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Good morning everyone!

Here it is, a recap of my 2025 year in writing, projects, and what I got accomplished. A pretty successful year!

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Check it out! Sincere appreciation to the folks who support what I do or give me opportunities.

#SwordAndSorcery #SwordAndSandal
January 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Newest CD acquisitions for the sword and sandal soundtrack/score library: The Egyptian and Gladiator II.

#SwordAndSandal #HistoricEpic #Antiquity #Peplum #Soundtrack #Score #Gladiator #TogaAndSandal #CultFilm #EpicFilm #Epic
November 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Newest acquisition for the sword and sandal library: the new 4K Steelbook release of the Biblical peplum The Ten Commandments.

A show with everything but Yul Brynner!

#Peplum #SwordAndSandal #HistoricEpic #Epic #TogaAndSandal #Biblical #GoldenAgeOfHollywood #Bluray #Benhur #MovieCollection
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Good morning everyone -

Time for my updates on writing, projects, & stuff:

Vidcast on With of the Titans

Review published in Panthans journal

New Edge Sword & Sorcery coming out soon

And more! Check it all out here:

nickdiak.com/2025/11/news...

#SwordandSorcery #Peplum #SwordAndSandal #Comic
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
New article at my website!

Here is my giant write up of going to the Edgar Rice Burroughs dedication in Willcox TX, but also seeing THE THING?. Hope yall give it a read!

nickdiak.com/2025/10/down...

#Tarzan #SwordAndPlanet @edgarriceburroughs.bsky.social #SwordAndSandal #ECOF #OldWest #ERB
October 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Today's treasure from the archive: Challenge the Devil (from the @severinfilms.bsky.social Christopher Lee boxset) signed by #peplum starlet Bella Cortez in one of her rare non #swordandsandal appearances.

#BellaCortez #Cultfilm #Horror #HammerHammer #HistoricEpic #ChristopherLee #Gothic #Giallo
September 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Newest acquisition for the #swordandsandal library: The Norseman - a #viking #peplum made by… Charles B Pierce of Boggy Creek fame?!?! Yes please!

#BigFoot #HistoricEpic #bluray #cultfilm
September 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Arrived in the mail today: William Castle pepla!

Inspired by the lobby card I got, I sought out the #swordandsandal films that William Castle did: Slaves of Babylon and Serpent of the Nile, plus other historic epics.

Time for a deep dive into this horror auteur!

#Peplum #Epic #Antiquity #DVD
August 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Toga and sandal goodies!

A magazine advert for the movie adaptation of Bernard Shaw’s “Caesar and Cleopatra” along with a copy of the play and the Eclipse ( @criterion.bsky.social ) box set that has the movie.

#SwordAndSandal #Peplum #HistoricEpic #Antiquity #Caesar #Cleopatra
August 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Time for my bi-weekly news, projects, writings and stuff!

I did an interview with Jeffrey Mariotte

I did a Review of the comic book Death Nell #2

Shared some new loot

And other cool stuff! Check it all out here:

nickdiak.com/2025/08/news...

#ComicBook #SwordAndSandal #Tarzan #ERB
August 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Antique mall find today: lobby card for the William Castle American peplum “Slaves of Babylon”

#SwordAndSandal #peplum #antiquity #babylon #bfilm #historicEpic #tingler #togaandsandal
August 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Newest acquisitions for the #peplum library: French Blu-rays of Hercules and Hercules Unchained from Artus Films. Shockings, the only blu-ray releases of these films! (How can a film like Hercules not have a 4K/HD release by now?!?)

#SwordAndSandal #Hercules #Pepla #HistoricEpic #TogaAndSandal
August 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Good morning everyone!

I don't promote these enough, but I am a writer and I have books! If you would like to support me consider checking out my #Peplum / #swordandsandal and #Horror books from @mcfarland.bsky.social

mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-...

and

mcfarlandbooks.com/product/horr...
July 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Writing and projects update!

Review of the Neo-jungle girl comic Vanya from @badbugmedia.bsky.social

Vidcast on Clash of the Titans

Presenting at an ERB Event in September

And more!

Check out everything here:

nickdiak.com/2025/06/news...

#SwordAndSandal #JungleGirl #Comicbook #Peplum #Tarzan
June 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Happy birthday to Ray Harryhausen!

An artifact from my collection is this sweet-ass Talos statue I bought from
@scarecrowvideo.bsky.social way back in the 2000s. Isn’t it boss?

#peplum #swordandsandal #epic #cultfilm #antiquity #mythology
June 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Happy book birthday to Joshua Pruett / @zombietardis.bsky.social for the release of his kiddo peplum “Gyro and the Argonauts”.

#peplum #swordandsandal #neopeplum #gyro #mythology
June 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Newest acquisition to the #SwordAndSandal library, the #BiblicalPeplum Risen.

I have not seen this #Peplum - but I did see Joseph Fiennes in the #neopeplum Hercules film.

@mattpagefilm.bsky.social did a write up about Risen back in the day, check it out:

biblefilms.blogspot.com/2016/02/rise...
June 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Newest acquisition to the #peplum library: Alexander. Just got this yesterday from Shout! / @shoutstudios.bsky.social & since it was a pre-order, I get a poster too. I've not actually seen this #neopeplum (RIP Val Kilmer) let alone its zillions of versions, but it looks good!

#SwordAndSandal #Epic
June 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Periodic updates on personal news and projects and stuff:

Comic book review of Vanya #3 from @badbugmedia.bsky.social

Vidcast review of Kings of the Sun

ERB ECOF in 2025-09

#CFP on Horror Videogames

And more!

nickdiak.com/2025/06/news...

#Comicbook #SwordAndSandal #Peplum #EdgarRiceBurroughs
June 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Newest movie to add to the #SwordAndSandal library: a very bootleggy/grey market DVD of The Ten Gladiators.

@mattpagefilm.bsky.social did a write up of this film, check it out!

biblefilms.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-di...

#Peplum #HistoricEpic #TogaAndSandal #Epic #ExploitationFilm #Gladiator #Rome
June 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
#NowWatching “Risen” (2016) on 4K UHD Blu-Ray

Get it: amzn.to/3HAeEfS

In 33 AD, a Roman Tribune in Judea is tasked to find the missing body of Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead

#4K #4KUHD #4KBluray #bluray #PhysicalMedia #ad #epic #history #Biblical #SwordAndSandal #filmsky #moviesky
June 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
#NowWatching “Risen” (2016) on 4K UHD Blu-Ray

Get it: amzn.to/3HAeEfS

In 33 AD, a Roman Tribune in Judea is tasked to find the missing body of Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead

#4K #4KUHD #4KBluray #bluray #PhysicalMedia #ad #epic #history #Biblical #SwordAndSandal #filmsky #moviesky
June 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Today's treasure: The Tartars autographed by #peplum queen Bella Cortez!

Also, read my write up about this #viking film starring Orson Welles and Victor Mature.

nickdiak.com/2024/04/pepl...

#SwordAndSandal #Vikings #HistoricEpic #CultFilm #TogaAndSandal #Tartars #Autograph #DVD
May 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Projects and News roundup:

Write up of Gladiator 2

3 new #CallForPapers / #CFP

3 new @ridethestream.bsky.social episodes

#ECOF press release and registration

@mewelke.bsky.social has a new book

Lots more! Check it all out here:

nickdiak.com/2025/05/news...

#NeoPeplum #SwordAndSandal #Podcast
May 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM