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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Had a blast talking to my dear friend Jim over at The Honest Filmmaker podcast about 10 Hard Truths Every Micro-Budget Filmmaker Needs to Hear. It's a tough old game sometimes. Link in the comments... #filmmaking

Zoom call between Pat Higgins and Jim Eaves. Blue brick/blue light background. Banner reads 'The Honest Filmmaker'

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I've written an hour of stand-up solely about horror movies. Planning to do some tiny warm-ups in October as work-in-progress then some actual dates early 2027. Any UK horror festivals or communities interested in the most niche stand-up set of the year, please do give me a shout x

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

If I'm not around on here, I've had the same main email since '98 and the same mobile since '96 so you can catch me there x

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Last night I played Dragontorc of Avalon on the Spectrum 48k for the first time in 40 years and the moment that endless tinny music kicked in I was transported to being an irritated 11 year old. #retrogaming

48k spectrum game: wizard in a red forest with yellow onscreen scroll

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Philip Andrew Rogers @rogersphilip101.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

In a new Exclusive interview for Horror-on-Sea I ask Co-Writer / Director Jake Bebbington a few questions about the film ‘Magenta House’ Details on @blazingminds.bsky.social blazingminds.co.uk/exclusive-ho... #HOS2026 #HorrorOnSea #MagentaHouse

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Philip Andrew Rogers @rogersphilip101.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

In a new Exclusive interview for Horror-on-Sea I ask Producer Bill Ross a few questions about his film ‘Magenta House’ Details on @blazingminds.bsky.social blazingminds.co.uk/exclusive-ho... #HOS2026 #HorrorOnSea #MagentaHouse

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Philip Andrew Rogers @rogersphilip101.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

In a new Exclusive interview for Horror-on-Sea I ask Co-Writer / Director Freddie Skeritt a few questions about the film ‘Magenta House’ Details on @blazingminds.bsky.social blazingminds.co.uk/exclusive-ho... #HOS2026 #HorrorOnSea #MagentaHouse

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Philip Andrew Rogers @rogersphilip101.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

In a new Exclusive Horror-on-Sea interview I ask Co-Writer/Directors Alexander Churchyard & Michael Holiday a few questions about the documentary ‘Horror-on-Sea: 13 Bloody Years’ Details on @blazingminds.bsky.social blazingminds.co.uk/exclusive-ho... #HOS2026 #HorrorOnSea #13BloodyYears #TISFilms

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Had enormous fun with That Bloody Quiz Show at Horror on Sea, with wonderful team captains Cy Henty and @mychoeg.bsky.social Photo by the great @gazdevere.bsky.social

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Horror-on-Sea kicks off tomorrow! So many movies! So much horror fun! Come to Southend! Join us! Jooooooin us!! #horror

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Enshittification by Cory Doctorow is the best and most depressing book I've read in the last year.

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I just saw a thread of Blockbuster nostalgia and anecdotes from behind the tills. I wrote a blog entry about my own experiences many, many years ago. I dug it up to refresh my memory (link in next post)

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Philip Andrew Rogers @rogersphilip101.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Horror-in-Sea returns for its 13th Bloody Year this Friday with 2 weekends horror 🩸 Friday 16th - 18th January Friday 23rd - 26th January You can check out the line up and get individual film, day & weekend passes here: www.thewhitebus.co.uk/film-festiva... #HorrorOnSea #HOS2026

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Graham🐝 @grahamthings.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Cleaver: Rise of the Killer Clown (2015) d. MJ Dixon As well as watching horror films I am passionate about supporting independent creatives in the genre. One such person is @mychoeg.bsky.social who has created a whole universe for their films to exist in. Lovely chap as well! #suppertindiehorror

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

When I talk about deleted scenes from The Fly (1986), I usually talk about the Monkey Cat. Today, I've woken up obsessing about the Butterfly Baby ending. If you've never seen it, its a dream sequence in which Veronica dreams of a butterfly baby that hatches and flies towards a distant light...

Stylised butterfly-winged baby on a branch

Butterfly baby flying towards light source in dark space

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Avri @nycavri.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

DESCENDING THE STAIRS is my storytelling game of nightlife and nostalgia published in 2021. The inspiration for this game was the same as for the two novels I birthed in 2008-9 and have been revising and querying ever since - THE LOVELY LONG AGO and LOST ALONG THE WAY. #BluePitHype #AmQuerying

A black and white photo taken from the top of a set of dark modern stairs lite by fluorescent handrails.

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

My usual sign-off from social media for the holiday season, albeit after a year where I've barely been on social media anyway. Hope you're all doing well, and that you get to spend the holidays with a full belly, good company and a roof over your head. (1/2)

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

MASSIVE recommend for Matinee to Midnight podcast. For anyone who loves cinema, there's genuine appreciation of the classics and some obscure recommendations. Well informed and full of genuine enthusiasm rather than the snark I hear in so many cult movie pods. matineetomidnight.podbean.com

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Matinee To Midnight –a Podcast for Big Screen Enthusiasts | matineetomidnight

The podcast is for film enthusiasts of all ages who not only enjoy film but love and appreciate the cinema-going experience. The show revisits and celebrates classic cinema, reappraises movies that m...

