Mary Beth McAndrews
@mbmcandrews.bsky.social
Former EIC at Dread Central
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
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
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‘Bystanders’ Director Mary Beth McAndrews on the Power of Her Female-Directed Rape Revenge Film: ‘No More Male Gaze’
In "Bystanders," Abby (Brandi Botkin) is a young woman who visits a frat party with her friends, who are drugged, raped and chased by men.
variety.com
I was profiled in Variety for directing Bystanders!! So grateful for this interview and having space to talk about my experiences. Neat.
Also, that headline?? Iconic.
Also, that headline?? Iconic.
I finally launched my Substack with a review of the new Paranormal Activity theater production! It's an incredible feat and proof that we need more horror theater.
Happy to be writing for myself again 🙂
Happy to be writing for myself again 🙂
Paranormal Activity On Stage Is A Thrilling And Impressive Horror Spectacle
What better way to launch my Substack than with a review of the new shockingly incredible stage production of Paranormal Activity?
open.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I finally launched my Substack with a review of the new Paranormal Activity theater production! It's an incredible feat and proof that we need more horror theater.
Happy to be writing for myself again 🙂
Happy to be writing for myself again 🙂
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February is all about folk horror! Get ready to talk witches, rituals, and The Devil 😈 #HorrorSky • linktr.ee/spectercinema
• THE VVITCH ft. @mbmcandrews.bsky.social
• BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW ft. James Rose
• PUMKINHEAD (@daddydisco.bsky.social)
• HEREDITARY (@garrettmcdowell.bsky.social)
• THE VVITCH ft. @mbmcandrews.bsky.social
• BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW ft. James Rose
• PUMKINHEAD (@daddydisco.bsky.social)
• HEREDITARY (@garrettmcdowell.bsky.social)
January 31, 2026 at 6:29 PM
February is all about folk horror! Get ready to talk witches, rituals, and The Devil 😈 #HorrorSky • linktr.ee/spectercinema
• THE VVITCH ft. @mbmcandrews.bsky.social
• BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW ft. James Rose
• PUMKINHEAD (@daddydisco.bsky.social)
• HEREDITARY (@garrettmcdowell.bsky.social)
• THE VVITCH ft. @mbmcandrews.bsky.social
• BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW ft. James Rose
• PUMKINHEAD (@daddydisco.bsky.social)
• HEREDITARY (@garrettmcdowell.bsky.social)
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Call 202-224-6542, Hit 3, and than hit any button to call Chuck Schumer and tell him that this DHS budget cannot pass.
If you need any inspiration, our National Press Coordinator @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social, implored Schumer’s office to stop more blood from getting on their hands.
If you need any inspiration, our National Press Coordinator @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social, implored Schumer’s office to stop more blood from getting on their hands.
January 24, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Call 202-224-6542, Hit 3, and than hit any button to call Chuck Schumer and tell him that this DHS budget cannot pass.
If you need any inspiration, our National Press Coordinator @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social, implored Schumer’s office to stop more blood from getting on their hands.
If you need any inspiration, our National Press Coordinator @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social, implored Schumer’s office to stop more blood from getting on their hands.
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“They just need PROPER TRAINING”
The officer who fatally shot a Minneapolis man during a protest is an 8-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials say.
Police chief calls for calm after a man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
Federal immigration officers have shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 7:42 PM
“They just need PROPER TRAINING”
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If you’re outside of Minnesota and you’re wondering how to help, this guide is excellent.
And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota
Last edited January 22, 2026 I’m going to assume that if you’re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I don’t have to explain it to you! That sa…
naomikritzer.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
If you’re outside of Minnesota and you’re wondering how to help, this guide is excellent.
And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
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I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
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ICE agents just summarily executed a well-respected ICU/VA nurse for the “crime” of videoing them while also carrying a licensed firearm. Where you at, 2nd Amendment folks? Shouldn’t you be yelling the loudest right now?
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 8:03 PM
ICE agents just summarily executed a well-respected ICU/VA nurse for the “crime” of videoing them while also carrying a licensed firearm. Where you at, 2nd Amendment folks? Shouldn’t you be yelling the loudest right now?
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Doesn’t it make you crazy? Doesn’t it turn your blood to fucking gasoline?
People are being executed in the street over a problem that straight up does not exist and both parties are complicit in the lie
January 24, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Doesn’t it make you crazy? Doesn’t it turn your blood to fucking gasoline?
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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I’m in @nighttidemag.bsky.social again and I really like it over here.
If you're struggling to find new genre TV shows but don't know where to start, @sharai.bsky.social has got you covered, catch-up style. 👻📽️📺 #NightTideMag
nighttidemag.com/2026/01/21/s...
nighttidemag.com/2026/01/21/s...
THE TOP TEN GENRE SHOWS OF 2025
Sharai Bohannon breaks down her top 10 genre shows of 2025, not surprisingly, all winners…the woman knows her TV.
nighttidemag.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I’m in @nighttidemag.bsky.social again and I really like it over here.
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I’m producing a short film with some rad people! Come join us on this adventure. Every bit of pledging and sharing helps. Thank you!
