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Independent non-fiction publisher since 1991. We publish the stuff you love. Film. Music. Strangeness. Headpress is @davidkerekes.bsky.social and @harbottlestores.bsky.social. We will not use or publish AI-generated work in any form.

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A new issue of Bizarrism #zine is always cause for celebration! Issue 19 includes a piece on the strange death of Thelma Todd, as well as a review of Edwin Lee Canfield's fabulous @headpress.com book on Criswell.
October 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Aaand... the website is up and running again! Thank you for bearing with us, and apologies for the inconvenience.
A still from b&w film Young Frankenstein, depicting Gene Wilder as Frankenstein. He is standing in a white coat in a lab with his arms outstretched, looking proud of the Monster who is strapped to the table in front of him.
October 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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We're still having technical issues with the website. Hang tight, we're working on it with our provider and hope to be back to normal soon!
September 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Coming soon from Headpress: Rachel Walther's 'Born to Lose: The Misfits Who Made Dog Day Afternoon'. More info and mailing list sign-up here: headpress.com/product/born...
Image of a book cover titles Born to Lose: The Misfits Who Made Dog Day Afternoon by Rachel Walther. The background is black with white and orange text. On the right hand side of the cover is a full length black and white photo rendered into orange, of a dark-haired man stood in a street raising his right fist and smiling. He is dressed in a white buttoned shirt, dark trousers, and dark smart shoes.
September 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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We're having some technical issues this week, so if we're slower than usual to reply to emails please bear with us - we'll get back to you as soon as possible!
A black and white still from a Twilight Zone episode in which a man in a white lab coat sits in front of some technical equipment. A screen in front of him displays the text 'You have a problem.'
September 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Exciting news: PURE by @jaredstearnssf.bsky.social is now available in a Spanish language edition from Applehead!

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#booksintranslation #marilynchambers
Photo of a book on top of a green and purple patterned tablecloth. The book cover depicts a black and white photo of Marilyn Chambers and the title Pura: Las revoluciones sexuales de Marilyn Chambers. The author is Jared Stearns.
September 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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We're set up for the Occultz #zine fair at The Bullingdon in Oxford today - come see us from 10.30!
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September 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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We'll be at the Occultz comic, cult and zine fair in #Oxford on Saturday 6 September, with a host of @headpress.com goodies including some rare items from the vaults for sale! Stop by and see us from 10.30 at The Bullingdon on Cowley Road. #oxfordevents #cultfilm #zines #indiepublishing
August 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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When you're proofing in a cafe and the music sounds like you're in the early scenes of an Italian cannibal film.
August 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Especially nice to see copies of @davidkerekes.bsky.social and David Slater's hefty Cannibal Error, alongside Chris Alexander's latest!
Photo of two book stacks on a white shelf: Cannibal Error on one stack and Art! Trash! Terror! on the other.
June 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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What a gorgeous bookshop @coloursmayvary.bsky.social in #Leeds is, and that was even before we saw their excellent selection of @headpress.com titles ❤️
Photo of the interior of a shop with tables and shelves covered in bright coloured books and stationery. Photo of shop shelves containing small A5 zines and larger format magazines. Photo of Who Cares Anyway by Will York in a book display. Photo of William Burns' book, Ghost of an Idea, in a book table display.
June 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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A happy Friday with Ghost of an Idea by William Burns reviewed in the latest @forteantimes.bsky.social, then walked into Jaffe & Neale bookshop in Chipping Norton to see the book in one of their carefully curated displays 😍 #indiebookshops #hauntology #folkhorror
Photo of a section of a bookshelf in a bookshop featuring Ghost of an Idea by William Burns, as well as books on English folktales, African folklore, and sacred sites.
May 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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The Rondo Hatton Awards 2025 results are in, and it's lovely to see an Honorable Mention for Heidi Honeycutt's I Spit On Your Celluloid in the Book of the Year category! #womeninhorror
A book cover: I Spit On Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies by Heidi Honeycutt. The cover text is in white and the image is a psychedelic mixture of images, including eyes, a seated dark-haired woman, and a screaming woman's face. The colours are neon pink and purple.
May 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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A suitable reading stack for #folkhorrorweek! Featuring @andrewscreenbskys.bsky.social, @andydrewz.bsky.social, and @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social.

