The Growths
@deadnamemovie.bsky.social
The Dead Name bsky is currently promoting the Growths, a short transgender body horror film. The Growths is intended to serve as a proving ground for the cast and crew.
Movies are expensive. The Growths cost 500 out of pocket, money I'm going to be paying back for some time. It was necessary to complete grad school, but it is also a financial burden.
Please help if you can! You can also paypal me [email protected]
Please help if you can! You can also paypal me [email protected]
October 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Movies are expensive. The Growths cost 500 out of pocket, money I'm going to be paying back for some time. It was necessary to complete grad school, but it is also a financial burden.
Please help if you can! You can also paypal me [email protected]
Please help if you can! You can also paypal me [email protected]
A first look at "The Growths" (no Audio Edit).
October 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A first look at "The Growths" (no Audio Edit).
We have hit the 10% mark!
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August 8, 2025 at 2:10 AM
We have hit the 10% mark!
We are still a long way away, so please back us today!
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We are still a long way away, so please back us today!
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Animated Storyboard for "The Growths"
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Art by @kiddocut.bsky.social animation by @kaijunellie.bsky.social
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Art by @kiddocut.bsky.social animation by @kaijunellie.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Animated Storyboard for "The Growths"
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Art by @kiddocut.bsky.social animation by @kaijunellie.bsky.social
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Art by @kiddocut.bsky.social animation by @kaijunellie.bsky.social
Another peak at our Storyboards for THE GROWTHS
July 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Another peak at our Storyboards for THE GROWTHS
7. The Haunting
We all knew my favorite Horror film would come up eventually. I'm a shameless Shirley Jackson fan girl, and while she didn't quite like this Adaptation, I certainly did. No gay subtext here, just text.
We all knew my favorite Horror film would come up eventually. I'm a shameless Shirley Jackson fan girl, and while she didn't quite like this Adaptation, I certainly did. No gay subtext here, just text.
July 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
7. The Haunting
We all knew my favorite Horror film would come up eventually. I'm a shameless Shirley Jackson fan girl, and while she didn't quite like this Adaptation, I certainly did. No gay subtext here, just text.
We all knew my favorite Horror film would come up eventually. I'm a shameless Shirley Jackson fan girl, and while she didn't quite like this Adaptation, I certainly did. No gay subtext here, just text.
6. Let's Scare Jessica to Death
I think Val Lewton, producer of The 7th Victim, would appreciate how beautiful they made death look in this film.
A classic film featuring a troubled unreliable narrator, though a change in perspective at one point does make things less ambigious than intended.
I think Val Lewton, producer of The 7th Victim, would appreciate how beautiful they made death look in this film.
A classic film featuring a troubled unreliable narrator, though a change in perspective at one point does make things less ambigious than intended.
July 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
6. Let's Scare Jessica to Death
I think Val Lewton, producer of The 7th Victim, would appreciate how beautiful they made death look in this film.
A classic film featuring a troubled unreliable narrator, though a change in perspective at one point does make things less ambigious than intended.
I think Val Lewton, producer of The 7th Victim, would appreciate how beautiful they made death look in this film.
A classic film featuring a troubled unreliable narrator, though a change in perspective at one point does make things less ambigious than intended.
5. The Bride of Frankenstein
So a few years bad I wrote a poem describing the trans experience as being the "Lady Frankenstein". I love this beautiful and tragic film. The bride is only alive for a few moments before she's ultimately killed for rejecting a man. Disturbingly on point I would say.
So a few years bad I wrote a poem describing the trans experience as being the "Lady Frankenstein". I love this beautiful and tragic film. The bride is only alive for a few moments before she's ultimately killed for rejecting a man. Disturbingly on point I would say.
July 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
5. The Bride of Frankenstein
So a few years bad I wrote a poem describing the trans experience as being the "Lady Frankenstein". I love this beautiful and tragic film. The bride is only alive for a few moments before she's ultimately killed for rejecting a man. Disturbingly on point I would say.
So a few years bad I wrote a poem describing the trans experience as being the "Lady Frankenstein". I love this beautiful and tragic film. The bride is only alive for a few moments before she's ultimately killed for rejecting a man. Disturbingly on point I would say.
4. The Host
I could make this ALL giant monster movies. But Bong Joon-Ho's The Host is among the best of the best. Satirical, thrilling, a little bit scary, and overall mesmerizing. There are few that are even remotely close to this masterpiece. I still think its Bong Joon-Ho's best film.
I could make this ALL giant monster movies. But Bong Joon-Ho's The Host is among the best of the best. Satirical, thrilling, a little bit scary, and overall mesmerizing. There are few that are even remotely close to this masterpiece. I still think its Bong Joon-Ho's best film.
July 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
4. The Host
I could make this ALL giant monster movies. But Bong Joon-Ho's The Host is among the best of the best. Satirical, thrilling, a little bit scary, and overall mesmerizing. There are few that are even remotely close to this masterpiece. I still think its Bong Joon-Ho's best film.
I could make this ALL giant monster movies. But Bong Joon-Ho's The Host is among the best of the best. Satirical, thrilling, a little bit scary, and overall mesmerizing. There are few that are even remotely close to this masterpiece. I still think its Bong Joon-Ho's best film.
3. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
This movie made me think more about the nature of the body count in a horror film. It's a high body count, but at no point does the loss of life not raise the the stakes. I get bored with characters who are dispatched just to fill time in a 90 minute film.
