Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key
@richardswohorror.bsky.social
I like to read, watch movies and document my life in colourful Excel spreadsheets. 1970s British horror is my happy place. Gigantic Japanese monsters also welcome.
This is a thing of absolute beauty. #hammer #hammerfilms #hammerhorror #vinegarsyndrome #themanwhocouldcheatdeath #antondiffring #hazelcourt #christopherlee #terencefisher #bluraycollector
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This is a thing of absolute beauty. #hammer #hammerfilms #hammerhorror #vinegarsyndrome #themanwhocouldcheatdeath #antondiffring #hazelcourt #christopherlee #terencefisher #bluraycollector
Today's movie is Dario Argento's The Five Days, set during the Milanese Rebellion of March 1848. Ostensibly a satire this film does indeed look beautiful, but my struggle to enjoy Italian comedy unfortunately continues. #todaysmovie #italiancinema #italiancomedy #darioargento #adrianocelentano
November 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Today's movie is Dario Argento's The Five Days, set during the Milanese Rebellion of March 1848. Ostensibly a satire this film does indeed look beautiful, but my struggle to enjoy Italian comedy unfortunately continues. #todaysmovie #italiancinema #italiancomedy #darioargento #adrianocelentano
Tonight's movie is An Angel for Satan in which Barbara Steele once again plays a good girl and a bad girl thanks to an inherited curse. #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #goodmovies #horrormovies #horrorfam #horror #italiancinema #italianhorror #italiangothic #barbarasteele #anthonysteffen
November 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Tonight's movie is An Angel for Satan in which Barbara Steele once again plays a good girl and a bad girl thanks to an inherited curse. #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #goodmovies #horrormovies #horrorfam #horror #italiancinema #italianhorror #italiangothic #barbarasteele #anthonysteffen
Tonight's movie is The Curse of the Werewolf (1961). One of Hammer's finest gothic chillers with Oliver Reed on fire as the titular beast. #hammer #hammerfilms #hammerhorror #werewolfmovies #oliverreed
November 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Tonight's movie is The Curse of the Werewolf (1961). One of Hammer's finest gothic chillers with Oliver Reed on fire as the titular beast. #hammer #hammerfilms #hammerhorror #werewolfmovies #oliverreed
My Hallowe'en movie of choice is Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). An over-the-top piece of nonsense that I'm inordinately fond of. The script is atrocious but the style and atmosphere are unsurpassed. The last great horror movie. #dracula #garyoldman #coppola #halloween #vampire #horrorfam
October 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
My Hallowe'en movie of choice is Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). An over-the-top piece of nonsense that I'm inordinately fond of. The script is atrocious but the style and atmosphere are unsurpassed. The last great horror movie. #dracula #garyoldman #coppola #halloween #vampire #horrorfam
Mario Argentober Night 31 : The Phantom of the Opera. Julian Sands makes for a fun and disturbing Phantom, without a mask but with an army of rats. #tonightsmovie #darioargento #asiaargento #juliansands #phantom #horrorfam
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Mario Argentober Night 31 : The Phantom of the Opera. Julian Sands makes for a fun and disturbing Phantom, without a mask but with an army of rats. #tonightsmovie #darioargento #asiaargento #juliansands #phantom #horrorfam
Mario Argentober Night 30 : Rabid Dogs AKA Kidnapped. Bleak and jarring, this crime thriller is Bava doing something very different at the end of his career. #tonightsmovie #italiancinema #thriller #luigimontefiori #mariobava
October 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Mario Argentober Night 30 : Rabid Dogs AKA Kidnapped. Bleak and jarring, this crime thriller is Bava doing something very different at the end of his career. #tonightsmovie #italiancinema #thriller #luigimontefiori #mariobava
Mario Argentober Night 29 : Do You Like Hitchcock? A young film student investigates a murder in the apartment opposite his house. #tonightsmovie #goodmovies #darioargento #italiancinema #thriller #hitchcock