Hey everyone:
When @zenalogan.bsky.social (writer/star) and @alisonstarlocke.bsky.social (producer) showed me "The Ultimate Breakup" I fell in love. Costarring @yurilowenthal.bsky.social, It's a zombie movie with heart! Please consider helping us out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
When @zenalogan.bsky.social (writer/star) and @alisonstarlocke.bsky.social (producer) showed me "The Ultimate Breakup" I fell in love. Costarring @yurilowenthal.bsky.social, It's a zombie movie with heart! Please consider helping us out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
THE ULTIMATE BREAKUP - Short Film
Horror/Zombie/Drama Short Film
www.kickstarter.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I’m producing a short film with some rad people! Come join us on this adventure. Every bit of pledging and sharing helps. Thank you!
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🗣️✨✨NEW EPISODE ALERT✨✨🗣️
✨🌊🌊🌊✨CURE ✨🌊🌊🌊✨
✨FT. @mbmcandrews.bsky.social ✨
✨🌊❌🌊❌🌊❌🌊❌🌊❌🌊✨
✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
This week we got to chop it up about a J-Horror classic with MB. Check out Cure (1997) on VOD.
Tune in✨
Linktr.ee/girlthatsscary
#Homegirlhorror
Want more?
Patreon.com/girlthatsscary
✨🌊🌊🌊✨CURE ✨🌊🌊🌊✨
✨FT. @mbmcandrews.bsky.social ✨
✨🌊❌🌊❌🌊❌🌊❌🌊❌🌊✨
✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
This week we got to chop it up about a J-Horror classic with MB. Check out Cure (1997) on VOD.
Tune in✨
Linktr.ee/girlthatsscary
#Homegirlhorror
Want more?
Patreon.com/girlthatsscary
January 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
🗣️✨✨NEW EPISODE ALERT✨✨🗣️
✨🌊🌊🌊✨CURE ✨🌊🌊🌊✨
✨FT. @mbmcandrews.bsky.social ✨
✨🌊❌🌊❌🌊❌🌊❌🌊❌🌊✨
✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
This week we got to chop it up about a J-Horror classic with MB. Check out Cure (1997) on VOD.
Tune in✨
Linktr.ee/girlthatsscary
#Homegirlhorror
Want more?
Patreon.com/girlthatsscary
✨🌊🌊🌊✨CURE ✨🌊🌊🌊✨
✨FT. @mbmcandrews.bsky.social ✨
✨🌊❌🌊❌🌊❌🌊❌🌊❌🌊✨
✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
This week we got to chop it up about a J-Horror classic with MB. Check out Cure (1997) on VOD.
Tune in✨
Linktr.ee/girlthatsscary
#Homegirlhorror
Want more?
Patreon.com/girlthatsscary
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5yrs ago when I was 16, we wrapped our first SHUDDER exclusive. So beyond grateful to have met the best collaborators & people 🥹
January 8, 2026 at 8:09 PM
5yrs ago when I was 16, we wrapped our first SHUDDER exclusive. So beyond grateful to have met the best collaborators & people 🥹
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Here is the fundraiser for Renee Good’s wife and son, from a very trusted source.
Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son
www.gofundme.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Here is the fundraiser for Renee Good’s wife and son, from a very trusted source.
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“ICE just needs to be traine–“
ICE needs to be abolished.
Hope this helps.
ICE needs to be abolished.
Hope this helps.
January 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
“ICE just needs to be traine–“
ICE needs to be abolished.
Hope this helps.
ICE needs to be abolished.
Hope this helps.
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A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Your reminder that what happened to Renee Nicole Good is something that happens regularly in America. This is not new, but it is an expanded version of militarized people targeting Black people in particular.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
January 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM
A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
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there is no reason for ICE to exist. immigrants aren’t doing anything wrong by trying to live and work and provide for their loved ones. I don’t care how people got here. if they want to be here that’s good. leave them alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM
there is no reason for ICE to exist. immigrants aren’t doing anything wrong by trying to live and work and provide for their loved ones. I don’t care how people got here. if they want to be here that’s good. leave them alone.
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NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning.
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
January 7, 2026 at 11:22 PM
NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning.
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
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Renee Nicole Good was 37. She was murdered by an ICE agent in the street in broad daylight. What really happened to her will not be forgotten, minimized, or ignored.
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Renee Nicole Good was 37. She was murdered by an ICE agent in the street in broad daylight. What really happened to her will not be forgotten, minimized, or ignored.
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She was a queer woman peacefully exercising her First Amendment right. Every person with a sound conscience should be furious.
Renee Nicole Good was 37. She was murdered by an ICE agent in the street in broad daylight. What really happened to her will not be forgotten, minimized, or ignored.
January 7, 2026 at 10:17 PM
She was a queer woman peacefully exercising her First Amendment right. Every person with a sound conscience should be furious.
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Seeking an expert in discussing Japanese trends that have hit big in America for an article I'm writing. DMs open! #journorequest
January 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Seeking an expert in discussing Japanese trends that have hit big in America for an article I'm writing. DMs open! #journorequest
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ICE Agent Panics After Realizing There More Children Than He Has Flash-Bangs https://theonion.com/ice-agent-panics-after-realizing-there-more-children-than-he-has-flash-bangs/
January 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
ICE Agent Panics After Realizing There More Children Than He Has Flash-Bangs https://theonion.com/ice-agent-panics-after-realizing-there-more-children-than-he-has-flash-bangs/
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right out of the IDF playbook
The Minneapolis ICE murder victim is identified as a legal observer; it is known the Trump regime keeps a database of dissidents that includes these observers. According to witnesses ICE regime troopers blocked initial medical care for her as well. Resembles a targeted killing.
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
right out of the IDF playbook