The cover of the book "ReFocus: The Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis" featuring a behind-the-scenes photo of the director gesturing toward a blonde actress sitting on a kitchen counter; he appears to be directing her in a scene.
Everyone wave your severed limbs! The Refocus series has a new volume on the Godfather of Gore himself, Herschell Gordon Lewis. Ed @brassupnorth.bsky.social w/ @serialmummy.bsky.social @mleeder.bsky.social @drdantils.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social
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02.02.2026 13:34 β π 8 π 5 π¬ 0 π 1
β°οΈ COUNT DRACULA (1970)
Did you know Christopher Lee played the master vampire for a Spanish adaptation of Stokerβs novel, in-between those Hammer sequels?
Horror academic @mleeder.bsky.social joined us to discuss the result! www.vampirevideos.co.uk/135-count-dr...
02.02.2026 07:44 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Canadian here -- I became aware of him via a kind of process of cultural diffusion (e.g. it being a big moment on The West Wing when Charlie was given silverware smithed by him). Not formal instruction, though (I remember absolutely nothing on the curriculum about the U.S. Revolution).
20.01.2026 02:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I never fully understood Muppet lore until AI Overview stepped in. Thanks Google!
13.01.2026 00:54 β π 1082 π 143 π¬ 40 π 14
The Ax Fight was always a hit with students.
18.12.2025 17:03 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I've done units on this in documentary classes, and included The Ax Fight and Pomo Shaman, among others.
18.12.2025 17:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
What's more virgin than a computer? A virgin.
03.12.2025 21:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Subversive Sci-Fi Evolution
More Reflections on Futuristic Films That Broke the Rules
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30.10.2025 23:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Subversive Sci-Fi Evolution
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28.10.2025 15:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Subversive Sci-Fi Evolution
More Reflections on Futuristic Films That Broke the Rules
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22.10.2025 14:44 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
YouTube video by Bing Crosby - Topic
I've Got Plenty To Be Thankful For
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDDI...
13.10.2025 17:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
An all-time great title.
13.10.2025 03:53 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Just reread it with my daughter. What a classic! Chester is the best.
13.10.2025 03:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Subversive Sci-Fi Evolution
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10.10.2025 13:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Pictured here.
03.10.2025 22:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Very often while walking my dog.
03.10.2025 16:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
I was once on a Winnipeg bus and overheard someone explain his theory that everyone has a loser friend who they maintain their relationship with only out of pity. However, he said, for balance's sake, everyone IS that friend to some other person.
I think about this from time to time.
23.08.2025 17:24 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
1000 Women in Horror
The nightmares that haunt our screen have long been sculpted by women, but many went unrecognised β an oversight this documentary takes a chainsaw to.
π¨ MELBOURNE π¨ Tickets for the world premiere of our forthcoming Shudder doc 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR are still available, but are moving fast.
There's also a screening on Saturday and free Wheeler Centre In Conversation event Sunday.
Join us!
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19.08.2025 22:19 β π 39 π 27 π¬ 1 π 4
I myself am still waiting.
31.07.2025 23:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I certainly had fun writing it.
20.06.2025 15:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Pet Sematary keeps autocorrecting to Pet Seminary.
22.04.2025 18:00 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I bet there's a fan fiction where it was Countess Elizabeth Bathory.
07.04.2025 01:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Itβs our final plug for DRACULAβS DAUGHTER with @mleeder.bsky.social as our guest. Great to see this oneβs been so popular for such an oldie too! open.spotify.com/episode/3ZRQ...
06.04.2025 16:33 β π 6 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Did the apple drop far from the tree?
@mleeder.bsky.social returned to talk about Universal horror classic DRACULAβS DAUGHTER on this weekβs showβ¦
open.spotify.com/episode/3ZRQ...
31.03.2025 16:24 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
I couldβve sworn you already did this one!
22.03.2025 00:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Saw a cybertruck in the wild.
12.03.2025 01:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A Complete Unknown: A Complete Shutout.
03.03.2025 04:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
No regrets, coyote.
28.02.2025 13:31 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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