Daniel Best - Author
@danielbest.bsky.social
Author, researcher, historian, cinema, music & comic-book junkie. 5x Rondo Award nominee. My latest book, Louise Lovely: Australia's First Hollywood Movie Star, out now. My views are my own.
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Author, researcher and commentator, Film, comic books, music. Books include Terror Down Under: A History Of Horror Film In Australia, The World vs Todd McFarlane, Australian Gothic: The Untold Story O...
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Just a little thing. If you want to support my work, then the best way to do it is to buy my books or subscribe to my Substack. These are the avenues of income for me these days, so any support is appreciated. Links to my books on my Substack. Cheers!
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Looking over the preliminary list for 2026's Adelaide Writer's Week. So far everything announced is a ticketed event that will cost money. I guess the days of seeing great authors free of charge at Writer's Week is over. So sad. I'll still go, but I can't afford all of it.
#WritersWeek
#WritersWeek
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Looking over the preliminary list for 2026's Adelaide Writer's Week. So far everything announced is a ticketed event that will cost money. I guess the days of seeing great authors free of charge at Writer's Week is over. So sad. I'll still go, but I can't afford all of it.
#WritersWeek
#WritersWeek
Each week I become more and more reclusive. It’s odd really. I don’t mind it when I do see people, but I go for weeks on end without talking to anyone other than neighbours. I’m at the point where only one chum invites me for brekkie now, and that’s when he visits from Melbourne. It’s interesting.
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Each week I become more and more reclusive. It’s odd really. I don’t mind it when I do see people, but I go for weeks on end without talking to anyone other than neighbours. I’m at the point where only one chum invites me for brekkie now, and that’s when he visits from Melbourne. It’s interesting.
My uncle once told me, if you’re an arsehole in life you don’t become a saint in death.
When someone dies, their ‘good’ does not erase their ‘bad’. It all makes up the whole of a life. You don’t get to pick and choose what you want people to talk about.
Just tell the truth.
When someone dies, their ‘good’ does not erase their ‘bad’. It all makes up the whole of a life. You don’t get to pick and choose what you want people to talk about.
Just tell the truth.
November 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
My uncle once told me, if you’re an arsehole in life you don’t become a saint in death.
When someone dies, their ‘good’ does not erase their ‘bad’. It all makes up the whole of a life. You don’t get to pick and choose what you want people to talk about.
Just tell the truth.
When someone dies, their ‘good’ does not erase their ‘bad’. It all makes up the whole of a life. You don’t get to pick and choose what you want people to talk about.
Just tell the truth.
Binned from Twitter again for daring to suggest that John Laws wasn’t the saint that people want others to believe he was. Oh well. Funny really.
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Binned from Twitter again for daring to suggest that John Laws wasn’t the saint that people want others to believe he was. Oh well. Funny really.
Never liked it. It's just an awful day for many reasons. The abuse of animals, the domestic violence, the fleecing of people. It'd be good to see this kind of crap ended for good, but that's a long way off. Until then, you won't catch me near it.
#NupToTheCup
#NupToTheCup
November 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Never liked it. It's just an awful day for many reasons. The abuse of animals, the domestic violence, the fleecing of people. It'd be good to see this kind of crap ended for good, but that's a long way off. Until then, you won't catch me near it.
#NupToTheCup
#NupToTheCup
In the words of the philosopher L. Kravitz, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.”
#NeilGaiman
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#NeilGaiman
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Pavolich v Gaiman: Case Dismissed Does Not Mean It's All Over
Technicalities...
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October 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
In the words of the philosopher L. Kravitz, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.”
#NeilGaiman
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#NeilGaiman
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Finally updated and ‘remixed’ (whatever that means). Read all about the first true horror film to be made in Australia since 1924.
And no, it’s not Wake In Fright. Sorry, that’s not a genuine horror.
#HorrorFilms #AustralianCinema
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And no, it’s not Wake In Fright. Sorry, that’s not a genuine horror.
#HorrorFilms #AustralianCinema
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The New Wave of Australian Horror Films: Night Of Fear
'Strictly speaking, it's a tale of mice and men.' Australian Jewish News 20 July 1973
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September 2, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Finally updated and ‘remixed’ (whatever that means). Read all about the first true horror film to be made in Australia since 1924.
And no, it’s not Wake In Fright. Sorry, that’s not a genuine horror.
#HorrorFilms #AustralianCinema
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And no, it’s not Wake In Fright. Sorry, that’s not a genuine horror.
#HorrorFilms #AustralianCinema
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I'm slowly learning what it means to quit a social media platform without anybody noticing or caring.
It's a bit odd, but I'm going to be winding back my presence mainly because I'm tired of the abuse and, frankly, nobody needs to hear my opinion on anything really.
It's a bit odd, but I'm going to be winding back my presence mainly because I'm tired of the abuse and, frankly, nobody needs to hear my opinion on anything really.
August 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I'm slowly learning what it means to quit a social media platform without anybody noticing or caring.
It's a bit odd, but I'm going to be winding back my presence mainly because I'm tired of the abuse and, frankly, nobody needs to hear my opinion on anything really.
It's a bit odd, but I'm going to be winding back my presence mainly because I'm tired of the abuse and, frankly, nobody needs to hear my opinion on anything really.
The first in a detailed series examining the long history that Australia has with Frankenstein and his monster. Part one looks at the stage and the silent film era.
#Horror #Frankenstein #Stage #SilentCinema
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#Horror #Frankenstein #Stage #SilentCinema
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FRANKENSTEIN IN AUSTRALIA 1832 to 1973
PART ONE: 1832 to 1910 Frankenstein from Stage to Screen
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August 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
The first in a detailed series examining the long history that Australia has with Frankenstein and his monster. Part one looks at the stage and the silent film era.
#Horror #Frankenstein #Stage #SilentCinema
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#Horror #Frankenstein #Stage #SilentCinema
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Tasmanians!! Cracked and Spineless in Hobart now have copies of my Louise Lovely book. Get in there and grab your copy. And they're all signed - by me.
August 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Tasmanians!! Cracked and Spineless in Hobart now have copies of my Louise Lovely book. Get in there and grab your copy. And they're all signed - by me.
Read about the first Australian who headlined the first talkie serial Universal filmed in the United Kingdom, and his tragic end.
#Australia #History #Stage #Cinema
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#Australia #History #Stage #Cinema
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The Short Life and Sad Death of Universal’s First Australian Leading Man
Claude Saunders, a.k.a Jack Lloyd
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July 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Read about the first Australian who headlined the first talkie serial Universal filmed in the United Kingdom, and his tragic end.
#Australia #History #Stage #Cinema
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#Australia #History #Stage #Cinema
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This Friday, it's going to be vile weather in #Adelaide. So why not pop out to the Palace Nova and watch a classic Universal Horror - Creature From The Black Lagoon! I'll be doing a Q&A and have a couple of my books for giveaways.
Get your tickets here.
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Get your tickets here.
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Creature from the Black Lagoon | Palace Nova
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July 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This Friday, it's going to be vile weather in #Adelaide. So why not pop out to the Palace Nova and watch a classic Universal Horror - Creature From The Black Lagoon! I'll be doing a Q&A and have a couple of my books for giveaways.
Get your tickets here.
www.palacenova.com.au/films/creatu...
Get your tickets here.
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My own thoughts on Ozzy. They didn't break the mould when he was born because they never had one.
#OzzyOsbourne
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#OzzyOsbourne
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Growing up I wasn't a massive fan of Black Sabbath. We had the Paranoid album and it got played to death, of course. I have always admitted that I found the riffs to be a bit repetitive overall. The s...
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July 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My own thoughts on Ozzy. They didn't break the mould when he was born because they never had one.
#OzzyOsbourne
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#OzzyOsbourne
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I knew this day would come. I can write government briefings, policy, procedure, appeals and pretty much anything you care to ask for. It means nothing now. I'm not alone, I know that, but I do have to eat and savings are pretty much gone.
I'm living off small royalties.
I'm living off small royalties.
July 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I knew this day would come. I can write government briefings, policy, procedure, appeals and pretty much anything you care to ask for. It means nothing now. I'm not alone, I know that, but I do have to eat and savings are pretty much gone.
I'm living off small royalties.
I'm living off small royalties.
The first in a new series, examining the long, tortured, history of Buck Rogers, and finding out, once and for all, who owns the property.
#BuckRogers
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#BuckRogers
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Buck Rogers: The Never Ending Battle
Who Actually Owns Buck Rogers?
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July 1, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The first in a new series, examining the long, tortured, history of Buck Rogers, and finding out, once and for all, who owns the property.
#BuckRogers
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#BuckRogers
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If this trend continues, then the Liberal Party will be wiped out in South Australia. More proof that what the Liberals are offering is not what the public want.
