Much-publicized innovations in plastic surgery by Dr. Donald Blake--Thor--led Dr. Doom to bring Blake to Latveria in the hope that the surgeon could restore his destroyed face, but, well... From Thor #182, by Stan Lee, Big John Buscema and Joltin' Joe Sinnott: #comics #Marvel #Thor #DrDoom

Hulk, Hulk On the Range Dept. - The Incredible Hulk, reimagined as a Western gunslinger. The first, by Terry Austin and Roger Stern, is from Marvel Super-Heroes #104; the second, by Herb Trimpe, is from Marvel Super-Heroes #98. #comics #Marvel #Hulk #Western

Marvel pathos--some of what Marvel (and, in this case, Bill Mantlo) did really well. (The Gremlin from ROM: Spaceknight #45, by Mantlo, Sal Buscema, Ian Akin and Brian Garvey.) #comics #Marvel #ROM

Oh God, U Devil! Dept. - Loki pulls a bodyswitch with Thor, then "Loki"--Thor--ends up banished, by Odin, to Hades, where he runs into this rather stunning Mephisto by Neal Adams, from Thor v1, #180. #comics #Thor #Marvel

Happy #FrancoFriday🫀 Posters for Vampyros Lesbos (1971, Jess Franco)

Italian poster for Jesus Franco's THE CORPSE PACKS HIS BAGS (1962) #FrancoFriday

Italian poster for Jesus Franco's DRACULA, PRISONER OF FRANKENSTEIN (1972) #FrancoFriday

Attack of the Robots aka Cards on the Table (1966) An international organization is turning people with a rare blood type into remote controlled robot assassins in this spy-comedy from Jess Franco. w. Eddie Constantine as secret service agent Al Pereira, Françoise Brion & Sophie Hardy #FrancoFriday

#FrancoFriday Lorna the Exorcist (1974) Director Jesús Franco

A mesmerising Soledad Miranda is the widow out for revenge in Jess Franco's violent slice of cinematic jazz. Visually striking with a cool score. 1970. #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #jessfranco #horroraddict #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam #francofriday

Devil's Island Lovers (1973) A young couple is framed for murder after each refusing advances from some very important political figures in this #WIP from Jess Franco. I believe my 77 minute version was short on nudity. #FrancoFriday

Chinatown (1974) Directed by Roman Polanski

Karloff may get top billing, but ramping diabolical to operatic new heights Bela steals it. Hardly Poe but who cares. It's fantastically fiendish fun. 1935. #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #film #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #horroraddict #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Directed by Sergio Leone Cinematography by Tonino Delli Colli.

Great British gothic exploring the origin of evil. Wonderfully moody with echoes of Lovecraft and plenty of Cushing and Lee. Intriguingly eerie. 1973. #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #film #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #horroraddict #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam

"How terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the wise?" #horror #filmnoir #AngelHeart

Harryhausens UFO's take on the world for one of the best invasions to hit the drive-in. Huge fun with thrilling effects packed with cool vintage style. 1956 #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #film #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #classicscifi #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam

Released on this day--28 July--in 1995, Kevin Reynolds WATERWORLD. #filmsky #moviesky #scifi #KevinCostner

#FrancoFriday Death Whistles The Blues (1964) Director Jesús Franco

Dracula Prisoner of Frankenstein. 1972. With a random wolfman and rubber bat action Franco's homage to the classics ramps up the weird. Delirious fun. #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #film #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #francofriday #horroraddict #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam

Italian poster for Jesus Franco's MARQUIS DE SADE'S JUSTINE (1968) #FrancoFriday

"This was the story of Howard Beale: the first known instance of a man who was killed because he had lousy ratings."

Shipwrecked spectres shrouded in fog seek gruesome revenge in Carpenter's chilling ghost story. From the second it starts it feels classic. 1980. #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #horroraddict #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam #monsterfam

A spine-chilling triumph in the power of suggestion from Robert Wise brilliantly adapted from Shirley Jackson's classic book. Paranormal perfection. 1963. #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #film #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #horroraddict #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam

Critters (1986) Directed by Stephen Herek

Tremors (1990) Directed by Ron Underwood starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Michael Gross and Reba McEntire.

