Stephen McClurg
@smcclurg.bsky.social
Staff writer at Horror DNA.
Part-time thud staff at Future Hate.
General Manager at Serenity Dagger.
https://stephenmcclurg.com/
Part-time thud staff at Future Hate.
General Manager at Serenity Dagger.
https://stephenmcclurg.com/
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Next, Stephen gets caught up on the DEATH GRIP shorts program at the Brooklyn Film Festival. #horror #amwatching
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Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2025: Shorts Program - Death Grip
The Death Grip Shorts Block showcases alien visitations, haunted reflections, and predatory conversations.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Next, Stephen gets caught up on the DEATH GRIP shorts program at the Brooklyn Film Festival. #horror #amwatching
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www.horrordna.com/movies/brook...
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That @smcclurg.bsky.social sure loves shorts, and he's reviewed a slew of them from the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. First up is the NIGHTMARE FUEL program! #horror #amwatching
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Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2025: Shorts Program - Nightmare Fuel
From haunted forests to cursed podcasts, the Nightmare Fuel shorts mixes moody atmosphere with sharp takes on horror tropes.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
That @smcclurg.bsky.social sure loves shorts, and he's reviewed a slew of them from the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. First up is the NIGHTMARE FUEL program! #horror #amwatching
www.horrordna.com/movies/brook...
www.horrordna.com/movies/brook...
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Last but not least, @smcclurg.bsky.social takes a HEAD TRIP at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. #horror #amwatching
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Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2025: Shorts Program - Head Trip
Surreal, stylish, and unsettling, each film in the Head Trip shorts block takes you somewhere new, though you might not make it back.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Last but not least, @smcclurg.bsky.social takes a HEAD TRIP at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. #horror #amwatching
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www.horrordna.com/movies/brook...
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When he's not knee deep in horror shorts, @smcclurg.bsky.social is getting SCARED BY THE BIBLE. Check out what he thinks of @bgrafius.bsky.social's book! #booksky #amreading
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Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture
Scripture meets scream theory.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
When he's not knee deep in horror shorts, @smcclurg.bsky.social is getting SCARED BY THE BIBLE. Check out what he thinks of @bgrafius.bsky.social's book! #booksky #amreading
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www.horrordna.com/books/scared...
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"Anoxia is steeped in atmosphere and quiet beauty." @smcclurg.bsky.social says that and more in his review of @mahernandez.bsky.social's ANOXIA.
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Anoxia
A quiet horror of devotion and decay, Anoxia finds its ghosts in the shutter-click of a camera and the stillness between disasters.
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July 22, 2025 at 12:37 AM
"Anoxia is steeped in atmosphere and quiet beauty." @smcclurg.bsky.social says that and more in his review of @mahernandez.bsky.social's ANOXIA.
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www.horrordna.com/books/anoxia...
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We sent @smcclurg.bsky.social on a journey BEYOND THE PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES, Ulrich Baer's latest from CLASH Books. #horror #amreading #booksky
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Beyond the Planet of the Vampires
Though it’s not a drive-in thrill ride, Beyond the Planet of the Vampires is a seething text of bodily hauntings, poetic ruptures, and fractured desire.
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June 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We sent @smcclurg.bsky.social on a journey BEYOND THE PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES, Ulrich Baer's latest from CLASH Books. #horror #amreading #booksky
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www.horrordna.com/books/beyond...
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A nice blog post from Stephen McClurg about Stranded Islands, my latest from Cesspool Dreams!
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@smcclurg.bsky.social #synthsky #spokenword #southerngothic
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@smcclurg.bsky.social #synthsky #spokenword #southerngothic
New Words and Music: Cesspool Dreams: Stranded Islands
I’ve been a fan of Cesspool Dreams, a duo of Jeff McLeod and Matt Finney, since they started releasing music with dark, Urban Southern Goth(ic)-tinged spoken word. Finney’s persona live…
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May 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A nice blog post from Stephen McClurg about Stranded Islands, my latest from Cesspool Dreams!
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@smcclurg.bsky.social #synthsky #spokenword #southerngothic
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@smcclurg.bsky.social #synthsky #spokenword #southerngothic
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Checking out some of the short movies that screened at Panic Fest 2025, @smcclurg.bsky.social takes a look at UNA VOLTA, '77, THE HUMMING GROWS and OUTSIDE NOISE. Read more: www.horrordna.com/movies/panic...
Panic Fest 2025: Shorts #1
A selection of shorts from Panic Fest 2025
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April 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Checking out some of the short movies that screened at Panic Fest 2025, @smcclurg.bsky.social takes a look at UNA VOLTA, '77, THE HUMMING GROWS and OUTSIDE NOISE. Read more: www.horrordna.com/movies/panic...
