Gosh there are so many writers that constantly make me think "fuck - what a privilege to read this" @blondekwaidan.bsky.social @blsaycewrites.bsky.social @bjcolangelo.bsky.social @momoshaty.bsky.social @theneonbanshee.bsky.social @sharai.bsky.social @psycstar.bsky.social So many more too

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Mary Wild will be presenting her work on Lynchian Women on David Lynch’s birthday, Tuesday, January 20th at 5PM London (9AM Vancouver / 12 NYC / 18:00 Stockholm / 19:00 Beirut). We will be meeting for 2 hours. @psycstar.bsky.social @carlabrahamsson.bsky.social renderingunconscious.substack.com

#15 on the Amazon Horror Chart!

LYNCHIAN WOMEN Online lecture: January 20th, 5pm - 7pm GMT www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lynchian-women-tickets-1968254153156

my top 10 this year ✅

When a film writer as beloved and respected as Andrew Pope says that my book is "a classic-in-the-making", it really is a special moment of amazement and gratitude 😭❤️ I'm so happy to get this 5-star review from one of the best and smartest film experts out there! Please read and share this review 🙏

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I’m the guest on Episode 4 of The Tower cinema podcast, discussing The Matrix (1999) as a film that profoundly shifted my worldview, creating a ‘tower moment’ comparable to the tarot understanding of the term.

Feeling blessed 😭❤️

You’re sharing a shelf with the very best! @psycstar.bsky.social 😊

My first review! Thank you @williamscottharkey.bsky.social ➡️ www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

This is a BIG one … and yes, that WAS Freudian. @psycstar.bsky.social's "Psychoanalysing Horror Cinema" is here for all your Oedipal sons, castration-fearing fathers, and little girls who feel that very special something missing. New @routledgebooks.bsky.social www.routledge.com/Psychoanalys...

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a surreal structure with a uniquely imposing aura. Pisa is rendered dreamlike because of this Tower. The conventional quality of the nearby buildings only enhances the magical features of being askew & imperfect. If this Tower were not Leaning, nobody would remember it.

Tuesday, January 20th join Mary Wild as she presents her work on Lynchian Women on David Lynch's birthday www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lynchian-w... Proceeds raised go directly towards paying our presenter(s). This event will be recorded & made available for all those who register. @psycstar.bsky.social

LAST CHANCE TO BOOK! Livestream begins in a few hours. Sign up for an exclusive look at 3 films I cover in my new book, Psychoanalysing Horror Cinema: Possession, Paranormal Activity, Kiss of the Damned. Open to international registrants. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/feminine-j...

Full essay free to access: psycstar.substack.com/p/keeping-up...

New on Patreon 🔥 Film critic Eamon Tracy returns to the podcast and we review three 2025 films: Eddington, 28 Years Later, and Sinners. Warning 🚨 this episode contains spoilers ➡️ www.patreon.com/posts/140-dialogue-28-140009878

Got my ticket! 🎟️

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The beauty industry [...] preserves the fabric that represses erotic sovereignty. We are offered a paradox: the fantasy of intensity without the threat of transformation. Pain without ecstasy, cosmetics without the Cosmos. substack.com/home/post/p-...

What started as bold leftist critique is now a hollow, reactionary diet of aesthetics and despair. Read my new essay on the fall of Red Scare, now on Substack ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/psycstar...

New on Patreon 🌷 a dialogue with Bryn Dekker on the 'holy death' in Thelma & Louise and Black Swan - two unforgettable leaps into transcendence. We discuss freedom, sacrifice, and turning death into myth - this is a deep dive into sacred cinematic exits ➡️ www.patreon.com/posts/137-di...

✨ L Y N C H I A N W O M E N ✨ last chance to book for this online course... ➡️ www.freud.org.uk/event/projections-lynchian-women/ #davidlynch #psychoanalysis

✨COVER REVEAL✨ I'm thrilled to share the cover of my forthcoming book Psychoanalysing Horror Cinema. This stunning artwork was created by the talented Suspirialand, who perfectly captured my vision with haunting beauty and intuitive brilliance.

The UK premiere of V13, a post-screening Q&A with director Richard C. Ledes and after-hours access to Freud Museum London. Wednesday, 28th May 6:00-9:00 PM. Reduced admission price. www.eventbrite.com/e/v13-film-s...

Sigmund Freud was born on this day

PROJECTIONS: Lynchian Women. My online lecture hosted by Freud Museum London. 5 June, 6:00 pm. Laura Palmer, Renee Madison, Diane Selwyn, Dorothy Vallens, etc. Revisit these solid gold ladies and pay tribute to a Master of cinema. Open to international registrants 🌎➡️ www.freud.org.uk/event/projec...

Next Friday 🍿 Join @mikemuncer.bsky.social, @psycstar.bsky.social and me for a special screening of ERASERHEAD in London ✏️ 🎟️ evolutionofhorror.com/events

New on Patreon 📢 FREE EPISODE! I’m honoured to be joined once again by acclaimed writer & filmmaker Richard C. Ledes. His latest project, V13, takes us to Vienna in 1913, where two young men stand at the crossroads of a world on the brink of war. Listen now ➡️ www.patreon.com/posts/139-di...

Manifesting her Oscar win ✨

Demi Moore is going to win a BAFTA tonight! 💫

Tonight's the night! @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social www.freud.org.uk/event/projec...

Happy Groundhog Day 😊

LOVED this discussion with Mary making all my true crime chat dreams some true

New on Patreon 💻 the brilliant Becky Darke @bunnydarke.bsky.social joins me to discuss scammer culture as portrayed in Netflix documentaries The Tinder Swindler (2022) and Sweet Bobby (2024). Listen now ➡️ www.patreon.com/posts/121199...

I am the subject of this lovely profile by Isha Khan. Read it on Substack: weirdgirlwrites.substack.com/p/a-freudian...

New episode of The Evolution of Horror out now! @eofftv.bsky.social joins me to discuss two icky eco-body-horrors, plus the final segment this season from @psycstar.bsky.social!

Tune in with Mike's dialogue with Leigh, and listen out for my segment on Melancholia