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Vincent Albarano

@valbarano

Author of Aesthetic Deviations: A Critical View of American SOV Horror 1984-1994; writer on underground film and zine editor https://linktr.ee/valbarano

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Check out my zines over at @valbarano.bsky.social's shop!
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05.02.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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These are disgusting movies I should be ashamed of even having seen. And here I am honored to have an essay in the booklet (and in great company). Thanks as always to Ross at Saturn’s Core for having me on board.

16.01.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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18.12.2025 02:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PRE-ORDER: Jim Van Bebber--Roadkill Screenplay The never before publicly released script for Jim Vanbebber's unreleased opus. ROADKILL: THE LAST DAYS OF JOHN MARTIN. Partially shot in 1988...

I will also have copies of Trauma Team’s Roadkill screenplay by Jim Van Bebber. Featuring the 1988 treatment, the 2005 full screenplay, original art and never-before-seen photos!

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12.12.2025 18:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pre-order your copy today!

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15.12.2025 03:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PRE-ORDER: Jim Van Bebber--Roadkill Screenplay The never before publicly released script for Jim Vanbebber's unreleased opus. ROADKILL: THE LAST DAYS OF JOHN MARTIN. Partially shot in 1988...

I will also have copies of Trauma Team’s Roadkill screenplay by Jim Van Bebber. Featuring the 1988 treatment, the 2005 full screenplay, original art and never-before-seen photos!

experimentalkindergarten.bigcartel.com/product/pre-...

12.12.2025 18:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PRE-ORDER: Las Vegas Bloodbath DVD Official dvd of the infamous 1989 shot on video gore epic taken from original video elements. Features David Schwartz' "American...

Presenting XPV-002: David Schwartz’s infamous SOV sickie Las Vegas Bloodbath. Officially on DVD for the first time, featuring Schwartz’s action blow-out American Revenge, this edition includes a 16pg booklet with new writing.
Ships early 2026

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12.12.2025 18:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Available for pre-order 12/12, Xposure Video’s second release: David Schwartz’s infamous 1989 SOV slasher Las Vegas Bloodbath, presented fully uncut in its first official release. Also included is Schwartz’s little-seen 1988 action film American Revenge! Stay tuned for more info!

04.12.2025 12:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Doing an Experimental Kindergarten Black Friday sale this weekend! Take 20% everything on Bigcartel with the code TURKEYTRASH.

-vintage fanzines
-Videogore DVDs
-Signed copies of Aesthetic Deviations
-and more!

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28.11.2025 13:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of my favorite pieces I’ve done for @splittoothmedia.bsky.social. Check out my look at Antoine Pellissier’s moody, atmospheric super 8 epic

24.11.2025 12:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Sledgehammer’ (1983): Watch the Pot β€” How It Boils! - Split Tooth Media The early shot-on-video horror classic creates a sense of insular terror with its unconventional, sludgy style.

The slug-paced, staticky madness of 'Sledgehammer' feels like it was beamed in from another dimension. A classic of 1980s shot-on-video horror, 'Sledgehammer' makes for ideal late night viewing.

19.10.2025 18:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Check out my latest October Horror piece delving into the strange, humid world of Florida maverick Matthew Samuel Smith

25.10.2025 20:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Beyond excited to share this look at Pellissier’s incredible first film.

20.10.2025 13:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Forgotten Ohio: Uncovering Blade Independent Studios and 'A Darker Light' (1996) - Split Tooth Media The majority of Blade Independent Studios films are lost. A Darker Light, their atmospheric, dread-tinged vampire film survives.

I’m back for October Horror at @splittoothmedia.bsky.social. Head over to check out my look at Sandusky, OH’s Blade Independent Studio and their 1996 vampire feature A Darker Light. I’ve been working for two years to piece their story together, more to follow

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13.10.2025 13:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Incredibly excited to kick off October Horror with my look at Jim Van Bebber’s short films. Roadkill and My Sweet Satan are two of his strongest works, offering particularly nightmarish visions of Ohio.

There are great pieces in store this year, and I have another Ohio piece coming down the line!

