Alvin Soprano Fandom

Disclaimer: The facts shared below about Alvin Soprano have been gathered from her vlogs, interviews, and social medias.

1. Alvin Soprano’s love for horror began at the age of five after watching Freddy’s Nightmares. The series sparked a lifelong obsession with the genre.
2. Alvin is an absurdist. She doesn’t like making serious machinimas, even though the movies she’s made may appear serious to those who don’t know her style.
3. She received her first copy of The Sims in 2003 as a gift from her father, which launched her machinima journey. She later transitioned to The Sims 2, where she began crafting eerie, narrative-driven gameplay.
4. Her very first machinima, Something Strange in Strangetown (2007), was released when she was just 12 years old.
5. Alvin’s machinima often blends surreal horror, psychological thriller, and social satire. Fantasmus (2020), her longest film at 89 minutes, is considered a fan favorite for its nightmarish aesthetic and layered narrative.
6. She has used a wide range of game engines for her work, including The Sims (2–4), GTA IV/V, Fallout 3/4, Skyrim, and Saints Row IV.
7. She collaborates closely with composer Jakob Chambers and editor Matthew Gordon on her machinimas.
8. Alvin Soprano studied Creative Writing, Cinematography, and Animation at university, solely because she’s obsessed with creating machinima.
9. She directed six live-action horror shorts during film school. French Kills (2015) and Through Kitty’s Eyes (2013) are among her most praised.
10. Outside machinima, Alvin has an active modeling career starting in 2009, walking runway shows and appearing in campaigns despite being a petite model.
11. She is of Mongolian Armenian and Russian Italian descent and grew up between Istanbul, Rome, and Moscow.
12. Alvin frequently releases machinimas during the Halloween and holiday season, with Halloween premieres becoming a tradition among her fanbase.
13. Her 2024 short Goodbye Mommy marked her official return after a three-year hiatus and has been cited as her most personal work to date.
14. She started her Sims community experience by sharing via screenshots on forums and LiveJournal.
15. Many of Alvin’s machinimas contain hidden references to her deleted works. For example, the name “Dr. Beau Romanov” appears in both Starved (2009) and Fantasmus (2020).
16. Her machinima The Howler (2017) was almost canceled twice during production due to game crashes and a hard drive failure.
17. Alvin is known to erase her digital presence in waves. She has deleted three YouTube channels over the years and removed at least 17 machinimas during her 2011 hiatus alone.
18. She often voices characters in her own machinimas.
19. Alvin’s Sims machinimas frequently feature gothic interiors, decaying suburbs, and 90’s interiors—hallmarks of her signature “nostalgic horror” aesthetic.
20. The farmhouse in The Old Silo Farm (2009) was modeled after her maternal grandmother’s childhood home in rural Armenia.
21. Alvin collaborated with childhood friend Aylin Baykal in 2017 to relaunch her machinima career. Their joint channel only lasted a year.
22. Her film Fantasmus (2020) includes a brief appearance of a nameless character from Notorious (2021), implying a shared universe—a theory Alvin has neither confirmed nor denied.
23. In addition to directing, Alvin composes storyboards by hand, sometimes sketching scenes years in advance. The dream sequence in Fantasmus was drafted in 2015.
24. Alvin is fluent in English, Russian, Italian, and Turkish, and occasionally uses multilingual elements in her scripts and machinima set designs.
25. Her modeling debut was in Waleria Starchuska’s SS09 campaign, where she was cast as the “haunted girl next door.”, for the Gothic fashion items in the collection.
26. Alvin Soprano keeps a dream journal and has said many of her machinima plots are inspired by recurring nightmares. The twisted sequence in Fantasmus was based on a dream she had at age 16 about a mirror that shows people dying in the future.
27. She’s been known to vanish from social media without warning, something she refers to as “ghost seasons”. She often does it on Instagram and YouTube.
28. Despite her eerie aesthetic, Alvin is deeply sentimental. She still owns the floppy disk that contained her very first Sim, a blue-haired teenager named “Lucinda Grave,” created in 2003.
29. She once spent 11 months building a machinima set in The Sims 3, only for the game to corrupt the save. The loss inspired the rage dream that became The Howler.
