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A thread of appreciation for the costuming, makeup, eyewear and accessories showcased in Gary Sherman's Poltergeist III (1988).

Two Blu-ray boxes. Strongroom and The Knights of the Teutonic Order.

Very excited to unwrap and watch these.

That’s another Second Run disc to add to the list. Thank you!

I thought it was next Sunday! February has discombobulated me. Thanks for the reminder.

If all this nonce news is too much, good news! Another cosy ep of Eleanor and Alasdair Read That is out now. This time, The Wind in the Willows: are we going to have our first fight??

Another enjoyable episode. I saw the Milne play adaptation at school. The horse was played as a camp gay man, it was a scream. Poop poop!

I read The Girl in a Swing many year ago and enjoyed it. The novel has a supernatural element to it which I liked. I can’t remember much about it now except that I found the climax to be genuinely disturbing.

In Agadoo did Kubla Khan
Push pineapples, shake the tree

I’ve just taking my rubbish out and it’s a bit cold. Wrap up well. Happy New Year!

Small posters of my top ten. In descending order, Bring Her Back, Sinners, Weapons, 28 Years Later, Hallow Road, Companion, Portal to Hell, The Long Walk, Keeper and Man Finds Tape.

If you’re interested here’s my top ten horror films for 2025. Still far too many ‘grief is the monster’ movies but they seem to be thankfully declining. Happy New Year.

Always happy when I see a new book of yours or Dave’s in forthcoming books announcements.

Thanks for having me round Frank. The food was excellent and the company top-notch. Have a relaxing Boxing Day.

I love Christmas Eve night. There’s hardly any traffic on the roads, everything closes early and a peace descends. I’m
No longer religious but there’s always a sense of anticipation in the air. Have a happy Christmas, Una.

A head and shoulders photo of me wearing a red Christmas sweater.

Wishing all my fellow Blue Sky friends a merry and peaceful Christmas.

Christmas past comes alive as Sheffield pubs, halls and theatre celebrate hyper-local carols Crucible’s production of Dicken’s A Christmas Carol incorporates festive songs from the area, where aural traditions stay strong

Christmas past comes alive as Sheffield pubs, halls and theatre celebrate hyper-local carols

YouTube video by DramaticoMusic The Wombles - Wombling Merry Christmas

Day 17. Time for a route one selection. This is genuinely one of the best ever.

Wombling Merry Christmas

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THE ectoplasm movie! #thefilmcrowd

Enjoyed Manchester last night. Apologies for not being able to look under my seat. I’d have never got up again.

Wallace and Gromit are on the front cover of the Christmas Radio Times for the second year in a row. I do like them, but the lack of imagination from the RT symbolises in a very small, insignificant way where we are these days.

I’m so sorry, Ivan. Please take care of yourself.

To those commissioning DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K booklet essays: I write mainly about British and American films - 60s, 70s, 80s cinema. Worked for Arrow (How to Get Ahead in Advertising, September, Count Yorga, Lifeforce, Incubus) and Indicator (Birdy, Fatherland, Captain Clegg, Robin Hood at Hammer).1/2

Cover design for Radio Times: Doctor Who Insiders – The Early Years.

Internal spread from Radio Times: Doctor Who Insiders – The Early Years.

Internal spread from Radio Times: Doctor Who Insiders – The Early Years.

Internal spread from Radio Times: Doctor Who Insiders – The Early Years.

It's Doctor Who Day. To celebrate, I've edited and designed a new digital bookazine for @radiotimes.bsky.social, collecting the best of the magazine's articles and rare photography from the show's early years. Download it FREE from www.radiotimes.com/doctor-who-t...

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Coming on December 15th on #4K in the UK from @hammerfilms.bsky.social: #WhisperingSmithHitsLondon (1952)!

In this rediscovered classic, restored for a new generation, Private detective Steve "Whispering" Smith is intent on holidaying in England but soon becomes

The guitar solo in Kiss This One Goodbye elevates the song.

I should mention that the Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films (which I’m
Involved with) takes place in two Friday’s time. Guests include James Swanton, Dominic Brunt and Virginia Wetherall. We’ve talks, book launches, performances and much more. fantastic-films.uk

I should mention that the Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films (which I’m
Involved with) takes place in two Friday’s time. Guests include James Swanton, Dominic Brunt and Virginia Wetherall. We’ve talks, book launches, performances and much more. fantastic-films.uk

A great afternoon. Just what retirement should be. Lots of laughs and giggles!

Scrap the Bathroom Ban 🚨This is urgent🚨 Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities, has a decision to make. The EHRC, a regulator mired in controversy over anti-trans views, has sent a new draft Code of Prac...

Time to write to your MP and make your feelings known. If Labour push the ban through it will be a huge vote loser for them. actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...

Graphic for THE SIGNAL-MAN & THE TRIAL FOR MURDER: a man in undertaker's weeds disappearing into a black void.

Graphic for THE HAUNTED MAN: a semi-transparent man in Victorian dress against a starry sky.

Graphic for A CHRISTMAS CAROL: a leonine door knocker on a maroon background.

A reminder that tickets are now available for all my Halloween and Christmas shows at London's Dickens Museum! Choose from THE SIGNAL-MAN & THE TRIAL FOR MURDER, THE HAUNTED MAN and the immortal CHRISTMAS CAROL before they sell out: dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-ev...

A few Mancunians on my feed have said the same! @lioneltwigg.bsky.social