DarkLonelyWater
@darklonelywater.bsky.social
Retired academic. Author of Mario Bava: The Artisan as Italian Horror Auteur, British Low Culture, Kung Fu Cult Masters, BFI book on The League of Gentlemen.
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Revised introduction post. I am a retired Film & TV lecturer. I wrote or co-edited the books below, which are also indicative of some of my abiding passions.
Post a famous bathroom scene.
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Post a famous bathroom scene.
Thoughts and prayers for the authors of that Variety list having to occasionally acknowledge that other countries had made comedies.
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Thoughts and prayers for the authors of that Variety list having to occasionally acknowledge that other countries had made comedies.
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In future, if a company asks me for feedback, I will simply send them this:
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
In future, if a company asks me for feedback, I will simply send them this:
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Still can't quite believe that "I only said 'gas the Jews' in a non-hurtful way" was the strategy Nigel Farage opted to go for
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Still can't quite believe that "I only said 'gas the Jews' in a non-hurtful way" was the strategy Nigel Farage opted to go for
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My contributor's copy of this arrived - includes my essay on Carroll Baker's giallo films.
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
My contributor's copy of this arrived - includes my essay on Carroll Baker's giallo films.
My contributor's copy of this arrived - includes my essay on Carroll Baker's giallo films.
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
My contributor's copy of this arrived - includes my essay on Carroll Baker's giallo films.
Out today!
The 1960s Fantômas trilogy is out from Eureka on Monday and I very much enjoyed contributing an interview to this release.
youtu.be/jzxHGWih8QI?...
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FANTOMAS RETURNS! | Masters of Cinema Trailer - New & Exclusive
YouTube video by Eurekaentertainment
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November 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Out today!
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Watched DIABOLIK, CHI SEI?
Proof that it is still possible to direct stylish thrillers in 2025. Gotta loves me some split screen miracles.
And any films that casts not just Monica Bellucci but also Barbara Bouchet is an instant classic for me.
Proof that it is still possible to direct stylish thrillers in 2025. Gotta loves me some split screen miracles.
And any films that casts not just Monica Bellucci but also Barbara Bouchet is an instant classic for me.
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Watched DIABOLIK, CHI SEI?
Proof that it is still possible to direct stylish thrillers in 2025. Gotta loves me some split screen miracles.
And any films that casts not just Monica Bellucci but also Barbara Bouchet is an instant classic for me.
Proof that it is still possible to direct stylish thrillers in 2025. Gotta loves me some split screen miracles.
And any films that casts not just Monica Bellucci but also Barbara Bouchet is an instant classic for me.
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RIP Udo Kier, a true original
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his one and only social media post:
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his one and only social media post:
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
RIP Udo Kier, a true original
📽️
his one and only social media post:
📽️
his one and only social media post:
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Udo Kier - cinema’s fallen angel and an embodiment of the screen’s delicious power to corrupt - is gone. "I would live like the hero of Huysman's A Rebours,” he once told me. “Have no clocks, and hire two nuns to go by my window and pray at 12 o'clock each day."
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Udo Kier - cinema’s fallen angel and an embodiment of the screen’s delicious power to corrupt - is gone. "I would live like the hero of Huysman's A Rebours,” he once told me. “Have no clocks, and hire two nuns to go by my window and pray at 12 o'clock each day."
Ah, Udo ...
a close up of a man 's face with the words " blood for dracula " above him
Alt: Udo Kier applying his make-up in the opening titles of Blood for Dracula.
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Ah, Udo ...
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30 minute klaxon to NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1957) at 9:45pm #TPTVsubtitles
November 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
30 minute klaxon to NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1957) at 9:45pm #TPTVsubtitles
Revisiting La Notte yesterday (and watching the Giorgio Gaslini interview on the disc) has prompted me to put this on.
November 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Revisiting La Notte yesterday (and watching the Giorgio Gaslini interview on the disc) has prompted me to put this on.
Mine would be:
1. Assault on Precinct 13
2. The Thing
3. Halloween
4. The Fog
5. Escape From New York.
I'm less of a fan of the films he made after The Thing, apart from In the Mouth of Madness.
1. Assault on Precinct 13
2. The Thing
3. Halloween
4. The Fog
5. Escape From New York.
I'm less of a fan of the films he made after The Thing, apart from In the Mouth of Madness.
John Carpenter top 5 ranking:
1. Prince of Darkness
2. The Thing
3. Christine
4. Big Trouble in Little China
5. In the Mouth of Madness
1. Prince of Darkness
2. The Thing
3. Christine
4. Big Trouble in Little China
5. In the Mouth of Madness
November 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Mine would be:
1. Assault on Precinct 13
2. The Thing
3. Halloween
4. The Fog
5. Escape From New York.
I'm less of a fan of the films he made after The Thing, apart from In the Mouth of Madness.
1. Assault on Precinct 13
2. The Thing
3. Halloween
4. The Fog
5. Escape From New York.
I'm less of a fan of the films he made after The Thing, apart from In the Mouth of Madness.
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Happy Doctor Who day! To celebrate here is the greatest of Doctor Who images: Verity Lambert using a Mechanoid as a lighter.
November 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Happy Doctor Who day! To celebrate here is the greatest of Doctor Who images: Verity Lambert using a Mechanoid as a lighter.
Sinister ghostly whispering in my kitchen until I realised I hadn't turned my audiobook off properly after getting back from the gym and it was still coming out of the headphones I'd left on the counter.
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Sinister ghostly whispering in my kitchen until I realised I hadn't turned my audiobook off properly after getting back from the gym and it was still coming out of the headphones I'd left on the counter.
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Morrissey, somehow managing to be a more ridiculous version of Stewart Lee’s ‘These days if you say you’re English’ parody
November 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Morrissey, somehow managing to be a more ridiculous version of Stewart Lee’s ‘These days if you say you’re English’ parody
Tonight's viewing.
November 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Tonight's viewing.
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Dead 💀 Whoever made this please step forward for your award #teslatakedown
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Dead 💀 Whoever made this please step forward for your award #teslatakedown
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"Marshmallow is already in the holiday spirit!"
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Marshmallow is already in the holiday spirit!"
There's an opportunity here for Mamdani to convince him that he is actually the president.
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
There's an opportunity here for Mamdani to convince him that he is actually the president.
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Trump is now defending Mamdani in response to loaded questions from Fox News. incredible scenes
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Trump is now defending Mamdani in response to loaded questions from Fox News. incredible scenes