Paul A J Lewis
@krycekfacility.bsky.social
"Don't Call Me Doctor"
Writer/Lecturer (Film Studies/Photography)
Writing Portfolio: http://paul-a-j-lewis.com/published-work-and-bylines/
Writing commissions/queries: DM or email (pajlewis[at]btinternet.com)
Kill It With Fire #CultMovies #Podcast
Writer/Lecturer (Film Studies/Photography)
Writing Portfolio: http://paul-a-j-lewis.com/published-work-and-bylines/
Writing commissions/queries: DM or email (pajlewis[at]btinternet.com)
Kill It With Fire #CultMovies #Podcast
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My essay '“We Invent Memories for Each Other”: #JeanRollin and the French #Zombie Film' is included in The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie: link.springer.com/referencewor...
(A small piece of shameless self-promotion for a Tuesday afternoon :D.)
(A small piece of shameless self-promotion for a Tuesday afternoon :D.)
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Well, that's more than acceptable, I guess. Not surprised at all that #GregoryDark and #HarryDeanStanton were my "most watcheds" in 2025. #LetterboxdWrapped #GregoryHippolyte
January 5, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Well, that's more than acceptable, I guess. Not surprised at all that #GregoryDark and #HarryDeanStanton were my "most watcheds" in 2025. #LetterboxdWrapped #GregoryHippolyte
Graffiti that, for a time, was emblazoned on the sea wall at the North Beach in Cleethorpes, on the Lincolnshire coastline.
February 2, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Graffiti that, for a time, was emblazoned on the sea wall at the North Beach in Cleethorpes, on the Lincolnshire coastline.
I'm kind of thinking that #AbelFerrara's superb #neonoir FEAR CITY (1984) is quite, um, poorly represented by the only two quotes from the film that the IMDb list for it...
This from a film that has some superb lines (not these two) in its script.
This from a film that has some superb lines (not these two) in its script.
February 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I'm kind of thinking that #AbelFerrara's superb #neonoir FEAR CITY (1984) is quite, um, poorly represented by the only two quotes from the film that the IMDb list for it...
This from a film that has some superb lines (not these two) in its script.
This from a film that has some superb lines (not these two) in its script.
It was an absolute pleasure to be a guest on this podcast episode. THE MIND OF MR SOAMES is a tremendously good little film, touching on some fascinating themes, with an exceptional performance from Terence Stamp.
A tremendous film, it fires up so many questions and ideas! @krycekfacility.bsky.social & myself did a pretty deep dive into it here…
bsky.app/profile/amic...
bsky.app/profile/amic...
January 30, 2026 at 10:36 PM
It was an absolute pleasure to be a guest on this podcast episode. THE MIND OF MR SOAMES is a tremendously good little film, touching on some fascinating themes, with an exceptional performance from Terence Stamp.
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"Anybody know why Richie did Bobby Lupo?"
January 28, 2026 at 6:54 AM
"Anybody know why Richie did Bobby Lupo?"
I often think about that Arthur Miller quote that opens John Flynn's OUT FOR JUSTICE (1991) and hope that some of the excised footage featuring more of William Forsythe's performance turns up someday.
"Anybody seen Richie," indeed.
"Anybody seen Richie," indeed.
January 28, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I often think about that Arthur Miller quote that opens John Flynn's OUT FOR JUSTICE (1991) and hope that some of the excised footage featuring more of William Forsythe's performance turns up someday.
"Anybody seen Richie," indeed.
"Anybody seen Richie," indeed.
January 22, 2026 at 1:06 AM
January 21, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Presently, I feel a little bit like digging out my quad poster for Werner Herzog's COBRA VERDE and hanging it on my bedroom wall.
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Presently, I feel a little bit like digging out my quad poster for Werner Herzog's COBRA VERDE and hanging it on my bedroom wall.
Well, that's more than acceptable, I guess. Not surprised at all that #GregoryDark and #HarryDeanStanton were my "most watcheds" in 2025. #LetterboxdWrapped #GregoryHippolyte
January 5, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Well, that's more than acceptable, I guess. Not surprised at all that #GregoryDark and #HarryDeanStanton were my "most watcheds" in 2025. #LetterboxdWrapped #GregoryHippolyte
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One of the most depressing films ever made. In a good way...?
