Craig Wallwork
@craigwallwork.bsky.social
British author of the Tom Nolan horror thriller series, as well as Human Tenderloin, The Skin We Feel Most Comfortable In, and The Instruction Manual to Being a Vampire (2026). Horror lover and movie geek.
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Craig Wallwork
@craigwallwork.bsky.social
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THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL TO BEING A VAMPIRE. It’s got teeth.
Spring 2026. @nwreader.bsky.social #booksky
Spring 2026. @nwreader.bsky.social #booksky
Who doesn’t want Peter Falk almost beating up a diner owner just to fetch you a glass of milk?
A ★★★½ review of Mikey and Nicky (1976)
Written and directed by Elaine May, who based the two protags on people she knew growing up, Mikey and Nicky is a workshop in acting. Cassavetes plays small time crook Nicky who gets a hit put on him ...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Who doesn’t want Peter Falk almost beating up a diner owner just to fetch you a glass of milk?
Night on Earth proving once again how poor an actor Winona Ryder was/is. Sorry. But yeah.
A ★★★½ review of Night on Earth (1991)
Jarmusch loves dialogue. His movies are driven not by plot but character, and how those characters interrelate. So in Night on Earth we have five interactions, all within taxi journeys. And damn, do s...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Night on Earth proving once again how poor an actor Winona Ryder was/is. Sorry. But yeah.
Damn, he was a fine looking man. RIP.
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Damn, he was a fine looking man. RIP.
Last time I went up in my mum’s attic there was a perished snorkel and a bin liner filled with church candles.
Don’t think I can retire on those.
Don’t think I can retire on those.
Superman edition found in mum's attic is most valuable comic ever at $9.12m
Three brothers had discovered the rare Superman comic in pristine condition under a stack of newspapers in their late mother's attic.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Last time I went up in my mum’s attic there was a perished snorkel and a bin liner filled with church candles.
Don’t think I can retire on those.
Don’t think I can retire on those.
Decent week.
THE HIRED HAND.
LE SAMOURAI.
GUYS AND DOLLS.
I won’t draw attention to the other.
#LastFourWatched #LetterBoxdFriday #FilmSky
THE HIRED HAND.
LE SAMOURAI.
GUYS AND DOLLS.
I won’t draw attention to the other.
#LastFourWatched #LetterBoxdFriday #FilmSky
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Decent week.
THE HIRED HAND.
LE SAMOURAI.
GUYS AND DOLLS.
I won’t draw attention to the other.
#LastFourWatched #LetterBoxdFriday #FilmSky
THE HIRED HAND.
LE SAMOURAI.
GUYS AND DOLLS.
I won’t draw attention to the other.
#LastFourWatched #LetterBoxdFriday #FilmSky
The mundanity of being a hired killer has never looked so cool. Noirvember’s watch, Le Samourai. #FilmSky
A ★★★½ review of Le Samouraï (1967)
Part of Le Samourai’s lure is in the casting and pace. Delon is hypnotising whenever he appears on screen in full Philip Marlowe garb and cold expression, and while there’s little action, least nothin...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The mundanity of being a hired killer has never looked so cool. Noirvember’s watch, Le Samourai. #FilmSky
My understanding is as soon as the killer uses a gun in a movie it can’t be classed as a Slasher, because, you know, they’re not slashing. #FilmSky
A ★★½ review of High Tension (2003)
Pitched as the first French Slasher (I’d argue that’s not the case because one kill involves a gun), Aja’s High Tension does have some genuine tense moments, but stylistically it suffers in areas, and...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
My understanding is as soon as the killer uses a gun in a movie it can’t be classed as a Slasher, because, you know, they’re not slashing. #FilmSky
Reposted by Craig Wallwork
What’s in the 📦?
I wrote about the hidden allegory in Se7en for the BBC.
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I wrote about the hidden allegory in Se7en for the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
'The blight seeped into your soul': How Seven reflected fears in the US in the 1980s
David Fincher's thriller began with its screenwriter's view of the urban decay and religious conservatism of the Reagan era. But it also predicted our obsession with true crime today.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
What’s in the 📦?
I wrote about the hidden allegory in Se7en for the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
I wrote about the hidden allegory in Se7en for the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
“What do you want from me? What have I done? I'm just a word processor!”
