Karina Wilson
@karinalw.bsky.social
Writer, reader, starer into space, long time writer of and about horror film and literature, mainly on Substack https://karinawilson.substack.com/
Not content with failing to deliver on its own democratic vote to remove its monument to the origins of apartheid the governing body of Oriel College Oxford is now threatening this much-loved community cinema Seriously, what is wrong with these institutions? www.change.org/p/save-the-u...
Sign the Petition
Save the Ultimate Picture Palace
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Thanks to @lareported.bsky.social for giving me the space to think through @metrolosangeles.bsky.social's D Line Extension, due to open in the next few months. lareported.substack.com/p/metro-d-li...
Take the D train
Will Metro’s Wilshire Boulevard line be our public-transit turning point?
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Didn't hate the new Dracula. Lots of EuroFabulousness, sumptuous production design, and moments of pure silliness. I forgot everything for a couple of hours so 🤷🏼♀️
Sometimes it’s not very comforting to know how much history rhymes
@LAhistory@lahistory.bsky.social · 7mo agoChristmas Eve 1861: Rain began to pour across Southern California and lasted deep into January 1862. #LARain From the Los Angeles Star (January 1862): “The Los Angeles River, already brimful, overflowed its banks, and became a fierce and destructive flood.” cdnc.ucr.edu?a=d&d=LASTAR...
Reeling. Personal hero. Such a privilege to have been in the same room in September
I got a stay kitten with a face abscess who needs some medical help, any chance ya'll could pitch in to help with his vet bill? And/or adopt this guy or his sister? Located in Burbank, CA. www.gofundme.com/f/help-pay-w...
Donate to Help Injured Stray Kitten with His Vet Bill, organized by Carly Heath
Wiley is an unneutered stray kitten who started showing up at a private barn. … Carly Heath needs your support for Help Injured Stray Kitten with His Vet Bill
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Good news…
Esotouric's Secret Los Angeles@esotouric.bsky.social · 11mo agoSCOOP! Judge Chalfant has has DENIED the petition for writ of mandate. That means that Marilyn Monroe’s house at 12305 5th Helena Dr. remains a protected Historic Cultural Monument of the City of Los Angeles! (The full 31 page ruling is not yet available.) esotouric.substack.com/marilynmonroe
New Angeleno level unlocked: handled a "dead skunk under the grill" situation (mainly by logging a request on My311 so they sent a very nice young man out to help)
Mmmmm new Indian restaurant in the hood (on Hollywood Blvd). Samosas it is!
✨Hollywood started in a graveyard.✨ Hear @karinalw.bsky.social share all the history of Hollywood Forever cemetery on this episode of Haunted Hollywood Hour open.spotify.com/episode/1iJI...
I'm seeking folks with an incredibly joyful or funny sex experience they'd be willing to discuss with me for an upcoming podcast episode. Email me an overview, if you're interested. TY! augustmclaughlin.com/contact (You could remain anonymous, if desired.) #journorequest
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The wind woke me up and I can’t sleep. Was it the wind, though?
I was excited to read @hallierubenhold.bsky.social 's Story of a Murder because I began my true crime obsession with the Crippen case open.substack.com/pub/karinawi...
A Tale of Two Books
A personal journey into true crime
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Giving ‘Shadow Over Innsmouth’. Maybe don’t ingest creatures with nine brains? ”Octopus fever has taken over the town; Octavia the octopus, a cephalopod-shaped light usually switched on at Christmas, is being turned on every night; while a nearby cafe has decorated itself with an octopus mural.”
‘The seabed is full of them’: English fishers enjoy surprise octopus boom
Warmer waters near Devon and Cornwall are creating a cephalopod-based ‘financial bonus’ for the fishing industry
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Final Destination Bloodlines = A Good Time. The walk back to the parking lot and the drive home, not so much
Strip them naked. Leave them in the forest. Let the trees handle justice www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Two men found guilty of ‘mindless, moronic’ felling of Sycamore Gap tree
Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, found to have criminally damaged tree and Hadrian’s Wall
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If you see this, post your getaway vehicle
Denice (Dee), the Red Witch@deetheredwitch.bsky.social · last yr.If you see this Post your getaway vehicle
The average American has three friends
Adam Weinstein@adamweinstein.bsky.social · last yr.The average American has three friends
Such a good night at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award for Francis Ford Coppola. A giant surrounded by giants. Can any filmmaker hope for such a storied career now? And yesterday I was sitting in the rafters at the Dolby...
Thanks @mbmcandrews.bsky.social @dreadcentral.bsky.social for breaking the news! Massive thanks to Heidi Honeycutt for programming House of Ashes as part of the new Etheria series, screening a month from today at the incredible LF3 @amcinematheque.bsky.social! www.dreadcentral.com/news/529355/...
Etheria Film Festival Launches New Film Series With Izzy Lee's 'House of Ashes'
Etheria Film Festival launches their Etheria Presents film series with the West Coast premiere of Izzy Lee's 'House of Ashes'!
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