#hauntology #folkhorror #folklore #nigelkneale
A photo of three books stacked one on top of the other: Ghost of an Idea: Hauntology, Folk Horror and the Spectre of Nostalgia by William Burns; Into the Unknown by Andy Murray, and The Book of Beasts by Andrew Screen. On top of the stack is a white candle shaped like a baby's head. Behind these objects is an A4 piece of card printed with cut-out character figures from the Beasts TV series.
April 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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There's a great review of PURE: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers, by Jared Stearns, in the latest issue of @cineastemagazine.bsky.social. 'Pure adroitly unpacks how [...] Chambers captivate[d] a significant and sustained amount of public attention'.

#marilynchambers #books #biography
Photograph of the cover of Cineaste magazine, Spring 2025. The cover is dark, with a women in a red velvet suit dancing on one side of the cover. The other side lists, in white text, an overview of the issue's contents.
February 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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The Headpress website will be undergoing scheduled maintenance starting tomorrow morning, for up to 48 hours. Don't worry, we'll be back soon!
A GIF of a Bengal cat opening the lid of a printer and looking inside.
February 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Thank you to @antbit.bsky.social for the review of Heidi Honeycutt's I Spit On Your Celluloid in the latest Sight & Sound magazine! "[T]his revisionist history sets the record straight (and occasionally queer), reinscribing the overlooked, the marginalised and the forgotten women in #horror."
Photo of the header of a review in a magazine, showing the image of the book cover, the title (I Spit On Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies), author (Heidi Honeycutt), publisher (Headpress), ISBN number and page count, and the reviewer's name (Anton Bitel).
February 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Check out the latest issue of Shindig! Magazine for a sterling review of William Burns' Ghost of an Idea: Hauntology, Folk Horror and the Spectre of Nostalgia, but also this fabulous tie-in feature on hauntological sounds by @camillaaisa.bsky.social! #hauntology #music #musicwriting #folkhorror
Image of the opening page of a feature article titled 'A Seancing Song'. The main graphics are bright pink, showing a faded slightly abstract image of someone sat in front of a bank of synthesizers. In the foreground are multi-storey flats in blue and yellow.
February 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Happy Publication Day to Chris Alexander's ART! TRASH! TERROR! Adventures in Strange Cinema 🎉 Get your copy here: headpress.com/product/art-...
February 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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#arttrashterror countdown! Chris Alexander's interview with Nicky Henson features in ART! TRASH! TERROR! "This script comes through the letterbox one day from my agent and I was already a motorcyclist..." #psychomania #cultfilm
February 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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#arttrashterror countdown! Chris Alexander has picked his nine unforgettable episodes of The Twilight Zone in the pages of ART! TRASH! TERROR! but there are so many possibilities...
February 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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#arttrashterror countdown! They both put their own stamp on the role, but if you *had* to choose, which version of Maniac is your favourite, the 1980 original with Joe Spinell or the 2012 remake with Elijah Wood?
February 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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#arttrashterror countdown! With less than a week to go until the release of Chris Alexander's ART! TRASH TERROR!, which Nic Cage are you today?
January 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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#arttrashterror countdown! It's a week until the release of Chris Alexander's ART! TRASH! TERROR! and we're reading his interview with the wonderful John Waters. Drop your favourite Waters movies and words of wisdom below! #johnwaters #cultfilm
A photograph of film director John Waters, looking into the camera and smiling. The background is a dark blue curtain. He wears a white buttoned shirt and a grey blazer and has his hands clasped in front of him.
January 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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What a joker. Our hardbacks are *special* editions only available from our website, not *limited* editions that are now out of print. You can buy this brand new direct from us for the normal price of £27.99. #supportindiepublishers
January 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM