James Quin
@jimquin.bsky.social
Welcome to the New Era.
A committed subscriber to the #ForteanTimes, lover of genre fiction in general. Horror, sci-fi, superheroes and anything pulpy.
A committed subscriber to the #ForteanTimes, lover of genre fiction in general. Horror, sci-fi, superheroes and anything pulpy.
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Arrow's UHD BluRay set of Ninja Turtles finally gives these movies a bunch of special features!
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TMNT Arrow Box Set
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December 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Arrow's UHD BluRay set of Ninja Turtles finally gives these movies a bunch of special features!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=te9k...
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Rather a fascinating little selection of extra treats & goodies to supplement the traditional Christmas haul. A decent mix of old favourites and new interesting things from those nice people at American Fizz.
December 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Rather a fascinating little selection of extra treats & goodies to supplement the traditional Christmas haul. A decent mix of old favourites and new interesting things from those nice people at American Fizz.
Put together another set of shelves to house my collection of various physical media in my bedroom. Don't need the brackets that fix it into a wall alcove, got all my stuff moved and stored neatly in my own personal filing system. No messing.
December 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Put together another set of shelves to house my collection of various physical media in my bedroom. Don't need the brackets that fix it into a wall alcove, got all my stuff moved and stored neatly in my own personal filing system. No messing.
@cheapshow.bsky.social @e-loud.bsky.social Blessings of the season be upon ye, gentlemen. This morn, I found myself gifted with the pleasingly Fortean "Atlas Of Paranormal Places" and #SauceReport 1 bottle Encona original West Indian hot pepper, 1 bottle Tingly Ted's "Xtra Tingly"
December 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
@cheapshow.bsky.social @e-loud.bsky.social Blessings of the season be upon ye, gentlemen. This morn, I found myself gifted with the pleasingly Fortean "Atlas Of Paranormal Places" and #SauceReport 1 bottle Encona original West Indian hot pepper, 1 bottle Tingly Ted's "Xtra Tingly"
The pride of my Christmas haul this year, along with Blu-rays of The Last Starfighter and the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trilogy. Those lapels are just crying out for some snazzy pin badges, patches and other customizations!
December 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The pride of my Christmas haul this year, along with Blu-rays of The Last Starfighter and the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trilogy. Those lapels are just crying out for some snazzy pin badges, patches and other customizations!
"The plastic pieces of this game can be deadly if you eat it."
"And a kiss can be deadly if you mean it..." Upsetting Kenner toy designers and McDonald's ad execs alike, here comes the LxB to vomit stagnant sewer-water all over Tim Burton's dream of mainstream acceptance.
"And a kiss can be deadly if you mean it..." Upsetting Kenner toy designers and McDonald's ad execs alike, here comes the LxB to vomit stagnant sewer-water all over Tim Burton's dream of mainstream acceptance.
Happy Christmas! To celebrate, we thought we'd play the most Xmassy board game we could think of... "Batman Returns", based on the 1992 movie!
Apparently it's set at Xmas - SO IT COUNTS!
Join LXB for a chilly battle to the bitter end!
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Apparently it's set at Xmas - SO IT COUNTS!
Join LXB for a chilly battle to the bitter end!
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LXB Plays: Batman Returns 3D Board Game
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December 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"The plastic pieces of this game can be deadly if you eat it."
"And a kiss can be deadly if you mean it..." Upsetting Kenner toy designers and McDonald's ad execs alike, here comes the LxB to vomit stagnant sewer-water all over Tim Burton's dream of mainstream acceptance.
"And a kiss can be deadly if you mean it..." Upsetting Kenner toy designers and McDonald's ad execs alike, here comes the LxB to vomit stagnant sewer-water all over Tim Burton's dream of mainstream acceptance.
Oh friends, the #SnackPalace is well and truly enshrining these gorgeous hand-cooked kettle-style crisps. A burst of sweet black garlic pops on the tongue at first bite, slowly mellowing into nutty brown-butter and the distinctly pungent, but not unpleasant cheesiness of Camembert.
