Dan Whitehead
@danwhitehead.net
Writer for books, comics, TV and games. Worked on Star Wars, Looney Tunes, LOTR, and more. Ella Upgraded, Hex Loader, Frankenstein Texas, Speccy Nation, Blondie (Z2), Terrahawks (Time Bomb), Minecraft (HarperCollins)
Find my stuff here: danwhitehead.net
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Dan Whitehead
@danwhitehead.net
· May 10
I've got a new book out! Cult Britannia is a 400-page beast covering hundreds of weird and wonderful world of British horror and science fiction movies from the quaint post-war 1950s through to the end of the post-modern digital 1990s.
Available in paperback and on Kindle here: amzn.eu/d/ghGmoNA
Available in paperback and on Kindle here: amzn.eu/d/ghGmoNA
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BLUE VELVET (David Lynch, 1990)
December 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
BLUE VELVET (David Lynch, 1990)
Found this Ultraman Jack Mego figure on the shelves of the local B&M. Took it to the checkout, they couldn't scan it, doesn't even exist on their system, and the manager had no idea how it got there. So they said I could just have it for free. Merry Christmas!
December 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Found this Ultraman Jack Mego figure on the shelves of the local B&M. Took it to the checkout, they couldn't scan it, doesn't even exist on their system, and the manager had no idea how it got there. So they said I could just have it for free. Merry Christmas!
The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 that will be free to use, share and remake starting on Jan. 1. n.pr/4scrT9d
The cultural works becoming public domain in 2026, from Betty Boop to Nancy Drew
The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 that will be free to use, share and remake starting on Jan. 1.
n.pr
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Make a Bond movie casual
The Spy Who Netflix and Chilled Me
The Spy Who Netflix and Chilled Me
Make a Bond movie casual
Casino Online
Casino Online
Make a Bond movie casual
Live and Let Live
Live and Let Live
December 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Make a Bond movie casual
The Spy Who Netflix and Chilled Me
The Spy Who Netflix and Chilled Me
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How do the Gremlins know the words to Heigh-Ho (Off To Work We Go) from Snow White?
The answer may lie in the mogwai's unusual reproductive method, which most closely resembles a form of asexual "budding" most commonly found in plant life.
The answer may lie in the mogwai's unusual reproductive method, which most closely resembles a form of asexual "budding" most commonly found in plant life.
December 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
How do the Gremlins know the words to Heigh-Ho (Off To Work We Go) from Snow White?
The answer may lie in the mogwai's unusual reproductive method, which most closely resembles a form of asexual "budding" most commonly found in plant life.
The answer may lie in the mogwai's unusual reproductive method, which most closely resembles a form of asexual "budding" most commonly found in plant life.
Have yourself a reggae turtle Christmas.
December 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Have yourself a reggae turtle Christmas.
How do the Gremlins know the words to Heigh-Ho (Off To Work We Go) from Snow White?
The answer may lie in the mogwai's unusual reproductive method, which most closely resembles a form of asexual "budding" most commonly found in plant life.
The answer may lie in the mogwai's unusual reproductive method, which most closely resembles a form of asexual "budding" most commonly found in plant life.
December 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
How do the Gremlins know the words to Heigh-Ho (Off To Work We Go) from Snow White?
The answer may lie in the mogwai's unusual reproductive method, which most closely resembles a form of asexual "budding" most commonly found in plant life.
The answer may lie in the mogwai's unusual reproductive method, which most closely resembles a form of asexual "budding" most commonly found in plant life.
If you want to celebrate Serling's birthday, his 1964 take on Dickens - Carol For Another Christmas - is an interesting watch. Takes the familiar Scrooge set-up and uses it for a satirical anti-isolationist parable produced to promote the United Nations.
December 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
If you want to celebrate Serling's birthday, his 1964 take on Dickens - Carol For Another Christmas - is an interesting watch. Takes the familiar Scrooge set-up and uses it for a satirical anti-isolationist parable produced to promote the United Nations.
Bought some fancy truffle cheese for Christmas and now everything in the fridge smells and tastes like fancy truffle cheese.
a cartoon of spongebob wearing a top hat and glasses driving a car
ALT: a cartoon of spongebob wearing a top hat and glasses driving a car
media.tenor.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Bought some fancy truffle cheese for Christmas and now everything in the fridge smells and tastes like fancy truffle cheese.
