Gaudle Mietty
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#BOTD ENNIO MORRICONE (1928-2020)
The best. He could do everything and did. His favorite instrument was the trumpet because his father played it. He regretted not composing scores for more horror films-- he "only" did 24. He made bad films good and great ones even better. Happy b'day, Maestro.📽️
The best. He could do everything and did. His favorite instrument was the trumpet because his father played it. He regretted not composing scores for more horror films-- he "only" did 24. He made bad films good and great ones even better. Happy b'day, Maestro.📽️
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
#BOTD ENNIO MORRICONE (1928-2020)
The best. He could do everything and did. His favorite instrument was the trumpet because his father played it. He regretted not composing scores for more horror films-- he "only" did 24. He made bad films good and great ones even better. Happy b'day, Maestro.📽️
The best. He could do everything and did. His favorite instrument was the trumpet because his father played it. He regretted not composing scores for more horror films-- he "only" did 24. He made bad films good and great ones even better. Happy b'day, Maestro.📽️
What predates a first edition of THE GREAT GATSBY? A review copy, complete with a personal note and signature from its editor, Maxwell Perkins. It's for sale right now if you're interested, a steal at $9800 and I'm not being sarcastic.💙📚
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
What predates a first edition of THE GREAT GATSBY? A review copy, complete with a personal note and signature from its editor, Maxwell Perkins. It's for sale right now if you're interested, a steal at $9800 and I'm not being sarcastic.💙📚
20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. #20TBRbookchallenge 💙📚
20/20 - STREETS OF PARIS, STREETS OF MURDER by Tardi and Jean-Patrick Manchette
20/20 - STREETS OF PARIS, STREETS OF MURDER by Tardi and Jean-Patrick Manchette
November 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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20/20 - STREETS OF PARIS, STREETS OF MURDER by Tardi and Jean-Patrick Manchette
20/20 - STREETS OF PARIS, STREETS OF MURDER by Tardi and Jean-Patrick Manchette
#BOTD William Alwyn, 1905
Besides his symphonies, piano compositions, and other works, Alwyn wrote the scores for dozens of films, British and American, from the '30s to the '60s, from ODD MAN OUT to SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. Also, unlike Malcolm Arnold, Alwyn never made an album with Deep Purple.
Besides his symphonies, piano compositions, and other works, Alwyn wrote the scores for dozens of films, British and American, from the '30s to the '60s, from ODD MAN OUT to SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. Also, unlike Malcolm Arnold, Alwyn never made an album with Deep Purple.
Now listening to Alwyn's Symphony 5, his last major work. Recordings by David Lloyd-Jones and the composer on the player this afternoon. William Alwyn born in Northampton on this day in 1905.
November 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
#BOTD William Alwyn, 1905
Besides his symphonies, piano compositions, and other works, Alwyn wrote the scores for dozens of films, British and American, from the '30s to the '60s, from ODD MAN OUT to SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. Also, unlike Malcolm Arnold, Alwyn never made an album with Deep Purple.
Besides his symphonies, piano compositions, and other works, Alwyn wrote the scores for dozens of films, British and American, from the '30s to the '60s, from ODD MAN OUT to SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. Also, unlike Malcolm Arnold, Alwyn never made an album with Deep Purple.
20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. #20TBRbookchallenge 💙📚
19/20 - REVELATIONS IN BLACK by Carl Jacobi
19/20 - REVELATIONS IN BLACK by Carl Jacobi
November 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. #20TBRbookchallenge 💙📚
19/20 - REVELATIONS IN BLACK by Carl Jacobi
19/20 - REVELATIONS IN BLACK by Carl Jacobi
20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. #20TBRbookchallenge 💙📚
18/20 - TITUS GROAN by Mervyn Peake
18/20 - TITUS GROAN by Mervyn Peake
November 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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18/20 - TITUS GROAN by Mervyn Peake
18/20 - TITUS GROAN by Mervyn Peake
The most famous version of Herman Bang's novella THE FOUR DEVILS was Murnau's which, unfortunately, is lost. Eight years earlier (1920), A.W. Sandberg directed the first, which still exists. Best of all: custom English subs!📽️💙📚
November 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The most famous version of Herman Bang's novella THE FOUR DEVILS was Murnau's which, unfortunately, is lost. Eight years earlier (1920), A.W. Sandberg directed the first, which still exists. Best of all: custom English subs!📽️💙📚
20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. #20TBRbookchallenge 💙📚
17/20 - THE WOMAN IN THE DUNES by Kobo Abe
17/20 - THE WOMAN IN THE DUNES by Kobo Abe
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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17/20 - THE WOMAN IN THE DUNES by Kobo Abe
17/20 - THE WOMAN IN THE DUNES by Kobo Abe
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16/20 - THE METAL MONSTER by A. Merritt
16/20 - THE METAL MONSTER by A. Merritt
November 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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16/20 - THE METAL MONSTER by A. Merritt
16/20 - THE METAL MONSTER by A. Merritt
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15/20 - COUNT MAGNUS AND OTHER GHOST STORIES by M. R. James
15/20 - COUNT MAGNUS AND OTHER GHOST STORIES by M. R. James
October 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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15/20 - COUNT MAGNUS AND OTHER GHOST STORIES by M. R. James
15/20 - COUNT MAGNUS AND OTHER GHOST STORIES by M. R. James
Happy Halloween.