December 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Oh friends, the #SnackPalace is well and truly enshrining these gorgeous hand-cooked kettle-style crisps. A burst of sweet black garlic pops on the tongue at first bite, slowly mellowing into nutty brown-butter and the distinctly pungent, but not unpleasant cheesiness of Camembert.
Time for me to have some festive fun with a viewing of the one '80s movie that nobody argues isn't a Christmas film. That's right, Gremlins! And I just also would like to say that Ghostbusters 2 is a Christmas movie as well.
December 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Time for me to have some festive fun with a viewing of the one '80s movie that nobody argues isn't a Christmas film. That's right, Gremlins! And I just also would like to say that Ghostbusters 2 is a Christmas movie as well.
I'm sorry to have to go right back to the Kids In The Hall well so early, but these really reminded me of the sketch about Junior Vice-President Ray, the "Girl Drink Drunk" youtu.be/nx3EzCi_dOc?...
December 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I'm sorry to have to go right back to the Kids In The Hall well so early, but these really reminded me of the sketch about Junior Vice-President Ray, the "Girl Drink Drunk" youtu.be/nx3EzCi_dOc?...
A very interesting variation on the usual shandy/radler concept, something that could certainly work with Christmas dinner. 🍻
December 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A very interesting variation on the usual shandy/radler concept, something that could certainly work with Christmas dinner. 🍻
The #1 movie when you were ten years old is how 2026 is going to go...
December 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The #1 movie when you were ten years old is how 2026 is going to go...
Interestingly, Pynner-on-the-Wibble is directly on the opposite end of the country from Spofforth. It's a straight line from one to the other, perhaps even the longest ley-line in the British Isles.
It’s time for an EPIC Xmas Knees Up!
CheapShow is celebrating its 7th Annual Office Christmas Party packed with presents, booze, music, crackers and aggressive Butler bullying! Join Paul & Eli for the yuletide finale of 2025!!
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Merry Chrimbus!
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Merry Chrimbus!
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It’s time for an EPIC Xmas Knees Up! CheapShow is celebrating its 7th Annual Office Christmas Party packed with presents, booze, music, crackers and aggressive Butler bullying! Join Paul & Eli for the...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Interestingly, Pynner-on-the-Wibble is directly on the opposite end of the country from Spofforth. It's a straight line from one to the other, perhaps even the longest ley-line in the British Isles.
Well, that was a pleasant surprise to cross off my list of interesting fast-food items to try! Yes, Wendy's chili is made of cut-up bits of the burgers that have been on the grill a bit too long and no, in the UK you can't ask for extra packets of hot spicy chili oil. Loved it, though!
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Well, that was a pleasant surprise to cross off my list of interesting fast-food items to try! Yes, Wendy's chili is made of cut-up bits of the burgers that have been on the grill a bit too long and no, in the UK you can't ask for extra packets of hot spicy chili oil. Loved it, though!
@cheapshow.bsky.social Got an advance look at what McD's is putting out for the special post-Christmas menu. Looks to be mostly hassle-free versions of the experimental hacks that everyone makes, probably because half of everyone's points on the app are expiring?
December 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
@cheapshow.bsky.social Got an advance look at what McD's is putting out for the special post-Christmas menu. Looks to be mostly hassle-free versions of the experimental hacks that everyone makes, probably because half of everyone's points on the app are expiring?
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Mass market paperbacks were always my favourite format. Made the idea and the feel of a book so exciting - a compact self-contained world you could carry round in your pocket. Genuinely sad they’re going. Trade paperbacks are just the ‘cheap’ version of a hardback. Not their own thing at all.
RIP Mass market paperbacks. Always my preferred format.
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Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
After years of steady sales declines, the format will largely disappear next year.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Mass market paperbacks were always my favourite format. Made the idea and the feel of a book so exciting - a compact self-contained world you could carry round in your pocket. Genuinely sad they’re going. Trade paperbacks are just the ‘cheap’ version of a hardback. Not their own thing at all.
www.tumblr.com/let-fans-be-... Here's the first of a series of Tumblr posts delving into my experiences with the great Gothic supernatural soap-opera Dark Shadows.
