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Alright, now I'm fucking crying.

American McGee's Groomer.

This is pretty well known, but the Australian flag Sam Neill wore on his uniform in Event Horizon was designed at his request to show the Union Jack replaced with the Aboriginal flag, because he hoped in the future this is how it would actually look. A proper fucken ally in every way, this bloke.

All else aside, Dirty Deeds is a low key banger.

We punch above our weight.

Thank you, Sam.

Sam Neill wrote this. ♥️

Ah, man, Sam Neill. Huge talent, great guy, incalculable loss.

Ron Perlman singlehandedly turbocharged my interest in foreign and arthouse films by starring in Cronos and The City of Lost Children in the mid 90s.

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This is Cate Blanchett erasure.

Wonderful.

One of the pleasures of getting old is catching up with one of your toughest old mates - a drinker, a brawler, a hellion of considerable repute - and having him sheepishly admit he's gotten deep into Magic the Gathering in his dotage. Gaming heals, folks.

My wife says I remind her of James Bond. I’m not good at following orders, I’m emotionally dead, and she’d like to see the role go to Idris Elba.

Gavin Roach takes a look at The Day of the Triffids - currently playing at the New Theatre until 25 July 2026. artsreview.com.au/the-day-of-t...

We sure did. Got some great one-liners, epic moments, we were all on the verge of death at various points, and there were a couple times I legit thought a TPK was in the cards. A fantastic climax to one of the best campaigns I've ever played.

Tom Kalin’s SWOON is exquisite. Leopold and Loeb were very bad at murder. We haven’t forgotten COMPULSION. What are some of your favourite films based on real murderers?

Liam O'Donnell Vycevictus (@vycevictus.bsky.social) Brandon Streussnig (@brndnstrssng.bsky.social) Producer Max (@odstspartan.bsky.social) Mankind's finest achievement. Our nation's proudest moment. A secret hidden for forty years. TOMORROW. BAY4E RETURNS.

After two and a half years…. It’s Strahd-killin’ time!

We killed Strahd. Took two calendar years to do it. Rest in piss, you old dead bitch. He asked “Are you really doing to die for all those tiny creatures down there?” & I replied “Someone is.”. Pictured: all my homies who hate Strahd: @euchrid.bsky.social @elissablack.com @travisjj.bsky.social & Rob

The problem with planning a TTRPG campaign set in the Elizabethan theatre world isn't finding cool historical stuff to throw in, it's that there's *too much* cool historical stuff to choose from. Absolutely spoiled for gaming material.

The best hotdog isn't technically a hotdog, it's the weekend sausage sizzle at Bunnings. Democracy sausage a close second.

Tomorrow, my gaming group will be finally facing off against Strahd after two years of haring around Barovia. Man, I am gonna miss that campaign. Hell of a ride.

flashbacks to the humiliating experience of my (Very English) father taking me to buy a new motorcycle helmet post-puberty and slowly going through every size from medium until we landed at 4XL

And now I've found that part 2 was uploaded recently, so this long lost folk horror TV production is complete! youtu.be/niOZz7sAcqg

Our second anthology is open for submissions! We're after short stories on the theme of sorcery, from writers living in the North of England. Take a look, send us a tale - and if you could help spread the word, that would be magical 🪄 🔮 carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/

Reminder that the ebook of Loss Protocol (‘an eco-thriller like no other’ — the Guardian) can still be yours for just 0.99 GBP on Kobo, Amazon etc

"You're thinking of this place all wrong. As if I had the Bonk out back in a safe. The Bonk is not here. Your Bonk is in Joe's computer... and in the Kennedy phone, and Mrs. Maitland's steam deck, and a hundred others"

Called it.

Anyway, appreciate how the story of 28 YEARS LATER I & II is "the weirdo who's into heavy metal and skull art is nothing to be afraid of. the man child obsessed with stuff he watched as a kid though..."

[THREAD] I wish there were a non-fiction book solely devoted to the friendship between Akira Kurosawa and Ishiro Honda. They started at Toho together and were close till the end. Kurosawa hired Honda as assistant director for decades & was his confidant, sounding board & problem-solver supreme. 1/

"The Manor" 🎨 Chet Zar #owlishmonday

I stand by it.

Mount Rushmore looks like someone spackled a crack in the wall and never got around to touching up the paint.

As a species, we should celebrate our collective decision to immediately memory-hole the Marky Mark Parker movie. And the Jason Statham Parker movie. And basically every Parker movie since about 1980. And you should celebrate by reading these.

Gandalf and company ride to Helm's Deep. Now at our official ebay store: ebay.io/m/xUkYRr

Righto, Freedom Fries.

I gotta lotta love for this gormless B-movie Frankenstein of a thing, I'll tell ya. Also, ID4 2 is the closest we'll ever get to a Robotech/Macross movie.

Saw this ad for a goat on Facebook. It’s perhaps the greatest advert I’ve ever read. It’s just superb.

Thread of the day.

Big fan of the PB&J.

Screenwest gonna Screenwest.

Are there any artists who follow me who have a love of Lovecraftian iconology? I need a symbol designed for my short screenplay. PAID project! DM if you’re interested. Thinking something like this with some modifications:

Nothing changes.