Safe to say my current reading pile is eclectic!

I’m surprised there are people who don’t know this. More people clearly need to read my Budget Biomorphs! Psst…there’s more interesting/fun facts and stories in my Guyver book. 👍🏻

Happy Two Year Anniversary!

I rather enjoyed that 👍🏻

Decided to take myself on a solo date to check out Predator: Badlands (back at a local indie cinema I used to frequent around seven years ago). Curious to see what Trachtenberg has done with this.

The Spanish edition of Budget Biomorphs looks like it’s shaping up nicely for an April 2026 release. If anyone knows of any potential Japanese publishers I can reach out to, feel free to drop me a DM (as I’d love to get a version translated into Japanese).

Oooh, I spy something interesting!

I know Smokin’ Aces (2006) gets a lot of flack, but honestly I like its bizarre insanity (I’m a Carnahan fan). This moment (coupled with the Clint Mansell cue - Dead Reckoning) has been lodged in my subconscious for years. So much so, it helped inspire a recent short story because of the emotion

Me, to other writers.

It’s a challenge to write truly unique horror fiction sometimes. But, if you can find an engaging angle for a familiar story, and then sprinkle in a few interesting or bizarre ideas between the horror tropes, you may just create something fun to read.

Turning 40 (back in July) brought with it a sense of clarity I’ve not had in my life. Knowing I’m a decent AuDHD writer/author with good ideas and that I’ve got so much more to show/publish, is a wonderful feeling to have despite of all the crap I’ve been through this year. 1/2

There was a lot to like about Del Toro’s version of Frankenstein. Lavish set design and a beautiful performance by Elordi as the creature being the positives. But, I still prefer Branagh’s Frankenstein. A twisted fairytale with an amazing score and high emotions (possibly overly melodramatic).

This will never not make me happy! Yes, Kamen Rider: Memory of Heroez is an okay-ish game, but the opening cinematic by Sakamoto is just👌🏻👌🏻

Just to clarify, although I’m not currently writing about film, I will be going back to it soon. Atm, it’s just been nice to fall back in love with the craft again, particularly as it’s fiction. After my personal dumpster fire of 2025, I’ll take this renewed joy of writing as a win! 🤘🏻

Posting this again because I need to find an illustrator to help me with a project. Anyone currently taking commissions? Let's talk about details and quotations.

Over the course of two evenings I’ve written one short story (with content and ideas that surprised me) and outlined three others, one of which made me genuinely chuckle at the absurdity of it. It might not be film history or criticism, but I’m so happy to be writing again!

My book - Budget Biomorphs: The Making of The Guyver Films - will be celebrating its second anniversary on Nov 16th (how has it been two years 😱). If you see this post and weren’t aware of the book, could you share this with other like-minded Guyver film fans? It’ll really help out this indie author

Mail day

I want to start a new film history book, but my energy levels are depleted at the moment with everything that’s going on. To do something creative, I’ve started writing horror fiction again. I’m hoping this will help me process things. If I get a halfway decent story out of it, that’ll be a plus!

I’ve barely been on here recently. I feel like I’ve fallen to the wayside within the writing community. Relocating, job stress, and heartbreak are not a great combination at the moment. I just want to write again. I guess one positive is that Budget Biomorphs will be 2 years old in November 🙌🏻

It’s good to know I can fall back on The Last of Us Part I & II to help me through difficult times. Not sure why nihilistic games help, but they do.

It feels surreal to be moving back to Herts/London soon. An unexpected new start, but no doubt one that’ll be beneficial in the long run. I just want to get back to writing asap, but sometimes big life changes take precedence.

2025 has absolutely pushed my AuDHD to absolute breaking point (actually I’ve probably broken/melted down a few times this year). The next few weeks are going to upend my life in a way I wasn’t expecting. I know I can do this, but can the upcoming months be a bit kinder/slower, I’m exhausted!

Revisited Terminator Genisys (2015) last night, and you know what? 10 years on my opinion hasn’t changed, I still really like this film (I think I’m the only person who does), even if it’s a bit ‘fan-fiction-y’ at times. Genuinely sad it never became a trilogy. Plus, the Lorne Balfe score is 👌🏻

The subversion of religious iconography and the frequent symbolic use of three in Training Day. The thematic subtext is absolutely rife in this film. I now know why it’s such a joy to revisit!

For some reason I can’t share the brief flick through video I did of Budget Biomorphs. Instead, here are a few cropped previews from the book looking at the miniatures work on The Guyver (1991) and early design concepts of the Guyver Zoanoid (given to me by Steve Wang) from Guyver: Dark Hero (1994).

For some reason I can’t share the brief flick through video I did of Budget Biomorphs. Instead, here are a few cropped previews from the book looking at the miniatures work on The Guyver (1991) and early design concepts of the Guyver Zoanoid (given to me by Steve Wang) from Guyver: Dark Hero (1994).