Scarlet Street (Fritz Lang, 1945)
Eddie G is pitiful and Dan Duryea is superbly sleazy in this wonderful noir from Lang. The desperation in Chris Cross’ bond with crook Kitty is palpable. The way this acts as the catalyst for his already miserable life to fall completely apart is wrenching.
Eddie G is pitiful and Dan Duryea is superbly sleazy in this wonderful noir from Lang. The desperation in Chris Cross’ bond with crook Kitty is palpable. The way this acts as the catalyst for his already miserable life to fall completely apart is wrenching.
December 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
One of the most depressing films ever made. In a good way...?
Scarlet Street (Fritz Lang, 1945)
Eddie G is pitiful and Dan Duryea is superbly sleazy in this wonderful noir from Lang. The desperation in Chris Cross’ bond with crook Kitty is palpable. The way this acts as the catalyst for his already miserable life to fall completely apart is wrenching.
Eddie G is pitiful and Dan Duryea is superbly sleazy in this wonderful noir from Lang. The desperation in Chris Cross’ bond with crook Kitty is palpable. The way this acts as the catalyst for his already miserable life to fall completely apart is wrenching.
December 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Scarlet Street (Fritz Lang, 1945)
Eddie G is pitiful and Dan Duryea is superbly sleazy in this wonderful noir from Lang. The desperation in Chris Cross’ bond with crook Kitty is palpable. The way this acts as the catalyst for his already miserable life to fall completely apart is wrenching.
Eddie G is pitiful and Dan Duryea is superbly sleazy in this wonderful noir from Lang. The desperation in Chris Cross’ bond with crook Kitty is palpable. The way this acts as the catalyst for his already miserable life to fall completely apart is wrenching.
La marge / The Streetwalker (Walerian Borowczyk, 1976)
Sex is, and in fact all relationships are, transactional in this richly textured film from Borowczyk. La marge has all the attention to mise-en-scène that defines Borowczyk’s cinema, and a strong indictment of the way in which ...
Sex is, and in fact all relationships are, transactional in this richly textured film from Borowczyk. La marge has all the attention to mise-en-scène that defines Borowczyk’s cinema, and a strong indictment of the way in which ...
December 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
La marge / The Streetwalker (Walerian Borowczyk, 1976)
Sex is, and in fact all relationships are, transactional in this richly textured film from Borowczyk. La marge has all the attention to mise-en-scène that defines Borowczyk’s cinema, and a strong indictment of the way in which ...
Sex is, and in fact all relationships are, transactional in this richly textured film from Borowczyk. La marge has all the attention to mise-en-scène that defines Borowczyk’s cinema, and a strong indictment of the way in which ...
House by the River (Fritz Lang, 1950)
Haunting gothic noir in which a failed writer, with a sense of entitlement a mile wide, murders the housemaid after whom he has lusted, before dragging his innocent brother into the deadly mix. Beautifully directed, with a marvelous sense of place.
Haunting gothic noir in which a failed writer, with a sense of entitlement a mile wide, murders the housemaid after whom he has lusted, before dragging his innocent brother into the deadly mix. Beautifully directed, with a marvelous sense of place.
December 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
House by the River (Fritz Lang, 1950)
Haunting gothic noir in which a failed writer, with a sense of entitlement a mile wide, murders the housemaid after whom he has lusted, before dragging his innocent brother into the deadly mix. Beautifully directed, with a marvelous sense of place.
Haunting gothic noir in which a failed writer, with a sense of entitlement a mile wide, murders the housemaid after whom he has lusted, before dragging his innocent brother into the deadly mix. Beautifully directed, with a marvelous sense of place.
"Did you come to that conclusion out of patriotism or just greed?"
- Lew Harper (Paul Newman), THE DROWNING POOL (Stuart Rosenberg, 1975)
- Lew Harper (Paul Newman), THE DROWNING POOL (Stuart Rosenberg, 1975)
December 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"Did you come to that conclusion out of patriotism or just greed?"
- Lew Harper (Paul Newman), THE DROWNING POOL (Stuart Rosenberg, 1975)
- Lew Harper (Paul Newman), THE DROWNING POOL (Stuart Rosenberg, 1975)
As a now-middle aged man with two teenage sons, lately I find myself thinking a lot about that final "goodbye" to Harry Dean Stanton's character in John Milius's RED DAWN (1984)...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSGD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSGD...