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A Christmas Carol ending explained.
December 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A Christmas Carol ending explained.
Parboiling the Christmas ham in apple juice before roasting.
December 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Parboiling the Christmas ham in apple juice before roasting.
Who's played that 2D retro Terminator game? I kinda want to give it a go over the holidays, but also do not have the time or energy for a game with 1980s difficulty. Is it relatively easy to complete? I'm more interested in how it adapts/expands the movie than in any real arcade challenge.
Terminator 2D: No Fate - Launch Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games
YouTube video by PlayStation
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Who's played that 2D retro Terminator game? I kinda want to give it a go over the holidays, but also do not have the time or energy for a game with 1980s difficulty. Is it relatively easy to complete? I'm more interested in how it adapts/expands the movie than in any real arcade challenge.
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The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a whopping 55% off in the Steam Winter Sale!
Inspired by movies such as The Wicker Man & the works of M.R. James, with a little pinch of Twin Peaks and Lovecraft - our folk horror adventure is the perfect play for Christmas!
store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
Inspired by movies such as The Wicker Man & the works of M.R. James, with a little pinch of Twin Peaks and Lovecraft - our folk horror adventure is the perfect play for Christmas!
store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
December 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a whopping 55% off in the Steam Winter Sale!
Inspired by movies such as The Wicker Man & the works of M.R. James, with a little pinch of Twin Peaks and Lovecraft - our folk horror adventure is the perfect play for Christmas!
store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
Inspired by movies such as The Wicker Man & the works of M.R. James, with a little pinch of Twin Peaks and Lovecraft - our folk horror adventure is the perfect play for Christmas!
store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
BREAKING: The multiple enormous family-sized sharing bags of festive-flavoured crisps that I bought to last us all over Christmas have lasted one (1) night.
December 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
BREAKING: The multiple enormous family-sized sharing bags of festive-flavoured crisps that I bought to last us all over Christmas have lasted one (1) night.
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Submarine mode today: dive deep and silent running. Gotta get some work done. As a reminder I do a fantastic sci fi webcomic ghost story over on Patreon that has 18 weeks of story at Pauljholden.com/patreon.php?via=bs which if you want to support me you can go follow on Patreon (free! It’s free!)
Welcome to Terran Omega: The Ghosts of War | PJ Holden
Get more from PJ Holden on Patreon
Pauljholden.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Submarine mode today: dive deep and silent running. Gotta get some work done. As a reminder I do a fantastic sci fi webcomic ghost story over on Patreon that has 18 weeks of story at Pauljholden.com/patreon.php?via=bs which if you want to support me you can go follow on Patreon (free! It’s free!)
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POV: You just read a book on the history of Liverpool.
December 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
POV: You just read a book on the history of Liverpool.
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Thinking about anyone who is struggling at this time of year, including those who are grieving, remembering time past. These days, stretched out like they are, can feel particularly jarring (I remember it well) which chimes with this piece I wrote for Xmas 2021. Posting now for anyone who needs it:
As a widow, I know the strangeness of grief and that ghosts come in many forms | Kat Lister
An old voicemail or credit card can conjure memories of my husband, blurring the line between ‘now’ and ‘then’, says author Kat Lister
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Thinking about anyone who is struggling at this time of year, including those who are grieving, remembering time past. These days, stretched out like they are, can feel particularly jarring (I remember it well) which chimes with this piece I wrote for Xmas 2021. Posting now for anyone who needs it:
POV: You just read a book on the history of Liverpool.
December 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
POV: You just read a book on the history of Liverpool.
I will never stop thinking that "Barbie in the Nutcracker" sounds like a Giallo movie.
December 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I will never stop thinking that "Barbie in the Nutcracker" sounds like a Giallo movie.
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Mr. Beast, all my friends and I were saying how good at boxing you’d be
December 21, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Mr. Beast, all my friends and I were saying how good at boxing you’d be
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It's a lovely 6th Day of Christmas at my true love's house, and you are six horrible geese
December 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
It's a lovely 6th Day of Christmas at my true love's house, and you are six horrible geese