Happy birthday, Mr Scorsese.
Happy birthday, Mr Scorsese.
a white van with a few spots of paint on the side
ALT: a white van with a few spots of paint on the side
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November 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
“What do you want from me? What have I done? I'm just a word processor!”
Happy birthday, Mr Scorsese.
Happy birthday, Mr Scorsese.
Reposted by Craig Wallwork
Happy birthday, maestro 🎂🎈
Our Top 5 Martin Scorsese Films👇
What are yours? 🎬
#filmsky #moviesky #botd #cinema
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Our Top 5 Martin Scorsese Films👇
What are yours? 🎬
#filmsky #moviesky #botd #cinema
moremovies.co.uk/our-top-5-ma...
GoodFella: Our Top 5 Martin Scorsese Films – more movies
Check out our Top 5 Martin Scorsese films in this article in which we list what we feel are this master filmmaker's strongest works.
moremovies.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Happy birthday, maestro 🎂🎈
Our Top 5 Martin Scorsese Films👇
What are yours? 🎬
#filmsky #moviesky #botd #cinema
moremovies.co.uk/our-top-5-ma...
Our Top 5 Martin Scorsese Films👇
What are yours? 🎬
#filmsky #moviesky #botd #cinema
moremovies.co.uk/our-top-5-ma...
I do love Kennings.
Here’s some for BLOOD:"spear river," "wound sweat," "wound river," "wound sea," "shield wave," "dew of deep wounds," "raven wine," "raven beer," "gum flame," "serpent's dew," "mead of wounds," "corpse heap wave," "corpse sea," "corpse dew."
Here’s some for BLOOD:"spear river," "wound sweat," "wound river," "wound sea," "shield wave," "dew of deep wounds," "raven wine," "raven beer," "gum flame," "serpent's dew," "mead of wounds," "corpse heap wave," "corpse sea," "corpse dew."
November 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I do love Kennings.
Here’s some for BLOOD:"spear river," "wound sweat," "wound river," "wound sea," "shield wave," "dew of deep wounds," "raven wine," "raven beer," "gum flame," "serpent's dew," "mead of wounds," "corpse heap wave," "corpse sea," "corpse dew."
Here’s some for BLOOD:"spear river," "wound sweat," "wound river," "wound sea," "shield wave," "dew of deep wounds," "raven wine," "raven beer," "gum flame," "serpent's dew," "mead of wounds," "corpse heap wave," "corpse sea," "corpse dew."
Father Karras: Why her? Why this girl?
Father Merrin: I think the point is to make us despair. To see ourselves as... animal and ugly. To make us reject the possibility that God could love us.
The Exorcist.
Father Merrin: I think the point is to make us despair. To see ourselves as... animal and ugly. To make us reject the possibility that God could love us.
The Exorcist.
a close up of a man 's face with a blurred background
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a blurred background
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November 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Father Karras: Why her? Why this girl?
Father Merrin: I think the point is to make us despair. To see ourselves as... animal and ugly. To make us reject the possibility that God could love us.
The Exorcist.
Father Merrin: I think the point is to make us despair. To see ourselves as... animal and ugly. To make us reject the possibility that God could love us.
The Exorcist.
I’ve made the difficult (and selfish) decision not to release/giveaway any of my books for free from now on.
Why? Well, simple.
Nobody reads anything they get given for free. But if you have to part with cash, readers read.
Why? Well, simple.
Nobody reads anything they get given for free. But if you have to part with cash, readers read.
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I’ve made the difficult (and selfish) decision not to release/giveaway any of my books for free from now on.
Why? Well, simple.
Nobody reads anything they get given for free. But if you have to part with cash, readers read.
Why? Well, simple.
Nobody reads anything they get given for free. But if you have to part with cash, readers read.
Glut from the new Vampire novel. I may need to reinstate it.
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Glut from the new Vampire novel. I may need to reinstate it.
A rare four star movie from me. SUNRISE: A Song of Two Humans.
Damn those early Germans knew how to make a movie.
Damn those early Germans knew how to make a movie.
A ★★★★ review of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
FW Murnau changed cinema forever. Actually, he gave us cinema. Every tableau and shadow within, every montage and creative set piece (see the drunk pig - which I’m assuming was a room that could tilt ...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A rare four star movie from me. SUNRISE: A Song of Two Humans.
