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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 2h

I will need £1 for the socks.

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Michael But Hardboiled for Noirvember @selmerguy.bsky.social · 2h

The Undeads are pretty good but they can’t really compare to the Beach Bums.

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Maria J Pérez Cuervo @mjpcuervo.bsky.social · 2d

A few people have asked, so here’s a link to the playlist I created for Hellebore’s Cave of Mysteries at Tate Britain.

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Jessica Pickens @hollywoodcomet.bsky.social · 15h

From the Comet Over Hollywood Archives:
During World War II, actor Wayne Morris enlisted and flew 52 missions and helped sink five enemy ships. Read more here:
cometoverhollywood.com/2013/05/27/t...

The forgotten Hollywood war hero: Wayne Morris

He can be seen playing alongside Bette Davis as a boxer in “Kid Galahad” (1937) or a cadet running amok at the Virginia Military Institute in “Brother Rat.” Wayne Morris may not be a name you’re fa…

cometoverhollywood.com

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James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, had no idea this existed. A 1948 radio show about A Streetcar Named Desire winning the Drama Critics Circle Award featuring scenes performed by the original Broadway cast including Jessica Tandy as Blanche. Tantalizing and invaluable glimpse at how she played it.
youtu.be/wmpjP-ZKDvg?...

Jessica Tandy & Marlon Brando-A Streetcar Named Desire (Radio Version)

YouTube video by Taylormayes

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Gaijin Rando @gaijinrando.bsky.social · 17h

Flyer for Brother Theodore performing his macabre one man show in NYC

Theodore was BOTD in 1906

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Michael But Hardboiled for Noirvember @selmerguy.bsky.social · 1d

Well done review. Have you considered putting together a Jerry Colonna for Halloween next year?

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Michael But Hardboiled for Noirvember @selmerguy.bsky.social · 1d

@theharvestmaid.bsky.social I just learned that Alastair Crowley considered using Harpo Marx as the inspiration for The Fool for his Thoth Tarot Cards but ultimately decided not to.

Alternate Versions Of The Fool And Aeon Cards From The Thoth Deck

MORE GOODNESS from Frater Orpheus' FB page: Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law By her own admittance, Frieda knew little about the tarot, but she was a talented artist and eventually agre...

zeroequalstwo.net

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 1d

Celebrating the birthday of the divine, and much-missed, Ann Reinking.

❤️

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Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 2d

I've got a fresh batch of paperbacks in if anyone wants to buy directly from me for Christmas. Same deal as back in July: £13 each, or both for £25, including UK postage.

precastreinforced.co.uk/2025/07/25/a...

A rare chance to buy books direct from me

I’ve got a limited supply of paperback copies of both Municipal Gothic and Intervals of Darkness ready to ship to anyone in the UK who wants to buy one. They’re £13 each including delivery in the U…

precastreinforced.co.uk

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Gemma Amor @manylittlewords.bsky.social · 2d

NOT NOW PREVIOUSLY BURIED 1700s OBVIOUSLY VERY CURSED AND HAUNTED STONE CRYPT UNCOVERED BY AN UNEXPECTED GRAVEYARD TOMB COLLAPSE NOT NOW

Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 2d

Somerset church tomb collapse exposes 1700s stone crypt

The church says it is currently unclear whether the collapse has damaged any surrounding graves.

www.bbc.com

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Michael But Hardboiled for Noirvember @selmerguy.bsky.social · 2d

Diagram of a wasp with the body parts labeled resentment, hate, fury, bitterness, loathing, rage, indignation and arse dagger.

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Sophia D’Aurelio Adair @vitaphonezone.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote briefly (and freely, if you catch my drift) about a couple of production stills from The Wild Party (1929) I found on eBay, one of which hints at an interesting change in the film's production, which could be simple, or not at all. Link: vitaphonezone.substack.com/p/production...

Production Stills, Gone Wild

Now that you’ve been reeled in by my unduly scandalous title, a trap many moviegoers have found themselves in over the past century, I’ll keep on spinning my same broken record.

vitaphonezone.substack.com

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Sophia D’Aurelio Adair @vitaphonezone.bsky.social · 3d

Clara Bow takes the BFGoodrich Silvertown Safety League pledge to promote safe driving in Hollywood, 1931 (or, me at the DMV)

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Michael But Hardboiled for Noirvember @selmerguy.bsky.social · 3d

Sing out, Louise!

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Michael But Hardboiled for Noirvember @selmerguy.bsky.social · 3d

Shirley Temple as Rhoda Penmark in The Bad Seed.

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Michael But Hardboiled for Noirvember @selmerguy.bsky.social · 4d

Every time I finally come home after being with someone in a hospital, I remember this Philip Larkin verse.

Selflessness is like waiting in a hospital
In a badly-fitting suit on a cold wet morning.
Selfishness is like listening to good jazz
With drinks for further orders and a huge fire.

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Michael But Hardboiled for Noirvember @selmerguy.bsky.social · 4d

Maybe they know what it is and the were just trying to find out which font it was. Please let it be that.

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Michael But Hardboiled for Noirvember @selmerguy.bsky.social · 4d

When I was a kid I lived in Wales for a couple of years and since we were about 5 miles from
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
we had a lesson on how to pronounce it in school. Locals usually just said Llanfair PG.

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Michael But Hardboiled for Noirvember @selmerguy.bsky.social · 4d

Happy #FrightfulFriday to you, Barry!

a woman is reaching for an apple from a tree .

ALT: a woman is reaching for an apple from a tree .

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Tatiana Fajardo @tatiana1979.bsky.social · 4d

Ceramic art by Sophie Woodrow

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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 5d

Stunned onlookers were overheard asking “Did we die? Is this Hell?"

Page Six @pagesix.com · 6d

Jimmy Fallon, James Corden croon Sinatra, Bennett standards for gobsmacked guests in NYC

A source said, "The Eric Newman Jazz Band was playing, and before long, Fallon and Corden were up onstage trading Sinatra and Tony Bennett tunes!"

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Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa @benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social · 6d

Horror ppl should watch Hell-Bound Train (James & Eloyce Gist, 1930) on @criterionchannl.bsky.social. The Gists were Black evangelists & amateur filmmakers who used their films in their sermons. This film is a catalogue of sins. Even w/ no budget, it has surprisingly haunting moments throughout.

Image of devil from Hell-Bound Train (James & Eloyce Gist, 1930)

Image of drinking youth from Hell-Bound Train (James & Eloyce Gist, 1930)

Image of young robber in a mask and holding a pistol from Hell-Bound Train (James & Eloyce Gist, 1930)

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Michael But Hardboiled for Noirvember @selmerguy.bsky.social · 6d

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Michael But Hardboiled for Noirvember @selmerguy.bsky.social · 6d

Sarah, I’m glad hear your husband’s surgery went well and I wish him a speedy recovery. There was a lot of hopeful news yesterday but good personal news like this is the best of all.

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