Steven Sheil
@scsheil.bsky.social
Screenwriter and director: 'Mum & Dad', 'Dead Mine'. Writer of dark fiction. Co-Director of Mayhem Film Festival @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social. Nottingham, UK. https://linktr.ee/StevenSheil
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Steven Sheil
@scsheil.bsky.social
· Oct 12
I've put together a list of links of where to buy, rent, watch or read my work. It's all here: linktr.ee/StevenSheil
Yes, I had a long thread on Twitter a few years back - I love their approach, really keeps the author’s feet on the ground!
February 1, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Yes, I had a long thread on Twitter a few years back - I love their approach, really keeps the author’s feet on the ground!
Gollancz had a real habit of slightly undercutting their authors with their blurbs, maybe they were just trying to keep their feet on the ground.
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Gollancz had a real habit of slightly undercutting their authors with their blurbs, maybe they were just trying to keep their feet on the ground.
Confusing, but that's how he's credited on the film
January 30, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Confusing, but that's how he's credited on the film
Saw this poster online for a streaming version of the 1930 Three Stooges comedy Soup To Nuts, which is trying very hard to sell it as an early 00's campus gross-out comedy, maybe co-starring Seann William Scott
January 30, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Saw this poster online for a streaming version of the 1930 Three Stooges comedy Soup To Nuts, which is trying very hard to sell it as an early 00's campus gross-out comedy, maybe co-starring Seann William Scott
Yeah, it's brilliant.
January 30, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Yeah, it's brilliant.
That's funny - I was thinking while I was writing it that this might be the first one that gets a sequel! Will have to see what AC pitches me over the next couple of weeks.
January 30, 2026 at 11:21 AM
That's funny - I was thinking while I was writing it that this might be the first one that gets a sequel! Will have to see what AC pitches me over the next couple of weeks.
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Yes.
January 29, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Yes.
I agree, Cooper is great. I can imagine a more nervous and tortured version with Jimmy Stewart in it, but I think it'd feel like a different film.
January 30, 2026 at 11:10 AM
I agree, Cooper is great. I can imagine a more nervous and tortured version with Jimmy Stewart in it, but I think it'd feel like a different film.
Man Of The West also has some brilliant widescreen cinematography - some great compositions throughout
January 30, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Man Of The West also has some brilliant widescreen cinematography - some great compositions throughout
Both of these were great - TNS has a terrific tortured Jimmy Stewart performance while MOTW is a kind of ghost story which sees Gary Cooper haunted by the violence he committed as a younger man, which threatens to take possession of him once again. Fantastic stuff.
January 30, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Both of these were great - TNS has a terrific tortured Jimmy Stewart performance while MOTW is a kind of ghost story which sees Gary Cooper haunted by the violence he committed as a younger man, which threatens to take possession of him once again. Fantastic stuff.
Raw Deal is great! Really enjoyed Winchester '73 too.
January 29, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Raw Deal is great! Really enjoyed Winchester '73 too.
Tonight's viewing - another Anthony Mann double
January 29, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Tonight's viewing - another Anthony Mann double
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I've written a brand new Adrian Chills story (short horror stories directly inspired by the Guardian columns of Adrian Chiles.)
This is #46 and it's called 'Magic'.
This is #46 and it's called 'Magic'.
January 29, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I've written a brand new Adrian Chills story (short horror stories directly inspired by the Guardian columns of Adrian Chiles.)
This is #46 and it's called 'Magic'.
This is #46 and it's called 'Magic'.
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I've written a brand new Adrian Chills story (short horror stories directly inspired by the Guardian columns of Adrian Chiles.)
This is #46 and it's called 'Magic'.
This is #46 and it's called 'Magic'.
January 29, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I've written a brand new Adrian Chills story (short horror stories directly inspired by the Guardian columns of Adrian Chiles.)
This is #46 and it's called 'Magic'.
This is #46 and it's called 'Magic'.
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Both on Channel 4 at the moment if you need some unhinged James Stewart in your life. I do.
Tonight's viewing - this absolutely stellar double-bill of James Stewart-on-the-vengeance-trail Anthony Mann Westerns.
January 28, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Both on Channel 4 at the moment if you need some unhinged James Stewart in your life. I do.
Yeah I saw they were both up on Channel 4 and I don't think I'd ever seen Man From Laramie. Both terrific films - Stewart is great in them.
January 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Yeah I saw they were both up on Channel 4 and I don't think I'd ever seen Man From Laramie. Both terrific films - Stewart is great in them.
Tonight's viewing - this absolutely stellar double-bill of James Stewart-on-the-vengeance-trail Anthony Mann Westerns.
January 28, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Tonight's viewing - this absolutely stellar double-bill of James Stewart-on-the-vengeance-trail Anthony Mann Westerns.
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if they can offer free AI training they could offer free media literacy training too. i know which of those would do more for the public good
January 28, 2026 at 10:19 AM
if they can offer free AI training they could offer free media literacy training too. i know which of those would do more for the public good
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The former editor and publisher of Black Static and Interzone has a new magazine of horror short fiction and novellas, REMAINS, beautifully illustrated by Richard Wagner! 3 issues so far, new one forthcoming. Get them here: weightlessbooks.com/category/pub...
January 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The former editor and publisher of Black Static and Interzone has a new magazine of horror short fiction and novellas, REMAINS, beautifully illustrated by Richard Wagner! 3 issues so far, new one forthcoming. Get them here: weightlessbooks.com/category/pub...
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I've written a brand new Adrian Chills story (short horror stories directly inspired by the Guardian columns of Adrian Chiles).
This is #44 and it's called 'Queue'.
This is #44 and it's called 'Queue'.
January 21, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I've written a brand new Adrian Chills story (short horror stories directly inspired by the Guardian columns of Adrian Chiles).
This is #44 and it's called 'Queue'.
This is #44 and it's called 'Queue'.
It is mainly a vibes-based exercise
January 24, 2026 at 11:09 AM
It is mainly a vibes-based exercise