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Writer & Director * WHO INVITED THEM (streaming) * BLUNT TALK (Starz) * MARON (NetfIix) * THE CULT IN MY GARAGE (bookstores) linktr.ee/duncanbirmingham

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Poster for Who Invited them, showing the silhouettes of a man's and a woman's heads, their faces replaces with the windows of a midcentury house and people partying inside

Poster for Who Invited them, showing the silhouettes of a man's and a woman's heads, their faces replaces with the windows of a midcentury house and people partying inside

Has Kate Bosworth been good in anything? I've apparently seen few of her films and she's been mediocre at best in all of them. That said, I think her performance in this film is the fault of the script.

Who Invited Them did a much better job as a dialogue-heavy horror chamber-piece, in my opinion.

28.12.2025 04:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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15.12.2025 05:50 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Great (and, alas, necessary) statement from the @wgawest.bsky.social and @wgaeast.bsky.social.

Compare and contrast with that of the DGA...

05.12.2025 19:14 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

LOVE DINNER PARTY HORROR:

The Invitation
Coherence
The Dinner Party
The Feast
Await Further Instructions
Krampus
You're Next
The Menu
It's a Disaster
Would You Rather
Krishna
The Perfect Host
Who Invited Them?

also The Gift, Mother!, Ready or Not truly fits!
TCM's dinner scene
Hitchcock's Rope

15.10.2025 22:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kick your spooky season off right!

02.10.2025 22:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At Printers Row everyone asked what kind of books we publish. Weird ones. Mythic fables, nostalgic trips, dystopian futures, disco slashers with demons.

Weird enough you’ll wonder why you picked them up. And we’ll wonder why you didn’t put them down…

shop.maudlinhouse.net

09.09.2025 05:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Damn, I wish this course was around BEFORE I started my novel. Looks like a real murderer's row of writers. Congratulations @bradlisti.bsky.social on this cool new school!

13.08.2025 20:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re an immigrant with legal status who’s committed 0 crimes you can be sent to a torture prison where you’ll be raped and dehumanized.

If you’re old pals with Trump and ran a pedophile ring you get sent to a cushy minimum security prison despite being ineligible because you’re a sex offender.

03.08.2025 13:51 πŸ‘ 3089 πŸ” 1123 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 42
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Check out Favorite Frights on Shudder
πŸ”— letterboxd.com/shudder/stories

@lukeslens.bsky.social @tedgeoghegan.bsky.social @thejenniferreeder.bsky.social @joshruben.bsky.social @redheadfrommars.bsky.social @duncanbirm.bsky.social @dimabarch.bsky.social @elrickane.bsky.social @thejoelynch.bsky.social

03.07.2025 15:57 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In some great company on this list.
Love to see WHO INVITED THEM included!

28.06.2025 00:45 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please Lordy have this be the return of the Arclight and not ICE turning this into some kind of detention center.

21.06.2025 22:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Sunday! HMU if you want more details about this workshop to decide if it's right for you.
You can sign up at the @pvww.bsky.social website.

17.06.2025 19:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. Was also trying to find it.

09.06.2025 01:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Essay: Answering Your Qs About Childhood Bullies, Adult Relationships, & Navigating the Medical Maze of Chronic Pain

Essay: Answering Your Qs About Childhood Bullies, Adult Relationships, & Navigating the Medical Maze of Chronic Pain

Been so touched by the stories ppl have shared with me this year who are dealing w/ chronic pain & complex health conditions that I wrote a long, in-depth heartfelt personal essay answering qs & covering my experiences w/ some of the most difficult & frequent terrain. www.patreon.com/posts/130708...

05.06.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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With Scarecrow currently on Criterion, I'm reposting my piece for @bwdr.bsky.social on the most downer buddy movie of all time.

www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2023/03/16/b...

04.06.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh man. End of an era. Has meant so much to so many (including myself) over the years. Well done @marcmaron.bsky.social @producermcd.bsky.social

02.06.2025 17:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great talk!

29.05.2025 19:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Etheria Presents HOUSE OF ASHES - American Cinematheque

There's still a few tickets left to Izzy Lee's feature directorial debut, CoProduced by me, for it's West Coast premiere on May 24th in Los Angeles, presented by American Cinematheque

Myself, Izzy, and other cast and crew will be in attendance for a Q&A afterward. Hope to see you there!

12.05.2025 20:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Who Invited Them (2022) Adam and Margo's housewarming party goes well enough except there's this one mysterious couple lingering after the other guests have left.

Follow Duncan Birmingham on Bluesky: @duncanbirm.bsky.social

Add WHO INVITED THEM to your watchlist: boxd.it/z5mU

22.05.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I'm going to this. Are you?

22.05.2025 18:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So true. The gauntlet has been cast.

22.05.2025 18:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I whole-heartedly agree!

22.05.2025 16:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The war in Gaza has killed or injured 170,000.

Children are starving to death.

Trump is encouraging the ethnic cleansing of 2.2 million people.

Why is there no discussion in the US government about why we are spending billions of taxpayer dollars starving children in Gaza?

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I’m not going to tell you how to live your life, but if you want a copy from Skylight you can also order online and choose in store pickup. www.skylightbooks.com/book/9781737...

02.04.2025 15:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Finch That Stole Cliffmas.

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A letterboxd.com list of films called "the guests/hosts are normal haha :)" comprising You Are Not Me, Blink Twice, Heretic, The Menu, The Invitation, The Guest, Who Invited Them, and I'm Thinking of Ending Things

A letterboxd.com list of films called "the guests/hosts are normal haha :)" comprising You Are Not Me, Blink Twice, Heretic, The Menu, The Invitation, The Guest, Who Invited Them, and I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Can anyone recommend more films in this micro-genre? #HorrorSky #FilmSky

10.03.2025 10:09 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Florida Mayor Threatens Cinema Over Israeli-Palestinian Film The mayor of Miami Beach wants to end the lease of a group renting a city-owned property because it is screening the Academy Award-winning β€œNo Other Land” there.

O Cinema has been threatened with eviction and loss of funding for showing "No Other Land." But the government does not get to pick and choose which viewpoints the public is allowed to hear, however controversial some might find them. The ACLU-FL and CJP are standing with O Cinema in this fight.

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