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Headpress @headpress.com · 29/09/2026

With #Halloween fast approaching, what better reading companions than these two spookily handsome volumes? Visit our shop: headpress.com/product-cate... #Halloweenbooks #hauntology #cultcinema #silentfilm

Photo of two green toned books: Hollywood Haunts the World by Robert Guffey, and Ghost of an Idea by William Burns.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 22/09/2026

Thank you to Peter Normanton for his wonderful review of Robert Guffey's Hollywood Haunts the World in the latest Cryptology! "...A work of remarkable consequence, one I urge you to read." Get the issue here: twomorrows.com/index.php?ma...

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Headpress @headpress.com · 14/09/2026

Now available for pre-order: paperback, hardback, and a limited number of *signed* editions of Sex Murder Art: The Films of Jörg Buttgereit, by @davidkerekes.bsky.social. Expanded and revised from the 1994 edition. Get yours here: headpress.com/product/sex-...

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Headpress @headpress.com · 05/09/2026

We're so pleased to see Rachel Walther's Born to Lose reviewed in the latest issue of @glreview.bsky.social! Special mention for Rachel's "emotionally intimate" chapter on Liz Eden. Get the July/August issue here: glreview.org

Image of an orange and black book cover, depicting a man standing on a street and raising his arm triumphantly. The title is Born to Lose: The Misfits Who Made Dog Day Afternoon, by Rachel Walther.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 17/07/2026

It's Friday so that means: Coffee and proofing (exciting western horror themed book incoming) ✅️ A weekend drink later ✅️ Have excellent weekends everyone 🍻🥂

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Headpress @headpress.com · 11/06/2026

Have you read Rachel Walther's Born to Lose yet? The e book is currently only £9.99 in our shop: headpress.com/product/born... #brooklyn #history #cultfilm

A book cover, titled Born to Lose: The Misfits Who Made Dog Day Afternoon by Rachel Walther. The cover is largely black, with white and orange text. On the right hand side is a photograph of a white man with shaggy dark hair standing in a street, raising his right fist as though in victory. He is wearing a white buttoned short, black trousers, and black shoes.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 11/06/2026

An excellent review of Robert Guffey's Hollywood Haunts the World, from Christine Morgan: "Entire college courses could — and SHOULD — be built around this book, Outstanding!" christinemariemorgan.wordpress.com/2026/06/02/r...

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Headpress @headpress.com · 24/05/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who came to celebrate our 35th anniversary with us yesterday! We had a great day and it was lovely to see familiar and new faces there to celebrate the continued vibrancy of #indiepublishing 🎊

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Headpress @headpress.com · 15/05/2026

Packaging afternoon, these Buttgereit postcard sets look gorgeous 😍

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Headpress @headpress.com · 12/05/2026

Check out the latest Britflicks podcast episode, where @davidkerekes.bsky.social discusses the 3 films that changed his life! www.britflicks.com/britflicks-p...

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Headpress @headpress.com · 07/05/2026

Just arrived: limited edition postcard sets marking the updated edition of Sex Murder Art: The Films of Jörg Buttgereit! Exclusively available at our anniversary event this month, any remaining stock will be added to the Headpress website. These won't be reprinted!

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Headpress @headpress.com · 22/04/2026

Mail-out time! If you shortly receive a poster or flyer for our 35th anniversary event, then that means we consider you one of the very cool places in #Manchester. Event tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-...

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Headpress @headpress.com · 14/04/2026

🎈Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza🎈 Every event needs a good playlist, and @jasonbbernard.bsky.social will be curating ours to play between talks. Jason is a conceptual artist, writer, and the founder of Peripheral Minimal Records. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-...

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Headpress @headpress.com · 13/04/2026

🎈Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza🎈 Introducing our special guest: Jörg Buttgereit! The cult director of #Nekromantik, Schramm, and Der Todesking joins us to launch the updated Sex Murder Art: The Films of Jörg Buttgereit by David Kerekes. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-...

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Headpress @headpress.com · 11/04/2026

🎈Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza🎈 Introducing our panelists: @davidkerekes.bsky.social One of the original founders of Headpress in 1991, David will be joining #JörgButtgereit to launch the updated Sex Murder Art: The Films of Jörg Buttgereit. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-...

Colour photograph of a man looking into the camera. He is white, has a shaved head, goatee beard and sideburns, and dark eyes. He wears a white collared shirt and has hooped silver earrings in both ears. Behind him, slightly blurred, is a shelf of books.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 09/04/2026

🎈Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza🎈 Introducing our panelists: Jennifer Wallis @harbottlestores.bsky.social Jennifer is the editor of Fight Your Own War and contributor to various Headpress titles, and joins our Music from the Margins panel! Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-...

