Happy Birthday, Arleigh!

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today is not just Thanksgiving! Today is also the birthday of the co-founder and the editor-in-chief of Through the Shattered Lens, Arleigh Sandoc!

Sing it, Marilyn!

Next month, it will have been 15 years since Arleigh asked me if I wanted to collaborate on this wonderful site. Wow — FIFTEEN YEARS! In a world where most entertainment-related blogs tend to close up shop after their third entry, we’ve been going for fifteen years and we’re just getting better and better.

So today, while I give thanks for so much, I will definitely be giving thanks for Arleigh and his friendship and also, for the trust that he’s put in me over the years. I love TSL. It gave me some direction at a time when I desperately needed it and it built up my confidence at a time when I was at my most fragile.

Happy birthday, Arleigh! Here come the cats!

No, not that cat! These cats!

It’s Almost Time For The Shattered Lens’s 14th Annual Horrorthon!

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Put on your dancing shoes because, in just a few hours, it will be the first day of October!

If things have been a little bit more quiet than usual here at the Shattered Lens Bunker, it’s because we’ve been busy getting ready for our 14th Annual Horrorthon! That’s right, this is the time of year when the Shattered Lens devotes itself to my favorite genre …. horror!

This is my favorite time of year!

The tricks and the treats begin in just another few hours! So, sit back, have some popcorn, and get ready for the greatest 31 days of the year!

Happy Birthday, Arleigh!

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today is a very special day as we celebrate the birthday of the one and only …. ARLEIGH SANDOC! The cats are celebrating and so are we!

Happy birthday, Arleigh!

Nearly 15 years ago, Arleigh came across me ranting about Italian horror on what was then twitter and he invited me to join him in the founding of the site that would eventually become known as Through The Shattered Lens! The rest as they say, is history! I am still so thankful for that invitation. I’ve been posting my reviews here at the Shattered Lens since 2010 and I have grown so much as both a writer and a human being over those years.

A new year is coming up and I’m currently busy plotting out my plans for the year 2025. However, today is all about Arleigh! In order to celebrate, check out some of Arleigh’s best reviews, like his thoughts on Night of the Living Dead and A History of Violence! Or maybe check out the very first post to ever appear on the Shattered Lens, Arleigh’s review of Avatar!

Happy birthday, Arleigh! Here comes the cake!

A Note To Our Readers

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Hi, everyone.

As I’ve mentioned here before, my Dad has been very ill over the last month and a half. Today, I learned that he will be going into hospice care. Needless to say, both myself and my sister Erin are coming to terms with this news and everything that it potentially represents. As a result, there may be days when it’s a bit quiet around here on the Shattered Lens. There may be some days when the site will not feature a new music video or a new pulp cover or a Retro Television review or a film review.

That does not mean the site is going away though. It just means that, whereas we previously updated on a daily basis, we may have to go for an every other day basis for a few weeks, at least until things get worked out around here. This has been a difficult year but I love this site more than ever. Family is always going to come first but I am in no way abandoning my love of writing about pop culture.

Thank you to all of our subscribers, readers, and commenters. The Shattered Lens, and all of its writers, will still be here even if some of us do occasionally have to take a personal day!

Love,

Lisa Marie

Happy Birthday, Arleigh!

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today is a very special day as we celebrate the birthday of the founder of the Shattered Lens, the one and only …. ARLEIGH SANDOC! The cats are celebrating and so are we!

Happy birthday, Arleigh!

Nearly 14 years ago, Arleigh founded the site that would eventually become the Shattered Lens. After coming across my ranting about Italian horror on what was then twitter, Arleigh invited me to join him and his initial crew of writers and, the rest as they say, is history! I am still so thankful for that invitation. I’ve been posting my reviews here at the Shattered Lens since 2010 and I have grown so much as both a writer and a human being over those years.

A new year is coming up and I’m currently busy plotting out my plans for the year 2024. However, today is all about Arleigh!

Happy birthday, Arleigh! Here comes the cake!

A Note To Our Readers Who Have Survived May Day

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Congratulations! You have survived May Day and you’ve also survived the first four months of 2023! Let us take a moment to celebrate this milestone. The past few years haven’t been easy for a lot of people but we’ve survived. As we look forward to the months to come, there are a lot more movies to watch and a more television shows to binge and more books to read and more to which to listen! Here at the Shattered Lens we have big plans for the rest of the year. Thank you to all of our regular readers for sticking with us and we hope that rest of this year is a great one for you!

