I don't even know what to say, I just kinda love the guy, especially when he gives interviews like this one.

Available for £9.99 if you fancy an ebook! Offer ends Friday! I loved every minute of writing it, working with people's fascinating memories of films they maybe shouldn't have been watching back in the 1980s when they were kids!

Microsoft is planning to build 3 massive AI data centres in Leeds. It’ll drain thousands of litres of water from the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop the council's final sign-off, but we need more voices. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

i first met sam neill in the late 80's on the set of jeremy brett's sherlock holmes. i think it was manchester studios. he and jeremy were pals. i was moving a light wi'out gloves cause i'm a tosser. i burned my hand. yelled "FUCK!" jeremy came right over, sam (who was visiting) in tow. (1/4)

With the talk of a new Nightmare on Elm Street movie in development, seems like a good time to throw this out there again. My take on why this particular slasher icon should stay in his grave. youtu.be/uXS9W8Q4_jU

📣 Join us as we launch the newest issue of the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema alongside a special screening of the new 4K restoration of Abel Ferrara's mid-nineties vampire film, The Addiction. 📍ACMI 🗓️ Friday 31st July 🕖 7.00pm www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/sen...

Rest in peace to one of cinema’s most outstanding artists; the legendary actor Sam Neill (1947–2026)

Horrible shock and so sad after his recent good news. R.I.P to a fine actor and by all accounts, a fine man <3

A gorgeous movie; if you haven't seen it I highly recommend digging it out.

My first #tarot stream VOD is now up on YouTube! #TarotSky youtu.be/IXTZI6j1_Ek

ko-fi.com/shoogles_/shop I have all of these pieces for sale at A3 size on my Ko-Fi shop! There's also an A4 comic! (If you're buying multiple prints knock off £3 for each one! So if you're buying 2, pay £34 at checkout and let me know which you'd like!)

Had a blast recording an episode of @ilovethatfilm.bsky.social new podcast The Limit of Horror tonight. You can hear the first few episodes here, but lots more to come! linktr.ee/limitsofhorr...

The Ken & Stu Show is down because the provider wants $150 for the domain. I’m getting some money in soon so I can make up any difference but in the meantime I’m putting the word out if anyone can chip in and help get these back online. Every penny will be spent on the show. ko-fi.com/stuartgipp

This Saturday will be my last (proper) livestream before I go away to Spain next week. (I'm hoping to try some no mic/no cam small streams before then too) And the one thing I haven't streamed yet is tarot readings. I really wanna do some! But here's the thing... (1/5) 🧵 #TarotSky

We should get Paddington to stand against Farage.

The look of a cut-and-shut garage owner being collared by Roger Cook.

Can I interest you again? #F1 #BritishGP #BSNM

#Caturday in Scots Gealic lore the 'cait sìth' is a 'faerie cat', a faerie that takes the shape of a black cat with a distinctive white spot on it's chest also: lucha sìth - faerie mouse cu sìth - faerie dog lacha shìth - faerie duck link: folkloreofscotland.com #folklore #nature #Scotland

Both issues of OATH so far are available now on my itch.io and Gumroad stores, with issue 3 coming soon! (Cover art by @itmeanspencil.bsky.social) stuartgipp.itch.io stuartgipp.gumroad.com

This agency picture of Jimmy Savile dressed as a lion-bear while surrounded by uncomfortable / hysterical children is what Britain sees when it peers in a door in the Overlook Hotel in one of its regular nightmares.

If you are interested in or studying #crimefiction, Crime Fiction Studies Vol 5 : Gender in Crime (2024) is currently free access. The link is to my contribution but check out the full issue because it is fantastic. Excellent articles 😁 #AcademicSky doi.org/10.3366/cfs....

‘Innerspace’ was released on this day 39 years ago! (July 1, 1987) Directed by Joe Dante. Screenplay by Jeffrey Boam & Chip Proser. Starring Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Robert Picardo, Kevin McCarthy, and more. [📽 via Warner Bros.] #OTD #OnThisDay #Innerspace

If buying isn’t ownership, piracy isn’t theft

See I don't want to hate literally everything but then people pull this shit.

so let me get this straight - PlayStation 6 will cost £800 at a generous minimum and likely far more - There will be no physical discs whatsoever, including back compatability with your PS5 discs - The games themselves will cost £60 at a generous minimum and likely far more console for who??????

this news coming at the same time as "We're stopping physical media production" means I don't even have to explain why fully shifting to digital is Bad

Glenda Farrell in "Mystery of the Wax Museum" - BOTD

CfP now open! Come join us at the University of Sheffield on the 29th and 30th October for the Sheffield Gothic conference, 'Dark Enchantments: Gothic Folklore and the Monstrous Fairy-Tale'. Pls send your abstract and bio to [email protected] Deadline for submissions 31st July!

Wish this cinema was closer. <3

Book announcement! Reece Goodall’s edited collection Horror Spoofs and Parodies is planned for publication this autumn. It’s volume #29 in the Horror Studies academic book series. www.uwp.co.uk/book/horror-... @uniwalespress.bsky.social #horror #horrorstudies

Reposting to make sure you all get the thing that magic mulch says!

Are you feeling inspired by Northumbria University's Horror Now conference? 💀 Discover even more with our Horror Studies series! Featuring books from some of Horror Now's speakers, such as Edmund P. Cueva and Darren Gray 📚️ www.uwp.co.uk/series/categ... @xaldanareyes.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/gwyl.... This.

can’t delete this shit

📸: At the premiere of BEFORE SUNRISE with Ethan and Julie! A true PCC staple, Richard Linklater’s iconic film arrives once again this upcoming Mon 29th June at 5:30pm. 🎟️ : buff.ly/OgF3z2i

Hey so to any Sonic fans who see this, you have to consent to Ai training to do this, so don’t go through with it. Fuck Ai. This is not the move, Sega.

Technically, they’re Remains now.

Little Computer People // Pony Canyon Inc // PC-98

Londoners, there is a webpage for you to see where your nearest "cool spaces" are when the extreme heat hits - places with water, air-conditioning & shade. Have a look and spread the word, especially to those who may need this but might not think to look for it: apps.london.gov.uk/cool-spaces/

Now and always, say NO to Al ✊️

Advertise your Bluesky account with a Simpsons gif

sadly not surprising when A24 has been comfortably using generative AI since 2024 when they released those atrocious civil war posters and literally last year they had a giant puff piece in the new yorker in which they revealed they created an "AI tools" division

THE OATH #2 IS OUT! Bigger, better, improved. 26 pages, 10,000+ words. Summer Games Fest! Sony, Xbox and Nintendo! The new Yoshi, Mina the Hollower and more. RPG stuff by @thethirstymage.com! Cover and illustrations by @itmeanspencil.bsky.social! Buy here: stuartgipp.itch.io/the-oath-2

Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales. Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37. They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.

great ways to disable IA in your devices. 👉🏼 disable-ai.carrd.co

"We already live in a world where you walk outside and there are billboards and signs that are obvious AI slop. That’s become part of our visual reality. To me, generative AI feels less like innovation than a symptom of a broader cultural and economic rot." I like this kid.