Arguably Argento's last classic. Striking visuals, killer set-pieces, abundant style and zero logic all nail the glorious grisly giallo brief nicely. 1987 #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #giallo #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #italianhorror #darioargento #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam

A Face in the Crowd (1957) Directed by Elia Kazan stars Andy Griffith (in his film debut), Patricia Neal and Lee Remick.

There's a lot this thread gets right but some of the language just seems really strange to me. It's weird to me to speak of a "rising progressive wing of the [Democratic] party"; progressives ARE the Democratic party. Deduct them and you have something more like the Libertarian party in size.

The Demon (1963, Brunello Rondi)

Released OTD--19 July--in 1985, George Romero's DAY OF THE DEAD, a black vision of the walking dead having entirely overrun humanity, both in the world outside & in the souls of those still "living." Some thoughts: #horror #filmsky #moviesky cinemarchaeologist.blogspot.com/2025/07/day-...

#FrancoFriday Two Undercover Angels (1969) Director Jesús Franco

C'est #FrancoFriday !

Vampirism has always been about deadly seduction but by removing the subtextual boundary between sex & death FEMALE VAMPIRE (1973) strips shadowy androcentric gothic paradigms bare, basking in alienatingly horny sunbaked lunacy as Romay becomes a primal hieroglyph for forbidden desire. #FrancoFriday

Released on this day--15 July--in 1971, Jess Franco's trippy, sexy, psychedelic, so-arty-it's-always-about-to-pop and awesome vampire epic, VAMPYROS LESBOS. A brief appreciation: #horror #filmsky #moviesky #JessFranco #VampyrosLesbos #JesusFranco cinemarchaeologist.blogspot.com/2021/07/vamp...

Released on this day--10 July--in 1981, John Carpenter's ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. #filmsky #moviesky #JohnCarpenter #scifi #EscapeFromNewYork

The will to kill proves genetic in one of Hammers most beautifully composed gothic shockers. Splendidly acted and gloriously gruesome fun. 1971. #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #horroraddict #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam #hammerhorror

Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) Directed by Drew Goddard

Based on works by Le Fanu, Carl Dreyer directed one of the most haunting films of the 30s. Stunningly shot masterwork of supernatural surrealism. 1932. #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #film #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #horroraddict #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam

70s Black Cinema

Artist Joe Shuster was born on July 10, 1914. Co-creator of Superman, as well as Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Doctor Occult, Slam Bradley, & more! I'm posting early because given the film release, Joe deserves to be honored a lot this year. #Superman

Cover by Fred Ray. #Superman

Released on this day--8 July--in 1966, Mario Bava's KILL, BABY... KILL! #horror #filmsky #moviesky #MarioBava #horrormovie #horrorfilm #classichorror

Witchfinder Cushing heads the hunt in Hammers ripping story of busty blood suckers. Terrific last of their Karnstein trilogy. Wickedly good fun. 1971 #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #horroraddict #filmsky #horror #mutantfam #horrorfam #hammerhorror

Joseph H. Lewis was one of the great b-movie artists of Golden Age Hollywood, a director with an unique visual flair who put his stamp on nearly every genre. An appreciation: #filmsky #moviesky #JosephHLewis #filmnoir #Western #PovertyRow cinemarchaeologist.blogspot.com/2010/11/lege...

#FrancoFriday Vampyros Lesbos (1971) Director Jesús Franco

Venus in Furs (1969, Jess Franco) #FrancoFriday

Kyle's analysis in this is potentially flawed, insofar as it doesn't take sufficient account of the fact that those he's describing get their "information" almost entirely from a far-right info ecosystem where the negatives regarding Trump are either spun as positives or simply concealed.

"Oh, hi, Mock!" On this day--27 June--in 2003, unter-auteur Tommy Wiseau's THE ROOM was first unleashed upon the world. #filmsky #moviesky #TheRoom

Premiering on this date--27 June--in 1966, Dan Curtis' magnificent soap opera DARK SHADOWS. #horror #filmsky #moviesky #DarkShadows