The Shattered Lens Live Tweets Oscar Sunday

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Lisa Marie Bowman

I'm pretty sure I won the Oscar for most typos tonight. #Oscars

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) March 13, 2023

Oscar Sunday started like any other Sunday.

Some birds have built a nest in one of our trees so every cat in the neighborhood wants to hang out in our backyard now.

— Erin Nicole (@TakeSumE) March 12, 2023

The neighbor across the street is digging in his front yard. I believe he's planning on planting some more trees, which is fine. But I am wondering what will happen if it turns out there's a body buried out there or something.

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) March 12, 2023

Looking at the neighbor's yard, I'm remembering a line from King of the Hill.

"And remember when that old woman at the end of the street couldn't take care of her yard anymore? Remember how we all pitched in to help her move?"

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) March 12, 2023

Some members of the TSL Team were less concerned with the Oscars than others:

I know that it is 🏆night tonight! And I’m thankful 🙏🏻 that I don’t have to cover it this year!
Good luck and predictions to my fellow #TSL’s!
You can always find @LisaMarieBowman @JedadiahLeland @casewrites @TakeSumE @Cavatica predictions & cometary on https://t.co/Jjv8DdivCk

— Patrick Smith 📺📖🎧📎 (@theClurichaun) March 12, 2023

@LisaMarieBowman @Kerry_McGuire @keeks_2021 @Cavatica I want to work on this rig for about 2 months for two reasons: 1) it pays crazy. 2) I’m immature.https://t.co/sIYxydXErI

— Case Wright (@casewrites) March 12, 2023

That said, when the ceremony did start, we had some opinions:

The truth about the #Oscars is that everyone is going to be disappointed if someone doesn't get slapped.

— Jeff, who is not Joseph Cotten (@JedadiahLeland) March 12, 2023

So happy for Ke Huy Quan, well deserved. #Oscars

— Leonard B. Wilson (@Cavatica) March 13, 2023

Ke Huy Quan mentioned the American Dream so I'm happy he won. Take that, commies. #Oscars

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) March 13, 2023

See, Jamie Lee had to win so we could better appreciate how genuine Ke Huy Quan's speech was. #Oscars

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) March 13, 2023

Lady Gaga always delivers. #Oscars

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) March 13, 2023

I kind of get the feeling that the Daniels are going to be like the 21st Century version of Michael Cimino. Whether that's a bad or a good thing depends on your cinematic tastes. #Oscars

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) March 13, 2023

The film that felt like it would literally never end won for Best Editing. #Oscars

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) March 13, 2023

I like Ke Huy Quan's speech and Lady Gaga's performance. Otherwise, pretty boring. #Oscars

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) March 13, 2023

Oh, one last thing to do before ending my #Oscars live tweet. My final score was 13 for 23. So, I correctly predicted a little more than half of the winners. Not my best showing but the inevitability of the last four categories pulled me over the 50% mark.

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) March 13, 2023

Happy Birthday, Arleigh!

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

A hushed silence falls over the TSL offices as we come together to celebrate the man who makes all of this possible.

Today is November 27th.

Today is …. ARLEIGH’S BIRTHDAY!

Thirteen years ago (!), Arleigh Sandoc created the site that would become Through the Shattered Lens. Twelve years ago, he came across me defending Dario Argento on twitter and he asked me if I would like to be a contributor.

Of course, I accepted and I have never looked back. Over the years, we’ve been joined by other contributors, all of whom have added their voices and made Through the Shattered Lens into what it is today. It’s been a wonderful ride and I’m looking forward to thirteen more years! And it all started with Arleigh Sandoc and a review of Avatar!

So, today, let us celebrate!

Celebrate by reading Arleigh’s review of Avatar, the post that launched this site.

And then check out his review A History of Violence!

And his review of Night of the Living Dead!

Want a real blast of nostalgia? Check out his thoughts on the first episodes of The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones!

Thank you, Arleigh, for the opportunity to be a part of Through the Shattered Lens. And happy birthday!

The Shattered Lens Live Tweets Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween, Texas! pic.twitter.com/RDL6MYNaXv

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) October 31, 2022

I have to give a special thank you to @JedadiahLeland @takesume @casewrites and @Cavatica for their contributions to this year's Horrorthon! We are going to end up with over 550 posts for this year!