October 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Mario Argentober Night 29 : Do You Like Hitchcock? A young film student investigates a murder in the apartment opposite his house. #tonightsmovie #goodmovies #darioargento #italiancinema #thriller #hitchcock
Mario Argentober Night 28 - Danger: Diabolik. Great pop-art comic-book crime caper with lots of enjoyably 60s moments. #italiancinema #mariobava #johnphilliplaw #marisamell #adolfoceli #terrythomas #diabolik
October 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Mario Argentober Night 28 - Danger: Diabolik. Great pop-art comic-book crime caper with lots of enjoyably 60s moments. #italiancinema #mariobava #johnphilliplaw #marisamell #adolfoceli #terrythomas #diabolik
Mario Argentober Night 27 : The Stendhal Syndrome. A decent last hurrah from a great director. #tonightsmovie #horror #horrormovies #horrorfam #italiancinema #italianhorror #darioargento #asiaargento #thomaskretschmann
October 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Mario Argentober Night 27 : The Stendhal Syndrome. A decent last hurrah from a great director. #tonightsmovie #horror #horrormovies #horrorfam #italiancinema #italianhorror #darioargento #asiaargento #thomaskretschmann
Mario Argentober Nights 25 and 26 : Two Evil Eyes and Lisa and the Devil. Not the best work of any of these directors. #tonightsmovie #horror #horrormovies #horrorfam #italiancinema #italianhorror #darioargento #mariobava #georgearomero
October 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Mario Argentober Nights 25 and 26 : Two Evil Eyes and Lisa and the Devil. Not the best work of any of these directors. #tonightsmovie #horror #horrormovies #horrorfam #italiancinema #italianhorror #darioargento #mariobava #georgearomero
Mario Argentober Night 24 : Shock. Mario Bava's final film is a chilling little ghost tale with a very creepy child. Daria Nicolodi is excellent again. #tonightsmovie #mariobava #italianhorror #italiancinema #darianicolodi #johnsteiner #ivanrassimov
October 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Mario Argentober Night 24 : Shock. Mario Bava's final film is a chilling little ghost tale with a very creepy child. Daria Nicolodi is excellent again. #tonightsmovie #mariobava #italianhorror #italiancinema #darianicolodi #johnsteiner #ivanrassimov
Mario Argentober Night 23 : Profondo Rosso. A superior giallo with Argento firing on all cylinders and Goblin's music delighting and surprising throughout. #greatmovies #horror #horrormovies #horrorfam #italiancinema #italianhorror #darioargento #goblin #darianicolodi #davidhemmings
October 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Mario Argentober Night 23 : Profondo Rosso. A superior giallo with Argento firing on all cylinders and Goblin's music delighting and surprising throughout. #greatmovies #horror #horrormovies #horrorfam #italiancinema #italianhorror #darioargento #goblin #darianicolodi #davidhemmings
Mario Argentober Night 22 : Baron Blood. Lacking Bava's usual visual flair and crushingly slow, Baron Blood still has some amazing location work at Burg Kreuzenstein, Austria. Joseph Cotten is channeling Vincent Price throughout. #tonightsmovie #mariobava #elkesommer #josephcotten
October 24, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Mario Argentober Night 22 : Baron Blood. Lacking Bava's usual visual flair and crushingly slow, Baron Blood still has some amazing location work at Burg Kreuzenstein, Austria. Joseph Cotten is channeling Vincent Price throughout. #tonightsmovie #mariobava #elkesommer #josephcotten
Mario Argentober Night Twenty-one : Mother of Tears. A confused mess that could have been better with more money spent on it and anyone else in the lead role. There are some surprisingly interesting nuggets in there but the SOV look is a stumbling block and the final scene looks like Knightmare.
October 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Mario Argentober Night Twenty-one : Mother of Tears. A confused mess that could have been better with more money spent on it and anyone else in the lead role. There are some surprisingly interesting nuggets in there but the SOV look is a stumbling block and the final scene looks like Knightmare.
