Delighted to be invited by the Lighthouse Cinema to co-write, with @docsbrown.bsky.social, the programme notes for their Fallen Angels season in October. A great programme of classic horror for Halloween. Check it out. Stay spooky! #horrorNU #halloween www.lighthousecinema.ie/fallen-angels

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days 53 - Nosferatu: The Real Story (2024) Excellent documentary exploring the making and legacy of Nosferatu (1922). I was delighted to see the fantastic @profsaabbott.bsky.social on screen as a contributor. Great stuff! Check it out! #HorrorSky #Nosferatu #FilmSky

Hammer to John Wick. Yesterday I was on BBC Radio London talking about Horror and Hammer Studios. Then I recorded an episode of the podcast @tippingmyfedora.bsky.social on John Wick and noir, martial arts, gun-fu, Donnie Yen, the baroque mise-en-scene, and dogs (and much more). #horrorNU #johnwick

Happy 50th anniverary Rocky - one of my favourite horror musicals. #horrorNU m.youtube.com/watch?v=4plq...

The wonderful @profsaabbott.bsky.social is back to talk about UK indie horror ROSE: A LOVE STORY, so click to listen if you haven’t already… open.spotify.com/episode/1bgz...

I was so happy to chat about this underrated film. Have a listen when you can and give this film a chance. It is strangely haunting.

Can love overcome illness in vampire drama ROSE: A LOVE STORY? We checked it out with @profsaabbott.bsky.social… open.spotify.com/episode/1bgz...

Have you seen the UK drama ROSE: A LOVE STORY? Another entry in the vampirism as contagion sub-genre. @profsaabbott.bsky.social is back to talk about it this week! open.spotify.com/episode/1bgz...

Huge thanks to our guests for giving us their time - @frankieisswell.bsky.social @kpierce624.bsky.social @profsaabbott.bsky.social @mleeder.bsky.social @brendonconnelly.bsky.social

It’s our final plug for I VAMPIRI ahead of our short mid-season break. Listen to @profsaabbott.bsky.social talk about this Italian murder-mystery vampire film. open.spotify.com/episode/6VZr...

If you haven’t had a chance to listen to this episode of Vampire Videos, discussing the wonderful I Vampiri, here is a taster. Enjoy.

The amazing @profsaabbott.bsky.social returned to talk about Italian classic I VAMPIRI and its troubled production that saw the legendary Mario Bava take over to rescue it. Listen below! open.spotify.com/episode/6VZr...

This is a rich opportunity to listen to an in depth discussion of this often forgotten female vampire film. Lots to unpack about women, aging, beauty and science. Enjoy.

I VAMPIRI features another age-defying vampire noblewoman, so listen today to hear our thoughts on this 1957 classic with @profsaabbott.bsky.social… open.spotify.com/episode/6VZr...

📰 I VAMPIRI (1957) Italy’s first horror film is next on the roster, with returning guest @profsaabbott.bsky.social back to talk about a 1950s horror classic. Listen below 👇🏻 🎧 Apple shorturl.at/DEJPU 🎧 Spotify shorturl.at/bwz59

Have you noticed a trend this season? Yes - mostly female vampires! Dracula’s daughter, Hammer’s Mircalla, the Bordello’s Lilith, and here comes another in Italy’s I VAMPIRI… @profsaabbott.bsky.social returned to talk about it! open.spotify.com/episode/6VZr...

I was so happy to be back with @vampirevideos.bsky.social to talk about the Italian vampire film I Vampiri. As always it was a great discussion. If you are interested in, here is the link. Here’s the link. Thanks again for inviting me to take part.

Delighted to be a part of this outstanding panel at SCMS. #horrorNU

Congratulations to Northumbria alumnus Lol Crawley for his Oscar win last night - best cinematographer for the Brutalist. 🎉🥂😄 Fantastic news

I had a marvellous time at Dirt on the Gate in Christchurch, introducing a 35mm screening of The Lost Boys…a classic 1980s teen vampire film. It was a packed house and was so nice to talk to so many enthusiastic horror/vampire/film fans. I look forward to future screenings @dirtinthegate.bsky.social

@tippingmyfedora.bsky.social Argentine Noir…subject of a future podcast? These films look amazing.

@profsaabbott.bsky.social 's inaugural public lecture at Northumbria University later this month! (hybrid event). 📽️ Filmsky www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Very excited to share the CFP for Northumbria University's Horror Studies Now Conference, taking place in May 2025. research.northumbria.ac.uk/horrorstudie... #horrorNU

Here is something delightful to make you smile on this stormy Monday morning. It made me smile. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxwW...

It has been quite a year for cinema. Here is a list of my Top 12 films of 2024: Quiet Place: Day One Smile 2 Red Rooms Where Evil Lurks The Holdovers Wild Robot Love Lies Bleeding Robot Dreams All of Us Strangers Perfect Days I Saw the TV Glow The Substance

You likely missed this over Christmas! Let’s play some silly games and tell bad cracker jokes! Oh, and we can also talk about a vampire film too! @frankieisswell.bsky.social returned for our Christmas Special 🎄 open.spotify.com/episode/1uRU...

SUBS ARE OPEN FOR 'THE HORROR EVOLUTION WILL BE COLORIZED: A compendium of perspectives on Blackness in Horror Cinema. Through thought-provoking essays & sharp critiques, join us in reshaping horror with perspectives that matter. Pitch us here👇 nighttidemag.com/2024/12/29/m... 👻📽️ #horrorsky #filmsky

So, you've probably watched IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE again. And it's still magnificent. But just how much of a Film Noir does it now seem? Listen to me and my steadfast buddies, Simon Brown and @profsaabbott.bsky.social, argue the finer points of the debate! youtu.be/pud5Q27di9U?...

Delighted to have contributed to this wonderful Blu-ray of Don Bluth’s The Secret of Nimh, released as part of Eureka’s Masters of Cinema series. Been a fan of the film for years. Nice to see it feeling the love. Also features contributions from @cinefeline.bsky.social & @drsamsummers.bsky.social

Joined on the Watership Down commentary by Chief @cinefeline.bsky.social who’s also worked on the NIMH extras along with @profsaabbott.bsky.social @petecant.bsky.social and many more great academics and writers across the two discs

… also these! ⚰️ DRACULA vs FRANKENSTEIN • Anthony Bowman 🩸 DRACULA 2000 • @missmaimepeas.bsky.social 🧄 VAMPYR • @profsaabbott.bsky.social 💉 THE ADDICTION • Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn 🪟 SALEM’S LOT (2024) • Dee Molumby 🪩 VAMP • @missmaimepeas.bsky.social Listen: linktr.ee/vampirevideos (2/2)

Looking forward to giving a guest lecture on the MA in film and television at Birkbeck College. Tonight, I'll be talking about British TV Horror. I'll be discussing some amazing TV from Mystery and Imagination's adaptation of Dracula to Ghostwatch, Ultraviolet, In the Flesh, and Zomboat. Can't wait

Am enjoying Silo Season 2. Off to a slow start but I am still intrigued by the premise and love Rebecca Ferguson. #silo #rebeccaferguson