Director of Glorious. Writer. WGA. Horror nerd. Podcaster for Blumhouse & Fangoria. Film professor at USC. PhD focused in horror films. Watcher of weird movies.
When I ask students why they aren’t making films for whatever $ they can find, the biggest reason is they want it to be perfect & they’re scared of fucking up. Perfection is a glorified form of procrastination. You’ll gain more from taking the first step now & risking something
Me if I ever met a mermaid: I have many questions about your life cycle and society.
Every guy in a movie who meets a mermaid: imma keep you in my bathtub.
Whoohooo!
@Shudder
just released our awesome new poster for our film GLORIOUS, premiering at
@FantasiaFest
on July 21st! Then coming to Shudder in August.
So excited to announce... I directed an absolutely bonkers, Lovecraftian, gory, cosmic horror film starring JK Simmons and Ryan Kwanten. Amazing script by
@DavidIMcKendry
&
@joshuathehull
, and the best production team ever. This one is WILD.
Im Bekah-professor, director, podcaster, horror nerd. I suffer from severe lung conditions resulting in lungs full of scar tissue. COVID may be a cold for some but for others its super scary. Please keep people like me in mind. Stay inside.Wash your hands. Thanks
#HighRiskCovid19
I just showed SUSPIRIA in my graduate level Directing class. My fave student response: "I have never seen anything else that looked even remotely like this. It was like a sudoku for my eyes"
#suspiria
Highly recommend the Netflix horror movie His House, one of the best films I’ve seen this year. Powerful messages about grief and desperation, also absolutely terrifying!
Ken Russell’s amazing 1971 film The Devils has been repeatedly banned, censored, cut, and given an X-rating. It has been incredibly hard to see for decades. But... it is now streaming on
@Shudder
! Do not miss it. You will never see another horror film quite like this.
I'm thrilled too announce I had the honor of co-writing the upcoming BRING IT ON:HALLOWEEN along with the amazing
@DanaSchwartzzz
. Cheerleaders and horror! Ready, ok!
Just signed the directing contract for my next feature film. We start shooting the first week of October. Can’t say much yet, but I’m incredibly excited!
“Mom, we really want to watch Goosebumps.”
“OK but you guys look a little scared. Do you want me to turn it off?”
“No! We’re just gonna watch from here.”
Totally excited about the HORROR PRODUCTION course I'm teaching at USC this summer. You don't have to be a USC student to take it. Everyone can apply! Six weeks of horror film history and by the end each student will have made 2-3 horror short films.
Exciting news! USC is offering my horror class online this summer & opening it up to everyone! You do not have to currently be a student. Join us on a 6 week expedition into horror history and production!
I just watched a man in the middle of Target pull his mask off to sneeze, like he didn’t want to get it dirty. 🙄 Heading back home now for the next three months.
**clears throat**
Attention everyone! I made a movie with some other amazing folks, and it is now available on all VOD platforms and also in Wal-Mart. Please check out All the Creatures Were Stirring!
#allthecreatureswerestirring
#creepychristmas
The
@blumhouse
SHOCK WAVES podcast is moving off of the
@Fangoria
Podcast Network and will once again operate independently. More episodes coming your way soon.
It was the late 90s, and the person that I idolized more than anyone else was Dana Scully. So for my high school senior portrait.... yeah, I did that. I cosplayed as Dana Scully in my high school photo.
Good post-sound can make or break a horror film. I have seen middling horror movies become absolutely terrifying because of stellar post-sound. Go high five your post-sound folks.
B/c of a med condition Ive had multiple near-death experiences & been zapped back to life. My take away- the most valuable thing you have is TIME. Procrastination is ur worst enemy. Live like life is a ticking clock w/an alarm about to ring. Whatever you dream of- Get Started Now
Horror films let me work through fear, anxiety, and my own fragile mortality on screen. It personified death as an identifiable being & let me connect as others fought or even came to terms with it. It was what I needed, & it was the best thing my parents could have done. (2/2)
Tired of hearing distributors say its to hard sell female protagonists in horror films in foreign territories.
