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@orlovsky.bsky.social

Horror geek (lapsed), intermittent film bore and zombie purist. Pathetic creature of meat & bone. Paid to do things with multitudes of big computers, and to help others do similar. Cats, coffee, music, movies, etc. he/him/ally https://boxd.it/cEt

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Latest posts by orlovsky.bsky.social on Bluesky

That opening is worth it alone, what a film.

16.10.2025 23:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tim Robbins on a subway platform in Jacob's Ladder

Tim Robbins on a subway platform in Jacob's Ladder

New letter on:

- genre slippage in Jacobโ€™s Ladder
- the casual 80s setting in Night of the Reaper
- Mica Leviโ€™s wild score for Under The Skin

www.deadofnightletter.com/erotic-demon... #filmsky #horrorsky #horror #cinema

15.10.2025 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

OH YES

15.10.2025 21:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dark Waters is, as the young people say, an absolute banger!

13.10.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral (1991) BOOK DETAILS Case laminate hardcover ISBN-13:ย 978-1954321434 List Price: $29.99 U.S. Pages:ย 140 Published: 2015

Halloween radio: The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral
Terrific BBC adaptation of the Robert Westall creepy novella about a steeplejack's encounter with supernatural evil.
First broadcast: Aug 10, 1996.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDie...
You can buy the book here:
www.valancourtbooks.com/the-stones-o...

11.10.2025 23:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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POSSESSION: LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD & BLU-RAY released Dec 8, preorder now! Featuring new audio commentaries, new interview with @realgdt.bsky.social and a lot more! Plus 220-page hardback book, original shooting script book & art cards! Std Eds also available. bit.ly/PossessionLt...

10.10.2025 12:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 296    ๐Ÿ” 65    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 40

I know lots of people that absolutely adore Lake Mungo... I need to give it a second watch.

09.10.2025 23:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Nitzer Ebb 5 Questions and 3 Live tracks 1988
YouTube video by Vortexeyes Nitzer Ebb 5 Questions and 3 Live tracks 1988

paging @luketurner.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bc7...
had never seen this before

08.10.2025 19:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema The History and Future of Transness in Cinema

I'm too fucking tired to debunk every stupid thing that Ryan Murphy said about Christine Jorgensen or how the public response to Ed Gein was catastrophic to the the perception of trans people so I'll just point to my book. We covered all of it.

bookshop.org/p/books/corp...

06.10.2025 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 103    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are you tired of watching the same popular horror films over and over again for the Halloween season?

What if I gave you a list of cult horror films to watch this year instead?

A thread.

06.10.2025 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 122    ๐Ÿ” 52    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Chain reactions poster in orange yellow black and white shows a sunset with Muybridge like series of black silhouettes of Leatherface wielding his chainsaw

Chain reactions poster in orange yellow black and white shows a sunset with Muybridge like series of black silhouettes of Leatherface wielding his chainsaw

Now on pre-order! The UK blu-ray of Alexandre Philippe's Venice award-winning doc CHAIN REACTIONS is live. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Texas Chain Saw Massacre, it features Stephen King, Takashi Miike, Patton Oswalt, Karyn Kusama + your girl right here!

www.amazon.co.uk/Chain-Reacti...

04.10.2025 20:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Anyway props to NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD for just flat saying "in times of crisis your supposed protectors reveal themselves as the racist lynch mobs they always were" 57 years ago

04.10.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 531    ๐Ÿ” 148    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

What a gorgeous set of beans!

03.10.2025 23:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Lost in Translationโ€™ at 22: Sofia Coppolaโ€™s Poetic Exhibition of Love, Humor and Understanding

โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ

cinephiliabeyond.org/lost-transla...

#Filmsky

03.10.2025 22:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Kenneth Williams - The Marrow Song (Oh! What a Beauty!)
YouTube video by valpy Kenneth Williams - The Marrow Song (Oh! What a Beauty!)

Any excuse really:
youtu.be/lyTPEVv-hNE

29.09.2025 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes! There's a number of us who find it invaluable for searching our documentation.

27.09.2025 21:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There are no wrong answers, but..

26.09.2025 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, it me :(

23.09.2025 23:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Shout Soundtrack released - Rupert Hine We are delighted to announce that on December 5th theย Buried Treasure labelย is releasing The Shout: original soundtrack, electronics & effects by Rupert Hine โ€“ on vinyl LP, CD and download.

ruperthine.com/2025/09/21/t...

22.09.2025 07:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
X-Cops - You Have The Right To Remain Silent (Full Album)
YouTube video by BeefPuke X-Cops - You Have The Right To Remain Silent (Full Album)

@horrornonna.com on a very similar topic to Police Truck www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzBm...

19.09.2025 12:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ballad for an Iron Coffin: Wolfgang Petersenโ€™s โ€˜Das Bootโ€™ at 44 โ€ข Cinephilia & Beyond By Tim Pelan You never see the enemy. Like Christopher Nolan's triptych timeline suspenser Dunkirk, both quarry and hunter/guardians of the Allied Atlantic convoys our unterseeboot protagonists wrestl...

44 years ago, Das Boot submerged audiences in terror, isolation, and the cold truth of war. Tim Pelanโ€™s โ€œBallad for an Iron Coffinโ€ dives into how Wolfgang Petersenโ€™s masterpiece still resonates.

cinephiliabeyond.org/ballad-iron-...

17.09.2025 19:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There's a couple of scenes in that that really creeped me right out. Absolutely brilliant.

16.09.2025 23:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There's some utterly brilliant set pieces in this!

13.09.2025 11:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜After Hoursโ€™ at 40: Celebrating Scorseseโ€™s Kafka-Inspired New York Odyssey

cinephiliabeyond.org/after-hours/

11.09.2025 22:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 75    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

An absolute banger, that builds quite nicely

09.09.2025 20:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Never managed to see Playtime projected, but I'd love to, I suspect it's absolutely magical.

06.09.2025 10:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh, I unfortunately know. I've intervened far too many times.

05.09.2025 23:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A much much smarter woman than myself once shared the most perfect rebuttal with me: "imagine you're in jail, and your cell mate just said that to you"

05.09.2025 22:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Its still mind blowing that many men are like this, even in 20fucking25

05.09.2025 21:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am so sorry you have to deal with this

05.09.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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