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Another from Panic Fest 2025 as @smcclurg.bsky.social checks out the insanity of the Estonian musical gonzo midnight movie CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING. Hit the link for the full review: www.horrordna.com/movies/chain...
Panic Fest 2025: Chainsaws Were Singing
Chainsaws Were Singing is part slasher, part musical, and all gonzo midnight-movie insanity.
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April 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Another from Panic Fest 2025 as @smcclurg.bsky.social checks out the insanity of the Estonian musical gonzo midnight movie CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING. Hit the link for the full review: www.horrordna.com/movies/chain...
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DEVILS STAY is now out from @wellgousa.bsky.social. Read what @smcclurg.bsky.social thinks about this South Korean exorcist film. #amwatching #amwatchinghorror
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Devils Stay
Devils Stay blends exorcism horror with a meditation on grief while delivering a visually striking and emotionally heavy tale.
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March 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
DEVILS STAY is now out from @wellgousa.bsky.social. Read what @smcclurg.bsky.social thinks about this South Korean exorcist film. #amwatching #amwatchinghorror
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www.horrordna.com/movies/devil...
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There are STRANGE PICTURES about and @smcclurg.bsky.social is here to decipher them. Read his thoughts on Uketsu's book.
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Strange Pictures
Strange Pictures unspools like a haunted scrapbook or a giallo told through crime reports and unsettling drawings.
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March 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
There are STRANGE PICTURES about and @smcclurg.bsky.social is here to decipher them. Read his thoughts on Uketsu's book.
www.horrordna.com/books/strang...
www.horrordna.com/books/strang...
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@smcclurg.bsky.social decides to PAY THE PIPER by George A. Romero and Daniel Kraus. #amreading #amreadinghorror
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Pay the Piper: A Novel
Pay the Piper delivers atmosphere, strong themes, and a memorable setting, though it never quite finds the raw power of Romero’s best work.
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March 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
@smcclurg.bsky.social decides to PAY THE PIPER by George A. Romero and Daniel Kraus. #amreading #amreadinghorror
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We've got a little over 2 weeks until the SubClub closes.
This has been the slowest year for subscribers since I first started it. And that makes a lot of sense given everything that's happening around us.
It's a strain on our year too. This is our call for help.
(Picture: last year's SubClub)
This has been the slowest year for subscribers since I first started it. And that makes a lot of sense given everything that's happening around us.
It's a strain on our year too. This is our call for help.
(Picture: last year's SubClub)
February 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We've got a little over 2 weeks until the SubClub closes.
This has been the slowest year for subscribers since I first started it. And that makes a lot of sense given everything that's happening around us.
It's a strain on our year too. This is our call for help.
(Picture: last year's SubClub)
This has been the slowest year for subscribers since I first started it. And that makes a lot of sense given everything that's happening around us.
It's a strain on our year too. This is our call for help.
(Picture: last year's SubClub)
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On the book side, @smcclurg.bsky.social gets to know CATHERINE THE GHOST, @kkoja.bsky.social's latest from @clashbooks.bsky.social. #horror #amreading #amreadinghorror
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Catherine the Ghost
Catherine the Ghost is Kathe Koja’s darkly poetic love letter to Wuthering Heights.
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January 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
On the book side, @smcclurg.bsky.social gets to know CATHERINE THE GHOST, @kkoja.bsky.social's latest from @clashbooks.bsky.social. #horror #amreading #amreadinghorror
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January 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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#ICYMI, we have some new reviews! First up, @smcclurg.bsky.social goes on a GET AWAY, now out from @ifcfilms.bsky.social and Shudder. #horror #amwatching #amwatchinghorror
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Get Away
Written by and starring Nick Frost, Get Away blends folk horror conventions with a mix of dark humor, eerie tension, and bursts of blood-soaked chaos.
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January 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
#ICYMI, we have some new reviews! First up, @smcclurg.bsky.social goes on a GET AWAY, now out from @ifcfilms.bsky.social and Shudder. #horror #amwatching #amwatchinghorror
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Over in books, @smcclurg.bsky.social enjoys SCOTLAND THE STRANGE: WEIRD TALES OF STORIED LANDS, saying it's "...a valuable and thoughtfully curated anthology..." Edited by Johnny Mains, it's now out from British Library Publishing. #horror #amreadinghorror
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December 18, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Over in books, @smcclurg.bsky.social enjoys SCOTLAND THE STRANGE: WEIRD TALES OF STORIED LANDS, saying it's "...a valuable and thoughtfully curated anthology..." Edited by Johnny Mains, it's now out from British Library Publishing. #horror #amreadinghorror
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Now out from @tachyonpub.bsky.social is @joerlansdale.bsky.social's IN THE MAD MOUNTAINS: STORIES INSPIRED BY H. P. LOVECRAFT. @smcclurg.bsky.social dons his parka and gloves and takes the hike to see what's to be discovered. #horror #amreading #amreadinghorror
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In the Mad Mountains: Stories Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft
A journey through cosmic horror and literary homage, Joe R. Lansdale's In the Mad Mountains celebrates the weird with wit and grit.
