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Independent non-fiction publisher since 1991. We publish the stuff you love. Film. Music. Strangeness. Head honcho: @davidkerekes.bsky.social. Press: @harbottlestores.bsky.social. We do not use or publish AI-generated work in any form. web: headpress.com
Check out an excerpt from Robert Guffey's Hollywood Haunts the World, over at Film International: filmint.nu/cronus-devou... #cultfilm #winterkills #jfk
Cronus Devouring His Children: William Richert’s Winter Kills (1979) - FilmInt.nu
By Robert Guffey. For no matter who eats who first, the grave swallows both father and son in time….” What follows is a brief excerpt from my latest book, Hollywood Haunts the World: An Investigation ...
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*NEW ON THE BLOG* Julian Upton on @thehorrormaster.bsky.social's Halloween (1978) and its innovative use of #Panaglide technology. #Halloween #horror #filmhistory headpress.com/blog/2026/07...
Electra Glide in ‘Boo!’: Steadying the Camera in Halloween
Lingering shots of a killer’s POV were pretty fresh in 1978, which makes the Panaglide, writes JULIAN UPTON, the true innovation in John Carpenter’s 1978 movie.
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A really thoughtful review and overview of @valbarano.bsky.social's Aesthetic Deviations over at Sex Ray Spex: sexrayspex.substack.com/p/book-revie... #horror #SOVhorror #womeninhorror
(BOOK REVIEW) Aesthetic Deviations: A Critical View of American Shot-On-Video Horror, 1984-1994
Vincent Albarano's book finds artistic value in the rough edges of shot-on-video horror.
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An interesting event in #London on 16 September hosted by the Sohemian Society: An Evening With Mr Talking Pictures TV. #cultfilm #cultTV wegottickets.com/f/24780
An Evening With Mr Talking Pictures TV
Noel will be discussing his extraordinary life, which began on London’s Abbey Road. When he left school at the age of fourteen, he found a job as a post-boy at Rank’s Advertising Films Division. From ...
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*NEW ON THE BLOG* Julian Upton on @thehorrormaster.bsky.social's Halloween (1978) and its innovative use of #Panaglide technology. #Halloween #horror #filmhistory headpress.com/blog/2026/07...
Electra Glide in ‘Boo!’: Steadying the Camera in Halloween
Lingering shots of a killer’s POV were pretty fresh in 1978, which makes the Panaglide, writes JULIAN UPTON, the true innovation in John Carpenter’s 1978 movie.
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Check out an excerpt from Robert Guffey's Hollywood Haunts the World, over at Film International: filmint.nu/cronus-devou... #cultfilm #winterkills #jfk
Cronus Devouring His Children: William Richert’s Winter Kills (1979) - FilmInt.nu
By Robert Guffey. For no matter who eats who first, the grave swallows both father and son in time….” What follows is a brief excerpt from my latest book, Hollywood Haunts the World: An Investigation ...
filmint.nu
It's Friday so that means: Coffee and proofing (exciting western horror themed book incoming) ✅️ A weekend drink later ✅️ Have excellent weekends everyone 🍻🥂
Precariousness in Media History: Lost Films, Dead Links, Forgotten Stories - an interesting call for papers, deadline 10 August: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/07/...
cfp | call for papers
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Shocked and saddened to hear of Sam Neill’s death. Always a joy to see on screen and a rare actor who could skip between genre and mainstream film, treating both with equal respect. RIP.
*NEW ON THE BLOG* @davidkerekes.bsky.social on Angeline Morrison in concert: headpress.com/blog/2026/07... #folk #psych #gigs #oxford
Angeline Morrison live at the Cowley Workers Sports and Social Club
Psych folk and the simulacrum of workers clubs: ANGELINE MORRISON in concert. DAVID KEREKES reports.
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Thank you to @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social and @rj-buchanan.bsky.social for this cat-tastic interview with Pink Tsunami author, Alan Brender! #HelloKitty #kawaii 😽 newbooksnetwork.com/pink-tsunami
Alan Brender, "Pink Tsunami: The Hello Kitty Kawaii Wave that has Swept the World" (Headpress, 2026) - New Books Network
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From the counterculture to pop culture: @davidkerekes.bsky.social reflects on 35 years of #indiepublishing at @headpress.com: headpress.com/blog/2026/06...
Culture Pop! 35 Years And Counting
A small publisher that has been around for over a half-century is cause for a celebration. Headpress celebrated its thirty-fifth anniversary in May 2026.
