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chloe (she/they)
@chloesnotscared.bsky.social
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librarian, horror movie fiend, scary book reader, writer, cyclist, friend of all cats, chicago
writing: chloesnotscared.com
podcast: chloesnotscared.substack.com/podcast
everything else: linktr.ee/chloesnotscared
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I reread my favorite book from age 18 and surprisingly, it held up.
A Goodreads review screenshotted of the book the Secret History by Donna Tartt. The review is by me. It reads “5 stars. My fatal flaw is that I think this book is great” with a smiley face.
September 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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I just finished the book “The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema From Fodder to Oscar” and omg why didn’t I read this sooner? So many films to watch, so many films to avoid, so much for this white person to think about. I loved it.
The book “the black guy dies first: black horror cinema from fodder to Oscar” with a red fist on the cover coming up from a gravestone, sits on a gray park bench.
September 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Respecting the balance of Ghibli/Fincher.
A letterboxd screenshot showing The Game, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Totoro, Whisper of the Heart, Panic Room, The Cat Returns, and Fight Club.
August 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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I’m bad at this but STAY TUNED FOR A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT on Tuesday… here’s a cat tax for your patience.
Black cat sits on red chair next to a mothman plushie
August 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Review for the movie weapons, promotional Square of a kid running down a dark street with his hands out stretched.
August 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Celebrating Wes Craven’s birthday with The Wes Craven Hall of Fame. Read more, for free! chloesnotscared.substack.com/p/the-wes-cr...
August 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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What are your 3 favorite films of 1999?

#filmsky
Eyes Wide Shut poster (purple, framed Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise) Bringing Out the Dead poster (red, with Nic Cage’s eyes in a cross) Sleepy Hollow poster (black with the silhouette of a headless horseman with an axe against a moon)
July 4, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Editing a podcast and I’m realizing something about my voice in a bad way…
Willie Scott dances in Hong Kong nightclub and shrilly exists in Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom.
July 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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4 horror films that don’t deserve the hate they get:
Halloween 3: Season of the Witch poster, primarily orange and red with silhouettes of trick or treaters across the screen and a scary face in the clouds The Conjuring 2 poster, where a young girl in a modest red nightgown sits stricken on the floor and upside-down crosses hang all around her. Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds poster, where a blonde woman in a stylish pantsuit runs from silhouettes of birds in the sky Crimson Peak poster, in which three figures- two women (one in red dress and one in a white nightgown with blood on the trim) and one man stand. The girl in the nightgown holds a lit candelabra.
June 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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What’s a poster you had up in your room growing up?

This is the least embarrassing. I got teased for having pre Raphaelite art / musicals posters.
Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring with boating aside two stone statues with hands outstretched.
June 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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As you prep for the big protest, I’ll be at work. You’re welcome to visit— to rest, pee, or just soak up ac. Libraries are for everyone! But with libraries under attack, we may need help. Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/chloesno...
A primer on supporting libraries. With libraries in the news, many people are reaching out, asking how they can help. There’s a mural of a kid reading in the background.
June 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Yet another reason to support my work $$. You get a very special secret bonus— Not Scared: A Horror Movie Podcast.
Episode 1: Bram Stoker’s Dracula. I’ve been talking about making a podcast for years and now it’s finally here. Welcome to Not Scared: A Horror Movie Podcast where I talk to people about their favorite horror, movies and why they are special. I’m still learning about podcasting and this is just for fun so please be nice.
June 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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They’re going to play our livestream (I thiiiiiink) at this session or directly after it. Come by if you’re at #stokercon !!
Conference registration page for the event The Halloween librarians & you: a not so scary partnership. Saturday, June 14th, 9 - 9:45 AM, Glen 2 and 3
June 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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What actor’s expression in a movie will stay with you the rest of your life?
Red Rooms (2024), film still. Two white women sit in darkness illuminated by the red of a computer screen. One is crying, the other is not.
May 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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I wrote about 11 excellent fairy tale horror movies! How many Czech puppet movies are on the list? That’s a secret I’ll never tell. Xoxo chloesnotscared.substack.com/p/11-excelle...
The Company of Wolves (film still)- a bunch of wolves dressed up in royal garb at a feast in pink The Green Knight (film still)- actor Dev Patel stands in medieval regalia, pensively and half in shadow. Viy (film still)- a Slavic woman in a coffin with a flower crown and impeccable winged 60’s eyeliner rises up The Ugly Stepsister (film still)- a woman adjusts her frightened teenage daughter’s mechanical nose cast
May 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Will I ever take a quiz and NOT get Pam from The Office?

