@aaronbartusk

director of FOR ROGER, aspiring camp crystal lake counselor, and m. night shyamalan enthusiast. (he/him)

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My new review of Mariusz Wilczyński's Kill It And Leave This Town is up on Video Librarian. This film serves as an exemplary personal work showcasing the ways in which artists can find solace and relief in their creations. videolibrarian.com/reviews/f…

Kill It and Leave This Town

It would make a valuable addition to any librarian’s media collection, especially those focusing on grief or bereavement psychology as well as any film collections aiming to highlight examples of...

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Available on Blu-ray for the first time, Eric Brummer’s Super 8 claymation masterpiece 'Debbie Does Damnation' (1999) proves that a big budget is not a prerequisite for unbridled creativity. Read @aaronbartusk's review for October Horror 2026! splittoothmedia.com/debbie-d…

A Journey Through Hell: Eric Brummer’s 'Debbie Does Damnation' (1999) - Split Tooth Media

Eric Brummer’s Super 8 claymation masterpiece proves that a big budget is not a prerequisite for unbridled creativity.

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delaney@haIfreaIOct 19
White people when u say u don’t like Geese
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nothing matters but love. please RT.
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liam⁸¹@duneparttwoOct 17
just got jumpscared opening letterboxd
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Francis Ford Coppola’s 'Twixt' is a film at war with itself, suffused with self-loathing and clumsy beauty. Jason Michelitch joins October Horror 2026 with a look the director's late style. splittoothmedia.com/twixt/

B’Twixt A Master And His Pieces: Francis Ford Coppola's 'Twixt' (2011) - Split Tooth Media

One of Coppola’s least appreciated, but most multifaceted projects, Twixt is a film at war with itself, suffused with self-loathing and clumsy beauty

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bailey@baileylikemovieOct 16
The two movies dominating film discourse this weekend are a new restoration of a film from 1971 and a 3 hour documentary from Nathan Fielder. What a time to be alive.
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kenzie xcx 🦋@kenzie__xcxOct 16
i really do think jlo and ben have one more engagement in them
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Jake Christie@TheJakeChristieOct 15
I’m still laughing at the way my twin brother described it
Harry@hdwmoviesOct 14
watched The Social Reckoning last night and Sorkin straight up depicts January 6th like Nolan did the Fall of Troy. Easily the worst last 15 minutes of a movie i've seen in YEARS
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Indigo@IndigoutsideOct 15
that’s not exactly what I was gonna ask…
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Vincent Albarano@BigVinVaderOct 16
Snow’s piece on Red Spirit Lake is one of the best I’ve read on the film. Check it out now!
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Our Charles Pinion series continues with 'Red Spirit Lake' (1993)! Snow Lietta looks back on the radical SOV classic about witches protecting their family and ancestral land from an evil industrialist. splittoothmedia.com/red-spir…

Hallelujah the Hells: Charles Pinion's 'Red Spirit Lake' (1993) - Split Tooth Media

After Killbillies fell through, Pinion made a radical SOV film about witches protecting their family and ancestral land from industrialists.

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For the latest October Horror edition of the Make More Movies Podcast, @aaronbartusk spoke to Aidan Leary and C.R. Thompson about the sinister public-access children’s show of 'Monkey's Magic Merry Go Round!' splittoothmedia.com/monkeys-…

Handcrafted Horror: Exploring The Strangely Familiar In ‘Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round’ (Aidan...

Shot in 11 days, Leary and Thompson's handmade horror film is an uncanny look behind the curtain of a sinister public-access children’s show.

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October Horror continues with @BigVinVader's look at three films by James Adam Tucker, who delivered mature works of horror in the midst of the digital video age that speak to both his talents and the now-lost vitality of the late video store era. splittoothmedia.com/james-ad…

Savage Roses and Lost Angeles: The Mid-2000s Works of James Adam Tucker - Split Tooth Media

The versatile director's three horror films of the digital video era speak to both his talents and the now-lost vitality of the late video store era

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Finessekid@f1ness3kidOct 12
Job market is so bad you might aswell chase your dreams
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In 'Night Tide' (1961), a young sailor falls for a mysterious boardwalk performer, but he begins to believe she may be an actual mermaid. Snow Lietta joins October Horror 2026 to explore Curtis Harrington's classic trance-like film. splittoothmedia.com/night-ti…

Strange Longing: The Dangers of Desire in 'Night Tide' (Curtis Harrington, 1961) - Split Tooth Media

In Harrington’s trance-like 1961 film, a young sailor falls for a mysterious boardwalk performer, but he begins to believe she may be an actual mermaid.

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With his brand of “Midwest Slackercore” effortlessly traversing tones and genres, the prolific David M. Dawson has carved out a singular space for himself in DIY filmmaking. Brooks Wieszczek spoke with @Brobocop77 for October Horror! splittoothmedia.com/david-m-…

David M. Dawson: The Split Tooth Interview - Split Tooth Media

With his brand of “Midwest Slackercore” effortlessly traversing tones and genres, the prolific David M. Dawson has carved out a singular space for himself in DIY filmmaking.

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“ziggynuts”@OneTesticle1Oct 11
strikeout strikeout strikeout liberty biberty kalshi strikeout strikeout strikeout i am living in hell
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Brett Wright@bertww65Oct 11
Maybe my favorite October Horror piece yet from @aaronbartusk available today. Check out his review of ‘Tinsman Road’ and then listen to his podcast interview with filmmaker Robbie Banfitch!
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Robbie Banfitch’s 'Tinsman Road' (2025) explores the darkest corners of the found footage subgenre and questions if art can be a coping mechanism after the loss of a loved one. New review and podcast interview by @aaronbartusk available now! splittoothmedia.com/tinsman-…

Sorrow Is Terror: Robbie Banfitch’s 'Tinsman Road' (2025) - Split Tooth Media

Banfitch’s second foray in found footage finds him exploring the darkest corners of the subgenre and questioning if art can be a coping mechanism after the loss of a loved one “People make themselves...

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Robbie Banfitch’s 'Tinsman Road' (2025) explores the darkest corners of the found footage subgenre and questions if art can be a coping mechanism after the loss of a loved one. New review and podcast interview by @aaronbartusk available now! splittoothmedia.com/tinsman-…

Sorrow Is Terror: Robbie Banfitch’s 'Tinsman Road' (2025) - Split Tooth Media

Banfitch’s second foray in found footage finds him exploring the darkest corners of the subgenre and questioning if art can be a coping mechanism after the loss of a loved one “People make themselves...

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Our Charles Pinion series continues! To celebrate the release of Pinion's 'Killbillies' screenplay, @BigVinVader spoke with Pinion about the never-completed film that eventually turned into his 1996 classic 'We Await.' splittoothmedia.com/killbill…

Terror Has Some Strange Kinfolk: An Interview with Charles Pinion on 'Killbillies' - Split Tooth...

Vincent Albarano spoke with Pinion about Killbillies, the never-completed film that eventually turned into his 1996 classic We Await.

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