The late Scott Spiegel - king of the creative low budget POV shot!

Welcome to the Dark Side! I’m a Terminator Genisys defender, so I’ll always repost views from others who enjoy it.

I’ve taken a step back from the large Dolph essay (just a few days) to focus on a short piece relating to DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE. I’ll drop a link later.

While are so many great performances in Die Hard with a Vengeance, the late Graham Greene’s Joe Lambert is the real MVP of the film. A sarcastic and wary NYPD Detective with a heart of gold! Die Hard with a Vengeance will be my go-to rewatch this week!

Wasn’t expecting to divulge my AuDHD diagnosis to my family over the last few days. I’m genuinely shocked at their reaction (good and supportive btw). With the work issues addressed and now this out in the open, I feel emotionally lighter. Time to refocus my attention and finish my multiple essays

I promise I’m not doing this to moan/be annoying, but being autistic has made this week particularly challenging. Having a diagnosis is a privilege, so I’m glad I get to understand myself better going forward, but sometimes I wonder if it was better that I didn’t know this late in life. It’s tiring.

To move forward, it’s sometimes important to look back/reflect on past work (something I’ve done a lot of recently). This is my physical body of work so far and I’m determined to increase this stack in the future with more books, working with other labels, and collaborating with other writers.

Thought I’d missed out on getting the Via Vision LE release of The Lords of Salem (I’m a sucker for a lenticular hard case), thankfully I managed to find a brand new copy (and it was affordable). Looking forward to listening to the commentaries on this release.

Yesterday, after months of being made to feel awful in my day job, I finally gave my notice in (with no new role to instantly go into). I’d never been in a role which had caused me so much stress/anxiety. Despite the uncertainty, this is the best option I could have chosen. Now, I can fully heal!

posting sweaty, sleazy Ralph Fiennes in Strange Days for absolutely no reason

Seeing a few people post about the difficulty of finding Strange Days on Blu or physical. While neither are ideal choices, there are UK and German Blu-rays which you can order from Amazon to your country. Not sure if that’s of use to anyone, but the options are there.

Right, looks like I’ve got to stop using Substack due to the controversy. So, do any other writers know of a decent platform (which isn’t Wordpress) that I can use as an alternative for posting my work.

It’s taken me a few years, but I finally found an affordable release (take a bow Playasia) for this (semi-okay) game. Some might say it was a waste of time, but I cannot tell you how happy I am right now 😄

I love how my brain randomly remembers facts or interesting connections. For instance, with the upcoming release of Arrow’s TMNT boxset, I remembered that in TMNT III (1993) there is a Guyver and Guyver: Dark Hero crossover (Vivian Wu with Koichi Sakamoto). Wonderful stuff! Thank you, brain!

I love how my brain randomly remembers facts or interesting connections. For instance, with the upcoming release of Arrow’s TMNT boxset, I remembered that in TMNT III (1993) there is a Guyver and Guyver: Dark Hero crossover (Vivian Wu with Koichi Sakamoto). Wonderful stuff! Thank you, brain!

Found out today that my mum likes the original Death Wish (1974). And while I wasn’t expecting to have a conversation like this today (particularly when her favourite films are Hocus Pocus and Steel Magnolias), I am very glad we randomly spoke about Bronson and ‘70s thrillers briefly.

One day this film will get a decent Blu-ray release and there will be much rejoicing 🙌🏻

I don’t think I’ve ordered something so fast in my life (the recent TMNT boxset aside). The fact I now re-own RE2 and RE3 original (my favourite entry) on my PS5, alongside RE1 and Dino Crisis, has genuinely made my week!

After my Shin Ultraman revisit (which just reaffirmed my love of it), I decided to give Shin Kamen Rider another go. It both fascinates and irritates me (mostly due to how Anno shoots the action). But, it’s a passionate, beautiful mess and a wonderful love letter to the original series.

My Dolph Lundgren (as a director) essay is shaping up nicely. I rarely say this about my writing, but I’m quite proud of this piece! Once again, I’m applying some theory to action films. Honestly, it’s invigorating when I find a different angle for a piece and it suddenly clicks into place.

No matter how many times I revisit SHIN ULTRAMAN (2022), it’s still an absolute joy to watch. And those unique angles (shot with an iPhone) really add a distinct flavour to this entry in the Shin series. Wonderful!

When I research an essay, I go all in. While it has aged poorly in certain places, I do have a lot of love for Freddy vs. Jason. It’s a film I’ve wanted to write about for years, but every time I attempted it, I couldn’t find anything interesting or unique to say 1/3

I love a DTV Dolph, particularly a handful of the slightly lower budgeted ones - for instance Sidney J Furie’s Direct Action. A cheap, no-frills, police corruption thriller, with a perpetually masticating Dolph. A Lundgren comfort film I discovered in the ex-rental bin at Blockbuster in 2006