30. She collects 80s horror soundtracks on vinyl and has an original Hellraiser poster signed by Clive Barker, gifted to her by her father on her 14th birthday.
31. Alvin says she doesn’t believe in ghosts, but she does believe houses remember. This idea is reflected in her recurring use of haunted architecture, especially in Sanctuary Hills.
32. She doesn’t drive. Alvin says she prefers walking or riding trains so she can observe people and collect voices, which she later builds characters from.
33. She once said she’s “terrified of happy endings” and has never written a story where every character survives.
34. Alvin prefers silence when working—no music, no ambient noise. She says it helps her hear “the tone of a scene before the dialogue is even written.”
35. Alvin hates olives. She can’t even bear looking at them.
36. Alvin once walked out in the middle of a first date because the guy said he didn’t read books. She left before the drinks arrived.
37. She prefers coffee over tea but drinks both. Black, bitter, and too hot.
38. Her first kiss was in the back of a movie theater during a screening of Pan’s Labyrinth. She said she barely remembered the kiss but remembered the faun’s face perfectly.
39. Alvin doesn’t celebrate her birthday. She turns off her phone every May 16 and spends the day alone.
40. Alvin cries only when she gets angry, not when she gets sad, unlike most people. She told in a vlog once that she fears she’s incapable of feeling sad.
41. She’s never been to a wedding as a guest. Not once. She’s been invited, but always finds a reason not to go.
42. She can’t whistle or blow bubble gums.
43. She’s never broken a bone, but she’s convinced her left wrist is cursed. It clicks when she’s nervous.
44. She eats breakfast food for dinner at least once a week. Usually toast, eggs, and something sweet on the side.
45. Alvin hates small talk. She’d rather sit in silence with someone than pretend to care about the weather.
46. Alvin believes some people are meant to pass through your life like ghosts—close enough to touch, but never meant to stay.
47. Alvin always eats the crust first when she has a sandwich.
48. Alvin prefers grocery shopping late at night when the store is almost empty.
49. Alvin doesn’t like fizzy drinks. Says they “feel like static in her mouth.”
50. Alvin uses the same mug for coffee every morning. It has a chipped handle and a faded print of a wolf on it.
51. Her favorite type of pen is a 0.38mm gel ink, black only.
52. She keeps loose change in an old tea tin labeled “Emergency Escape Fund.”
53. She never answers calls from unknown numbers, no matter what.
54. Her default browser homepage is still Google. She’s never changed it.
55. Her handwriting changes depending on her mood, so does her signature.
56. She refuses to sit with her back to a window in public places.
57. She never uses the last of anything—soap, toothpaste, shampoo—without replacing it first.
58. She wears sunglasses even on cloudy days because she hates squinting.
59. Alvin doesn’t like talking to people before her first cup of coffee. Her friends know not to message her too early, or they’ll get a grumpy response.
60. Alvin’s phone is always on silent. She says it’s because “if it’s important, they’ll text,” and if it’s not, she’ll ignore it anyway.
61. Alvin’s known for ghosting people—not in the malicious sense, but in the way that she disappears for weeks without explanation. It’s her way of recharging, but she always comes back when she’s ready.
62. Alvin is an only child. She has no siblings.
63. Her father Egor passed away in 2018.
64. Alvin’s first boyfriend was Yakup. They started dating when she was in 7th grade, and he was two years older than her, though he in 8th grade.
65. Alvin went to prom with her childhood friend, Alex, in her senior year of high school. They were just friends but went together as a pair.
66. Her favorite book is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. She’s read it more than five times and often revisits it for inspiration.
67. Alvin’s favorite season is fall. She loves the cooler weather and the aesthetic of the leaves changing colors.
68. Alvin’s favorite holiday is Halloween, but she never wears a costume.
69. Alvin doesn’t like speaking on the phone. She prefers texting or in-person conversations, but only with people she’s close to.
70. Her favorite TV show is Supernatural. She’s been a fan since she was a teenager and still watches reruns late at night when she wants to unwind.
71. Alvin is a very private person when it comes to social media. She rarely posts photos of herself or personal updates online and prefers to keep a low profile.
