Eraserhead (1977) poster
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Eraserhead

HorrorScience Fiction

Directed by David Lynch

First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. From TMDB

288 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works

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Eraserhead is a 1977 horror science fiction film, directed by David Lynch, starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart and Allen Joseph.

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  • David Avallone @davallone.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2025

    Without Mel Brooks hiring Lynch to make THE ELEPHANT MAN — on the strength of ERASERHEAD alone — he is very likely just a guy who made a weird film at AFI. That whole filmography you love doesn’t happen. We all need sponsors and mentors and patrons. We need people who believe in us.

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  • 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lolBluesky · Feb 1, 2026

    Favorite review: “It is the most terrifying horror movie I have seen since Eraserhead. The tension! Will the table setting be symmetrical? If the fork is out of alignment, will the simulation crash?”

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  • The Kotzer From The Zack Lagoon @zaaack.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2025

    Eraserhead is a rite of passage many encounter in late high school or first year, pitched to them as a 'fucked up movie,' rental store contraband, basement watched deep in the night, only to haunt them for the rest of their lives like a shadow in ways they won't fully comprehend for decades

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  • winter @winterk.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 1, 2025

    Film school is a funny experience cause half the kids show up wanting to make Eraserhead and the majority of the profs are like erm what does this have to do with shooting NCIS

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  • jourdain searles @judysquirrels.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 16, 2025

    never going to forget when my undergrad professor did a screening of ERASERHEAD on campus back in georgia and it was a packed house… then the movie started and the walkout was massive. I remember one guy yelling “it just doesn’t make sense!!!” on the way out

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  • Sophie BoooOoOoOOoOoOooo! @pogform.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 20, 2025

    Eraserhead is a great movie about how babies are disgusting freaks who hate you

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  • Monica At The Movies @monicasmovies.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 4, 2026

    Eraserhead (1977) Directed by David Lynch

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  • disturbedByVoices @godhatesgoth.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2025

    Sadly, legendary filmmaker David Lynch passed away at the age of 78 yesterday, just four days shy of his 79th birthday. His first feature-length film was the independent surrealist film Eraserhead (1977), which saw success as a midnight movie. More here: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

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  • Bouphe @bouphe.co.ukBluesky · Jan 1, 2026

    A film a day 2026? Perhap? Starting off festive with Eraserhead

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  • Timothy Simons @timothycsimons.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 16, 2025

    No one has ever made a better movie about parenting than ERASERHEAD.

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  • Cosmic_Outlaw_ @cosmicoutlaw.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2025

    "Believe it or not, Eraserhead is my most spiritual film." "Eh-Elaborate on that." "No. I won't."

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  • Brian Saur @bobfreelander.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 28, 2024

    ERASERHEAD is a Thanksgiving movie.

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  • Non Films @nonfilms.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 19, 2025

    Today we celebrate the 1977 world premiere of Eraserhead, the debut feature by David Lynch. It opened in Los Angeles to a crowd of twenty-five unsuspecting people and has become a legendary midnight movie & an essential work of avant-garde cinema.

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  • Eclectic Collector @eclecticcollector.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2026

    I never perceived Eraserhead as a horror movie. That would be trying to force it into a box, and it surely defies that. I don't know what I would classify it as, and it doesn't matter. I'm looking forward to a sleepy night, when I can watch it through brain fog and just surrender myself... #filmsky

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  • Gideon Coe @gidcoe.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 16, 2025

    Hats of to David Lynch. You never forget watching Eraserhead for the first time. And you never forget Eraserhead. Beautiful film-maker. Great hair.

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  • James Gordon @jamesgordon.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2025

    "Eraserhead" was a seminal midnight movie when I was a kid. But "Fire Walk With Me" really did it for me. RIP the world has lost a talent. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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  • Sophie BoooOoOoOOoOoOooo! @pogform.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 18, 2025

    I watched Eraserhead for the first time last night, it's so cool that Mel Brooks saw that and was like "I gotta give this guy a movie"

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  • BearhAHHH!!t @fussybabybit.chBluesky · Mar 17, 2025

    David Lynch: Believe it or not, Eraserhead is my most spiritual film. Interviewer: Elaborate on that. David Lynch: evil baby

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  • Gaijin "Jiangshi" Rando @gaijinrando.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2026

    What's a horror film more people should be aware of? THE CORNSHUKKER (1997), an ERASERHEAD-esque SOV no budget regional horror flick about a peaceful cryptid that turns not so peaceful when humans encroach upon its territory

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  • Tits in Screenshots @titsinscreenshots.bsky.socialBluesky · May 8, 2025

    This poster for Eraserhead is even more frightening than the film.