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Can't wait for Saturday January 17th at the mighty Horror-on-Sea Film Festival... I'll be presenting THAT BLOODY QUIZ SHOW and it should be great fun... #horror

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

So the 'abridged' version of It's a Wonderful Life on Prime literally cuts from George meeting the angel Clarence and asking him if he's got $8000 to George cheering in the street happy, making it look like the angel lent him eight grand to conclude the plot.

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 24/07/2025

So You Want to Start a Boutique Blu-ray Label? David Hughes (@davidhughesbluey.bsky.social‬), founder of UK-based ‘micro-Blu-ery’ Plumeria, has a few tips. cinephiliabeyond.org/so-you-want-...

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Hey lovely folks; I'm largely offline for a couple of months, so please forgive me if I don't respond to messages or interact with posts. Nothing bad, don't worry.

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Saturday Night is one of my favourite films of the decade.

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Lawrie Brewster @lawriebrewster.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Want real insight into making indie #horror and balancing art with what sells? I’ve profiled Andy Edwards, who’s nailed it without losing his unique voice. First in my new series on the careers of indie 😊 amicushorror.co.uk/lawrie-brews... #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily

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Lawrie Brewster Interviews Andy Edwards: Sex, Style, and the Savage Side of British Horror

Indie maverick Andy Edwards dishes on sexy slashers, twisted fairy tales, and the gritty magic of British Indiehorror in Lawrie Brewster’s bold interview.

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

After next week I'm going to be largely offline for a couple of months, so if you need something out of me before that it's probably best to give me a shout over the next few days (don't worry, it's not a bad thing)

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Finally caught up with The Monkey. Bloody excellent.

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

15 years ago, DVD & Blu-ray Review magazine called me a 'funny guy' before proceeding to trash my then-latest movie. I used the 'Pat Higgins is a funny guy' pull-quote for years, knowing it was the only positive sentence in the piece. Ah well, the magazine's long gone and I'm still hilarious.

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

In the queue for Record Store Day. Happy and cold. Using my kid's unfinished thermos of coffee as a hand warmer.

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Just revisited Fright Night 2011 remake and had a blast with it.

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I was expecting these to be quite unpleasant but surprisingly they're rank

A bag of Gazpacho flavoured crisps. Christ.

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Now playing: Nemesis the Warlock on the C64 for the first time since the 80s. I had forgotten the way monsters sometimes burst out of your dead foes. This was hardcore onscreen violence for 1987. #retrogaming

Platform game from 1987. First screen. Pile of dead enemies and three main levels to walk on.

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Found this bad boy when tidying up my movie room. Bought it in a little shop in Exeter in about '93. Seems a little under UK Quad size, weirdly. What a lovely poster. #horror #evildead

Evil Dead UK poster with Stephen King quote and 'The Ultimate Experience in Gruelling Terror' at the top

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Fourteen years ago on social media, I was openly ruminating on the possibility of writing Mermaids vs Yetis

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Jaithebard @jaithebard.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Watch our movie. Share our movie. Love our movie.

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Since March 2018, Powertool Cheerleaders Vs the Boyband of the Screeching Dead has been a daily part of my life. From scripting to pre-production, all the way through to sorting out distribution and marketing, not to mention two years of actually shooting the thing in the middle. (1/)

Tweets between me and Charlie Bond discussing making Powertool Cheerleaders in March 2018

Five cheerleaders carrying chainsaws and drills stand in front of coloured lights

A retro VHS box with artwork for Powertool Cheerleaders

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Decades too late, I FINALLY saw Friday the 13th Part III in wonderful 3D as intended. Had an absolute blast with it. My new favourite F13 viewing experience, overtaking Jason X in a theatre on opening weekend. It'll never be my favourite franchise, but goddamn I love 80s 3D.

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

If there were 11 days in a week rather than 7 would it make time feel like it was passing faster or slower?

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Playing Split Fiction with my kid and I'm loving the hell out of it so far

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

We went to see an episode of QI being filmed in the 00s. Never saw it air. It had Rich Hall make a brilliant joke about time travel (which I guess may not have made the edit). We've been trawling iplayer looking for it for an hour now. No joy whatsoever. Can't remember the other panelists, alas.

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Why am I watching Bio-Dome? Even more terrifyingly, why am I watching Bio-Dome AGAIN?

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Flashback to Cannes 2008. Feels like yesterday. I associate this fest with the smell of Lush's Sonic Death Monkey shower gel, which I had then but got discontinued shortly after. It's now available again, and the smell transports me.

Me wearing shades outside the main theatre at Cannes 2008.

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Watching Glastonbury 97 footage on YouTube and drowning in nostalgia for the worst mud I've ever experienced

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Andy Edwards @eds209.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

The reviews are in for Rumpelstiltskin following our premiere. You can check it out for yourself from 7th of April

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Well, now I've got to rearrange my 10 greatest gigs of all time because I saw Airborne Toxic Event in Islington tonight. So who gets bumped FFS? Nirvana? Bowie? Springsteen? I can't do this. I should stick to mediocre live bands instead.

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Pat Higgins @pathigginsfilm.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

We popped into SoS Records in Leigh-on-Sea to ask a question about Record Store Day and accidentally bought stuff

Alkaline Trio From Here to Infirmary and the Operation Ivy album, both on vinyl

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