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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 1h

#31DaysofHalloween
FRIGHT NIGHT, dir. Tom Holland (1985)
Prime 1980s comic horror. Sexy vampires, incredible practical effects, good scares, and Roddy McDowell’s finest late-era performance. The movie wouldn’t work half as well without him.
#filmsky🎥🎬

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Trump and Stephen Miller have relied on an army of MAGA "influencers" widely disseminating a fraudulent picture of Portland in chaos, to bolster the case for deploying military.

NYT has a good new piece on this. But it made several missteps worth highlighting. 2/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 1d

BOOK #66, 2025
A SPINDLE SPLINTERED, by Alix E. Harrow (2021)
Lovely deconstruction/reconstruction of fairy tale mythos. Harrow twists the misogynistic tropes behind the legend to suit her noble needs. A great tale, with wonderful characters and fine, nay, ENCHANTING style.
#booksky ♥️📚

Book cover, A SPINDLE SPLINTERED, by Alix E. Harrow.
Tor Books, 2021.

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 2d

It is a terrible thing, to get stressed out over a job you couldn’t give a shit about.

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 2d

It is a terrible thing, to get stressed out over a job you couldn’t give a shit about.

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 3d

#31DaysofHalloween
7) THE MIST, dir. Frank Darabont (2007)
A nihilistic delight, and the best Stephen King adaptation outside of THE SHINING. The creature design is *chef kiss* and Marcia Gay Harden is one of the most terrifying (and sadly realistic) villains of the millennium.
#filmsky 🎥🎬

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 4d

#31DaysofHalloween
6) JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY, dir. Adam Marcus (1993)
None of the Friday the 13ths are objectively “good.” But I give this one points for a) trying a new tact, b) having the best opening scene, and c) being (in the unrated cut) arguably the goriest of them all.

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 5d

BOOK #65, 2025
THE PREDATOR, by Christopher Golden (2018)
Cookie-cutter novelization that highlights the movie’s failings. The movie smooths out its inconsistencies through charismatic actors & enjoyable action; lacking that, this lands with a thud, particularly in the lengthy ending.
#booksky💙📚♥️

Book cover, THE PREDATOR, by Christopher Golden,
Titan Books, 2018.

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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 24d

Ghoulish Tales has reopened submissions until October 17, 2025. Nothing longer than 5k words. Payment is 10c per word. Full guidelines here: ghoulish.rip/ghoulish-tal...

the first four issues of ghoulish tales on a spinner rack

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 6d

#31DaysofHalloween
5) THE OMEN, dir. Richard Donner (1976)
Time for some classic 1970s horror. There’s nothing like an evil child to summon the heebie-jeebies. I’ve never seen the sequels, perhaps it’s time I give them a watch.
#filmsky🎥📽️

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 7d

#31DaysofHalloween
4) EVIL DEAD RISE, dir. Lee Cronin (2023)
The Book of the Dead finally leaves the woods, landing in a decrepit high rise with many tasty victims to choose from. As gleefully bloody as it gets, an all-out gorefest that takes no prisoners. Fun, fun, fun. Groovy.
#filmsky🎥📽️

Movie poster, EVIL DEAD RISE, dir. Lee Cronin (2023)

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 7d

Good choices here for this spooky month.
letterboxd.com/journal/curs...

Objects of Obsession: a starter pack of cursed objects in horror cinema • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine

As Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey clangs terror into the hearts of Letterboxd members, Katie Rife scours the junkyards and creepy antique shops to put together a sinister collection of cursed objects, fro...

letterboxd.com

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 8d

BOOK #64, 2025
SOUR CANDY, by Kealan Patrick Burke (2007)
Short, VERY creepy novella. Like the best episodes of The Twilight Zone, little is explained & it’s all that more unnerving as a result. A lovely little slice of cosmic horror mixed with the trials inherent in parenthood.
#booksky 💙📚

Book cover, SOUR CANDY, by Kealan Patrick Burke, 2007.

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 8d

#31DaysofHalloween
3) SOUR CANDY, by Kealan Patrick Burke (2007)
A man unwillingly becomes guardian to a mysterious child. Like the best of The Twilight Zone, little is explained & it’s all that more unnerving as a result. A lovely slice of cosmic horror mixed with the trials inherent in parenthood.

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 8d

2) NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1957)
Arguably Jacques Tourneur’s masterpiece. A spooky slice of cosmic horror, rife with atmosphere, black magic, runes, terror, mystery, and even Stonehenge. Fantastic.
#horrorstagram #filmstagram #horror #hauntedhouse #halloweemmovies #31daysofhalloween

Poster, NIGHT OF THE DEMON, dir. Jacques Tourneau (1957)

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 8d

#31DaysofHalloween
1) 7 DOORS OF DEATH (1981)
The truncated U.S. version of Lucio Fulci’s hallucinogenic gorefest THE BEYOND. Makes even less sense, but those images, man..,have white eyeballs ever looked spookier? Have popped-out eyeballs ever looked squishier? Has Hell ever looked less appealing?

Poster, 7 DOORS OF DEATH, dir. Lucio Fulci (1981)

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 8d

Moncton

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 9d

Cameron Pierce’s ASS GOBLINS OF AUSCHWITZ.

Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 10d

Damn, I’ll be slightly closer on the weekend, but nowhere near close enough! Once again, Canada’s breathtaking expanse has worked against me!

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Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 10d

Hey Halifax! This Sunday @daviddemchuk.com and I will be speaking with @elliottgish.bsky.social at the Central Library. Join us for a frightful time!

A poster featuring the headshots of two bespectacled speculative writers reads:
Dark Stories For Dark Times
with David Demchuk and Peter Counter
October 5, 2025, 3:30pm
Halifax Central Library
Room 301, 3rd Floor

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 10d

Let’s hope! The Canadian postal strike has halted its progress, but it’ll get here eventually. I wonder if Echo accepts pitches, I’d LIVE to try a Prince of Darkness adaptation. Or Lifeforce.

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 10d

If only Canadian geography allowed for my attendance. Damn you, you huge majestic nation!

Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 10d

Ordered!

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NPR @npr.org · 11d

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Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

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Gory Bledalot @coreyredekop.bsky.social · 11d

YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT FUNNY IS!!!