Alison Star Locke
@alisonstarlocke.bsky.social
Writer/Director of "The Apology," now available on Hulu, Shudder, AMC+, VOD & Blu-Ray. Professional enthusiast. Will absolutely talk to you about "The Shining" for three hours.
Honored to have The Apology on this list, featuring so many of my dark holiday faves. Thank you, @sharai.bsky.social
My Holiday Genre Recs:
Silent Night (2021)
Krampus
Black Christmas (1974)
Christmas Bloody Christmas
The Sacrifice Game
Violent Night
Dead End
It’s a Wonderful Knife
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Lodge
Christmas Evil
The Apology
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Henry Selick’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Silent Night (2021)
Krampus
Black Christmas (1974)
Christmas Bloody Christmas
The Sacrifice Game
Violent Night
Dead End
It’s a Wonderful Knife
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Lodge
Christmas Evil
The Apology
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Henry Selick’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
a woman with a ring on her finger is talking on a telephone
ALT: a woman with a ring on her finger is talking on a telephone
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November 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Honored to have The Apology on this list, featuring so many of my dark holiday faves. Thank you, @sharai.bsky.social
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Writer/Director Alison Star Locke ( @alisonstarlocke.bsky.social ) joins us for “The Last Man on Earth!”
124 - The Last Man On Earth
Podcast Episode · The Hold Up · 10/01/2025 · 1h 10m
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October 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Writer/Director Alison Star Locke ( @alisonstarlocke.bsky.social ) joins us for “The Last Man on Earth!”
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If you missed our latest episode of Horror X, you can catch it at the link - along with all of our fabulous back episodes!
Thank you to incredible writer & filmmaker @alisonstarlocke.bsky.social for talking with @theterigamble.bsky.social & I about film, life & Romero!
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Thank you to incredible writer & filmmaker @alisonstarlocke.bsky.social for talking with @theterigamble.bsky.social & I about film, life & Romero!
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September 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If you missed our latest episode of Horror X, you can catch it at the link - along with all of our fabulous back episodes!
Thank you to incredible writer & filmmaker @alisonstarlocke.bsky.social for talking with @theterigamble.bsky.social & I about film, life & Romero!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Thank you to incredible writer & filmmaker @alisonstarlocke.bsky.social for talking with @theterigamble.bsky.social & I about film, life & Romero!
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Join us tomorrow (Thursday) at 6pm PST. Much process nerdery promised!
New episode of Horror X THIS Thurs, August 28 at 6pm PST!
@theterigamble.bsky.social & I will be interviewing filmmaker @alisonstarlocke.bsky.social!
Horror X is a collab between @horrormoviepodcast.bsky.social & George A. Romero Foundation celebrating women in horror!
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@theterigamble.bsky.social & I will be interviewing filmmaker @alisonstarlocke.bsky.social!
Horror X is a collab between @horrormoviepodcast.bsky.social & George A. Romero Foundation celebrating women in horror!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Join us tomorrow (Thursday) at 6pm PST. Much process nerdery promised!
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My wife @alisonstarlocke.bsky.social just made me turn off the lights so she can watch “The Amityville Horror,” and I said, “So you can watch this incredibly scary movie about mortgage fraud?”
She also made me post this.
But James Brolin is dreamy with that beard and mullet set.
She also made me post this.
But James Brolin is dreamy with that beard and mullet set.
August 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
My wife @alisonstarlocke.bsky.social just made me turn off the lights so she can watch “The Amityville Horror,” and I said, “So you can watch this incredibly scary movie about mortgage fraud?”
She also made me post this.
But James Brolin is dreamy with that beard and mullet set.
She also made me post this.
But James Brolin is dreamy with that beard and mullet set.
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I'll admit, ever since I saw Psycho as a kid I've felt a tiny bit nervous each time I kill someone in the shower.
June 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I'll admit, ever since I saw Psycho as a kid I've felt a tiny bit nervous each time I kill someone in the shower.
A mother’s cry under fire: My children are starving. chuffed.org/project/1397...
July 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A mother’s cry under fire: My children are starving. chuffed.org/project/1397...
Words matter. Call a hate crime a hate crime.
Jonathan Joss was murdered in a hate crime. I’ve yet to see that headline anywhere. All my love to Tristan and Jonathan, and all of their loved ones.
The heartbreaking statement from Jonathan Joss’s husband about his death.
June 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Words matter. Call a hate crime a hate crime.
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We’re joined again by Josh Lentz (editor, “The Challenge,” “Vanderpump Villa”) and Alison Star Locke @alisonstarlocke.bsky.social (writer/director “The Apology”) for the 80s legend, “The Wraith!” Click below to listen!
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120 - The Wraith
Podcast Episode · The Hold Up · 06/02/2025 · 1h 2m
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June 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We’re joined again by Josh Lentz (editor, “The Challenge,” “Vanderpump Villa”) and Alison Star Locke @alisonstarlocke.bsky.social (writer/director “The Apology”) for the 80s legend, “The Wraith!” Click below to listen!
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Please submit a comment asking them to allow COVID boosters for everyone, regardless of age. The link is below but the comment window closes TODAY, May 23 at 11:59am EST. It only takes a minute. Thank you!
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Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
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May 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Parent to one, parent to all.
May 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Parent to one, parent to all.