Damn those early Germans knew how to make a movie.
Damn those early Germans knew how to make a movie.
Reposted by Craig Wallwork
Need something unsettling and hauntingly beautiful to read? (Words from an early reviewer). My coming-of-age folk horror is available to buy now! #booksky
mybook.to/woundedbirds
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November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Need something unsettling and hauntingly beautiful to read? (Words from an early reviewer). My coming-of-age folk horror is available to buy now! #booksky
mybook.to/woundedbirds
mybook.to/woundedbirds
I think I’m done with Timothée Chalamet.
November 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I think I’m done with Timothée Chalamet.
If you’re in Jackson, Ohio, you can now read THE SKIN WE FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE IN at the city library courtesy of my good friend Amanda Gowin. ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
If you’re in Jackson, Ohio, you can now read THE SKIN WE FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE IN at the city library courtesy of my good friend Amanda Gowin. ❤️
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Birthday haul from the family.
Se7en 4K Steelbook
Rumble Fish
Paterson
Se7en 4K Steelbook
Rumble Fish
Paterson
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Birthday haul from the family.
Se7en 4K Steelbook
Rumble Fish
Paterson
Se7en 4K Steelbook
Rumble Fish
Paterson
Happy release day to the fabulous @beverleylee.bsky.social. Lee’s ability to offer small rural town claustrophobia, ghosts that command every beat of your heart, and sinister folklore, would make Shirley Jackson envious. THE HAUNTING OF WOUNDED BIRDS out today. #BookSky
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Happy release day to the fabulous @beverleylee.bsky.social. Lee’s ability to offer small rural town claustrophobia, ghosts that command every beat of your heart, and sinister folklore, would make Shirley Jackson envious. THE HAUNTING OF WOUNDED BIRDS out today. #BookSky
Underrated and overlooked. NIGHT LIFE from 1989. #FilmSky
A ★★★½ review of Night Life (1989)
Night Life (aka Grave Misdemeanours) has fallen into obscurity. I’m unsure why that is, but it may be because it’s pitched as a horror, but the horror doesn’t really come into play until half way thro...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Underrated and overlooked. NIGHT LIFE from 1989. #FilmSky
Blood on the ropes. BANG BANG will leave you winded and in awe of Nelson’s performance. This movie needs more eyes. From the director of What Josiah Saw, Vincent Grashaw. #FilmSky
A ★★★★ review of Bang Bang (2024)
Bang Bang throws a heavy punch to the gut and heart. I’ve liked Grashaw’s work ever since I watched What Josiah Saw. But this time around you can see how much he’s developed as a director, allowing th...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Blood on the ropes. BANG BANG will leave you winded and in awe of Nelson’s performance. This movie needs more eyes. From the director of What Josiah Saw, Vincent Grashaw. #FilmSky
Reposted by Craig Wallwork
I only curled up tighter when the floorboards outside my room creaked, and thrice the same knock came, this time upon my door.
"Mercy," a shivering whisper begged. “Please. Mercy."
BOTTLING HIS GHOSTS
#booksky #horror
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"Mercy," a shivering whisper begged. “Please. Mercy."
BOTTLING HIS GHOSTS
#booksky #horror
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I only curled up tighter when the floorboards outside my room creaked, and thrice the same knock came, this time upon my door.
"Mercy," a shivering whisper begged. “Please. Mercy."
BOTTLING HIS GHOSTS
#booksky #horror
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
"Mercy," a shivering whisper begged. “Please. Mercy."
BOTTLING HIS GHOSTS
#booksky #horror
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Reposted by Craig Wallwork
"She belongs to this place. She's part of it. The loneliness. The hollow. It radiates from her, rushing through the floors to claw through the knotted wood, hoping to pull me down into the foundation. To make me part of it, like her."
REAP, SOW #horror #booksky
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REAP, SOW #horror #booksky
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November 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"She belongs to this place. She's part of it. The loneliness. The hollow. It radiates from her, rushing through the floors to claw through the knotted wood, hoping to pull me down into the foundation. To make me part of it, like her."
REAP, SOW #horror #booksky
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
REAP, SOW #horror #booksky
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...