Shauna O'Meara
@shaunaomeara.bsky.social
Screenwriter 🇦🇺
Science fiction / horror / thrillers
Love 70s and 90s films.
Soundtrack lover.
https://writers.coverfly.com/profile/writer-c9bc3b3d3-97305
Aurealis/Ditmar/NKH awards
Launchpad Finalist / Script Pipeline Runner-up
2024 SBS EWI recipient
Science fiction / horror / thrillers
Love 70s and 90s films.
Soundtrack lover.
https://writers.coverfly.com/profile/writer-c9bc3b3d3-97305
Aurealis/Ditmar/NKH awards
Launchpad Finalist / Script Pipeline Runner-up
2024 SBS EWI recipient
At the Huon Show (big regional agricultural show). Just saw the despair on the face of a man who now has to find his dropped car-keys in 20 acres of paddock-parking.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
At the Huon Show (big regional agricultural show). Just saw the despair on the face of a man who now has to find his dropped car-keys in 20 acres of paddock-parking.
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Just watched Malignant - an Atomic Monster (James Wan) horror written by Akela Cooper.
This is one of those medical, body horror pieces where you think you know what is going on, only to have your assumptions upended several times in the second half. It's a good ride!
#filmsky
This is one of those medical, body horror pieces where you think you know what is going on, only to have your assumptions upended several times in the second half. It's a good ride!
#filmsky
November 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Just watched Malignant - an Atomic Monster (James Wan) horror written by Akela Cooper.
This is one of those medical, body horror pieces where you think you know what is going on, only to have your assumptions upended several times in the second half. It's a good ride!
#filmsky
This is one of those medical, body horror pieces where you think you know what is going on, only to have your assumptions upended several times in the second half. It's a good ride!
#filmsky
About to watch The Amityville Horror (1979) for the first time. I have no idea what to expect. All I know is the creepy house. 😬🏠
#filmsky
#filmsky
October 31, 2025 at 10:05 AM
About to watch The Amityville Horror (1979) for the first time. I have no idea what to expect. All I know is the creepy house. 😬🏠
#filmsky
#filmsky
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I heard there was a statue tall
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
Once upon a desert sandy
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
There was an old man you could gaze
At his works in despair in a daze
If you looked upon them
And were mere mortal men
'Ozymandias mighty', it says
At his works in despair in a daze
If you looked upon them
And were mere mortal men
'Ozymandias mighty', it says
October 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I heard there was a statue tall
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
Watched Glengarry Glen Ross last night (David Mamet play). Even now, that Always Be Closing monologue still slaps.
#filmsky
#filmsky
a man stands in front of a sign that says " ohh ... have i got your "
Alt: Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross saying " ohh ... have i got your attention now?"
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October 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Watched Glengarry Glen Ross last night (David Mamet play). Even now, that Always Be Closing monologue still slaps.
#filmsky
#filmsky
One Battle After Another is an absolute masterpiece. Just pipping the post for my favourite film of the year so far (still to see Bugonia and Eddington and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You).
Absolutely recommend it.
#filmsky
Absolutely recommend it.
#filmsky
October 29, 2025 at 5:38 AM
One Battle After Another is an absolute masterpiece. Just pipping the post for my favourite film of the year so far (still to see Bugonia and Eddington and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You).
Absolutely recommend it.
#filmsky
Absolutely recommend it.
#filmsky
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
Watching Cujo for the first time (I'd read the book) and really did not expect the dog to be as good as it is. That is some Saint Bernard performance!
#filmsky
#filmsky
October 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Watching Cujo for the first time (I'd read the book) and really did not expect the dog to be as good as it is. That is some Saint Bernard performance!
#filmsky
#filmsky
Black Phone 2 is excellent. I liked the first one pretty well, but this one is way better. Definitely one to catch at the cinema if you can.
Excellent acting, great script, gorgeously creepy setting, and cool use of filter effects in different scenes. The soundtrack is particularly good.
#filmsky
Excellent acting, great script, gorgeously creepy setting, and cool use of filter effects in different scenes. The soundtrack is particularly good.
#filmsky
October 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Black Phone 2 is excellent. I liked the first one pretty well, but this one is way better. Definitely one to catch at the cinema if you can.
Excellent acting, great script, gorgeously creepy setting, and cool use of filter effects in different scenes. The soundtrack is particularly good.
#filmsky
Excellent acting, great script, gorgeously creepy setting, and cool use of filter effects in different scenes. The soundtrack is particularly good.
#filmsky
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I wasn't surprised that my post about not loving the Golden Age sci-fi writers got a lot of... engagement. 😅
What *did* surprise me was that when I casually mentioned that Ray Bradbury was the lone exception, a ton of great writers chimed in to echo that sentiment.
So I dug deeper into why.
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What *did* surprise me was that when I casually mentioned that Ray Bradbury was the lone exception, a ton of great writers chimed in to echo that sentiment.
So I dug deeper into why.
1/2
why do we still like Ray Bradbury?
Greetings, fellow undercover artists embedded in the apocalypse!
It's a funny business, connecting with other covert operatives across time and space. Tracking what holds true and what changes. What ...
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October 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I wasn't surprised that my post about not loving the Golden Age sci-fi writers got a lot of... engagement. 😅
What *did* surprise me was that when I casually mentioned that Ray Bradbury was the lone exception, a ton of great writers chimed in to echo that sentiment.
So I dug deeper into why.
1/2
What *did* surprise me was that when I casually mentioned that Ray Bradbury was the lone exception, a ton of great writers chimed in to echo that sentiment.