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  • ⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.comBluesky · Mar 26, 2025

    📽️🩸 I'm making a list myself, for reasons, & am curious about all of you: What's a movie/movie scene that genuinely scared you? For me it's usually a single scene or image that stays w me, but occasionally it's the whole tone of a film. Three examples: A Field in England, Exorcist III, Eraserhead.

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  • Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 15, 2024

    "So, we need the soundtrack fast. It's for some space drug movie called Dune or something, by that Eraserhead guy." Toto:

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  • pieland @[email protected]Lemmy · May 18, 2026

    ![Meme where David Lynch refuses to elaborate. He says, “Believe it or not, Eraserhead is my most spiritual film.“ The interviewer says, “Elaborate on that.” He responds with “No.”](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/052/838/elaborate_on_that.jpg)

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  • fatdog707.bsky.social @fatdog707.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2025

    The first David Lynch movie I ever saw was "Eraserhead", high on mushrooms in my sophomore year of college. I have never been the same.

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  • Sean Thomason @seanthomason.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 27, 2026

    Saw a post about how Stanley Kubrick said Eraserhead was his favorite film and someone commented “that’s surprising.” No, that isn’t surprising. It would be surprising if Stanley Kubrick’s favorite film was Mannequin 2: On the Move.

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  • Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 17, 2026

    Desperate Living The Story of Temple Drake Honky Tonk Freeway Go Bubba Ho-Tep Night Moves Weirdly, Superman An aggressively curated selection of WKRP eps Son of The Mask Paths of Glory Segment 2 of the Twilight Zone movie Eraserhead Streets of Fire Crossing Delancey Speed 2: Cruise Control

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  • brendan mordheim: pax unplugged edition @brendanmcleod.devBluesky · Nov 2, 2026

    Launching Nov 15, @matthewguz.bsky.social and I return with a new monthly podcast about movies, going director by director through each their feature films. It's called OEUVRE, and our debut season is with the wacky, macabre David Lynch, starting with ERASERHEAD.

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  • AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.socialBluesky · May 9, 2025

    Eraserhead is a movie about when the child has bad vibes

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  • Vida Starčević @vidaisonline.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 19, 2025

    very glad I don't get nightmares based on media I've consumed because I just finished watching ERASERHEAD and that baby is the worst thing I've ever experienced. great movie

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  • perishthethought @[email protected]Lemmy · Jul 27, 2024

    Eraserhead (1977 480p?). Eraserhead is a 1977 American independent surrealist psychological body horror film[3] written, directed, produced, and edited by David Lynch. Lynch also created its score and sound design, which included pieces by a variety of other musicians. Shot in black and white, it was Lynch's first feature-length effort following several short films. Starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Jeanne Bates, Judith Anna Roberts, Laurel Near, and Jack Fisk.…

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  • Felicity! 🦌 @princessfelicity.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 9, 2025

    Do NOT let me pick the film for babyfur movie night. I will choose a midnight screening of Eraserhead (1977)… …again.

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  • TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 25, 2025

    The team from @santaragione.com watching Eraserhead: "What an amazing movie. Almost perfect! If only it had some horse genitalia."

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  • kevc63.bsky.social @kevc63.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 16, 2025

    There are some movies that once you've seen them you will never forget them. Eraserhead was that movie.

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  • The_Galactabee commissions open @galactabee.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 22, 2026

    Guy who has only seen The Boss Baby, watching his second movie, Eraserhead: "This boss baby has a different managerial style."

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  • On This Day - Scala Cinema @otdscalacinema.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 16, 2026

    On this day (16th January) in 1980, the Scala Cinema was showing Dementia (1955) and Eraserhead (1977) as a double bill.

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  • Vanessa Guerrero @nessguerrero.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 2, 2025

    Eraserhead on 35 for my first movie in a theater of the year!

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  • It'sJustZook @itsjustzook.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2026

    Happy Letterboxd Friday. Had the joy of showing some friends David Lynch’s magnum opus in Eraserhead. Fun to see the mix of admiration and “I’m never gonna watch that again” sentiments for the film #Letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched

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  • Joshua @elvenmonk.bsky.socialBluesky · May 20, 2026

    The only other "no" I've seen this powerful was when David Lynch refused to explain why Eraserhead was his most spiritual movie

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  • UKFilmNerd @[email protected]Lemmy · Jan 5, 2024

    Oppenheimer and the resurgence of Blu-ray and DVDs: How to stop your films and music from disappearing. Oppenheimer and the resurgence of Blu-ray and DVDs: How to stop your films and music from disappearing ====================================================================================================== ![Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (Credit: Universal)](https://ychef.files.bbci.co.uk/976x549/p0h2mj73.jpg "Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (Credit: Universal)") In an era where many films…

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  • 🇵🇸 Caleb 𓇼 ⋆。˚ 𓆝⋆。˚ 𓇼 🏳️‍⚧️ @littlestpersimmon.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 22, 2026

    "Believe it or not, Eraserhead is my most spiritual film" "Elaborate on that" "No, I wont"

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  • ToddFather @bobloblaw72.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 20, 2026

    The entire time I'm watching this movie it makes me feel like I've missed the last five minutes. #FrightClub #Eraserhead

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  • Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 16, 2025

    Eraserhead is a Christmas movie

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  • Bill Chambers @flmfrkcentral.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2026

    TCM tonight is an entire semester of film school: A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, STRANGER THAN PARADISE, KILLER OF SHEEP, DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST, and ERASERHEAD.