RED DAWN (1984) | Dad's Goodbye: 'Avenge Me' Scene | MGM
YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios
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December 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
As a now-middle aged man with two teenage sons, lately I find myself thinking a lot about that final "goodbye" to Harry Dean Stanton's character in John Milius's RED DAWN (1984)...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSGD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSGD...
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btw Avati directed THE greatest horrorfilm of the 90s as well, LA ARCANO INCANTATORE
December 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
btw Avati directed THE greatest horrorfilm of the 90s as well, LA ARCANO INCANTATORE
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DOVE COMINCIA LA NOTTE / WHERE THE NIGHT BEGINS, 1991 - Pupi Avati's extremely subdued ghost story is one of the great horrorfilms of the 90s - if you don't pay close enough attention, you won't even be able to tell it's a ghost story. Sublime, amazing.
December 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
DOVE COMINCIA LA NOTTE / WHERE THE NIGHT BEGINS, 1991 - Pupi Avati's extremely subdued ghost story is one of the great horrorfilms of the 90s - if you don't pay close enough attention, you won't even be able to tell it's a ghost story. Sublime, amazing.
Drinking old-fashioneds and watching Phil Karlson's super #filmnoir 99 RIVER STREET (1953). That's exactly how a Friday evening should be spent, am I right?
December 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Drinking old-fashioneds and watching Phil Karlson's super #filmnoir 99 RIVER STREET (1953). That's exactly how a Friday evening should be spent, am I right?
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the way the monster comes to life in 1910's Frankenstein is exactly the same as they have resurrected Frank in HELLRAISER :) youtu.be/w-fM9meqfQ4?...
FRANKENSTEIN (1910) HD
YouTube video by TheVideoCellar
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November 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
the way the monster comes to life in 1910's Frankenstein is exactly the same as they have resurrected Frank in HELLRAISER :) youtu.be/w-fM9meqfQ4?...
Really pleased to see my article about #JoseRamonLarraz's DEVIATION (1971) in the new (third) issue of the General Witchfinders @generalwitch.bsky.social 'zine, alongside excellent articles, stories, and artworks from other fine folk.
Buy your copy here: ko-fi.com/s/c3f2c05f87
Buy your copy here: ko-fi.com/s/c3f2c05f87
October 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Really pleased to see my article about #JoseRamonLarraz's DEVIATION (1971) in the new (third) issue of the General Witchfinders @generalwitch.bsky.social 'zine, alongside excellent articles, stories, and artworks from other fine folk.
Buy your copy here: ko-fi.com/s/c3f2c05f87
Buy your copy here: ko-fi.com/s/c3f2c05f87
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Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to our latest Samhain issue of the General Witchfinders zine. We honestly couldn’t have done it without you. A terrifyingly talented bunch, one and all. Go follow them, check out their work, and tell them we sent you
#GeneralWitchfinders #Zine #BritishHorror
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#GeneralWitchfinders #Zine #BritishHorror
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Our Samhain horror 'zine is out now:
76 pages of fresh nightmares, haunted nostalgia, and British strangeness. A fine fireside read for the turning of the year.
#GeneralWitchfinders #Zine #HorrorZine #BritishHorror
Buy it here
tinyurl.com/gwZINE
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76 pages of fresh nightmares, haunted nostalgia, and British strangeness. A fine fireside read for the turning of the year.
#GeneralWitchfinders #Zine #HorrorZine #BritishHorror
Buy it here
tinyurl.com/gwZINE
Please repost
October 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to our latest Samhain issue of the General Witchfinders zine. We honestly couldn’t have done it without you. A terrifyingly talented bunch, one and all. Go follow them, check out their work, and tell them we sent you
#GeneralWitchfinders #Zine #BritishHorror
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#GeneralWitchfinders #Zine #BritishHorror
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"I didn't sell out: I bought in."
#NowWatching James Merendino's SLC PUNK (1998)
#NowWatching James Merendino's SLC PUNK (1998)
October 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
"I didn't sell out: I bought in."
#NowWatching James Merendino's SLC PUNK (1998)
#NowWatching James Merendino's SLC PUNK (1998)
Clumsy day today. Enjoying my morning coffee so much I spilt it down my shirt, and experiencing typos galore whilst trying to type on the world's smallest wireless keyboard 😆
October 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Clumsy day today. Enjoying my morning coffee so much I spilt it down my shirt, and experiencing typos galore whilst trying to type on the world's smallest wireless keyboard 😆