Sarah Appleton
@sarahappleton.bsky.social
Co-director of Shudder Original The Found Footage Phenomenon and Shudder Exclusive The J-Horror Virus! ♑️ - I make blu-ray extras too. www.caprisarproductions.com
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Sarah Appleton
@sarahappleton.bsky.social
· Oct 13
Cat’s out the bag, Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story is coming soon, directed by yours truly and produced by Chris Alexander. Poster art by Ilan Sheady. More soon…
Most recently my husband’s “friend” told me he wanted me to edit a trailer for his next film. Turns out he just wanted an excuse to video call me and the trailer magically went away when I called him out for calling me “lovable”…
I wish men truly understood how often their peers only pretend to cultivate women's talents because they want to fuck us. I am a short Canadian nobody and it happened to me when I was starting out my screenwriting career no less than four times before I turned 26
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Most recently my husband’s “friend” told me he wanted me to edit a trailer for his next film. Turns out he just wanted an excuse to video call me and the trailer magically went away when I called him out for calling me “lovable”…
Frankenstein has only one woman in the film in 2025? Are we ok?
a woman in a purple hat and scarf is looking at a man in a white suit .
ALT: a woman in a purple hat and scarf is looking at a man in a white suit .
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November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Frankenstein has only one woman in the film in 2025? Are we ok?
Not many labels take me out for dinner every few months, but these guys do! ♥️
November 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Not many labels take me out for dinner every few months, but these guys do! ♥️
An update: after asking me to prove ownership of my film over a week ago, YouTube still have the illegal link live…
So I found my entire film on YouTube and apparently the only way to report it for copyright infringement is if the video is also uploaded on your own channel as well…
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
An update: after asking me to prove ownership of my film over a week ago, YouTube still have the illegal link live…
Reposted by Sarah Appleton
Trying to get into the Christmas spirit and some TikToks say that your mum is actually the “spirit” of Christmas. Mine used to put the tree and music on every day in December before school… here’s to my mum.
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Trying to get into the Christmas spirit and some TikToks say that your mum is actually the “spirit” of Christmas. Mine used to put the tree and music on every day in December before school… here’s to my mum.
So excited to have worked on all three of the Lee box sets from Severin now 🙌🏻 you can purchase it here: www.severinfilms.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
So excited to have worked on all three of the Lee box sets from Severin now 🙌🏻 you can purchase it here: www.severinfilms.com
So I found my entire film on YouTube and apparently the only way to report it for copyright infringement is if the video is also uploaded on your own channel as well…
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
So I found my entire film on YouTube and apparently the only way to report it for copyright infringement is if the video is also uploaded on your own channel as well…
Reposted by Sarah Appleton
The cat's out of the bag: I'm curating a V-Cinema focus program for the upcoming International Film Festival Rotterdam
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Rotterdam Film Fest Unveils Focus Program on Japanese V-Cinema Phenomenon
The direct-to-video trend that emerged in the late 1980s “left a lasting mark on contemporary film culture,” organizers said. The focus program will “feature early works by now-famous auteurs, through...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The cat's out of the bag: I'm curating a V-Cinema focus program for the upcoming International Film Festival Rotterdam
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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I’m just saying, I directed a movie for basically no money that debuted in the 90s on rotten tomatoes and got distribution with no stars attached, I did not get a single call and couldn’t even find a rep as a director. This was not the case for any of the male directors I went to AFI with.
She's absolutely right. As a producer with several films in development with female directors, I can say it is an absolute uphill battle to get execs to fund their projects. Great scripts are sitting on shelves while a generation of our most talented women sit idle.
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Kristen Stewart declares "state of emergency" over gender inequality in film
Kristen Stewart declares "state of emergency" over gender inequality in film
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November 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I’m just saying, I directed a movie for basically no money that debuted in the 90s on rotten tomatoes and got distribution with no stars attached, I did not get a single call and couldn’t even find a rep as a director. This was not the case for any of the male directors I went to AFI with.
Went to a 90s bar tonight in London and was reminded of Blobby. He’s actually terrifying…
a clown in a pink and yellow polka dot costume is standing on a stage
ALT: a clown in a pink and yellow polka dot costume is standing on a stage
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November 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Went to a 90s bar tonight in London and was reminded of Blobby. He’s actually terrifying…
So weird to see my dad’s school bestie on a cover in Fopp! @vicpratt.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
So weird to see my dad’s school bestie on a cover in Fopp! @vicpratt.bsky.social
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Mightily excited to be intro-ing the greatest Japanese horror film of the 21st century by the mighty Kiyoshi Kurosawa! Tonight at The Castle Cinema in Hackney 9pm.
"an uncanny treat, full of phantom ideas and unanswered questions": Kiyoshi Kurosawa's alienating, quietly apocalyptic J-horror PULSE (2000) screens 9pm tonight at The Castle Cinema for Distorted Frame Film Club, intro'd by @jaspersharp.bsky.social. My old review projectedfigures.com/2017/06/27/p...
Pulse (2001) - Projected Figures
The blend of subtlety & indeterminacy in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's apocalyptic J-horror Pulse is an uncanny treat, full of phantom ideas & unanswered questions.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Mightily excited to be intro-ing the greatest Japanese horror film of the 21st century by the mighty Kiyoshi Kurosawa! Tonight at The Castle Cinema in Hackney 9pm.
Spotify told me I’m Tom Waits’ biggest fan to make me buy this 50th anniversary limited edition vinyl of Nighthawks at the Diner (1975) - and it didn’t disappoint!!
