Got the full Cape Fear series.

BBC News - Mystery of abandoned village that could be from post-apocalyptic horror movie www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If you see this, post a character that starts with B.

I am incredibly excited to be doing an online talk all about my Research into Ann Morgan, The Wenlock Witch! We will be exploring the complex place the witch has in Shropshire and their cultural importance as well as exploring Ann Morgan's story in detail. www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

This image of Stonehenge covering the windows of a long-empty shop is becoming a bit of a Bristol photo cliche but it's irresistible.

My fave Kubrick anecdote: David Prowse on acting in A Clockwork Orange: 'So you want me to carry Patrick Magee, who weighs 17Olbs, plus the wheelchair, another 30lbs, so 200lbs, down the stairs & then do a dialogue scene?' 'Yeah, you can do it.' 'I know but your name isn't One Take Kubrick, is it?'

Happy 200th birthday, Menai Suspension Bridge!🎉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Designed by Thomas Telford, the Grade I listed suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait between Ynys Môn (Anglesey) and mainland Wales opened on 30 January 1826. Penblwydd hapus!

Roddy McDowell once described her -- living "on the tilt, half on the earth and half somewhere between the earth and the sky." Happy Birthday to that enchanting imp, Tammy Grimes!

@jaxbra.bsky.social I’m ten minutes in and I can already tell the Bookish was grown in a lab to appeal to me.

New to TrembleSighWonder. I go deep on BREAKING AWAY, a film I trust completely. Simply and without strain, it remains one of the greatest and most truthful American films ever made. tremblesighwonder.com/2026/01/28/n...

The energy I bring to Bluesky.

People just don’t compose swamp chants like they used to.

Happy Birthday, Richard Lester. The Running, Jumping, and Standing Still Film (1959). archive.org/details/ther...

Tomorrow @tcmtv.bsky.social celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an excellent lineup of civil rights themed films. Everything from features to shorts to documentaries. Check out my article that accompanies the programming: www.tcm.com/articles/now...

BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE by Florence Marryat, published the same year as Dracula in 1897. There is something strange about Harriet, daughter of a mad scientist & a voodoo priestess, everyone she gets close to seems to sicken or die. The blood of the #vampire flows through Harriet's veins #BookWormSat

@andrewhickey.500songs.com I’ve been listening to the Toytown compilation you recommended and it has the right mix of brass bands and harpsichords I was looking for. Thanks! Also, the Anthony Newley episode was great. I had no idea his career started as early as it did.

TCM should do a night of …”in the Sun” movies. A Place in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun An Island in the Sun A Walk in the Sun #tcmparty

Jean Harlow, James Cagney, and Edward Woods from the production point of view during the shooting of Harlow’s introduction in The Public Enemy (1931):

Repost this with your home river…

@erinalexander.bsky.social Here’s one of those autopsy photos you like but it’s an accordion rather than a human.

Drop your favorite rain song:

[Goldfinger birthdays: Happy 89th to Shirley Eaton, who appeared in Crazy Gang and Carry On vehicles, got painted gold, and quit acting after a couple of Jesse Franco pictures.]

Rest in peace Erich Von Däniken, an early pioneer in using confirmation bias to gain vast wealth. He looked at the vast tapestry of ancient history through the tiniest keyhole imaginable, claiming that aliens were responsible for every advancement in human civilization.

@vitaphonezone.bsky.social This upcoming book might be pertinent to your interests.

What a dreadful year it has been.

If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.

It’s Tom Mix’s birthday, and on Tom Mix’s birthday, I’m choosing to appreciate this tie-and-leopard-print-coat combination worn by his then-wife, Victoria Forde, in this 1920s Albert Witzel portrait. It’d work a century later.

It's here: the annual round-up of my favorite folk horror media! As always, these are not strictly 2025 releases but rather the movies I watched for the first time (mostly) throughout the year. What were your favorites?

What a dreadful year it has been.

Starting 2026 with a smile.

I’m going to try and develop a new skill or two this year. What do you think I should start with?

late night BSky. when the curator of Entomology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History has a sense of humor.

@stinasdemons.com Happy New Year! May your 2026 have no encounters with ambulatory potato people.

@barrycinematic.bsky.social I’m looking forward to reading your reviews and seeing your bug photos in the new year.

@thebasementtan.bsky.social Happy New Year, Sarah! I like to think Donald Meek is warning 2026 to watch its step.

Me: I'm going to spend some time reflecting on New Year's Day. Secret Dracula: Me too. I love reflecting and I love the day.

@jaxbra.bsky.social Happy New Year! May your 2026 be filled with Hollywood men in elegant robes.

It’s conventional on New Year’s Eve to do a review of the year. The year I have decided to review is 1964. (Artist: Ronald Lampitt, Look and Learn)

Here are a couple of photos I've taken that prove GHOSTS ARE REAL.

While watching Dune yesterday I made a scale model of Atomium Brussels (designed by André and Jean Polak) out of Santa's Chocolate Snow balls and some cocktail sticks #MidCenturyModern #Modernism #Chocolate

Definitely a couple of booklovers: "To Penguin. The Times Bookshop between dental anguishes—With much love. Puffin"

@hollywoodcomet.bsky.social Happy Boxing Day!

This thread is a wonderful Christmas gift.

Yearly reminder that Bombshell (1933) is technically a Christmas movie, if you want it to be. 😁

That peanut worm is a little too exciting for me you got anything else?

Not now, haunted Victorian shoes

I've seen over 700 Pre-Code movies, and hands down Sing and Like It (1934) has to be the funniest so far. A cast entirely made up of character actors, which may have something to do with how good it is. But the script by Marion Dix and Laird Doyle is chock full of gems I'll share in the next days.

Ray has never steered me wrong, so this is an automatic subscribe.