STOP THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA. I have nothing witty to say about this horror.
May 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
STOP THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA. I have nothing witty to say about this horror.
Writing blandly this evening and adding notes like "Write it real scary later." The muse ain't always coming, y'all. But ya write on anyway. Always remembering John Sayles saying when he was hitting a wall to just write a crappy version with "BETTER STUFF THAN THIS" next to it.
May 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Writing blandly this evening and adding notes like "Write it real scary later." The muse ain't always coming, y'all. But ya write on anyway. Always remembering John Sayles saying when he was hitting a wall to just write a crappy version with "BETTER STUFF THAN THIS" next to it.
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Ok; just watched the S7 Black Mirror premiere, and it was so well done, my wife @alisonstarlocke.bsky.social is now so depressed we had to switch to “The Exorcist” to cheer her up.
Congratulations (?) @charliebrooker.bsky.social
Congratulations (?) @charliebrooker.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Ok; just watched the S7 Black Mirror premiere, and it was so well done, my wife @alisonstarlocke.bsky.social is now so depressed we had to switch to “The Exorcist” to cheer her up.
Congratulations (?) @charliebrooker.bsky.social
Congratulations (?) @charliebrooker.bsky.social
Vaccines save lives and prevent more serious illnesses. And no, my kid didn’t get autism from a shot, you ghouls.
(Also, autism is not something to be cured either.)
(Also, autism is not something to be cured either.)
Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
February 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Vaccines save lives and prevent more serious illnesses. And no, my kid didn’t get autism from a shot, you ghouls.
(Also, autism is not something to be cured either.)
(Also, autism is not something to be cured either.)
I just saw The Witch in the Window for the first time yesterday and I was so moved and spooked. It’s so organic in its invention and family drama. Love the right-on insights in this article. Looking forward to devouring your other work, @andymitton.bsky.social
Cool to see this article in Collider looking back on The Witch in the Window with some kind words and insight. Near and dear to my heart, this one.
This Supernatural Horror Sees a Father and Son Duo Terrorized by a Malicious Spirit
If only you could renovate the ghost out of the haunted house.
collider.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I just saw The Witch in the Window for the first time yesterday and I was so moved and spooked. It’s so organic in its invention and family drama. Love the right-on insights in this article. Looking forward to devouring your other work, @andymitton.bsky.social
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As a forever Halloween fan, I was so honored to offer some of my love for the films for @andrewgrevas.bsky.social and his new book “Horror In Haddonfield.” Can’t wait to sink my knife into this! (See what I did there? ;))
Time to reveal the full list of interviews for “Horror in Haddonfield”, plus special surprise appearances. The book cover is also in here.
2 years of my life. 2 years of work. I’m so proud & grateful that this will be out soon.
www.25yearslatersite.com/2025/02/06/c...
2 years of my life. 2 years of work. I’m so proud & grateful that this will be out soon.
www.25yearslatersite.com/2025/02/06/c...
Complete List of Interviews From “Horror in Haddonfield”
The full list of interviews and cover reveal for the upcoming book, Horror in Haddonfield: Halloween’s Untold Stories.
www.25yearslatersite.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
As a forever Halloween fan, I was so honored to offer some of my love for the films for @andrewgrevas.bsky.social and his new book “Horror In Haddonfield.” Can’t wait to sink my knife into this! (See what I did there? ;))
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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.
‘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
February 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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.
Feels so strange to keep writing about the things that scare me when I’m truly scared about what’s happening here. Writing with horror clip shows in the BG is helping me stay in the catharsis zone and also remind me to keep going back to the basics of what our genre can do for us.
February 6, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Feels so strange to keep writing about the things that scare me when I’m truly scared about what’s happening here. Writing with horror clip shows in the BG is helping me stay in the catharsis zone and also remind me to keep going back to the basics of what our genre can do for us.
Love this music, love this short!
Motion AtYour Door now on Spotify #soundtracks open.spotify.com/album/21LSVG...
Motion at Your Door (Original Soundtrack)
Brandon Moore · EP · 2025 · 3 songs
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January 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Love this music, love this short!
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In the wake of the fires, LA production is hurting even more than before. People can’t afford to live here if there isn’t work here.
Sign our petition at the link in bio STAYinLA.org and share #STAYinLA widely. (And thank you to hireyoungprofessionals.com for designing our campaign!)
Sign our petition at the link in bio STAYinLA.org and share #STAYinLA widely. (And thank you to hireyoungprofessionals.com for designing our campaign!)
#StayinLA
Help Rebuild LA’s Production Industry
The Palisades and Eaton Fires have deepened the crisis for LA’s film/TV workers, small businesses, and families. We need emergency incentives to bring production ...
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January 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In the wake of the fires, LA production is hurting even more than before. People can’t afford to live here if there isn’t work here.
Sign our petition at the link in bio STAYinLA.org and share #STAYinLA widely. (And thank you to hireyoungprofessionals.com for designing our campaign!)
Sign our petition at the link in bio STAYinLA.org and share #STAYinLA widely. (And thank you to hireyoungprofessionals.com for designing our campaign!)
Hot tip: the score to Conclave is such good writing music. Now back to this re-carding…
January 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Hot tip: the score to Conclave is such good writing music. Now back to this re-carding…