72. Alvin used to volunteer at a local animal shelter when she was younger. She spent weekends cleaning kennels and walking dogs, and it was one of the most rewarding experiences of her life.
73. She has 3 male cats; Leonidas (born 2020), Agrippa (born 2022), Ezekiel (born 2025).
74. She has a weird habit of organizing her bookshelf by color rather than genre or author.
75. Alvin is a night owl and tends to get most of her work done late at night. She finds that she’s most productive after midnight when everything is quiet.
76. Alvin doesn’t like going to the gym but enjoys doing yoga at home. It’s her way of staying grounded and stretching after long hours of sitting at a desk.
77. Alvin’s favorite type of weather is cloudy with a slight breeze. She enjoys days that feel like the sky is just about to rain but never quite does.
78. She has a strange habit of counting the steps whenever she walks up or down a flight of stairs. She doesn’t know why, but she always does it.
79. Alvin dislikes the sound of chewing. It’s not a dealbreaker for her, but she’ll subtly ask people to chew with their mouths closed or step outside if the noise gets to her.
80. She’s always been afraid of mirrors at night. Even though she doesn’t believe in anything supernatural, she can’t shake the feeling that something might be lurking behind her reflection after dark.
81. She refuses to sit with her back to a door in public places. Even in crowded cafes or restaurants, Alvin always chooses a seat where she can see the entrance.
82. She once tried to learn the art of origami after watching a few online tutorials. After making a few crumpled paper cranes, she abandoned it, but she kept the paper.
83. She gets an intense craving for pickles whenever she’s stressed out. It’s one of her go-to comfort foods.
84. She refuses to touch public door handles with her bare hands. Alvin always uses her sleeve or a tissue, convinced that they are “disgusting” despite knowing the likelihood of germs is probably not as bad as she thinks.
85. Alvin has a strange obsession with cleaning out her email inbox. She can’t stand seeing unread emails, even if they’re from newsletters she never reads.
86. She doesn’t like keeping her phone’s screen locked. Alvin prefers to have it unlocked at all times, as she finds it easier to access her apps and messages quickly.
87. Alvin doesn’t wear shoes in the house. She prefers to walk around barefoot because she believes it’s more comfortable and grounding.
88. Alvin has a fascination with abandoned buildings. She’s spent hours exploring old, forgotten places and enjoys taking photos of the eerie and decaying architecture.
89. Alvin loves thunderstorms. She finds the sound of rain and thunder calming, often opening her windows to listen to the storm while working on her projects.
90. Alvin’s favorite meal is breakfast foods, no matter the time of day. Pancakes, waffles, and scrambled eggs are staples in her kitchen, and she’s always down for brunch.
91. Alvin has a collection of fashion dolls such as Fashion Royalty, Poppy Parker and Barbie. She also owns a big collection of 1/6 scale miniatures.
92. Alvin prefers analog photography to digital.
93. Alvin is far from domestic. She never cooks or cleans.
94. She loves taking long showers and often gets lost in her thoughts during them. Sometimes, she’ll come up with entire story ideas or dialogue while under the hot water.
95. Alvin is really into cryptids and obscure urban legends.
96. Alvin’s dating life is very private. While she has a public persona, she tries to keep her relationships out of the spotlight, preferring to focus on her creative work and personal growth.
97. Creating machinimas is her style of gameplay.
98. Alvin hasn’t always dated guys. Before she met her current boyfriend, Wilhelm “Bill” Gaard, she was in a relationship with a woman named Roxana. They dated for 13 months.
99. Alvin’s parents Egor and Nourshen got divorced in 2016.
100. Alvin’s artistic side isn’t just digital. She loves to draw sketches and paint acrylic paintings.
101. Fans of her machinima know that there’s always a hidden Easter egg or coded message in each film. Sometimes, it’s a subtle nod to a previous film, a hidden reference to horror legends, or even a cryptic clue for an upcoming project.
102. Alvin’s Mongolian Armenian heritage often subtly influences her work. The eerie folk tales her mother told her as a child sometimes appear in the form of hidden folklore in her scripts.