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The Trying Scotsman @thetryingscotsman.co.uk · 5m

War of the Colossal Beast (1958). Movie 64/100 | Day 61/92 #Filmsky #100HorrorMoviesin92Days #MutantFam #Letterboxd #HorrorSky #SlideInMovieClub #Svengoolie

Poster for the movie 'War of the Colossal Beast'.

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Paul Ryan O'Connor @paulryanoconnor.bsky.social · 1h

A gift can be a surprise, but in this case, the surprise is the gift! Read "Whitey's Elephant" in the pages of Black Cat Weekly! www.paulryanoconnor.com/blog/white-e...

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White Elephant For A Black Cat — Paul O'Connor

This elephant has nine lives … thanks to a black cat!

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Westerns & the Old West @davidlambertart.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Happy 83rd Birthday to Ian McShane

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Adam in San Antonio @awardedlime.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It’s Madeline Kahn’s birthday. Gone WAY too soon. You should go watch Clue, Paper Moon, or any of her brilliant Mel Brooks collaborations. Personally, I’ll be watching Young Frankenstein, as it is the greatest movie ever made.

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Madeline Kahn as the Bride of Frankenstein

ALT: Madeline Kahn as the Bride of Frankenstein

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KenOScope @kenoscope.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Attending #HorrorHoundWeekend today to hopefully meet the legend Barbara Steele! Here’s a little #photoart piece I did of her. If you haven’t checked out BLACK SUNDAY (1960), THE SHE-BEAST (1966), SHIVERS (1975) among others, do yourself a favor and check them out. #Filmsky #horrormovies #legends

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Charlie Largent @charlielargent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Mildred Pierce. NYC premiere this day in 1945. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, and Bruce Bennett. French poster. Art by Roger Jacquier dit Rojac.

a portrait of Joan Crawford with a transparent turquoise bar over her eyes, nearby a woman emerges from behind a curtain carrying a gun

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Edward the Movie Buff 🎞🎬🎥📽 @midgetmoxie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Examples of movie cinema marquees featuring remarkable films on their original release.

Hitchcock's Psycho on a movie cinema marquee

Lawrence of Arabia on its original release date in 1962

The premiere day of Star Wars (1977) at LA's Grauman Chinese Theatre

A cinema showing Coppola's classic Mafia family epic

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

American Psycho (2000)

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Paul Ryan O'Connor @paulryanoconnor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The snake is weird enough, but then you’ve got the clown makeup, too, and I’m not entirely satisfied that this is all just a circus thing.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Kyudo archery. Japan. Kyudō (弓道), "the Way of the Bow," is one of Japan's oldest martial disciplines, tracing its lineage from feudal battlefield archery (kyūjutsu) into a refined Zen meditative practice during the Edo period.

Captured in dramatic monochrome contrast, an archer kneels in a disciplined half-crouch, drawing a monumental asymmetrical longbow (yumi) to its absolute peak of tension. His upper garment is folded down on one side to free his shoulder, revealing the taut musculature of his torso while broad, pleated hakama trousers anchor his lower body firmly to the earth. His sharp gaze tracks along the horizontal line of the nocked arrow, his right hand encased in a heavy shooting glove holding the bowstring at full draw (kai). The towering, sweeping arc of the bamboo bow reaches high above his head, counterbalanced by the straight, razor-thin line of the pulled string. Beneath his knees, a spare arrow rests parallel on the floor. Set against an unadorned white field, the composition isolates a singular sensory moment: the creak of stretched bamboo, the held breath of absolute focus, and the vibration of stored kinetic energy.

Kyudō (弓道), "the Way of the Bow," is one of Japan's oldest martial disciplines, tracing its lineage from feudal battlefield archery (kyūjutsu) into a refined Zen meditative practice during the Edo period. Central to the art is the traditional yumi, a uniquely asymmetrical longbow constructed from laminated bamboo and hardwood that often exceeds two meters in length. Historically designed with its grip offset toward the bottom third to facilitate shooting on horseback or from a kneeling position, the yumi demands immense physical technique and spiritual alignment. In kyudō, hitting the target (mato) is secondary to the purity of the eight-stage shooting movement (hassen), striving for Shin-Zen-Bi (Truth, Goodness, and Beauty). The fabrication of these organic bows and specialized shooting gloves represents an extraordinary legacy of monozukuri (artisanal mastery), where natural materials are transformed into precision instruments of spiritual cultivation.

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Paul Ryan O'Connor @paulryanoconnor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It was a short tale, but it took a long path to market. All the numbers and details behind my 7th published short story. www.paulryanoconnor.com/blog/the-dev...

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The Devil By The Numbers — Paul O'Connor

The details in the devil … all the numbers behind my seventh published short story.