Take the fictional character quiz and post the first 4 you know:
Sidney from The Bear Pam from the Office Rachel from Crazy Rich Asians Janine from Abbott Elementary
May 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Cleaning out my family home; really emotional stuff. But some gems. My great grandmother grew up on a farm and became a commercial artist in Iowa. She painted the county fair beauty queens and prized livestock. She also was a big supporter of the UN and painted a lot of pro-diversity art.
A painting of a young girl in red holding a rooster with the text “Come Back to the Farm” large at the top. A bright painting of auburn herefords in a field. A sketch on brown paper of some trees in winter with the words (small) “the trees in winter like brown lace across the sky” A cityscape sketch of a personal loan company— blues and purples.
May 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Now published!! Chicago Critics Film Festival roundup, with a spotlight on the speculative. Read on Substack or on chloesnotscared.com
A maroon square that reads: Chicago Critics Film Festival Roundup 2025. What a pleasure to attend the CCFF at the Music Box Theater these past few days! Even though I’m exhausted and simply can never attend all the movies… the text ends here.
May 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Final day of the fest closed with the time loop horror “Desert Road” and the tear jerking drama “A Little Prayer.” Both were movies that I’ll be reflecting on long after leaving the theater. I’m tired but happy!
Director Angus MacLachlan and actor Jane Levy are interviewed at the Music Box Theater about their film “A Little Prayer.”
May 9, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Last night was great. “Familiar Touch” director/writer Sarah Friedland and actor Kathleen Chalfant in conversation. Then, “Zodiac Killer Project!” Probably one of my favorites of the fest. A meta examination of the true crime docs we know and love.
The marquee says “Zodiac Killer” at the Music Box Theater Three people sit on stage as one in plaid speaks into a microphone. The movie, Familiar Touch, is playing its credits behind them.
May 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Sorry I should probably actually tag @chicagocritics.bsky.social in this thread. So far, the first film “The Baltimorons” has been by far my favorite of the fest. I’m not even a comedy girlie and it warmed my cold dead heart!! ♥️
Music Box Theater marquee with The Chicago Critics Film Festival in lights
May 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Now seated: Chicago Critics Film Festival presents “It Ends.” Can’t wait for this creepy road movie! #ccff2025
A movie screen with text describing the plot of the movie It Ends: “a group of recent grads head out on a late-night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding.”
May 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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I wrote about Christopher Landon’s latest movie Drop, early 00’s psycho thrillers, and why this formula still works. Read my full review here: chloesnotscared.substack.com/p/drop-is-th...
Still from Drop (2025). Violet and her date stand pensively looking off in the distance as the windows behind them show the skyline. Still from Drop (2025). Violet scrambles on the ground during the initial attack at the restaurant, with the glowing yellow lights of the bar behind her. Still from Drop (2025). Violet receives a meme on her phone from an unknown number at 8:12pm. The meme shows a man rubbing his hands together, looking from behind a tree and the text reads PLANNING THE WORST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE. Still from Drop (2025). Violet holds a knife and looks worried in her house.
April 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Doesn’t he look like he’s tripped over the ottoman one too many times?
A black cat on hardwood floor
April 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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I wrote a brief history of anthology horror on my blog to pair with my Genre Grinder episode. Read it now! chloesnotscared.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
A maroon square that reads: A Brief History of Anthology Horror Movies. Anthology horror is not a genre. It’s a format, but there are tropes that make it as unique as any other anthology or differs from other horror, sub genres, and that it’s technically not a genre at all. And a link to Substack which can be found in my bio.
April 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM