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Some impressions from my recent stay at Spain's Costa Blanca.

The TV was on and I happened to watch a few minutes of a show featuring a handsome, buff and strong jawed beefcake. Nearly collapsed when I realised this was the new... Maigret?!? Like, genuinely, WTF?

I was reminded this morning that if you're a fan of Vincent Price's THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES and DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN, William Goldstein wrote novelizations of those films, plus two more original Phibes books. It's easy to find relatively cheap used copies online.

Is Fantomas truly the master of disguise? And how well is that portrayed in the second film? Join me and @holgerhaase.bsky.social as we explore the Fantomas trilogy linktr.ee/cultconnecti...

A massive loss for horror today. He had such a wide reaching influence on contemporary j-horror, RIP.

The Fantomas films are often described as France’s answer to James Bond. But is this a valid comparison? Come and join me and @holgerhaase.bsky.social in our latest episode and find out! linktr.ee/cultconnecti...

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**NEW EPISODE** I’m joined by @holgerhaase.bsky.social to discuss the 1960s Fantomas trilogy of films! linktr.ee/cultconnecti...

Super happy to guest on another @cultconnections.bsky.social podcast discussing the 1960s Fantômas trilogy starring Louis de Funès and Jean Marais. (Just search for "Cult Connections" in your favourite podcast provider of choice or click the link for Spotify.)

Some experimental medium format analog photos from a shoot last year. More on my website. corkglamourphotography.com/2026/05/05/u...

May the 4th Be With You!

Eureka's Karl May box set has now started shipping. It looks great and the booklet contains another article I wrote.

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William Castle ditches the gimmicks for one of his least discussed films. Tightly written by Robert Bloch with a fantastic score and knockout Stanwyck. 1964 #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #film #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #horroraddict #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam

The Brian de Palma book had already been on my personal wishlist. The two Larry Cohens are now as well. Those all look like Must Haves.

Say what? Just searched through my old emails and discovered I signed up on.... April 25, 2012! Guess this once in my life I was a trendsetter.

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Just learnt today that Isabelle Huppert owns not just one but two cinemas in Paris with four screens that show nothing but classic movies. pariscinemaclub.com

Vale German/Italian actor Mario Adorf, dead at 95. A huge body of work, 383 film, from 1954 to 2023.

Got a bit highbrow on Substack and re-posted an old article I wrote in 2012 about how best to tackle James Joyce's ULYSSES.

Lash La Rue 🤠

Some snapshots from my visit to the Louis de Funès Museum in Saint-Raphaël at the French Riviera. (And, hey, what do I see? Fantômas is there as well!)

Covers for the Mexican comic book series "Fantomas, La Amenaza Elegante". That series is high up on the list of comics I would love to read but can't find any of them archived online and to the best of my knowledge there is no collection of them available to purchase.

I hadn't seen this before. This is pretty remarkable. Earth and Moon in one NASA photo. ht @astrokatie.com

“That Bad Eartha” is high up on my list of favourite albums of all time. On a fairly short album of less than 40 minutes she casually sings in English, French, Spanish, Turkish and Suaheli, and every one of those songs is a banger.

Had never heard of the concept of an Italian style barber calendar before but had to have this one for the Krimi/Giallo hybrid "Seven Blood-Stained Orchids". krimifilm.blogspot.com/2026/04/ital...

First time on Bluesky in 6 months. What’s new y’all? Are we using this for real now?

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the colors in Vertigo (1958; dir. Alfred Hitchcock)

Guested on a Cult Connections podcast discussing this little oddity. open.spotify.com/episode/6exz...

Last night had the rare opportunity to finally watch THE MAD EXECUTIONERS in a cinema when @triskelartscentre.bsky.social screened it and were kind enough to ask me to provide an introduction to it for the audience. My life's mission is now accomplished and I can die a happy man.

Invaluable. The Haunted Screen Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt. Lotte H. Eisner.

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So strange... Just came across this trailer for "The Rah Rah Girls" which is in fact an alternate title for "What Have You Done to Solange?" and totally misrepresents the film as a raunchy sex comedy! youtu.be/7Lg4bzJqM0w?...

My latest Substack post. Still not sure if that site is worth the effort but will keep posting there whenever I feel I have something to say that doesn't fit better elsewhere.

Just published a set of lobby cards for Krimi/Giallo hybrid "Das Rätsel des silbernen Halbmonds/Seven Blood-Stained Orchids" (1972) by Umberto Lenzi. It was the 32nd and last film being promoted as a Rialto Edgar Wallace film. krimifilm.blogspot.com/2026/03/das-...

Just found out that we have been nominated for "Best Commentator of 2025" for our commentary on the @vinsyn.bsky.social release of Curse of the Voodoo! Plus my work can be found in other nominated releases - The Man Who Could Cheat Death and Danza Macabra Vol. 4! rondoaward.com/rondoaward.c...

R.I.P. Chuck Norris. I grew up watching his films. I always wished I had the chance to shake his hand and thank him for all the cool movies that I watched with friends and family. So many good times.

RIP Chuck Norris. Even if he'd never done anything else, there's this epic battle-of-the-greats. youtu.be/NlTyJhbTxxo?...

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! R.I. P. Definitely a huge part of my adolescence. And another guy who inspired me to wear a tache.

I’m crazy happy that both Eureka’s MABUSE LIVES! and TERROR IN THE FOG Blu Ray sets have been nominated for several categories in this year’s Rondo Awards. I had written essays for both of those. rondoaward.com/rondoaward.c...

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I just got an email titled "Sonic The Hedgehog 4 - Title Reveal!" and the title it reveals is "Sonic The Hedgehog 4."

So wonderful to wake up to a Rondo nomination for Favorite Commentator! I was nominated for my work on the Dan Curtis Late Night Mysteries set where I provided tracks for Shadow of Fear and Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest (which I did with Heidi Honeycutt). Full list below: rondoaward.com/rondoaward.c...

It seems that Jack Taylor has a new autobiography out in Spanish.

Especially love the Mabuse (of course I would)

That walkthrough will come in handy for reference when I continue with the show.

In the late 1880s, gunman Eli Valero, tortured by hallucinations & paranoid thoughts, finds refuge in an abandoned monastery. And that’s where our story begins. Mybook.to/HangmanFeeds

Just listened to a couple of episodes of MURDER AT MIDNIGHT. Had never even heard of this OTR show before until today. I came across it by chance and really dig those wonderfully histrionic tales of horror. They just don't make'em like they used to.