They need a complete change, but they won't get it with Antic in charge.
#SAParli #auspol
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They need a complete change, but they won't get it with Antic in charge.
#SAParli #auspol
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SA Labor poised for record-breaking victory with 67% of two-party preferred vote | YouGov
Labor’s lead with a massive 12.4% swing could leave liberals with just two seats in state Parliament
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June 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
If this trend continues, then the Liberal Party will be wiped out in South Australia. More proof that what the Liberals are offering is not what the public want.
They need a complete change, but they won't get it with Antic in charge.
#SAParli #auspol
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They need a complete change, but they won't get it with Antic in charge.
#SAParli #auspol
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At last the ABC’s 7.30 report is holding powerful lobbies to account.
UNICEF is utterly outraged by Israel’s crimes against humanity killing innocent children in Gaza.
Enough is already too much.
How long can Australia and the world community tolerate this egregious cruelty?
UNICEF is utterly outraged by Israel’s crimes against humanity killing innocent children in Gaza.
Enough is already too much.
How long can Australia and the world community tolerate this egregious cruelty?
June 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
At last the ABC’s 7.30 report is holding powerful lobbies to account.
UNICEF is utterly outraged by Israel’s crimes against humanity killing innocent children in Gaza.
Enough is already too much.
How long can Australia and the world community tolerate this egregious cruelty?
UNICEF is utterly outraged by Israel’s crimes against humanity killing innocent children in Gaza.
Enough is already too much.
How long can Australia and the world community tolerate this egregious cruelty?
Chika ain’t no kitten anymore.
June 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Chika ain’t no kitten anymore.
I can hear the circus music as the ponies circle the inside of her skull.
June 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I can hear the circus music as the ponies circle the inside of her skull.
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"Peace doesn’t mean quiet. It means truth. And that truth has just been insulted — in full public view — with a medal.
"Let’s not pretend otherwise."
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"Let’s not pretend otherwise."
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June 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
"Peace doesn’t mean quiet. It means truth. And that truth has just been insulted — in full public view — with a medal.
"Let’s not pretend otherwise."
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"Let’s not pretend otherwise."
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Corn Wallace isn’t the smartest bulb in the pack. This is why the Liberals want Trumpism - so they can just shoot anyone who doesn’t agree with them.
Why is Andrew Wallace defending the cop who shot the channel 9 reporter?
Shoebridge “Check the video”
Wallace “You don’t know that, you don’t know what was going on behind the journalist”
Shoebridge “Watch the video”
Shoebridge “Check the video”
Wallace “You don’t know that, you don’t know what was going on behind the journalist”
Shoebridge “Watch the video”
June 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Corn Wallace isn’t the smartest bulb in the pack. This is why the Liberals want Trumpism - so they can just shoot anyone who doesn’t agree with them.
This was no accident. He knew she was a journalist. He deliberately took aim and shot her. This needs to be condemned from the highest level.
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This was no accident. He knew she was a journalist. He deliberately took aim and shot her. This needs to be condemned from the highest level.
Norm Breyfogle (Auto)Biography. The Majors, Part One. Alan Grant and Norm talk Batman - uncensored.
#Batman #NormBreyfogle
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#Batman #NormBreyfogle
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Norm Breyfogle (Auto)Biography: The Majors: 1987 – 1993 Part One
"Funny you should mention the Joker because he turned out to be Anarky’s father."
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June 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Norm Breyfogle (Auto)Biography. The Majors, Part One. Alan Grant and Norm talk Batman - uncensored.
#Batman #NormBreyfogle
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#Batman #NormBreyfogle
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Norm Breyfogle (Auto)Biography.
Norm talks about his early days and breaking in. Plus I answer the burning question everyone is asking.
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Norm talks about his early days and breaking in. Plus I answer the burning question everyone is asking.
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Norm Breyfogle (Auto)Biography: Breaking In: 1980 – 1987
"You know I actually considered becoming a trucker."
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June 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Norm Breyfogle (Auto)Biography.
Norm talks about his early days and breaking in. Plus I answer the burning question everyone is asking.
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Norm talks about his early days and breaking in. Plus I answer the burning question everyone is asking.
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Barney has the face of someone who’s just been caught lighting a fart.
Plibsy has the face of the person who caught him.
Plibsy has the face of the person who caught him.
June 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Barney has the face of someone who’s just been caught lighting a fart.
Plibsy has the face of the person who caught him.
Plibsy has the face of the person who caught him.