Better Living Through Bad Movies
Investor Due Diligence Report
substackCulture
Author, podcaster, and hypocritical screenwriter Scott Clevenger boils down bad cinema to its most pure, concentrated form of stupidity.
200
20 paid
N/A
Pricing
$5/mo
$50/yr annual option
$80
20 paid subs
$80/mo – $80/mo(±0%)
Unknown
0.0 posts/week
Score based on available components only.
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexicon Valley | 34K | N/A | Free | substack |
| Beautiful Terrible Things | 29K | N/A | $8/mo | substack |
| Colin Meloy's Machine Shop | 26K | N/A | $6/mo | substack |
| Between the Lines by Tucson Festival of Books | 24K | N/A | $8/mo | substack |
| Month | Subscribers | Est. Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 200 | $79.5 | — |
Revenue tracking starts with your first month of data. More data points will appear as snapshots accumulate.
Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Revenue Model
Active paid subscription tier
Subscriber threshold
200 subscribers — below the 1K category median (based on 695 newsletters)
Has paid tier
Active paid subscription offering
Peer monetization
35% of 764 similar-size peers in Culture have paid tiers
Pricing position
$5/mo vs $5/mo category median (1990 newsletters)
| Date | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | $5 | $50 |
Disclaimer: This report is generated automatically based on publicly available data and proprietary estimation models. Estimated subscriber counts are derived from engagement patterns and should be verified through direct disclosure. Revenue estimates are based on known pricing and estimated paid subscriber counts. This report is for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for investment decisions.
| Paid Subscriber Ratio |
| 90/100 |
| 25% |
| Emily Writes Weekly | 18K | N/A | $8.5/mo | substack |