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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · Inside the great house of Collinwood, a séance has been held in an effort to establish contact with the supernatural. But at this moment, life for the six members of the séance has…
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December 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
www.tumblr.com/let-fans-be-... Here's the first of a series of Tumblr posts delving into my experiences with the great Gothic supernatural soap-opera Dark Shadows.
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I mean, you can instantly tell by my header that I absolutely love this show and everything connected with it. #DungeonsNDragons
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The History of Dungeons & Dragons: Satanic Panic on Saturday Mornings!
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December 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I mean, you can instantly tell by my header that I absolutely love this show and everything connected with it. #DungeonsNDragons
Dedicated to Mo, the Golden Boy.
December 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Dedicated to Mo, the Golden Boy.
Gloriously tactile board-gaming fun on an excellent little structured cardboard set, with TWO! Yes, two board gimmicks.
We're back and it's a Looooooong one today and Paul, Stuart & Oliver tackle the tomb raiding of "Curse of the Idol"
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LXB Plays: Curse Of The Idol
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November 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Gloriously tactile board-gaming fun on an excellent little structured cardboard set, with TWO! Yes, two board gimmicks.
youtu.be/mwTAWPCyw0k?... Here's some fantastic Hong Kong silliness that found its way into my collection now. Based on the manga Kujaku-Ou (also the source of two Sega video games that were shorn of their licensing ties in the west) and now on Blu-ray from 88 Films.
Peacock King (1988) Trailer - English Subtitles
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November 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
youtu.be/mwTAWPCyw0k?... Here's some fantastic Hong Kong silliness that found its way into my collection now. Based on the manga Kujaku-Ou (also the source of two Sega video games that were shorn of their licensing ties in the west) and now on Blu-ray from 88 Films.
Right old proper hauntology here, at the bottom of the dingy old Fright Bag in the dark corner of the Forbidden Basement of Mystery.
Now available for all, every skunk ape and boggart's favourite tradition. Spritz yourself with holy water, it's your fourth annual Fright Bag.
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Millard's Halloween Fright Bag IV
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November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Right old proper hauntology here, at the bottom of the dingy old Fright Bag in the dark corner of the Forbidden Basement of Mystery.
Wow, these little crunchy snack things! They're like the crispy wrappers you get on really good fried wontons, flavoured with spicy chili peppers, bit of roast pork and fried chicken in there as well. A welcome addition to the head table at my personal #SnackPalace
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wow, these little crunchy snack things! They're like the crispy wrappers you get on really good fried wontons, flavoured with spicy chili peppers, bit of roast pork and fried chicken in there as well. A welcome addition to the head table at my personal #SnackPalace
@cheapshow.bsky.social @e-loud.bsky.social My latest selection of fanciful snacks and goodies from that very nice online pan-Asian supermarket Starry Mart. Very interested to try the Samyang Tangle, a wider and flatter noodle with the creamy BBQ-style bulgogi sauce.
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
@cheapshow.bsky.social @e-loud.bsky.social My latest selection of fanciful snacks and goodies from that very nice online pan-Asian supermarket Starry Mart. Very interested to try the Samyang Tangle, a wider and flatter noodle with the creamy BBQ-style bulgogi sauce.
Having a wonderful time drinking some pretty nice Dolce Gusto machine coffee, a special flavoured pod from this company called Aroma Gold. Apparently they also do a pretty good tiramisu flavour, which I might look into next time.
November 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Having a wonderful time drinking some pretty nice Dolce Gusto machine coffee, a special flavoured pod from this company called Aroma Gold. Apparently they also do a pretty good tiramisu flavour, which I might look into next time.
Past the Leviathan storyline and the Parallel Time arc, there's one great final storyline running through #DarkShadows. I'm gonna enjoy the shit out of the 1840s arc, ending with episodes 1196-1198. The true ending of Dark Shadows, the end of Barnabas and of Angelique...
November 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Past the Leviathan storyline and the Parallel Time arc, there's one great final storyline running through #DarkShadows. I'm gonna enjoy the shit out of the 1840s arc, ending with episodes 1196-1198. The true ending of Dark Shadows, the end of Barnabas and of Angelique...