So I dug deeper into why.
1/2
The Long Walk is the best film I have seen this year (which is saying something because I have watched some amazing films)
The humanity and despair and friendship bleed off the screen. I haven't cried this hard in a cinema in ages.
If any horror should be an awards contender, it is this.
#filmsky
The humanity and despair and friendship bleed off the screen. I haven't cried this hard in a cinema in ages.
If any horror should be an awards contender, it is this.
#filmsky
September 26, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The Long Walk is the best film I have seen this year (which is saying something because I have watched some amazing films)
The humanity and despair and friendship bleed off the screen. I haven't cried this hard in a cinema in ages.
If any horror should be an awards contender, it is this.
#filmsky
The humanity and despair and friendship bleed off the screen. I haven't cried this hard in a cinema in ages.
If any horror should be an awards contender, it is this.
#filmsky
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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I just found out that Jimmy Kimmel has actors’ union people who are just short of benefits availability on his show to deliver one line so they can get their union benefits. That’s a good guy.
September 24, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I just found out that Jimmy Kimmel has actors’ union people who are just short of benefits availability on his show to deliver one line so they can get their union benefits. That’s a good guy.
First time watching Phantom Thread and so far, Daniel Day Lewis is just blowing my mind. I keep forgetting it is him, he is that much seated in this character and voice. The dialogue is just gorgeous too.
#filmsky
#filmsky
September 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
First time watching Phantom Thread and so far, Daniel Day Lewis is just blowing my mind. I keep forgetting it is him, he is that much seated in this character and voice. The dialogue is just gorgeous too.
#filmsky
#filmsky
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Check out these Behind the Scenes from Zach Cregger's WEAPONS (SPOILERS!!)
I love this shit! The uncanny nuance in every little detail bringing Gladys to life-- I didnt even clock all the prosthetics (and I was really looking)! Truly incredible work.
#filmsky #scriptsky youtu.be/UE6QQL46nDg?...
I love this shit! The uncanny nuance in every little detail bringing Gladys to life-- I didnt even clock all the prosthetics (and I was really looking)! Truly incredible work.
#filmsky #scriptsky youtu.be/UE6QQL46nDg?...
Weapons: How Minimal FX Kept the Character Human | Collider BTS
YouTube video by Collider Behind the Scenes
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September 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Check out these Behind the Scenes from Zach Cregger's WEAPONS (SPOILERS!!)
I love this shit! The uncanny nuance in every little detail bringing Gladys to life-- I didnt even clock all the prosthetics (and I was really looking)! Truly incredible work.
#filmsky #scriptsky youtu.be/UE6QQL46nDg?...
I love this shit! The uncanny nuance in every little detail bringing Gladys to life-- I didnt even clock all the prosthetics (and I was really looking)! Truly incredible work.
#filmsky #scriptsky youtu.be/UE6QQL46nDg?...
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who's gonna start the dumb appliances and small electronics company and make a killing? i do not want screens, bluetooth, internet, wifi, NOTHING.
September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
who's gonna start the dumb appliances and small electronics company and make a killing? i do not want screens, bluetooth, internet, wifi, NOTHING.
September 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Second, when we say “All knowledge is contained in fandom” what I mean is that I once posted “Hey, does anybody know anything about Eastern European wars in the mid-to-late 1880s?” and three hours later had a historian go “I study the Serbo-Bulgarian war of 1885, can I help?”
September 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Second, when we say “All knowledge is contained in fandom” what I mean is that I once posted “Hey, does anybody know anything about Eastern European wars in the mid-to-late 1880s?” and three hours later had a historian go “I study the Serbo-Bulgarian war of 1885, can I help?”
My mum is a teacher so it's a whole other experience for her, watching episode 2 of Adolescence.
That show is superb. And while all of it is tense and brilliantly acted, I think the school episode was some of the most sad . Because if that's what schools are like now... those poor kids.
#filmsky
That show is superb. And while all of it is tense and brilliantly acted, I think the school episode was some of the most sad . Because if that's what schools are like now... those poor kids.
#filmsky
September 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
My mum is a teacher so it's a whole other experience for her, watching episode 2 of Adolescence.
That show is superb. And while all of it is tense and brilliantly acted, I think the school episode was some of the most sad . Because if that's what schools are like now... those poor kids.
#filmsky
That show is superb. And while all of it is tense and brilliantly acted, I think the school episode was some of the most sad . Because if that's what schools are like now... those poor kids.
#filmsky
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The thing that stuck with me most from Ari Aster's Eddington press tour was that when he was writing the movie, he made social media accounts for each character to see what their algorithms were like, and no matter how hard he tried, once the algorithm was set they could not get out of it/change it.
I'm not sure this explains everything, but I find it interesting. The Charlie Kirk described here certainly _sounds_ more like the person I read about on Facebook.
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This post that a friend of my partner's shared on FB potentially explains the Kristin Chenoweth thing, and is frightening.
September 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The thing that stuck with me most from Ari Aster's Eddington press tour was that when he was writing the movie, he made social media accounts for each character to see what their algorithms were like, and no matter how hard he tried, once the algorithm was set they could not get out of it/change it.
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Germany has developed **clear solar panels** designed specifically for greenhouses. These innovative panels generate electricity while still allowing enough sunlight to pass through for crops to thrive underneath, offering a dual solution for food production and renewable power.
September 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Germany has developed **clear solar panels** designed specifically for greenhouses. These innovative panels generate electricity while still allowing enough sunlight to pass through for crops to thrive underneath, offering a dual solution for food production and renewable power.