Haydn Watkins
haydnwatkins.bsky.social
Haydn Watkins
@haydnwatkins.bsky.social
Co-author of @aloneinthedarkbook.bsky.social and co-host of The White Bus' monthly cult night. @frightfest.bsky.social Darkfest, and Horror on Sea loiterer. Not to mention left-wing cinephile.
On December 5th Mr Scrooge meets Art the Clown! A festive double bill of gore, THE NAUGHTY LIST OF MR SCROOGE and TERRIFIER 3! Don your Christmas jumpers & head to the Old Waterworks, North Road, Westcliff on Sea, SS0 7AB, doors 1730, 1st film 1800, tickets £5. Merry Christmas!
November 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Join us this Friday for a Halloween Spooktacular! THE HAZING (2004) followed by Kevin Tenney's NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (1988) Cult Night – Oct 17 📷In association with
The White Bus Cinema

#Southend 📷 Doors 6:30 | 📷 7pm | £5 cash | 18+ 🎥
October 14, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This Friday Southend goes batshit crazy! Troma's POULTRYGEIST vs The "South Sea Queen's" LADY TERMINATOR together finally! Because we can...Doors open 18:30, tickets only £5, location: SS0 7AB
September 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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September 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I’m gonna throw uppppp
September 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Check out the @aloneinthedarkbook.bsky.social @frightfest.bsky.social slasher film round-up over on our facebook page link below
July 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This Friday the 11th @aloneinthedarkbook.bsky.social brings you...WEINSTEIN'S REVENGE!!!
First up is SLAUGHTER STUDIOS (90mins), followed by David DeFalco's classick THE BACKLOT MURDERS (90mins). Still only £5 entry, refreshments/parking/and good times. Doors: 18:30, first film 19:00
July 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Watching THE BEAST IN HEAT (1977) and can’t help thinking Macha Magall’s character would fit right into Trump’s administration.
July 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Go and watch PRESIDENT EVIL (it’s on @fawesometv.bsky.social )
July 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Morning!
June 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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June 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This weekend we will be hobnobbing with Italian (& American) horror royalty at Treasured Films amazing WEIRD WORCESTER event. Over 2 days youll have to chance to meet such icons as Sergio Martino, Fred Williamson, Lamberto Bava & more! Not to mention photo-ops & screenings of movies such as TORSO!
June 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Check @aloneinthedarkbook.bsky.social out on Dani Thompson's Scream Princess podcast chatting about the book, where it's at and all things slasher...YouTube in comments, also on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music!
June 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM
So THE SALT PATH’s been cut then.
May 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
1/2 On May 9th get revved up for two Drive-In inspired delights full of ACTION, ROMANCE, GIRLS……MORE ACTION AND MORE GIRLS First up is Tom DeSimone's 1986 'Women in Prison' flick REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS followed by Russ Meyer's 1965 classick FASTER PUSSYCAT KILL! KILL!
May 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
May 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Join @aloneinthedarkbook.bsky.social (with The White Bus Cinema) this Friday for a special oc-cult night! A double bill of devilish delights, with Hammer Film's TO THE DEVIL A DAUGHTER (1976) and the "filmed in London" Italian horror ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK (1972). 🚪 6.30pm - 📷 7pm 📷 🎟️ £5
April 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Tomorrow we return with an ode to a much loved horror icon, the late great GUNNAR HANSEN. Two of his underappreciated movies, we kick the night off with HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS (1988) followed by the buzzing MOSQUITO (1994) March 7th, first flick 7pm doors 6.30pm only @ the white bus cinema.
March 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
February 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
@aloneinthedarkbook.bsky.social kicks off the New Year with two creepy shockers you'll be MAD to miss it. Firstly Jack Sholder's 1982 gem, and our namesake ALONE IN THE DARK. Followed by Alan Birkinshaw's Brit-trash epic, KILLER'S MOON. This Friday only at The White Bus Cinema. Doors 6.30pm.
February 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This Friday the 13th of December we bring you two deliciously dark yuletide offerings from Santa's sack of scares: TIME'S UP (2022) followed by IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE (2023). Doors 6.30pm/first film 7.00pm. So, dust off your Xmas sweater, egg your nog and take a 'slay' ride to The White Bus Cinema!
December 10, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Oh Watership Down how I love thee
November 25, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Off for DarkFest weekend!
November 22, 2024 at 2:57 PM
I bought TOKYO GODFATHERS and HMV sent me a message in the packaging.
November 21, 2024 at 10:53 PM
I couldn’t fit “physical media collector” on my bio, so here it is:
November 20, 2024 at 6:11 PM