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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 12h

One of my favorite moments in LOOPHOLE (1954). Tough-as-nails insurance investigator Slavin (the great Charles McGraw), sabotaging the protagonist’s jobs, one after another, runs up against equally tough-as-nails cab company owner Pete Mazurki (Richard Reeves) who basically tells him to go stick it.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Robert Karnes, Bing Russell), Fredd Wayne, Noah Keen & Harold J. Stone try to solve an impossible “locked plane mystery” in Rod Serling's TWILIGHT ZONE "The Arrival." Not a pretty face in this working class bunch. Plus a script with a convincing representation of workplace hierarchy. Great stuff.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

No plans for prints of this one, but pretty sure I still have prints of this one left if you're interested.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Seasonal fun with paints. “Jack-O-Tendrils,” acrylic on 12X16 canvas panel. Make me an offer I can’t refuse, via DM.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Revisited THE VAMPIRE OF DUSSELDORF (1965) directed by/starring Robert Hossein based on serial killer Peter Kürten (also inspired M). Still liked it very much, particularly the atmospheric urban stalking of his victims w/ quick little steps that seem Chaplinesque. Hossein deserves more attention.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Received contributor copy of CASTLE OF FRANKENSTEIN #44 with my article on western horror in TV’s golden age, once again blown away by co-editor Vicki Smeraldi’s striking layouts. Article runs a hefty fifteen pages, even with small(ish) text and tons of photos, making it quite substantial indeed.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A brand new Lost Skeleton blog, free to read on my Ko-fi page... GIVE ME CANDY! GIVE ME CANDY NOW! ATTENTION! THIS IS THE LOST SKEL— YOU KNOW… I WISH YOU SEASON’S GREETINGS! BECAUSE IT IS THAT TIME AGAIN!… SO, WHAT SAY WE DRILL DOWN A BIT AND PUT HALLOWEEN UNDER THE TELESCOPE! (cont)

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Absolutely, and there's still so much out there.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Recently on Twilight Zone Day I revisited a favorite, "The Thirty-Fathom Grave" which contains one of my favorite CBS music cues. For the longest time I was sure it was by Fred Steiner, but it's really a cue by René Garriguenc called "Neuro B.G." or "Neuro Background." Also turns up on PERRY MASON.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I lied. The first part is not there in this post, onna counta there weren't pert near room enough. The whole shebang is on my Ko-fi page.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Yeah, I'm still writing this goofy western thing. Apparently I'm still enjoying it, so go figure. Right now. Seriously. Go figure. I'm also kind of enjoying these loose drawings that go with it... Here's the first part of Chapter 3. The rest is on my Ko-fi page, free to read. ko-fi.com/larryblamire

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Cover gig for Tom Weaver for reissue of GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN book. Essentially a colorization job starting with me separating elements in individual layers in Photoshop. Had to draw in left side of Lon’s face via reference pics. Plus extend background. An enjoyable gig & Tom was pretty thrilled.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The new issue of CASTLE OF FRANKENSTEIN (#44) is out, with my followup piece to my Weird Western episodes of Rawhide article. This one, covering other sagebrush scariness from TV’s Golden Age. As I am wont to do…

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If it’s on a blackboard you can bet it’s real science stuff.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’m always happy to hear when one of my movies is part of a tradition.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yesterday’s random sketch of a random thing, randomly sketched by a random human.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have two whole books of these things… and there ain’t nuthin’ you can do about it… heh heh heh… www.lulu.com/spotlight/bl...

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sometimes I'm compelled to write something really stupid. If no one else, I suppose it amuses me—a fun writing exercise. These goofy Colt Durango things tend to just flow. Like when a bad guy empties your canteen in the sand & makes you watch. Chapter 2 free on my Ko-fi page. ko-fi.com/larryblamire

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Maureen O’Hara shows her adeptness at handling a sword, as pirate “Spitfire” Stevens in AGAINST ALL FLAGS (1952). These later Errol Flynn swashbucklers, like this one, MASTER OF BALLANTRAE and THE WARRIORS, seem to get a bad rap, but I like them a lot.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One of my favorite moments from THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW—a confused Steven Geray’s great line delivery to Godfrey Cambridge as he’s about to call the police… “Already here?… How?” From the episode, “The Man from My Uncle.”

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A brand new feature, this continuing western tale, free on my Ko-fi page… ko-fi.com/larryblamire

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My latest commission, “Quiet Lane,” Golden Open acrylic on 12” X 16” canvas panel, finished a couple weeks ago. This is a reworking of one of my “Wouldlands” series from some years back. Happy to say it marks painting #14 bought or commissioned by my number one patron.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Gotta say, this guy sold pretty darn quickly.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thank you so much, my friend! This is high praise coming from an artist I admire so much!

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Ha! Wellllllllllll... that's actually in the movie, that cool skull knife.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Been wanting to paint a portrait of everyone’s favorite walking tree for a while. “Tabanga” is acrylic on 16X20 canvas, dedicated to the late Bob Burns. FROM HELL IT CAME monster originally designed by the great Paul Blaisdell but reworked by Don Post Studios who built the suit. Painting is for sale

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra blogs about FIEND WITHOUT A FACE. Free to read on my Ko-fi page. ko-fi.com/larryblamire

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Orson Welles as villain in HOUSE OF CARDS (1968). Watched multiple times on TV years ago. Surprised to find it not well-regarded. Seeing it again on @kinolorber.com's Blu, still like it. George Peppard, Inger Stevens. Director John Guillermin keeps it brisk. Gorgeous locations & Francis Lai score.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

2 best actors in HAWAII FIVE-0 local stock company Kwan Hi Lim & Tommy Fujiwara share scene in “6000 Deadly Tickets” fine episode involving stolen airline tix. Their bantering one-upmanship is a highlight of the show & feels genuine, Kwan's relished villainy meshing w/ Fujiwara's amusing slickness.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Got my contributor copy in mail. It's positively dense with good stuff. Now available...

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The new blog on my Ko-fi page, free for all to read, is an excerpt from Dr. Paul Armstrong's journal, as he tracks the tracks like no one else can... ko-fi.com/larryblamire

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Currently reading... Check it out, free, on my Ko-fi page. ko-fi.com/larryblamire

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Con men Frank Gorshin & Cameron Mitchell execute ingenious extortion scheme using meticulous reproduction of 5-0 office & less then scrupulous lookalikes in "Welcome to Our Branch Office" HAWAII FIVE-0. I applaud them for not having cast simply play their own doubles (except MacArthur). Fun episode.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Oh thank you. I kinda like that aspect, particularly in old scifi pulp covers.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

My recent painting “Off the Beaten Path” is the cover of the new issue of Black Cat Weekly, out today. blackcatweekly.com/b/vobSi

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This morning I found myself thinking of this illustration I did in 89 for “The District Domino Championship” by Russian author Kir Bulychev in Aboriginal Science Fiction satirizing complacency in the face of impending disaster, carrying indifference to absurd levels. Just how absurd is up for debate

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Remember when kite writing was a fad? Well, of course you don't. It was back in the Victorian age. Apparently entire books were written... "Let the wind be your author."

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Still have some original promotional postcards made for release of THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA. I have several 5X7 black-and-white cards on left & smaller 4X6 on the right, but only one color 5X7 in the center so 1st come 1st served on that. Message me if interested in purchasing a signed card or 2

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Good name for chicken detective series… BUCK-BUCK BcGARK. Am I the only person who knocks before going outdoors? #RespectNature. I watch Charlie’s Angels for the articles. Halloween is the one time of the year we have the planet terrorformed.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Remember when our moms used to put our name on our appetite in case we lost it? First drafts are so terrible from now on I’m starting with the second. Been doing curls with thirty-pound dumbbells. I have no idea who these guys are but my hair looks no different.

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Random reminder: Wax lips sink ships. Someone told me to try using the power of suggestion so I told them to take a hike. I hate when I let my iced coffee go cold. If your jaw is constantly open are you a slacker? Also, what are slacks? New restaurant catchphrase: “Savor it, don’t flavor it!”

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Larry Blamire @larryblamire.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Random thoughts: I can crush walnuts with my fingers once they’re out of the shell. New diner name: As the Crow Fries. There are so many music awards shows now I am likely to win one. I know actors on a movie are sent to heron makeup, but who needs to watch a large wading bird get ready?

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