, but you can’t beat that in-studio magic. Wonderful conversation to close this era 🖤
spectercinema.bsky.social Specter Cinema Club @spectercinema.bsky.social · Aug 27
New episode 🎙️ // BLUE VELVET (1986): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social uncover a sinister mystery lurking beneath the suburbs! Sub-genres include: coming-of-age, mystery thriller, sexual awakening, Lynchian • #HorrorSky #FilmSky

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🟢: bit.ly/466aKVP
A thumbnail for our podcast episode on BLUE VELVET (1986) featuring Dorothy singing, Jefferey peeping in a closet, and Frank huffing gas
August 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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New episode 🥀 // WEAPONS (2025): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social explore Maybrook, a town where the kids are not alright! Sub-genres include: suburban paranoia, mystery, the occult, Stephen King-esque • #HorrorSky #FilmSky

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🟢: bit.ly/4myRPs8
A thumbnail for our episode on WEAPONS (2025) featuring Gladys, a child runnin in a t-pose, and Justine & Archer in a truck
August 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Next month @spectercinema.bsky.social celebrates 250 episodes! Got any burning questions for me, @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social, the pod, or anything in general? Send em in! 👻
Specter Cinema Club Mailbag
We are doing our first Q&A episode to celebrate 250 episodes of the podcast!
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June 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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New episode 👻 // PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING (1990): @daddydisco.bsky.social @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @gaylydreadful.bsky.social learn Norman Bates’ backstory via radio talk show! Sub-genres include: psychosexual thriller, Lifetime Channel Drama • #HorrorSky

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June 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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New episode 👻 // PSYCHO III (1986): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social check into Bates Motel for Anthony Perkins’ directorial debut! Sub-genres include: slasher, mystery, psychosexual thriller • #HorrorSky #FilmSky #PrideMonth

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June 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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chewywalrus.bsky.social
Which reminds me: today would be a GREAT day to listen to my chatting with @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social about this little gem over on @spectercinema.bsky.social last year! It's really a fun little convo!

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June 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Patreon Exclusive 👻 // This month on “Watching the Watchlist” we’re recapping our May diaries before discussing first-time watches of WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE (@garrettmcdowell.bsky.social) and PEEPING TOM (@daddydisco.bsky.social)

Available at our $3 Found Footage tier: patreon.com/spectercinema
June 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Specter Cinema Club is coming up in 250 episodes next month and we’ve never done a Q&A episode! Got any burning questions for @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social, here’s your chance! Can be movie-related or otherwise 👻
Specter Cinema Club Mailbag
We are doing our first Q&A episode to celebrate 250 episodes of the podcast!
docs.google.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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New episode 👻 // PSYCHO II (1983): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social return to Fairvale 23 years later to gaslight Norman Bates! Sub-genres include: giallo/mystery, small town drama, psychosexual thriller • #HorrorSky #FilmSky

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A thumbnail for our podcast episode on PSYCHO II featuring Norman Bates looking distressed, being comforted by Mary, and a silhouette of “Mother”
June 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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This is a great episode! @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social do a great job as always! 🏳️‍🌈🔪🩸🚿 #PerkinsPride
spectercinema.bsky.social Specter Cinema Club @spectercinema.bsky.social · Jun 5
New episode 👻 // PSYCHO (1960): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social check themselves into the infamous Bates Motel! Sub-genres include: mystery, noir, serial killer, proto-slasher • #HorrorSky #FilmSky #PrideMonth2025

🍎: apple.co/4kuSz0U
🟢: spoti.fi/4mPJd1i
A graphic for our podcast episode on PSYCHO, featuring Norman Bates’ signature stare and a silhouette of “Mother” behind him
June 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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New episode 👻 // PSYCHO (1960): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social check themselves into the infamous Bates Motel! Sub-genres include: mystery, noir, serial killer, proto-slasher • #HorrorSky #FilmSky #PrideMonth2025

🍎: apple.co/4kuSz0U
🟢: spoti.fi/4mPJd1i
A graphic for our podcast episode on PSYCHO, featuring Norman Bates’ signature stare and a silhouette of “Mother” behind him
June 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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For June, @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social are honoring Anthony Perkins as we discuss the 4 PSYCHO films for our annual #PrideMonth celebration 🏳️‍🌈🔑 @gaylydreadful.bsky.social will be joining us at the end to rank the films! #HorrorSky

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A graphic with featuring stills from the 4 Psycho movies, listed over the date each episode will be posted • Psycho (6/3) • Psycho II (6/10) • Psycho III (6/17) • Psych IV (6/24)
June 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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👻 Patreon Excluisve 👻

@daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social take a ride on the dangerous side revisiting FINAL DESTINATION 3 for our May movie commentary track! For $5, you can have access to our library of commentaries and watch movies with the boys: patreon.com/spectercinema
May 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM