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Paul Downey

@bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social

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Editor of Bloody-Flicks.co.uk also author of books on Black Christmas and Jaws: The Revenge. Lover of horror and genre cinema.

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Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · Nov 12

Shameless plug of my own work #moviesky #horror #author

The Shark is Roaring: The Story of Jaws the Revenge

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Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 34m

Kinda love this badge I found

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 10h

Love that!

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 19h

Drew Struzan’s legacy is something else, rest easy RIP #filmsky

a movie poster for the thing shows a man in the dark with a light coming out of his head

ALT: a movie poster for the thing shows a man in the dark with a light coming out of his head

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Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 21h

Safe to say expectations are tempered #horrorsky

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 22h

Director Rupert Russell talks The Last Sacrifice ahead of Glasgow Frightfest 2025 bloody-flicks.co.uk/2025/02/06/d...

Director Rupert Russell talks The Last Sacrifice ahead of Glasgow Frightfest 2025

Ahead of the UK premiere of the horror documentary THE LAST SACRIFICE at FrightFest Glasgow 2025, director Rupert Russell reflects on the making of a grizzly true-crime investigation that probes in…

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Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 22h

New trailer released for The Running Man, quietly optimistic about this one #filmsky
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The Running Man | New Trailer | Paramount Pictures UK

YouTube video by Paramount Pictures UK

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Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 1d

To the dickheads who talked through half the film, I hope you fall on a spike

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 1d

When does Beast of War hit streaming? #horrorsky

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 1d

Time for The Fly on the big screen 🪰 🎥 #horrorsky #filmsky

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Soho Horror Fest @sohohorrorfest.bsky.social · 2d

We are legion… Welcome our class of 2025. Ninety one brand new films set to become your next favourite scary movie. Catch them at this year’s hybrid Soho Horror Film Festival 👻

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Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 2d

Perfect read for my day off #booksky #halloween

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 2d

Very cool charity shop pickup. I think the rust adds character #filmsky #terminator

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 2d

Not a fan I take it? 😂

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 2d

There are some good segments but yeah the wraparound isn’t the strongest

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 2d

I mean given what she did, I’d be on the sauce 24/7 too 😂

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 2d

The People Under The Stairs is excellent as is The Serpent and the Rainbow, don’t make me choose!

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 2d

Decent

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 2d

An unexpected treat! #filmsky

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Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 3d

They do seem to have found their feet with the format. Definitely like to see more set around Halloween

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 3d

Yes Trap!

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 3d

I fell for Tron Legacy, and the only good thing about it was the Daft Punk soundtrack.

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 3d

💯 this,Tron has never been popular and they’ve now tried multiple times to trick audiences who couldn’t give a damn

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 3d

I'm perplexed at watching pundits in the trades struggling to explain Tron Ares' disappointing opening.

Was it covid? Do people just not like science fiction? etc. etc.

The main reason is pretty obvious: Tron isn't a popular franchise. Nobody's interested in nostalgia for a failed 1980s project.

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Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 3d

My bet is Taylor Swift

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 3d

Had a great day at Grimmfest, perfect remedy after a stressful week #horrorsky

Paul Downey @bloodyflicksuk.bsky.social · 4d

The lineup for @sohohorrorfest.bsky.social has been revealed #horrorsky
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Soho Horror Film Festival returns for 2025!

Succumb to Soho Horror Fest, as the award-winning film festival returns to screens big and small this November with its leviathan 2025 programme. Spread over two weekends and boasting distinct film…

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