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Vincent Albarano
@valbarano.bsky.social
Author of Aesthetic Deviations: A Critical View of American SOV Horror 1984-1994; writer on underground film and zine editor

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These are disgusting movies I should be ashamed of even having seen. And here I am honored to have an essay in the booklet (and in great company). Thanks as always to Ross at Saturn’s Core for having me on board.
January 16, 2026 at 12:51 PM
December 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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I will also have copies of Trauma Team’s Roadkill screenplay by Jim Van Bebber. Featuring the 1988 treatment, the 2005 full screenplay, original art and never-before-seen photos!

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PRE-ORDER: Jim Van Bebber--Roadkill Screenplay
The never before publicly released script for Jim Vanbebber's unreleased opus. ROADKILL: THE LAST DAYS OF JOHN MARTIN. Partially shot in 1988...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
December 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Presenting XPV-002: David Schwartz’s infamous SOV sickie Las Vegas Bloodbath. Officially on DVD for the first time, featuring Schwartz’s action blow-out American Revenge, this edition includes a 16pg booklet with new writing.
Ships early 2026

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PRE-ORDER: Las Vegas Bloodbath DVD
Official dvd of the infamous 1989 shot on video gore epic taken from original video elements. Features David Schwartz' "American...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Available for pre-order 12/12, Xposure Video’s second release: David Schwartz’s infamous 1989 SOV slasher Las Vegas Bloodbath, presented fully uncut in its first official release. Also included is Schwartz’s little-seen 1988 action film American Revenge! Stay tuned for more info!
December 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Doing an Experimental Kindergarten Black Friday sale this weekend! Take 20% everything on Bigcartel with the code TURKEYTRASH.

-vintage fanzines
-Videogore DVDs
-Signed copies of Aesthetic Deviations
-and more!

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November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
One of my favorite pieces I’ve done for @splittoothmedia.bsky.social. Check out my look at Antoine Pellissier’s moody, atmospheric super 8 epic
November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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The slug-paced, staticky madness of 'Sledgehammer' feels like it was beamed in from another dimension. A classic of 1980s shot-on-video horror, 'Sledgehammer' makes for ideal late night viewing.
‘Sledgehammer’ (1983): Watch the Pot — How It Boils! - Split Tooth Media
The early shot-on-video horror classic creates a sense of insular terror with its unconventional, sludgy style.
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October 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Check out my latest October Horror piece delving into the strange, humid world of Florida maverick Matthew Samuel Smith
Mixing bizarro stoner horror with fly-on-the-wall naturalism, Matthew Samuel Smith might just be the most distinctly Floridian filmmaker of them all. @valbarano.bsky.social explores Smith's 'Blood Summer' (1993) for October Horror: www.splittoothmedia.com/blood-summer/
October 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Beyond excited to share this look at Pellissier’s incredible first film.
October 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I’m back for October Horror at @splittoothmedia.bsky.social. Head over to check out my look at Sandusky, OH’s Blade Independent Studio and their 1996 vampire feature A Darker Light. I’ve been working for two years to piece their story together, more to follow

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Forgotten Ohio: Uncovering Blade Independent Studios and 'A Darker Light' (1996) - Split Tooth Media
The majority of Blade Independent Studios films are lost. A Darker Light, their atmospheric, dread-tinged vampire film survives.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Incredibly excited to kick off October Horror with my look at Jim Van Bebber’s short films. Roadkill and My Sweet Satan are two of his strongest works, offering particularly nightmarish visions of Ohio.

There are great pieces in store this year, and I have another Ohio piece coming down the line!
October 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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With films like the infamous 'Rock ‘N Roll Mobster Girls,' Rick Werner Fahr captured Seattle’s music scene at a crucial period of transformation in several long-forgotten genre films.
@valbarano.bsky.social presents the first-ever in-depth analysis of Fahr’s career!
Psychotronic Dead Ends: The Missing Cult Works of Rick Werner Fahr - Split Tooth Media
The now-forgotten Seattle filmmaker captured the city in a period of transformation with the infamous Rock N Roll Mobster Girls and more.
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July 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Split Tooth returns from a dry spell with a true epic! @valbarano.bsky.social dives deep into the Seattle underground with his definitive analysis of the films of Rick Werner Fahr! This project has been long in the making so it's a very special day to finally share Vincent's work on ST!
With films like the infamous 'Rock ‘N Roll Mobster Girls,' Rick Werner Fahr captured Seattle’s music scene at a crucial period of transformation in several long-forgotten genre films.
@valbarano.bsky.social presents the first-ever in-depth analysis of Fahr’s career!
Psychotronic Dead Ends: The Missing Cult Works of Rick Werner Fahr - Split Tooth Media
The now-forgotten Seattle filmmaker captured the city in a period of transformation with the infamous Rock N Roll Mobster Girls and more.
www.splittoothmedia.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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It’s finally here! Now shipping: the complete works of SOV auteur Jon Christian Møller, officially licensed (and subtitled) for the first time on DVD. Best known for the Norwegian Drillbit Massacre, it’s time for the rest of his works to receive their due. Includes 30 pg. booklet
June 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Rad @valbarano.bsky.social feature about the shot-on-video auteur whose obscure work captured Seattle’s underground music scene in the 1980s and 1990s
Psychotronic Dead Ends: The Missing Cult Works of Rick Werner Fahr - Split Tooth Media
The now-forgotten Seattle filmmaker captured the city in a period of transformation with the infamous Rock N Roll Mobster Girls and more.
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July 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Tomorrow @valbarano.bsky.social explores a long-forgotten chapter of Seattle psychotronic cinema!

Stay tuned: www.splittoothmedia.com
July 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Glad to see Videogore copies making it out into the world! Thank you!
Great mail call today! @valbarano.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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What a gorgeous bookshop @coloursmayvary.bsky.social in #Leeds is, and that was even before we saw their excellent selection of @headpress.com titles ❤️
June 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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You & colton are doing the lord's work in terms of media preservation
June 3, 2025 at 3:55 AM
It’s finally here! Now shipping: the complete works of SOV auteur Jon Christian Møller, officially licensed (and subtitled) for the first time on DVD. Best known for the Norwegian Drillbit Massacre, it’s time for the rest of his works to receive their due. Includes 30 pg. booklet
June 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Only a few SOV titles are actual masterpieces, and Charles Pinion’s Red Spirit Lake is one of them. RSL started as a response to Pinion’s film project, Killbillies, one of the great unrealized underground films, falling through.

Here’s a copy of the Killbillies script that belonged to Gibby Haynes.
May 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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New DVD available for preorder today from Split Tooth writer @valbarano.bsky.social that collects the "long elusive 1980s shot-on-video heavy metal splatter horror films of Jon Christian Møller!" Grab your copy here: experimentalkindergarten.bigcartel.com/product/pre-...
April 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Now available for pre-order (ships May): Videogore, the films of Norwegian SOV gore auteur Jon Christian Møller. Officially licensed and subtitled for the first time, the release also includes a 30-page booklet of new writing on Jon’s films.

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PRE-ORDER: Videogore: The Films of Jon Christian Møller DVD
Unearthed from the annals of Norway’s cult underground - The long elusive 1980s shot-on-video heavy metal splatter horror films of Jon Christian...
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April 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM