Daniel Best - Author

Pavolich v Gaiman: Case Dismissed Does Not Mean It's All Over Technicalities...

In the words of the philosopher L. Kravitz, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.”

#NeilGaiman

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The New Wave of Australian Horror Films: Night Of Fear 'Strictly speaking, it's a tale of mice and men.' Australian Jewish News 20 July 1973

Finally updated and ‘remixed’ (whatever that means). Read all about the first true horror film to be made in Australia since 1924.

And no, it’s not Wake In Fright. Sorry, that’s not a genuine horror.

#HorrorFilms #AustralianCinema
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Absolutely. You reach a point where you just think, why am I bothering? Then you just close it all out. I'm tempted to just keep the user name so nobody else swoops on it and simply delete the contents.

I'm slowly learning what it means to quit a social media platform without anybody noticing or caring.

It's a bit odd, but I'm going to be winding back my presence mainly because I'm tired of the abuse and, frankly, nobody needs to hear my opinion on anything really.

FRANKENSTEIN IN AUSTRALIA 1832 to 1973 PART ONE: 1832 to 1910 Frankenstein from Stage to Screen

The first in a detailed series examining the long history that Australia has with Frankenstein and his monster. Part one looks at the stage and the silent film era.

#Horror #Frankenstein #Stage #SilentCinema
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Tasmanians!! Cracked and Spineless in Hobart now have copies of my Louise Lovely book. Get in there and grab your copy. And they're all signed - by me.

The Short Life and Sad Death of Universal’s First Australian Leading Man Claude Saunders, a.k.a Jack Lloyd

Read about the first Australian who headlined the first talkie serial Universal filmed in the United Kingdom, and his tragic end.
#Australia #History #Stage #Cinema

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This Friday, it's going to be vile weather in #Adelaide. So why not pop out to the Palace Nova and watch a classic Universal Horror - Creature From The Black Lagoon! I'll be doing a Q&A and have a couple of my books for giveaways.

Get your tickets here.
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Daniel Best (@danbest) Growing up I wasn't a massive fan of Black Sabbath. We had the Paranoid album and it got played to death, of course. I have always admitted that I found the riffs to be a bit repetitive overall. The s...

My own thoughts on Ozzy. They didn't break the mould when he was born because they never had one.

#OzzyOsbourne

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Right now my only source of income, as small as it is, is my books and my Substack. Do consider either buying a book, or supporting me via Substack. You can find my books via Amazon and my Substack is here.

I'll keep applying for jobs, but I doubt I'm going to land one. I have no idea what I'm going to between now and when my Super kicks in, but, I guess I'll muddle through it.

If anyone wants someone who can write all kinds of things and isn't a robot, I'm your guy.

I guess it had to happen. I'm now classified as 'semi-retired'. What was a strength for me, work wise, was my skill in writing. I was told today that AI can do that, so my strengths are now weaknesses.

My applications aren't even being responded to. I don't know how to feel.

I knew this day would come. I can write government briefings, policy, procedure, appeals and pretty much anything you care to ask for. It means nothing now. I'm not alone, I know that, but I do have to eat and savings are pretty much gone.

I'm living off small royalties.

Buck Rogers: The Never Ending Battle Who Actually Owns Buck Rogers?

The first in a new series, examining the long, tortured, history of Buck Rogers, and finding out, once and for all, who owns the property.

#BuckRogers

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The shop gets all the extra cash, not me. Out of all of that money, I’ll get about $8. Which is why I approach shops to stock direct from me. The price is cheaper, the deal is better for all.

Best way to get it, in Tasmania, is through Cracked and Spineless. They have a supply there which I’ve signed. And they do mail order. They’re selling the book for the right price, which is $39.99. Amazon also have it for that price.

Kinda. But there wasn’t much difference between a Holden and a Ford. Both had four wheels, doors, engines and did the same job, but they competed to be better than the other. That’s how it should work. It’ll never happen, but it could, and it should.

That’s right. Then it’ll come down to who has the best policies that benefit everyone, not just the few. Politicians would have to actually take notice of what people want and need.

Radical, I know. But easily achievable.

Further right isn't the answer. They should move more towards the centre, dump the stupid policies (such as nuclear power, tax breaks for the uber rich) and get back to being the real party of Menzies. They're as far removed from Menzies as I've ever seen.

It's an amazingly sad story to report on, and it's only getting worse. This is what happens when the lawyers move in and the business is broken up and sold to people who give the impression of not caring what happens. It's now just about money. Heartbreaking really.

Why is this happening? Because the Liberal Party is out of touch with the youth of the country. That's not just here in South Australia, but country wide. The traditional Liberal voting base is dying off and they're not picking enough new ones up. They're not relevant.

#SAparli #auspol

Any other point in time, Tarzia would be booted. The trouble is, nobody wants the job. The only viable alternative is Ashton Hurn, and she's not stepping up. She might not have a seat after the election.

They're finished.

#SAParli #auspol

If this trend is replicated at the election in eight months time, then the Liberal Party will be reduced to two seats in the Lower House.

As the site says, this would be 'the worst performance by the conservative side of politics since 1857.'

#SAParli #auspol

SA Labor poised for record-breaking victory with 67% of two-party preferred vote | YouGov Labor’s lead with a massive 12.4% swing could leave liberals with just two seats in state Parliament

If this trend continues, then the Liberal Party will be wiped out in South Australia. More proof that what the Liberals are offering is not what the public want.

They need a complete change, but they won't get it with Antic in charge.

#SAParli #auspol

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At last the ABC’s 7.30 report is holding powerful lobbies to account.
UNICEF is utterly outraged by Israel’s crimes against humanity killing innocent children in Gaza.
Enough is already too much.
How long can Australia and the world community tolerate this egregious cruelty?

If you know who she is, you don’t need a link.

Chika ain’t no kitten anymore.

I can hear the circus music as the ponies circle the inside of her skull.

"Peace doesn’t mean quiet. It means truth. And that truth has just been insulted — in full public view — with a medal.

"Let’s not pretend otherwise."
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Corn Wallace isn’t the smartest bulb in the pack. This is why the Liberals want Trumpism - so they can just shoot anyone who doesn’t agree with them.