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They gave US zinester Elizabeth Soto *50 fucking years* in prison for publishing a zine that supports an anti-fascism stance. Prosecutors also used her feminism themed zine, and an anti-AI zine as evidence against her. This is unprecedented.
Amelie Tompsett from The Mancunion on our Kneale Inheritance and New Voices in Horror anniversary event panels 🎉 mancunion.com/2026/06/19/h...
The Kneale Inheritance & New Voices in Horror: Headpress' 35th anniversary extravaganza - The Mancunion
Two events of the day - the work of Nigel Kneale and student-made short horror film The Shedding
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Thank you to PopCult for this fab review of @goanthonytaylor.bsky.social's JACKsploitation! "A wonderful Valentine to the 93-year-old director, who happily has lived long enough to enjoy the acclaim he deserves." #cultfilm #filmbooks popcultblog.com/read-this-bo...
Read This Book And You Can Know Jack…Hill
The PopCult Bookshelf JACKsploitation! The Films of Jack Hill Edited by Anthony Taylor, Preface by Beverly Washburn Introduction by Jack Hill Headpress Books ISBN-13 : 978-1915316561 $24.95 JAC…
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#Chicago gets its own #HelloKitty cafe, another one for Alan Brender to add to his list of Kitty-themed cafes and restaurants! Get Alan's Pink Tsunami: The Hello Kitty kawaii wave that has swept the world here: headpress.com/product/pink... www.axios.com/local/chicag...
World's largest Hello Kitty Café opens in Chicago June 26
The 8,000-square-foot café will feature exclusive treats, merch and plenty of photo ops.
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Have you read Rachel Walther's Born to Lose yet? The e book is currently only £9.99 in our shop: headpress.com/product/born... #brooklyn #history #cultfilm
An excellent review of Robert Guffey's Hollywood Haunts the World, from Christine Morgan: "Entire college courses could — and SHOULD — be built around this book, Outstanding!" christinemariemorgan.wordpress.com/2026/06/02/r...
Seaside Screams and Screams Again! A Tony Tenser Day Festival on 20 June in #Southport, will feature @headpress.com Press Officer @harbottlestores.bsky.social talking about The Sorcerers (1967), MKUltra, and traces of the #Victorian Gothic: www.ticketsource.com/southport-bi...
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#Pittsburgh people, get yourselves to Monster Bash where @goanthonytaylor.bsky.social will be signing copies of his book JACKsploitation! And meet Beverly Washburn of Spider Baby! creepyclassics.com/monster-bash...
Monster Bash Conference Summer
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A lovely short review of Rachel Walther's Born to Lose, on the latest Flick Attack reading list: flickattack.com/2026/05/read... #dogdayafternoon #alpacino #sidneylumet #cultfilm #newyork
Reading Material: Short Ends 5/31/26 | Flick Attack
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Thankyou indeed to everyone who came along to the Headpress anniversary celebration yesterday, and thankyou to our great guests. It was a wonderfully edifying and humbling day!
Headpress@headpress.com · 2mo agoThank you so much to everyone who came to celebrate our 35th anniversary with us yesterday! We had a great day and it was lovely to see familiar and new faces there to celebrate the continued vibrancy of #indiepublishing 🎊
change of plan: the livestreamed M R James story on 27 June will now be "A View from a Hill" rather than "The Residence at Whitminster." Register here viewhill.eventbrite.co.uk
Thank you so much to everyone who came to celebrate our 35th anniversary with us yesterday! We had a great day and it was lovely to see familiar and new faces there to celebrate the continued vibrancy of #indiepublishing 🎊
If you're in #Manchester today, pop in to listen to a panel or buy some books! Tickets available on the door. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-... #indiepublishing #indiepublisher
Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza
Join us for a day of author talks and panels celebrating cult films and TV, weird music, and a Q&A with special guest Jörg Buttgereit.
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Robert Guffey returns to Steven Snider's The Farm podcast for Hollywood Haunts the World Part 2! cryptoscatology.blogspot.com/2026/05/i-re...
I Return to Steven Snider's THE FARM to Discuss... HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD! (Part Two)
In the latest episode of THE FARM PODCAST, Steven Snider and I conclude our discussion of my Rondo Award-nominated book, HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS T...
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Chatted yesterday with Lakkaya and William about their excellent short film, The Shedding, which explores identity and isolation. Hope a few of you can join us for the screening and Q&A on Saturday.
Headpress@headpress.com · 5mo agoJust added to our 35th anniversary line-up: Lakkaya Palmer and William Dupere will be joining us to screen and chat about their student short film, The Shedding (2025)! #horror #cult #indiefilm #indiepublishing #newvoicesinhorror #womeninhorror Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-...