02.10.2025 13:58 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Psychotronic Dead Ends: The Missing Cult Works of Rick Werner Fahr - Split Tooth Media The now-forgotten Seattle filmmaker captured the city in a period of transformation with the infamous Rock N Roll Mobster Girls and more.

With films like the infamous 'Rock β€˜N Roll Mobster Girls,' Rick Werner Fahr captured Seattle’s music scene at a crucial period of transformation in several long-forgotten genre films.
@valbarano.bsky.social presents the first-ever in-depth analysis of Fahr’s career!

28.07.2025 21:56 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Split Tooth returns from a dry spell with a true epic! @valbarano.bsky.social dives deep into the Seattle underground with his definitive analysis of the films of Rick Werner Fahr! This project has been long in the making so it's a very special day to finally share Vincent's work on ST!

29.07.2025 03:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s finally here! Now shipping: the complete works of SOV auteur Jon Christian MΓΈller, officially licensed (and subtitled) for the first time on DVD. Best known for the Norwegian Drillbit Massacre, it’s time for the rest of his works to receive their due. Includes 30 pg. booklet

02.06.2025 19:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Psychotronic Dead Ends: The Missing Cult Works of Rick Werner Fahr - Split Tooth Media The now-forgotten Seattle filmmaker captured the city in a period of transformation with the infamous Rock N Roll Mobster Girls and more.

Rad @valbarano.bsky.social feature about the shot-on-video auteur whose obscure work captured Seattle’s underground music scene in the 1980s and 1990s

28.07.2025 15:10 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Tomorrow @valbarano.bsky.social explores a long-forgotten chapter of Seattle psychotronic cinema!

Stay tuned: www.splittoothmedia.com

27.07.2025 18:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad to see Videogore copies making it out into the world! Thank you!

13.06.2025 16:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of the interior of a shop with tables and shelves covered in bright coloured books and stationery.

Photo of the interior of a shop with tables and shelves covered in bright coloured books and stationery.

Photo of shop shelves containing small A5 zines and larger format magazines.

Photo of shop shelves containing small A5 zines and larger format magazines.

Photo of Who Cares Anyway by Will York in a book display.

Photo of Who Cares Anyway by Will York in a book display.

Photo of William Burns' book, Ghost of an Idea, in a book table display.

Photo of William Burns' book, Ghost of an Idea, in a book table display.

What a gorgeous bookshop @coloursmayvary.bsky.social in #Leeds is, and that was even before we saw their excellent selection of @headpress.com titles ❀️

11.06.2025 10:22 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Truly appreciate it! And this is all just the start!

03.06.2025 21:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You & colton are doing the lord's work in terms of media preservation

03.06.2025 03:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Videogore: The Films of Jon Christian MΓΈller DVD Unearthed from the annals of Norway’s cult underground - The long elusive 1980s shot-on-video heavy metal splatter horror films of Jon Christian...

Enormous thanks to my partner in this release, CB Cobb, for the incredible design and layout work on this package.

Available here:

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02.06.2025 19:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s finally here! Now shipping: the complete works of SOV auteur Jon Christian MΓΈller, officially licensed (and subtitled) for the first time on DVD. Best known for the Norwegian Drillbit Massacre, it’s time for the rest of his works to receive their due. Includes 30 pg. booklet

02.06.2025 19:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Now that you mention it, I know of one who was even involved in that Massacre release, so that’s a good point

16.05.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Degausser stuff is hard to pin down, they’re all over the place. Sukenick seems like quite a swing for them, but it would definitely be welcome

16.05.2025 19:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Only a few SOV titles are actual masterpieces, and Charles Pinion’s Red Spirit Lake is one of them. RSL started as a response to Pinion’s film project, Killbillies, one of the great unrealized underground films, falling through.

Here’s a copy of the Killbillies script that belonged to Gibby Haynes.

09.05.2025 14:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New DVD available for preorder today from Split Tooth writer @valbarano.bsky.social that collects the "long elusive 1980s shot-on-video heavy metal splatter horror films of Jon Christian MΓΈller!" Grab your copy here: experimentalkindergarten.bigcartel.com/product/pre-...

20.04.2025 15:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0