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Headpress @headpress.com · 08/04/2026

🎈Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza🎈 Introducing our panelists: Mark Goodall. Mark's books include the Gathering of the Tribe series (newest instalment just out!) and Sweet & Savage: The World Through the Mondo Film Lens. He joins our music panel! Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-...

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Headpress @headpress.com · 07/04/2026

🎈Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza🎈 Introducing our panelists: Jon Dear @accordingtojond.bsky.social Writer, critic, podcast host, and author of a forthcoming book on BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas, he chairs our New Voices in #Horror panel. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-...

Black and white photograph of a man looking into the camera. We only see half his face in the frame. He has dark eyes, is white, has dark short hair, and is wearing a dark coloured blazer with white edging detail on the lapel.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 03/04/2026

Happy Easter, kids! We're on a little Easter break but stay tuned next week for new book news and to meet more of our 35th anniversary panelists. Wishing all our authors and readers too much chocolate, and may your Easter bunnies be non-terrifying! 🐇🐇🐇

Colour photograph likely from the 1970s or 1980s. The photo depicts a frightened looking infant dressed in a yellow and black romper suit, sitting on the lap of a person dressed as the Easter bunny. The Easter bunny costume consists of white fur mittens and a moulded head with eye holes, black eyebrows and whiskers painted on, and pink rabbit ears that are sticking out to each side.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 02/04/2026

🎈Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza🎈 Introducing our panelists: Andy Murray @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social Andy is the author of Into the Unknown: The Fantastic Life of #NigelKneale and, perhaps unsurprisingly, he joins our Nigel Kneale panel! Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-...

Colour photograph of a white man looking into the camera with a slight smile. He has brown chin length hair, dark eyes, and light stubble. He is wearing a black T shirt and stands in front of a peach coloured plain background.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 01/04/2026

🎈Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza🎈 Introducing our panelists: Will Dupere An emerging screenwriter, Will's projects include TWATTER, comedy play The Supreme Court, and #horror short The Shedding. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-... #manchester #manchesterevents

Colour photograph of a young man looking into the camera from a side-on position. He has dark brown mussed hair, blue/green eyes, and is white. He wears a white buttoned shirt, a black pinstripe jacket, and has a cross-body brown leather bag. The background is a wooden door with small glass windows, and a section of wall.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 01/04/2026

Ready to ship tomorrow! Pink Tsunami: The #HelloKitty #kawaii wave that has swept the world by Alan Brender 😻 #sanrio #japan #popculture #newbooks Get your copy here: headpress.com/product/pink...

Image of the book cover, which is mostly pink and features rows of plush Hello Kitty toys on shelves. Each plush Kitty is identical, with a pink dress, pink bow, and gold crown.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 31/03/2026

🎈Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza🎈 Introducing our panelists: Lakkaya Palmer Lakkaya is a #horror writer & filmmaker & joins us to discuss her short film The Shedding. We're hoping her PhD research on ferocious fatherhood soon becomes a book 🙏 Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-...

A black and white photograph of a young Black woman looking into the camera. She has long curly black hair and is wearing a light coloured blazer over a white T shirt. She sits on a chair in front of a light coloured background.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 30/03/2026

🎈Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza🎈 Introducing our panelists: @tobyhadoke.bsky.social Actor, writer & comedian, Toby joins our #NigelKneale panel! His book on The Quatermass Experiment was published by @tenacrebooks.bsky.social in 2025. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-...

A head and shoulders photograph of a man looking into the camera. He is white with a salt and pepper short beard and silver hair. He is wearing a dark blue checked blazer, black open collared shirt, and we can see the edges of a red and grey patterned waistcoat beneath his jacket. He is seated in front of a slightly blurred blue background.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 28/03/2026

🎈Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza🎈 Introducing our panelists: Andy Cowan @vinylslam.bsky.social Author of B-Side: A Flipsided History of Pop, MOJO jazz columnist, + owner of outsider label/press Skill, he joins our Music from the Margins panel! Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-...

Black and white photograph of a man sitting in front of a large shelving unit full of vinyl records. He is looking directly into the camera, has a shaved head, wears thick-rimmed glasses, and is wearing a patterned button-up shirt and black blazer.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 27/03/2026

🎈Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza🎈 Introducing our panelists: BRONTË SCHILTZ @bronteschiltz.bsky.social An author, journalist, and PhD candidate researching the televisual #Gothic, Brontë joins our #NigelKneale panel! Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-...

