open.spotify.com/playlist/7dv... A Halloween playlist I whipped up for this year :D

Halloween Special Time We visit Wales for their own take on older British traditions this time of year, head over to Ireland to check in on an old god and its Samhein hobby horse messenger, then it's story time with a great Ray Bradbury classic for the season! open.spotify.com/episode/6vG7...

On my way to Bolton to teach an Introduction to Creative Writing to 11 and overs at 4pm for We Are Explorers CIC (in my Gary the Dinosaur t-shirt from the org). I'll be back Saturday to tell younger kids folklore tales of dragons!

Day one of sadly only two at the Bestwood Lodge. Turns out it is reputed to be a tad haunted... Top 5 most haunted hotels in Britain, even! I'll hopefully get some extra time to explore later :)

Last place I stayed this nice was Château Rhianfa, I wonder if Bestwood Lodge is haunted too?

Portents of Doom open.spotify.com/episode/4GVL... I was a guest on the podcast Opening the Door for their spooky season content, giving a run down of Black Dogs of Britain and some other fun folklore.

The Intrusive Thoughts are telling me to do the first story in this on a Podcast, with some full on Yorkshire accents for the characters...

youtu.be/6onCpcD0DYo?... A guest spot on the Retro Horror School Talks Podcast where I discuss the 1988 remake of The Blob :D

Time for a trip to Haunted Derby! open.spotify.com/episode/63bY... A great spooky tourism destination, and with some incredible tales of phantoms to be found. Not least of all the compelling story of John Crossland, and the good reason he has to not want to cross over...

The horror anthology I was a zombie for a segment has gone to Kickstarter for post production. If you're interested in helping, and getting the movie when it's done, please check out the link! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hel... @hellboundmedia.bsky.social have worked hard on something fun here!

Past Luke did good, and had stashed my favourite supermarket coffee in the fridge before the weekend. Time to finish up a podcast!

I'm missing the casual decadence of a packet of crisps, a cream filled donut, and a "coffee" that's 90% sugar with extra syrup on top being devoured as a random treat X_X

The bunting is a nice touch! In Leeds for a nerd event tomorrow, expanded into a small writing retreat while I'm here anyway :)

Dead Reset is an absolute bargain at £13! Into the collection with you, for some Spooky Season fun :D

Some horror movies are a fun harmless ride with a jump scare every 10 minutes or so that wrap up neatly. This is not that type of horror movie. The Long Walk is a cruel ordeal that wants you to face some harsh questions about humanity and morality, doing a pretty effective job of it too! 1/2

open.spotify.com/episode/4yMd... IT'S ALIVE! So, too, is my folklore podcast after a hiatus. We have some worrying inspiration for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, all kinds of revenant corpses, and even a story about a gibbet that haunts through to the modern day.

You know what I've realised? These aren't horror movies. They're superhero movies. The movie Warrens (don't Google the real Warrens...) hop from adventure to adventure, saving people from the perils of evil with a mix of earnest bravery and some superpowers to back it up. 1/2

BEE. Manchester mini adventure this Sunday :D

While my enthusiasm is not here with me, I AM at the gym. I'd definitely feel bad if I skipped it, so powering through as best I can :)

Thursday will be 4 weeks of treatment for diabetes. I'm starting to get some real energy back, and enthusiasm for working on an assortment of scripts (plus other projects...) that have been on the back burner for a while. 1/2

I'd missed this until now, I'd seen a recommendation for it but forgotten until it popped up in my recommendations. It's pretty intense! Only up to episode two, but the train... Possibly not for a casual audience :P

Here's the horror anthology I was a zombie in! :D

Episode 4 of Alien: Earth, and everything is starting to go horribly wrong XD Also, that thing is just freaky. Poor sheep! 👁️

What a brilliant year for horror! This is a weird, fun, and beautifully shot one. I'd heard this had a great pay off, and I wasn't disappointed. This may not be the scariest offering, but... I don't want to say more. Weapons will reward you for going in unspoiled!

youtu.be/oIFLtNYI3Ls?... Radiohead - Just One of my all time favourite music videos! A small, concise tale of Cosmic Horror ;)

Treated myself today! Also to some boring adult stuff like a new umbrella and electric toothbrush, but the important thing is cool movies 😜

who agrees? 🙋🏽‍♂️

This is an incredibly uncomfortable horror movie. If you aren't sure if it will be for you? Probably give it a miss. But if you like some raw, cruel storytelling that doesn't hold back this will deliver.

Silly seagull, you are not people. Get down from there!

open.spotify.com/track/2wAjIt... Birthday mood track just span up in my playlist :p

I just had a whole lot of fun watching Megan 2.0! It's Terminator 2 for Gen Alpha, pivoting away from horror into action. It's camp, it's silly, it's pretty damn great.

Since I'm heading to a Summerween Horror Market, I've broken out a Halloween theme Hawaiian shirt :D

Sadly this is a lightweight, and at times daft, exercise in world building. There's entertainment to be had here but if you see someone hating on it they've got plenty of good reasons to do so.

It's random, but this really leapt out to me as I headed out tonight :)

Fun was had as an extra last night, but I urgently need a shower to get the rest of this make up off then a whole lot of sleep XD

I have made it through quite the hectic run of events, and it is now time for some rest!

A LIGHT THROUGH COLOURED GLASS has a general release! A truly independent film a whole lot of us poured blood, sweat, and tears into can now be found in a whole lot of places (check the second picture).

I'm feeling like a horror discussion if we can get one going. What do Werewolves MEAN to you? What's the theme? What are they good allegories for? #Horror

Last day of the UK Games Expo, come check out a collectable card game full of vampire on vampire violence! Hall 3A, corner of Wardy Street and Teuber Avenue :D

Day 2 of the UK Games Expo 2025! Come see us at the corner of Wardy Street and Teuber Avenue in Hall 3A.

My week is BUSY. Busy with things I want to do! But there's been something of task pile up. I should be fine, but it's about to get intense for a moment...

My latest seagull encounter, I had to flap at them to deter the divebomb attack on my meal deal! Given that this was likely a hungry mama, I shared a bit of egg and some bread crusts.

4am start tomorrow to play a big tournament for a card game about vampires! Time to represent Team Liverpool against the rest of Europe and, even worse, LONDON 😛

You know it's a crucial moment for a script when it's been printed out for attacking with a red pen! Title still redacted for now ;)

It's a fun, if shallow, horror romp. A perfectly fine popcorn movie with some neat kills and cool practical effects (especially eyeballs). It probably did no favours going up against Sinners, but you'll get your money's worth of silly gore.

Whipped up a treat (literally!) for me and Hannah. Butterscotch Angel Delight in half a chocolate egg, topped up with chocolate squirty cream and crushed chocolate orange mini eggs.

The premise on which Nigel Farage bases his argument for leaving the ECHR wholly fails under scrutiny

I've just leapt out of bed, thrown on some pants, and run for the front door because I heard someone banging on it. Which turned out to have been a dream... Confusing Hannah. Thanks, imagination! :p

Oh, yeah, this is GOOD. Something special, and well worth a trip to the movies!

Just got the last of my Gregg's pizza mugged by this flying rat! The bloody Scousegulls are fearless XD