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) October 31, 2022

I'm watching a few classic Halloween shows while getting my work done for the day. First off, Hilloween from King of the Hill! pic.twitter.com/LutrTHGlhO

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) October 31, 2022

Now watching: The Office "Halloween" pic.twitter.com/TIp90oT0uK

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) October 31, 2022

Now watching: Saved By The Bell: Mystery Weekend. This is the closest the SBTB ever got to a Halloween episode. pic.twitter.com/Ipn1zfUHjx

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) October 31, 2022

Happy Halloween! I hope your day is a good one!

— Jeff, who is not Joseph Cotten (@JedadiahLeland) October 31, 2022

I also hope that someday, Marvel and Disney will get around to giving us the Tomb of Dracula series that we all deserve. pic.twitter.com/TScdEGTbW7

— Jeff, who is not Joseph Cotten (@JedadiahLeland) October 31, 2022

One thing to remember: Just because Halloween ends, that doesn't mean that you have to stop watching scary movies. I'm going to be watching quite a few tomorrow.

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) October 31, 2022

In my area, the main street is full of Trick or Treaters and their families. It's good to see.

— Leonard B. Wilson (@Cavatica) October 31, 2022

One hour to go until tonight's #MondayActionMovie! For tonight's playlist, we have a commercial starring Vincent Price and the 1985 film, LIGHT BLAST, starring Erik Estrada! Here's the playlist, in case you still need it! https://t.co/dASuZKfkCy

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) October 31, 2022

When it comes to the original Halloween, I relate to Annie. I've had the same trouble trying to climb through a window.

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) October 31, 2022

My 31 days of getting no sleep are catching up with me.

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) October 31, 2022

⁦@LisaMarieBowman⁩ ⁦@JedadiahLeland⁩ ⁦@Cavatica⁩ Happy Halloween pic.twitter.com/dZnj3hjRav

— Case Wright (@casewrites) October 31, 2022

In A Very Odd House, Very Odd Things Will Happen #photography https://t.co/zspTnczCpY

— Erin Nicole (@TakeSumE) October 31, 2022

For the record, this is like the sixth movie live tweet that I've hosted since Friday so I'm looking forward to sleeping tomorrow. Lol. #MondayActionMovie

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) November 1, 2022

The game was canceled but I gave out a lot of candy so it wasn't a terrible Halloween.

— Erin Nicole (@TakeSumE) November 1, 2022

The Shattered Lens Live Tweets Oscar Sunday

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Welcome to Oscar Sunday!

Oscars Day always feels like New Year's Eve to me. I love that feeling.

— Leonard B. Wilson (@Cavatica) March 27, 2022

Imagining Billy Crystal at home, looking over the nominees and saying, "What I could do with all of this." #Oscars

— Jeff, who is not Joseph Cotten (@JedadiahLeland) March 27, 2022

Honestly, just the fact that they're in a theater and not a train station makes this an improvement on last year's ceremony. #Oscars

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) March 28, 2022

Dune, the film that apparently directed itself, is sweeping the technical categories. #Oscars

— Jeff, who is not Joseph Cotten (@JedadiahLeland) March 28, 2022

Next year, #Oscars will be a “take home” award show. Pick up your Oscar at the @DennysDiner at Marina Del Ray, Sunday Afternoon, after the Kiwanis meeting but before Alcoholics Anonymous.
#Oscars

— Case Wright (@casewrites) March 28, 2022

Troy Kostur winning is going to be the highlight of this ceremony. #Oscars

— Jeff, who is not Joseph Cotten (@JedadiahLeland) March 28, 2022

Of all the nights to not have Cable. What am I missing here?! https://t.co/UgeqQOIxZw

— Leonard B. Wilson (@Cavatica) March 28, 2022

If Will wins tonight, is Kenneth Branaugh gonna slap him over Wild Wild West? Not saying he should, time heals most wounds, but anything can happen tonight. #Oscars

— Leonard B. Wilson (@Cavatica) March 28, 2022

I don't know. My personal opinion is that, after punching someone on live TV, you should hold off on the God talk. #Oscars

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) March 28, 2022

And CODA wins. Not really a surprise anymore. #Oscars

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) March 28, 2022

Really, this is a great moment for the CODA cast and crew. Too bad all anyone's going to be talking about tomorrow is Will Smith. #Oscars

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) March 28, 2022

All of that trouble to get the show down to 3 hours and it ended up running 40 minutes over. #Oscars

— Lisa Marie Bowman (@LisaMarieBowman) March 28, 2022

Thus could be the start of a cool trend. We get Amy Adams into a good role this year and Isla Fisher to do something serious next year and we end up with a redheaded Best Actress for 3 years straight.

— Leonard B. Wilson (@Cavatica) March 28, 2022