It's all been downhill for the internet since this, hasn't it?

Tonight! Fellows of London, attend!

We're all just watching Rick Stein on the off chance he'll burn himself on a pan and start swearing up a storm aren't we? Like watching Formula One and hoping there'll be a crash.

As sad as I am about the death of Udo Kier I take comfort in the fact that in his back garden he kept a lone carousel horse that he called 'Max Von Sydow'. Rejoice, then. We cannot hope to trap such greatness in our fallen world.

Much as I enjoy Race Across the World, I can't help but think it would be much better if John Hannah narrated it in character as Batiatus from Spartacus: Blood and Sand. "Now these limp f*cking boy-lovers must make their way across the Gulf of f*cking Mexico..."

I'm playing New River Studios on the 28th of November as part of this excellent line up. First show in a while, and, to be honest, I play so irregularly nowadays that it may be the last show in a while as well. Hopefully see some of you down there.

Reading 'Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever' by Nick De Semlyen, and I know it's not a new observation, but my God comedians are the most needy, insecure, desperate people on earth aren't they? Rick Moranis seems alright though.

You could just WATCH THE FUCKING FILMS. That the horror critical establishment is only now waking up to the fact that The Terrifier films just might be a tiny bit misogynistic is astounding. You're a critic. Don't get distracted by ‘strong female characters’ in angel wings and do your job properly.

Guy Fawkes' signature before and after starring in Panto season with John Barrowman.

Really chuffed that I got asked to contribute to this. Some great books here, some startling omissions (I feel like I have to personally apologise to Ramsey Campbell, but that's how these sorts of things go) and a huge backlog of stuff I need to get familiar with. Truly, the horror never ends.

Number one in a series I'm calling "Late Night Pictures of Richard Lynch".

Watching actors 'being themselves' on light entertainment can be quite something, and Bryan Cranston is delivering a masterclass of the form on Saturday Kitchen this week. A luvvie of stratosphericproportions.

Seeing as this is where everyone hangs out these days: I'm going to be having drinks at New River on Thursday afternoon before checking this lot out, if anyone's around for a bevvy?

William Shatner turning to the camera and whispering the word "depravity" is my new spirit animal.

What's the deal with that duck face thing that Christian Bale does?

I'm calling this one "Childhood's End (Hands of the Pink Ripper)"

Don't say you haven't been warned.

This week on The Savage Beast I take a look at James Benning's delve into the world of true crime, 'Landscape Suicide'. A meditation on the environments that spawn murderers, through landscape, experimental film techniques and painstaking reconstruction. thesavagebeast.substack.com/p/landscape-...

Can anyone identify this font please?

If someone says they dig 'The Borderlands' then they are someone who knows their shit.

RIP John Lodge. What a heart swelling-ly fabulous song this is. The Moodys rule.

Film idea: a remake of 'Gerald's Game' in which a middle aged man gets stuck trying to pull off a sweat soaked t-shirt and is tormented by his younger self.

I think you can get a cream for that now...

Wow, my cat does NOT like this album...

Be good to see some London folk at this in a couple of weeks time. I'm playing some records to warm up for Fabio Frizzi providing a live accompaniment of his original score to Lucio Fulci's masterpiece of grotty cosmic horror, The Beyond. But should I go in fancy dress as a big plastic spider..?

Is American Werewolf in London the best film ever made about England by a foreign director?

Fucking hell, can you imagine what this would be like?

A lot of people don't realise what a huge Liverpool FC fan the late actor Yul Brunner was. Nor do they know about his life long aversion to aftershave. That's right, Yul never wore cologne.

Penman on Eno. Brilliant as usual.

I realise I am probably only one of five people in the world who wept with joy when the Deathstalker theme kicked in, but I need this pumped into my veins RIGHT NOW.

There you go. The elusive pint of mild. Cracking.

Are we going to be cycling back to people home brewing wine soon? It's an overdue revival, I think. Damson wine, plum wine, rot like that.

I listed a whole bunch of things that I love about movies and the people who make them for a job application recently. Seeing as I didn't get the job (I presume, no one bothered getting back to me) I thought I'd share.

We all need to be reminded of that time Cliff Richard played the dark, brooding antihero in a musical adaptation of Wuthering Heights called simply 'Heathcliff!' (There might not have actually been an exclamation mark in the title.)

Star Knight, 1985

Neon City, 1991

Red Scorpion, 1988

Hey-diddly-dee! It's the new series of The Savage Beast, focussing this episode on those most misunderstood and neglected practitioners of the Great Art, actors! Tragedie! Comedie! Hear me and @the_beast_must_die wax lyrical upon the titans of stage and screen.

New episode of The Savage Beast podcast with myself and @matcolegate.bsky.social discussing the most important work a human can do… ACTING!!! mindlessones.com/2025/09/04/t...

Yes! Tired! SO BLOODY TIRED!

According to Wayne Gooderham's piece on @thequietus.com about Van Morrison: "a love-struck Van went through a period of crouching inside dustbins in order to surprise – and presumably endear himself to – a girl he was especially besotted with..." How lucky that we have this artist's impression...

What a glorious age to be a horror fan! Where once there was darkness, now, due to the new 4K restoration, I can see that Brian from Zombie Flesh Eaters is wearing this dope ass 'Daily Planet' T-shirt. A revelation!

Tip for musicians: upgrading to Bandcamp Pro gives you access to detailed stats as to the breakdown of who is listening to your music, when and how often. Focussing on these statistics is a sure fire way to give yourself an anxiety attack.

My work is weird sometimes.

In/Frame/Out routinely produce the best video essays on cinema and this one, on the definition of 'Dad movies', is excellent. Well reasoned and elegantly put together without ever descending into "Whatever boomer" snark. Really great stuff.

Damn, that Charlie Haden was a cool motherfucker.

I hate that thing they're doing to classic songs in film trailers now. You know the thing? With strings and the booms? I fucking hate it.

Today on The Savage Beast! I take a long hard look at Clive Barker's L.A. horror noir set in the world of stage magic, the magnificently batshit Lord of Illusions. Please hit the like button or subscribe if you like what you read. It makes a difference. Cheers.

Look, up in the sky! Is it bird? Is it a plane? NO! It's the return of THE SAVAGE BEAST! Me and everyone's favourite super hound, The Beast Must Die have used the release of James Gunn's Superman as an excuse to get the dynamic duo back together for a new podcast. shows.acast.com/66280c8cd1e1...

'Young Christian Slater' to the tune of 'Smooth Operator'.