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we've all got that one friend whos an insect who dreamt he was a man and loved it. but now the dream is over and the insect is awake

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“A decade before Airbnb persuaded homeowners to transform their homes into hotels, Netflix convinced its users to turn theirs into mini Netflix warehouses. Customers who held onto their DVDs for longer meant fewer shipping costs for Netflix, and fewer DVDs for the company to manage and store. Netflix tracked heavy users of its service — labeling them internally as “pigs” — and secretly throttled their deliveries. It didn’t matter if Netflix rented fewer DVDs than Blockbuster, because the company would keep collecting its monthly fee. The difference between Blockbuster and Netflix was this: Blockbuster punished customers for being forgetful; Netflix rewarded them for being mindless.”

- “Casual Viewing” by Will Tavlin for n+1

An insightful read on streaming slop & how it came to threaten the film industry as we know it

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BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) dir. Bob Clark

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

1974, Tobe Hooper

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Blind Beast (Yasuzō Masumura, 1969)

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Shivers (1975) // dir. David Cronenberg

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IN A VIOLENT NATURE (2024)

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Sleepaway Camp (1983)

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The Wounded Man (1983) dir. Patrice Chéreau

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QUERELLE (1982) dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder In a colorful brothel in the port of Brest, proprietor Nono is known for wagering with his customers. Win a throw of the dice, and they get to make love with his wife, Lysiane; lose, and they must take it from behind by Nono himself. One day, Lysiane reads the tarot for her lover, Robert, and learns in the cards of his intense passion for his brother, Querelle. The young sailor himself soon arrives, breezing into town with nothing but trouble on his mind. Meanwhile, working man Gil, who looks exactly like Querelle’s brother, murders one of his compatriots after the brute publicly impugns his manhood. (link in title)

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"Dario Argento loved the film so much that he had a projectionist friend steal him a print of the film during its first run in Italy. he The theater ended up showing Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970) to replace the stolen print for the remainder of the film's run there--about a week and a half according to Argento, who possesses the print to this day." A Bay of Blood (1971) dir. Mario Bava

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at midnight i'll take your soul (1964) directed by jose mojica marins

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Naked Lunch (1991) // dir. David Cronenberg

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The Perfume of the Lady in Black / Il profumo della signora in nero 1974, dir. Francesco Barilli

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I’m planning out my bedroom when i live on my own next year

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We will live for eternity! And so will your child...

Dagon (2001)

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"The following report to the Royal Geological Society by the undersigned, Alexander Saxton, is a true and faithful account of events that befell the Society's expedition in Manchuria. As the leader of the expedition, I must accept responsibility for its ending in disaster, but I leave to the judgement of the honorable members of the Society the decision as to where the blame for the catastrophe lies." Horror Express (1972) dir. Eugenio Martin