October 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Spotify told me I’m Tom Waits’ biggest fan to make me buy this 50th anniversary limited edition vinyl of Nighthawks at the Diner (1975) - and it didn’t disappoint!!
Watching Lake of Dracula (1971) and it is most amusing that Leo the dog (who plays an inexplicably big role in the plot) seems to not only have been alive for longer than possible for a canine, but is also capable of transforming into different breeds…
October 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Watching Lake of Dracula (1971) and it is most amusing that Leo the dog (who plays an inexplicably big role in the plot) seems to not only have been alive for longer than possible for a canine, but is also capable of transforming into different breeds…
This is a disgrace, ban private rents!!!
October 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This is a disgrace, ban private rents!!!
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PSA: If your copy of Noroi doesn’t have any score (esp one that sounds like The Thing) YOU ARE WATCHING A BAD COPY.
This error is endemic to Noroi’s first HD transfers and is missing a score, and has a temp track for narration and SFX.
Do yourself a favor—watch on Shudder or Arrow/Umbrella’s Blu!
This error is endemic to Noroi’s first HD transfers and is missing a score, and has a temp track for narration and SFX.
Do yourself a favor—watch on Shudder or Arrow/Umbrella’s Blu!
October 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
PSA: If your copy of Noroi doesn’t have any score (esp one that sounds like The Thing) YOU ARE WATCHING A BAD COPY.
This error is endemic to Noroi’s first HD transfers and is missing a score, and has a temp track for narration and SFX.
Do yourself a favor—watch on Shudder or Arrow/Umbrella’s Blu!
This error is endemic to Noroi’s first HD transfers and is missing a score, and has a temp track for narration and SFX.
Do yourself a favor—watch on Shudder or Arrow/Umbrella’s Blu!
Since getting a Ring doorbell, I now see all the strange people who knock on my door when I’m out… and can’t stop wondering why? Who are they? What do they want? I’ll never know…
a man wearing a red shirt that says just do is standing on a porch
ALT: a man wearing a red shirt that says just do is standing on a porch
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October 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Since getting a Ring doorbell, I now see all the strange people who knock on my door when I’m out… and can’t stop wondering why? Who are they? What do they want? I’ll never know…
While I’m at it, very excited to have a booklet essay in the Hammer Films’ new special edition 4k set of The Curse of Frankenstein! @hammerfilms.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
While I’m at it, very excited to have a booklet essay in the Hammer Films’ new special edition 4k set of The Curse of Frankenstein! @hammerfilms.bsky.social
Spent the week filming all over Germany for @jaspersharp.bsky.social ‘s upcoming documentary… I am officially tired of German trains 🇩🇪 but I did have some nice Tiramisu (and schnitzel!)
October 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Spent the week filming all over Germany for @jaspersharp.bsky.social ‘s upcoming documentary… I am officially tired of German trains 🇩🇪 but I did have some nice Tiramisu (and schnitzel!)
On a train from Frankfurt to Nuremberg that cost over £200 and it’s running over an hour late. They weren’t kidding when they said their trains were awful (the Germans). But I do have treats
October 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
On a train from Frankfurt to Nuremberg that cost over £200 and it’s running over an hour late. They weren’t kidding when they said their trains were awful (the Germans). But I do have treats
Well done to the winner of the best documentary feature George A Romero’s Resident Evil directed by Brandon Salisbury!
Oh, what a night! Thanks for tuning in, we have your full list of 2025 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards winners right here. What were your favorite moments from this year's out of this world broadcast?
The Best In Horror: Here Are The 2025 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Winners
Oh, what a night! Thanks for tuning in, we have your full list of 2025 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards winners right here. What were your favorite moments from this year's out of this world broadcast?
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October 20, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Well done to the winner of the best documentary feature George A Romero’s Resident Evil directed by Brandon Salisbury!
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Two days till Hisayasu Sato's nightmarish tale of gore and grotesquery REWIND / CELLULOID NIGHTMARES premieres in pristine new restoration in London @thenickelcinema.bsky.social Thurs 16th at 6:30pm with my intro + Behind the Pink Curtain book signing ticketlab.app/event/35372#/
October 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Two days till Hisayasu Sato's nightmarish tale of gore and grotesquery REWIND / CELLULOID NIGHTMARES premieres in pristine new restoration in London @thenickelcinema.bsky.social Thurs 16th at 6:30pm with my intro + Behind the Pink Curtain book signing ticketlab.app/event/35372#/
Don’t miss your chance to see Celluloid Nightmares on the big screen at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social this Thursday 16th at 6:30pm with intro + book signing by @jaspersharp.bsky.social ticketlab.app/event/35372#/
The Nickel Presents - RE-WIND AKA CELLULOID NIGHTMARES with intro + book signing by JASPER SHARP
. RE-WIND AKA CELLULOID NIGHTMARES(1988, Japan, Hisayasu Sato)A gruesome snuff video is found in a sex booth. It shows a young woman who is tortured, killed, and dismembered by an unknown sadist. The ...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Don’t miss your chance to see Celluloid Nightmares on the big screen at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social this Thursday 16th at 6:30pm with intro + book signing by @jaspersharp.bsky.social ticketlab.app/event/35372#/
Cat’s out the bag, Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story is coming soon, directed by yours truly and produced by Chris Alexander. Poster art by Ilan Sheady. More soon…
October 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Cat’s out the bag, Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story is coming soon, directed by yours truly and produced by Chris Alexander. Poster art by Ilan Sheady. More soon…