Frank Frazetta, American (1928-2010), Headless Horseman I, 1995, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in
October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Happy Halloween.
Gaston Leroux's (THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA) novels were so popular in Hungary they were made into films as soon as they came out. The only print of AFTER DEATH (1920) has been restored by the French, Hungarian and Belgian national film archives. No English subs yet but I'm patient.📽️💙📚
October 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Gaston Leroux's (THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA) novels were so popular in Hungary they were made into films as soon as they came out. The only print of AFTER DEATH (1920) has been restored by the French, Hungarian and Belgian national film archives. No English subs yet but I'm patient.📽️💙📚
Orson Welles admitted he was lucky the NY D.A. didn't know radio shows were recorded or they would've had proof that "The War of the Worlds" broadcast ( #BOTD 10/20/38) was done "with malicious intent." At the end, he said it was "our way of saying 'Boo.'" Next day, no idea people were scared!📽️
October 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Orson Welles admitted he was lucky the NY D.A. didn't know radio shows were recorded or they would've had proof that "The War of the Worlds" broadcast ( #BOTD 10/20/38) was done "with malicious intent." At the end, he said it was "our way of saying 'Boo.'" Next day, no idea people were scared!📽️
20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. #20TBRbookchallenge 💙📚
14/20 - SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES by Ray Bradbury
14/20 - SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES by Ray Bradbury
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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14/20 - SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES by Ray Bradbury
14/20 - SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES by Ray Bradbury
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13/20 - REBECCA by Daphne du Maurier
13/20 - REBECCA by Daphne du Maurier
October 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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13/20 - REBECCA by Daphne du Maurier
13/20 - REBECCA by Daphne du Maurier
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12/20 - THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO by Horace Walpole
12/20 - THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO by Horace Walpole
October 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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12/20 - THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO by Horace Walpole
12/20 - THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO by Horace Walpole
After Samuel Barber, my favorite American composer is Howard Hanson. His recordings as a conductor hold up well, especially "The Composer and His Orchestra" series, where he talked about his own works before playing them. So, happy birthday, Maestro Hanson. #BOTD
October 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
After Samuel Barber, my favorite American composer is Howard Hanson. His recordings as a conductor hold up well, especially "The Composer and His Orchestra" series, where he talked about his own works before playing them. So, happy birthday, Maestro Hanson. #BOTD
Nice opening page by Dan Barry for the first issue of BIG TOWN (1950). The writing in the caption under the art was as corny as the radio show it was based on, so I cropped it. #comicsky
October 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Nice opening page by Dan Barry for the first issue of BIG TOWN (1950). The writing in the caption under the art was as corny as the radio show it was based on, so I cropped it. #comicsky
20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. #20TBRbookchallenge 💙📚
11/20 - THE MEMORY POLICE by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder
11/20 - THE MEMORY POLICE by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder
October 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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11/20 - THE MEMORY POLICE by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder
11/20 - THE MEMORY POLICE by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder
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10/20 - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA by Gaston Leroux
10/20 - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA by Gaston Leroux
October 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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10/20 - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA by Gaston Leroux
10/20 - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA by Gaston Leroux
From the July 1930 issue of WEIRD TALES. Even though there's no credit given, it's obviously the basis of his later film CAT PEOPLE (1942).💙📚 #horror📽️
October 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
From the July 1930 issue of WEIRD TALES. Even though there's no credit given, it's obviously the basis of his later film CAT PEOPLE (1942).💙📚 #horror📽️
20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. #20TBRbookchallenge 💙📚
09/20 - BRUGES-LA-MORTE by Georges Rodenbach, translated by Will Stone
09/20 - BRUGES-LA-MORTE by Georges Rodenbach, translated by Will Stone
October 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. #20TBRbookchallenge 💙📚
09/20 - BRUGES-LA-MORTE by Georges Rodenbach, translated by Will Stone
09/20 - BRUGES-LA-MORTE by Georges Rodenbach, translated by Will Stone
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08/20 - THE TALE OF GENJI by Murasaki Shikibu, translated by Royall Tyler
08/20 - THE TALE OF GENJI by Murasaki Shikibu, translated by Royall Tyler
October 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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08/20 - THE TALE OF GENJI by Murasaki Shikibu, translated by Royall Tyler
08/20 - THE TALE OF GENJI by Murasaki Shikibu, translated by Royall Tyler
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07/20 - THE PALM-WINE DRINKARD by Amos Tutuola
07/20 - THE PALM-WINE DRINKARD by Amos Tutuola
October 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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07/20 - THE PALM-WINE DRINKARD by Amos Tutuola
07/20 - THE PALM-WINE DRINKARD by Amos Tutuola
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06/20 - A FEAST OF BLOOD prepared by Charles M. Collins
06/20 - A FEAST OF BLOOD prepared by Charles M. Collins
October 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. #20TBRbookchallenge 💙📚
06/20 - A FEAST OF BLOOD prepared by Charles M. Collins
06/20 - A FEAST OF BLOOD prepared by Charles M. Collins