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Phoef Sutton @phoefsutton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's National Gorilla Day!

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Christa Faust @christafaust.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The fact that my Bad Ear is being a total dick on #BisexualAwarenessDay is frankly homophobic. Anyway, virtual finger guns to all my bi/pan/everything bagel siblings out there. I see you, gorgeous creatures! 🩷💜💙

Vintage paperback cover with a blond, shirtless dude eyeballing another dude. Title: ANY SEX WILL DO.

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davidc1935.bsky.social @davidc1935.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

John Coltrane: 23 September 1926 - 17 July 1967.

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Paul Ryan O'Connor @paulryanoconnor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Doesn't matter if it's snowing or the world is on fire -- it's always time to discuss The Son of Satan! www.paulryanoconnor.com/blog/son-of-...

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Son of Satan — Paul O'Connor

Podcast deep dive on one of Marvel’s strangest and most misunderstood comics of the 1970s!

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 21/09/2026

On 21 September 1937: J.R.R. #Tolkien's The Hobbit was published. The book tells of a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, and his journey with thirteen dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon, Smaug. It's sold over 100 million copies and is one of the best-selling books of all time.

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Miles Bennell @milesbennell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Altered States 1980

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Paul Ryan O'Connor @paulryanoconnor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The most New Yawkist movie that ever New Yawked. Everyone is cranky. Everyone is territorial. Everyone gets the job done and you can go to hell, buddy. Favorite comfort viewing.

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LondonLee @londonlee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Now watching

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Old Hollywood @theoldhollywood.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Alida Valli and Joseph Cotten in a publicity still for The Third Man (1949)

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Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

He gave us… Beef. Rest in peace, Gerrit Graham. variety.com/2026/film/ne...

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Comics in the Golden Age @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today is the birthday of artist, writer, and teacher, Joe Kubert (Sept. 18, 1926-Aug. 12, 2012).

A black and white print with Sgt. Rock at the forefront and other DC war heroes in the back.

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Paul Ryan O'Connor @paulryanoconnor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What happens when the Devil calls it a day? Read "The Devil Downsized" in the final issue of SPOOKY Magazine. www.paulryanoconnor.com/blog/the-dev...

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The Devil Downsized — Paul O'Connor

Playing a trick on the Prince of Lies.

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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 28/02/2026

wigwam village motel, rialto, california, 1977

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Godzilla vs Context @godzillavscontext.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

As a parting gift, please have this small compilation of (most) of the waving goodbye / saluting scenes across the franchise. Sayonara!

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huck mason @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

rip annie dillard

One of the things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now. The impulse to save something good for a better place later is the signal to spend it now. Something more will arise for later, something better. These things fill from behind, from beneath, like well water. Similarly, the impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you. You open your safe and find ashes.

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It’s Peter Falk’s birthday. My favourite Columbo episode was when he came out of retirement to catch a 10yo murderer.

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Paul Ryan O'Connor @paulryanoconnor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Great wordless opening to this episode that feels more like a movie than a TV show. (The director might have had something to do with that).

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You Must Remember This @rememberthispod.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The new season of @rememberthispod.bsky.social begins now! Listen wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes Tuesdays at 12am ET. www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/htt...

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Broadway Blackface & Harlem Sex Tourism (The Bisexuals, Part 1) — You Must Remember This

Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts or Spotify .

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Paul Ryan O'Connor @paulryanoconnor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Don't let that horror cover fool you -- my first science fiction story is a pure pulp dinosaur hollow earth adventure romance! "The Sky Falls Up" is part of "Creature Feature" from Raconteur Press. www.paulryanoconnor.com/blog/the-sky...

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The Sky Falls Up — Paul O'Connor

My first science fiction story is a psychic dinosaur hollow earth pulp romance!

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Kent🎃Steine @kentsteine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Manfredo Acerbo 1913 - 1989 Acerbo signed his work simply as Manfredo. He became a prominent figure in movie poster design and illustration with the Italian filmmaking industry in the 1950s. Acerbo created close friendships with Federico Fellini and Ennio Flaiano through his work. #art #film #poster

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Goregirl @goregirlsdungeon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Ann-Margret and Ken Russell on the set of Tommy

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Paul Ryan O'Connor @paulryanoconnor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Sometimes a guy's just got to write a dinosaur story. All the numbers behind my lost world science fantasy romance, "The Sky Falls Up." www.paulryanoconnor.com/blog/falling...

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Falling Up By The Numbers — Paul O'Connor

The story behind the story of the secret psychic dinosaur civil war raging at the earth’s core!

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Paul Ryan O'Connor @paulryanoconnor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"Badoon helmet from the future evolves an electric eel and fills it with war propaganda." A tale as old as time ...

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