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  • Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2025

    “Eraserhead is my most spiritual film” “Elaborate on that…” “No”

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  • can @[email protected]Lemmy · Jan 16, 2025

    David Lynch Dead: ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive’ Director Was 78 - The New York Times. >A visionary, his films included “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive,” considered his masterwork. He brought his skewed view to the small screen with “Twin Peaks.”…

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  • JosephScrimshaw @josephscrimshaw.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 7, 2025

    LA friends! My wife works at Greystone Mansion & Gardens where Eraserhead was mostly filmed. They're hosting a screening on Fri, Sep 12th. See the film and tour select filming locations! (I don't work for the mansion, just excited to promote the event) Tix & info: secure.rec1.com/CA/city-of-b...

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  • *baker street* @mv17zn17.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 3, 2024

    Eraserhead is a Thanksgiving movie.

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  • Thylacine-rescue, Samhain enthusiast 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @thylacine-rescue.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    Yesterday’s movie snippet answer: Eraserhead, 1977 Did the movie deliver on what the poster promised?

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  • Henry Horror 🔪🩸 @henryhorror85.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 25, 2026

    Post a Horror Movie that begins with the letter “E” E=Eraserhead

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  • Tim Kocher @timkocher.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2025

    When I was a freshman in college in 1986 I took a nice, cute girl I really liked to see this quirky sounding movie called Eraserhead. First and last date 😂😂

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  • Doug Holland @[email protected]Lemmy · Feb 20, 2025

    Upcoming events for Seattle-area cheapskates. This is the opposite of a complete list of everything going on around town. It's only what intrigues one weirdo, me, by being at least A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY while also being FREE or AFFORDABLE. I'll be the fat old fart in the back row. *You are not allowed to have any fun whatsoever until you have AT LEAST contacted your elected reps to demand Donald Trump's impeachment and Elon Musk's arrest, and been to AT LEAST one rally against the coup.…

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  • joesferatu @24fps.myatproto.socialBluesky · Nov 15, 2024

    "Eraserhead" alternative poster 1977 dir: David Lynch artist: Laszlo Nagy #filmsky

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  • Ira Weinschel @iraweinschel.comBluesky · Aug 11, 2024

    Trust me when I say that Eraserhead is not actually a good first date film.

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  • Embrace the Void @etvpod.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 21, 2026

    Now I’m thinking “what’s the darkest movie that could still be Muppets.” I think it might be Eraserhead.

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  • David Lynch's Worlds @davidlynchsworlds.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 14, 2025

    David Lynch's peculiar note to his parents to not to see his first theatrical film, #Eraserhead.

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  • Vault of Horrors @vaultofhorrors.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2026

    Eraserhead (1977) is a haunting, nightmare logic masterpiece of pure cinematic surrealism. It remains a titan of underground cinema. Running regularly alongside The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), it became a staple on the midnight-movie circuit. #avantgarde #bodyhorror #horror #horrormovies

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  • MindyGraz @melkleingraz.bsky.socialBluesky · May 11, 2025

    Over 48 years ago & this is still 1 of the greatest creatures ever created for a film. Spike the Eraserhead baby made by David Lynch. He never revealed how he made it. As it should be. Jack Nance called it an overrated sock puppet. Lynch provided Spike's voice. #DavidLynch #Eraserhead #JackNance

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  • Doug Holland @[email protected]Lemmy · Mar 6, 2025

    Upcoming events for Seattle-area cheapskates. This is the opposite of a complete list of everything going on around town. It's only what intrigues one weirdo, me, by being at least A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY while also being FREE or AFFORDABLE. I'll be the fat old fart in the back row. *You are not allowed to have any fun whatsoever until you have AT LEAST contacted your elected reps to demand Donald Trump's impeachment and Elon Musk's arrest, and been to AT LEAST one protest against the…

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  • Andrew Ihla @andrewihla.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 9, 2025

    It has occurred to me that my view of Eraserhead as a profoundly comforting movie may not be the dominant take.

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  • Jason Platt - Cartoonist @jpcartoonist.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 24, 2025

    Celebrating the eccentric director David Lynch and his film, Eraserhead. . #DavidLynch #drawinghive #eraserhead #movies

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