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Kat Hughes
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RT-Approved freelance journo, moderator & essayist specialising in horror.
By-lines: Arrow Video, Second Sight, Dread Central, Film Stories & more.
Podcasts: Movies with Mummy, All of Us are Lost & Savage Garden.

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Kat Hughes @kathughes.bsky.social · Nov 10
This might be a fun way to get to know folk over here, so here goes:

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just .gifs

#FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️

Day 1
a man without a shirt is wearing headphones and looking at the camera
ALT: a man without a shirt is wearing headphones and looking at the camera
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KEEPER arrives in cinemas tomorrow:

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‘Keeper’ review: Dir. Osgood Perkins (2025)
For most filmmakers the process of creating a new movie takes years.  Getting from idea, to script, financing, filming, and editing, and finally release, can take forever. Whilst some projects seem to...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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I spoke with actor Monty Ben about his time on SLOW HORSES season 5

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Interview: Monty Ben discusses his time on 'Slow Horses'
Monty Ben is a French-Tunisian former Karate World Championship medallist who, since retiring from the sport, has turned his attention to the world of film and television. Monty Ben has become an acto...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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My review of THE RUNNING MAN:

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‘The Running Man’ review: Dir. Edgar Wright (2025)
In 1987, Arnold Schwarzenegger starred as Ben Richards in the film The Running Man, which was very loosely based on the novel of the same name by legendary author Stephen King. Directed by Paul Michae...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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More thoughts on PREDATOR: BADLANDS
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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The second part of our deep-dive into TALAMASCA is now live over on Savage Garden Pod:

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Talamasca: The Task at Hand & Wet Work
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November 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Don't miss the new dark comedy ADULTHOOD on 25th November w/ Director Alex Winter Video Intro! Josh Gad & Kaya Scodelario star as a pair of siblings who discover a dead body in their parents' basement, sending them down a rabbit hole of crime and murder. 🎟️ buff.ly/5sA48Na
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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FRANKENSTEIN arrives on Netflix tomorrow

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‘Frankenstein’ review: Dir. Guillermo del Toro (2025)
Throughout his career, Guillermo del Toro has made his love of monsters well known. His body of work has seen him tackle vampires, amphibian men, kaiju, and insectoid cryptids, but now del Toro tackle...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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My thoughts on PREDATOR BADLANDS

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‘Predator: Badlands’ review: Dir. Dan Trachtenberg (2025)
Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator film, Prey, released in 2022 to a near overwhelming positive response. The film pitted a Comanche warrior against one of the Yautja, aka Predators, in a deadly game of cat ...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Spent last night watching THE TERMINATOR with a live score and it was perfect.
The outside of Eventium Apollo, rainbow lights light the building, The Terminator Live is written on playbill. The Terminator Live is projected onto a screen. Beneath in on a stage are a variety of instruments including a keyboard and drums.
November 3, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Having fallen in love with HUESERA it was an absolute privilege to be able to contribute to this beautiful @arrowvideo.bsky.social release.

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Huesera: The Bone Woman Limited Edition Blu-ray | Arrow Films
Shop Huesera: The Bone Woman Limited Edition Blu-ray at Arrow Films. Free UK Delivery
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October 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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I interviewed Tonic the Cat's trainer Melissa Millett about their work on CAUGHT STEALING:

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Melissa Millett explains how she trained Tonic the Cat for his role in 'Caught Stealing'
Caught Stealing, from director Darren Aronofsky, is now available to buy or rent at home. Set in 1998, it follows the very bad time experienced by bartender Hank Thompson. Hank (Austin Butler) was a h...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Last night I should have been recovering from Celluloid Screams, instead, I went to an early screening of PREDATOR: BADLANDS a film which is the porgification of the Predator franchise. Still, the after party was super fun.
A blonde haired woman and a pink hair woman stand either side of someone dressed as a Predator. A trio of sci-fi head skull trophy props from the film Predator Badlands A collection of neon green cocktails. A red neon sign on a wall that reads 'First Hunt. Last Chance.'
October 28, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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FILMQUEST began this weekend, review round-up.

