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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 3h

Light fog at night, crosswalk signs illuminate a darkened street.

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📽️ NW: HOUSE (1977) Dir: Nobuhiko Obayashi Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside. #filmsky #moviesky #horror #spooktober

Seven young women waiting at a bus stop in the rural Japanese countryside.

A woman wearing a white kimono, with arms upraised, in front of a blood red sky.

At sunset, a girl retrieving a bucket from a well, hasn’t discovered that it’s a severed head instead.

A white cat sitting atop a fish bowl, with glowing green eyes.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

On a foggy night, crosswalk signs illuminate a dark street.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Some busted campaign signs on this morning’s walk. Curious that no Bradford signs were damaged …makes you think. #topoli

Damaged campaign sign for Lilly Cheng. Half of is littered on the grass beside the sidewalk.

Campaign sign for David Magazzinch knocked over.

Damaged campaign signs for Olivia Chow, and Dr. Weidong Pei.

Damaged and littered campaign sign for Lilly Cheng.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

📽️ NW: THE EXORCIST III (1990) Dir: William Peter Blatty On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified. #filmsky #moviesky #horror #spooktober

Actors Brad Dourif and George C Scott sit inside a dark prison cell, lit by a small window.

Scott’s Lt. William Kinderman looks off into the distance, while above him, an elderly woman walks on the ceiling.

Actor Jason Miller reprising his role as Father Karras, seen nailed to a wooden cross and surrounded by demons illuminated by a white light below.

A tall figure wearing a white nun’s habit and cape, is seen approaching a hospital nurse from behind, while holding a pair of shears.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

📽️ NW: SPECIAL EFFECTS (1984) Dir: Larry Cohen Reality and illusion collide as megalomaniacal filmmaker Chris Neville murders a young would-be actress, then sets about making a feature about the deed. #filmsky #moviesky #horror #larrycohen #spooktober

Actor Eric Bogosian playing a film director seen with his camera crew.

Actor Zoe Lund illuminated by five hot red lights.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Their seafood department is incredible.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Massive baked goods area. More than what’s photographed here.

Creamed filled buns (get your kind out of the gutter).

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Checked out the brand new (and largest in Ontario) T&T, at their Empress Walk location in North York. A VERY overwhelming experience when you walk in. So much stuff crammed into this place, it’s difficult to know where to begin. #t&t #toronto

Throngs of people crowd the many aisles.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Light fog shrouds traffic lights, as light trails from passing cars enter the frame.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

📽️ NW: THE SEVENTH VICTIM (1943) Dir: Mark Robson After young Mary Gibson discovers that her older sister Jacqueline has disappeared, she leaves her boarding school and heads to New York City to track down her sibling. But Mary gets drawn deeper into the mystery. #filmsky #horror #spooktober

Actors Kim Hunter and Lou Lubin inside a dimly lit hallway.

A room full of fashionably dressed individuals inside a private club. Actor Ben Bard’s face is lit from below, giving the effect of menace.

Brooks sits at a table inside the private club, surrounded by its nefarious members. On the table is a single glass, containing poison.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

📽️ NW: I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (1943) Dir: Jacques Tourneur A nurse in the Caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, a mindless woman whose husband she's fallen in love with. #filmsky #moviesky #horror #vallewton #spooktober

Gordon and Dee walk through a cane field late at night.

A West Indies man turned into a zombie, looks blankly in the distance, his face lit by an approaching flashlight.

Dee wakes in her bed from noises heard outside, with the shadow from a wrought iron fence displaying on the wall.

Actors Frances Dee, Theresa Harris, Christine Gordon, and Tom Conway.

Harris (a nurse) attends to Gordon who appears to be turned to a zombie.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Night scene, empty sidewalk lined with trees, with light streaks from passing cars on the road.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

📽️ CAT PEOPLE (1942) Dir: Jacques Tourneur A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator. #filmsky #moviesky #horror #catpeople #spooktober

Actress Simone Simon stands next to a sarcophagi of a cat deity.

Simon and actor Kent Smith, relax in their living room, while their faces are lit by the fireplace.

Simon walks a dimly lit street shrouded in fog.

Actress Jane Randolph looks nervously at her surroundings, while taking a swim at the local pool.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Advanced voting starts today in Toronto’s municipal elections. I say this every election cycle, but this year’s seems particularly consequential for several reasons. #topoli

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

📽️ NW: ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932) Dir: Erle C. Kenton An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations. #filmsky #moviesky #horror #precode #spooktober

On a mysterious island, a capsized ships captain and a woman encounter a human-beast hybrid.

Actor Charles Laughton, wearing a crisp white suit, converses with his human-beast creature.

Laughton getting attacked by his own creatures.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Seems kind of ludicrous to say now, but this guy Bib Fortuna (Michael Carter) in Return of the Jedi freaked me out when he first came on screen. Why is he so sweaty? What’s that shit coming out of his head, going around his neck? What’s with the red eyes?

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A scene at night, with light trails from passing cars.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

📽️ NW: TENEBRE (1982) Dir: Dario Argento A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel. #filmsky #moviesky #horror #darioargento #spooktober

A figure with a black leather glove holding a straight razor to a frightened woman.

A woman’s face is framed in a torn white sheet. Her wide eyes accentuate the fear on her face.

