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Ralph Bakshi's gorgeous, rotoscoped, and incredibly dark animated version of THE LORD OF THE RINGS (1978) was, at times, like a nightmare to my 9 year-old self. I had particular problems with the creepy Nazgûl, especially during this famous scene...

Home at last! I had an amazing time with @bobfischer.bsky.social in Colchester and Bungay over the weekend for our Folk Horror shows. The Black Shuck Festival was one to remember! Stay tuned for news of more shows later this year...

SHADOWS: THE WITCH'S BOTTLE (1975) Brilliant Folk Horror episode of ITV's classic supernatural anthology for kids. Written by Stewart Farrar, High Priest of an Alexendrian Wiccan coven, it taught kids about the evil of Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General...

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A HUGE thank you to everyone who came to our shows at Colchester and Bungay on Thursday and Friday! You were absolutely amazing crowds, and Bob and I had a blast! Remember: it all kicks off...

BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW (1971): Part of the 'unholy trinity' of early Folk Horror films, along with Witchfinder General and The Wicker Man. The unearthing of a deformed skull sets off a terrible chain of events in an 18th century village...

SOLD OUT! If you're coming along to tonight's Folk Horror show at Bungay's Fisher Theatre, we'll see you later!

At the beautiful Colchester Arts Centre for tonight's Folk Horror show! Performing in a converted church seems very appropriate, somehow...

On my way to sunny Colchester for tonight's Folk Horror show with @bobfischer.bsky.social! As far as I know, there are still some tickets left, so if you fancy popping along, here's the link. If you are going - see you later! Tickets: bit.ly/47E8zsY

From dystopian sci-fi to disco sci-fi! LOGAN'S RUN received the TV treatment in 1977, quickly jettisoning the film's philosophical concepts and bringing in aliens, ghosts, and time travel. Still, the hovercraft was cool.

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HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR: THE TWO FACES OF EVIL (1980) Beware the yellow raincoat! A family pick up a hitchhiker who turns out to be the husband's murderous doppelganger, complete with one long, sharpened fingernail. Not so much a letter opener, more a neck opener...

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AN ENGLISHMAN'S CASTLE (1978): Brilliant alt-history drama set in a world where the Nazis won WWII. Kenneth More is a jaded ex-resistance fighter who now writes a popular soap opera set in 1940. He realises that he can use his show to spark an uprising...

Swiss illustrator Etienne Delessert's SESAME STREET animations were wild and dreamlike. 1974's 'Rabbit Run' features kids being chased by a giant mutant rabbit, accompanied by some fabulous (old-school) drum and bass music.

One week to go until the Scarred For Life Folk Horror show comes to Fisher Theatre, Bungay, as part of the Black Shuck Festival! Me and @bobfischer.bsky.social couldn't be more excited to come down south at long last! Tickets: bit.ly/4oakXI4

SECOND HAND SMOKE: Just watching this Scottish PIF makes my lungs burn.

Me and @bobfischer.bsky.social are on BBC Radio Essex at 2pm today to talk about next week's Folk Horror show at Colchester Arts Centre - twiddle your dials and listen in! Tickets: bit.ly/47E8zsY

The creepy end titles to ITV's spooky kid's drama ESCAPE INTO NIGHT (1972). Because sometimes, children's drawings are *deeply* unnerving.

DECEPTION OF A GENERATION (1984): Fundamentalist Satanic Panic VHS tape hosted by Dr Strange and a young Donald Trump (Gary Greenwald and Phil Philips). They posit that everything from He-Man to the Smurfs is riddled with Occult, Satanic evil. I wish my D&D minis screamed, that sounds ace.

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SEIZE THE VIDEO NASTIES! A huge thank you to National Sleaze Archive for this gorgeous t-shirt, which I shall wear with pride. Check out their Big Cartel store for more designs, including a beautiful Rabies shirt! Link: bit.ly/4wTRzsO

Oh, nothing to see here. Just Noseybonk planting some nosegays.

RIP Kevin Keegan. A hero to me when I was a young Liverpool fan, and a childhood Green Cross Code icon to boot.

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This nice, unassuming advert for Orbis' ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WILDLIFE (1988) is not to be trusted. In the last 5 seconds, it sneaks up and karate kicks you in the guts...