So please go watch one of these amazing foreign horror films with female leads- GOOD MANNERS, PHOTOCOPIER, UNDER THE SHADOW, SUPERDEEP, VERONICA, GIRLS WITH BALLS....
I’m so jealous of my friends who are quarantining without kids. Do you get to eat the food you want? Not watch paw patrol on repeat? Do you get to take naps? Tell me all about it please! let me live vicariously through you.
So excited to report that starting on December 13th you're going to be able to stream All The Creatures Were Stirring on Shudder! Less than 2 weeks after our release on VOD and DVD on December 4th and just in time for Christmas! 🎄😱💀
#allthecreatureswerestirring
*clears throats*
A bi woman who marries a man does NOT instantly become straight just as a bi woman who marries a woman does NOT instantly become a lesbian.
Also you are NOT constantly lusting after the other gender now that you are married.
Love/sex are never that cut and dry
Thrilled to announce that my latest short film SEPARATION is now streaming on
@Shudder
. Only 6 minutes long, watch our weird visceral tale of divorce through Shudder's website, the app, or Amazon.
Spend a few weeks of your summer learning about horror movies! USC is taking my horror class online this summer & you don't have to currently be a student. Join a 6 week expedition into horror history and production. We have a few spots still available!
Years of watching horror films has given me a lot of comfort in many ways. But the biggest thing that horror films give me is a constant reminder of how important it is to live my life to the absolute fullest.
Every single day.
After reading the article on The Daily Beast, Im disgusted, shocked, and devastated. Rape culture and toxic masculinity has no place in our industry let alone the world. I’ll have much more to say soon after I process my anger and emotions.
Just found out my newest film is premiering on the LIFETIME CHANNEL on May 18th, under the new super fun and sleazy titled PSYCHO GRANNY! Its a darkly comedic thriller with an amazing cast! Please check it out. Here is the trailer-
In Los Angeles right now, there are over 1 billion butterflies passing through peacefully as they migrate. Imagine if they were all carnivorous man-eaters. You’ve just imagined my ideal movie.
Tonight’s horror movie recommendation- The Beach House (2020) which is now streaming on
@shudder
. It’s a self-contained, slow- burn aquatic horror that fed my love of both creature effects and body horror.
Just wanna say how amazing it is to see a Pixar cartoon normalizing female puberty. All I ever got was my grandma telling me to “never ever discuss it with anyone” and my mom saying “welcome to womanhood. It’s a total bitch” while handing me a box of bulky pads.
#TurningRed
The “bleach and sanitizing wipes” aisle at the Burbank Target. Guess I’ll just get some liquor and pop-tarts instead and ride this shit out in style.
#CoronaOutbreak
Day 11 of 31 lesser-known horror- Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place ran for 6 episodes in 2004. Positing itself as a documentary about a lost horror tv show, the series brilliantly blends retro horror formulas with sharp-witted comedy.
#31daysofhorrormovies
#31horrordeepcuts
The
@NightmareUPod
is moving off the Fangoria Podcast Network. We will be back with new episodes shortly. In the meantime, we will be releasing new episodes via our Patreon page. We still have such sights to show you!
Day 8 of 31 lesser-known horror films: 1983s Sole Survivor. It feels like part Final Destination and part It Follows but decades before either of those were made. Some truly chilling moments!
#31daysofhorrormovies
#31horrordeepcuts
Marnie, my 8-year-old: Whatcha watching?
Me: Frogs.
Marnie: Do the frogs eat people?
Me: Um. Yes.
Marnie: God you’re so boring, Mom. I’m going to bed.
no one told me how badly the rebellion would sting 😂💀🤘🐸
Fully f’n vaccinated!! 🖤 i’ll see you all at horror movie screenings, horror conventions, and Disneyland... in about two weeks. @ Six Flags Magic Mountain
Woohoo! My summer online Horror Production class at USC is open for enrollment and open to everyone again- not just USC students. Join us and spend six weeks deep diving into your fave genre!
Student: Dr. McKendry, can you recommend any good horror movies that we should watch as film students?
Me: Are you ready for this conversation? Because it’s gonna take a while, and you’re going to need a notebook and several pens.
#horrormovies