grindhouse
(US, _, cinema) A low-budget film theater that shows primarily exploitation films.
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Born ~2018 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
The aesthetic of og RE is very "SHOCK AND TERROR! THE MYSTERY OF THE SPENCER MANSION WILL CHILL YOU TO THE CORE" while remake is very grindhouse adjacent to us
Speaking of which, I see @severinfilms.bsky.social have recently unearthed this lost grindhouse classic from Andy Milligan. I first heard about this in the Re:Search Incredibly Strange Films book in 1986, which I’m su…
I really hope the Spurs win, but it’s going to be a 7 game grindhouse. I just hope they can hang on against a far more experienced team like the Wolves.
A second auditorium has been added for ALL-DAY GRINDHOUSE V. Those tickets are on sale (11:15a showtime) now. ALLDAYGRINDHOUSE.COM
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(US, _, cinema) A low-budget film theater that shows primarily exploitation films.
“The aesthetic of og RE is very "SHOCK AND TERROR! THE MYSTERY OF THE SPENCER MANSION WILL CHILL YOU TO THE CORE" while remake is very grindhouse adjacent to us”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Speaking of which, I see @severinfilms.bsky.social have recently unearthed this lost grindhouse classic from Andy Milligan. I first heard about this in the Re:Search Incredibly Strange Films book in 1986, which I’m sure a certain splatter movie-loving singer owned a copy of…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I really hope the Spurs win, but it’s going to be a 7 game grindhouse. I just hope they can hang on against a far more experienced team like the Wolves.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“A second auditorium has been added for ALL-DAY GRINDHOUSE V. Those tickets are on sale (11:15a showtime) now. ALLDAYGRINDHOUSE.COM”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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