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Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key

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I like to read, watch movies and document my life in colourful Excel spreadsheets. 1970s British horror is my happy place. Gigantic Japanese monsters also welcome.

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Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 1h

Mario Argentober Night Twenty : Black Sabbath. Mario Bava's excellent portmanteau horror with Boris Karloff linking the stories and appearing in the longest one. #tonightsviewing #mariobava #italianhorror #italiancinema #giallo #portmanteau #boriskarloff

Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 9h

I've always rather wanted the fake beard given away at screenings of Rasputin!

Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 1d

Mario Argentober Night Nineteen : Suspiria. Possibly Argento's greatest movie, everything about this film is enjoyable. #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #greatmovies #italiancinema #darioargento #claudiosimonetti #italianhorror #goblin

Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 1d

Mario Argentober Night Eighteen : A Bava double bill of The Road to Fort Alamo and Black Sunday. Lovely Sunday afternoon Western and groundbreaking Italian gothic classic. #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #greatmovies #italianhorror #mariobava #barbarasteele #italiangothic #spaghettiwestern

Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 1d

Mario Argentober Night Seventeen : Dario Argento's Giallo. This poster sums up its blandness. #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #darioargento #giallo #italiancinema #italianhorror

Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 2d

That's very understandable, you'll always have that unfortunate association with the movie. It's similar to why I find Blackstar a hard listen. Much like people say of the Kennedy assassination, I'll always remember where I was when I learned of Christopher Lee's passing.

Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 3d

Mario Argentober Night Sixteen : The Whip and the Body. Christopher Lee is a sadistic ghost haunting his demented ex in this beautiful but desperately slow gothic horror. #tonightsmovie #italiancinema #mariobava #christopherlee #daliahlavi

Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 3d

Mario Argentober Nights 13 - 15 : The Tram, Five Dolls for an August Moon and The Card Player. All very enjoyable. #mariobava #italianhorror #darioargento #italiancinema #claudiosimonetti #giallo

Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 6d

Tonight's movie is No Time To Die, a pathetic, three-hour whine-fest that sullied the memory of the Bond franchise and that the universe could easily live without. Aside from ten minutes of Ana de Armas there's nothing to recommend this thing. #bond #badmovies #anadearmas #pleasestop

Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 6d

Mario Argentober Night Twelve : Hatchet for the Honeymoon. A couple of nights behind now, unsurprisingly. This one is fun but not amazing. Laura Betti stands out as the unpleasant Mildred. #tonightsmovie #giallo #mariobava #italianhorror #dagmarlassander #stephenforsyth #laurabetti

Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 9d

That does sound absolutely delicious!

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Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 9d

I totally agree, he could have been a fun red herring or a world-weary cop. He was always great in everything.

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Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 9d

It's a shame really because in some ways I prefer it to Crystal Plumage. The soundtrack is great and the humour works better for me. You're so right about that last scene. The earliest Italian films I saw had Bud Spencer in so I always love seeing him in anything.

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Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 9d

Mario Argentober Night Eleven : Four Flies on Grey Velvet. I just wish Bud Spencer had been in more gialli. #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #greatmovies #giallo #horror #horrormovies #horrorfam #italiancinema #italianhorror #budspencer #mimsyfarmer #darioargento

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Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 9d

That's superb!

Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 10d

Mario Argentober Night Ten : Planet of the Vampires. Mario Bava's stylish and influential horror sci fi with phenomenal set design and costume work. #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #greatmovies #scifihorror #scifi #mariobava

Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 11d

Mario Argentober Nights eight and nine : Hercules in the Haunted World (excellent) and Trauma (fine). #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #greatmovies #goodfilms #mariobava #darioargento #italiancinema #italianhorror

Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 13d

Mario Argentober Night Seven : Dario Argento's Non ho sonno (Sleepless). Max von Sydow comes out of retirement to hunt a killer. #tonightsviewing #tonightsmovie #goodmovies #horrormovies #horrorfam #horror #italiancinema #giallo #darioargento #italianhorror #maxvonsydow

Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 14d

Mario Argentober Night Six : Kill, Baby... Kill! Mario Bava's fantastic gothic ghost story with a truly chilling child star. #tonightsmovie #greatmovies #horror #horrormovies #horrorfam #mariobava #erikablanc #gothic

Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 15d

Sleepy boy. 💖

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Horror & Coffee @foundfootagefan.bsky.social · 15d

Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍

Army of Darkness (1992)

By Paul Mann

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Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 15d

Mario Argentober Night Five : L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo (The Bird with the Crystal Plumage). The movie that changed the Giallo game in 1970 and set Argento up as the master of the genre. #darioargento #tonightsmovie #greatmovies #giallo #horror #horrormovies #horrorfam #italianhorror

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Mr Jim Moon @hypnogoria.bsky.social · 15d

One from the October vaults! If you are looking for a guide to classic horror movies and creature features, you can't go wrong this classic tome - A Pictorial History of Horror Movies (1973) by Dennis Gifford

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Richard's World of Horror Is a Locked Room & Only I Have the Key @richardswohorror.bsky.social · 15d

I'm still obsessed with the artwork on the dust-jacket of this book.