Photograph of a young woman looking into the camera and smiling. She has brown eyes, light brown hair that reaches to her chin, and is wearing a pink dress with dark polka dot detail.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 26/03/2026

🎈Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza🎈 Introducing our panelists: ANDREW SCREEN @andrewscreenbskys.bsky.social Author of The Book of Beasts, contributor to @forteantimes.bsky.social, @horrified.bsky.social & more, he's on our Nigel Kneale panel! Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-...

Head and shoulders photograph of a white man stood in front of a silver-toned background. He wears glasses, has dark brown/grey hair, and wears a bright blue T shirt and dark coloured jacket. He is looking straight at the camera and smiling.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 26/03/2026

Today: proofing the updated edition of @davidkerekes.bsky.social's Sex Murder Art, ready for our special event in May featuring Jörg Buttgereit! Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-...

Photo of a desk with the edge of a keyboard visible, a green notebook, a cup of coffee, a pen, and a copy of Nekromantik on VHS.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 23/03/2026

We're delighted that TWO Headpress authors have been nominated in this year's Rondo Awards, for Book of the Year (non-fiction)! Congratulations to Chris Alexander and Robert Guffey 🎉 #indiepublishing #cultcinema See the full list of nominees and cast your votes here: rondoaward.com/rondoaward.c...

The text reads: 'Headpress is proud to announce two new titles are nominated in the 24th annual Rondo Awards BOOK OF THE YEAR (non-fiction): Chris Alexander ART! TRASH! TERROR!, Robert Guffey HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD.' At the top and bottom of this central text are portions of each book's cover.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 13/03/2026

#NewYork folks: get yourselves down to Forbidden Planet on Saturday 28 March for an exciting launch event for latest @headpress.com title, Dark Dreams, by Nick Cato. Nick will be joined by Kathleen Ferguson, star of Romano Scavolini's Nightmare, in her first ever public appearance! #horror #cult

Poster for an event at Forbidden Planet NYC, titled 'Nightmare. Dark Dreams: An Obsessive Look at Romano Scavolini's Nightmare'. Text reads: Release party and signing with guests Nick Cato and Kathleen Ferguson. Saturday March 28th 5-7PM.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 01/03/2026

We're sorry to have missed the UK Ghost Story Festival, which has looked fantastic - including @accordingtojond.bsky.social talking about the subject of his forthcoming @headpress.com book: the BBC Ghost Story for Christmas 👻

Photo of two mean seated and in conversation on a stage, in front of a projected backdrop that reads: UK Ghost Story Festival. Saturday 28th February, 6.30pm - 7.30pm. Interview - Jon Dear. No Digging: The Story of the BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 15/12/2025

For those who've left their Christmas shopping to the last minute: all of these books (and many more) are available as e-books on our website for immediate download! 🎄🎁🎄 headpress.com/shop/

Photograph of 7 books stacked on a wooden table and surrounded by Christmas bauble-shaped fairy lights. The books are Corman/Poe by Chris Alexander; I Spit On Your Celluloid by Heidi Honeycutt; PURE by Jared Stearns; Who Cares Anyway by Will York; Beaver Street by Robert Rosen, Fascination by David Hinds, and Aesthetic Deviations by Vincent A. Albarano.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 08/12/2025

Brilliant to see William Burns' Ghost of an Idea make Shindig! magazine's Top 10 Books of 2025! In at number 6, in excellent company with Lynda Nead at number 5 🎉 #hauntology #filmbooks #booksof2025 #folkhorror

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Headpress @headpress.com · 23/10/2025

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.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 02/10/2025

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.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 17/09/2025

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!

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Headpress @headpress.com · 12/09/2025

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.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 12/09/2025

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.'

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Headpress @headpress.com · 09/09/2025

Exciting news: PURE by @jaredstearnssf.bsky.social is now available in a Spanish language edition from Applehead! appleheadteam.com/producto/pur... #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.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 06/09/2025

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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Headpress @headpress.com · 29/08/2025

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

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Headpress @headpress.com · 19/08/2025

When you're proofing in a cafe and the music sounds like you're in the early scenes of an Italian cannibal film.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 11/06/2025

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.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 11/06/2025

What a gorgeous bookshop @coloursmayvary.bsky.social in #Leeds is, and that was even before we saw their excellent selection of @headpress.com titles ❤️

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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.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 16/05/2025

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.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 07/05/2025

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.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 28/02/2025

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.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 19/02/2025

The Headpress website will be undergoing scheduled maintenance starting tomorrow morning, for up to 48 hours. Don't worry, we'll be back soon!

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Headpress @headpress.com · 08/02/2025

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).

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