Film One - ORION

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‘Orion’ review: Dir. Jaco Bouwer [Filmquest 2025]
Having previously built a cinematic body of work within the horror genre, director Jaco Bouwer now ventures into the realm of science-fiction with his latest film, Orion. Rather than go big, Bouwer ke...
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October 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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DEAD GIVEAWAY:

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‘Dead Giveaway’ review: Dir. Ian Kimble [Philadelphia Film Festival 2025]
In Ian Kimble’s directorial debut, Dead Giveaway, Ruby Modine’s Jill wakes up hungover, hungry, and sharing her bed with a recently deceased corpse. With no memory of the night before, Jill enlists th...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Time for the @celluloidscreams.bsky.social review thread to begin. First up, QUEENS OF THE DEAD (which happens to arrive in the US today)

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‘Queens of the Dead’ review: Dir. Tina Romero [Celluloid Screams 2025]
Tina Romero has a long history with the zombie movie. Her father, the late George A. Romero essentially invented the zombie film with his trilogy, The Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and D...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Dipping into Brooklyn Horror festival to review Adam Egypt Mortimer's CINDERELLA

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‘Cinderella’ review: Dir. Adam Egypt Mortimer [Brooklyn Horror 2025]
The forthcoming Tales From the Woods is a new horror anthology that reimagines the dark origins of popular fairy tales. So far THN have reviewed both Jacques the Giant Slayer from directing duo Justin...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Last night’s #BostonKickout 30th Anniversary 4K restoration screening & Q&A saw stars #JohnSimm #RichardHansen and #NathanValente back together again with director #PaulHills and reflected on their friendship 30 years on and how important the film was to them

#LimitedEdition arrives 3 Nov
October 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Tina Romero discusses QUEENS OF THE DEAD

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Tina Romero on making zombies fabulous in 'Queens of the Dead'
Tina Romero is the daughter of legendary film director, George A. Romero, and a filmmaker in her own right. Having studied at NYC Tisch, Romero left school and became a DJ, but always had one eye on m...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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My BOSTON KICKOUT interview with Paul Hills and Marc Warren:

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Paul Hills & Marc Warren look back on 'Boston Kickout'
In 1995, Paul Hills directed Boston Kickout, an award-winning autobiographical feature starring John Simm, Marc Warren, and Andrew Lincoln as a group of young men growing up in post-Thatcher Stevenage...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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New #podcast Day!

Here's the latest episode of Uncut about the provocative director, Alex Garland. @uncutrobcast.bsky.social, Graham, @kathughes.bsky.social & @simonramshaw.bsky.social talk about Ex Machina, Men & Civil War.

Check it out here: youtu.be/Ug5Kv1pHeU0?...
Alex Garland "The Cat Among the Pigeons" - UNCUT PODCAST (Ex Machina, Men & More)
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October 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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@celluloidscreams.bsky.social begins on Thursday, here are some of my picks.

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Celluloid Screams 2025: THN's Picks
From Thursday 23rd October – Sunday 26th October Celluloid Screams will once more take over Sheffield’s Showroom cinema for a long weekend of macabre delights. The festival’s line-up is always brillia...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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You might know the host of this screening...
aimpublicity.bsky.social Aim Publicity @aimpublicity.bsky.social · Oct 15
#JohnSimm #AndrewLincoln & #MarcWarren’s first ever film ‘ #BostonKickout turns 30 & gets 30th Anniversary 4K Restoration’ #News @frompage2screen.bsky.social

Don't miss the 4K restoration anniversary screening & Q&A on 20th October at Picturehouse Central + Q&A with director #PaulHills & cast
October 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Some excellent selections at this year's @sohohorrorfest.bsky.social

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The Soho Horror Film Festival 2025 Programme has Launched
Soho Horror Film Festival returns 21st – 23rd November at the Coldharbour Blue Cinema in Brixton, and once more will be packed with a raft of genre excellence. And, if that wasn’t enough, the followin...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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We went to see GABBY'S DOLLHOUSE: THE MOVIE, hear our thoughts on this week's MOVIES WITH MUMMY:

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Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
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October 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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First review from Grimmfest is for BEAST OF WAR

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‘Beast of War’ review: Dir. Kiah Roache-Turner [Grimmfest 2025]
Last year, director Kiah Roache-Turner was one of two directors that attempted to bring the ‘spider movie’ back into the mainstream. Whereas Sébastien Vanicek’s Infested channelled Arachnophobia, with...
thehollywoodnews.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:13 AM