A man desperately holding against a black cord that’s strangling him.

A woman seen screaming while a rainstorm is outside.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

📽️ NW: BACKROOMS (2026) Dir: Kane Parsons A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom. #filmsky #moviesky #horror #liminalspaces #spooktober

Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, portraying furniture store owner Clark.

In a brightly lit yellowed liminal space, he’s facing the wall, confused as to how to get out.

Actress Renate Reinsve, portraying therapist Mary.

Facing a yellow wall with the outline of a door in blue marker, she is also lit from behind with her shadow looming above her.

Inside the Backrooms, four figures wearing hazmat suits and carrying equipment for scientific purposes.

Stuck in a very narrow passage between two walls, Mary panics trying to escape.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📽️ NW: HOUR OF THE WOLF (1968) Dir: Ingmar Bergman While vacationing on a remote German island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires. #filmsky #moviesky #horror #ingmarbergman #spooktober

Actress Liv Ullmann with a concerned expression on her face.

In a dimly lit room, multiple figures look on menacingly towards the camera.

Actor Max von Sydow, with heavy eyeliner and lipstick. Half his face is in shadow.

In a surreal scene, a dinner party is held where two wine glasses sit on the table.

Eyeball’s float inside the glass, while a death mask can be seen in the background.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Marketing department going “hard” for this one.

Lin-Manual Miranda in a live performance of Hamilton, looks disgusted.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Additional book sales at UofT are happening through next month, in case you miss this one.

Screenshot of schedules for upcoming book sales held at University of Toronto.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Perfect day for a book sale. This is at the UVic on Charles St. #booksale #uoft #toronto

University of Victoria exterior, behind the shade of trees and bushes.

A man walking up the ornate staircase to the second floor.

Paperbacks purchased: (L-R) The Lives of John Lennon by Albert Goldman, The Matarese Circle by Robert Ludlum, and A Simple Plan by Scott Smith.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Getting things started for my #TOPhoto post. These are all on film.

Autumn leaves fall from a bright orange tree.

Dense fog shrouds the landscape with trees.

A double exposure of orange and pink flowers.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

In Woodbridge to attend my Grandmother’s interment (she passed three years ago this month). #photography #churchyard #nature #trees #eastcoastkin

A churchyard filled with tombstones, surrounded by trees.

A very large oak tree stands watch over the graves.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Free art? Someone left a nice canvass on a bench, possibly with the intention of giving it away. I left it there, as I felt guilty that it might actually belong to someone else. #publicart #painting #toronto

A long grey bench with trees behind it, and a small canvas painting placed by an artist.

The canvass painting is a scene on a lake, at either sunset or sunrise.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What's an example of perfect casting?

Gloria Swanson, playing Norma Desmond in the film “Sunset Boulevard.”

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

One of the most intense thunderstorms in the past few years!

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

One more blast from the past. This erotic/sci-fi show from the late 90’s, which was shot exclusively in a very large studio in Halifax. Most of the sfx have aged poorly, but was still pretty groundbreaking for its time, especially for a Canadian produced series.

Screenshot of a promo still for the show Lexx.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

When Wab Kinew gives you this grin, you know you’ve already lost your argument.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, wearing a navy suit with white stripes.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Having some fun with Thecriterioncloset.com. A little degeneracy never hurt anyone 😂. #filmsky #moviesky #thecriterioncloset

Screenshot of four selected movies from https://Thecriterioncloset.com.

Top left is “Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom, top right is “Peeping Tom”, bottom right is “In the Realm of the Senses”, bottom left is “Dead Ringers”.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

📽️ NW: THE THING (1982) Dir: John Carpenter A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims. #filmsky #moviesky #horror #thething #johncarpenter

MacReady (played by actor Kurt Russell) comes upon a dead frozen body in a laboratory near Southern Pole.

A mutated human/spider creature crawls towards its next victim.

The mutated head of Norris (played by actor Charles Hallahan) protrudes from an extremely long neck.

MacReady, with an expression of shock and apprehension, is illuminated by the red glow of a flare.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I don’t know what this other planetary body is with the moon, but it’s stunning right now.

Sunset view of a crescent moon and another planetary body just above.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I love when the timeline comes together in perfect alignment.

Screenshot of posts on Bluesky, separate from each other, but both related to the film Jaws.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Taken during Union Station’s pre-revitalization, this space no longer exists in the form you see above. Today, it is much more expansive and convenient for a larger population of commuters.

A clean white marble open space in Toronto’s new Union Station underground.

Two level concourse at Toronto’s new Union Station underground.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I imagine you’ll want to stay out of the cellar.

Final scene in Blair Witch Project. In a darkened cellar, Michael faces towards the corner of the stone wall, unresponsive to Heather’s screams for help.

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Peter Crock @aperturesplit.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

📽️ NW: THE RIGHT STUFF (1983) At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges. #filmsky #moviesky #80smovies

Cast members, with Ed Harris in foreground, stand around a large rocket.

Actor John Glenn, fitted in a spacesuit, and sitting inside a space capsule

The astronauts, sitting inside the small capsule, prepare for launch.

Actor Sam Shepard stands in a desert landscape, his helmet cracked and singed, and a large black plume of smoke in the distance.

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