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Films, books, music, beer, long walks in the countryside...
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A huge thank you to everyone who came to Switched On this weekend in Whitby. The first Scholars of the Peak Live performance -wow! Thank you to everyone who approached me afterwards and for all the kind words. I can finally tick that box, Scholars of the Peak go live! 📡⛰️ Thank you ❤️
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November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Loved watching Wren's Nest by @hiddenbritain.bsky.social at Switched On in Whitby. Eerie television interruptions and broken soundscapes that morph into a surprisingly effective ghost story.
November 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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FREE 12th BIRTHDAY SAMPLER
inc. tracks from The Shout soundtrack, Sky, They Came From Beyond Space, Tim Hill, the black Albumen, Revbjelde, Bernard Grancher, Retep Folo & Dorothy Moskowitz, Language Field, Bobby Freex, Matthew Shaw & Jed St. Christopher
buriedtreasure.bandcamp.com/album/twelve...
November 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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+ HIDDEN BRITAIN // LIVE DATES +

As well as my three shows with 'The Balloonist', I'll also be bringing my AV ghost story project 'Wren's Nest' to Whitby in a few weeks as part of the 'Switched On Festival'. Hope to see some of you at these forthcoming dates.

+ More TBA & ticket links in the bio +
October 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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40 years ago today, William Friedkin's TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. was released in the USA - a thrilling but withering takedown of sociopathic machismo on both sides of the law.

If you'd like to read more, here's a piece I wrote on it a while back:

wearecult.rocks/fake-it-till...
November 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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If I said the last of the great twentieth century British film directors died last night, and very few people even remembered him by the time of his death... would you know what I'm talking about?

tribunemag.co.uk/2025/10/cryi...
Crying for Freedom: Peter Watkins at 90
Radical British filmmaker Peter Watkins was briefly tipped by the BBC before The War Game made him a controversial pariah. But he persisted — and now, at 90, he is a hero of liberated, formally remark...
tribunemag.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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As Sherlock-Holmes-vs-Jack-The-Ripper film A STUDY IN TERROR (1965) was released 60 years ago this month, here's my piece for Rue Morgue comparing & contrasting it with Bob Clark's similarly-themed MURDER BY DECREE (1979):

rue-morgue.com/sherlock-hol...
October 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Full electronic weekender in Whitby next month! Should be great fun with some terrific performers, and I'm MC-ing all weekend. Don't let that put you off, though.
October 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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This month on The Thriller Cabinet, writer/critic Mario Dhingsa and myself take a trip to Amity Island for a dip in the water to discuss Steven Spielberg's mighty JAWS (1975).

Join us at your peril!

Available on Spotify, Apple, and here:
thethrillercabinet.libsyn.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Had a fantastic evening watching Pye Corner Audio at The Yard in Manchester last night.
Thank you for the beautiful music! 🎶 🙌
September 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Absolutely loved chatting it up with the lovely @johnnyrestall.bsky.social about all-things Misery.

Such a delight to be able to talk about Stephen King on my 4th podcast appearance! 😊

Listen now and subscribe to The Thriller Cabinet!! It’s dead good!
Join @gemseddon.bsky.social and myself as we discuss Rob Reiner's MISERY (1990) on this month's episode of The Thriller Cabinet podcast.

Bates & Caan, Stephen King, hobblings - it's all here just waiting for its Number One Fans...

Available on Spotify, Apple and here: thethrillercabinet.libsyn.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Join @gemseddon.bsky.social and myself as we discuss Rob Reiner's MISERY (1990) on this month's episode of The Thriller Cabinet podcast.

Bates & Caan, Stephen King, hobblings - it's all here just waiting for its Number One Fans...

Available on Spotify, Apple and here: thethrillercabinet.libsyn.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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I had the absolute privilege of joining @top100pod.bsky.social to discuss Carol Reed's glorious noir THE THIRD MAN (1949) this month.

It's hard to do full justice to such an immortal classic, but I gave it my best shot...

Available wherever you get your podcasts!
September 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Exciting news 🙌 🎶
NEW ALBUM NEWS
Public Works and Utilities, the sixth Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan album will be released on Friday 10 October via @castlesinspace.bsky.social.
August 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Had an absolutely brilliant weekend at @krankenhausfest.bsky.social

Met lots of lovely people, drank lots of delicious beer, and listened to incredible music. Plus trains and owls! What's not to love?! 🚂🦉
August 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Out now! @mwkronenberg.bsky.social joins me on the latest episode of the Boxing Movie Podcast to discuss a #boxing #filmnoir classic! Available on all the major podcast platforms.
#filmsky #moviesky
August 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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So, did he get out of the cockadoodie car or not?

Find out next month on the next episode of The Thriller Cabinet podcast.

Coming Soon...
August 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Thank you to everyone at @greenmanfest.bsky.social for making it such a wonderful weekend. We had a blast!

Highlights for us were TV On The Radio, W. H. Lung, Alan Sparhawk, the Film Quiz, and of course the lovely Welsh beer from the Courtyard! 🍻🎶💚 Diolch!
August 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Next episode Tim is joined by @johnnyrestall.bsky.social to discuss THE THIRD MAN.
August 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Happy Birthday to Ron!! 🎊
August 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Very lucky to be asked to discuss this masterpiece on Johnny’s excellent podcast. Check it out!
Join me and @fatscoleman.bsky.social on this month's episode of The Thriller Cabinet as we examine Michael Mann's MANHUNTER (1986) - the first screen adaptation of Thomas Harris's Hannibal Lecter novels, but far more than just that...

Find it on Spotify, Apple or here:
thethrillercabinet.libsyn.com
August 9, 2025 at 7:55 AM