Tonight's movie is Lucio Fulci's Demonia. Starts off OK but rapidly deteriorates. To its credit there are some hilariously bad gore effects near the end, especially a man randomly being torn in half. Late-stage Fulci is often disappointing. #luciofulci #italianhorror #italiancinema #horror
October 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Tonight's movie is Lucio Fulci's Demonia. Starts off OK but rapidly deteriorates. To its credit there are some hilariously bad gore effects near the end, especially a man randomly being torn in half. Late-stage Fulci is often disappointing. #luciofulci #italianhorror #italiancinema #horror
Mario Argentober Night Twenty : Black Sabbath. Mario Bava's excellent portmanteau horror with Boris Karloff linking the stories and appearing in the longest one. #tonightsviewing #mariobava #italianhorror #italiancinema #giallo #portmanteau #boriskarloff
October 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Mario Argentober Night Twenty : Black Sabbath. Mario Bava's excellent portmanteau horror with Boris Karloff linking the stories and appearing in the longest one. #tonightsviewing #mariobava #italianhorror #italiancinema #giallo #portmanteau #boriskarloff
Mario Argentober Night Nineteen : Suspiria. Possibly Argento's greatest movie, everything about this film is enjoyable. #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #greatmovies #italiancinema #darioargento #claudiosimonetti #italianhorror #goblin
October 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Mario Argentober Night Nineteen : Suspiria. Possibly Argento's greatest movie, everything about this film is enjoyable. #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #greatmovies #italiancinema #darioargento #claudiosimonetti #italianhorror #goblin
Mario Argentober Night Eighteen : A Bava double bill of The Road to Fort Alamo and Black Sunday. Lovely Sunday afternoon Western and groundbreaking Italian gothic classic. #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #greatmovies #italianhorror #mariobava #barbarasteele #italiangothic #spaghettiwestern
October 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Mario Argentober Night Eighteen : A Bava double bill of The Road to Fort Alamo and Black Sunday. Lovely Sunday afternoon Western and groundbreaking Italian gothic classic. #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #greatmovies #italianhorror #mariobava #barbarasteele #italiangothic #spaghettiwestern
Mario Argentober Night Seventeen : Dario Argento's Giallo. This poster sums up its blandness. #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #darioargento #giallo #italiancinema #italianhorror
October 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Mario Argentober Night Seventeen : Dario Argento's Giallo. This poster sums up its blandness. #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #darioargento #giallo #italiancinema #italianhorror
Mario Argentober Night Sixteen : The Whip and the Body. Christopher Lee is a sadistic ghost haunting his demented ex in this beautiful but desperately slow gothic horror. #tonightsmovie #italiancinema #mariobava #christopherlee #daliahlavi
October 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Mario Argentober Night Sixteen : The Whip and the Body. Christopher Lee is a sadistic ghost haunting his demented ex in this beautiful but desperately slow gothic horror. #tonightsmovie #italiancinema #mariobava #christopherlee #daliahlavi
Mario Argentober Nights 13 - 15 : The Tram, Five Dolls for an August Moon and The Card Player. All very enjoyable. #mariobava #italianhorror #darioargento #italiancinema #claudiosimonetti #giallo
October 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Mario Argentober Nights 13 - 15 : The Tram, Five Dolls for an August Moon and The Card Player. All very enjoyable. #mariobava #italianhorror #darioargento #italiancinema #claudiosimonetti #giallo
Tonight's movie is No Time To Die, a pathetic, three-hour whine-fest that sullied the memory of the Bond franchise and that the universe could easily live without. Aside from ten minutes of Ana de Armas there's nothing to recommend this thing. #bond #badmovies #anadearmas #pleasestop
October 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Tonight's movie is No Time To Die, a pathetic, three-hour whine-fest that sullied the memory of the Bond franchise and that the universe could easily live without. Aside from ten minutes of Ana de Armas there's nothing to recommend this thing. #bond #badmovies #anadearmas #pleasestop
Mario Argentober Night Twelve : Hatchet for the Honeymoon. A couple of nights behind now, unsurprisingly. This one is fun but not amazing. Laura Betti stands out as the unpleasant Mildred. #tonightsmovie #giallo #mariobava #italianhorror #dagmarlassander #stephenforsyth #laurabetti
October 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Mario Argentober Night Twelve : Hatchet for the Honeymoon. A couple of nights behind now, unsurprisingly. This one is fun but not amazing. Laura Betti stands out as the unpleasant Mildred. #tonightsmovie #giallo #mariobava #italianhorror #dagmarlassander #stephenforsyth #laurabetti
Mario Argentober Night Eleven : Four Flies on Grey Velvet. I just wish Bud Spencer had been in more gialli. #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #greatmovies #giallo #horror #horrormovies #horrorfam #italiancinema #italianhorror #budspencer #mimsyfarmer #darioargento
October 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Mario Argentober Night Eleven : Four Flies on Grey Velvet. I just wish Bud Spencer had been in more gialli. #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #greatmovies #giallo #horror #horrormovies #horrorfam #italiancinema #italianhorror #budspencer #mimsyfarmer #darioargento