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Writer of the fearful, feral, folkloric & fantastical. Author of AfterWitch, AfterWitch In The City, Heirlooms & Other Ghosts Stories and James Stoorie's Book Of Joy. http://jamesstoorie.wordpress.com

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James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · Dec 29

‘AFTERWITCH: THE OMINOUS OMNIBUS’ by James Stoorie

‘AfterWitch’ & ‘AfterWitch In The City’…two ‘AfterWitch’ books in one.
Paperback & E-Book Available Now! (June 2024) on Amazon, lulu.com & other occult sites.

#afterwitch #horror #gothic #folklore #witch #youngadult #britishhorror #jamesstoorie

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · 21h

Good Boy (2025).

This is the kind of 'Lassie' film I would have loved to have seen as a kid. Decent folk horror/disease allegory from a dog's eye view. Algernon Blackwood reimagines 'Benji'?

#horror #gothic #folkhorror #dogs #indythedog #illness #hauntedhouse

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · 1d

"I don't have to imagine...I see, I live horrors..."

Edith Scob haunts a bleak, battle scarred, post WW2 Europe in 'Eyes Without A Face'...

#horror #gothic #france #masks #dolls #ghosts #60s #doves #WorldWarTwo #badfather #madscience #edithscob

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · 7d

What Have You Done To Solange? (1972).

Just who is the title accusing? The male characters blame the girls they have "never understood...only 16 but surrounded by secret boyfriends, petty jealousies, sex orgies & lesbian games". Or could the issue be the patriarchy?

#horror #gothic #giallo #70s

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · 7d

Black Belly Of The Tarantula (1971).

An 'acupuncture horror' that anticipates Takashi Miike's 'Audition'. "The tarantula is a terrible insect" an alleged scientific expert informs us. Actually, I believe it is an arachnid?

#horror #giallo #gothic #Italy
#acupuncture #70s #spiders #bondgirls

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · 14d

What's Going On? There's A Riot Goin' On! Jack Hill's 'Switchblade Sisters' (1975).

#riot #gangs #urban #politics #70s #blackpanther #feminism #protest #punk #glam #marvingaye #slystone

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · 14d

Love is like a butterfly...

A tribute to Monica Gayle in 'Switchblade Sisters' (1975).
"I lost my eye for this gang!"

#monicagayle #switchbladesisters #70s #gangs #punk #glam #eyepatch #theshangrilas #dollyparton

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · 21d

Out Of The Blue (1980).

What can you do when your mum is a drug addict & your dad is, well, Dennis Hopper? Only one option - "Subvert Normality"! This & Christiane F are my favourite 'coming of age' films.

#teenage #comingofage #80s #punk #smalltown #badparents #elvis #cb

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · 28d

Sister Midnight (2024).

This is the best vampire film I have seen in a while. A reluctant bride moves to Mumbai & becomes drained by an unhappy marriage, mindless job & non-existent social life. City sickness as dark comedy, with some stopmotion scenes.

#horror #gothic #vampire #india #animation

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · 28d

Grey Gardens (1975).

Reality TV from the old days, when the focus was on interesting people. There is the usual empathy/exploitation debate, but I don't see any mental illness here, more the impact of social estrangement. Paul Morrissey meets Ciao Manhattan?

#documentary #gothic #family #realitytv

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · 28d

Dwelling: In This Space We Breathe by Khadija Saye. Love these haunting, ritualistic works. Currently on display at The Pitt Rivers museum, somewhat hidden away in the upper gallery.

#khadijasaye #art #womenartists #photography #africa #gambia #london #ritual #gothic #pittriversmuseum #modernart

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · Sep 20

The primal scene in Hammer's 'Hands Of The Ripper'.

#horror #gothic #britishhorror #hammerhorror #psychology #freud #neurodiversity #70s #victorian #freud #london #badfather #jacktheripper

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · Sep 19

Long before 'Gremlins' or even 'The Twilight Zone', Simone Simon was plagued by a gremlin in Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944).

#comedy #horror #gothic #gremlin #fantasy #screwball #WorldWarII #40s #rumplestiltskin #simonesimon

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · Sep 13

Unable to escape from the rat race? Why not get rat arsed! Domestic bickering & heaving drinking in Nigel Kneale's 'During Barty's Party' (1976).

#beasts #rats #alcohol #70s #70stv #horror #gothic #britishhorror #tvhorror #nigelkneale

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · Sep 7

50's 'Id Girl' Anne Francis in 'Forbidden Planet'.

#scifi #horror #gothic #Freud #aliens #robots #monster #50s #forbiddenplanet #annefrancis

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Goregirl @goregirlsdungeon.bsky.social · Sep 6

The Blood Spattered Bride (1972, Vicente Aranda)

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James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · Aug 31

The Vampire Bat (1933).

This short, semi-rationalised horror grafts the plot of 'Dracula' onto that of 'Frankenstein' to create a tale of mad science with supernatural touches. Starring genre favourites Fay Wray & Dwight Frye (as a 'dog faced Herman').

#horror #gothic #vampire #30s #bats #science

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · Aug 24

Keen to escape it's reputation for shielding sex offenders, the BBC launches a new prime time gameshow...

#bbc #gameshow #sisters #sisters1972 #briandepalma #margotkidder #horror #gothic #britishtv

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · Aug 23

Susannah York suffers double exposure in Robert Altman's 'Images' (1972).

#horror #gothic #neurodiversity #ghosts #dopplegänger #70s #images #susannahyork

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · Aug 17

A Vampire's Weekend...Isobel Black as Tania in Hammer's transitional 'Kiss Of The Vampire' (1963).

#horror #gothic #vampires #60s #britishhorror #hammerhorror #occult #isobelblack #bats #weekends

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · Aug 17

Post Apocalyptic Dawn In Bristol..

#sunrise #dawn #summer #Summer2025 #sun #cityscape #city #bristol #frommywindow #Apocalypse #horror

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · Aug 17

I Married A Monster From Outer Space (1958).

Why is my new husband neglecting me & sneaking out at night to meet strange men in the woods? Gloria Talbott suspects it's something to do with aliens, but why will nobody believe her crazy story?

#horror #scifi #gothic #aliens #50s #marriage #lgbtqia

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · Aug 15

I am starting to read that one today!

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · Aug 10

Priya Sharma's collection 'All The Fabulous Beasts' was one of my favourite reads of last year (& I believe she is a fan of Mariana), so really looking forward to all of these

James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · Aug 10

Birthday Book Haul 2025

#carolineblackwood #priyasharma #ethellinawhite #marianaenríquez #janinaramirez #vincentbugliosi #koboabe #books #reading #literature #horror #gothic #history #crime #horrorbooks #2025books

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James Stoorie @jamesstoorie.bsky.social · Aug 10

"If only I'd gone to that jazz festival in the West Country..."

Serretta Wilson comes to regret her choice of weekend in Tower Of Evil (1972).

#horror #gothic #britishhorror #ukhorror #jazz #Glastonbury #towerofevil #serrettawilson #70s