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November 21, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Now out from @tachyonpub.bsky.social is @joerlansdale.bsky.social's IN THE MAD MOUNTAINS: STORIES INSPIRED BY H. P. LOVECRAFT. @smcclurg.bsky.social dons his parka and gloves and takes the hike to see what's to be discovered. #horror #amreading #amreadinghorror
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How about some book reviews? First up, @smcclurg.bsky.social joins @beardedbetts.bsky.social's TRVE CVLT, now out from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social! #horror #amreading #amreadinghorror
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Trve Cvlt
Trve Cvlt thrashes its way through black metal riffs, cosmic horror, Midwestern ennui, and tenuous band dynamics.
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October 8, 2024 at 7:58 PM
How about some book reviews? First up, @smcclurg.bsky.social joins @beardedbetts.bsky.social's TRVE CVLT, now out from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social! #horror #amreading #amreadinghorror
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Another recent review by @smcclurg.bsky.social is Bret Nelson's PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE: THE NOVELIZATION, out now from @encyclopub.bsky.social. #amreading
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Plan 9 from Outer Space: The Novelization
If you can’t ball it up in Albuquerque, you can get the next best thing: the new Plan 9 from Outer Space novelization.
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October 8, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Another recent review by @smcclurg.bsky.social is Bret Nelson's PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE: THE NOVELIZATION, out now from @encyclopub.bsky.social. #amreading
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Now out from Brainstorm Media is STARVE ACRE. @smcclurg.bsky.social says, "Starve Acre meets all the criteria for folk horror while offering surprises for those willing to follow its story to its roots." #horror #amwatching #amwatchinghorror
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Starve Acre
For fans of folk horror, trauma horror, or quiet, atmospheric horror, Starve Acre offers a ride worth taking.
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September 17, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Now out from Brainstorm Media is STARVE ACRE. @smcclurg.bsky.social says, "Starve Acre meets all the criteria for folk horror while offering surprises for those willing to follow its story to its roots." #horror #amwatching #amwatchinghorror
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Out 09.17 from @encyclopub.bsky.social is Ariel Powers-Schaub's MILLENNIAL NASTIES: ANALYZING A DECADE OF BRUTAL HORROR FILM VIOLENCE. @smcclurg.bsky.social got an early look! #horror #amreading #amreadinghorror
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Millennial Nasties: Analyzing a Decade of Brutal Horror Film Violence
Celebrates the enduring relevance of the genre, how it reflects the anxieties and preoccupations of its time.
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September 3, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Out 09.17 from @encyclopub.bsky.social is Ariel Powers-Schaub's MILLENNIAL NASTIES: ANALYZING A DECADE OF BRUTAL HORROR FILM VIOLENCE. @smcclurg.bsky.social got an early look! #horror #amreading #amreadinghorror
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How about some recent reviews you may have missed? First up, @smcclurg.bsky.social takes a look at SHE IS CONANN, now out from Altered Innocence! #horror #amwatching
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She Is Conann
Bertrand Mandico's She Is Conann is a striking visual and thematic experience, rich in symbolism and narrative complexity.
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August 5, 2024 at 5:31 PM
How about some recent reviews you may have missed? First up, @smcclurg.bsky.social takes a look at SHE IS CONANN, now out from Altered Innocence! #horror #amwatching
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ONE FOR THE ROAD screened at LA Shorts tonight. Directed by Daniel Carsenty and written by Corey Slater (based on the short story by Stephen King), @smcclurg.bsky.social says the two "...make great choices in their adaptation." #horror #amwatching #amwatchinghorror
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One for the Road
Within the nine minutes of screen time, Daniel Carsenty and crew showcase serious cinematic chops.
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July 22, 2024 at 12:02 AM
ONE FOR THE ROAD screened at LA Shorts tonight. Directed by Daniel Carsenty and written by Corey Slater (based on the short story by Stephen King), @smcclurg.bsky.social says the two "...make great choices in their adaptation." #horror #amwatching #amwatchinghorror
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A few reviews have gone up you may have missed. First, @smcclurg.bsky.social learns all about BLUE SUNSHINE, now out from @encyclopub.bsky.social. #horror #amreading #amreadinghorror
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Blue Sunshine: The Novelization
Blue Sunshine is a fast and fun read and delivers as a horror noir.
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July 14, 2024 at 7:08 PM
A few reviews have gone up you may have missed. First, @smcclurg.bsky.social learns all about BLUE SUNSHINE, now out from @encyclopub.bsky.social. #horror #amreading #amreadinghorror
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