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Retired special ed teacher. Fascinated by the weird, the beautiful and the extreme especially in Horror cinema. Love all things Gothic. Indie Horror, Physical Media, Cats, Vegetarian, Fledgling Birdwatcher… Letterboxd… https://boxd.it/L4Zx

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Graham🐝 @grahamthings.bsky.social · 1d

Rise and shine Benny! It’s time to set off for @abertoirfest.bsky.social 🔪🩸

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Father Karras/Triple♑⚡🇮🇪/ZoSo ♄ @hunkykubrick.bsky.social · 1d

My latest piece of writing, this time on Zoë Tamerlis Lund.

RePosts gratefully appreciated. 🔁🙏

letterboxd.com/hunkykubrick...

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Abertoir Horror Festival @abertoirfest.bsky.social · 2d

Programme highlight: Noise

A huge box office smash on its Korean release earlier this year, Noise is easily one of the scarier films in this year’s line-up!

Noise is a very satisfying mystery and a classic horror experience.

Abertoir Horror Festival, 12-16 November.

www.abertoir.co.uk

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Abertoir Horror Festival @abertoirfest.bsky.social · 2d

Programme highlight - The Degenerate: The Life and Films of Andy Milligan

Milligan is not known for great films, but he was undeniably a pioneer. Whether you’ve seen his films or not – and even if you never intend to! – The Degenerate is an entertaining, insightful film well worth your time.

A woman holds up a paper sheet from a press kit to camera, which reads: "they always go down to the lowest depths of human sensuality!". She's smiling.

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Graham🐝 @grahamthings.bsky.social · 2d

I Drink Your Blood (1971) d. David E. Durston
#LynnLowry will be a guest @abertoirfest.bsky.social next week where they are showing 'The Crazies'. Even though she doesn't speak in 'I Drink Your Blood' Lynn is the star of the film for me! 🧡

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Janecka Olen @screamqueenpodcast.bsky.social · 3d

PT 1: Instead of going straight to Christmas horror movies. Spend some time learning from and supporting Native American voices and experiences expressed through horror. Some of these depictions are better than others and we need to learn the difference. #nativeamerican #indigenouspeople

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Janecka Olen @screamqueenpodcast.bsky.social · 3d

PT 2: Instead of going straight to Christmas horror movies. Spend some time learning from and supporting Native American voices and experiences expressed through horror. Some of these depictions are better than others and we need to learn the difference. #nativeamerican #indigenouspeople

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Abertoir Horror Festival @abertoirfest.bsky.social · 3d

Vincent Price is the officially-unofficial patron of Abertoir and his daughter Victoria returns for our 20th!

She'll be talking about her father’s golden age of horror alongside author Peter Fuller; & both are joined by John L. Probert for a live commentary screening of Theatre of Blood!

A still of Vincent Price in Theatre of Blood.

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Graham🐝 @grahamthings.bsky.social · 3d

Catching up with @scifrightspod.bsky.social
Not seen A.I. for a while and didn't really enjoy the exprience last time round as I'm not usually a fan of Spielberg's sentimentalism. However the deep dive by Liam and Dr. Hallam has made me reasses my opinion. There's a lot to like and not just Teddy! 🧸

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Nightmare Castle (1965) d. Mario Caiano
One of my first horror crushes...🖤
#BarbaraSteele

Graham🐝 @grahamthings.bsky.social · 4d

Perdita Durango (1997) d. Álex de la Iglesia
Today's film is another one with an @abertoirfest.bsky.social connection. Music is by Simon Boswell who will be performing a selection of his film music live next week at the festival. 🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Graham🐝 @grahamthings.bsky.social · 4d

Very much looking forward to this one...

Abertoir Horror Festival @abertoirfest.bsky.social · 4d

Programme highlight: Reflection in a Dead Diamond

We’ve shown almost all of Cattet & Forzani’s films and their latest may just be their most accessible – yet still wildly stylish and niche – film to date!

This homage to Eurospy films may be horror-adjacent but we absolutely couldn’t resist!

An extreme close up of a person wearing a black leather body suit and cowl, only their eyes visible.

Poster for Reflection in a Dead Diamond.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 5d

Reddit - thank you.

From r/horrormovies, post titled "My fiancé and I finally made the couple's costume we always joked about" and its one person dressed as Mike with his back turned from the Blair Witch Project, the other person dressed as the cellar wall

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Abertoir Horror Festival @abertoirfest.bsky.social · 4d

Programme highlight: UK PREMIERES

We’re proud to screen these films for the first time in the UK! See them with us next week:

💀 Bokshi
💀 Touch Me
💀 The Ghost
💀 A World War II Fairytale: The Making of Michael Mann’s The Keep
💀 Mārama
💀 Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris’ Grand Guignol

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Graham🐝 @grahamthings.bsky.social · 5d

The Mad Magician (1954) d. John Brahm
Vincent Price's daughter Victoria Price will be in attendance at @abertoirfest.bsky.social next week, co presenting "Vincent Price: 20 Golden Years of Classic Horror, 1953-1973" with Peter Fuller...

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Graham🐝 @grahamthings.bsky.social · 5d

This is where Maggie and I will be next week for all five days of the festival…🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Abertoir Horror Festival @abertoirfest.bsky.social · 6d

Just ONE WEEK TO GO ‘til Abertoir 2025! Time for a roll-call – who’s joining us for 5 days? Or perhaps 1 or 2? Or a handful of films? Let us know below!

In a week’s time we’ll be kicking things off with an opening reception at 4pm before opening with The Bride of Frankenstein in all her glory.

A high-angle view of a woman on a gurney, head lifted, eyes and mouth wide in a scream. Large red letters read: "one week to go!"

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Graham🐝 @grahamthings.bsky.social · 6d

Frankenstein (1931) d. James Whale
#MaeClarke

Graham🐝 @grahamthings.bsky.social · 7d

Flying Saucers Over Istanbul (1955) d. Orhan Erçin
Turkish sci-fi comedy. A leotard clad female alien with lots of interpretive dance moves, a robot made of boxes and a Marilyn Monroe imitator, make for a wild(ish) time...

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Abertoir Horror Festival @abertoirfest.bsky.social · 7d

Programme highlight: The Old Dark House / The Bride of Frankenstein

We’re going right back to the foundations with two films by groundbreaking director James Whale. The Old Dark House cemented an enduring trope, while The Bride of Frankenstein established one of the finest monsters in the canon.