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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
@horrornonna.com
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your horror nonna

post-goth dr/writer/producer/programmer/author of 10 books on cult + horror film

in Venice award-winning doc CHAIN REACTIONS + soon Shudder's 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR based on my book

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · Aug 26
New pinned post: I'm a critic + author of 10 books on cult + horror film including 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR (a new doc from Shudder coming soon) + I'm also in CHAIN REACTIONS, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre legacy doc, w/ Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Stephen King + Karyn Kusama. More here horrornonna.com
A pile of books written by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas A poster for CHAIN REACTIONS - Alexandre O Philippe's Venice Lion winning documentary about the 50th anniversary of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and a copy of the book 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2h
That counts!

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 3h
Outside of fests, it still feels like Australia and NZ are significantly behind on all but multiplex films even now

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 3h
💜💜💜

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 3h
Both Mag Mag (Yuriyan Retriever, 2025) and 1001 Frames (Mehrnoush Alia, 2025) also almost made my list, and certainly deserve a mention!

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 3h
Here's my top ten films of 2025, in no particular order.

While I was really disappointed by so many of the bigger name films I was really looking forward to this year, so many smaller surprises came in and knocked my socks off.

A great year for film!
Sirāt (Óliver Laxe, 2025) The Virgin of the Quarry Lake (Laura Casabe, 2025) The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (Diego Céspedes, 2025) Bring Her Back (Danny and Michael Philippou, 2025) A Useful Ghost (Ratchaphoom Boonbunchachoke, 2025) Dead Lover (Grace Glowicki, 2025) Luna Rosa (Omar Rodríguez-López, 2025) The Secret Agent (Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2025) Honey Bunch (Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, 2025) Burning (Radik Eshimov, 2024

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 6h
Look who got a section on the @arrowplayer.bsky.social this month!
I got to pick whatever films I wanted out of their catalogue - I limited it to ten films, and some won't be available in all territories, but you can read the full list of what I chose here: www.arrow-player.com/kier-la-jani...
Kier-La Janisse Selects - ARROW
Kier-La Janisse is a film writer, producer, acquisitions executive for Severin Films, creative director of Spectacular Optical Media, founder of the Miskatonic institute of Horror Studies and Adjunct ...
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Melinda Salisbury @melindasalisbury.com · 15h
This year we're doing Whamutopia. Every time you hear Last Christmas you have to have a mulled wine at your earliest convenience and toast George Michael, because he was a lad

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 1d
Love your work, King!❤️

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 1d
Supporting Characters holds such a special place in my heart, no one in this film crit podcasting space quite has Bill's precise mix of kindness and intelligence.

The combination of him and Willow is absolutely perfect: this conversation is one of the best damned things I've heard all year ❤️

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Spectacular Optical Media @spectacularoptical.bsky.social · 1d
Upcoming screenings for THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM, beginning tomorrow with its premiere on @shudder.com as part of annual series THE HAUNTED SEASON (in all their territories!)
Scan through the list to see if it is coming to a theatre near you!
Dec 1 - Shudder premiere Dec 1 - Cinematic Void/American Cinematheque, LA Dec 7 - Music Box theatre, Chicago Dec 16 - Alamo Drafthouse SF, Raleigh, Dallas, Woodbury and Chicago Dec 21 - Philosophical Research Society, LA Dec 21 - Winter's Wake ghost story festival, Pender Island Canada Dec 19 + 20 - Dave Barber Cinematheque, Winnipeg with Don McKellar in person

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d
❤️❤️❤️

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Severin Films @severinfilms.bsky.social · 2d
***THE SEVERIN 24 HOUR ONLY BOX SET FLASH SALE HAS BEGUN***

Sale Link: severinfilms.com/collections/...

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d
EAT THE HAUNTED PUP DO IT DO IT

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d
Love your work 💜

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d
EEEEEEE!!!!

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d
Seeing this image on Bluesky is the closest I have ever got to knowing what it must feel like to have Sadako climb through your TV screen

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d
Is that a ghost
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Some of those dogs at the dog show are just obscene abominations unto the lord.
weird dog with long white hair that drags on the floor.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d
YES! YES! YES!

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d
I cannot emphasise what a strong film THE DIRTIES is. It's glib to call it "Elephant but funny", and yet Matt Johnson and his collaborators made an extraordinarily powerful film about school shootings and the incel imagination. We should be talking about this film so much more than we currently do!
Dirties era Matt Johnson in a shirt that says "We're Just Here for the Bad Guys"

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d
Such a great film. That whole era of AF's work is off the chain good

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d
Always a treat, my friend - we're lucky to have you xx

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d
Arrow have crafted a truly magical release with this new Arrow 4K release of the original WESTWORLD, it's a no-brainer purchase. I have a video essay on here, with booklet essays by some of my fave people including @priscillapage.bsky.social @cinemaviscera.bsky.social Abbey Bender and David MB!
Westworld Limited Edition Blu-ray | Arrow Video
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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d
Oh mate, that's huge news - congratulations!!!!!

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d
I was thrilled to help @neilsnowdon.bsky.social co-produce this beast for Arrow, deep thanks to our contributors including BJ, @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social @hauntedmeg.bsky.social @willowcatelyn.bsky.social @richardkadrey.bsky.social @meheuck.bsky.social Craig Martin, Mike White and Erik Buckham ❤️

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 2d
Big day of new release announcements! First up, enormously proud to have a video essay on Cinematographe's new blu of Abel Ferrara's adaptation of William Gibson's NEW ROSE HOTEL. The great @jlalibs.com is doing such hugely important work filling the huge gaps we have in Ferrara's back catalogue ❤️
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Hayley Centimetres @jasmineandthyme.bsky.social · 3d
Good morning gang, so my mum volunteers at an animal shelter helping out with the cats, and it is often hard for the vollies to come up with new, varied names for the cats up for adoption. So I want to know: what would you name a shelter cat, and I’ll give mum the resultant list of names 🐈🐈‍⬛

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BJ Colangelo @bjcolangelo.bsky.social · 3d
This Black Friday, consider the @arrowvideo.bsky.social release of THE VISITOR, with special features from rad folks like @hauntedmeg.bsky.social, @willowcatelyn.bsky.social, and a commentary track from yours truly & @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social!

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Louise Weard @weard.moe · 3d
at the suggestion of @faradayribcage.bsky.social i have put Castration Movie on sale for the black friday weekend! use the code BLACKFRIDAY2025 at digital.louiseweard.com
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