This movie made me think more about the nature of the body count in a horror film. It's a high body count, but at no point does the loss of life not raise the the stakes. I get bored with characters who are dispatched just to fill time in a 90 minute film.
July 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
3. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
This movie made me think more about the nature of the body count in a horror film. It's a high body count, but at no point does the loss of life not raise the the stakes. I get bored with characters who are dispatched just to fill time in a 90 minute film.
This movie made me think more about the nature of the body count in a horror film. It's a high body count, but at no point does the loss of life not raise the the stakes. I get bored with characters who are dispatched just to fill time in a 90 minute film.
2. The 7th Victim
This movie disturbed me as a kid. And it disturbed me as an adult. Probably moreso, now that I'm able to pick up on the queer subtext. Sad Lesbian starts hanging out with a bunch of Satanists,breaks their rules, and then is targeted for death. Fantastic film.
This movie disturbed me as a kid. And it disturbed me as an adult. Probably moreso, now that I'm able to pick up on the queer subtext. Sad Lesbian starts hanging out with a bunch of Satanists,breaks their rules, and then is targeted for death. Fantastic film.
July 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
2. The 7th Victim
This movie disturbed me as a kid. And it disturbed me as an adult. Probably moreso, now that I'm able to pick up on the queer subtext. Sad Lesbian starts hanging out with a bunch of Satanists,breaks their rules, and then is targeted for death. Fantastic film.
This movie disturbed me as a kid. And it disturbed me as an adult. Probably moreso, now that I'm able to pick up on the queer subtext. Sad Lesbian starts hanging out with a bunch of Satanists,breaks their rules, and then is targeted for death. Fantastic film.
1. Carnival of Souls
Y'all must have known this one would be first. I love this eerie little movie. Sure, the end twist is pretty obvious from the start; even when it was released it had become cliche. But this is all about the atmophere, the cinematography, and the performance.
Y'all must have known this one would be first. I love this eerie little movie. Sure, the end twist is pretty obvious from the start; even when it was released it had become cliche. But this is all about the atmophere, the cinematography, and the performance.
July 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
1. Carnival of Souls
Y'all must have known this one would be first. I love this eerie little movie. Sure, the end twist is pretty obvious from the start; even when it was released it had become cliche. But this is all about the atmophere, the cinematography, and the performance.
Y'all must have known this one would be first. I love this eerie little movie. Sure, the end twist is pretty obvious from the start; even when it was released it had become cliche. But this is all about the atmophere, the cinematography, and the performance.
Also starring Ashley McKinley as Naomi.
Naomi is Eris's neighbor. One who could have been a friend at one point, before Eris shut herself out from the world. Like everyone else, she cannot see the growths. However, she is able to recognize that Eris is suffering.
Naomi is Eris's neighbor. One who could have been a friend at one point, before Eris shut herself out from the world. Like everyone else, she cannot see the growths. However, she is able to recognize that Eris is suffering.
July 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Also starring Ashley McKinley as Naomi.
Naomi is Eris's neighbor. One who could have been a friend at one point, before Eris shut herself out from the world. Like everyone else, she cannot see the growths. However, she is able to recognize that Eris is suffering.
Naomi is Eris's neighbor. One who could have been a friend at one point, before Eris shut herself out from the world. Like everyone else, she cannot see the growths. However, she is able to recognize that Eris is suffering.
The Growths stars Dani Rittler as Eris.
Eris is a trans woman in her thirties who is cursed with a mysterious afflication. Large, blister like growths appear on her skin. Growths that erupt into black thorny vines. As these growths appear invisible to others, she finds herself suffering alone.
Eris is a trans woman in her thirties who is cursed with a mysterious afflication. Large, blister like growths appear on her skin. Growths that erupt into black thorny vines. As these growths appear invisible to others, she finds herself suffering alone.
July 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The Growths stars Dani Rittler as Eris.
Eris is a trans woman in her thirties who is cursed with a mysterious afflication. Large, blister like growths appear on her skin. Growths that erupt into black thorny vines. As these growths appear invisible to others, she finds herself suffering alone.
Eris is a trans woman in her thirties who is cursed with a mysterious afflication. Large, blister like growths appear on her skin. Growths that erupt into black thorny vines. As these growths appear invisible to others, she finds herself suffering alone.
Poster for "The Growths"
July 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Poster for "The Growths"
Announcing: THE GROWTHS!
Eris, a thirty year old trans woman, finds large growths on her body. Growths that erupt into plant-like vines that appear invisible to all others.
But if the Growths cannot be seen, how can anyone believe her suffering is anything but a figment of her imagination?
Eris, a thirty year old trans woman, finds large growths on her body. Growths that erupt into plant-like vines that appear invisible to all others.
But if the Growths cannot be seen, how can anyone believe her suffering is anything but a figment of her imagination?
July 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Announcing: THE GROWTHS!
Eris, a thirty year old trans woman, finds large growths on her body. Growths that erupt into plant-like vines that appear invisible to all others.
But if the Growths cannot be seen, how can anyone believe her suffering is anything but a figment of her imagination?
Eris, a thirty year old trans woman, finds large growths on her body. Growths that erupt into plant-like vines that appear invisible to all others.
But if the Growths cannot be seen, how can anyone believe her suffering is anything but a figment of her imagination?
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April 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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