Paul A J Lewis

YouTube video by TheVideoCellar FRANKENSTEIN (1910) HD

the way the monster comes to life in 1910's Frankenstein is exactly the same as they have resurrected Frank in HELLRAISER :) youtu.be/w-fM9meqfQ4?...

Really pleased to see my article about #JoseRamonLarraz's DEVIATION (1971) in the new (third) issue of the General Witchfinders @generalwitch.bsky.social 'zine, alongside excellent articles, stories, and artworks from other fine folk.

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"I didn't sell out: I bought in."
#NowWatching James Merendino's SLC PUNK (1998)

Clumsy day today. Enjoying my morning coffee so much I spilt it down my shirt, and experiencing typos galore whilst trying to type on the world's smallest wireless keyboard 😆

The chapter contains discussion of the literary and folkloric antecedents of films featuring goeng-si, and discussion of SPOOKY ENCOUNTERS and SPOOKY ENCOUNTERS 2, MAGIC COP, MR VAMPIRE, BLUE JEAN MONSTER, DR VAMPIRE, HAUNTED COP SHOP, and others. Lotsm of fun to research + write

Happy to see the book chapter I cowrote about 1980s/1990s Hong Kong films about goeng-si available online.

"Spooky Encounters with Stiff Corpses: Hong Kong's Cinema of the Undead" will published in print in THE PALGRAVE HANDBOOK OF THE ZOMBIE.

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GOOD BOY (Ben Leonberg 2025). CInema visit on Saturday night. Really liked this. Remined me of GREYFRIARS BOBBY w/a supernatural twist. As a dog owner, its exploration of grief through lens of the human/dog relationship struck chords. Effects work is shonky but the film has heart.

Perhaps I should revisit the sequels. My feelings towards those (which I really disliked at the time) may have shifted. With hindsight I think some of my apathy towards SCREAM was shaped by personal circumstances when I saw it in '96.

SCREAM (Wes Craven 1996). Saw this at the cinema in '96. As a Craven fan, I always felt lukewarm to it, for a variety of reasons. However revisiting it on the big screen on Friday I was struck by how brutal it is + how well some of the humour lands when viewed w/a cinema audience.

Currently watching the Big Fry Man converse with Mr Morton.

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Sadly, this German Blu-ray release of FACE seems to be an upscale. The original source seems to be a print with a fair amount of damage. That said, it still looks better than the DVD I have (and the streaming versions, which are presented in 4:3).

Interesting new German Blu-ray release of Antonia Bird‘s excellent 1997 film FACE. Will post more when I’ve watched the whole thing.

"It ain't like it used to be, but it'll do." #SamPeckinpah #TheWildBunch

Just signed a contract for a short story of mine to be published. Always a good feeling. More details to come but at the moment, it's all off the record, on the QT and very, very hush-hush.

Monday night. Why the heck not? Love this film. Plus, I've been hankering after a release of #TexasChainsawMassacre2 with the #BreakfastClub artwork since picking up a bootleg of the Dutch VHS release (w/Dutch subs) w/that artwork at my local comic book store in the early 90s @arrowvideo.bsky.social

Workspace set up for winter. (Pardon the tatty walls. Need to repaint those.)

Absolutely. And both fall into that category of texts w/"pedantic" titles + "vernacular" titles (SE7EN/SEVEN, eXistenZ). There's also Ted Demme's MONUMENT AVE. Arguably comparable with the use of "Dr" in "DR. NO" or "DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE." Being a pedant, I'd always go w/the "pedantic" title 😀

MULHOLLAND DR. is on the title screen, innit?

"It feels like times have changed."
"Times, maybe... Not me."

Afternoon off work vibes #SamPeckinpah #TheKillerElite

If so, only thanks to your judicious editing 😆

It’s well worth checking out. An excellent film. Great performance from Burton too.

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"I'm talking about friendship, I'm talking about character, [...] I'm talking about ethics."

Revisiting VILLAIN (Michael Tuchner 1971). Long been a fan of this one. Clement & La Frenais' ear for dialogue is astounding. My son and I quote lines from the film often. I used to own the tie-in publication of James Barlow's source novel. Not sure if I still have it somewhere.

Oh, crikey. Can't listen to this because I hate the sound of my own voice :D But it was great fun to chat to @amicushere.bsky.social about this wonderful film (Amicus' THE MIND OF MR SOAMES w/Terence Stamp).

Never thought I’d see the day when I could watch #BrunoMattei films in 4k on a large OLED telly 😆 Currently enjoying @88films.bsky.social’s new release of RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR, which is an old fave of mine from the days of VHS.